Tomato B |
Hammer Horror Series |
"An economical collection that can be trotted out for Halloweens to come." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A- |
Happy Gilmore/Billy Madison (1996) |
"A warm glass of shut the hell up to anyone who doesn’t appreciate the comedic brilliance of these pictures..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Happy Here and Now (2002) |
"Casts an undeniable and lingering spell for those who enjoy their cinema spiked with adventure and philosophy." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A- |
Harakiri (1962) |
"[Director] Kobayashi hasn’t achieved the same level of North American recognition as many of his peers, but this may be his masterwork." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C+ |
Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987) |
"Showcases the well-honed formula of fast cars, women, recycled props, women, guys noted for their rippling muscles rather than oratory skills, women, action hijinks and women..." |
Brent Simon |
Splat D+ |
Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace (2004) |
"An ultra-low-budget, slapdash, silly, Canadian spy spoof whose big bugaboos are execution and tonal consistency." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A- |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
"What sets this outing apart from the three that have come before it is its darker tone." |
Eric Moro |
Tomato B |
Hart to Hart - The Complete First Season (1979) |
"While not without its low points ... Hart to Hart works chiefly because of its leads." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
Hearts Afire - Complete First Season (1992) |
"The show seems a bit out of step with the popular tide of the at-the-time Clinton administration, which is perhaps why it never fully struck a chord with audiences..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A- |
Heat (1995) |
"It’s “just” cops and robbers, sure, but all that is old is made new again in one of the best crime dramas of the 1990s." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
Heaven Can Wait (1943) |
"Sixty-plus years later, the movie still holds up as an amusing and tart, insouciant wartime jewel." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Heights (2005) |
"Perhaps a bit self-satisfied in the manner in which it plays its self-involved characters off of one another, but there’s enough meat on the bone to make it an enjoyable time." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato |
Hellboy (2004) |
"[The] extensive DVD showcase proves to be more interesting than the actual movie on which it’s based." |
Scott Collura |
Tomato B |
Hellraiser: Deader (2005) |
"May not make the franchise alive-er, but it's a step in the right direction." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato A- |
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) |
"The movie is hilarious fun, and almost enough to make you want to go back and watch all the old Herbie movies. Almost." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato A- |
Hero (2004) |
"It commingles epic scale history and intimate character drama..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
Hester Street (1975) |
"Hester Street still doesn’t feel dated or worn, but rather universal." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C+ |
Hexed (1992) |
"One more piece of reclaimed amusement for fans of marginalized cinema." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
The Hidden (1987) |
"Commingles elements of action and horror in an artful, hyper-stylized fashion." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
The Hidden II (1994) |
"Seems like an attempt at a foreign territories cash grab." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
The Hidden/The Hidden II |
"The second feature drags down the aggregate movie grade, but this is still a disc definitely worth checking out for genre aficionados." |
Brent Simon |
Splat D+ |
Hide and Seek (2005) |
"If you have a high threshold for nonsense and are a big fan of either lead actor, you will likely not find this film as utterly idiotic as you should." |
Brent Simon |
Splat D+ |
Hide and Seek (2005) |
"Another wrongheaded, stilted and obvious thriller. Yawn…" |
Brent Simon |
Splat C+ |
High Lonesome (1950) |
"It’s a dusty side road off the main trail... but High Lonesome represents an intriguing missing puzzle piece in the canon of Western cinema." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C- |
High Tension (2005) |
"[Director Aja] doesn’t realize that so much is now lost in translation." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A- |
High Tension (2005) |
"Has that vague feeling of light snack dissatisfaction ... but ... makes up for that with relentless action, suspense and (on unrated DVD) deep red bloodletting." |
Brian Thomas |
Tomato B+ |
Highway to Heaven - The Complete Season 1 (1984) |
"Sure, Highway to Heaven is often dripping with treacle, and it sometimes takes itself just a bit too seriously for its own good - but it's full of surprises." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B |
Hill Street Blues - Season 1 (1981) |
"A word that you often hear bandied about to describe a television show nowadays is 'groundbreaking,' whether it deserves that adjective or not. Hill Street Blues, however, is one of the shows that does." |
Tony Whitt |
Splat C+ |
Hip Hop Time Capsule - 1993 (1993) |
"Will still satisfy its chief constituency." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Hiroshima No Pika |
"Creates its own powerfully sustainable expression of universally relatable personal grief." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
A History of Violence (2005) |
"Fantastically acted and solidly stitched together..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Hitch (2005) |
"Hitch skates by on appeal and indefatigability of effort." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Hitch (2005) |
"A bouncy if slight romantic comedy for both men and women whose success lies in its wooly mix of many different colors, tempos and tones." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A- |
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) |
"A film as boundless in its creativity as the human imagination." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A- |
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) |
"Part silly space quest, to be sure, but the cheeky philosophical underpinnings that made the book so rewarding for the discerning would-be intelligentsia are there as well..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Home Improvement - The Complete Second Season (1992) |
"This set is likely to make someone a good (very late) Father's Day gift." |
Tony Whitt |
Splat C |
Honeymooners (2005) |
"You feel so little for the characters... the stakes feel so small." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Hood of the Living Dead (2004) |
"By keeping things simple, the Quiroz team manages to produce an entertaining little horror feature without overextending themselves..." |
Brian Thomas |
Tomato A |
Hoop Dreams (1994) |
"Its lessons and insights are universal in their heartache." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
Hoosiers (1987) |
"What elevates the material is Hackman’s complex, shaded portrayal as Norman Dale, a coach given a second chance..." |
Brent Simon |
Splat D |
Hostage (2005) |
"It brings little new to the table, even by generic 'reluctant warrior' thriller standards." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
Hostage (2005) |
"Has a hell of a lot on its plate at once, so it's not surprising that it feels like a bit of a mess sometimes." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato A- |
Hotel Rwanda (2004) |
"A riveting, heart-rending and ultimately uplifting account of the human spirit’s refusal to be extinguished..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A- |
Hotel Rwanda (2004) |
"At once profoundly distressful and bracingly hopeful..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Hour of the Gun (1967) |
"Trades in less stark superficialities and more adult shades of grey. The result is an underappreciated genre flick..." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C- |
House of D (2005) |
"A loose-knit coming-of-age tale for which perhaps the best word is baffling..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A- |
House of Flying Daggers (2004) |
"It’s the action, as well as terrific cinematography and music, that elevate House of Flying Daggers above the norm." |
Brian Thomas |
Tomato B- |
The House on 92nd Street (1945) |
"It was a big money earner for Fox in 1945, chiefly because of its shockingly frank (at the time) realism..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
House on Haunted Hill (1958) |
"Isn’t so much a horror film as a lightly spooky, moody idiosyncrasy -- a silly piece of genre fun that owes its delights to its low-fi lineage." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
Howl's Moving Castle (2005) |
"Too abstruse for general American audiences. But if sheer animated beauty is up your alley, Miyazaki’s latest is an inviting daydream, easily worth your time." |
Brent Simon |
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