Clever Jones

You look back at the eighties and you think of Molly Ringwald

putting on lipstick with her breasts and Rob Lowe as a badass.

Say Anything is kind of left behind, like a diamond in the rough. It is

the best romantic comedy of all time. John Cusack is so

charming, so purrrfect. Girls see Lloyd Dobler and they say "man,

if his name was something other then Lloyd Dobler, he would be

the perfect boyfriend. the ultimate man". He's that great a

character. Guys are like, "that Diane, she's a fox". This movie has

the memorable dialogue, a wicked soundtrack and a story that

keeps you going. So what if I was seven when the eighties ended,

I still know what I'm talking about. Say Anything is a necessity. So

eat that, John Hughes.

Kenneth Lonergan's masterpiece about the relationship between a brother and sister is quite possibly one of the best films of last year. Laura Linney, Rory Culkin, Matthew Broderick and especially Mark Ruffalo give amazing performances that seem believable and inspriring. Lonergan's script is tip-top and never misses a beat.

I'm not sure why I didn't see this film when it came out, but I watched it for the first time last week and was blown away. "A time to kill" is not only very well done, but it shows the way racism is dealt with in an intertesting way. Every character is not only well developed, but the actors playing them make it totally believable.

Kevin Spacey and Samuel L. Jackson, who remain two of the finest American actors are definetly one of the best parts of the film. I'm not really sure how this film was received when it was released, but I consider it to be one of the most well done films I've seen recently.