The Best Picture of 2000 is....."Gladiator." It tells the story of a Roman general who refuses to pledge allegiance to the new emperor and is stripped of his title and lands and sold into slavery. He eventually returns as a gladiator seeking revenge. Director Ridley [..]

Stunning special effects and an upbeat Disney storyline combine to make "Dinosaur" an exciting live-action animated adventure film. The story is about an orphaned dinosaur, and his adopted family of lemurs, who must all flee as the island they live on is destroyed by a meteor shower. [..]

"The Score" is an interesting film if only for the fact that it unites the two actors who portrayed Vito Corleone on the big screen. This well done heist picture features Marlon Brando ("The Godfather" 1972) and Robert De Niro ("The Godfather - Part II) as two [..]

Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas are at a low point in their respective careers in "Original Sin." This trashy "erotic thriller" was directed by Michael Cristofer ("Body Shots" 1999), who also wrote the dud of a screenplay. The story is set in [..]

Will Smith does a fantastic job portraying boxer Muhammed Ali in the biopic "Ali." Producer-director-screenwriter Michael Mann ("The Insider" 1999) managed to keep an even pace in this 157 minute film, balancing screen time between boxing scenes and personal moments and celebrity appearances. [..]

Pixar continues to innovate in the field of computer generated animation with "Monsters, Inc." The very original story by Peter Docter centers on two monsters employed at Monsters, Inc., who rebel against the company's policy of making money off of scaring children around the world to generate [..]

"Corky Romano" is a largely forgettable motion picture from director Rob Pritts and The Walt Disney Company's Touchstone Pictures. This mafia comedy relies on ethnic stereotypes, a lame screenplay by David Garrett and Jason Ward, and goofy performances by former "Saturday Night Live" cast members. [..]

"Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story" is a made-for-television movie about the legendary movie star Shirley Temple, who later went on to marry and raise three children, run for Congress, and then embark on an Ambassadorial career, serving as U. S. envoy to Czechoslovakia and to Ghana. [..]

"Hardball" is a sports drama movie about a man who is forced to coach an inner-city baseball team to cover his gambling debts. Producer-director Brian Robbins ("Varsity Blues" 1999) and screenwriter John Gatins have given us a film we have seen before (remember "The Bad News Bears" [..]

"Blow" is a crime drama about the life story of drug smuggler George Jung. Producer-director Ted Demme put together a watchable film about the rise and fall of Jung, vividly portraying the dire consequences of this type of illegal activity. The screenplay was written by David [..]