Discovering New Movies

Movies discovered mostly through Rotten Tomatoes, but also recommended by friends, etc.

Comedy

• Good Morning Vietnam, 90% on RT.
• Role Models
• Yes Man
• Zach and Miri
• Vicky Christina Barcelona
• American Graffiti, 97% Consensus: One of the most influential of all teen films, American Graffiti is a funny, nostalgic, and bittersweet look at a group of recent high school grads' last days of innocence.
• Being John Malkovich 92% Consensus: Being John Malkovich is both funny and smart, featuring a highly original script.

Drama
Frost/Nixon, 92% on RT.
The Reader
The Class (French), 96% on RT.
Millions (2004). 88% on RT. Directed by Danny Boyle, the director of Slumdog Millionaire
The Assassination of Jesse James, 75% on RT. (recommended by Adam)
Revolutionary Road
Two Lovers
Doubt
Waltz With Bashir
Amores Perros, 92%
Consensus: The brutality of Amores Perros may be difficult to watch at times, but this intense, gritty film packs a hard wallop.
Rachel Getting Married
The Wrestler
Dead Man Walking
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, 88%
The Namesake, 85%
Kundun
Casino
The Graduate (at the Livingston Library)
W.
Lost in La Mancha (2003) 94%
Consensus: An engrossing look at what can go wrong on a movie set.

Action/Thriller
Timecrimes (French), 85% on RT. (** Did not see a trailer listed for this film)
Tell No One (French), 93% on RT.
Rescue Dawn (recommended by Adam and Lindsay)
Gomorrah (Italian), 85% on RT.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, 83%
Consensus: Tongue-in-cheek satire blends well with entertaining action and spot-on performances in this dark, eclectic neo-noir homage.
Training Day (2001), 72% on RT. Denzel Washington won Best Actor for this film.
Lethal Weapon, 90% on RT.
Nothing But the Truth
Exclied [Fong Juk] 2006, 81%
Consensus: Exiled has non-stop action, tension and style -- making it an excellent summer action movie. Johnnie To brings beautiful scenery and camerawork to the film, enhancing the action even more.
Apocolypse Now (1979) 98%
directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
(Considered to be one of the best war movies of all time)

Adventure
Pan's Laybrinth, 96% on RT.
Slumdog Millionaire

Documentary
I.O.U.S.A, 92% on RT.
Taxi to the Dark Side