Movie: Crash Release Date: May 6, 2005 Director: Paul Haggis Starring: Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, Brendan Fraser, Terrance Howard, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 5.25 Oscars out of 10 We have a problem with racism in America. I think a majority of…

Movie: Million Dollar Baby Release Date: December 15, 2004 Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9 Oscars out of 10 ‘Million Dollar Baby’ had a successful theatrical run worldwide when it was initially released. It was also quite admired by critics and received many accolades, especially…

Movie: A Beautiful Mind Release Date: December 21, 2001 Director: Ron Howard Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Judd Hirsch, Josh Lucas, Anthony Rapp, Christopher Plummer Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8.5 Oscars out of 10 ‘A Beautiful Mind’ is, well, a beautiful movie. It was nominated for eight Academy…

Movie: Gladiator Release Date: May 5, 2000 Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielson, Ralf Moller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, Richard Harris, Tommy Flanagan Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9 Oscars out of 10 When ‘Gladiator’ is ranked with other Academy Award Best Picture winners by critics, it…

Movie: American Beauty Release Date: September 15, 1999 Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, Wes Bentley, Allison Janney, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 10 Oscars out of 10 ‘American Beauty’ is one of my favorite movies of all time. Period. It is currently ranked number…

Movie: Titanic Release Date: December 19, 1997 Director: James Cameron Starring: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Danny Nucci, David Warner, Bill Paxton Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 10 Oscars out of 10 I know there are “haters” out there in regards to the movie ‘Titanic,’ but…

Movie: The English Patient Release Date: November 15, 1996 Director: Anthony Minghella Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth, Julian Wadham, Jurgen Prochnow Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9.5 Oscars out of 10 ‘The English Patient’ was both a commercial and critical success when it was released in…

Movie: Braveheart Release Date: May 24, 1995 Director: Mel Gibson Starring: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 5.75 Oscars out of 10 Despite being more of a commercial success than a critical success, ‘Braveheart’ was nominated for ten Academy Awards, winning four including Best Picture and Best Director….

Movie: Forrest Gump Release Date: July 6, 1994 Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 6.75 Oscars out of 10 ‘Forrest Gump’ was more than just a huge commercial success for Paramount when it was released in 1994. It was a global phenomenon…