Fresh
| Fresh 94%
| Masculin Feminin (1966) | "
An odd, scattered, free-form, but thoroughly engaging film." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 17, 2005 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 71%
| Paper Clips (2004) | "
It's a remarkable story, and well worth seeing, particularly for its handful of genuinely affecting moments." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 25, 2005 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 75%
| Game Over - Kasparov and the Machine (2003) | "
It should be good fun for chess lovers. For the chess-indifferent, it also has some enjoyable moments." — Seattle Post-Intelligencer Posted Mar 25, 2005 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 73%
| The Upside of Anger (2005) | "
Though this is not the type of serious film likely to win many awards, Allen gives one of her best performances." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 18, 2005 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 85%
| Gunner Palace (2005) | "
One of the most frightening aspects of the movie is the random feeling it conveys. Another is the shock of seeing such very young soldiers, many of them teenagers, caught up in a war they don't really understand." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 11, 2005 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 74%
| A Talking Picture (2003) | "
Extremely slow and won't be for those with no appetite for lengthy, self-serious monologues, but it also has a sharp, personal edge to it." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 11, 2005 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 29%
| Flight of the Phoenix (2004) | "
A ham-fisted movie that doesn't tax your brain with a lot of pesky ideas and three-dimensional characters." — Seattle Times Posted Dec 17, 2004 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 29%
| Proteus (2003) | "
Problematic on almost all levels." — Seattle Times Posted Nov 5, 2004 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 92%
| Vera Drake (2004) | "
Vera is the heart of the film, and Staunton gives an exquisite performance." — Seattle Times Posted Oct 22, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 88%
| Tying the Knot (2005) | "
A quietly effective exploration of the divisive subject of gay marriage in America." — Seattle Times Posted Oct 22, 2004 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 51%
| Woman, Thou Art Loosed (2004) | "
A monochromatic melodrama." — Seattle Times Posted Oct 22, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 72%
| Primer (2004) | "
Intriguing but flawed." — Seattle Times Posted Oct 15, 2004 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 91%
| Shaolin Soccer (2002) | "
Not an earth-shattering achievement, but not something to miss if you haven't yet met Stephen Chow." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 23, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 100%
| Bus 174 (2003) | "
An extraordinary portrait of a life lived always in the shadow of despair." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 5, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 98%
| The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003) | "
A gripping, nearly perfect documentary, chronicling a heart-stopping rise, fall and triumphant reversal in the space of its 74-minute running time." — Seattle Times Posted Feb 27, 2004 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 16%
| The Big Bounce (2004) | "
For all its twists and turns, Bounce never really goes anywhere." — Seattle Times Posted Jan 30, 2004 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 76%
| Bad Santa (2003) | "
A profane, wildly politically incorrect and sometimes shockingly funny holiday comedy." — Seattle Times Posted Nov 26, 2003 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 12%
| Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003) | "
The movie has some mildly amusing moments, but it completely lacks the wild glee and irresistible rhythm of the book." — Seattle Times Posted Nov 21, 2003 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 30%
| Underworld (2003) | "
A weirdly compelling blend of corny sentiment and bloodthirsty ballet." — Seattle Times Posted Sep 19, 2003 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 83%
| Matchstick Men (2003) | "
Disappointing and uneven" — Seattle Times Posted Sep 12, 2003 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 47%
| And Now Ladies and Gentlemen (2003) | "
You'll either like this soaringly daft confection, even as it aggravates you with its self-absorption, or you won't. I did." — Seattle Times Posted Aug 29, 2003 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 82%
| Step Into Liquid (2003) | "
While Step Into Liquid has charming and even breathtaking moments, it definitely flags after the halfway point." — Seattle Times Posted Aug 22, 2003 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 13%
| Uptown Girls (2003) | "
Everything has a blurry, much-edited quality, and the story lines don't mesh." — Seattle Times Posted Aug 15, 2003 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 23%
| Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) | "
More like a Cradle of Tedium, and despite the high-decibel sound and fury, you may wish you had brought a pillow." — Seattle Times Posted Jul 25, 2003 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 62%
| By Hook or By Crook (2002) | "
A ragged but endearing buddy movie." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 27, 2003 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 68%
| May (2003) | "
[Bettis] has a smoldering, humorless intensity that's unnerving." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 13, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 82%
| Shanghai Ghetto (2002) | "
Shanghai Ghetto, much stranger than any fiction, brings this unknown slice of history affectingly to life." — Seattle Times Posted May 16, 2003 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 28%
| Daddy Day Care (2003) | "
Daddy Day Care doesn't rank with the most awful of the Murphy turkeys, but it's definitely flat as a pancake, fueled by bathroom humor, listless pratfalls and recycled, borderline-offensive jokes about the ineptitude of men as caretakers." — Seattle Times Posted May 9, 2003 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 28%
| It Runs in the Family (2003) | "
A pretty unpalatable blend of syrup and formaldehyde-basted turkey." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 25, 2003 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 43%
| Anger Management (2003) | "
The laughs here are painfully few and far between." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 11, 2003 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 69%
| Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2003) | "
It's corny, but it's also pretty cool." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 4, 2003 |
Rotten 0/4
| Rotten 36%
| Spun (2003) | "
Less a movie than an idea for a movie, and unfortunately it's a very bad idea for a movie." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 28, 2003 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 80%
| Tully (2002) | "
The movie resonates with a rare and genuine sweetness." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 28, 2003 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 34%
| Tears of the Sun (2003) | "
If it were better done, Tears would be offensive: the villains are evil, faceless, baby-murdering Muslims. But the movie is so shoddy and one-dimensional that it's just a dreary, predictably violent bore." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 7, 2003 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 94%
| Hell House (2002) | "
Lazy filmmaking, with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling." — Seattle Times Posted Oct 10, 2002 |
Rotten
| Rotten 30%
| The Animal (2001) | It's just not funny. — Film.com Posted Jun 4, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 55%
| Alien Resurrection (1997) | A lot of fun to watch, and easy to surrender to in the moment. — Film.com Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| As Good as It Gets (1997) | Utterly false, like all sitcoms, but that's not necessarily a terrible thing. — Film.com Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| Chasing Amy (1997) | It's too loud, sometimes, and it's always pushy, but it's got heart. — Film.com Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| Fire (1996) | The pieces don't all work perfectly, but the whole is gently affecting. — Film.com Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 81%
| Hard Eight (1997) | It's hugely refreshing to watch a movie populated almost exclusively by character actors. — Film.com Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 7%
| Mortal Kombat - Annihilation (1997) | There's a kind of grand awfulness about it. — Film.com Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Fresh 75%
| Swimming With Sharks (1995) | Sharks is a one-joke movie, and the joke wears thin less than halfway through. — Film.com Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| The Glimmer Man (1996) | It's ugly and unpleasant but you may find it intensely compelling, much like a visit to the oral surgeon. — Film.com Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| The Godfather (1972) | Corleone, the soft-spoken crimelord, is masterfully played by Brando in one of the most imitated performances of all time. — Film.com Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
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