National Treasure (6/10 Rating) Released November 19, 2004 Disney+ or For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Quest, Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller PG: Action violence and some scary images 2h 11m In the early 90s Jon Turtletaub directed 3 Ninjas and Cool Runnings, two films that are not exactly masterpieces, but I loved as... Read More
Saw (7/10 Rating) Released October 29, 2004 Streaming on Hulu & Max. For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Splatter Horror, Horror, Mystery, Thriller R: Strong Grisly Violence and Language 1h 43m Director James Wan (Insidious, The Conjuring, Aquaman) and Actor Leigh Whannell wrote the script for this movie after graduating from film school. They... Read More
Shaun of the Dead (7/10 Rating) Released September 24, 2004 For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Comedy, Horror R: Zombie violence/gore and language 1h 39m This film launched the career of writer actor Simon Pegg (Mission Impossible 3-7, Star Trek) and writer director Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Baby Driver), at... Read More
Suspect Zero (5/10 Rating) Released August 27, 2004 Streaming on Amazon Prime. For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller R: Violent Content, Language, and Some Nudity 1h 39m Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Schindler’s List) plays a serial killer…that kills serial killers. That sentence should be enough to pique your interest. Unfortunately,... Read More
Catwoman (1/10 Rating) Released July 23, 2004 Streaming on Amazon Prime. For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Superhero, Action, Crime, Fantasy PG-13: Action violence and some sensuality. 1h 44m I should be reviewing Before Sunset, the brilliant sequel to Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise, both movies in the top 250 movies of all time... Read More
Spider-Man 2 (7/10 Rating) Released June 30, 2004 Streaming on Disney+ For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi PG-13: Stylized action violence 2h 7m Spider-Man 2 is probably not a Movie You Missed, but given the rise of superhero movies over the last 20 years and the return of Tobey Maguire... Read More
Troy (7/10 Rating) Released May 14, 2004 For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Drama, War, Adventure R: Graphic violence and some sexuality/nudity 2h 43m Based on Homer’s poem “The Iliad ”, Troy is one of Wolfgang Peterson’s last movies as a director and is likely the best telling of this Greek mythological tale.... Read More
Mean Girls (6/10 Rating) Released July 25, 2004 Stream on Fubo, Paramount+, and Showtime. For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Comedy PG-13: Sexual content, language, and some teen partying 1h 37m “Get in loser, we’re going shopping.” A couple years ago, I noticed my now fifteen-year-old son, Jude, checking out a Mean Girls... Read More
Jersey Girl (6/10 Rating) Released March 26, 2004 For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Romance PG-13: Language and Sexual Content 1h 42m Did you see that movie with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez that came out like 20 years ago? No, not Gigli. The one Kevin Smith directed…that didn’t... Read More
The Dreamers (7/10 Rating) Released February 20, 2003 For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Drama, History, Sport NC-17: Explicit sexual content 1h 55m If you jumped right into this review and did not read the MPAA rating, I am going to start by stating that this movie is rated NC-17 and earns it... Read More
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