Splat C- |
D.I.C.E. - Vol. 2: High-Speed Action (2005) |
"The usual integration between CGI and traditional animation here... [is] not an easy marriage. In fact, it's one well on its way to divorce." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B+ |
Daimajin - Vol. 1 (1966) |
"To many Westerners, Japanese cinema means two things: samurai action and giant monsters... [Daimajin] has both!" |
Brian Thomas |
Tomato B+ |
Daimajin - Vol. 2: Wrath of Daimajin (1968) |
"Actually a better picture than Daimajin, mostly due to director Kenji Misumi... and his superior sense of imagery." |
Brian Thomas |
Tomato B+ |
Danger: Diabolik (1968) |
"A four-color comic book come to life." |
Brian Thomas |
Tomato B |
Dangermouse - The Complete Seasons 1 & 2 |
"I couldn't initially figure out whether to be surprised that Danger Mouse is so good sometimes or that it's so achingly bad at other times." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B- |
Dangerous Game (1993) |
"Two minutes in and Harvey Keitel’s sweaty, heaving, naked body is on display. Yes, it’s another Abel Ferrara picture..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
Dark Shadows - Collection 21 (2005) |
"Even neophyte viewers can appreciate the show’s considerable balancing act between narrative propulsion and sustenance of mood." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C+ |
Dark Water (2005) |
"Nearly everything about Dark Water seems at once familiar and inscrutable." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
Dark Water (2005) |
"A surprisingly suspenseful psychological thriller, weakened only by the need to make it into a ghost story in the end." |
Tony Whitt |
Splat C |
Darkness (2003) |
"There's enough that's familiar about Darkness... to keep you watching, and there are some genuinely scary bits." |
Tony Whitt |
Splat C |
Darwin's Nightmare (2006) |
"Deeply felt but considerably less well-reasoned..." |
Brent Simon |
Splat D |
Dawson's Creek - The Complete Fifth Season (2001) |
"Simply interminable." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A |
A Day Without A Mexican (2004) |
"The situation's inherent comedy and drama are played for all its worth by a more than competent ensemble cast..." |
Brian Thomas |
Tomato B |
De-Lovely (2004) |
"A deeply complex and elegant film highlighted by Kline’s masterful lead performance..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
Dead Poets Society (1989) |
"If a bit heavy-handed at times, it still generally holds as deep and effective an emotional sway as it did upon release in 1989." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A |
Deadwood - The Complete First Season (2004) |
"Milch has created an amazing little epic that represents perhaps the pinnacle of its genre." |
Scott Collura |
Tomato B+ |
Dear Frankie (2005) |
"A reminder that even in an age of wondrous technology and razzle-dazzle, innately simple and human stories will still... have the power to most move audiences." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
The Deer Hunter (1978) |
"The movie is perhaps most remarkable in its depictions of the intensely personal emotional costs of war..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A |
Desperate Housewives - The Complete First Season (2004) |
"Absolutely brilliantly written and acted..." |
Tony Whitt |
Splat C |
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) |
"It is what it is, and sometimes a little own-skin comfort goes a long way." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C+ |
The Devil's Rejects (2005) |
"Certainly different from much of its modern cinematic brethren, if not necessarily a tasteful match for most audiences." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C |
The Devil's Rejects (2005) |
"It's not easy viewing, nor is it completely clear why something like this is entertaining, unless it's the 'car wreck effect'..." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B |
Devo - Live 1980 (2005) |
"Offers up a snapshot of the band at their arguable peak..." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C+ |
Diff'rent Strokes - The Complete Second Season (1979) |
"The series' high degree of precociousness remains understandably a siren song to some." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Dinner at Eight (1933) |
"A comedic roundelay in which colorful character, tension, quips and societal norms all entertainingly commingle." |
Brent Simon |
Splat D+ |
Direct Action |
"[The film is] betrayed by silly expository dialogue and some of the worst imaginable action staging -- I mean sub-Walker, Texas Ranger type stuff." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Doctor Who - Earthshock |
"Even a good 22 years later, this story looks vastly different from the ones around it..." |
Tony Whitt |
Splat C |
Doctor Who - Ghost Light (1989) |
"A good example of what late Doctor Who had become, and what it could have become." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato A- |
Doctor Who - Horror of Fang Rock (1997) |
"As one of the last truly Gothic stories the series will do, it has a special place in the hearts of many fans..." |
Tony Whitt |
Splat C+ |
Doctor Who - The Claws of Axos (1971) |
"There's quite a bit going on in 'The Claws of Axos,' and that's both its strength and its weakness." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B |
Doctor Who - The Green Death |
"Not a bad story, but it has enough plot strands for three." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B+ |
Doctor Who - The Leisure Hive (1980) |
"1980 saw a fundamental change in Doctor Who..." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B |
Doctor Who - The Mind Robber |
"There are few Patrick Troughton-era Doctor Who episodes that so clearly reveal this is a children's show..." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B- |
Doctor Who - The Visitation/Black Orchid (1982) |
"If... the destruction of the sonic screwdriver [is]... the most memorable thing about a story, then it's probably not a wholly successful one." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B- |
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) |
"It never remotely feels set in the real world, and yet neither does it achieve a level of heightened or amusing alternate reality that sustains its out-there concept." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C+ |
Dog The Bounty Hunter - The Best of Season 1 (2004) |
"If Ozzy, wrestling, and tatts are your turn-ons, then Dog is for you -- and even then it might get on your nerves occasionally." |
Tony Whitt |
Splat D |
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005) |
"You want... a misunderstood masterpiece, but it’s really just a mess, albeit one whose unique place in film history virtually assures it its own... Trivial Pursuit question." |
Brent Simon |
Splat D+ |
Domino (2005) |
"Domino is a sensory thrill ride, but in the final analysis a mighty hollow one." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C- |
Don't Be a Menace... (1996) |
"If you can't grin while cruising the carpool lane to nonsensical hedonism, then this isn't the movie for you." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
Don't Tempt Me (2003) |
"Bendito Infierno’s characters crack and pop off the screen; you’re caught up in their tussle even as you acknowledge its artificiality." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (2004) |
"The director’s cut explains more than it should, and so the movie loses some of its hazy, conceptual beauty..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
Doom (2005) |
"While it doesn’t necessarily break much new ground, its makers are also smart enough to not try to do more than they have the means to convincingly accomplish." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
Doom (2005) |
"The movie turns an excellent videogame into a merely average monster action movie for the first hour, but with a few plot twists manages to rise above that mark a bit in the last act." |
Brian Thomas |
Tomato B |
Doris Day Collection |
"A nice cross section of the actress’ work..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
The Doris Day Show - Season 1 (1968) |
"Television proved a warm and worthy home for [Day's] inviting personality." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
Double Dare (2005) |
"An engaging, outside-the-box treat." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
Dracula III: Legacy (2004) |
"The ending, as much of a downer as it is, is the movie's one real surprise, and it's a haunting one." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B- |
Dragon Drive - Vol. 9: Fierce Battle (2004) |
"Unlike the stuff we often get in anime that's produced specifically for the US market, there's no 'dumbing down' going on here..." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato A- |
Dreamer (2005) |
"It’s the performances ... that help elevate Dreamer from merely credible to inspiring." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A |
Duke Ellington - The Big Band Feeling (1952) |
"Ellington is as smooth as ever..." |
Brent Simon |
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