Titanic (1997)

This story is much more compelling if you imagine that the old lady is making the whole thing up à la Verbal Kint. Bonus Fact: Gloria Stuart, who played the old lady, also played a bag lady in an episode of Manimal. 3 - Good

Director: James Cameron
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Bill Paxton, Gloria Stuart
Rated PG-13
194 minutes

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

I spent this whole movie trying to decide if Kate Winslet is hot or not. I'm still not sure. 3 - Good

Director: Michel Gondry
Cast: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson
Rated R
108 minutes

The Dirt Gang (1972)

I dare you to watch this and not fast forward until you get to the big topless party scene. 0 - Bomb

Director: Jerry Jameson
Cast: Paul Carr, Michael Pataki, Lee de Broux, Jon Shank
Rated R
89 minutes

Fight Club (1999)

This movie is very shocking. For example, I was shocked by how much Meat Loaf has let himself go. 4 - Excellent

Director: David Fincher
Cast: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Zach Grenier
Rated R
139 minutes

A Bucket of Blood (1959)

This movie reportedly cost only $50,000 to make and was filmed in 5 days. Most impressive, Mr. Corman. 5 - Outstanding

Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Dick Miller, Ed Nelson, Bert Convy
Unrated
66 minutes

The Accidental Tourist (1988)

I saw this movie years ago on a very long and boring cross-country flight. It was terrible. However, since all in-flight movies are terrible I gave it a second chance and watched it again more recently. Unfortunately, it was still terrible. 1 - Bad

Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, David Ogden Stiers, Ed Begley Jr.
Rated PG
121 minutes

Alice in Wonderland (1903)

It's nice to know that people did drugs in 1903 too. 2 - Meh

Directors: Cecil M. Hepworth, Percy Stow
Cast: May Clark
Unrated
8 minutes

Kumonosu-jô (1957)

How you can make a version of MacBeth and not work "Eye of Newt" into the dialog somewhere is beyond me. On the other hand, "Throne of Blood" has a lot more pizazz than "The Tragedy of Macbeth", so I guess things even out. 3 - Good

Also Known As: Throne of Blood
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshirô Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Akira Kubo, Takashi Shimura
Unrated
110 minutes

Ordinary People (1980)

Did M. Emmet Walsh go by M. when he was a kid? Did he dream of growing up to be a character actor? Does anyone dream of growing up to be a character actor? 2 - Meh

Director: Robert Redford
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, Elizabeth McGovern, M. Emmet Walsh
Rated R
124 minutes

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

A delightful romp for those of us who enjoy watching Alec Guinness get bumped off. 4 - Excellent

Director: Robert Hamer
Cast: Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson
Unrated
106 minutes

Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)

This haunting 2 second clip from 1888 is the world's oldest home movie. 4 - Excellent

Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
Cast: Harriet Hartley, Adolphe Le Prince, Joseph Whitley, Sarah Whitley
Unrated
2 seconds

The Hurt Locker (2008)

This has to be the only war movie where the heroes share a Capri Sun juice pouch while pinned down by sniper fire. 3 - Good

Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly
Rated R
131 minutes

Alien (1979)

This was on TV just now, and the Emergency Alert System interrupted Sigourney Weaver's climactic underwear scene with a test message. Fifteen minutes later Heaven's Gate was starting on the same channel. They couldn't have waited fifteen minutes? 4 - Excellent

Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto
Rated R
117 minutes