Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 36%
| 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) | "
All tricked out and nowhere to go" Posted Jul 26, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 8%
| Backseat (2008) | "
Good acting, a clever soundtrack, sharp dialogue, and unexpected situations" Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 97%
| The Class (2008) | "
Has the feel of a true collection of natives and immigrants, with authentic attitudes and defenses" Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 50%
| Wilderness Survival for Girls (2004) | "
Chew on this, then forget about it" Posted Feb 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 71%
| Guest of Cindy Sherman (2009) | "
Paul persists in filming, even when superior artists snub and insult him" Posted Feb 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 63%
| The Brothers Bloom (2009) | "
Great writing and good acting kept me guessing right up to the melodramatic ending" Posted Feb 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 93%
| Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | "
Succeeds in celebrating the beauty of India's culture and speaking aloud its terrible truths" Posted Jan 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Rotten 51%
| Steep (2007) | "
Shares the thrill of extreme skiing while injecting some sobriety back into the proceedings" Posted Jan 17, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 89%
| The Savages (2007) | "
... But will it play in Peoria?" Posted Dec 20, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 93%
| Juno (2007) | "
Introducing a screenwriter with raw talent and hot new actress" Posted Dec 20, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| N/A | Mystic Ball (2006) | "
A game that is not played competitively, nor to showcase the skills of individual players" Posted Nov 17, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 96%
| Ratatouille (2007) | "
I found it very cool to see Keller's inspired take on ratatouille in the DVD extras" Posted Nov 17, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 96%
| Ratatouille (2007) | "
Adults will decide to try cooking an elaborate French dish; the kids will ask for a pet rat" Posted Jul 12, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 80%
| 10 MPH (2007) | "
A nearly irresistible concept, packaged a little too neatly" Posted Jun 16, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| N/A | A Coat of Snow (2004) | "
These women are simply too annoying to relish watching, but at least director Hoffman made me think" Posted Jun 16, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Rotten 53%
| The Last Mimzy (2007) | "
The kids are complex enough that, by the end, we truly want to know how things work out for them" Posted May 17, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 44%
| Fay Grim (2007) | "
Hartley uses all of the many layers of information a film can provide, not just dialogue and story" Posted May 17, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 51%
| Color Me Kubrick (2007) | "
Fails to deliver the clever film promised by the premise and the talent" Posted Apr 19, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 62%
| Music and Lyrics (2007) | "
Hugh sings!" Posted Mar 8, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 58%
| The Astronaut Farmer (2007) | "
An imperfect but delightful film" Posted Mar 8, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 88%
| Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2007) | "
The information in this documentary made my jaw drop down near my clavicle" Posted Mar 8, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 85%
| Black Gold (2006) | "
One of the most watchable documentaries I have ever seen" Posted Jan 25, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 69%
| Opal Dream (2006) | "
The entire family seems stretched to the limits by Kellyanne's invisible friends" Posted Jan 25, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 67%
| Pixies - LoudQUIETLoud: A Film About the Pixies (2006) | "
An entertaining but less-than-satisfying filmic package for anyone but the die-hard Pixies fan" Posted Nov 8, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 97%
| 49 Up (2006) | "
"Every seven years, it's like a little pill of poison that is injected into my life"" Posted Nov 8, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 95%
| Wordplay (2006) | "
A surprising amount of suspense keeps word-lovers interested" Posted Aug 12, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 86%
| Crossing The Bridge: The Sound Of Istanbul () | "
Succeeds as a music-based travelogue, my favorite kind of anthropology" Posted Aug 12, 2006 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 94%
| Dirty Pretty Things (2003) | "
Excellent writing, acting, and directing create a memorable story and characters" Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 22%
| Raising Helen (2004) | "
Kate Hudson is the bright spot in this bittersweet romantic comedy that just stops short of maudlin" Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 89%
| Tom Dowd and the Language of Music (2004) | "
Recording pioneer Tom Dowd polished some of the most brilliant careers in music" Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Exiles (2004) | "
Writer-director-composer Gatlif embroiders the travelers' sensory journey with rich aural textures" Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 19%
| Firewall (2006) | "
Works as the two solid hours of thriller that it aspires to be" Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 91%
| Neil Young - Heart of Gold (2006) | "
After a slow start, Demme allows Young to reveal his pure love of family and yearning for home" Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| N/A | Irish Jam (2005) | "
Makers thought about more than how to make the quickest buck from a cross-cultural dramatic comedy" Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| N/A | The Work of Director Stephane Sednaoui () | "
Sednaoui's expertise is in getting out of the way of the performers and the song" Posted Feb 5, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 38%
| A Good Woman (2005) | "
Fast-moving and light on its feet, as any Oscar Wilde adaptation should be" Posted Feb 5, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| N/A | Satellite (2006) | "
High-concept, low-budget drama has reckless and endearing romance and idealism" Posted Feb 5, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 42%
| Bee Season (2005) | "
The final stretch reaches too far for an audience's already extended credit" Posted Feb 5, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 90%
| Sisters in Law (2006) | "
Cameroonian women lawyers have their day in court" Posted Feb 5, 2006 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 90%
| Capote (2005) | "
Philip Seymour Hoffman channels Truman Capote as he writes his masterwork" Posted Feb 4, 2006 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 72%
| Syriana (2005) | "
A graduate-level lecture on oil politicking, Washington law and Middle-Eastern power structures" Posted Dec 8, 2005 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Femi Kuti Live at the Shrine () | "
Two performers (Mick Jagger and Femi Kuti) display their respective commitments to their communities" Posted Sep 1, 2005 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 100%
| Gimme Shelter (1970) | "
Two performers (Mick Jagger and Femi Kuti) display their respective commitments to their communities" Posted Sep 1, 2005 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 58%
| Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005) | "
When married assassins Pitt and Jolie learn they have been hired to kill each other, sparks fly" Posted Aug 5, 2005 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 59%
| Last Days (2005) | "
Oppressive dreariness permeates the hour-and-a-half stumble toward death" Posted Aug 5, 2005 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 90%
| DIG! (2004) | "
Entertainment for pop music lovers that also fills the gaps in your current pop knowledge" Posted Apr 13, 2005 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 79%
| Overnight (2004) | "
A morality play for the ages, a train-wreck of a story you can't help but watch" Posted Oct 27, 2004 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 92%
| Tarnation (2004) |
Click here to read article Posted Oct 19, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 89%
| Tom Dowd and the Language of Music (2004) |
Click here to read article Posted Sep 1, 2004 |
— | Rotten 16%
| Twist (2004) |
Click here to read article Posted Aug 4, 2004 |
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