Fresh
| Fresh 63%
| O (2001) | "
Helmer Nelson has fashioned a clever premise, helped along by a smart ensemble that manages to highlight Shakespeare's work without parodying it--no small accomplishment." Posted Mar 1, 2007 |
Fresh
| N/A | The Break (1996) | "
Andrzej Sekula's cinematography is a poetic, masterful presence." Posted Jan 3, 2007 |
Fresh
| N/A | Cinema Verite: Defining the Moment (1999) | "
Cinema verite has survived over the years, and filmmaker Peter Wintonick's movie walks the viewer up through those years." Posted Sep 30, 2003 |
Fresh
| N/A | Off The Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997) | "
A good-natured, observant documentary." Posted May 5, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| New York in the Fifties (2001) | "
A likeable documentary that strives to tie up a number of cultural themes and make sense of a very disparate group of 1950s social and artistic innovators, and even a few phonies." Posted Oct 15, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| Notting Hill (1999) | "
While we never doubt the outcome, Notting Hill offers an enjoyable narrative journey." Posted Sep 9, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| One Hour Photo (2002) | "
As the needy photo clerk, Robin Williams turns in a complex portrait of a man who wants to be helpful, while barely concealing a fissure in his view of everyday life." Posted Jul 27, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| A Grin Without A Cat (2002) | "
A three-hour cinema master class." Posted Jun 18, 2002 |
Rotten
| Fresh 97%
| Read My Lips (2002) | "
Cassel and Devos give the tale some much-needed gravitas, but as the movie descends into melodrama, it loses much of its initial charm." Posted Jun 15, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 77%
| Panic Room (2002) | "
Foster makes for a plucky Meg, and young Stewart is a talent to watch. But it’s Whitaker, Yoakam and Leto who turn in a mini-tour de force." Posted Apr 16, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 66%
| Me Without You (2002) | "
If much of Me Without You strikes a familiar chord, it also intelligently captures the difficulties that can disrupt even a close friendship." Posted Mar 23, 2002 |
Fresh
| Rotten 30%
| Very Annie Mary (2001) | "
[Griffith] adds another intriguing character to her formidable body of work." Posted Feb 24, 2002 |
Rotten
| Rotten 3%
| Rollerball (2002) | "
A lively but preposterous movie that only vaguely glances off the reality of violence." Posted Feb 23, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| The Farewell (2002) | "
If the atmosphere of The Farewell conjures up a Greek tragedy, the mere sight of Brecht's typewriter speaks volumes about the brilliance of his art." Posted Jan 26, 2002 |
Fresh
| Rotten 44%
| Trouble Every Day (2002) | "
Hardly a film that comes along every day." Posted Jan 8, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 81%
| Ocean's Eleven (2001) | "
With the stylish Soderbergh in the driver’s seat, this is a smart, elaborate heist film with a Rat Pack pedigree, some laughs and surprises along the way." Posted Jan 5, 2002 |
Fresh
| N/A | A Trial in Prague (2001) | "
As filmgoers at the Montreal screening made their way out of the movie theatre...many were brushing away tears at what they had seen and what they had remembered." Posted Dec 9, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 21%
| The Glass House (2001) | "
A first-rate melodrama, one that might have played nicely in theatres as a second feature back in the early '60s." Posted Dec 9, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 78%
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) | "
Columbus ... has assembled a wizardly cast and crew." Posted Dec 9, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 66%
| Heist (2001) | "
As smart as a pail full of grown-up tomcats." Posted Dec 9, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 49%
| Hearts in Atlantis (2001) | "
Likeable, nostalgic movie that walks a smooth tightrope between a coming-of-age tale and a dark, long-forgotten Twilight Zone episode." Posted Dec 9, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 44%
| Jeepers Creepers (2001) | "
Brennan ... turns in a nice comic turn that is well worth waiting for." Posted Dec 9, 2001 |
Fresh
| N/A | Wallowitch & Ross - This Moment () | "
The film's atmosphere is low-key, informal and charmingly musical throughout." Posted Nov 13, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 84%
| The Others (2001) | "
Aims less for subtlety than something out of a horror-movie grab bag." Posted Aug 27, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 32%
| America's Sweethearts (2001) | "
The so-called 'behind-the-scenes' intrigue often fails to rise above a television sitcom." Posted Aug 14, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| Go Tigers! (2001) | "
Carlson grew up in Massillon and he seems to know the territory of Friday night football." Posted Aug 2, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 60%
| The Man Who Bought Mustique (2001) | "
As luck would have it, filmmakers Joseph Bullman and Vikram Jayanti were given pretty much free rein." Posted Jun 25, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 62%
| Enlightenment Guaranteed (2001) | "
Its coda--set in that remote monastery--shows signs that enlightenment, if not actually guaranteed, might still be possible for a couple of cranky Europeans." Posted Jun 25, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 59%
| The Luzhin Defence (2001) | "
Lighter on its feet than one might imagine and more complex than one might think." Posted Apr 30, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| I Stand Alone (1998) | "
Noe deserves credit for a cinematic vision which is remarkably his own." Posted Apr 3, 2001 |
Rotten
| Fresh 67%
| Too Much Sleep (2001) | "
Too Much Sleep traffics in deadpan whimsy, always a risky business." Posted Mar 29, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 24%
| The Million Dollar Hotel (2001) | "
Turns out to be almost as shabby as its name." Posted Mar 5, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 39%
| Hannibal (2001) | "
Hannibal is arguably the most visually stunning movie in what could be a horror-movie franchise." Posted Mar 5, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 16%
| The Wedding Planner (2001) | "
A commonplace little offering, low on charm, but trudging ahead anyway, with nary a laugh." Posted Mar 5, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| The City (1998) | "
A haunting, compassionate look at the day-to-day lives of all too many New Yorkers." Posted Feb 21, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 95%
| With a Friend Like Harry (2001) | "
If Alfred Hitchcock hadn't shuffled off this mortal coil some two decades ago, chances are he would have appreciated Dominik Moll's With a Friend Like Harry." Posted Feb 7, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| Thirteen Days (2000) | "
Donaldson captures authentic characters and events, which transcend any fictional drama." Posted Feb 7, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 72%
| Snatch (2001) | "
Ritchie’s background in commercials and music-videos and his recurring freeze-frames give Snatch its nearly breathless pace, courtesy of cinematographer Tim Maurice-Jones, who pulls out all the stops." Posted Feb 7, 2001 |
Rotten
| Fresh 64%
| A Friend of the Deceased (1998) | "
Too often in the movie, we find ourselves looking around the edges more than at the portrait of this "central" figure" Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| A Merry War (1998) | "
Grant is superb as the irksome but redeemable Gordon." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998) | "
Has a rich, 'lived-in' texture that gives the narrative a credibility not based merely on its actuality but on the conviction with which it is presented." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 69%
| Afterglow (1997) | "
Rudolph cares for his characters rather than patronizing their often foolish behavior." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| American Beauty (1999) | "
What, at first, promises to be an insightful satirical look at a suburban American family unravels into a familiar tale of infidelity and rebellion." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 66%
| American Psycho (2000) | "
Stunning cinematography." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 34%
| At First Sight (1998) | "
Regrettably plays more like a soap opera than a real-life story." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 21%
| Autumn in New York (2000) | "
Charlotte and Will make a charming couple, but that has a lot to do with Ryder's doomed gamine presence and Gere's world-weary rogue." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 45%
| Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) | "
It would take divine intervention to breathe freshness into Blues Brothers 2000." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| BookWars (2000) | "
Sheds some light on a demimonde of sorts at the edges of Greenwich Village" Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 51%
| Bounce (2000) | "
A star-driven vehicle that puts its money down on its two leads, who do not disappoint." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| Bringing Out the Dead (1999) | "
Yet another example of their gift for combining the edgy with the poetic." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
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