Fresh
| Rotten 58%
| Night Watch (2005) | "
If it all sounds silly, convoluted, and confusing, that’s because it is silly, convoluted, and confusing. It’s also a hell of a lot of fun." — Baltimore City Paper Posted Jan 8, 2008 |
— | Rotten 18%
| Domino (2005) |
Click here to read article — Baltimore City Paper Posted Jan 8, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 36%
| Accepted (2006) | "
Congenial, mildly anarchic, and generally inoffensive, Accepted feels like it’s holding itself back, which also keeps it from being thoroughly engaging." — Baltimore City Paper Posted Aug 17, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 84%
| The Descent (2006) | "
A number of narrative twists keep you guessing and, while the pace stays strong and steady, building the gory mayhem to a bloody crescendo." — Baltimore City Paper Posted Aug 3, 2006 |
Rotten
| Rotten 23%
| Freedomland (2005) | "
Freedomland is a drama that plays like an episode of a TV cop show stretched beyond its limits." — Baltimore City Paper Posted May 25, 2006 |
— | Fresh 72%
| Clash of the Titans (1981) |
Click here to read article — Baltimore City Paper Posted May 25, 2006 |
Rotten D
| Rotten 47%
| Saw (2004) | "
A grisly thriller that plays like a bargain-basement rehash of other, better movies." — Dallas Morning News Posted Oct 28, 2004 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 29%
| Stephen King's Riding the Bullet (2004) | "
It's a navel-gazing meditation on death smothered under excess and ham-handed direction, better suited for late-night cable." — Dallas Morning News Posted Oct 14, 2004 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 85%
| The Yes Men (2004) | "
The Yes Men feels padded at only 83 minutes, as if the footage had been stretched to fill the running time, but it gets the point across that humanity is sorely missing from the corporate world." — Dallas Morning News Posted Oct 7, 2004 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 53%
| A Dirty Shame (2004) | "
It's the kind of movie that only a prude could hate." — Dallas Morning News Posted Sep 23, 2004 |
Rotten C-
| Fresh 63%
| Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) | "
A rehash that takes a timely theme, mankind's obsession with technology, and bloats it to the point of incomprehension, cramming meaning into dialogue that has none." — Dallas Morning News Posted Sep 16, 2004 |
Rotten D+
| Rotten 21%
| Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) | "
For a brand-new movie, it feels very dated." — Dallas Morning News Posted Sep 9, 2004 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 91%
| Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (2004) | "
It's a dreamlike, intuitive movie that has much to say about life and death and points in between." — Dallas Morning News Posted Aug 26, 2004 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 27%
| Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) | "
A hokey, old-school creature feature that will appeal to fans of the original and connoisseurs of enjoyably absurd movies." — Dallas Morning News Posted Aug 26, 2004 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 52%
| Code 46 (2004) | "
A curious and mostly rewarding tale of a love affair in a world of genetic policing and travel restrictions." — Dallas Morning News Posted Aug 19, 2004 |
Rotten D+
| Rotten 22%
| Alien vs. Predator (2004) | "
A transparent attempt to jumpstart two run-down franchises." — Dallas Morning News Posted Aug 13, 2004 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 56%
| Ju-On: The Grudge (2004) | "
One of the freakiest, most unsettling movies to come out of Japan in the past few years." — Dallas Morning News Posted Aug 12, 2004 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 87%
| The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi/Sonatine (2004) | "
Mr. Kitano slips into the title role like a second skin." — Dallas Morning News Posted Aug 5, 2004 |
Rotten D+
| Rotten 19%
| Thunderbirds (2004) | "
A visually impressive, but largely lifeless, limp noodle that strips the details that made the 1960s TV series work and features a bland coming-of-age story and a by-the-numbers revenge plot." — Dallas Morning News Posted Jul 29, 2004 |
Rotten C+
| Rotten 42%
| I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2004) | "
Unfortunately, the characters and their motivations are so poorly defined that the story seems vague and incomplete." — Dallas Morning News Posted Jul 22, 2004 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 47%
| Flavors (2004) | "
It's not perfect, but writer-directors Krishna D.K. and Raj Nidimoru deliver some pointed observations and well-drawn characters in their first feature-length film." — Dallas Morning News Posted Jul 15, 2004 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 93%
| Gojira (1954) | "
It's less of a monster movie and more of a morality play about the dangers of nuclear experimentation." — Dallas Morning News Posted Jun 17, 2004 |
Fresh C+
| Rotten 30%
| Chronicles of Riddick (2004) | "
An enjoyably pulpy sci-fi saga that has rough patches." — Dallas Morning News Posted Jun 10, 2004 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 26%
| A Slipping Down Life (2004) | "
A Slipping Down Life would disintegrate in a cloud of cutesy, melancholic whimsy if it weren't for the talent of its two leads." — Dallas Morning News Posted May 27, 2004 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 29%
| A Day Without A Mexican (2004) | "
An ambitious, hit-and-miss social satire that doesn't score as many direct hits as it should. But it lands enough punches to get its point across." — Dallas Morning News Posted May 22, 2004 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 68%
| What Alice Found (2003) | "
An almost constantly surprising coming-of-age film with a dark twist that manages to take the high road with what is well-exploited material." — Dallas Morning News Posted May 20, 2004 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 92%
| Son Frere (2004) | "
It's as honest as it is agonizing." — Dallas Morning News Posted May 20, 2004 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 91%
| Shaolin Soccer (2002) | "
A quirky, lighthearted and pleasantly goofy Hong Kong comedy." — Dallas Morning News Posted May 6, 2004 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 62%
| Young Adam (2004) | "
Its chief asset is its superb cast, especially Ms. Swinton and Mr. McGregor, who gives one of his most dynamic performances to date." — Dallas Morning News Posted Apr 29, 2004 |
Rotten D+
| Rotten 5%
| Godsend (2004) | "
Though not an out-and-out bad movie, Godsend is an unforgivably bland one, a thriller without thrills, an exercise in missed opportunities and wasted potential." — Dallas Morning News Posted Apr 29, 2004 |
Rotten D+
| Rotten 29%
| The Punisher (2004) | "
For an action movie written and directed by a guy who has written a lot of lively flicks, The Punisher is surprisingly inactive, full of long, slow stretches punctuated by perfunctory car chases, shoot-outs and-or fist fights." — Dallas Morning News Posted Apr 15, 2004 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 24%
| Walking Tall (2004) | "
Solid but unremarkable." — Dallas Morning News Posted Apr 1, 2004 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 53%
| The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2004) | "
Since there's no shortage of enjoyably bad movies out there, why settle for processed cheese when there's real cheddar to be devoured?" — Dallas Morning News Posted Apr 1, 2004 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 81%
| Hellboy (2004) | "
Comic book-based superhero movies are a dime a dozen these days, but few are quite like the quirky Hellboy, full of dry wit and humanizing touches that balance the requisite slam-bang action." — Dallas Morning News Posted Apr 1, 2004 |
Rotten D+
| Rotten 26%
| Never Die Alone (2004) | "
A nasty piece of work that doesn't seem to have met a cliche it didn't like." — Dallas Morning News Posted Mar 25, 2004 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 90%
| Tokyo Godfathers (2004) | "
One of the most moving, enjoyable and wholly unconventional Christmas stories to come along in a long time." — Dallas Morning News Posted Mar 25, 2004 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 55%
| Ned Kelly (2004) | "
Fans of American Westerns will find plenty to like, so long as they can get their heads around the accents and the occasional wombat." — Dallas Morning News Posted Mar 25, 2004 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 64%
| Spartan (2004) | "
With the intelligent, stripped-down Spartan, Mr. Mamet demonstrates that he can take something as staid as the political thriller and make it work on his own terms and vice versa." — Dallas Morning News Posted Mar 11, 2004 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 30%
| Broken Lizard's Club Dread (2004) | "
The jokes don't always work, and some of the scares are weak. But Club Dread is a comedy that tries to be scary, and much of the time succeeds at both." — Dallas Morning News Posted Feb 26, 2004 |
Rotten C
| Fresh 65%
| In My Skin (2003) | "
All you're left with is a bloody mess, in more ways than one." — Dallas Morning News Posted Feb 19, 2004 |
Rotten D+
| Rotten 13%
| Highwaymen (2004) | "
Painted in shades of Mad Max, Duel, Crash and The Driver, Highwaymen is so derivative that it constantly reminds you of better films as it spits out a barrage of sound and fury." — Dallas Morning News Posted Feb 13, 2004 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 79%
| Miracle (2004) | "
Obviously, there's no suspense about the outcome, but Miracle manages to hold the viewer's interest by skirting most sports-flick cliches and focusing on character development and detail." — Dallas Morning News Posted Feb 5, 2004 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 69%
| Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) | "
Ice Cube sticks with the formula that made Barbershop so successful, yet manages to keep the material feeling fresh." — Dallas Morning News Posted Feb 5, 2004 |
Rotten C+
| Rotten 23%
| The Statement (2003) | "
A high-minded but structurally shaky thriller." — Dallas Morning News Posted Jan 29, 2004 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 69%
| Zero Day (2003) | "
Mr. Coccio's conclusions -- or lack thereof -- may seem a little pat at times, but as a pseudo-case study of adolescent ego and aimless nihilism channeled into a fit of violence, it's like a bucket of ice water in the face." — Dallas Morning News Posted Jan 22, 2004 |
Fresh B-
| Fresh 81%
| Venus Boyz (2003) | "
Although Ms. Baur's meandering style betrays her inexperience as a documentary filmmaker, she nonetheless treats her subjects with compassion and dignity and avoids exploiting or vilifying her subjects." — Dallas Morning News Posted Jan 8, 2004 |
Rotten C+
| Rotten 57%
| Prey for Rock & Roll (2003) | "
Aside from Ms. Gershon's performance (none of the other cast members actually played), there's little to elevate the music -- or the movie -- above cliché." — Dallas Morning News Posted Dec 18, 2003 |
Fresh B-
| Fresh 60%
| Stuck on You (2003) | "
Dead Ringers it ain't. But it is the Farrelly brothers doing what they do best: taking a hot-button topic and jamming it with as much humor as they can." — Dallas Morning News Posted Dec 11, 2003 |
Fresh B-
| Fresh 81%
| The Embalmer (2003) | "
In spite of some stiltedness, The Embalmer is an oft-intriguing examination of unquenched desire and the power of beauty." — Dallas Morning News Posted Dec 11, 2003 |
Rotten D+
| Rotten 48%
| Dog Days (2002) | "
A parade of sadism and misanthropy." — Dallas Morning News Posted Dec 4, 2003 |
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