my four and a 1/2 star movies

2009
the wrestler
2008
men's group - depicts a support group for men with problems - best Australian film this year
entre les murs (the class) - kids need good teachers
hunger - brilliant 3 part story
happy go lucky- a fantastic character study
2007
home song stories
the assasination of jesse james by the coward robert ford - casey affleck is superb
reign over me
2006
pans labyrinth
isabella
2005
walk the line - awesome love story
brokeback mountain - Heath Ledger is brilliant
sophie scholl - moral courage
transamerica
peacock - chinese
2004
Sideways
Million dollar baby - i cried more in this than any film i can remember - saw it with Noelle
kinsey
2003
Mystic River
the motorcycle diaries - inspirational
in america
barbarian invasions - i saw this twice at the movies - a first
cooler - another loser comes good film
love actually - popular and great
2002
talk to her
about a boy
2001
royal tenanbaums - i'm a fan of owen wilson since seeing 'meet the parents'
wit - emma thompson
lantana - best aussie film since Muriel's wedding , that ive seen
2000
it all starts today - great french film
dreamlife of angels - great french film
1999
straight story
rosetta - palme d'or winner
1998
truman show
1997
ulee's gold - peter fonda
buffalo 66
1996
suburbia - richard linklater - havent seen any of his other films
1995
shawshank redemption
secrets and lies - palme d'or winner
1994
quiz show - moral courage
muriels wedding
1993
naked - mike leigh incredible character played by david thewlis
BEFORE -
regarding henry - is this sentimental - i dont care
7up series - my favourite person is Neil who has had some mental illness issues
awakenings
dead poets society - seize the day - inspirational
gandhi
chariots of fire
rocky
star wars
wonderful life - morality before survival