Critics’ Picks
What were the best movies of 2003? Let’s check in with the critics:
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Ebert & Roeper
“Mystic River”
“Cold Mountain”
“Lost in Translation”
“Master and Commander”
“House of Sand and Fog”
“Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
“The Station Agent”
“Dirty Pretty Things”
“Capturing the Friedmans”
“American Splendor”
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Ebert and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
“Mystic River”
“Terminator 3, From the Gentleman Who I Believe Is Your Governor” (said with a smirk)
“The Station Agent”
“That Gladiator Picture”
“Shane, of Course”
“Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
“That Picture The Matrix Was Interesting”
“Lost in Translation”
“My Wife Enjoyed Lost in Translation”
“Shattered Glass Was Illuminating” (said with a smirk)
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Roeper and Mr. Roper
“Cold Mountain”
“Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”
“The Tenant”
“The Station Agent”
“The Station Agent’s Tenant, Who Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”
“Mystic River”
“You Do the Rest”
“Cold Mountain”
“You Said That Already”
“You’re Confusing Me Now”
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Ebert and My Great Aunt Who Doesn’t Get Out So Much Anymore and Also Has Trouble Hearing
“Mystic River”
“Pistol Drivel”
“No, I Said Mystic River”
“What’s Pistol Drivel?”
“MYSTIC RIVER!!!”
“You Know What’s Good?”
“What?” (fatigued)
“Thelma & Louise”
“That’s Not This Year”
“What?”
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Ebert & Roeper If All That Existed Were HBO Signature and HBO Comedy
“Swept Away (The Madonna Version)”
“Road to Perdition”
“Alex & Emma”
“Arli$$ Marathon”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm Episode 21: Chet’s Shirt”
“Coming to America”
“Secretary”
“HBO First Look: 50 First Dates”
“Swept Away (The Madonna Version)”
“The Scout”
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My Iconoclastic Single Friends
“Bad Santa”
“Gigli” (later retracted)
“Bruce Almighty”
“Laurel Canyon”
“Finding Nemo”
“The Hulk” (seemed tentative)
“Dirty Pretty Things”
“Capturing the Friedmans”
“Spellbound”
“Open Range” (weakening)
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Ebert & Roeper (As Told to Mark Geragos)
“Dirty Pretty Things”
“Lost in Translation”
“Bad Santa”
“Finding Nemo”
“Love, Actually”
“Yes, Love”
“Pure Love”
“Love for Children”
“All Children”
“We Must Love Them”
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Ebert & Roeper When I Dream
“Jennifer Connelly Loves Me”
“I Hit a Homerun to Win the Little League World Series”
“Mystic River”
“Plane Crash”
“Rent-Controlled Apartment of Sand and Fog”
“Jennifer Connelly Won’t Let Go” (sequel)
“Scarlett Johansson Called”
“Dirty Pretty Things”
“Seabiscuit”
“And God Was Putty From Seinfeld”
“Dirty Pretty Things”
Paul Brownfield can be contacted at paul.brownfield@latimes.com.
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