Splat 1.5/5
Adam (2009)
"If you're going to be the poster man/child of any disability, you'd want to look like Hugh Dancy."
Kent Turner
Tomato 6/10
Adoration (2009)
"After arty flashbacks and brouhaha around larger social issues, slowly, quietly comes down to one family touchingly healing. Fine acting surmounts didactic plot construction."
Nora Lee Mandel
Tomato 9/10
Afghan Star (2009)
"Entertaining and pointed, reveals the cultural, political, and social power of an old-fashioned televised talent show in a country where voting is a newfangled notion."
Tomato 3/5
Afterschool (2009)
"[Director] Campos certainly demands your attention, and has it for most of the film."
Tomato 7/10
Amreeka (2009)
"Charming, poignant story with 3-dimensional characters as the familiar struggle for economic and cultural survival is updated for Arabs, centered by a zaftig force of nature."
Tomato 8/10
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009)
"Impossible not to get caught up in their boundless optimism, which seems to counter metal's nihilism. . .as the relationships are much more important . . .than the music."
Tomato
At the Edge of the World (2009)
"For a real thrill, be sure to keep your eye out for this one."
Michael Lee
Tomato 10/10
Anita O'Day - The Life Of A Jazz Singer (2008)
"O'Day is so exciting here, the film doesn't just cater to fans but can generate new ones to celebrate the role of the song stylist for the Great American Songbook."
Splat 1/5
Another Gay Sequel (2008)
"Much of the humor is cruel, not playful. (Lubricant replaced with glue? Try imagining that without clinching.)"
Splat 2/10
Antarctica (2008)
"Amusingly makes the point that men can be rotten to each other like to women in so many heterosexual romantic comedies, but makes this point over and over again."
Tomato 3.5/5
L' Apprenti (2008)
"Lead Mathieu Bulle, an actual agricultural student, stands out among the cast of nonprofessional actors and is completely accessible -- well, as much as an emotionally guarded teenage boy can be."
Alice's House (2007)
"Builds a quiet portrait of a family step-by-step imploding. Such a sympathetic depiction of working-class families are rarely seen on screen from any country."
Arctic Tale (2007)
"On a flatulence scale of 1 to 10, it's an eight."
Splat 2/5
Arthur and the Invisibles (2007)
"With its Day-Glo colors and fast pace, this $80 million live action/animated film may be the first acid trip for kids."
Tomato 2.5/5
Avenue Montaigne (2007)
"Director Danièle Thompson piles on enough pop culture references to please any Francophile in this love letter to Paris, so it wouldn't hurt to know Charles Aznavour from Gilbert Bécaud."
American Hardcore (2006)
"For music that is loud, fast, angry, and in-your-face, the film's low-key tone and pace is more suitable for a PBS fund-raising drive."
The Aura (2006)
"The film's taciturn observer, played by Ricardo Darin (the strutting con man of Nine Queens), delivers perhaps the most inward performance of the year."
Tomato '2.75/5'
Apres Vous (2005)
"Après Vous is light on its feet with an occasional kick."
Assisted Living (2005)
"Assisted Living could be described as a small film, but it displays more thought and feeling than that moniker implies."
Tomato 2.75/5
Abouna (2004)
"With its use of nonprofessional actors and actual locations, this is neorealism via Chad. However, Abouna is more moving to describe than it is to watch."
Anatomy of Hell (2004)
"Not since Pia Zadora’s The Lonely Lady has a gardening tool been so violated."
Tomato 3.25/5
Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)
"This compassionate documentary should be of strong interest to viewers of the previous Wuornos film or the current Monster."
Splat 2.25/5
And Now Ladies and Gentlemen (2003)
"Because the majority of scenes are drawn out and obviously improvised, this disjointed and rambling confection will have limited appeal to others."
Anything But Love (2003)
"Without the bawdiness and irony of the Doris Day tribute Down With Love, Anything but Love will also bring to mind the comedies of Judy Holliday."
After the Life (2002)
"The Trilogy’s narrative structure may be considered a gimmick, but it’s one that is thoroughly compelling... as all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place."
An Amazing Couple (2002)
"...the fast-paced and unfolding plot will sustain interest."
Army of Shadows (1969)
"Melville milks the tension for all its worth."
The Awful Truth (1937)
"The look of love [Grant] gives co-star Irene Dunne, captured not in a close-up but a medium-wide shot, could melt anyone."
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