Splat C |
The Machinist (2004) |
"A gimmick with no real payoff." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B+ |
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) |
"[Its] heart shines through during conversational scenes with the candid children." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B+ |
Mafioso (1962) |
"Lattuada ... crisply addresses relevant issues of national and personal identity while never neglecting his film's underlying humor." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B+ |
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) |
"An exhilarating, if politically wishy-washy, modern-day reimagining of Frankenheimer’s gem." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C+ |
Manderlay (2006) |
"A victim of its own coolly artificial aesthetic." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B+ |
Maniac (1980) |
"An unapologetically twisted study in pathological murderousness." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B |
Maniac Cop (1988) |
"A sturdy slasher flick that laces its splattery slayings with some anti-establishment undertones." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C+ |
Margot at the Wedding (2007) |
"The odiousness of [Baumbach's] protagonists ... isn't as problematic a factor as is the redundancy (and occasional mean-spiritedness) of his psychological portraits." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B+ |
Maria Full of Grace (2004) |
"Belongs to Moreno." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B+ |
Marie Antoinette (2006) |
"At its best when unabashedly celebrating its milieu's decadence" |
Nick Schager |
Splat C+ |
Married Life (2008) |
"Doesn't have much to say about marriage other than that it's complex, and often fraught with disappointment, deception and conflicting urges." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato A- |
Martin (1978) |
"Romero's finest achievement may have been...[this] 1977 character study about a young, lonely man living in Pittsburgh who may or may not be a vampire." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B+ |
The Masque of the Red Death (1964) |
"Price ... is at his most deliriously malevolent." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) |
"A quite sturdy and enjoyably romp through the ferocious Pacific high seas." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B+ |
Masters of Horror - Takashi Miike: Imprint (2006) |
"Its visceral and gruesome images of female-directed violence ... linger long after the credits have rolled." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C+ |
Match Point (2005) |
"A dreary regurgitation of prior (better) Allen efforts dressed up in a stolid British suit." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B |
Matchstick Men (2003) |
"A lot more fun than most of the director’s pompously inflated output." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C |
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) |
"Zzzzzz." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B |
May (2003) |
"Benefits from bursts of gory black humor as well as Bettis' riveting performance." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B |
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) |
"Generally maintains a lovely humanism." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato |
Mean Girls (2004) |
"Nails the “survival of the fittest” mentality that permeates high school social life." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato A- |
Memories of Murder (2003) |
"Almost single-handedly resuscitates the moribund serial killer genre." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B+ |
The Messenger (2009) |
"Moverman's scripting is subdued and emotionally authentic." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C- |
The Messengers (2007) |
"The only message worth relaying about The Messengers is: Avoid." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato A- |
Miami Vice (2006) |
"Thrums with a raw, fierce, jazzy soul." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C |
A Mighty Heart (2007) |
"Doesn't quite know what it wants to be, which means that it ultimately winds up being not very much at all." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B+ |
Mildred Pierce (1945) |
"A hearty genre pic fraught with tense social/sexual anxieties." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B |
Milk (2008) |
"That rare, heartfelt biopic disinterested in egregious chronological compression or psychological reductiveness." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato A |
Millennium Actress (2003) |
"The finest anime film I’ve ever seen." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B |
Millennium Mambo (2003) |
"Even a minor Hou effort is brimming with poignant artistry." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato A- |
Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
"Exhibits a gentle unaffected beauty and austere humanism." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B+ |
Miracle (2004) |
"Believe in the greatness of Kurt Russell." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C- |
Miss Congeniality (2000) |
"Predictably cute and idiotically misleading." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B+ |
Mona Lisa (1986) |
"The real drama ... stems from each character’s frustrated attempt to transcend his or her lousy lot in life." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C- |
Monkey Shines (1988) |
"It’s not illogicality that dooms Romero’s thriller but rather torpid pacing and a distinct lack of scares." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C |
Monster (2003) |
"With the exception of Charlize Theron's masterful performance as Wuornos, the film is a misguided mess." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C |
Mother of Tears (2008) |
"Another of the horror maestro's futile attempts to recapture the magic that made his seminal '70s giallos so bewitching." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C |
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005) |
"Less like therapy and more like good ol’ fashioned domestic -- and audience -- abuse." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato A- |
Ms. 45 (1981) |
"Sexy, squalid." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C- |
Murder at 1600 (1997) |
"About as mysterious as a loaf of bread." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C |
Music and Lyrics (2007) |
"Far too little originality ... to make the film anything other than a disposable rom-com triviality." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C |
My Bloody Valentine (1981) |
"Quickly devolves into a piece of hackwork." |
Nick Schager |
Splat D- |
My Boss's Daughter (2003) |
"Few films are as consistently pathetic." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B+ |
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) |
"A sterling example of noir thriller efficiency." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato B |
My Own Private Idaho (1992) |
"A quite stark, poetic rumination on the unyielding desire for home." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato A- |
Mysterious Skin (2005) |
"Gordon-Levitt's performance is nothing short of astonishing." |
Nick Schager |
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