Tomato A |
L'Age D'Or (1930) |
"Many scenes play like Monty Python sketches, taking pot shots at an uptight society." |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato A |
L'Avventura (1960) |
"Contrasting the lively Fellini ... Antonioni addresses essential matters of the soul and spirit in a much quieter manner, with simplicity and economy" |
John A. Nesbit |
Splat C |
L'Enfant (2006) |
"many will exit humming Peggy Lee's 'Is That All There Is?'" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B- |
L.I.E. (2001) |
"... deserves to be seen for the incredibly subtle performances of the two male leads" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato A |
La Strada (1954) |
"Quinn plays Zampanò like an adulterous Stanley, whose torn-T-shirt “Stella” moment comes late in the film." |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B+ |
La Vie En Rose (2007) |
"strives to capture the essence of Edith Piaf rather than craft a straight-forward biopic chronicling highlights and greatest hits" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B+ |
Lake of Fire (2007) |
"definitive documentary on the subject that is so gripping that every thinking person will be forced to confront core issues" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato C |
The Last Days of Pompeii (1913) |
"The set designs are intriguing, but the straightforward storytelling is overwhelmed by the love stories and treacheries without enough disaster footage." |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato C+ |
The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
"flamboyantly chaotic vision of Hell that certainly won't encourage African tourism" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B |
The Last Laugh (1924) |
"the true star remains Murnau's remarkable camera work" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B |
The Last Metro (1980) |
"'The Last Metro provides a mesmerizing and realistic view of life under German Occupation and ranks as the best of Truffaut's later films'" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B |
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) |
"remains faithful to the essential spirit of Cooper’s work, and actually improves upon it" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B |
Last Tango in Paris (1972) |
"an experience that film lovers simply must take on" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato A |
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) |
"Scorsese has sparked more spiritual thinking with this film than he could have by going into the priesthood" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B |
The Last Victory (2004) |
"The town's stunning scenery alone is enough to recommend the film as a travelogue, but Appel goes far beyond to extract the essence from Siena's residents" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B |
Late Ozu |
"told primarily from the perspective of the younger generation" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato A- |
Late Spring (1949) |
"welcome respite from mindless, dispassionate cinema" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B- |
Latter Days (2004) |
" simple paint-by-the numbers gay themed film that strikes directly at Mormon dogma, but it has a certain charm due mainly to Sandvoss' Herculean efforts" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B+ |
Law of Desire (1987) |
"provocative psychological study about the potential devastating cost of wanton love" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato A |
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) |
"one of those rare films that runs on all cylinders" |
John A. Nesbit |
Splat 2/5 |
The Learning Tree (1969) |
No article available. |
John A. Nesbit |
Splat C |
The Legend of Bagger Vance (1999) |
"It's the little things than count in films too. Little things like giving us some real characters to care about." |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato C+ |
Legend of Suriyothai (2003) |
"demonstrates Shakespearean themes of unrequited and true love, lust for power, and betrayal" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B |
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006) |
"satisfies best during brief Cohen interview segments and whenever Rufus Wainwright or Nick Cave cover" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato A- |
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) |
"continues to fight righteous battles to remind us of basic human values and to look at old issues from a fresh perspective" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B+ |
Life and Nothing More... (1992) |
"So natural are Kiarostami's non-professional actors, that the line between fiction and non-fiction is continually blurred." |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B |
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1999) |
"Through its carefully researched and selected film clips, it reveals a lot about what America was all about in the early 20th century." |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato 4/5 |
Lifeboat (1944) |
"Only Hitchcock could pull off this compelling drama in such tight quarters!" |
John A. Nesbit |
Splat D+ |
Little Ashes (2009) |
"limps along about as lifelessly as one of Dali's melting clocks" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B |
Little Big Man (1970) |
"truly magical movie that works well" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B- |
Little Buddha (1994) |
"Excellent introduction to Buddhism--strongest portions are mythical excerpts of Buddha's life." |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato A |
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) |
"entertains across socio-intellectual boundaries and runs a Chaplinesque gamut" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B |
The Lodger (1926) |
"the tightly constructed 83-minute thriller is a damned fine piece of filmmaking" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato 4/5 |
Lolita (1962) |
No article available. |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato A- |
Lord of the Flies (1963) |
"the most effective way of visually capturing the essence of Golding’s Lord of the Flies" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato A |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
"The worst aspect to Fellowship is the fact that we must wait another year before the next film. I may have to take up reading Tolkien!" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato A |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
"Jackson's virtuosity in handling the myriad challenges of such an epic production places him as the Cecil B. DeMille of the new millennium" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato A- |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
"Not only does Jackson establish himself as the Cecil B. DeMille of epic CGI battle scenes, but he's now the Ingmar Bergman of modern cinematic technology" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato A+ |
Los Olvidados (1950) |
"The way Buñuel nihilistically conquers without stooping to sentiment is especially striking" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato 4/5 |
Lost in America (1985) |
No article available. |
John A. Nesbit |
Splat D |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) |
"Thanks to Steven Spielberg, I now have an ideal sleeping aid." |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato 4/5 |
Love and Death (1975) |
No article available. |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B+ |
Love and Death on Long Island (1997) |
"This is John Hurt’s movie and he makes the most of a memorable role." |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato C+ |
Love on the Run (1936) |
"1979 film serves more as a summation of Doniel’s life, as nearly half of the film consists of flashbacks to the previous four films" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato C+ |
Love on the Run (1979) |
"strictly for Truffaut fans, who have grown up with Antoine Doniel improvising his way through the Bohemian sections of Paris" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B |
Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1999) |
"refuses to dumb down the presentation to craft one of the most beautiful romances in recent memory" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato B |
Loves of a Blonde (1965) |
"Like Forman's Fireman's Ball, you won't remember much about the actual plot because it is secondary in importance" |
John A. Nesbit |
Tomato A |
Lust, Caution (2007) |
"unfurls at the same pace as a doomed lotus blossom. And just as beautifully with the year's most sensuous cinematography" |
John A. Nesbit |
Splat D+ |
Luther (2003) |
"muddies the historical facts, flatly constructs its major characters as stereotypes, and fails to entertain" |
John A. Nesbit |
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