Tomato |
Bad Education (2004) |
"Once again, Almodovar changes directions and this time delivers a thematic treatise on the Catholic church wrapped up in a mystery." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Bad News Bears (1976) |
No article available. |
Boo Allen |
Splat |
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) |
"Dull, pointless film that grows increasingly out-of-control due to Miller's contrived script. Day-Lewis turns in his usual brooding performance that somehow passes for genius." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Band Wagon (1953) |
No article available. |
Boo Allen |
Splat |
The Banger Sisters (2002) |
"...a one-joke comedy that seems to exist only to give its two actresses an opportunity to play dress-up and act naughty." |
Todd Jorgenson |
Tomato |
Barbershop (2002) |
"Barbershop, for all of its conventional flaws, is an endearing slice-of-life comedy." |
Todd Jorgenson |
Tomato 4/5 |
Barcelona (1994) |
No article available. |
Todd Jorgenson |
Splat |
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (2006) |
"...has energy to spare but a flimsy and only mildly amusing script that doesn't allow it to stand out from the current glut of kid-friendly CGI competitors." |
Todd Jorgenson |
Tomato 4/5 |
Bartleby (2002) |
No article available. |
Todd Jorgenson |
Splat |
Basic (2003) |
"Confusing, jumbled, and idiotic, and then it turns stupid." |
Boo Allen |
Splat |
Basic Instinct 2 (2006) |
"Campy melodrama fails to hold any interest 14 years later." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"The slick summer entertainment comes on two well-packed discs." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"A fully formed Batman, fleshed out in a glossy veneer." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) |
"Enthralling character study." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
The Beautiful Country (2005) |
"Despite some artificial transitions, Binh's picaresque journey becomes emotionally resonant." |
Boo Allen |
Splat |
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) |
"...too aggressively cute and sappy, relying on close-ups and standard slapstick montages instead of establishing a genuine emotional connection with the audience." |
Todd Jorgenson |
Splat |
Becoming Jane (2007) |
"Empty, empty-headed, anf full of cliches. Don't expect Austen brilliance from this pedestrian film." |
Boo Allen |
Splat |
Bee Season (2005) |
"Perhaps the film's disparate subplots are given due attention in the book, but it all feels unfocused and jammed together here." |
Todd Jorgenson |
Splat |
Beerfest (2006) |
"Possibly the most irresponsible movie ever made and also one of the worst." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
Bend It Like Beckham (2003) |
"The feel good movie of the year arrives on DVD." |
Boo Allen |
Splat 2/5 |
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) |
No article available. |
Todd Jorgenson |
Tomato |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) |
"Yes, it's more talking dogs, but it's what Disney does best." |
Boo Allen |
Splat |
Bewitched (2005) |
"Director Nora Ephron takes an imaginative idea and turns it into a flat, skill-less dud." |
Boo Allen |
Splat |
Birth (2004) |
"Interminally slow film of torpid self-indulegence based on a ludicrous premise." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
Black Book (2007) |
"Verhoeven may indulge his lurid tendencies, but he has delivered a film that stays tense and suspenseful for its lengthy running time." |
Boo Allen |
Splat |
The Black Dahlia (2006) |
"Luridly entertaining mish-mash" |
Boo Allen |
Splat |
Blades of Glory (2007) |
"As silly as would be expected, but, as usual, from this comedy machine, some good laughs along the way." |
Boo Allen |
Splat 2/5 |
Blue Chips (1994) |
No article available. |
Todd Jorgenson |
Splat 2/5 |
The Blue Light (1932) |
"Notable only for glimpses of the young Leni." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato 3/5 |
Bob Le Flambeur (1955) |
"Melville at his best" |
Boo Allen |
Splat 2/5 |
Body of Lies (2008) |
"Hugely disappointing film, even moreso when considering the talent involved." |
Boo Allen |
Splat 1/5 |
Bogus (1996) |
No article available. |
Boo Allen |
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Bonneville (2006) |
"Interview with Christine Baranski for BONNEVILLE" |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) |
"The sequel surpasses the original, and the single disc DVD is packed with extras." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
"Best three-peat of the summer in a season filled with them." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Boys Are Back (2009) |
"Director Hicks keeps the cliches under control in this treacly tale of a man struggling to be a single father." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
The Brave One (2007) |
"Kill 'em Jodie." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
Breach (2007) |
"Tense, well executed psyhcological thriller." |
Boo Allen |
Splat |
The Break-Up (2006) |
"A misguided comedy that relies on obnoxious characters and mean, abrasive behavior." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
The Break-Up (2006) |
"The summer's big comedy hit arrives on a single disc, generous DVD." |
Boo Allen |
Splat |
Breakfast on Pluto (2005) |
"Cillian Murphy makes an uncomfortably beautiful woman in this rambling tale that never congeals." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
Breaking and Entering (2007) |
"Minghella successfully returns to smaller more intimate fare." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
Bride and Prejudice (2005) |
"Fun, fanciful flick takes Jane Austen's novel, spreads it out over three continents, and injects song, dance, and a colorful environment not seen in 1813 England." |
Boo Allen |
Splat 1/5 |
Bride Wars (2009) |
"Appallingly simple-minded." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
Bright Young Things (2004) |
"In his first directing effort, the multi-talented Stephen Fry conveys the wit and mordant satire of Evelyn Waugh's source novel." |
Boo Allen |
Splat |
Broken Bridges (2006) |
"Soundtrack sales seem to be the main motivation behind this corny and cliched Southern melodrama that marks the film debut of country music star Toby Keith." |
Todd Jorgenson |
Tomato |
Broken Flowers (2005) |
"...a sharply observed and delightfully droll comedy about a Don Juan in a midlife crisis." |
Todd Jorgenson |
Splat |
The Brothers Grimm (2005) |
"Grim" |
Boo Allen |
Tomato |
Buffalo Soldiers (2003) |
"Fresh, funny, and defiantly against these flag-waving times." |
Boo Allen |
Tomato 3/5 |
Burn After Reading (2008) |
"Subversive silliness in the finest Coens tradition." |
Boo Allen |