Tomato 4/5 |
Madagascar (2005) |
"Get used to this phrase: “The penguins are psychotic.”" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) |
"There is one unassailable asset here that seals the deal: it brings back those penguins" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Made of Honor (2008) |
"goes from dull to boring and then becomes actively annoying" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
The Magdalene Sisters (2003) |
"Peter Mullan interviewed by Andrea Chase" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Maid in Manhattan (2002) |
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Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
The Majestic (2001) |
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Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Mambo Italiano (2003) |
"As you watch MAMBO ITALIANO make its precipitous slide into mediocrity, you have to wonder which was the fluke, the piquancy or the plop" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Mamma Mia! (2008) |
"like cotton candy, unsubstantial, brightly colored, way too sweet, and ultimately unsatisfying in any meaningful way. Plus it might just make you just a little nauseous" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Man from Elysian Fields (2002) |
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Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Mana: Beyond Belief (2006) |
"a sometimes lyrical, sometimes disturbing, sometimes piquant, and sometimes wacky show-and-tell of what holds sway over the psyche of individuals and groups" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) |
"Demme creates a compelling claustrophobic, paranoia-inducing world that makes this slick flick a gripping two hours" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Manufactured Landscapes (2007) |
"Andrea Chase talks to Edward Burtynsky and Jennifer Baichwal about the dark side of recycling, the controversy of sustainability, and the importance of regular chest x-rays." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Manufactured Landscapes (2007) |
"never stoops to easy scape-goating, nor to pat, politically correct answers. It is as engaging, as maddeningly thought-provoking, as it is beautiful" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
March of the Penguins (2005) |
"takes this most improbable of creatures, breeding in the most improbable of places and doesn't just celebrate them, he positively exalts them" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
March of the Penguins (2005) |
"Luc Jacquet interviewed by Andrea Chase (streaming audio 12:10)" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Marie Antoinette (2006) |
"Without Dunst, though, and the emotional complexity that she creates, the effort in its entirety would be a brash bit of stunt filmmaking gone wrong." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Mary Reilly (1996) |
"If nothing else, proves that when you take Julia's lipstick away, much of her appeal goes, too." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Maryam (2002) |
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Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) |
"Finally, an adventure film for grownups" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Match Point (2005) |
"intricate, intelligent, without being either ponderous or pretentious. On the contrary, it's sly, even playful. It teases players and audience alike, confounding expectations while egging them on with a universe that promises meaning but doesn't always fo" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) |
"The effects here are dazzling, there is no other word for it. . . but when it comes to serious food for thought, this is just an appetizer compared to the first film" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) |
"[The franchise] continues down the path its chosen, devolving from a thoughtful exploration of reality to just another effects-laden shoot ‘em up." |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Max (2002) |
"Andrea Chase" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Max (2002) |
"a brave film, showing Hitler as a pathetic cog in a larger machine hurtling inevitably towards the Holocaust." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Max Payne (2008) |
"Elegaic where it should be electrifying, dundering where it should be sharp, Payne is lovely to look at and that's about it" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Me and Orson Welles (2009) |
"There is, thanks to McKay's multi-layered performance, the sense of glee, not only in getting away with behaving badly, but also in the creative process that he is guiding, both of which tap within the viewer a sort of guilty envy" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Me and Orson Welles (2009) |
"Director Richard Linklater and actor Christian McKay (Orson Welles) talk channeling, synchronicity, and the independent spirit. (Streaming audio 18:18)" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Mean Girls (2004) |
"a smart film masquerading as just another brainless teen flick. Don’t be fooled." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
The Medallion (2003) |
"three-on-one bouts with Jackie’s flying limbs . . . have a rapturous vigor,[but] his final face-off in mid-air with Sands suffers from Sands' obvious lack of expertise" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Meet Dave (2008) |
"it's got nothing to recommend it except maybe that actor in a frogman suit clinging madly to a giant uvula" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Meet the Robinsons (2007) |
"a whiz-bang terrific flight of fancy that is a paean to both the creative impulse that drives inventors, and the boundless optimism that keeps them going in the face of long odds and the skepticism of their less imaginative fellow creatures" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Meet the Robinsons (2007) |
"Executed with a whimsical light touch and loads of heart, it's character-centric rather than slapstick, and completely charming" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Meeting Resistance (2007) |
"Molly Bingham and Steve Connors talk to Andrea Chase about finding truth, keeping cool, and staying sane (streaming audio 23:57)." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) |
"attempts to take the admittedly addicting soap opera that was the book and elevate into something on a higher plane of artistic existence. It fails." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Men in Black II (2002) |
"[T]here are a few laughs, but there are zero surprises. . . when Michael Jackson makes a cameo as an alien, the only surprise would be that he ISN’T an extra-terrestrial" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) |
"does a slick job of putting assumptions of all types to the test, and resists the temptation to make sport of any of them while still retaining a sense of fun" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
The Messengers (2007) |
"the running motif of crows run amok has too much of Hitchcock's THE BIRDS about it to stand on its own, even in the Pang's capable hands. Then again, any script that dared use that motif was setting itself up for a fall, and that's exactly what it got" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 0/5 |
Miami Vice (2006) |
"My cat has coughed up hairballs that make more sense than MIAMI VICE" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Michael Clayton (2007) |
"Tony Gilroy talks to Andrea Chase about explosions, sanity, and how they can both lead to clarity (streaming audio 12:07)." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Michael Clayton (2007) |
"a thriller of the most sophisticated type, playing the macrocosm of Clayton's professional problems against the microcosm of the soul he thought he had conveniently compartmentalized" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
"A perfect film." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Miracle (2004) |
"a genre flick, the type usually found in a shorter format during a half-time show where swelling music and slo-mo substitute for genuine feeling" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Miracles - The Complete Series |
"intelligently teases audience assumptions, slyly tossing in twists along what seems to be a well-worth path only to arrive at an entirely new and refreshingly unexpected place" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) |
"it’s embarrassing in a way that makes you want to avert your eyes and back slowly out of the theater" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Missing (2003) |
"an epic . . . that doesn’t traffic in the supposed romance of the Old West, but one that does capture its sweep, its mythos and its particular, hard-edged brand of mysticism" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Mission: Impossible III (2006) |
"Fortunately, [Cruise]spends a nice chunk time running, which he does with such gung-ho intensity that it is easily the best acting he does in the entire film" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Moliere (2007) |
"Laurent Tirard talks to Andrea Chase about comedy, tragedy, and why they aren't as different as they might seem." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Mona Lisa Smile (2003) |
"as challenging, surprising, and intriguing as a bowl of lukewarm cream of wheat" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Monsieur Ibrahim (2004) |
"Sharif gives a wonderfully understated performance . . .a half-smile, a pursed lip, fills the screen with the warm glow of emotions deeply felt and expertly rendered." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Monster (2003) |
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Andrea Chase |
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