ROVIN' AND RAVIN' WITH MIKE

Copyright © 2002 by Michael Segers, Brought to you by Peanut.org

The R & R Film Reviews - 1999-2002

     Rovin' and Ravin' was first conceived as a series of online film reviews and began in 1999 as a series of two articles a week, one film review, and one article on any topic that had links on the Internet.  In early 2002, however, the film reviews came to an end.

     Here on one page is a link by title to all the films reviewed over those three years.  Most of them are films that appeared during that time, but there are also looks backward to such classics as  High NoonThe reviews are my honest response to the films, and honestly, they come across rather eccentric.  I still do not understand the appeal of American  Beauty and I still appreciate For Love of the GameI also appreciate such quirky jewels as George Washington.  

     I never felt during my tenure as film critic that I was in the business of labeling films as good or bad.  In fact, I mainly wanted to muddy the view of the films, maybe focus on what works and what does not work.  In short, I was functioning as a teacher and at the same time as a student.  Every year, I did identify my ten favorites of the year and presented them with The Golden Goobers.  Those films are identified on this list with an asterisk (*).  Some guest columnists and I also wrote articles about film that were not reviews (I never trusted a guest to review a film).  As a good student and teacher, I also collected a list of useful online resources.  

Rovin' and Ravin' Home

 

A - E

 

African Queen, The

Almost Famous *

Along Came a Spider

American  Beauty

America's Sweethearts

Analyze This

Arlington Road

Artificial Intelligence

Atlantis

 

Bamboozled 

Bandits

Beach, The

Before Night Falls

Beautiful Mind, A

Blair Witch Project, The

Blaire Witch 2: Book of Shadows

Blast From the Past

Bone Collector, The

Bridget Jones's Diary

Bringing Out the Dead *

Brokedown Palace 

 

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Cats & Dogs

Cell, The

Chicken Run *

Cider House Rules, The 

Ciénaga, La *

Company Man

Contender, The

Cookie's Fortune *

Cousin Bette

Crazy in Alabama

Crew, The

Curse of the Jade Scorpion

 

Dancer in the Dark

Dinosaur

Disney's The Kid

Dogma

Down from the Mountain *

Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. T and the Women

Drowning Mona

 

Eight Millimeter *

Emperor's New Groove, The

End of the Affair, The *

Enemy at the Gates

Entrapment

Erin Brockovich *

eXistenZ 

Eyes of Tammy Faye, The

Eyes Wide Shut

 

F - N

 

Fifteen Minutes

Fight Club

Finding Graceland

Flawless

For Love of the Game *

Frequency

 

Galaxy Quest

George Washington *

Gladiator *

Gosford Park

Green Mile, The

Grey Owl

 

Hannibal

Hanging Up

Haunting, The

Heartbreakers

Hideous Kinky

High Fidelity

High Noon

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Hurricane, The 

 

Ideal Husband, An

Insider, The

Instinct

Isn't She Great 

 

Jurassic Park III

 

Kandahar *

Knight's Tale, A

K-PAX

 

Last Castle, The

Legend of Bagger Vance, The

Life Is Beautiful

Love Stinks

 

Magnolia

Man on the Moon

Man Who Wasn't There, The *

Me, Myself, and Irene

Meet the Parents

Men of Honor

Memento *

Mexican, The

Mickey Blue Eyes 

Midsummer-Night's Dream, A *

Mission to Mars

Monster's Ball *

Monsters Inc. *

Mummy, The

Mummy Returns, The

Musketeer, The

My Dog Skip

 

Next Best Thing, The

Nurse Betty *

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

O - X

 

O Brother, Where Art Thou? *

October Sky *

Original Sin

Osmosis Jones

Outside Providence

 

Patriot, The

Pearl Harbor

Perfect Storm, The

Planet of the Apes

Playing by Heart *

Pledge, The *

Plunkett & Macleane

Proof of Life

Pushing Tin

 

Rat Race

Remember the Titans

Requiem for A Dream *

Return to Me

Rules of Engagement

 

Saving Grace

Score, The

Serendipity

Shanghai Noon

Shanghai Express

She's All That  

Shrek *

Sixth Sense, The *

Small Time Crooks

Space Cowboys

State and Main *

Summer of Sam

Sweet November

 

Tailor of Panama, The *

Talented Mr. Ripley, The 

Tea With Mussolini *

Thin Red Line, The

3000 Miles to Graceland

Three Kings 

Thirteen Days

Traffic

True Crime

 

U-571

 

Vengo

 

Walk on the Moon, A

What Lies Beneath 

What Planet Are You From?

Where the Heart Is

Where the Money Is

Wonder Boys *

 

X-Men

 

 

 

 

General Film Articles

(G) = guest columnist

About Movies About World War II - and About About, Too

Attack of the Baby Monster and Other Movie Horrors

Back to School Videos

A Clockwork Kubrick

Getting Lost on the Way to the Dietrich Festival

Happy Birthday, Billy Wilder!

The Man that Launched a Thousand Movies?

May the Hype Be with You! (G)

A Movie Cornucopia

A Movie Lover's Guide to the Internet

Mr. Matasschankayasky, We'll Miss You!

The Summer of Our Content

The Summer of Our Discontent

Times of the Season: Classic Summer Film Escapes (G)

The Truman Show - The Sequel (G)

USEFUL RESOURCES 

Not on Peanut.org

Brad Lang, About Classic Movies 

Internet Movie Data Base 

Michael Elliott, Christian Critic

Online Film Critics Society

Rotten Tomatoes

 3 Black Chicks

Tim Dirks: The Greatest Films

 

THE GOLDEN GOOBERS

The Best Films of the Year

 The Golden Goobers: 1999

The Golden Goobers: 2000 

The Golden Goobers: 2001


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