I never got around to writing reviews for the movies that I watched over the past couple of years. Now that I have finished watching 101 movies, I’m often asked for movie recommendations so I decided that I should finally get around to writing reviews for all the movies I’ve watched. But in order to get through this quickly and painlessly, I’m doing it Twitter-style: movie reviews in 140-characters or less!

Across The Universe: A decent love story set to Beatles music; the music was great, but the visual effects were sometimes a little overboard (much like the 60s).

Inception: Not as mind-bending as I had hoped, but it is an intelligent action drama with an amazing cast and worth the nearly 3 hours.

Toy Story 3: This is what we hope all trilogy’s turn out to be! Cute and clever, and will make even the most cynical adult misty-eyed for childhood.

Alice in Wonderland: Reviews made it out to be worse than I thought. Good, with awesome make-up, but the plot was a little plodding and even silly at times.

The Messengers: This goes into the “job I never want to have” category, as two military officers deal with notifying next of kin. The men cried, I cried.

Post Grad: How can such an amazing cast (Rory Gilmore, coach from Glee, Michael Keaton) make such a silly movie? Ah yes: the script. Don’t bother.

Winter’s Bone: This movie will leave you thinking, “Holy shit.” Amazing cast, direction, script. An intro to an entirely different world.

Shutter Island: I enjoyed the mystery, and liked the ending even more. Leo DiCaprio certainly knows how to leave you hanging! Complex without being stupid.

Twilight: New Moon: I don’t get why Twilight is popular. The movies are decent, I suppose, but the only thing holding it together is Taylor Lautner’s abs.

Date Night: I love Steve Carrell. I love Tina Fey. I love when they are together. It’s predictable, and silly, but enjoyable for both boys and girls.

Brothers: Not quite as complex or scandalous as I predicted, but I don’t envy Natalie choosing between Jake and Tobey. Little girl stole the show.

The Princess and the Frog: Is this a real fairy tale? If so, no wonder I hadn’t heard of it. It had its moments, but not memorable as Jasmin and Ariel.

An Education: Sigh. A romance that goes exactly as it should, but still left me a little disappointed it wasn’t a fairy tale. Carey is magical.

Moon: A stunning one-man performance by Sam Rockwell, a sci-fi mystery without any aliens, and Kevin Spacey as Hal. I mean… sort of.

Paris, je t’aime: I liked half the short films in this montage of Paris. But I loved one, and it was worth it. Try to guess which one it was.

A Serious Man: Hated this stupid, plodding, incomprehensible film about miserable people that doesn’t actually have an ending. Should I keep going?

Crazy Heart: A darling film that has you rooting for the underdog, but I’m not convinced he deserved Best Actor. Oh, and Colin Farrell *can* act.

The Young Victoria: Emily Blunt, gorgeous Victorian costumes, and a touching romance. What more could a girl ask for? Was pretty historically accurate, too.

In the Loop: A fun British political comedy that we watched using subtitles. Has some American actors, too. A “fictional” movie that mirrors real life.

Up in the Air: After all the press and hype, you will want to hate this movie. But you won’t because it’s awesome. You’ll see yourself in this movie.

Departures: A foreign film set in Japan about death, identity, family and love. It’s sweet and very simple, but elegant and educational, too.

The Hurt Locker: Hells yes. If you think a war movie with a nearly all-male cast can’t be emotional and vulnerable, you clearly haven’t watched this movie.