Splat 2.5/4 |
Baby Mama (2008) |
"Likeable enough if you're in an undemanding mood. But its toothless underachievement leaves one thinking this bun should've spent longer in the oven." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3/4 |
Backstage (2006) |
"A creepy look at the borderline personalities on both sides of the line between celebrity and citizen." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Bad Education (2004) |
"True to form, Almodóvar gets unimpeachable performances from his cast (particularly Bernal...) and paints his frames with gleefully lurid strokes." |
Peter Canavese |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Bad News Bears (2005) |
"Profanity does not a creatively satisfying comedy make....slim characterization and an overfamiliar premise...[relegate] Bears to lazy, hazy, summer-daze mediocrity." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Bad Sleep Well (1960) |
"A startlingly relevant 'social problem film' (shakai-mono)--of its time and our own--and an existential melodrama by way of Hamlet." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 4/4 |
Bad Timing (1980) |
"Exemplifies the rich, acquired taste of the Roeg film." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) |
"Miller freely uses the unusual as an allegory for the most usual of subjects: parentage and the rocky path from childhood to adulthood." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Band's Visit (2007) |
"One of the film's prime strengths is its wordless willingness to let the principal characters express themselves through music and mime to overcome cultural barriers. [DVD]" |
Peter Canavese |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Bank Job (2008) |
"Tunneling underground notwithstanding, a heist movie shouldn't feel this much like drudgery." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Barbra Streisand - Live In Concert 2006 |
"With Frank in the great beyond, it's up to Barbra to drive the world into hysterics with her rare public performances. [Blu-ray]" |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Batman (1943) |
"Columbia Pictures' Batman is just about as good as the next serial, which spells plenty of two-fisted fun." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Batman (1989) |
"Despite its failings...a hugely influential movie with literally towering design, mordant wit, and a hall-of-fame performance by Jack Nicholson." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Batman & Mr. Freeze - Subzero (1997) |
"One of the less-inspired animated Batman efforts [but] an enjoyable and generally kid-friendly adventure all the same." |
Peter Canavese |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Batman & Robin (1997) |
"Alfred posits, "For what is Batman if not an effort to master the chaos that sweeps our world? An attempt to control death itself." Okay, fine, but we get this and dick jokes?" |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3/4 |
Batman - Gotham Knight (2008) |
"After the wayward kids' stuff of Kids WB's The Batman, Batman: Gotham Knight's adult tone and visual wonderment are like (bat-)manna from heaven." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3/4 |
Batman - Mask of the Phantasm (1993) |
"Respects the character...and winningly combines personal drama and clever themes with intrigue and action to tell a story in keeping with Batman's classic comic adventures." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Batman - Mystery of the Batwoman (2003) |
"Over a decade after the premiere of Batman: The Animated Series, the extended Batman animation family hasn't quite worn out its welcome." |
Peter Canavese |
- |
Batman and Robin - The Serial Collection (1949) |
"John Duncan on Batman and Robin and Career Highlights" |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Batman and Robin - The Serial Collection (1949) |
"Though rudimentary by ordinary film standards...diverting entertainment for innocent youngsters." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"Batman Begins: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" |
Peter Canavese |
- |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"David S. Goyer and Charles Roven on Batman Begins" |
Peter Canavese |
- |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"Christian Bale on Batman Begins" |
Peter Canavese |
- |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman on Batman Begins and Career Highlights" |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"The Art of Batman Begins" |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 4/4 |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"The ne plus ultra of comic-book films...an appropriately tough movie, busy but efficient, rich and thoughtful, and ornamented with visual appeal and exciting action." |
Peter Canavese |
- |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"Sir Michael Caine and Katie Holmes on Batman Begins and Career Highlights" |
Peter Canavese |
- |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas on Batman Begins" |
Peter Canavese |
- |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"Batman Begins Watch (including L.A. junket coverage)" |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3/4 |
Batman Beyond - Return of the Joker (2000) |
"The PG-13 rating...reflects the mortal intensity of this most chilling of animated Batman tales." |
Peter Canavese |
Splat 2/4 |
Batman Forever (1995) |
"The fatuousness of that title sums up Schumacher's approach. The director allows his few scrupulous choices to be overwhelmed by garish vaudeville." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Batman Returns (1992) |
"Burton['s] staging is expert, and his character conceptions are distinctive and gratifying." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Batman Superman Movie (1998) |
"Essentially, The Batman/Superman Movie is an action comedy, a superhero "buddy picture"...this eventful superhero adventure delivers twice the fun." |
Peter Canavese |
- |
Batman: The Animated Series - Vol. 1 (1992) |
"Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis, & Michael McCuistion on Batman: The Animated Series and the subsequent DC Tooniverse" |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3/4 |
Batman: The Movie (1966) |
"The delirious idiosyncracies of the '60s Batman are all on display...a pleasant-enough romp that's just a little too-distracted with its new toys. [Blu-Ray]" |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3/4 |
Battle of Britain (1969) |
"Succeeds in giving the general impression of a pivotal historical moment, and excels in crafting some of the most astonishing aerial-warfare sequences ever put on film. [Blu-Ray]" |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Battlestar Galactica - Season 3 (2004) |
"With The Wire now off the air, Battlestar Galactica can make a strong case for being the best show on TV." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3/4 |
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009) |
"A labor of love...so it's appropriate that the film should also be about love, the spanner in the works that allows humanity to triumph over machinery. [Blu-ray]" |
Peter Canavese |
Splat 1/4 |
The Baxter (2005) |
"Conceptually...The Baxter is hobbled, and all Showalter has is his concept." |
Peter Canavese |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Be Cool (2005) |
"As loosely adapted from Elmore Leonard’s Get Shorty sequel novel, the sequel movie Be Cool tastes like a watered-down drink." |
Peter Canavese |
- |
Be Kind Rewind (2008) |
"Michel Gondry: 'Keep your money for yourself. Be creative and meet friends. And have a better life.'" |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3/4 |
Be Kind Rewind (2008) |
"A kid's movie for adults, a charming notion for a time of postmodern ennui." |
Peter Canavese |
Splat 2/4 |
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) |
"[Audiard's] hamhanded touch with the obviously symbolic plot elements results in a static accounting of polar personal themes...lacks spontaneity, authenticity, or suspense." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Beautiful Country (2005) |
"If Moland is a bit more interested in romantic melodrama than anthropology, the plight of the refugee still makes the intended emotional impact." |
Peter Canavese |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Beauty Shop (2005) |
"You may not "get krunked" with Beauty Shop, but you know what you’re getting into. It's sitcom-ready material that delivers on its promise." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) |
"Because of Winn-Dixie—based on the beloved novel by Kate DiCamillo—turns out to be a modest success for the family crowd." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Becket (1964) |
"A power play about power plays, Jean Anouilh's now-classic Becket provided the basis for one of the great screen pairings." |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bee Movie (2007) |
"Seinfeld's pleasingly idiosyncratic comic voice comes through in the haphazard, slaphappy storyline. [Blu-Ray]" |
Peter Canavese |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Beerfest (2006) |
"Knows it's a dumb movie and plugs ahead cheerily and without pretention...but the jokes quickly run thin." |
Peter Canavese |
- |
Beerfest (2006) |
"Steve Lemme and Erik Stolhanske: [Lemme:] I'll issue this challenge now. I am the best Robotron player...on the planet. I dare anybody to come and beat me at Robotron. That's a game from like 1952.'" |
Peter Canavese |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) |
"This would be a vigorous film for a man of any age, but it's a special treat from our favorite octogenarian." |
Peter Canavese |
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