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© St. Petersburg Times, published February 28, 2002
Top 5
1 No Man's Land -- The follies of war are described in a language anyone understands these days. Winner of the Golden Globe for best foreign language film and an Oscar nominee.
2 Monster's Ball -- An excellent ensemble cast -- especially Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton -- breathes life into a suffocating tragedy of racism, capital punishment and family skeletons. The best new movie produced in 2001.
3 We Were Soldiers -- Mel Gibson leads U.S. troops into the first major battle of the Vietnam War while Madeleine Stowe keeps the home fires burning. No political rhetoric, just heroism overlooked too long.
4 Black Hawk Down -- Director Ridley Scott commands a gripping, fact-based story of a U.S. Special Forces operation in Somalia in 1993. A movie war more hellish than Saving Private Ryan. One of the best films of 2001.
5 Iris -- The life and mind of author Iris Murdoch are dramatized at two crucial stages by Kate Winslet (inquisitive, adventurous youth) and Judi Dench (aged dementia). Golden Globe-winning support by Jim Broadbent as Murdoch's devoted husband.
March 8: The Time Machine, All About the Benjamins, Lantana
March 15: Ice Age, Showtime, Resident Evil, Juwanna Mann, Harrison's Flowers, Ocean Men (IMAX)
March 22: E.T.: The Extraterrestrial, Blade 2, Sorority Boys, Monsoon Wedding
March 29: The Panic Room, The Rookie, Death to Smoochy, National Lampoon's Van Wilder
April 5: Kissing Jessica Stein, Frailty
April 19: The Scorpion King
May 3: Hollywood Ending
May 10: The New Guy
May 24: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
June 7: The Tuxedo