Hey, remember the Cold War Kids? I thought they all died too, until I was puttering around YouTube and happened upon their excellent 2006 hit song "Hang Me Up to Dry", or rather the song's equally excellent video. From there, I clicked a suggested link on the right only to find "Something Is Not Right With Me". So they weren't one-hit wonders! Well, except... I don't know I guess it wasn't a hit. But it should have been.

While we're on the subject of music and the letter C, I also recently found a great country album. A Canadian country album, no less. It's On the Floor of Heaven by The Blue Shadows. I would link to the respective album and band Wikipedia pages except they don't exist. If you're a musical omnivore like me and you don't outright reject country music, give it a listen, especially the track "Deliver Me". Once you're hooked, buy it on Amazon.

On to the C's!

Capote (2005) - 7
Kinda slow, but PSH is perfection. PSH FTW.

Casino (1995) - 8
Entertaining. Good use of the ol' "car blows up when you turn the ignition"

Cast Away (2000) - 6
Tom Hanks takes a really long vacation, and when he gets back his wife has remarried. Hanks just kinda shrugs aaaaaaaaaand fade to black.

The Cat in the Hat (2003) - 2
Ugh. Damn.

The Cat's Meow (2001) - 5
Well, there it is. Not many movies take place in the 1920s, so if you're a big 20's fan, then I guess you'll just gobble this up.

Catch Me If You Can (2002) - 9
Really fun movie. Makes me want to counterfeit payroll checks.

Changing Lanes (2002) - 5
All I wanted to see was Sam Jackson put Ben Affleck's head through a windshield, was that too much to ask??

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) - 5
This movie seemed to sog a lot of people's pants, but I just didn't find it engaging. Johnny Depp, god bless him, made Willy Wonka too distant, too one-dimensional.

Charlie's Angels (2000) - 4
Eh, well there it is.

Chasing Amy (1997) - 8
Excellent dialogue, bizarre situations, and Jason Lee.

Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) - 3
When the title and credits are so obviously made for video, I just cry. This is not why movie theatres were built.

Chicago (2002) - 6
Overrated. Wow, Queen Latifah got an Oscar for playing Queen Latifah.

Chocolat (2000) - 6
I ate so much damn chocolat because of this movie.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) - 6
So Aslan died, and some cement broke, and then he came back. They rode into battle and killed all the bad guys. Oops, spoiler warning. The first 30 minutes are great though.

The Chumscrubber (2005) - 8
Holy crap, that guy from Green Day gets this other kid to stab a little kid. Epic!

The Cider House Rules (1999) - 7
"I NEED YOU HOMER!"

City of Angels (1998) - 6
So an angel (Nic Cage) falls deeply in love with Meg Ryan, so much so that he gives up being able to hang out on sky scrapers and watching the sun rise in the west at the beach, and the *same day* he does this, Meg Ryan gets gored by a logging truck, and the angels he used to hang with take her to the land of the dead or wherever, and Nic Cage just has to suck it. The DVD has an alternate ending, where Nic Cage, in his immense grief, commits suicide and becomes Satan.

The Clearing (2004) - 5
Willem Dafoe (ugly) kidnaps Robert Redford (not ugly). I mean really, Willem Dafoe is a weird looking guy.

Clerks (1994) - 8
It's really hard to make a movie interesting based soley on the dialogue. But not for Kevin Smith.

A Clockwork Orange (1971) - 10
Slow motion: Malcolm McDowell gut checks a guy with a cane whilst Beethoven thunders softly in the background. Perfect.

Closer (2004) - 7
These people tear each other *apart*. The dialogue is like a wild bearcat. And Natalie Portman!... Brelrklkfj!

Collateral (2004) - 9
I always knew Tom Cruise was a smooth talking, evil asshole. Now here's my proof.

Collateral Damage (2002) - 3
Stuff blows up and, I don't know, Arnold Schwarzenegger saves people. Or kills them. Or something.

Company Man (2000) - 5
I remember watching this and thinking, "Hey, who is that guy?" I still don't know.

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) - 8
Sam Rockwell murders Julia Roberts. Right? Am I remembering that correctly? If I'm not, don't correct me.

Conspiracy Theory (1997) - 7
Mel Gibson murders Julia Roberts. Right? No wait, Captain Picard does. Make it so.

Contact (1997) - 8
Very interesting, ultimately I just wanted Jodie Foster to punch all those religious kooks in the face hard, but travelling through a mind-bending orb thing to another planet works OK too.

The Contender (2000) - 6
"The Dude" as President! I would vote for him a million times.

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) - 8
An *alarmingly* good movie. Just crazy good.

The Country Bears (2002) - 1
Scarier than real bears, and about as much fun as a bullet through the temple, large caliber.

Crash (2004) - 10
Emotionally wrenching, beautifully rendered.

crazy/beautiful (2001) - 4
This was one of the first movies I built. I don't remember it.

El crimen del Padre Amaro (2002) - 8
Man, that girl who gets pregnant is really, really good looking.

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) - 6
Filmed mostly without a script.

The Crossing (2000) - 7
I just love the ending, after this huge battle, General Washington asks "So how many men did we lose?" Lieutenant guy: "None sir." Washington: "None? OK, everyone get back to work."

Cruel Intentions (1999) - 7
Great watching these kids mess with each other's brains. Brains.

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) - 3
MADAGASCAR! It doesn't work.