| "D" All Films Watched 2000-2010 |
| All films are rated on a scale of **** (A+), *** 3/4 (A), *** 1/2 (A-), *** 1/4 (B+), *** (B), ** 3/4 (B-), ** 1/2 (C+), ** 1/4 ( C), ** (C-) , * 3/4 (D+), * 1/2 (D), * 1/4 (D-), * (F) |
| Links are to longer reviews on site. A film defined as 70 min.+ visual event. |
| The year included with the film is the year I watched each film. |
| (V) = TV, Video or DVD ( +) = repeat viewing (W/O)= walked out |
| DA VINCI CODE, THE (2006, d. Ron Howard) The con of film. Turgid, overlong...nice historical f/x, though. ** 1/4 |
| DADDY & PAPA (2002, d. Johnny Symons) *** 1/2 |
| DALECARLIANS, THE (2005, d. Maria Blom) Involving family drama about 3 sisters and the small Swedish town that the youngest returns to. *** |
| DAMNED UNITED, THE (2009, d. Tom Hooper) Good script & fine perfs (especially Michael Sheen) in a sports biopic more about people than sports. *** 1/4 |
| DAMNED, THE (2010, d. Isaki Lacuesta) * |
| DAN IN REAL LIFE (2007, d. Peter Hedges) Emotionally satisfying, breakthru film for Hedges (and for me, Carell). *** 1/4 |
| DANCER AND THE THIEF, THE (2009, d. Fernando Trueba; Spain *** 1/4) |
| DANCER IN THE DARK (2000, d. Lars von Trier) *** 1/2 |
| DANCER UPSTAIRS, THE (2002, d. John Malkovich) ** 3/4 |
| DANCERS (2009, d. Pemille Fischer Christensen) ** 1/2 |
| DANCING ACROSS BORDERS (2009, d. Anne H. Bass) *** |
| DANDELION (2004, d. Mark Milgard) Well acted, somewhat pointless coming of age story of boy who sacrifices much for his dysfunctional family. ** 3/4 |
| DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS, THE (2002, d. Peter Care) ** |
| DANIKA (2006, d. Ariel Vromen) * 1/2 |
| DANS PARIS (2007, d. Christophe Honoré) ** 1/2 |
| DARE (2009, d. Adam Salky) High school sexual angst film which nails situation & characterizations (though actors are too old). Zach Gilford has genuine star qualities. *** 1/4 |
| DAREDEVIL (2003, d. Mark Steven Johnson) Better stunts than Spiderman; but rather wan story. I enjoyed it, especially Affleck. ** 3/4 |
| DARJEELING LIMITED, THE (2007, d. Wes Anderson) Better than his last one; but I need more than a train & exotica. ** 3/4 |
| DARK AGES, THE (2007, d. Chris Cassel) V. Standard issue History channel docu. Lots of info well presented. ** 3/4 |
| DARK BLUE WORLD (2001, d. Jan Sverak) *** 1/4 |
| DARK HARBOR (2009, d. Naito Takasugu) *** |
| DARK HORSE (Voksne Mennesker) (2005, d. Dagur Kári) ** |
| DARK KNIGHT, THE (2008, d. Christopher Nolan) Surprisingly dark and dense, some narrative glitches, but Ledger is as good as the hype. *** 1/4 |
| DARK STREETS (2008, d. Rachel Samuels) Rarely has so much stylishness been put in aid of such a lame story. Only singers & prod. designers come out ok. ** |
| DARK WATER (2002, d. Hideo Nakata) *** |
| DARKBLUEALMOSTBLACK (2006, d. Daniel Sánchez Arévalo) *** 1/2 |
| DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE (2005, d. Hubert Sauper; docu) V. *** |
| DASEPO NAUGHTY GIRLS (Dasepo Sonyo) (2007, d. E J-yong) * |
| DATE NIGHT (2010, d. Shawn Levy) Sporadically funny couple-in-jeopardy farce, but just too ridiculous & unlikely for my tastes, Marky Mark's pecs excepted. ** 1/4 |
| DAUGHTER FROM DANANG (2003, d. Dolgen and Franco) (V) docu. Mixed race Viet Nam war child sent to US at 7 meets her mom. *** 1/4 |
| DAVID COPPERFIELD (2009, d. Simon Curtis) V. The first half, Daniel Radcliffe as young Copperfield, is fine. Then it all turns to treacle and sentiment. ** 1/2 |
| DAWSON, ISLA 10 (2009, d. Miguel Littin; Chile) *** |
| DAY A PIG FELL INTO THE WELL, THE (2003, S. Korea d. Hong Sang-soo) Muddled story of multiple affairs going nowhere. Film does too. 1/2* |
| DAY AFTER TOMORROW, THE (2004, d. Roland Emmerich) Cliché story (though involving & well done), fantastically realistic special f/x. ** 3/4 |
| DAY AT THE MUSEUM, A (Musée haut, musée bas) (2009, d. Jean-Michel Ribes) ** 1/4 |
| DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE (2008, d. Scott Derrickson) Good f/x; but sappy, incredulous script a million times inferior to original.* 1/2 |
| DAY WATCH (2007, d. Timur Bekmambetov) *** |
| DAYBREAK (2004, d. Bjorn Runge) Three cleverly interwoven stories of strange relationship angst in Sweden. I couldn't relate to the stories. ** 3/4 |
| DAYS AND CLOUDS (2008, d. Silvio Soldini) *** |
| DAYS AND HOURS (2005, d. Ademir Kenovic) Talky, slow paced slice of life story about family coping with consequences of Bosnian war 7 years earlier. * 3/4 |
| DAYS OF BEING WILD (2004, d. Wong Kar-wei) I was carried away by the plot, actors & especially the cinematography. Now I must reassess In The Mood For Love. *** 1/2 |
| DAYS OF DARKNESS (2007, d. Denys Arcand; Canada) *** |
| DAYS OF GLORY (2006, d. Rachid Bouchareb; Algeria) *** |
| DEAD GIRL, THE (2006, d. Karen Moncrieff) *** 1/4 |
| DEAD MAN'S HAND (2003, d. Boon & Brandenbourger) Luxembourg AFF. High gloss consumerist satire. ** 3/4 |
| DEAD MAN'S SHOES (2005, d. Shane Meadows) Paddy Considine is the nemesis of group of guys who tortured his brother. Violent and bloody. ** 1/2 |
| DEAD SILENCE (2008, d. James Wan)V. Stylish horror flick with ridiculous seen-before "dummy" plot. Looks great, less filling. ** 1/4 |
| DEADGIRL (2009, d. Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel) ** 1/2 |
| DEAL (2008, d. Gil Cates, Jr.) Predictable, but the poker was realistic & Bret Harrison is a winning actor. ** 3/4 |
| DEAL, THE (2004, d. Harvey Kahn) Wall Street shenanigans in the oil patch in the near future. Slickly made, good cast, but probably straight to video. ** 1/2 |
| DEAL, THE (2007, d. Stephen Frears) V. British political true story, Labour deal to share power. Too parochial for U.S. ** 1/2 |
| DEAR FRANKIE (2004, d. Shona Aurbach) Tender and moving drama of deaf boy's bonding with a surrogate father. *** 1/4 |
| DEAR JOHN (2010, d. Lasse Hallström) A little sappy; but Hallström does a good job with Tatum, nice chemistry between leads & good enough romance, if barely. *** |
| DEAR WENDY (2005, d. Thomas Vinterberg) *** |
| DEATH AND TEXAS (2004, d. Kevin DiNovis) Satiric, pointed but understated mockumentary about a famed football player on death row in Texas. *** 1/4 |
| DEATH AT A FUNERAL (2007, d. Frank Oz) *** |
| DEATH DEFYING ACTS (2008, d. Gillian Armstrong) Excellent period piece; strong acting by Guy Pierce & Zeta-Jones! *** 1/4 |
| DEATH IN LOVE (2009, d. Boaz Yakin) Good cast mostly wasted on incoherent effects-of-Holocaust-on-2nd-generation-family sexually explicit melodrama. ** 1/4 |
| DEATH IN VENICE (2007, d. Luchino Visconti) ** 3/4 |
| DEATH OF A PRESIDENT (2006, d. Gabriel Range) *** 1/2 |
| DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU, THE (Moartea domului Lazarescu) (2005, d. Cristi Puiu; Romania) *** 1/2 |
| DEATH SENTENCE (2007, d. James Wan) ** |
| DEATH TO SMOOCHY (2002, d. Danny De Vito) ** 1/2 |
| DEBUTANTES, LOS (2004, d. Andres Waissbluth) Strong, multi-POV, sexy drama about 2 naive brothers who become involved with a porn boss and his mistress. *** |
| DECEMBER BOYS (2007, d. Rod Hardy) Good performances, but a predictable clichéd script. ** 1/2 |
| DECEMBER HEAT (Detsembrikuumus) (2009, d. Asko Kase; Estonia) *** |
| DEEP BREATH (2004, d. Parviz Shahbazi) Iran's AFF is a road picture about disaffected college students, amazingly secular for an official submission. ** 1/2 |
| DEEP END, THE (2001, d. Scott McGehee & David Siegel) ** 1/2 |
| DEEP WATER (2007, d. Osmond & Rothwell) Disquieting, excellent docu: 1969 around world boat race. *** 1/2 |
| DEEPWATER (2005, d. David Marfield) A superior psychological thriller disguised as a gothic noir. Great performance by Lucas Black. *** 1/4 |
| DEFENDERS OF RIGA (Rigas Sargi) (2008, d. Algars Grauba; Latvia) ** 1/2 |
| DEFIANCE (2008, d. Edward Zwick) Involving, well directed...but somewhat clichéd and old fashioned. *** |
| DÉFICIT (2007, d. Gael García Bernal) *** 1/4 |
| DEFINITELY, MAYBE (2009, d. Adam Brooks) V. Fine romcom with intriguing premise & a remarkable perf by Ryan Reynolds, whom I am coming to appreciate! *** 1/4 |
| DEGRASSI GOES HOLLYWOOD (2009, d. Stefen Brogren) V. The nextgen Degrassi kids grown up & unrealistically placed in a Jason Mews directed film. Bizarrely fun. ** 1/2 |
| DÉJÀ VU (2006, d. Tony Scott) A superior, timebending thriller which, while totally absurd, amazingly almost holds together! *** 1/4 |
| DEKADA '70 (2004, d. Chito Rono) Melodramatic saga of 15 years of a Philippine family, 5 boys & Ozzie & Harriet parents. Too long and overamped. ** |
| DELIRIOUS (2007, d. Tom Dicillo) *** |
| DELIVER US FROM EVIL (2006, d. Amy Berg) V. Gripping docu about Catholic church coverup of pederast priest. *** 1/2 |
| DE-LOVELY (2004, d. Irwin Winkler) Massively over-written Cole Porter biopic. Good music and singer cameos; but otherwise bloated and pretentious. ** 1/4 |
| DEMONLOVER (2003, France d. Olivier Assayas) Stylish, mysterious business scullduggery among the rich and successful international cyber-crowd. *** 1/4 |
| DENIAS, SINGING ON THE CLOUD (2007, d. John de Rantau; Indonesia) ** 1/2 |
| DEPARTED, THE (2006, d. Martin Scorsese) Fabulously cast, but script too eliptical...Infernal Affaires made more sense. *** 1/4 |
| DEPARTURES (Okuribito) (2008, d. Yojiro Takita; Japan) *** 3/4 |
| DEPENDENCIA SEXUAL (2003, d. Rodrigo Bellott) Sexual adventures of youths in Bolivia & U.S. done in split screen. Wildlly uneven, but also a turn-on. *** |
| DESPICABLE ME (2010, d. C. Renaud, P. Coffin) Hip doesn't always translate to good family oriented animation; but here it plays wonderfully. Pixar watch your back. *** 3/4 |
| DESTINÉES, LES (2001, d. Olivier Assayas) *** 1/2 |
| DEUCES WILD (2002, d. Scott Kalvert) ** |
| DEVDAS (2003, d. Sanjay Leela Bhansali) India AFF. Bollywood musical: overblown tragic love story. * 3/4 |
| DEVDAS (2002, d. Sanjay Leela Bhansali) ** |
| DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON, THE (2005, d. Jeff Feuerzeig) V. *** |
| DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE (2006, d. David Frankel) Well acted (Hathaway finally grows up, Streep perfect), funny. *** |
| DEVIL'S BACKBONE, THE (2001, d. Guillermo Del Toro) *** 1/4 |
| DEVIL'S TEARDROP, THE (2010, d. Norma Bailey)V.Lifetime movie watched for Tom Everett Scott, who was fine. Predictable, poorly written thriller with no bite at all. * 1/2 |
| DEVIL'S TOWN (2010, d. Vladimir Paskaljevic) *** |
| DEVOTEE (2008, d. Rémi Lange) French drama about a thalidomide 40-ish gay man (no limbs) used as a fetish object. ** 1/2 |
| DEXTER: Season 1 (2006, d. various) V. Sympathetic serial killer sociopath...stylish, Michael C. Hall is simply amazing. *** 3/4 |
| DHAMMA BROTHERS, THE (2008, d. Jenny Phillips) Hopeful, thoughtful docu of Alabaman prisoners who find peace thru Buddhist meditation. *** |
| DIABLES, LES (2003, d. Christophe Ruggia) Harrowing story of 2 abandoned children, incredible acting. Hard to do this one justice in a line. *** 1/2 |
| DIAMOND 13 (2010, d. Gilles Béat) *** 1/4 |
| DIAMOND MEN (2001, d. Daniel M. Cohen) *** 1/2 |
| DIAMONDS (2009, d. Andy Wilson) V. Sprawling TV mini-series melodrama of world of diamonds, wastes Judy Davis and a scowling James Purefoy. ** 1/4 |
| DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID (2001, d. Luis Buñiel) ** 3/4 |
| DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (2010, d. Thor Freudenthal) Zach Gordon is fine, if not very wimpy. Amusing enough, good animation, just not very original. ** 3/4 |
| DIAS DE SANTIAGO (2006, d. Josué Méndez; Peru) ** 1/4 |
| DICKIE ROBERTS: FORMER CHILD STAR (2003, d. Sam Weisman) Infantile, arrested-development story, occasionally funny, very meta, embarrassing to watch. * |
| DIE, MOMMIE, DIE (2003, d. Mark Rucker) Camp take-off on Mommy Dearest, a showcase for tranny Charles Busch, which just didn't cut it. ** 1/4 |
| DIFFERENT FROM WHOM (2010, d. Umberto Carteni) *** |
| DIG! (2004, d. Ondi Timoner) Extraordinary video documentary about two current retro 60's underground bands. Fabulous footage well edited. *** 1/4 |
| DIGGERS (2006, d. Katherine Dieckmann) ** 1/2 |
| DINOSAUR (2000, d. Ralph Zondag & Eric Leighton) ** 1/2 |
| DIRT BOY (2001, d. Jay Frasco) * 3/4 |
| DIRT (2003, US d. Nancy Savoca) Entertaining humanist drama about an undocumented Salvadorian family...mother a cleaning woman. *** 1/4 |
| DIRTY DANCING: HAVANA NIGHTS (2004, d. Guy Ferland) Pretty much cookie cutter plot, but fun. Diego Luna: Latin lover for the 2000's. ** 1/4 |
| DIRTY DEEDS (2006, d. David Kendall) V. Stupid high school caper film. Watched for Milo Ventimiglia, who is worth watching. * |
| DIRTY PRETTY THINGS (2003, Great Britain d. Stephen Frears) Excellent romantic drama about refugees living and being exploited in London. *** 1/4 |
| DIRTY SHAME, A (2004, d. John Waters) Utterly transgressive sex farce which takes Waters' anarchic style to its untoppable culmination. Still, never boring. ** 3/4 |
| DIRTY WAR (2005, d. Daniel Percival) V. Dirty bomb terrorist attack on central London. BBC film, a good suspenser and scary as hell, though nothing special filmwise. ** 3/4. |
| DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED, THE (2010, d. J Blakeson) Clever & original plot, fine 3-character kidnapping caper which spares nobody & resolves unpredictably. *** 1/2 |
| DISAPPEARANCES (2006, d. Jay Craven) ** 1/4 |
| DISCO PIGS (2001, d. Kirsten Sheridan) *** 1/4 |
| DISNEY'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2009, d. Robert Zemeckis) The 3D f/x & motion capture wonderful, seminal. Story too familiar & over ripe. Best as a theme park ride. ** 1/2 |
| DISNEY'S THE KID (2000, d. Jon Turteltaub) ** |
| DISTANT LIGHTS (2003, Germany d. Hans-Christian Schmidt) Hand held, documentary feel: about refugees trying to get to Germany. *** 1/4 |
| DISTANT (2003, d. Nuri Bilge Ceylan) Arty Turkish film about alienating effects of big city on two men, one older & established, other new to town. *** 1/4 |
| DISTRICT 13: ULTIMATUM (2010, d. Patrick Alessandrin) Boy, does Philippe Torreton class up an action flick? This is a more than worthy sequel with *great* parkour. *** 1/4 |
| DISTRICT 9 (2009, d. Neill Blomkamp) Smart, inventive alien invasion actioner, subtly moving & lacking Hollywood bombast. *** 1/4 |
| DISTURBIA (2007, d. D.J. Caruso) Despite a star making turn by Shia LaBeouf this Rear Window update is ridiculously over the top. ** 1/4 |
| DISTURBING BEHAVIOR (2004, d. David Nutter) V. Mind control '98 horror flick, a teenage Stepford High, good cast, well directed, but way over the top. ** |
| DIVIDED WE FALL (2000, d. Jan Hrebejk) *** 1/2 |
| DIVINE INTERVENTION (2003, d. Elia Suleiman) Palestine's AFF nomination is an unfunny absurdist comedy which didn't work for me. ** |
| DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY, THE (2007, d. Julian Schnabel) Most expressive eye in film history. Amalric amazing! *** 3/4 |
| DIVING SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD (2002, d. Callie Khouri) ** |
| DIVORCE, LE (2003, d. James Ivory) Something between glowing romantic comedy and lame farce re: culture clash between France & America. Guilty pleasure. *** |
| DO NOT GO GENTLE (2001, d. Emlyn Williams) *** |
| DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (2005, d. Giacomo Campiotti) V. Why the David Lean film needed a remake is questionable; but this one is well made, intimate & emotional. ** 3/4 |
| DODGEBALL (2004, d. Rawson M. Thurber) Silly, amiable entertainment. I didn't find it funny; but it sure tries hard enough. Stiller still has "it". ** 1/2 |
| DOG EAT DOG (2009, d. Carlos Moreno; Columbia) * 3/4 |
| DOG POUND (2006, d. Manuel Nieto Zas) W/O |
| DOGHEAD (2007, d. Santi Amodeo) *** 1/4 |
| DOGHEAD (2007, d. Santi Amodeo) + *** 1/4 |
| DOGTOOTH (2010, d. Yorgos Lanthimos; Greece) *** |
| DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS (2001, d. Stacy Peralta) *** 1/2 |
| DOGVILLE (2004, d. Lars von Trier) A malevolent Our Town, more tv throwback than film, Kidman and Bettany are really good. *** |
| DOING TIME ON MAPLE DR. (2005, d. Ken Olen) V. *** 1/4 |
| DOING TIME (2003, Japan d. Sai Yoichi) Intelligent comedy about regimented life in a modern Japanese prison. *** |
| DOL (2007, d. Hiner Saleem) ** 3/4 |
| DOLLS (2003, d. Takeshi Kitano) Gorgeously photographed, metaphorically opaque. Three stories of regret that I regret that went over my head. ** |
| DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE (2001, d. Harold Becker) ** 1/2 |
| DONAU, DUNA, DUNAJ, DUNAV, DUNAREA (2004, d. Goren Rebic) Beautiful;y done story of a "ship of fools" and romantics heading down the Danube. *** |
| DONKEY (2009, d. Antonia Nuic; Croatia) ** 1/2 |
| DONKEY SKIN (2004, d. Jacques Demy) A gentle fairy tale. Demy has style to spare; but other than the costumes I wasn't blown away. ** 1/2 |
| DONNIE DARKO (2001, d. Richard Kelly) + Worth a 2nd watch. *** 1/2 |
| DONNIE DARKO (2001, d. Richard Kelly) *** 1/4 |
| DONNIE DARKO: DIRECTOR'S CUT (2004, d. Richard Kelly) Improved comprehensibility; but I really missed some scenes. Still a fantastic film. *** 1/2 |
| DON'S PLUM (2005, d. R.D. Robb) V. B&W indie near masterpiece, a 20-something My Dinner With André with a hard edge. Why is it banned? *** 1/2 |
| DONSOL (2007, d. Adolfo Alix, Jr.; Philippines) ** 1/2 |
| DON'T BURN IT (2010, d. Dang Nhat Minh; Vietnam) ** 1/2 |
| DON'T LET ME DOWN (2009, d. Cruz Angeles) *** |
| DON'T MOVE (2005, d. Sergio Castellitto) Obsessive adultry-romance with a superb perf by Penelope Cruz. Involving and interestingly structured. *** |
| DON'T SAY A WORD (2001, d. Gary Fleder) * 3/4 |
| DON'T TELL (La bestia nel cuore) (2006, d. Cristina Comencini; Italy) *** 1/2 |
| DOOMED LOVE (Um Amor de Perição) (2009, d. Mário Baroso; Portugal) *** |
| DOOR IN THE FLOOR, THE (2004, d. Tod Williams) Superbly acted drama of a family's corrosive grief & a boy's (the promising Jon Foster) coming of age. *** 1/2 |
| DOOR TO DOOR (2002, d. Stephen Schachter) *** |
| DOPAMINE (2010, d. Mark Decena) V. + I knew immediately that I'd already seen this quietly touching, romantic, truthful 2003 film; but got hooked again. *** 1/4 |
| DOPAMINE (2003, d. Mark Decina) Indie romantic comedy; 3geeky programmers in S.F. Genuine characters, well written, actors have real chemistry. *** 1/4 |
| DORA-HEITA (2001, d. Kon Ichikawa) ** 1/4 |
| DORIAN BLUES (2004, d. Tennyson Bardwell) A genuinely funny coming out comedy, a crowd pleaser with a brilliant script and assured acting & direction. *** 1/4 |
| DOS TIPOS DUROS (2004, d. Juan Moreno) A Guy Richie type bloody, gang-who-couldn't-shoot-straight comedy, only totally diverting. Jordi Vilches wonderful. *** |
| DOSSIER K. (2010, d. Jan Verheyen) Convoluted Belgian thriller about Albanian Mafia and honor killings. Atmospheric noir; but somewhat confusing. *** |
| DOT THE I (2005, d. Matthew Parkhill) Clever script with double & triple crosses galore a la Nine Queens. Bernal is a star in English, too. *** 1/4 |
| DOUBT (2008, d. John Patrick Shanley) Major acting kudos (esp. Viola Davis), but film's ambiguity and murky central thesis a problem for me. ** 3/4 |
| DOWN BY LOVE (2003, d. Tomás Sas) Weird, annoying one-actor monologue of effects of child sexual abuse. Ultimately pays off. Patricia Kovács amazing. ** 3/4 |
| DOWN IN THE VALLEY (2006, d. David Jacobson) Weird, wonderful; Ed Norton his usual amazing. E.R.Wood more beautiful than ever. *** 1/4 |
| DOWN TO THE BONE (2004, d. Debra Granik) Bare bones video verité of a woman drug addict that spares nothing. Some incredible acting here. *** |
| DOWN TO YOU (2000, d. Kris Isacsson) ** |
| DOWN WITH LOVE (2003, d. Peyton Reed) Retro, ironic '60s sex comedy, gorgeous production design, often ridiculous script but fun and truly hip. *** 1/4 |
| DOWNFALL (2005, d. Oliver Herschbiegel) Well made drama of last days of 3rd Reich in Hitler's bunker. Bruno Ganz is amazing. Authentic, gripping. *** 1/4 |
| DR. BRONNER'S MAGIC SOAPBOX (2007, d. Sara Lamm) V. ** 1/4 |
| DR. T AND THE WOMEN (2000, d. Robert Altman) *** |
| DRAFT DODGERS (Réfractaire) (2010, d. Nicolas Steil; Luxembourg) ** 3/4 |
| DRAMA/MEX (2007, d. Gerardo Naranjo) *** 1/2 |
| DREAM BOY (2008, d. James Bolton) ** 1/2 |
| DREAM WEAVERS (2009, d. Jun Gu; China) ** 1/2 |
| DREAMCATCHER (2003, d. Lawrence Kasdan) Absurd Stephen King story, 4 boys/men against familiar movie aliens. Scary, funny, overwrought. ** 1/4 |
| DREAMERS, THE (2004, d. Bernardo Bertolucci) I just about lived this movie 5 years earlier...and this excellent film couldn't be more true to life. *** 3/4 |
| DREAMGIRLS (2006, d. Bill Condon) Better than average musical with fantastic casting. *** |
| DREAMING OF SPACE (2006, d. Alexei Uchitel) ** 3/4 |
| DREAMLAND (2006, d. Jason Matzner) *** |
| DRIFTERS (2004, d. Wang Xiaoshuai) Slow drama about a Chinese guy who had a kid as an illegal in the U.S. and then is kept from his son when he's deported. ** |
| DRIFTING (2010, d. Ventura Pons) ** 1/2 |
| DRIVING LESSONS (2006, d. Jeremy Brock) Bad coming-of-age film with over-the-top Julie Walters & a pretty good Rupert Grint. * 3/4 |
| DRUMLINE (2002, d. Charles Stone III) *** 1/4 |
| DRUMMER, THE (2009, d. Kenneth Bi) *** 1/4 |
| DRY LAND, THE (2010, d. Ryan Piers Williams) *** 1/4 |
| DUCHESS OF LANGEAIS, THE (Ne toucher pas la hache) (2007, d. Jacques Rivette) ** 1/2 |
| DUCHESS, THE (2008, d. Saul Dibb) Excellently made, authentic seeming, gorgeous and even moving historical epic with great perfs by Keira and Ralph. *** 1/2 |
| DUCK SEASON (2004, d. Fernando Eimbcke) Two 14 year old boys left alone in an apartment on a Sunday get into trouble. Wonderfully observent and affecting. *** 1/4 |
| DUETS (2000, d. Bruce Paltrow) ** 1/4 |
| DUMA (2006, d. Carroll Ballard) V. Predictably beautiful but predictable. ** 3/4 |
| DUMMY (2003, U.S. d. Greg Pritikin 90 min.) Adrien Brody is incredible as a shy ventriloquist in this touching, truly funny romantic comedy. *** 1/2 |
| DUNYA & DESIE (2008, d.Dana Nechushtan; Netherlands) ** 3/4 |
| DUPLICITY (2009, d. Tony Gilroy) Script double crosses itself once too many times, but stars have chemistry & it's slick. ** 3/4 |
| DUSKA (2007, d. Jos Stelling) The Netherlands foreign film submission. * 3/4 |
| DUST TO GLORY (2005, d. Dana Brown )V. ** 1/2 |
| DYING GAUL, THE (2005, d. Craig Lucas) Until a very unsatisfying ending this was an extraordinary noir with fabulous acting (Sarsgaard! Scott! Clarkson!) *** 1/4 |