One of those rare sequels that's even better than the original.

Wes Craven continues to explore (and blur) the lines between reelity and reality with his latest, and perhaps best, cinematic slice of horror.

Gordon directs with a graceful precision and shorthand that makes the story seem simple, though it's anything but. Indeed, it's fascinatingly complex, juggling time periods and political, mystical, and psychological themes without ever losing touch with the core message: Love conquers all.

A heart-tugging potboiler that is at once poetic, tragic and cold as steel.

Spectacular, wrenching masterpiece that unflinchingly documents the random horror, the grisly spectacle and the ugliness of war.

A dark comical masterpiece that single-handedly announces the collapse of the American family infrastructure as it exists on the brink of Y2K.

This just may be the greatest war movie ever made.

So moving, so memorable, so magically produced, it's going to delight millions of movie fans and sweep the Oscars.

An exhilarating, fascinating story about the amazing and horrifying depth we are sinking toward as we strain to raise the entertainment bar another notch.

About as much pure fun as you'll have in a movie theater this summer.

Blessed substance marries beautiful style in a '90s film noir.

Near-perfect editing, and cleverly poignant dialogue.

Frighteningly intelligent and visually stunning film.

Myers gives us all of the exaggerated physical schtick of Jim Carrey plus the added bonus of wickedly clever writing that refuses to let you escape.

As gruesome as Fargo is, the Coens keep us laughing with a Hollywood-centric view of middle America.

Scott Hicks adapts David Guterson's best-selling novel as if it was poetry.

One of the funniest films of the year... enough laugh-out-loud moments.

The scene-stealer here is Bill Murray, who, after 25 years of near-hits, finds his most fully realized character yet.

Observations on the modern office space are dead-on, and I dare you not to laugh out loud at a few of the sophomoric jokes!

May well stand as his (Chan) final word on true martial arts cinema.

Manages to present rave youth's on-the-go attitude as well as "Swingers" exposed its hipster culture.

The definitive representation of young American men at the start of the 21st century.

The most romantic film of the year.

Ranks with the best of the bunch, given its spooky storyline that fuses religion with down-to-earth characters.

The what-you-don't-see element makes this an excellent film for people with overactive imaginations, and if that's you, it will scare the living crap out of you.

Allen's deadpan humor shines through every crevice of the film, keeping the pacing sharp, the dialogue snappy, and the situations feeling real.

Simply, one of the year's best films.

The Wachowski Brothers have created some of the most unrivaled and imaginative sci-fi in years.