Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 94%
| March of the Penguins (2005) | "
Above all, Morgan Freeman tells us, this is a story of love. But some might leave saying it's about the futility of life's never-ending struggles.
" Posted Aug 10, 2005 |
Fresh 2.5/5
| Rotten 14%
| The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) | "
Folks from this side of the Mason-Dixon line may be more forgiving of this sometimes fun, if often mindless, bit of entertainment." Posted Aug 10, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 80%
| Cinderella Man (2005) | "
Opie makes a statement about the grand divide between the rich and the rest of us.
" Posted Jun 6, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 54%
| Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) | "
For every scene where the shaggy dog gives a human-looking smile, there's another about the unavoidable sadness that comes with walking on two legs rather than four." Posted Feb 21, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 91%
| Kinsey (2004) | "
One of few R-rated movies to show male frontal nudity, and one of even fewer to show more than a glimpse of it.
" Posted Dec 28, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 97%
| Sideways (2004) | "
plodding, standoffish and seriously overrated." Posted Nov 29, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 26%
| Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) | "
The outrageous character Renee Zellweger has crafted is so dynamic and funny she's able to hold the sequel together." Posted Nov 22, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 83%
| The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) | "
With his expressive face Bernal seems to show us the exact moment when Guevara turned into a revolutionary determined to rescue the poor of the earth.
" Posted Nov 7, 2004 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 62%
| I Heart Huckabees (2004) | "
Life as a blanket: He's you and you're me and we're both Bob Newhart in this brilliant comic romp.
" Posted Oct 25, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 60%
| Wimbledon (2004) | "
Unless you're a tennis fan, this flick is about as fun as sitting through a movie about the 1980s arcade game Pong." Posted Sep 20, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 95%
| The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004) | "
The film's success rests largely on the shoulders of this engaging clan who, unlike most reality television stars, pays no attention to the cameras." Posted Aug 30, 2004 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| Garden State (2004) | "
A few overly artsy shots make it look like Braff's trying too hard, but mostly he's simply trying to tell a heartfelt story." Posted Aug 26, 2004 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 11%
| Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) | "
Yet another film where a loyal black man dies to save his "master," a Hollywood trend that's downright sickening." Posted Aug 26, 2004 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 11%
| Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) | "
Yet another film where a loyal black man dies to save his "master," a Hollywood trend that's downright sickening." Posted Aug 26, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 66%
| The Door in the Floor (2004) | "
Leaves the viewer with lots to think about but not much hope for the human condition." Posted Aug 16, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 66%
| The Door in the Floor (2004) | "
Leaves the viewer with lots to think about but not much hope for the human condition." Posted Aug 16, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) | "
Moore never tries to hide his agenda. This is a first-person, nonfiction film, not a special on the History Channel." Posted Jun 28, 2004 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 14%
| Garfield the Movie (2004) | "
Stinkier than a litter box in a multi-cat household." Posted Jun 14, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 89%
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) | "
Cuaron leaves Peter Jackson and his bloody Hobbits choking on his dust." Posted Jun 8, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 22%
| Raising Helen (2004) | "
Makes the erroneous suggestion that a woman can't possibly create a life of beauty and meaning without the patter of little feet." Posted May 31, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 89%
| Shrek 2 (2004) | "
The long list of sequels to be released in coming months will have a hard time measuring up to this green giant." Posted May 24, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 33%
| Breakin' All the Rules (2004) | "
Foxx , Union, Chestnut and MacNicol deserve to be A-list stars much more than any Tom (Cruise), Dick (Gere) or Halle (Berry)." Posted May 17, 2004 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 84%
| Mean Girls (2004) | "
A surprisingly sweet love letter to teenage gals.
" Posted May 3, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 30%
| The Alamo (2004) | "
Thornton's performance as a slightly itchy Davy Crockett saves it from being a complete and total bomb." Posted Apr 12, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 41%
| Jersey Girl (2004) | "
If the movie were any gooier, it would have been a Hallmark card." Posted Mar 29, 2004 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 93%
| My Architect: A Son's Journey (2003) | "
While primarily a film about a man searching for roots, "My Architect" also pays tribute to the folks who make such monumental structures." Posted Mar 22, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 63%
| Starsky & Hutch (2004) | "
Stiller and Wilson use the detectives as springboards for their quirky brand of humor. Think "Zoolander" only with guns and the ubiquitous Red Tomato." Posted Mar 8, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 23%
| Havana Nights (2004) | "
It's not nearly as groovin as the 1987 original, but 13-year-olds will probably find a lot to like. BTW, what's up with all the petite leading men?" Posted Mar 2, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 50%
| The Passion of the Christ (2004) | "
Jesus stumbles under the weight of the cross so many times, you begin to swear the editors are recycling the same footage over and over again." Posted Feb 26, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 69%
| The Company (2003) | "
Basically, Altman unloads a busload of paper-thin characters and allows them to wander aimlessly." Posted Feb 26, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 94%
| The Triplets of Belleville (2003) | "
One of his greatest achievements is allowing the audience to crawl inside Bruno's head. Not since "Babe" has a movie made me care so much for a four-legged character." Posted Feb 16, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 69%
| Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) | "
Now that those Hobbits are wrapped up, Hollywood ought to turn its attention to making a "Barbershop" trilogy." Posted Feb 9, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 89%
| In America (2003) | "
Even the woeful lot from Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes" wouldn't be able to compete in a misery contest with this cursed clan" Posted Feb 2, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 52%
| Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) | "
Duhamel certainly passes as a fox - a fact I only mention because the folks at DreamWorks clearly use his looks as a marketing tool." Posted Jan 27, 2004 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 77%
| Big Fish (2003) | "
This is the masterpiece Tim Burton has been itching and scratching his way toward ever since he introduced us to "Beetlejuice" in the '80s." Posted Jan 12, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 76%
| Bad Santa (2003) | "
I like the idea of a fallible Kris Kringle — kind of like that song "What if God Was One of Us" only about Santa instead of God." Posted Dec 1, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 41%
| The Human Stain (2003) | "
Though Hollywood seems intent on adapting every well-received novel, some stories just don't translate well to the big screen." Posted Nov 24, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 63%
| Love Actually (2003) | "
I'll take an overly sentimental movie over a sardonic one any day - particularly around the holidays. Now if I only Santa would tuck Hugh under my Christmas tree." Posted Nov 18, 2003 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 59%
| Casa de los Babys (2003) | "
The film sags from the weight of too many characters, and its suggestion that the world is nothing but sadness is too much to bear." Posted Nov 3, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 80%
| I Capture the Castle (2003) | "
The fancy-pants accents and period costuming make one feel intellectually smug, as if the afternoon had been spent watching a Merchant-Ivory film - only without the tedium of actually sitting through a Merchant-Ivory film." Posted Oct 20, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 75%
| Intolerable Cruelty (2003) | "
Watching the Coens join forces with Hollywood producer Brian Grazer for this star-driven comedy is the equivalent of Justin Timberlake hooking up with Bob Dylan for an album of duets, but it works pretty darn well." Posted Oct 13, 2003 |
Fresh 2.5/5
| Rotten 23%
| Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) | "
Sure, the movie blows but Jolie is the new James Dean, mysterious and the definition of cool." Posted Jul 28, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 90%
| Whale Rider (2003) | "
The spectacular New Zealand setting makes the perfect backdrop for the movie's blend of realism and fantasy." Posted Jul 15, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Winged Migration (2003) | "
My kitty Ama, who has never before shown any interest in the tube, watched the entire movie with wide-eyed wonder." Posted Jul 7, 2003 |
Fresh 2.5/5
| Rotten 37%
| Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003) | "
The D.C. setting did compel writer Kate Kondell to have the movie champion a cause, which is that Americans need to be more involved in politics or that everyone should embrace their individuality, or something." Posted Jul 7, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Spellbound (2003) | "
When the winner held the trophy high above her head, I couldn't help but feel a little sad. Will this girl spend her life consumed by work the way she was consumed by spelling? Does she know how to stretch out on the grass and marvel at the clouds? I'm ju" Posted Jun 30, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 36%
| 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) | "
Entertaining, though, those cars are 2 neon and 2 1980s." Posted Jun 9, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| The Girl from Paris (2002) | "
Carion relies on a gesture or passages of silence to get his point across; it's a technique that packs a greater emotional punch than a tidy, Hollywood-style monologue ever would." Posted Jun 3, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Finding Nemo (2003) | "
Several scenes are scarier than Edward Norton's mustache in "The Italian Job."" Posted Jun 3, 2003 |
— | Fresh 72%
| My Dog Skip (1999) |
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