Tomato 4/5 |
Baadasssss! (2004) |
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J. Robert Parks |
Tomato A |
Babe: Pig in the City (1998) |
"This is the stuff of Dickens, told on the scale of Blade Runner and Brazil, with the madcap spirit of The Great Muppet Caper." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato B+ |
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) |
"Daniel Day-Lewis gives the first great performance of 2005." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato A |
Barton Fink (1991) |
"... a courageous and horrific glimpse through the ego and courage of the human spirit into the emptiness of even the kindest human being's heart." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato A- |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"...the most sophisticated, most meaningful Batman film ever. Surprise, surprise... this one's about Batman! Bale makes us understand why bad guys fear the Dark Knight." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Splat C |
A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
"It presents itself as a biography of the flesh-and-blood John Nash. And in fact, it is really only a flashy, sentimental Hollywood movie, inspired by a few particular details of the John Nash story." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
- |
Before Sunset (2004) |
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J. Robert Parks |
Tomato A- |
Being John Malkovich (1999) |
"This is "Alice in Wonderland" for this decade; its heroes crawl down rabbit holes into a world of gender role and sexual identity conflicts." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato B+ |
Best in Show (2000) |
"... an excellent example of how funny a movie can be merely by observing human nature honestly, at its brilliant best and miserable worst." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato B+ |
The Big Kahuna (1999) |
"At our best, we admit our faults. And we admit that others, no matter how different, have something to teach us. What a surprising thing to learn from a film." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato B+ |
The Big Lebowski (1998) |
"No, it's no Fargo. It's the most flamboyant, erratic, spontaneous movie the Coens have ever made." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato A+ |
Blade Runner - The Director's Cut (1982) |
"The most intelligent and terrifying vision of the future ever conceived for the screen ..." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Splat C- |
The Blair Witch Project (1999) |
"They just want to scare us by confusing us, disorienting us, and by playing a simple trick on our inner ear." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
- |
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi/Sonatine (2004) |
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J. Robert Parks |
Tomato A+ |
Blue (1993) |
"Blue -- Kieslowski's masterpiece -- is a story about the journey from grief and brokenness to rebirth, written on a woman's face." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato A+ |
Born Into Brothels (2004) |
"As bright as a box of new crayons, and just as full of creative potential, these children give us vibrant pictures of hope in the midst of oppression." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
- |
Born Into Brothels (2004) |
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Stef Loy |
Splat C+ |
Bounce (2000) |
"The fact that it remains watchable and enjoyable is a credit to its actors and its writer ..." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato B+ |
The Bourne Identity (2002) |
"The Bourne Identity is an intense, violent, bite-your-nails-to-the-quick thriller." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato B+ |
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) |
"Damon makes Bourne a consistent, driven, intelligent, and yet vulnerable hero. It's too bad Academy voters will fail to notice his fantastic performance." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Splat C+ |
Bowfinger (1999) |
"This all has the potential to become a sidesplitting caper. ... Unfortunately, only a few of the manic scenes work." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato A- |
Bowling for Columbine (2002) |
"Even if his information is, oh, even 40% false... the ideas he is presenting need to be heard, examined, and reckoned with." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato A- |
The Boxer (1997) |
"... a lasting testament to the power of love and the damage done by prejudice and hate." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato B |
Breaking the Waves (1996) |
"The actors are superb. [But] it is the easiest thing in the world to do ... move people by destroying something beautiful." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Splat B- |
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) |
"I don't recommend it, unless you care to see the best Nicolas Cage performance in several years, or some more of Scorcese's brilliant camera work." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Splat C- |
Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
"Essentially, [this] is the same as most stories of lust and infidelity -- two people who 'can't control' their desires end up hurting others, lying, and denying responsibility for their actions." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Splat C |
The Brotherhood of the Wolf (2002) |
"The hero feels free to sleep with any prostitute, even as he's wooing the one he calls his 'true love.' Isn't there a conflict of interest there?" |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato A- |
Bullets Over Broadway (1994) |
"Its view of human nature is not very flattering ... but the characters are endearing all the same, in spite of their hang-ups." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
Tomato A |
The Butcher Boy (1997) |
"The Butcher Boy reveals how a soul's future, in the early stages of development, is highly influenced by love, or the lack of it." |
Jeffrey Overstreet |
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