Tomato 3/4
Bad News Bears (2005)
"OK, parents and grandparents -- don't say I didn't warn you. "
Linda Cook
Tomato 4/4
Batman Begins (2005)
"A guy who would dress up like a bat, as Christian Bale says, “has issues.” Does he ever. And we become acquainted with many of them in this incarnation of the Caped Crusader."
Splat 2/4
Be Cool (2005)
"As average as its predecessor was entertaining, “Be Cool” is a spoof of itself."
Splat 2.5/4
Beauty Shop (2005)
"Queen Latifah’s back on track. She has a long way to go to equal her role in “Chicago,” in which she both starred and sang. But “Beauty Shop” is a better-than-average outing."
Tomato 3.5/4
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
"I left the theater with joy in my heart. And it's all because of Winn-Dixie."
Bewitched (2005)
"Mesmerizing, it's not."
Blade: Trinity (2004)
"Well, Blade held up beautifully twice. But now the story is turning, well, bloodless. "
Splat 0 stars
Boogeyman (2005)
"Will 2005 be remembered as the Year of the Awful Horror Movies?"
Born Into Brothels (2004)
"Every thinking adult should see this compelling Oscar-nominated documentary."
Broken Flowers (2005)
"I'm not sure how to define an art film any more. But I do know that Jim Jarmusch's latest, "Broken Flowers,' is an art film, and it's out-arted itself right out of an ending."
Splat 1.5/4
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
" would be too easy to make a pun out of the title "The Brothers Grimm," because its a fair description of the atmosphere of the film itself. "
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