Tomato |
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) |
"This sprawling portrait of the Red Army Faction... is neither an apologetic for the anarchist gang nor a condemnation of it, but rather a fascinating exploration of the shift in the zeitgeist of that era..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
Babe: Pig in the City (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Baby Mama (2008) |
"Even on its own sorry terms, Baby Mama is ludicrous, falling back on toilet humor because it has nothing else to offer." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
- |
Babylon 5 - The Complete First Season (1993) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Babylon A.D. (2008) |
"I found myself sorta not hating it, and sorta fascinated by it, for about 45 minutes or so. Alas that the movie's about 90 minutes long." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Bad Boys II (2003) |
"He’s angry and he’s scared, this beastly filmic inner child of Bay’s, this Id with a camera and a bloated Hollywood budget, and it’s coming to a head if Bad Boys II is any indication." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Bad Company (2002) |
"The real movie that goes with the title "Bad Company" probably stars Clooney in some smartass CIA-meets-Ocean’s 11 piece of fluffery, you know, something sexy and dangerous instead of boring and obvious." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Bad Santa (2003) |
"[U]nrepentant and unapologetic... unrelentingly twisted. And that’s just wonderful." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Ballet Shoes (2008) |
"[A] lovely, honest film about the hopes and dreams of... young women..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Balls of Fury (2007) |
"Funnily enough, though -- and it's the only thing funny about this dreadful excuse for a comedy -- the movie itself has tiny balls. It's got no nerve, no guts, no daring... no balls." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
The Band's Visit (2007) |
"It's beautiful and gentle and warm and a little silly, but in the best possible way..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Bandidas (2006) |
"[C]harmingly goofy..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 85/100 |
Bandit Queen (1994) |
"It is one well worth the time of fans of serious drama." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Bandits (2001) |
"Do we want to spend two hours watching Billy Bob and Bruce and Cate stand around cracking wise and kissing and arguing and making up? I can only speak for myself, but, yeah, sure." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Bandslam (2009) |
"[C]alculated for sweet, feel-good blandness. And not the rock 'n' roll kind of feel-good, either, unless you think the Jonas Brothers rock hard." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Bang (1997) |
"[A]n enthralling exploration of how we as individuals and society as a whole grants clout and influence, and how easy it is to be taken away..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Bang Bang You're Dead (2002) |
"[A] bitter film about the dismal atmosphere in which our children are learning today..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
The Banger Sisters (2002) |
"Bypasses cheap laughs, thankfully, in favor of surprisingly touching ones." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
- |
Bangkok Dangerous (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) |
"Hollywood came a-callin', and said [to the Pang brothers], 'Come work for us. We're pay you a sh*tload of money. All you have to do is sell us your souls.' And the brothers said yes." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
The Bank Job (2008) |
"Maybe it's not the 100-percent truth -- maybe it's half, or more, invented. But it's a damn good guess, and a ridiculously entertaining one." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Barbershop (2002) |
"A lovely little film about family and community pride and friendship, one that pokes gentle fun at stereotypes while never forgetting the real people behind a seeming cliché." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) |
"[Fumbles] around with what had been a winning cast of characters, reducing their living, breathing relationships to a series of exchanges of cheap insults." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Barbra Streisand 4-Pack (1972) |
"With her flair for madcap comedy and a compelling intensity in dramatic roles, Barbra Streisand puts the likes of J.Lo and Britney to shame, as this collection demonstrates beautifully." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 6/10 |
Barenaked in America (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (2006) |
"Ugh. I need a shower -- I want to be hosed down. This is not the feeling you generally want to be left with after seeing a children’s movie." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Basic Instinct 2 (2006) |
"[L]eaves very little for fun here beyond guffawing at the outrageous caricature of dangerous sexiness that pop culture inflated [Catherine] into..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Batman & Robin (1997) |
"An example of the worst type of corporate moviemaking" |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Batman - Gotham Knight (2008) |
"[A] meaty morsel of Gotham mythos that will satisfy fans and may even captivate newcomers to the modern retellings of the superhero's tale..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"Bale brings a solemnity and a gravity to Bruce and to Batman that simultaneously creates a protomythic superhero and undercuts the idea..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Battle for Terra (2009) |
"[A] tad overearnest and just a wee bit preachy... But the heartfelt authenticity ... cannot be denied, and it more than overcomes whatever storytelling faults their approach has..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
- |
Battle in Seattle (2008) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Battle in Seattle (2008) |
"I've never been much impressed with Stuart Townsend as an actor, but with Battle in Seattle, his first film as writer-director-producer, I have enormous new respect for him as an artist and storyteller." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) |
"[Potelle and Rankin] were set up to fail. And so they failed." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat 3/10 |
Battlefield Earth (2000) |
"They brought it into existence, this hellbeast of a movie, this monstrosity, this slap in the face of all that is good and right and beautiful and sweet and gentle. Oh, the humanity! Hide the children's eyes!" |
MaryAnn Johanson |
- |
Battlestar Galactica - Season 1 (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
- |
Battlestar Galactica - The Miniseries (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Be Cool (2005) |
"There’s a Nobel Prize to be had in the exploration of this kind of pop-culture quantum physics..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat 3/10 |
The Beach (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
- |
Bean (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Bear Cub (2004) |
"[A] tenderly realized tale...
" |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Beau Brummell - This Charming Man |
"You want costume drama: here it is. This movie... really is all about the clothes, but not in a shallow way..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
- |
Beautiful Creatures (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
"The script gets us so inside Nash's head that it makes us a party to his illness and the paranoia that it spawns... but Howard doesn't know how to show us this without, ultimately, making us feel cheated and jerked around." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Beauty and the Beast (1946) |
"Lushly, deliciously frightful, embellishing the basic fairy tale with a surreal, delicate eroticism." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Beauty and the Beast (1991) |
"On a normal-sized screen, and even on video on a television, Beauty and the Beast isn't merely one of the best animated movies ever made, it's one of the best movies ever made, period." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Beauty Shop (2005) |
"[A] wan, third-generation photocopy, only with chicks, and despite the fact that it’s an enormous mess, the terrific cast is undeniably ingratiating...." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) |
"Yeah, heh heh, this movie gets, like, two weiners up." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Because I Said So (2007) |
"[A] trite, manipulative, excruciating nightmare of female pyschosis and idiocy presented as feminine adorableness." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) |
"[S]mart and sweet but unsentimental and warmly genuine in its portrait of childhood innocence and the adventure of growing up..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
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