Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 67%
| Whole New Thing (2007) | "
The characters are all original and memorable." Posted Sep 24, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 83%
| Eve and the Fire Horse (2006) | "
While the Catholic lore in this film may be wonky, the relationship between the young Chinese-Canadian sisters who try on Catholicism in a bid to safeguard their family is bang-on." Posted Sep 10, 2005 |
— | N/A | On the Corner (2003) |
Click here to read article Posted Sep 4, 2004 |
— | N/A | Blue Spring () |
Click here to read article Posted Aug 7, 2004 |
— | N/A | Past Perfect (2002) |
Click here to read article Posted Jul 20, 2004 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 79%
| Far Side of the Moon (2005) | "
Lepage's adaptation of his own stage play distills his typically grandiose ideas and visual quirks into a masterfully cohesive and entertaining film." Posted May 22, 2004 |
— | N/A | The Kite (2002) |
Click here to read article Posted May 8, 2004 |
— | N/A | Pig's Law (2001) |
Click here to read article Posted Apr 17, 2004 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 58%
| Middle of the World (2005) | "
Not one character seems like a fully realized human being, let alone a likeable one." Posted Apr 9, 2004 |
— | Rotten 52%
| Dopamine (2003) |
Click here to read article Posted Apr 9, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 13%
| Welcome to Mooseport (2004) | "
The script is so weak, so illogical, so bereft of actual humour that it takes the considerable charm of the cast merely to prop it up." Posted Apr 9, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 96%
| Osama (2003) | "
Wears you out in a way that would be considered heartless and manipulative if it weren't also (mostly) true." Posted Apr 9, 2004 |
— | N/A | Gunshy (2003) |
Click here to read article Posted Apr 9, 2004 |
— | Fresh 60%
| The Technical Writer (2003) |
Click here to read article Posted Apr 9, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 46%
| Secret Window (2004) | "
Good thing the people serving this utilitarian story have the wit to dress it up a little and make it dance." Posted Apr 9, 2004 |
— | Rotten 52%
| Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) |
Click here to read article Posted Apr 9, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 63%
| Starsky & Hutch (2004) | "
If you like Stiller and Wilson, you'll find enough to like about this film. If you don't, you can always just gawk at that awesome car." Posted Apr 9, 2004 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 100%
| Gaz Bar Blues (2003) |
Click here to read article Posted Feb 11, 2004 |
— | Rotten 44%
| The Republic of Love (2003) |
Click here to read article Posted Feb 11, 2004 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 48%
| One from the Heart (1982) | "
It's even worse now, when its perms and polyester mark it as dated as its sexual politics." Posted Jan 15, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 75%
| House of Sand and Fog (2003) | "
It falls apart in the third act when plot decays into melodrama." Posted Jan 15, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 70%
| Something's Gotta Give (2003) | "
Despite the flawed premise and sitcomish plot, this film has an undeniable charm." Posted Jan 15, 2004 |
— | N/A | Two Summers (2003) |
Click here to read article Posted Jan 15, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 38%
| The Singing Detective (2003) | "
A flawed yet mesmerizing adaptation of the 1986 BBC mini-series." Posted Jan 15, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 33%
| In the Cut (2003) | "
It's an experiment that's only partially successful. As a character study, In the Cut is sublime; as a murder mystery, however, the film is slightly ridiculous." Posted Jan 15, 2004 |
— | Rotten 13%
| Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003) |
Click here to read article Posted Jan 15, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 62%
| Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) | "
The only real depth here is in Lane's ability to convey lingering heartache despite having little call to do so from the script." Posted Jan 15, 2004 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Fresh 75%
| Peter Pan (2003) | "
Hogan's adapation is likely faithful to a fault: it goes through the motions of the story without seeming to have any reason for telling it." Posted Jan 15, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 83%
| Elf (2003) | "
It's just good, clean fun." Posted Jan 15, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 85%
| The Secret Lives of Dentists (2003) | "
One of those quietly brilliant indies, so small in scope that it takes a little extra attention to appreciate how deeply it plunges into its characters." Posted Jan 15, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 85%
| Pieces of April (2003) | "
Skips along, propelled by sharp humour and performances." Posted Jan 15, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 61%
| Go Further (2004) | "
Harrelson's environmental truths are taken as self-evident, and his private life off-limits, which makes for a doc that's neither educational nor especially compelling." Posted Nov 20, 2003 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 87%
| The Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003) | "
There's more wit, insight and pathos in this doc than Bingenheimer perhaps deserves, but he's a fascinating touchstone in this crazy celebrity culture nonetheless." Posted Nov 20, 2003 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 84%
| The Tunnel (2005) | "
Though its story is universal enough to leap across cultural boundaries, it's not deep enough to justify the leap to the big screen." Posted Nov 19, 2003 |
— | Rotten 17%
| A Problem With Fear (2003) |
Click here to read article Posted Nov 4, 2003 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 55%
| Remember Me, My Love (2004) | "
This superficial storyline borders on being a public menace, but Muccino casts well (Monica Belluci is the other woman) and his scenes crackle with melodramatic zest." Posted Oct 1, 2003 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 77%
| The Cooler (2003) | "
First-time director Wayne Kramer makes the odd choice of taking this premise seriously, which forces the actors to work overtime selling hackneyed plot twists." Posted Oct 1, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 59%
| Casa de los Babys (2003) | "
Sayles's latest clash between over- and underprivileged cultures focuses solely on the issue of motherhood, but within this one issue he explores the widest range of emotions." Posted Oct 1, 2003 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 41%
| Zhou Yu's Train (2004) | "
The heartbreak comes early and often, as it should, but so do inane maxims." Posted Oct 1, 2003 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 94%
| The Triplets of Belleville (2003) | "
Grotesque yet trippy." Posted Oct 1, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 86%
| Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) | "
A fascinating portrait of the woman, and a damning one of the society in which she lived." Posted Oct 1, 2003 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 95%
| The Station Agent (2003) | "
High-concept elements can't obscure how tired the surrogate family storyline is." Posted Oct 1, 2003 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 50%
| Alexandra's Project (2005) | "
This low-budget Australian film is pitched as a psycho-sexual thriller but it's not thrilling at all: it's just cold, hateful and cheap." Posted Oct 1, 2003 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Fresh 85%
| The Snow Walker (2003) | "
Numbingly simplistic adaptation of Farley Mowat's short story, 'Walk Well My Brother.'" Posted Oct 1, 2003 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 62%
| Camp (2003) | "
Every other character in Camp starts, ends and prances around in the middle as a teen-movie cliché of the worst kind: the well-meaning one." Posted Aug 19, 2003 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 25%
| Masked and Anonymous (2003) | "
An exercise in celebrity self-worship so stiff and impenetrable it could only come from the warped mind of Bob Dylan in his dotage." Posted Aug 19, 2003 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 13%
| Uptown Girls (2003) | "
This is one sad, dull film." Posted Aug 19, 2003 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 55%
| Jet Lag (2003) | "
A romantic comedy that's as stale as yesterday's croissant." Posted Aug 19, 2003 |
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