Tomato 4/5 |
W. (2008) |
"This is no lampoon, but rather a tragedy with the trappings of farce." |
Andrea Chase |
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The Wackness (2008) |
"Jonathan Levine talks to Andrea Chase about graffiti, verisimilitude, and the magic of hip-hop." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Wackness (2008) |
"invigorated by a savvy script that is equal parts comedy and tragedy, both arising from the same seemingly bottomless wellspring of adolescent hormones and hair-trigger emotions" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
A Wake in Providence (2005) |
"for all the well-aimed blows it lands about how families make us crazy, it still has a very warm, very soft spot for these lunatics." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Waking Life (2001) |
"Startling in its originality, dazzling in its erudition, it fearlessly tackles questions of free will, identity and . . . reality. . ." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) |
"With a fearless sense of silliness and a savage swipe at the conventions of the genre, it forges a brilliant parody that is relentlessly funny and musically acute" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Walking Tall (2004) |
"if it weren't for the thematic undercurrent favorably depicting fascism and summary justice as the solution to all of life's little problems, it would be laughable." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
WALL-E (2008) |
"The true test of a great film is whether or not it is able to affect you as deeply the tenth time you see as it did the first time. WALL-E does." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
WALL-E (2008) |
"WALL-E's bumbling courtship of the completely indifferent EVE has as much truth about humanity's sweetness and perseverance as any piece of great literature" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Wanted (2008) |
"a mad cross between Busby Berkeley and the demolition derby with grace somehow trumping brute force" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
War of the Worlds (2005) |
"a roller-coaster of special effects as Ray and his family escape from ever more hair-raising dangers in ever more improbable, but oddly fun ways." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
The War Within (2005) |
"that most wonderful of cinema experiences, one that embraces complexity with both intelligence and an even hand. The DVD only deepens the appreciation for its accomplishment." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
The War Within (2005) |
"never comes close to subscribing to Hassan’s actions nor to excusing his motives, but does lay out in stark detail exactly what drove him to it [making it] essential viewing" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Water (2006) |
"an unforgettable film of devastating beauty" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Water (2006) |
"Deepa Mehta on starting from scratch, staring over, and stirring up the status quo (streaming audio 22:02)." |
Andrea Chase |
- |
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) |
"Laura Dern interviewed by Andrea Chase" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
We Were Soldiers (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
Andrea Chase |
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The Weather Underground (2003) |
"Sam Greene interviewed by Andrea Chase" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Wedding Crashers (2005) |
"Wilson is sweet and cuddly in his insincerity, and Vaughn is so delightedly sleazy that his joy in his own ruthlessness is infectious" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Welcome to Mooseport (2004) |
"What should have been an amiable if unremarkable comedy never rises much above the chuckle level as it attempts to pay homage to the eccentricity of small town life" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
What a Girl Wants (2003) |
"Bynes never quite manages to sparkle, and without that there is nothing on which this creaky plot can propel itself, much less justify its existence." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
What Happens in Vegas (2008) |
"attempts nothing novel in its retelling of the couple who don't realize that they are perfect for each other, aside from positing an unsavory new popcorn topping" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
What Would Jesus Buy? (2007) |
"This isn't just an easy shot at consumerism, it becomes, instead, an incisive look at the cognitive disconnect of the public at large, that hates the stress, emotional and financial, of the holidays, but nonetheless whole-heartedly joins in the mayhem" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Whip It (2009) |
"Barrymore makes her directorial debut her with an astute eye for the complex emotional passage being experienced beneath Bliss's crash helmet." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 0/5 |
White Noise (2005) |
"It is inept, it is inane, and it is seemingly interminable." |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Who Killed The Electric Car? (2006) |
"Director Chris Paine and producer Dean Devlin talk about the virtues of technology, the dark side of merchandising, and the pain of separation with Andrea Chase. (streaming audio 19:55)" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Who Killed The Electric Car? (2006) |
"tells the tale of nefarious doings perpetrated for reasons that will raise both the hackles and the righteous indignation of its audience" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 0/5 |
The Whole Ten Yards (2004) |
"succeeds only in making one of Willis’ previous bombs, HUDSON HAWK look, well, not good, nothing in this part of the time/space continuum can do that, but downright competent" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
The Wicker Man (2006) |
"The sense of dread that should pervade every frame of film is nowhere to be found. It plays like an expensively produced commercial for some organic product grown with loving care by devotees of all-natural farming and/or animal husbandry" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Wicker Park (2004) |
"tricks the audience into deceiving itself before unraveling another set of assumptions by deftly shifting the point of view" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2005) |
"Funny, sweet, and unexpectedly moving, this is not just a study of man and birds, it’s also . . . a thoughtful consideration of what it means to follow one’s bliss" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) |
"completely unpretentious in the way it tells its story of true love and the obstacles, many of them flashy, that can get in the way of it" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Windhorse (1998) |
"Wagner brings his fine documentarian’s eye for detail to WINDHORSE, a gift for explaining the complexities of the situation." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Winged Migration (2003) |
"To see this film is to be transported to a place of pure . . . spirit." |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Winged Migration (2003) |
"Andrea Chase" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Wisconsin Death Trip (1999) |
". . .a fever dream of a film that is haunting, capable of jarring moments of revelation about the timelessness of human nature. . ." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 0/5 |
The Women (2008) |
"Good performances and stylish direction can't disguise what The Women really is: a throwback to a simpler time when women were simple and everyone was happy about it" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Woodsman (2004) |
"Emotionally challenging and ferociously unforgiving, it is an astonishing work of surprising delicacy played out with the rawest of emotion simmering just beneath the surface" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
World Trade Center (2006) |
"isn't just a fitting tribute to the specific people involved, it's also a celebration of grace under pressure, and what is worth preserving from the chaos" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
The Wrestler (2008) |
"Marisa Tomei talks to Andrea Chase about dance, music, and getting to the heart of a character. (streaming audio 8:17)" |
Andrea Chase |
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