Cold Mountain (2003) Review

For decades, Hollywood has toyed with the idea of remaking or following up Gone With The Wind. That moment has finally arrived.

Brother Bear (2003) Review

Thanks to the reincarnation of SCTV stalwarts The McKenzie Brothers as a pair of moose, Disney's latest animated feature is more like Brother Beer.

Good Boy! (2003) Review

Thirty-five years after Jim Henson launched his career with Rowlf the Dog, daughter Lisa teams up with MGM for her own movie about talking pooches.

Mystic River (2003) Review

Don't be fooled by the contemporary Boston setting. For all intents and purposes, Clint Eastwood has made another superlative western.

The Event (2003) Review

In 1997, actor Christopher Reeve made his directorial debut with the TV movie In The Gloaming, a drama about an AIDS patient (Robert Sean Leonard) who comes home to die with his mother (Glenn Close). Close was spectacular in the role, garnering an Emmy nomination.

Underworld (2003) Review

First-time director Len Wiseman cranks up the volume with a tale of vampires versus werewolves that is sure to delight genre fans and countless teenage boys.

Seabiscuit (2003) Review

Much like Robert Redford's 1998 summer epic The Horse Whisperer, Gary Ross's faithful adaptation of Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling novel celebrates the power of personal redemption.

Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003) Review

Johnny Depp hijacks Disney's summer ride with a shimmering comedic performance that recalls the subversive spirit of British personalities Keith Richards, Eddie Izzard and sketch comedian Paul Whitehouse.

2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Review

Zooming into theaters, John Singleton’s fast paced sequel to The Fast and the Furious maintains this summer’s overriding theme of the independent minded Hollywood blockbuster.

X2: X-Men United (2003) Review

The first big budget sequel of the summer season thunders into theaters with a swagger and emotional payoff that raises the bar for The Matrix Reloaded, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, Terminator 3 and Lara Croft Tombraider: The Cradle of Life.

Raising Victor Vargas (2003) Review

Despite a cast of unknowns and improvised dialogue, rookie filmmaker Peter Sollett delivers a Hispanic slice of life drama that is entirely devoid of pretense

Holes (2003) Review

 Later this year, Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine's post-modern fairytale and winner of the 1999 Newberry Medal, is slated to come to the screen as a $38 million Miramax release directed by Tommy O'Haver (Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss, Get Over It ) and starring Anne Hathaway (Nicholas Nickleby , The Princess Diaries ) and Hugh Dancy (Black Hawk Down , David Copperfield ).

Meanwhile, the winner of the 1998 Newberry Medal, Holes, by Louis Sachar, comes to life as a Disney Easter release with an even more impressive Hollywood pedigree. The PG-rated entry marks the first foray into the genre by action director Andrew Davis (The Fugitive , Chain Reaction , Collateral Damage ), and features an all-star supporting adult cast of Jon Voight , Sigourney Weaver , Henry Winkler , Eartha Kitt, Dule Hill, and Patricia Arquette.

Chasing Papi (2003) Review

Alongside his roles in recent thrillers such as Phone Booth, actor/director Forest Whitaker finds time to produce a breezy new romantic comedy featuring an all Latino cast that includes Roselyn Sanchez.

Anger Management (2003) Review

 After the gentler feel of Mr. Deeds, Little Nicky and Big Daddy, comedian Adam Sandler reclaims the zany drumbeat of his earlier work with gleeful support from Jack Nicholson and a stellar supporting cast.

View From the Top (2003) Review

Strange mishmash of a movie plays like a bad episode of Saturday Night Live, with Gwyneth Paltrow doing her best to keep things moving and Mike Myers scoring a few, but not enough, direct hits.