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I’ve seen 1857 films over the past 10 years….time to count down my top 100 of the 00s…. #100 – In the Loop – Caustically funny and scathing look at the politics of selling a war. A perfect film to … Continue reading →

The 72nd Academy Award Nominations were announced this morning. The nominations and my comments follow… Best Picture American Beauty The Cider House Rules The Green Mile The Insider The Sixth Sense The biggest surprise here, as with the entire list … Continue reading →

Overall this has been a disappointing year for movies. Entertainment Weekly recently called 1999, “The Year That Changed Movies”, and yet I don’t think that is nearly the case. Yes, there were quite a number of good films (as are … Continue reading →

Once again, the best time of year for film lovers has rolled around. The year has been rather unassuming up to this point. However, the final four months of the year are the time when the studios crank out their … Continue reading →

Welcome to Cinematter! This is the part of the site where I explain a bit about its purpose, and ramble on and on about myself. The Origin of the Site If you want a full history of the site, click … Continue reading →

The Evolution of Cinematter: July 1995 – Website created (at Texas Metronet) originally titled Shreck’s Cinema Originally composed of two text-only pages: One page of summary/reviews for 1995 movies, and one page of coming attractions. July 1995 – Added additional … Continue reading →

Part 2 WARNING…There are some minor spoilers posted in the text of this article. If you wish to keep your Star Wars viewing completely pristine, turn back now! While in Part I of this article, I discussed the upcoming backlash … Continue reading →

At the time I am writing this, there are still eight weeks until the premiere of the year’s most anticipated movie, Star Wars: Episode One – The Phantom Menace. Despite high degrees of secrecy, the entire plot is freely available … Continue reading →

Hey, it’s never too early to talk about the Oscars! There may be very little chance of being accurate (I mean, at this point last year who would have picked the Paltrow-Benigni-Dench-Coburn combo?), but it’s fun to speculate. Last year … Continue reading →