About Adam (2001)

"There's more than enough freshness of place and keenness of observation to justify this movie's existence."

The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (1999)

"If you have an Elmo fan in your life, Elmo In Grouchland is a must."

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)

"Just take it as seriously as the filmmakers did, and you'll do fine."

Aimee & Jaguar (2000)

"Its series of quiet but moving realizations of the utter ubiquity of the Nazi horror in every single aspect of life, even something as hidden as a sexual sub-culture, is powerful indeed."

Alien Resurrection (1997)

"A lot of fun to watch, and easy to surrender to in the moment."

Aliens (1986)

""Absolutely smashing!""

Almost Famous (2000)

"A triumph of personal filmmaking ... because it exhibits the care and specificity of an artist working through his own mind, not through a committee's idea of what a movie should be."

American Beauty (1999)

"Hilarious, slightly sick, and super-edgy."

American Casino (2009)

" The Cockburns paint a picture of a financial world devoid of morality and scruples, a culture in which reckless disregard of reason and caution led to a towering house of cards that could only come crashing down."

The American President (1995)

"The American President becomes a pretty darn entertaining and affecting movie after its first simpering 20 minutes."

The American President (1995)

"Painless fun."

American Psycho (2000)

"Harron's adaptation of Ellis's novel is brilliant, probably better than the book itself."

An Education (2009)

" The centerpiece of An Education is the breakout performance of young Carey Mulligan. She is enchanting, and almost convincing as the teenage Jenny, though she can't completely obscure the (justified) suspicion that she's in her twenties and old enough f"

Animal Factory (2000)

"The bleakness and myriad cruelties of the prison system are telegraphed with a graceful touch."

Anne Frank Remembered (1995)

"In retracing the short life and grotesque death of the century's best known diarist, Anna Frank, it has its own private dignity."

Anne Frank Remembered (1995)

"Anne's story of courage in the face of horrendous circumstances is a fine legacy, and Anne Frank Remembered reaffirms how relevant her message is today."

Anne Frank Remembered (1995)

"Of all the movies and television productions that have told her story, this is the most valuable and satisfying."

Antonia's Line (1995)

"It's an ambitious project, this telling of a whole life as well as its consequences, and Gorris manages to pull it off."

Antonia's Line (1995)

"Pleasant, if too-precious."

Any Given Sunday (1999)

"Most interesting are images of dangerous play as the players themselves see it."

Anywhere But Here (1999)

"Portman's terrific performance in Anywhere But Here is replete with razor's-edge emotions, a watchful stillness, and an exact physical sense of how a teenager struggles to fit into her own body."

Apollo 13 (1995)

"Apollo 13 avoids becoming propaganda, or a masturbatory industrial film for NASA, by focusing on the story's human element."

Arlington Road (1999)

"Arlington Road succeeds at discomforting a viewer and making one apt to look over one's shoulder for a day or two."

The Art of War (2000)

"I'm happy to report that while it's deeply flawed, it's not by any means a bad film."

As Good as It Gets (1997)

"An actor's movie full of little pleasures, with a few unexpected sparks."