Jeffrey Overstreet’s Film Review Archive
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- 127 Hours (2010)
- 1920-2011: Overstreet's Favorite Film Lists
- 1920s: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1930s: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1940s: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1950s: Looking Closer's Favorite Films
- 1960s: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1970s: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1980: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1981: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1982: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1983: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1984: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1985: Overstreet's Favorite Films
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- 1987: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1988: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1989: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1990: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1991: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1992: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1993: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1994: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1995: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1996: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1997: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1998: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 1999: Overstreet's Favorite Films
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- 2000: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- 2001: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 2002: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 2003: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 2004: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 2005: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 2006: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 2007: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 2008: Looking Closer's Favorite Films
- 2008: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 2009: Looking Closer's Favorite Films
- 2009: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 2010: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 2011: Overstreet's Favorite Films
- 2046 (2004)
- 28 Days Later (2003)
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- 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days (2008)
A
- A Beautiful Mind (2001)
- A Christmas Tale (2008)
- A History of Violence (2005)
- A Mighty Wind (2003)
- A Prairie Home Companion (2007)
- A Scanner Darkly (2006)
- A Serious Man (2009)
- A Very Long Engagement (2004)
- A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) (2001)
- About Schmidt (2002)
- Adaptation (2002)
- Air Force One (1997)
- Alien Resurrection (1997)
- All the Pretty Horses (2000)
- Almost Famous (2000)
- Amazing Grace (2006)
- Amelie (2001)
- America's Heart and Soul (2004)
- America's Heart and Soul: An interview with Louis Schwartzberg
- American Beauty (1999)
- American Splendor (2003)
- Amistad (1997)
- Amores Perros (2001)
- Anchorman (2004)
- Anger Management (2003)
- Another Year (2011)
- Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)
- Apron Strings (2008) a guest review by Kenneth R. Morefield
- Army of Shadows (1969)
- Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
- Atanarjuat - The Fast Runner (2001)
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
- Avatar (2009)
- Awake My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp (2006)
B
- Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
- Babel (2006)
- Babies (2010)
- Batman Begins (2005)
- Be Cool (2005)
- Be Kind Rewind (2008)
- Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) - A Looking Closer Film Forum
- Beginners (2011)
- Being John Malkovich (1999)
- Bella (2007)
- Ben X (2008)
- Best in Show (2000)
- Bewitched (2005)
- Big Fish (2003)
- Black Swan (2010)
- Blue Like Jazz (2012)
- Body of Lies (2008)
- Born Into Brothels (2004)
- Bowling for Columbine (2002)
- Brave (2012)
- Breaking the Waves (1996)
- Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
- Brokeback Mountain (2005)
- Broken Flowers (2005)
- Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
- Buechner (2005)
C
- Capote (2005)
- Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
- Cars 2 (2011)
- Casa de Mi Padre (2012)
- Cast Away (2000)
- Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- Catwoman (2004)
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
- Certified Copy (2010)
- Chariots of Fire (1981)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Chasing Amy (1997)
- Chicago (2002)
- Chicken Run (2000)
- Children of Men (2006)
- Choking Man (2008)
- Chunhyang (2000)
- Cinderella Man (2005)
- City by the Sea (2002)
- Closer (2004)
- Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
- Cold Mountain (2003)
- Collateral (2004)
- Constantine (2005)
- Contagion (2011)
- Conviction (2010)
- Coraline (2008): Looking Closer's Film Forum
- Coraline (2009)
- Courageous (2011) - a Filmwell Film Forum review
- Crash (2005)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
D
- Damsels in Distress (2011) - A Looking Closer Film Forum
- Dancer in the Dark (2000)
- Daredevil (2003)
- Days of Heaven (1978)
- Departures (2009)
- Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
- Dirty Pretty Things
- Distant (2004)
- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
- Dogville (2004)
- Doubt (2008)
- Down With Love (2003)
- Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who (2008)
- Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
- Dreamcatcher (2003)
- Drive (2011)
E
- Eastern Promises (2007)
- Eldorado (2008)
- Elf (2003)
E (continued)
- Emma (1996)
- Enemy at the Gates (2001)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- Evening (2007)
- Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)
F
- Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
- Far from Heaven (2002)
- Fast, Cheap and Out of Control (1997)
- Fay Grim (2006)
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
- Final Solution (2002)
- Finding Nemo (2003)
- Fireproof (2008): Looking Closer's Film Forum
- Fireproof (2008): Looking Closer's Film Forum
- First Position (2011)
- Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
- Flight of the Red Balloon (2007)
- Flight of the Red Balloon - my review
- Frida (2002)
- Frost/Nixon (2008)
- Frozen River (2007)
G
- Galaxy Quest (1999)
- Gangs of New York (2002)
- Girl with the Pearl Earring (2003)
- Gladiator (2000)
- God Grew Tired of Us (2007)
- Good Night and Good Luck (2005)
- Gosford Park (2002)
- Gran Torino (2008): Looking Closer's Film Forum
- Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
H
- Half Nelson (2006) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- Head-On (2004) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
- Hell House (2004)
- Hellboy (2004)
- Hero (2004)
- Hidalgo (2004)
- High Fidelity (2000)
- Hitch (2005) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Holes (2003)
- Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians (2011)
- Homemade Hillbilly Jam (2005)
- Honeydripper (2007)
- Honeydripper - Ken Morefield on the new film by John Sayles
- Hotel Rwanda (2004) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- House of Flying Daggers (2004)
- House of Sand and Fog (2003)
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
- Hulk (2003)
- Hustle and Flow (2005) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
I
- I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (2002)
- I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
- I'm Not There
- I'm Not There (2007)
- I, Robot (2004)
- Idlewild (2006) - guest reviewer Greg Wright
- In America (2004)
- In Good Company (2005)
- In My Country (2005)
- In the Bedroom (2001)
- In This World (2002)
- Inception (2010)
- Inconvenient Truth, An (2006) - guest reviewer Kenneth R. Morefield
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
- Infamous (2006) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Inglourious Basterds (2009)
- Inglourious Basterds (2009) - guest reviewer Ryan Holt
- Insomnia (2002)
- Intimate Strangers (2004)
- Intimate Strangers (2004)
- Into Great Silence (2005)
- Into Great Silence (2005) (released in the U.S. in 2007)
- Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
J
- James' Journey to Jerusalem (2003) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Jane Eyre (2011)
- Jersey Girl (2004)
- Jesus' Son (1999)
- Jindabyne (2007)
- John Carter (2012)
- Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
- Judas (2004) (TV movie)
- Junebug (2005)
- Juno (2007)
- Juno - the movie to see this weekend
- Jurassic Park III (2001)
K
- Kill Bill, Volumes I (2003) and II (2004)
- Killer of Sheep (1977, 2007)
- King Kong (2006)
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
- Knocked Up (2007) - guest reviewer Carissa Turner Smith
- Knocked Up (2007) - guest reviewer Darryl A. Armstong
- Knocked Up (2007) - two guest reviews
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- L'Enfant (2006)
- La Vie en Rose
- Lady in the Water (2006)
- Lake of Fire (2007) - guest reviewer Kenneth R. Morefield
- Lake Tahoe (2009)
- Lassie (2006)
- Last Days (2005)
- Laws of Attraction (2004)
- Le Divorce (2003)
- Let the Right One In (2008)
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
- Letters to Father Jacob (2009) - guest reviewer N.W. Douglas
- Levity (2002)
- Little Children (2006)
- Little Children (2006) - guest reviewer Brett McCracken
- "Longford" - a review
- Looking Closer's Favorite Films of 2011
- Lord Save Us From Your Followers
- Lost in La Mancha (2002)
- Lost in Translation (2004)
- Lourdes (2009)
- Love Me If You Dare (2003) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Lucky Life (2010)
M
- Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
- Machuca (2004) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Madison (2005)
- Magnolia (1999)
- Man on Fire (2004)
- Man on the Moon (1999)
- Man on the Train (2002)
- Man on Wire (2008)
- Man on Wire (2008) - a reflection
- Manderlay (2006)
- Margot at the Wedding (2007)
- Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
- Master and Commander
- Match Point (2005)
- Matchstick Men (2003)
- Max (2002)
- Mean Creek (2004)
- Meek's Cutoff (2011)
- Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky (2010)
- Memento (2001)
- Miami Vice (2006)
- Million Dollar Baby (2004)
- Million Dollar Baby (2004) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Millions (2004)
- MINE (2009)
- Miracle (2004)
- Mirrormask (2005)
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
- Monsieur Ibrahim (2003) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Monster (2003)
- Monster House (2006) - guest reviewer Jenn Wright
- Monster's Ball (2001)
- Morvern Callar (2002)
- Mulholland Drive (2001)
- Munich (2005)
- Munyurangabo (2009)
M (continued)
- My Kid Could Paint That (2007)
- My Kid Could Paint That - Morefield's last report from Toronto
- My Week with Marilyn (2011)
- Mystic River (2003)
N
- Naked (2003) - guest reviewer Jason Morehead
- National Treasure (2004) - guest reviewer Josh Hurst
- Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) - guest reviewer Kenneth R. Morefield
- No Country for Old Men (2007)
- No Country for Old Men (2007) - guest reviewer Kenneth R. Morefield
- No End in Sight
- Not of This World - guest reviewer Ron Reed
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- O Brother Where Art Thou?
- Of Gods and Men (2010)
- Oldboy (2003)
- Oldboy (2005)
- Once (2007)
- Once (2007) - guest reviewer Brett McCracken
- Once (2007) - guest reviewer Carissa Turner Smith
- One Hour Photo (2002)
- Open Range (2003)
P
- Pan's Labyrinth (2007)
- Paprika (2007)
- Penelope (2008)
- Persepolis (2007) - guest reviewer Kenneth R. Morefield
- Personal Velocity - guest reviewer Ron Reed
- Phone Booth (2002)
- Pieces of April (2003)
- Pina (2011)
- Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
- Playtime (1967)
- Police, Adjective (2010)
- Posession (2002)
- Precious (2009): Looking Closer's Film Forum
- Pride and Prejudice (2005)
- Pride and Prejudice (2005) - guest reviewer Matt Page
- Primer (2006)
- Punch-drunk Love (2002)
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- Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
- Rachel Getting Married (2008) : Looking Closer's Film Forum
- Ratatouille (2007)
- Ray (2004)
- Rent (2005)- guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Ride With the Devil (1999)
- Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working in Time (2003)
- Roger Dodger (2002)
- Russian Ark
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- Saved! (2004)
- School of Rock (2003)
- Seabiscuit (2003)
- Secondhand Lions (2003)
- Secondhand Lions (2003) - feature article
- Seraphine (2009)
- Serenity (2005)
- Shaft (2000)
- Shakespeare in Love (1998)
- Shall We Dance? (2004)
- Shanghai Noon (2000)
- She Hate Me (2004) - a guest review by J. Robert Parks
- Shotgun Stories (2008)
- Shrek (2001)
- Shrek 2 (2004)
- Shut Up and Sing (2006) - guest reviewer Kenneth R. Morefield
- Sideways (2004)
- Sideways (2004) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Sin City (2005)
- Since Otar Left (2004) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- Small Time Crooks (2000)
- Snatch (2000)
- Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
- Solaris (2002)
- Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2006)
- Spartan (2004)
- Spellbound - guest reviewer M. Dale Prins
- Spider (2002)
- Spider-Man (2002)
- Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- Spin (2004)
- Spirited Away (2001)
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2004) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Spy Game (2001)
- Spy Kids (2001)
- Star Trek (2009)
- Star Wars trilogy - Special Editions
- Star Wars, Episode One - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Star Wars, Episode Three - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Star Wars, Episode Two - Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Stardust
- Stardust (2007)
- Starsky and Hutch (2004) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Stevie (2003)
- Still Life (2008) and Up the Yangtze (2008)
- Still Walking - a guest review by Kenneth R. Morefield
- Stone (2010)
- Stuart Little 2 (2002)
- Summer Hours (2009)
- Sunshine State (2002)
- Super Size Me (2006)
- Superman Returns (2006)
- Superman Returns (2006) - guest reviewer Greg Wright
- Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
- Sweet Land (2006): Looking Closer's Film Forum
- Swimming Pool (2003)
- Swimming Pool (2003) - guest reviwer Michael Leary
- Syriana (2005) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
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- Take Shelter (2011) and movies about the end of the world
- Taken (2008): Looking Closer's Film Forum
- Tarzan (1999)
- Terminator Salvation (2009)
- The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
- The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn (2011)
- The Anniversary Party (2001)
- The Apostle (1997)
- The Artist (2011)
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
- The Avengers (2012)
- The Aviator (2004)
- The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
- The Big Kahuna (1999)
- The Big Lebowski (1998)
- The Blair Witch Project (1999)
- The Bourne Identity (2002)
- The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
- The Boxer (1997)
- The Brothers Grimm (2005)
- The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
- The Circle (2001)
- The Class (2009)
- The Class (2009): Looking Closer's Film Forum
- The Clearing (2004)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
- The Departed (2006)
- The Devil Came on Horseback (2007)
- The Dish (2001)
- The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
- The Dreamlife of Angels (1999)
- The Emperor's Club (2002)
- The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
- The End of the Affair (1999)
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) - A conversation with Scott Derrickson
- The Fighter (2010)
- The Fighting Temptations (2003)
- The Five Obstructions (2003)
- The Fountain (2006)
- The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
- The Gleaners and I (2000)
- The Golden Compass (2007)
- The Golden Compass (2007)
T (continued)
- The Golden Compass - Christians, Controversy, and Phillip Pullman - A Commentary
- The Green Mile (1999)
- The Grey (2012): A Looking Closer Film Forum
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
- The Hours (2002)
- The Human Stain (2003)
- The Hunger Games (2012)
- The Illusionist (2010) - a guest review by Kenneth Morefield
- The Incredibles (2004)
- The Insider (1999)
- The Island (2005)
- The Island (Ostrov) (2008)
- The Kid With a Bike (2011)
- The King's Speech (2010)
- The Ladykillers (2004)
- The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003)
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- The Life of David Gale (2003)
- The Limits of Control (2009)
- The Lives of Others (2006)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
- The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
- The Matrix (1999)
- The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
- The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- The Muppet Movie (1979)
- The Muppets (2011)
- The Nativity Story (2006)
- The New World (2006)
- The New World - The Extended Cut (2008)
- The Others (2001)
- The Passenger (1975) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- The Passion of the Christ - SPECIAL: A Letter to Christians about "The Passion of the Christ"
- The Patriot (2000)
- The Pianist (2002)
- The Polar Express (2004)
- The Princess and the Frog (2009): Looking Closer's Film Forum
- The Proposition (2007)
- The Protector (2005) - guest reviewer Greg Wright
- The Queen (2006)
- The Quiet American (2002)
- The Return (2004)
- The Return (2005) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- The Road (2009)
- The Road Home (2001)
- The Saddest Music in the World (2003) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- The Savages (2007)
- The Science of Sleep (2007)
- The Secret in Their Eyes (2010)
- The Secret of Kells (2009)
- The Secret of the Grain (2008)
- The Secret World of Arrietty: A Looking Closer Film Forum (2012)
- The Sensation of Sight (2006)
- The Sixth Sense (1999)
- The Social Network (2010)
- The Son (2004)
- The Song of Sparrows (2009)
- The Squid and the Whale (2005)
- The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004)
- The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- The Straight Story (1999)
- The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
- The Taste of Tea (2004)
- The Terminal (2004)
- The Thin Red Line (1998)
- The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2006)
- The Tree of Life (2011)
- The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000)
- The Village (2004)
- The Visitor (2008)
- The Way of the Gun (2000)
- The Widow of St. Pierre (2000)
- The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
- The Wings of the Dove (1997)
- The Wolfman (2010)
- The World (2004) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- The Wrestler (2008) : Looking Closer's Film Forum
- The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
- There Will Be Blood (2007)
- Three Colors: Blue (1993)
- Three Colors: Blue, White, and Red (1993)
- Three Kings (1999)
- Three Monkeys (2008) - guest reviewer Kenneth R. Morefield
- THX 1138 (The Director's Cut) (2004)
- Time of the Wolf (2003) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Time Out (2001)
- Times and Winds (2008)
- Titan A.E. (2000)
- Titanic (1997)
- Tokyo Story (1953)
- Topsy-Turvy (1999)
- Touch the Sound - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Towelhead - A guest review by Lisa Ann Cockrel (Updated: more views)
- Toy Story (1995)
- Toy Story 2 (1999)
- Toy Story 3 (2010)
- Traffic (2000)
- Troy (2004)
- True Grit (2010)
- Tsotsi (2006)
- Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) - Looking Closer's Film Forum
- Two Brothers (2004)
- Two Lovers (2009)
U
- Unbreakable (2000)
- Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
- United 93 - early thoughts
- Up (2009)
- Up in the Air (2009) - Looking Closer's Film Forum
- Up the Yangtze (2008)
V
- Vanilla Sky (2001)
- Vanity Fair (2004)
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
- Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2010)
W
- Wag the Dog (1997)
- Waitress (2007)
- Waking Life (2001)
- Walk the Line (2005)
- Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
- Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) - guest reviewer Peter Suderman
- Waltz with Bashir (2008) : Looking Closer's Film Forum
- War Horse (2011)
- War of the Worlds (2005)
- Waste Land (2010)
- Watership Down (1978)
- We Are Together (2006)
- We Were Soldiers (2002)
- Whale Rider (2002)
- What Dreams May Come (1998)
- What Lies Beneath (2000)
- What the #$*! Do We Know? (2004) - guest reviewer Mike Hertenstein
- Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
- Willard (2003)
- Win Win (2011)
- Wings of Desire (1987)
- Winter's Bone (2010)
- Wonder Boys (2000)
X
- X-Men (2000)
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- X2: X-Men United (2003)
Y
- Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)
- Yes (2004) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
- Yi-Yi (A One and a Two) (2000)
- You Can Count On Me (2000)
- You, Me and Dupree (2006) - guest reviewer Greg Wright
- Young Adam (2003) - guest reviewer J. Robert Parks
Z
- Zodiac (2007)
- Zoolander (2001)