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Cabin Fever (2003) |
"Interview with Rider Strong" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Cabin Fever (2003) |
"[Roth has] a lovely way with externalizing the double-helix that so entwines sex and death in the psyche." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Cadillac Records (2008) |
"takes no chances, but what it lacks in originality it makes up for by being so completely enraptured by the music that it takes the audience along with it" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Capote (2005) |
"Hoffman's Capote, in any situation, in any company, is always himself, irresistible, infuriating, and ultimately inscrutable beneath the carefully calibrated veneer that could just as easily hide a heart too easily bruised or one made entirely of ice" |
Andrea Chase |
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Capturing the Friedmans (2003) |
"Andrea Chase" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Capturing the Friedmans (2003) |
"Beyond the riveting look at a family falling apart under the weight of its own emotional baggage, [Jarecki] explores the elusive nature of truth." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Cars (2006) |
"a great movie that's not just a, you'll pardon the expression, character-driven story, but also an irresistible paean to life in the slow lane" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Casa de los Babys (2003) |
"Sayles . . . can keep the politics front and center while still maintaining a fierce humanity at the core" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Casanova (2005) |
"a giddy, good-natured romp with lust on its mind and romance in its heart." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Casino Royale (2006) |
"Craig with his tightly-coiled intensity and rampant charisma injects a welcome dose of serious testosterone back into the franchise" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Cassandra's Dream (2008) |
"written with an archly intellectual perspective, but brought to poignant life by the actors" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Catch a Fire (2006) |
"an emotionally jarring film for many reasons. As an indictment of injustice on a universal level, it is without peer. As a political thriller, it is riveting. But it's as a cautionary tale that it is most powerful." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"Is this a light-hearted romp? Is this a psychological drama? Is it a thriller? Can it be all three? Not quite, Sort of. Uh Uh. And dear lord no." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 0/5 |
Catch That Kid (2004) |
"Not witty enough to be a comedy and not well-plotted enough to be taken seriously, with flat performances and lackluster direction, it’s a serious yawner" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Catwoman (2004) |
"Berry, bodacious bod on constant display in a variety of odd contortions, moves as though she were choreographed by a low-rent version of Bob Fosse" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 0/5 |
The Cave (2005) |
"it isn’t just tedious, it isn’t just silly, no, it goes the distance until it actually becomes a personal affront to the sensibilities of everyone concerned" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Cellular (2004) |
"in a better world, [it] would have focused on Macy and that pitch perfect brand of eager anxiety that can . . . make any scene worth watching" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Chac: The Rain God (1975) |
"This tale of pilgrimage, ritual and sacrifice in a Maya village in the Mexican wilderness has a magic and a wonder that few films achieve." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Changeling (2008) |
"for all its power, fury, and superb tension, it carries within it another, and unfortunate sort of tension, that of a flabby script doing battle with lean direction" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Chaos Theory (2008) |
"directed with an inert sense of schmaltz such that after a while it is all but impossible for the audience to pick up on any clues or cues as to what is intended to be funny and what poignant" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) |
"a slick, smart, and subversive look at where America went wrong with its geo-political thinking" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) |
"a flight of hard-body fantasy served up with a healthy dose of self-mockery" |
Andrea Chase |
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Charlotte Sometimes (2002) |
"Andrea Chase" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Charlotte Sometimes (2002) |
"[A] film that is both emotionally intimate and explosive beneath its deceptively serene surface." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Charlotte's Web (2006) |
"while not a perfect adaptation of the classic book, one that pulls all the right heartstrings while never talking down to its audience" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 0/5 |
Chasing Papi (2003) |
"[Verastegui] seems to have confused acting in a motion picture with posing for an 8x10 glossy." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Chess Player (1927) |
"you have to wonder why this treasure of world cinema is not spoken of in the same breath as INTOLERANCE or PANDORA'S BOX" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Chicago (2002) |
"a big, splashy, brassy confection wrapped up in a bow with enough bugle beads and sequins to circle the globe twice and finish with a flourish." |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Chicago (2002) |
"Andrea Chase" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Chicago 10 (2008) |
"Brett Morgen talks to Andrea Chase about politics, passion, and the past, which may be closer than you think (streaming audio 9:16)." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Chicken Little (2005) |
"fiendishly clever and imaginatively realized in candy-sweet colors" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Chicken Little (2005) |
"a rip-snorting flight of adventure fantasy that has an unfettered imagination and a wicked sense of humor" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Children of Men (2006) |
"Cautionary tale and thriller rolled into one, it is a terrifying vision of the future, all the more gripping for ringing so true." |
Andrea Chase |
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Children of Men (2006) |
"Alfonso Cuaron talks to Andrea Chase about the present, the future, and embracing the chaos." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
China Blue (2005) |
"in the same category as Riis' "How the Other Half Lives" and other scathing exposes from America's own less than noble economic past. Patently angry, but never strident, this film is as intelligent as it is jarring" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Chopper (2001) |
"there is an unexpected melancholy that raises this film . . . into the ranks of a classic tragedy" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Christmas with the Kranks (2004) |
"a singularly mirthless experience that could easily drain the last drop of holiday cheer from old St. Nick himself" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) |
"a seriously flat and joyless excursion into the world of CGI, tangled theology, and excellent hair" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Chronicles of Riddick (2004) |
"It’s all really just a series of episodes where metal weapons clang, firearms spew, and there is much manly grunting of he-men engaged in ferocious combat" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Cinderella Man (2005) |
"Howard has taken one of the greatest comeback stories ever and turned it into a cloying bit of fluff" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
A Cinderella Story (2004) |
"Stock characters played broadly in a script rife with cliché plot devices and a bad case of the blands" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
City of Ember (2008) |
"What made the book version interesting has, in the film version, been beaten down to an entropic standstill" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
City of Ghosts (2003) |
". . .the plot is as murky as the nefarious goings-on depicted and the running time tests the patience of even the most patient of viewers" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Claire |
Click here to see the review. |
Andrea Chase |
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Clerks II (2006) |
"Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson ponder the meaning of sequels, the wonders of craft service, and the unexpected aspects of a cult following. (streaming audio 19:43)" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Clerks II (2006) |
"skewers political correctness within a profane framework that unwaveringly champions middle class values with an infectious verve" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Click (2006) |
"uneasy mix of sloppy sentiment and genuine mean-spiritedness that Sandler tries, and fails, to conflate with a schizophrenic performance" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Closet (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Cloverfield (2008) |
"a refreshing update on the classic genre of a big monster stomping a major metropolitan city into dust" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) |
"thoughtfully observes the human compulsion to connect via conversation in all its glorious absurdity" |
Andrea Chase |
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