Tomato A |
M (1931) |
"Brooding and atmospheric, M has at its core all the salaciousness of ripped-from-the-headlines entertainment." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Madagascar (2005) |
"Starts off slowly but eventually evolves into a colorful, suitably bouncy tale of displaced friendship on trial..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Madlax - Vol. 4: Elda Taluta (2004) |
"What we'd call 'character development' episodes, spending most of their time telling us more about our 'heroes,' for lack of a better word, and less time on the shoot-'em-ups." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato A- |
The Magnificent Seven (1960) |
"The movie won more hearts and minds across the Atlantic, and it was this reception that caused critics and those that might have bypassed it the first time around to take another look, and rightly so." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C |
Mail Order Wife (2005) |
"The events of the plot are far too disturbing when they're darkly humorous and far too over-the-top to be truly credible when they're meant to be funny." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B |
Make Room For Daddy - The Complete Fifth Season (1957) |
"[Sitcom] plotlines seem clichéd because they were put to use on television’s first wave of family sitcoms, of which Make Room for Daddy is a shining exemplar." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A- |
Malcolm X (1992) |
"Lee is a filmmaker for whom the words “small,” “simple” and “intimate” have no significance." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
Mallrats (1995) |
"Described variously as the Blade Runner of comedy, the red-headed stepchild of the Kevin Smith/View Askew movies, and as crap." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B |
The Mambo Kings (1992) |
"Though rather flatly shot in general, the musical numbers achieve a certain dynamism..." |
Brent Simon |
Splat D |
The Man (2005) |
"The Man will be coming soon to a cable channel near you… frequently." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C+ |
Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) |
"The film isn’t terrible by any stretch of the imagination, but neither does it reach out across the gap of time and really grab you." |
Brent Simon |
Splat D |
Man of the House (2005) |
"All in all, Man of the House lives up (or is that down?) to the blandness of its title." |
Brent Simon |
Splat D+ |
Man of the House (2005) |
"Dispiriting and listless..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Man on Fire (2004) |
"It may be nothing more than a sort of exotically set 21st century Death Wish in much fancier duds, but Man on Fire sure gives good revenge." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
The Man Who Copied (2005) |
"A fresh and at times surprisingly jaunty little cinematic import." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) |
"A cinematic mood wave that washes over you..." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C |
The Man With Nine Lives (1940) |
"The last 15 minutes, in which people finally start dying and Karloff finally gets really menacing, can't make up for the rest..." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B |
Man-Thing (2005) |
"One comics adaptation that comes with a few key panels missing." |
Brian Thomas |
Tomato B |
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) |
"It somehow manages to tell the same story as the original, and halfway decently, at that." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B |
Manderlay (2006) |
"The movie's considerably enveloping success lies in the disarming fashion in which it mixes stark artificiality and naturalism, as well as, eventually, in its marked lack of a hero or heroine." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
The Manson Family (2004) |
"An artful and original reconstruction and deconstruction of a series of ghastly events that have taken their place in the annals of American crime history." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C |
Manson Family Movies (1984) |
"Since it’s about an actual famous and horrific crime -- and filmed on many of the actual locations -- [it] picks up value as a tangential cultural document." |
Brian Thomas |
Tomato B |
The Mark of Zorro (1940) |
"You still get a good sense of the movie's qualitative standing in its own era, and are able to surrender accordingly." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C |
Marlon Brando 4 Movie Collection |
"To see Brando miscast, bored, stuck in pedantic drivel and both miscast and bored is to bask in the lukewarm glow of this unfortunate collection." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
Married...With Children - The Complete Fourth Season (1989) |
"Probably one of the best, most easily digestible sitcoms in the rerun format because its characters are of such broad sketching but still eminently relatable and amusing." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
Marronnier (2004) |
"Writer/director Kobayashi is a bit too heavily influenced by manga in his creative choices." |
Brian Thomas |
Tomato B |
Mars Daybreak - Vol. 1 (2004) |
"That [story] answers aren't forthcoming yet doesn't really matter, though -- the characters are engaging enough to keep your interest..." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato A- |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 2 (1971) |
"The sophistication of the writing ... and in particular its savvy blending with conventional workplace crises [make it] ... one of the most lauded shows of its era..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
The Mask (1994) |
"Holds up surprisingly well..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
Masterpiece Theatre - The Romance Collection (1997) |
"Three timeless tales of love that might, just might, leave [your girlfriend] starry-eyed and forgetful of your dead-end economic existence." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C+ |
The Matador (2005) |
"Where an actor's comfort zone and preconception of audience expectation intersect, Richard Shepard's The Matador exists." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
Match Point (2005) |
"The ... wild praise you hear is of the Hollywood echo chamber, where an artistic change-up is sometimes mistaken for a fastball." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
Matilda (1996) |
"Rare amongst children’s films in that it’s as much cathartic fun for adults as it is a sheer, silly adrenaline jolt for youngsters." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C |
Mean Creek (2004) |
"In the end its script isn’t smart and insightful enough to match the gifted restraint of its first half." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
Meet the Fockers (2004) |
"My New Year’s plea to Stiller? Watch Sideways. Rinse. Repeat." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C |
Melinda and Melinda (2005) |
"Doesn’t have the quilted complexity of Allen’s best work, but unfortunately that’s nothing radically different from what we’ve recently seen from the esteemed writer-director." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B- |
Men Behaving Badly - The Complete Series 1 and 2 |
"These early episodes, apart from the novelty of seeing Gary and Tony before they really get to know each other, don’t have a lot going for them." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B+ |
Mermaid Forest - Vol. 1: Quest for Death (2005) |
"Unlike most of Takahashi’s work, Mermaid Forest is much darker than you’d expect." |
Troy Roberts |
Tomato A |
Metropolitan (1990) |
"A gem of contemplation trumping limited means." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
MI-5: Volume 2 (2004) |
"... has a distinctly British texture that no amount of fast scene cuts and glitzy editing can touch." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato A |
MI-5: Volume 3 |
"Never has the show been more politically charged, nor more scathing in its criticism of the current climate -- if you're in favor of the Patriot Act and our occupation of Iraq, you probably shouldn't watch." |
Tony Whitt |
Splat C |
Mickey Mouse Club - The Best Of Britney, Justin, And Christina (2005) |
"Once those kids start singing the theme song and launch into a really annoying rap version of it... [you'll] wonder how they ever recovered..." |
Tony Whitt |
Splat C- |
Midnight Blue - Vol. 2: Porn Stars of the 70's (1975) |
"Snatches of a weird, voyeuristic glee to be found..." |
Brent Simon |
Splat C- |
Midnight Blue - Vol. 3: Celebrities (1975) |
"Snatches of a weird, voyeuristic glee to be found..." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B |
Mikey and Nicky (1976) |
"May imbues the film with a gritty improvisational style that brings the nuanced acting to a fine, even boil." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato A |
Miles Davis - The Cool Jazz Sound (1959) |
"Mesmerizing... for anyone remotely familiar with or interested in the trumpet legend." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
Millennium - Season 2 (1997) |
"It's in this season that Millennium truly hits its stride." |
Tony Whitt |
Tomato B |
Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
"Million Dollar Baby eventually climbs out of the ring and is none the worse -- actually better, probably -- for it." |
Brent Simon |
Tomato B+ |
Millions (2005) |
"An inventive delight." |
Brent Simon |
Splat D |
Mindhunters (2005) |
"Maybe Paul Schrader can... re-shoot director Renny Harlin’s Mindhunters - an atrocious mess that could hardly stand to be dis-improved upon." |
Brent Simon |
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