Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 51%
| White Countess (2005) | "
An overlong, overstuffed melodrama whose solid performances can't completely mask novelist Kazuo Ishiguro's unwieldy script." Posted Jan 13, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 65%
| The Green Butchers (2005) | "
Isn't for all tastes, but it's well worth digging into -- if you've got the stomach for it." Posted Feb 11, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 23%
| Wicker Park (2004) | "
A fairly engrossing look at the havoc obsession can wreak on people's lives." Posted Sep 3, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 65%
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) | "
It's one of those movies where every good joke is in the trailer, which was a hilarious two-minute spot that promised so much more than this sloppy, lazy effort manages to deliver." Posted Jul 9, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 71%
| Napoleon Dynamite (2004) | "
You may find yourself feeling a bit guilty about enjoying it so much." Posted Jun 18, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 87%
| The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi/Sonatine (2004) | "
Despite its flimsy plot and screenplay, The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi is indeed entertaining, and is one of the more bizarre -- and bloody -- foreign films to hit mainstream North American theatres in quite a while." Posted Jun 11, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 76%
| Dawn of the Dead (2004) | "
A splendidly nasty piece of horror filmmaking." Posted Mar 19, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 79%
| Miracle (2004) | "
You've got to hand it to director Gavin O'Connor and Disney, the same company that gave us The Mighty Ducks, for making a real hockey film this time around." Posted Feb 6, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 94%
| Alien: The Director's Cut (2003) | "
This 1979 horror-sci-fi masterpiece still holds up remarkably well on the big screen, a testament to the skill of director Ridley Scott, who was then working on his first film, and the acting by the talented ensemble cast." Posted Oct 29, 2003 |
Rotten 2/5
| N/A | Moving Malcolm (2003) | "
For a purported comedy, Moving Malcolm isn't very funny -- few of its gags don't fall flat on their faces." Posted Oct 22, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 62%
| Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) | "
The performances are terrific, especially the wonderful Lane, who deftly conveys weariness, desperation, vulnerability and sexiness at various turns." Posted Sep 26, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 95%
| Lost in Translation (2003) | "
A superbly crafted movie, with knowing dialogue, fine performances and characters that you grow to care deeply for." Posted Sep 20, 2003 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 12%
| Cold Creek Manor (2003) | "
Leaves you completely without thrills, chills or even mild displeasure." Posted Sep 19, 2003 |
Rotten 0.5/5
| Rotten 8%
| My Boss's Daughter (2002) | "
This, folks, is without a doubt, one of the worst movies that has ever made our eyes glaze over." Posted Aug 25, 2003 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 44%
| Lucia, Lucia (2003) | "
This journey of self-discovery hits a dead end long before the closing credits roll." Posted Aug 1, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 55%
| American Wedding (2003) | "
Will make you laugh out loud more than a few times with its often juvenile and scatological humour." Posted Aug 1, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 78%
| Owning Mahowny (2003) | "
A splendid little movie that should leave moviegoers on a high." Posted Jun 27, 2003 |
Fresh 2.5/5
| Fresh 73%
| Together (2003) | "
Together is a pretty good film, but is a story you've seen a thousand times at the movies." Posted Jun 27, 2003 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| Ten (2003) | "
When you stagger out of the theatre after watching the new Iranian movie Ten, you may find yourself wondering just what, exactly, was the point." Posted May 9, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| N/A | The Favourite Game (2003) | "
Somehow, director-screenwriter Bernar Hebert manages to keep you hooked into the story, even though Leo is not a sympathetic character." Posted May 2, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 81%
| Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) | "
You seem, at times, to actually be part of the picture, as characters appear to stand right next to you, or as plankton drifts lazily before your eyes when you're submerged." Posted Apr 11, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 72%
| Piglet's Big Movie (2003) | "
The movie has lots of charm, and you can't help but root for the titular little runt." Posted Mar 21, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 85%
| Bend It Like Beckham (2003) | "
It features strong acting and directing, lots of keen observations about what it's like living under two different cultures, and plenty of warm humour and effective drama." Posted Mar 14, 2003 |
Fresh 2.5/5
| Rotten 43%
| Deliver Us From Eva (2003) | "
For the most part, Deliver Us From Eva is a pretty enjoyable, if predictable, romantic comedy." Posted Mar 7, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 72%
| Intacto (2002) | "
A fascinating, dark thriller that keeps you hooked on the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction." Posted Feb 22, 2003 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 29%
| Punch (2002) | "
In some respects, Punch still packs some, but it will leave you feeling woozy and glad when the bell rings." Posted Feb 19, 2003 |
Fresh 2.5/5
| Rotten 22%
| Biker Boyz (2003) | "
It isn't good, certainly, but despite its numerous faults, it's a surprisingly entertaining mishmash of genres and cliches." Posted Jan 31, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 83%
| All or Nothing (2002) | "
Features such an uncanny ear for dialogue, characterization and situations that it seems almost like a documentary." Posted Nov 1, 2002 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 64%
| Brown Sugar (2002) | "
All of these characters seem genuine, not the sorts of stereotypes you see in most romantic comedies." Posted Oct 11, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 61%
| Tuck Everlasting (2002) | "
A wonderful, wholesome and, best of all, intelligent piece of entertainment that will appeal to all ages." Posted Oct 11, 2002 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Read My Lips (2002) | "
Devos and Cassel have tremendous chemistry -- their sexual and romantic tension, while never really vocalized, is palpable." Posted Oct 6, 2002 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 37%
| Sweet Home Alabama (2002) | "
Sweet Home Alabama certainly won't be remembered as one of [Witherspoon's] better films." Posted Sep 27, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Spirited Away (2002) | "
Spirited Away is one of the most richly imaginative and visually spectacular films you will see this year." Posted Sep 20, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 83%
| Barbershop (2002) | "
It excels because, unlike so many other Hollywood movies of its ilk, it offers hope." Posted Sep 13, 2002 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 2%
| The Master of Disguise (2002) | "
If you really want Carvey to make you laugh, you're better off watching an old SNL repeat. From the 1980s." Posted Aug 2, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 32%
| Never Again (2002) | "
An intelligent, funny look at dating and relationships among the middle-aged." Posted Jul 27, 2002 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 78%
| Tadpole (2002) | "
If you can get past the taboo subject matter, it will be well worth your time." Posted Jul 26, 2002 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 10%
| Halloween: Resurrection (2002) | "
Much of the cast is stiff or just plain bad." Posted Jul 15, 2002 |
Rotten
| Fresh 72%
| Enigma (2002) | "
Enigma looks great, has solid acting and a neat premise. Yet why it fails is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." Posted May 31, 2002 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 50%
| Jalla! Jalla! (2000) | "
While the meandering story is coherently told, it labours under a dual storyline that tells completely different stories until they're tied together fairly unconvincingly at the end." Posted May 4, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 83%
| Pauline and Paulette (2002) | "
While the film really doesn't have anything new to say, it's still thoughtful and well-crafted." Posted May 3, 2002 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 27%
| Life or Something Like It (2002) | "
You simply don't get a sense that Lanie's learned anything, other than that being too ambitious is a really bad thing." Posted Apr 26, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| Alias Betty (2002) | "
A small gem of a movie that defies classification and is as thought-provoking as it is funny, scary and sad." Posted Apr 12, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 76%
| Tape (2001) | "
For a movie set completely inside a dingy motel room, Tape is a thrilling piece of experimental cinema." Posted Mar 22, 2002 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 13%
| Sorority Boys (2002) | "
Misogynistic and hypocritical." Posted Mar 22, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 62%
| We Were Soldiers (2002) | "
... a good, if not entirely fresh, look at war." Posted Mar 1, 2002 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 17%
| The Queen of the Damned (2002) | "
While the story is better-focused than the incomprehensible Anne Rice novel it's based upon, Queen Of The Damned is a pointless, meandering celebration of the goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle." Posted Feb 22, 2002 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 53%
| Storytelling (2002) | "
With Storytelling, Solondz has made another deeply personal film while treading familiar misanthropic ground." Posted Feb 15, 2002 |
Rotten
| Rotten 11%
| Kung Pow! (2002) | "
Takes a good idea for a seven-minute sketch and stretches it out for an excruciating 105." Posted Jan 26, 2002 |
Rotten
| Fresh 74%
| Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) | "
It's loud -- so it's as though it's trying to over-compensate for a decided lack of heart." Posted Dec 21, 2001 |
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