68 - Black Snake Moan

Let's face it. Christina Ricci was smoking hot in this movie! I had to light up a cigarette after watching it (lol). Seriously though, I liked the way this movie unfolded. There clearly was a connection between Laz and Rae, but the beauty of it was that in the end you realize that it was, in its true form, fatherly love.

67 - Breach

There are lots of stories (and movies) on espionage, but Breach takes a "Donnie Brasco" approach in telling it from the counterintelligence angle. Chris Cooper absolutely delivers on this film, as well as a strong supporting cast that includes Laura Linney, Denis Haysbert, and Kathleen Quinlan.

66 - Smokin Aces

This movie has potential....but I just couldn't appreciate it enough. It had a lot of interesing characters, but maybe too much for the creators...too many storylines...I think a director who is used to his type of treatment could have done it differently....like perhaps Steven Soderbergh or Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu....

65 - The Osterman Weekend

This is one of those "residual movies" in my mind......movies I remember watching several times a long time ago....but never the whole thing. I never did understand what it was about....all that staying in my memory were Rutger Hauer and John Hurt in that last scene (which happened to be the only scene I always saw when I landed on a channel that was showing this movie). So when it finally came up in one my searches, I just had to get to finally put to rest my lingering curiosity.

It seemed like Peckinpah was too fond of slow motion...sometimes it worked...and sometimes it just looked odd, but amusing altogether. Meg Foster's eyes are really scary :)

64 - Champion

This documentary is not as bad as some have described it to be, though a lot of the feedback is mainly for the production...and rightfully so....Danny Trejo is a subject that can really stand by itself. In fact, even without the fancy production, just following Danny, ala reality show, and letting him speak would probably have worked as well.

Danny has always been fun to watch on film. And hearing more about the person behind the actor is very interesting and admirable.

Steve Buscemi, Val Kilmer, and Robert Rodriguez offer funny stories and remarks.

63 - The Good German

I enjoyed watching this movie in its black and white format, but honestly, the only person who really blended in or was clearly fit for the medium was Cate Blanchett. I know I'm biased, but her scenes were the only ones that transported me to that era.