Splat |
Eagle Eye (2008) |
"Text messengers beware, in this wireless espionage romp where Frankenstein is a female, and where Billy Bob gets the best line: I'm not going down in history as the asshole who let this happen." |
Prairie Miller |
Splat |
Eagle Eye (2008) |
"Text messengers beware, in this wireless espionage romp where Frankenstein is a female, and where Billy Bob gets the best line: I'm not going down in history as the asshole who let this happen." |
Prairie Miller |
Splat |
Eastern Promises (2007) |
"Barbershop throat slitting, nude macho wrestling and eye gouging in a bathhouse, and far too willing underage Ukrainian sex slaves. A double vodka, please." |
Prairie Miller |
Splat |
Eastern Promises (2007) |
"Barbershop throat slitting, nude macho wrestling and eye gouging in a bathhouse, and far too willing underage Ukrainian sex slaves. A double vodka, please." |
Prairie Miller |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Edge of Heaven (2008) |
"Another thought-provoking, cross-cultural masterpiece from Turkish-German director Fatih Akin." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Edge of Heaven (2008) |
"Another thought-provoking, cross-cultural masterpiece from Turkish-German director Fatih Akin." |
Kam Williams |
Splat |
The Edge of Love (2009) |
"More a Gary Springer sex brawl than a Blitzkrieg bohemian romp, with Dylan mainly playing incorrigibly horny and urinating on house plants. And a court duel from nowhere, with the entire free love posse nastily at each other's throats. Paging Nancy Grace." |
Prairie Miller |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Education of Charlie Banks (2009) |
"If you're at all intrigued by the idea of exploring angst and anomie among the entitled upper crust, then this Ivy League variation on Fight Club just might satiate that effete brand of bloodlust." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Education of Charlie Banks (2009) |
"If you're at all intrigued by the idea of exploring angst and anomie among the entitled upper crust, then this Ivy League variation on Fight Club just might satiate an effete brand of bloodlust." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Eight Miles High (2007) |
"You will marvel at just how naked the beautiful and talented Natalia Avelon remains scene after scene." |
Kam Williams |
Splat |
The Elder Son (2008) |
"In a city best known for pretending you're somebody else, Elder Son's loser LA underbelly adds ethnic flavor to mix 'n match alternate identity as survival tool, but toys to less effect, with competing notions of families as born when not made." |
Prairie Miller |
Splat |
The Elder Son (2008) |
"In a city best known for pretending you're somebody else, Elder Son's loser LA underbelly adds ethnic flavor to mix 'n match alternate identity as survival tool, but toys to less effect, with competing notions of families as born when not made." |
Prairie Miller |
Splat |
Elegy (2008) |
"Penelope's gullible college coed swoons when the lecherous lecturer played by Ben Kingsley confesses that he's fallen in love with her breasts. You've come a long way backwards, baby. Penelope Cruz Boob Fetish Blues." |
Prairie Miller |
Splat |
Elegy (2008) |
"Penelope's gullible college coed swoons when the lecherous lecturer played by Ben Kingsley confesses that he's fallen in love with her breasts. You've come a long way backwards, baby. Penelope Cruz Boob Fetish Blues." |
Prairie Miller |
Splat |
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) |
"Cate Blanchett's workaholic Queen Liz too busy for boy toys, in this royal runway strut more about fashion statements than political statements." |
Prairie Miller |
Splat |
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) |
"Cate Blanchett's workaholic Queen Liz too busy for boy toys, in this royal runway strut more about fashion statements than political statements." |
Prairie Miller |
- |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show: DVD-licious (2006) |
"Ellen Degeneres on Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show" |
Kam Williams |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Elsa & Fred (2008) |
"This transparent attempt to tug on the heartstrings doesn't work." |
Kam Williams |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Elsa & Fred (2008) |
"It's hard in good conscience to recommend a sappy flick with a heroine this shallow, her spunkiness in the face of a dire prognosis notwithstanding." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato |
Elsa & Fred (2008) |
"Loads of erotic chemistry between these two Madrid geriatric lovebirds without the least benefit of raging hormones, a septuagenarian object of desire longing for a male with interesting vices, and screen dreams sexing it up, La Dolce Vita style." |
Prairie Miller |
Tomato |
Elsa & Fred (2008) |
"Loads of erotic chemistry between these two Madrid geriatric lovebirds without the least benefit of raging hormones, a septuagenarian object of desire longing for a male with interesting vices, and screen dreams sexing it up, La Dolce Vita style." |
Prairie Miller |
Tomato 4/4 |
Enchanted (2007) |
"Chock full of intriguing twists and turns, plus many memorable musical numbers, this instant Disney classic is a pleasant escape that's fun for young and old." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato |
Enchanted (2007) |
"Sarandon's wicked queen switches it up as a witch on the down low, exuding bad vibes crackling with charismatic menace. Even if a bit like a real queen also notorious for not taking a liking in the least to her own royal offspring's choices in women." |
Prairie Miller |
Tomato |
Enchanted (2007) |
"Sarandon's wicked queen switches it up as a witch on the down low, exuding bad vibes crackling with charismatic menace. Even if a bit like a real queen also notorious for not taking a liking in the least to her own royal offspring's choices in women." |
Prairie Miller |
Tomato 4/4 |
The End of America (2008) |
"A worthwhile film to the extent that it can serve a permanent watchdog function as a reminder of the possible erosion of Constitutional rights and of the citizenry's need to remain vigilant about the tendency of power to corrupt, and of absolute power to" |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
The End of Poverty? (2009) |
"In essence, this damning documentary is a history lesson uncovering the ugly underbelly of Western Civilization from 1492 up to the present." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Endgame (2009) |
"An inspirational tale chronicling the contributions of a few unseen players in the South African struggle for independence." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Enlighten Up! (2009) |
"An alternatively funny and revealing flick which dares to knock some seemingly sacrosanct gurus off their lofty pedestals." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Entourage - The Complete Fifth Season |
"An alternately hilarious and plausible peek at life in L.A.'s fast lane." |
Kam Williams |
Splat 1/4 |
Epic Movie (2007) |
"Can a picture really be considered a parody if it is a bottom-feeder which merely parrots rather than satirizes its source material?" |
Kam Williams |
Splat 1/4 |
Epic Movie (2007) |
"Can a picture really be considered a parody if it merely parrots rather than satirizes its source material?" |
Kam Williams |
- |
ER: The Complete Seasons 1-9 (2007) |
"Gloria Reuben on Raising the Bar" |
Kam Williams |
- |
Eragon (2006) |
"Djimon Hounsou - on Never Back Down" |
Kam Williams |
Tomato |
Everlasting Moments (2009) |
"That rare film which touches the soul in myriad exquisite ways, and opens up to audiences a host of characters who, for better or worse, provide infinite pleasures for those sharing their company." |
Prairie Miller |
Tomato |
Everlasting Moments (2009) |
"That rare film which touches the soul in myriad exquisite ways, and opens up to audiences a host of characters who, for better or worse, provide infinite pleasures for those sharing their company." |
Prairie Miller |
Tomato |
Everybody's Fine (2009) |
"The ironically titled Everybody's Fine, a remake of the whimsical Italian weepie, boasts tenderly crafted geriatric redemption, along with seasoned actor De Niro likewise maturing down a more quietly contemplative and introspective path." |
Prairie Miller |
Tomato 4/4 |
Examined Life (2009) |
"Endlessly thought-provoking at every turn, this iconoclastic documentary offers the opportunity for a transcendental experience amounting to this critic's most satisfying cinematic experience of 2009 thus far." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Examined Life (2009) |
"Endlessly thought-provoking at every turn, this iconoclastic documentary offers the opportunity for a transcendental experience amounting to this critic's most satisfying cinematic experience of 2009 thus far." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Excellent Cadavers (1999) |
"Though not a feelgood flick by any means, this encyclopedic recounting/bittersweet biopic does pay tribute to two dudes crazy enough not only to take on the mob, but to win for a while." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Exiled (2007) |
"Ballet-like bloodsport reminiscent of the eye-pleasing, if gratuitous, gore of such over-stimulation mavens as John Woo and Sam Peckinpah. Taut testosterone-sodden titillation, if graphic gunplay's your pleasure." |
Kam Williams |
- |
The Exiles (1961) |
"After about five minutes of watching this dubbed docudrama, you're wondering is this it?" |
Kam Williams |
Tomato |
The Exiles (1961) |
"Kent MacKenzie's 1961 groundbreaking classic about Native American urban alienation, unfolds like an Edwin Hopper painting in motion as intimate noirish voiceover soliloquies of these three troubled protagonists." |
Prairie Miller |
Tomato |
The Exiles (1961) |
"Kent MacKenzie's 1961 groundbreaking classic about Native American urban alienation, unfolds like an Edwin Hopper painting in motion as intimate noirish voiceover soliloquies of these three troubled protagonists." |
Prairie Miller |
Tomato |
The Exiles (1990) |
"This poetic slice of life conveys the way historical memory impacts upon the present, as these troubled Native American youths converge on a hilltop, singing the enduring musical traditions of the old rez culture that binds them, back to life." |
Prairie Miller |
Tomato |
Expired (2008) |
"How likely is it that love, not to mention hot sex, can blossom between two people who've picked identical careers dedicated to punishing the rest of us? Delightfully kinky sex and the city meter maid romp." |
Prairie Miller |
Tomato |
Expired (2008) |
"How likely is it that love, not to mention hot sex, can blossom between two people who've picked identical careers dedicated to punishing the rest of us? Delightfully kinky sex and the city meter maid romp." |
Prairie Miller |
Tomato |
Explicit Ills (2008) |
"Elusive narrative strands sorted out with surprising and uplifting clarity. And a determined socially conscious focus on the dismal, all too explicit diseased state of profit-ized health care in a country where patients are 'customers, not sick people." |
Prairie Miller |
- |
The Express (2008) |
"Omar Benson Miller" |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Express (2008) |
"A fine addition to the recent genre of socially-conscious sports flicks highlighting individual triumphs not merely in and of themselves, but for the collective meaning of those historic moments to the masses of black people ever in search of civil rights" |
Kam Williams |
- |
The Express (2008) |
"Rob Brown stars as late college gridiron great in bittersweet bio-pic." |
Kam Williams |
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