Tomato 4/4
Kagemusha (1980)
"A fine example of the Kurosawa style...precision of narrative in both scripting and imagistic storytelling... [Blu-ray]"
Peter Canavese
Tomato 2.5/4
Keeping Mum (2006)
"Succeed[s] in recreating the simple pleasures of the old Ealing comedies, which let talented character actors shine."
Splat 1.5/4
Keeping Up With The Steins (2006)
"Fatally short on laughs. The jokes are mostly bad vaudeville, as when Piven asks, "How much for 50 Cent? Okay, how about 17 Cent?""
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"Garry Marshall: 'Jack Klugman always said, "Oh, Felix and I make up too easy. Make it harder, make it difficult. Make him really not let [me] in." And that's what we did in Keeping Up With the Steins.'"
Tomato 3/4
Kekexeli: Mountain Patrol (2006)
"Since Lu depicts the punishing, unforgiving determination on both sides of the conflict, the film is not entirely pitiless for the pathetic criminal class."
Kicking and Screaming (2005)
"Something happens halfway through the movie: star Will Ferrell cuts loose...Suddenly, we're in a cauldron of blood and coffee and Gatorade."
Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
"Something borrowed, something bloody. [Blu-ray]"
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1950)
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King Kong (2005)
"Peter Jackson's King Kong is all things cinema, in the hands of a clever but overindulged filmmaker."
Tomato 3.5/4
The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
"About ethics and personal character as much as it is about the weird world of die-hard arcade gaming."
King Of The Corner (2005)
"A modest film, and a messy one...about a modest, messy life...Reigert and Shapiro mine delicate humor from unpleasant situations."
Splat 1/4
King's Ransom (2005)
"Populated solely with hateful characters...strictly for connoisseurs of crass."
Splat 2.5/4
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
"A confused and confusing compromise at best and a dull obfuscation of history at worst."
Kings and Queen (2005)
"Arnaud Desplechin's domestic comedy-drama spins emotions like plates in a variety show."
Splat 2/4
Kinky Boots (2006)
"Rigged for your pleasure...everything is played up for schmaltz value or dopey laughs."
Kinsey (2004)
"Laura Linney on Kinsey, P.S., and Career Highlights"
"Kinsey's many contradictions and awkward personality get full attention from Condon's clever treatment and Liam Neeson's best screen performance in years."
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
"Explores the rapture and torture of desire, and the tension between harsh reality and escapist fantasy. [DVD]"
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
"Chris O'Donnell: 'I've never been much of a car guy myself. And I've been known to crash a few. I think I crashed the Batmobile when we were filming, which I never heard the end of...'"
"In a Barbie world, American Girl Kit Kittredge is a hero, and Kit Kittredge: An American Girl is heroic."
Knocked Up (2007)
"Apatow's part in the rehab of the mainstream comedy relies on the underlying yearnings of archetypal social strivers."
Koko - A Talking Gorilla (1977)
"Sprinkled comments provide enough intellectual provocation to begin debate, but the main course is Koko's wide-ranging behavior."
Kung Fu Hustle (2005)
"Rock crumbles, wood splinters, and cartoon sound effects yelp in Chow's full-bore looney tune."
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
"The movie's crackpot message--'To make something special, you just have to believe it's special'--may best be proven by the existence of this funny, unpretentious, more than bear-able crowd-pleaser."
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