Tomato 3/4 |
Baadasssss! (2004) |
"Ultimately a son's affectionate tribute to his dad, a difficult man who floundered as a regular father but established himself as a "founding father" of a different sort." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Babel (2006) |
"There's a lot to chew over in Babel. But because it's overstuffed, it also means that there's a lot not worth swallowing." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Baby Mama (2008) |
"Steve Martin emerges as Baby Mama's mack daddy." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/5 |
Back to the Future Part III (1990) |
No article available. |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 1/4 |
Bad Boys II (2003) |
"It's quite possible I have never before seen a film that held so much contempt for everyone and everything -- for its audience, for its characters, even for the medium itself." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Bad Company (2002) |
"...[a] strained comedy that jettisons all opportunities for Rock to make his mark by serving up the usual chaotic nonsense." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Bad News Bears (2005) |
"In today's anything-goes society, the sight of 12-year-olds cussing like sailors on the screen no longer carries any novelty." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bad Santa (2003) |
"It's enough to make Will Ferrell's Elf blush." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/5 |
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) |
No article available. |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Bank Job (2008) |
"Brimming with satisfying twists and populated with colorful characters, this represents a Job well done." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) |
"This likable, lackadaisical comedy proves more focused than the first film yet lacks much of its comic bite." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Basic (2003) |
"Any hope of a modern-day Rashomon is soon dashed as the movie gets bogged down in a haphazard series of twists, turns, backslides and pirouettes -- very few of which make sense after the whole story is revealed." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 1/4 |
Basic Instinct 2 (2006) |
"Stone is simply awful, replacing the sexy insouciance from the first film with a beady stare that would seem more appropriate coming from a dead codfish than a calculating nympho adept at playing twisted mind games." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"Dismissing this as merely escapist entertainment would ignore the myriad adult themes that bulk up the picture, issues ranging from the duality of man to the politics of fear." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Battle for Terra (2009) |
"It sounds rather novel until one recalls that The Twilight Zone tackled this notion in one third the amount of time." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Be Cool (2005) |
"A movie that never provides a compelling argument for its own existence." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Be Kind Rewind (2008) |
"The premise of Be Kind Rewind is pure Michel Gondry. The end result is anything but." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Beauty and the Beast (1946) |
"This version of the familiar fairy tale has long been revered for its dreamlike state, which continues to mesmerize even in this age of $100 million computer-generated effects." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 1/4 |
Because I Said So (2007) |
"Just a few years ago, Keaton played a character who was sexy, funny and intelligent in Something's Gotta Give. This one's more like Something Gave Out." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Becoming Jane (2007) |
"An agreeable period romp, missing the spark of the high-end Austen adaptations but firmly in command of its own romantic devices." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Bedtime Stories (2008) |
"A potentially interesting movie that comes crashing down as hard as that proverbial beanstalk." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Bee Movie (2007) |
"While most animated features, even the bad ones, champion individuality, Bee Movie flies in the opposite direction by rallying around the notions of conformity and subservience." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Bee Season (2005) |
"For the sake of variety, we need more spirituality in the movies, which is why the very existence of Bee Season is a blessing even if its haphazardness makes it something of a curse." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Before Sunset (2004) |
"This lovely film does an exemplary job of conveying the manner in which the freedom and naivety of youth inevitably fall by the wayside, leaving only cherished memories." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) |
"While Masterson's script might come up a hair short, Lumet remains firmly in control: Even at 83, there's nothing arthritic about his ability to engage our emotions or our intellect." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Being Julia (2004) |
"Bening is awfully fun to watch as she whirlwinds her way through this backstage yarn." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Believer (2002) |
"Like Edward Norton in American History X, Ryan Gosling (Murder By Numbers) delivers a magnetic performance." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bend It Like Beckham (2003) |
"It's "feel-good" without being "feel-stupid."" |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Beowulf (2007) |
"The biggest criticism has nothing to do with the movie itself but with the morons on the MPAA board." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Better Luck Tomorrow (2003) |
"Lin starts with the stereotype of the Asian-American kid as clean-cut, hard-working and industrious and turns it on its head." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 4/5 |
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) |
No article available. |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Bewitched (2005) |
"As far as ill-advised Nicole Kidman vehicles... are concerned, the nicest thing one can say about Bewitched is that it's an improvement over The Stepford Wives." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Beyond Borders (2003) |
"Those expecting Jolie's character to end up feeding and clothing every indigent person on the planet might be surprised at the movie's toughness and refusal to compromise." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Beyond the Sea (2004) |
"Spacey serves as actor, writer, director and producer -- and probably caterer, key grip and best boy, if we search the credits hard enough -- on this misguided vanity project." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Big Bounce (2004) |
"Director George Armitage brings to the project the same degree of playful insouciance that informed his previous picture, Grosse Pointe Blank." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Big Fan (2009) |
"Big Fan stretches credulity in spots, but for the most part, it manages to keep its eye on the ball." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Big Fish (2003) |
"For all its surface eccentricities, this turns out to be one of Burton's most conventional works." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008) |
"Like many of the best documentaries, [it] doesn't take us exactly where we expect to go." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Biker Boyz (2003) |
"Ultimately, the picture isn't especially fast or furious, just fleeting." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Black Book (2007) |
"It's like The Guns of Navarone for the art-house set." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Black Dahlia (2006) |
"Until it derails while heading into its final turn, The Black Dahlia represents Brian De Palma's most assured moviemaking in at least a decade." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Black Hole (1979) |
"Even as a fantasy-lovin' boy of 14, I was bored silly by this movie, and a repeat viewing just last week revealed that the film has, if anything, gotten worse over time." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/5 |
Black Rain (1989) |
No article available. |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Black Snake Moan (2007) |
"Writer-director Craig Brewer returns with another look at Southern discomfort deep-fried in a greasy pool of sex and song." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Blade: Trinity (2004) |
"The least of three." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Blades of Glory (2007) |
"For a similar film that offers more laughs by taking it to the limit, rent the Farrelly brothers' 1996 bowling gem Kingpin." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Blazing Saddles (1974) |
"Truth be told, Young Frankenstein holds up far better... [but] that's not to infer that this Western spoof doesn't deliver its share of hilarity." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Blind Side (2009) |
"The movie contains enough humor and heartbreak (though next to no dramatic tension) to make it an engaging if undemanding experience." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi/Sonatine (2004) |
"More than just a treat for the martial arts crowd, this is a boon for movie lovers of all stripes." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Blindness (2008) |
"Despite strong performances and a few compelling scenarios, it's plain to see that Blindness doesn't quite measure up to expectations." |
Matt Brunson |
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