Molina, Alfred

• Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

  [5/10]

  "Jarmusch has collected some weird and quirky stories that emphasize the variability of human nature, even over something as simple as coffee and cigarettes."

• Da Vinci Code, The (2006)

  [5/10]

  "The Da Vinci Code has some better than average chase scenes and a few tense moments, but doesn't deliver the major punch at the end one would expect from all the hype."

• Magnolia (1999)

  [8/10]

  "Somehow, in spite of all the negative situations, Magnolia has a voyeuristic charm. I think we all can sympathize with one or more of the characters, and perhaps we realize (especially after the World Trade Center disaster) how easily outside events can pull our lives out of the track that we carefully planned an place us on a collision course with our past."

• Suchîmubôi [Steamboy] (2004)

  [8/10]

  "Ray's adventures as Steamboy provide a fun romp through an alternate history where advances in steam power accelerate the development of technologies."

  Average score: 6.50