Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 16%
| Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) | "
What works in the theater doesn't always work in the movies. Part of the problem, as mentioned, is with the broadness of the material. But it doesn't help that the script relies way too much on syrupy voiceovers." — Looking Closer Posted Apr 9, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 68%
| Hitch (2005) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Feb 26, 2005 |
— | Fresh 71%
| Dogville (2003) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Feb 1, 2005 |
— | Fresh 66%
| The Door in the Floor (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Feb 1, 2005 |
— | Fresh 92%
| Hotel Rwanda (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Jan 15, 2005 |
— | Rotten 49%
| A Home at the End of the World (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Jan 15, 2005 |
— | Fresh 87%
| The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi/Sonatine (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Jan 15, 2005 |
— | Fresh 62%
| Young Adam (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 27, 2004 |
— | Fresh 83%
| The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 19, 2004 |
— | Fresh 95%
| The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 19, 2004 |
— | Rotten 20%
| She Hate Me (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 19, 2004 |
— | Fresh 89%
| The Five Obstructions (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 19, 2004 |
— | Fresh 98%
| Since Otar Left (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 19, 2004 |
— | Fresh 91%
| Kinsey (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 19, 2004 |
— | Fresh 94%
| Before Sunset (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 19, 2004 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 97%
| Sideways (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 19, 2004 |
— | Fresh 96%
| The Agronomist (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 6, 2004 |
— | N/A | Struggle (2003) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 6, 2004 |
— | Rotten 44%
| Love Me If You Dare (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 6, 2004 |
— | Fresh 90%
| James' Journey to Jerusalem (2003) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 6, 2004 |
— | Fresh 85%
| Monsieur Ibrahim (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 6, 2004 |
— | Fresh 96%
| The Return (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 6, 2004 |
— | Fresh 95%
| Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 6, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 78%
| The Saddest Music in the World (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 6, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| Baadasssss! (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 6, 2004 |
— | Fresh 91%
| The Corporation (2004) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 6, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 63%
| Starsky & Hutch (2004) | "
Though the gags aren't always funny, I usually had a smile on my face." — Looking Closer Posted Dec 6, 2004 |
— | Fresh 97%
| Power Trip (2003) |
Click here to read article — Looking Closer Posted Dec 6, 2004 |
N/A | N/A | 2003 Year-in-Review (2003) |
Click here to read article — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Jan 4, 2004 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Finding Nemo (2003) | "
Yet another quantum leap for the Pixar folk." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted May 27, 2003 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 77%
| Holes (2003) | "
The little ones might laugh, but the adults will be bored." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Apr 16, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| A Mighty Wind (2003) | "
What I'll remember most about A Mighty Wind are the moments of genuine tenderness." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Apr 16, 2003 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 43%
| Anger Management (2003) | "
Gong Show impresario Chuck Barris would've gonged it out after ten minutes." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Apr 10, 2003 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 71%
| Phone Booth (2003) | "
Colin Farrell. Joel Schumacher... Will hot, new, and sexy rise to the top or will the forces of old, bloated, and boring rise up and swallow the young talent?" — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Mar 31, 2003 |
N/A | N/A | 2002 Year-in-Review (2002) |
Click here to read article — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Dec 29, 2002 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 96%
| Catch Me If You Can (2002) | "
A slick little chase movie, with two huge stars having a grand time." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Dec 23, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 81%
| The Hours (2002) | "
Daldry creates a visual language with deep, rich metaphors." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Dec 23, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 96%
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) | "
It is a story reminiscent of the great stories of old. It is a story that matters." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Dec 17, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 78%
| Antwone Fisher (2002) | "
It works. I laughed, I cried, I left the theater with a bounce in my step." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Dec 17, 2002 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 64%
| Brown Sugar (2002) | "
It has so many tropes that a teenager could construct a plot line just by connecting the dots." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Oct 7, 2002 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 41%
| The Four Feathers (2002) | "
Rehashing the same tropes and scenery, rarely breaking new ground in the art of storytelling." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Sep 17, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 74%
| Signs (2002) | "
A taut, intelligent thriller that reminds us of the importance of craft and storytelling." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 54%
| Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) | "
Myers looks bored, and his new creation, Goldmember, is gross and uninspired." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| The Bourne Identity (2002) | "
There's rarely a dull moment, but the movie doesn't descend into cartoonish action/violence like most action movies do these days..." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Jun 25, 2002 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 31%
| High Crimes (2002) | "
The talent in front of and behind the camera can't overcome the boring, derivative script." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Apr 5, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 77%
| Changing Lanes (2002) | "
A thought-provoking drama that explores the ethical choices at the foundation of our social relationships." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Apr 5, 2002 |
N/A | N/A | 73rd Academy Awards (2001) |
Click here to read article — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Mar 27, 2002 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 78%
| Ice Age (2002) | "
Though the plot is generic, the movie is enchanting." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Mar 12, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 58%
| Hart's War (2002) | "
Eschewing most of the big battle scenes, it instead focuses on the relationships of soldiers who don't always get along even as they serve under the same flag." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Feb 11, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| Monster's Ball (2001) | "
The real strength of Monster's Ball lies in its well-drawn characters and the actors who play them." — Phantom Tollbooth Posted Jan 30, 2002 |
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