Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 55%
| Lords of Dogtown (2005) | "
More or less equivalent to skater porn." Posted May 28, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 91%
| Downfall (2005) | "
A blitzkrieg of a story: attacking with full force at a lightning pace." Posted Feb 22, 2005 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 33%
| Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004) | "
For all of its references to the deceptions of appearance, there’s actually nothing underneath the surface of this film.
" Posted Dec 21, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 33%
| Conspiracy of Silence (2004) | "
Does not profess to answer the question of celibacy; it merely asks it." Posted Nov 22, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 77%
| A Very Long Engagement (2004) | "
Easily one of the best films ever made to focus on the effects of war over the battles themselves." Posted Nov 8, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 7%
| Surviving Christmas (2004) | "
Maybe the producers brought this movie out more than two months before Christmas to prevent themselves from spoiling it." Posted Oct 20, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 29%
| Around the Bend (2004) | "
There is good drama trying to make its way to the surface in Around the Bend." Posted Sep 23, 2004 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Fresh 63%
| Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) | "
The film is a pile-on of a sequel, adding next to little to complement the original." Posted Sep 5, 2004 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 87%
| The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi/Sonatine (2004) | "
It is in the action that the film?s most prominent flaw lies." Posted Jun 4, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 73%
| Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) | "
A simple, brain-dead chuckler that might as well have been called Dude, Where’s My Burger?" Posted May 25, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 39%
| Man on Fire (2004) | "
A vicious, uncompromising look at the effects of a kidnapping in Latin America." Posted Apr 22, 2004 |
N/A | Rotten 26%
| Never Die Alone (2004) | "
With his bright blue eyes and charming smile, newcomer Michael Ealy once again uses his angelic appearance as a mask." Posted Apr 1, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 26%
| Never Die Alone (2004) | "
Its messy narrative ultimately sends it straight into the gutter." Posted Mar 25, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 12%
| Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) | "
What good is saving the world if you can barely save yourself?" Posted Mar 9, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 30%
| Broken Lizard's Club Dread (2004) | "
It’s as if the cast were high and we’re still sober." Posted Feb 27, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 46%
| Eurotrip (2004) | "
You’ll be begging for the next joke to fall flat just for a moment of relief." Posted Feb 19, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 11%
| Catch That Kid (2004) | "
Catch That Kid is this year’s Agent Cody Banks, which, incidentally, was last year’s Spy Kids." Posted Jan 31, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 89%
| In America (2003) | "
Director Jim Sheridan proves himself as an expert storyteller once again." Posted Nov 9, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Scarface (1983) | "
A coked-up version of The Godfather and The Godfather Part II without a family to feel sympathy for." Posted Oct 15, 2003 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 11%
| Weekend at Bernie's II (1993) | "
Bernie himself is the only sign of life." Posted Oct 10, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 48%
| Weekend at Bernie's (1989) | "
A film like Weekend at Bernie’s should be commended for being smart enough to be so dumb." Posted Sep 6, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 23%
| Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003) | "
I feel optimistic about a horror series that is willing to layer subtext beneath a toy-shop full of tricks." Posted Sep 1, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 48%
| Unfaithful (2002) | "
Gere is convincing in a role that he most likely would have not taken even five years ago." Posted Aug 20, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 41%
| Freddy vs. Jason (2003) | "
Since the fight is a success, the film can be marked as one." Posted Aug 15, 2003 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 48%
| S.W.A.T. (2003) | "
A by-the-book history lesson on every cop action movie made in the last fifteen years." Posted Aug 8, 2003 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 12%
| Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) | "
A film that so conclusively promises to be the last entry in the popular Nightmare on Elm Street series that the title tries to prove it twice." Posted Aug 6, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 76%
| Tape (2001) | "
A testament to why blockbuster junkies like me should turn off the Dolby digital and turn on the IFC every now and then." Posted Aug 3, 2003 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 82%
| Thirteen (2003) | "
Is there anyone in the world who has not already figured out that growing into a teenager is difficult?" Posted Jul 30, 2003 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 23%
| Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) | "
Too conscious that both critics and audiences alike united to practically riot at the disappointment of the first Tomb Raider adventure." Posted Jul 25, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Stuart Little 2 (2002) | "
In these hardened times, this positive image should remind viewers across the country that this is still a beautiful city, gorgeous day or otherwise." Posted Jul 25, 2003 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 23%
| Bad Boys II (2003) | "
An empty-headed bubble of testosterone that explodes in the viewer’s face, potentially scarring them for the duration of the film." Posted Jul 19, 2003 |
N/A | Rotten 16%
| The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) | "
Hailing from the deep South to the West Coast, newcomer Shane West still fancies himself an All-American boy." Posted Jul 11, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 16%
| The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) | "
These Gentlemen are certainly extraordinary, but The League is nothing out of the ordinary." Posted Jul 8, 2003 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| The Matrix (1999) | "
The story is so smart and full of surprises, you may begin to wonder what the Super Mario Brothers would have been like if they had used their brains to save the day." Posted May 7, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 19%
| Joe Somebody (2001) | "
There is a definite threat behind this man’s eyes." Posted Apr 25, 2003 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 26%
| Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) | "
A flavorless package of aimless gambits and empty characters." Posted Feb 25, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 91%
| Metropolis (2002) | "
One of the most important animated films ever made." Posted Feb 21, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 49%
| The Safety of Objects (2003) | "
A vivid tableau that shows us the simplicity and quiet beauty of suburbia." Posted Jan 28, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 87%
| Chicago (2002) | "
Every dance becomes about seduction, where backstabbing and betrayals are celebrated, and sex is currency." Posted Dec 23, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 91%
| Adaptation (2002) | "
Adaptation is perhaps the best film ever made to chronicle the oppressive screenwriting process." Posted Dec 6, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 21%
| Hudson Hawk (1991) | "
The film reaches a point where the story grows secondary, almost irrelevant." Posted Nov 6, 2002 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 53%
| The Transporter (2002) | "
Unlike his directorial efforts, La Femme Nikita and The Professional, The Transporter lacks Besson's perspective as a storyteller." Posted Oct 11, 2002 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 21%
| Jason X (2002) | "
In the wake of Scream, Jason X is a post-modern horror film that comes off as just a little too post." Posted Sep 28, 2002 |
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