Tomato |
The September Issue (2009) |
"RJ Cutler had plenty of access, but it’s pretty clear that from start to finish it was Anna Wintour who was in control of this movie." |
A.O. Scott |
Tomato |
The September Issue (2009) |
"It’s kind of irresistible." |
Michael Phillips |
Tomato |
Seven Pounds (2008) |
"I think it’s just kind of average but Rosario Dawson is great and worthy of some type of recognition throughout this award show season." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
Seven Pounds (2008) |
"That big twist at the end... if you go back and analyze it -- I’m not sure it holds up, but I don’t think it really matters all that much." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato 3/4 |
Shanghai Noon (2000) |
"If you see only one martial arts Western this year (and there is probably an excellent chance of that), this is the one." |
Roger Ebert |
Tomato |
Shrink (2009) |
"A strong script from writer Thomas Moffett and stellar work from Spacey are what really make this movie work." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
Shrink (2009) |
"I felt it felt forced from the first moment into the last moment." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato |
Sin Nombre (2009) |
"The combination of professional actors and locals is effective and adds to the unique telling of this immigrant story." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
Sin Nombre (2009) |
"The best film I’ve seen this year." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato |
A Single Man (2009) |
"This is a wonderful movie." |
A.O. Scott |
Tomato |
A Single Man (2009) |
"It’s a strong and very moving character study, and I suspect Firth will get a well deserved Oscar nomination." |
Michael Phillips |
Splat 1/4 |
The Skulls (2000) |
"It's so ludicrous in so many different ways it achieves a kind of forlorn grandeur." |
Roger Ebert |
Tomato |
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
"Look for multiple Oscar nominations for this movie." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
"Worth seeing." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato 3/4 |
Small Time Crooks (2000) |
"The characters in Small Time Crooks are smarter, edgier and more original than the dreary crowd in so many new comedies." |
Roger Ebert |
Splat |
The Soloist (2009) |
"The film’s biggest problem lies really in its pacing. Every time the plot takes an interesting turn or moves forward, it’s stalled by one musical montage after another." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
The Soloist (2009) |
"Tthis is a maudlin, stereotypical story that never moved at all." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
Soul Men (2008) |
"It really is bittersweet to watch Mac in one of his final performances. He makes the most of pretty average material here." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
Soul Men (2008) |
"It is not a perfect film but it is a nice, solid reminder of how great Bernie Mac was." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato |
Soul Power (2009) |
"Passionate fans of the music will relish these archived images while regular moviegoers will be entertained, but not moved by what they see." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
Soul Power (2009) |
"This has no contextual structure at all. It is essentially the archive footage slapped together." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato |
Special (2008) |
"I just thought it was a cool indie film with a great leading performance from an actor we don’t usually get to see in a lead." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
Special (2008) |
"The premise is intriguing, and the film is occasionally amusing, but it feels stuck between a completely satirical farce and an aching drama." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
Spinning into Butter (2009) |
"It feels like an after school special." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
Spinning into Butter (2009) |
"This movie would’ve been bad in 1983, but at least it would’ve been original." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
The Spirit (2008) |
"Is it campy? Or is it cool? Is it stylized? Or is it corny and cheesy? It doesn’t really know." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
The Spirit (2008) |
"I thought it was sort of cool and corny simultaneously." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato |
Splinter (2008) |
"It's good, it's just nothing really groundbreaking or special." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
Splinter (2008) |
"This is a terrifying film." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
St. Trinian's (2009) |
"Every scene is so frantic and desperate to make you laugh, to be clever, to be naughty and none of it worked." |
A.O. Scott |
Splat |
St. Trinian's (2009) |
"Firth looks like he’s changing his mind about being in this movie WHILE the cameras are running." |
Michael Phillips |
Tomato |
Star Trek (2009) |
"I think JJ Abrams walks the line gracefully between honoring the original series and introducing the pop culture movie masses to these characters." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
Star Trek (2009) |
"This is a totally character driven film with five exceptionally-cast people." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato |
State of Play (2009) |
"I want to see more films like this." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
State of Play (2009) |
"As a former reporter and a fervent believer that we need good, independent newspapers to do their jobs keeping government and business in check, I think they got the journalism right." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato |
Sugar (2009) |
"It’s got an authenticity that most sports films lack." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
Sugar (2009) |
"Fleck and Boden are clearly storytellers." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato |
Summer Hours (2009) |
"This is a well constructed, tender, authentic story." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
Summer Hours (2009) |
"I think you should see Summer Hours." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
Sunshine Cleaning (2009) |
"Ultimately I left the film kind of feeling indifferent towards the characters on screen." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
Sunshine Cleaning (2009) |
"I found this to be a really sweet, credible story -- it's emotional but rarely heavy-handed." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
Surfer, Dude (2008) |
"The film looks more like a collection of home movies as opposed to a professional piece of cinema." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
Surfer, Dude (2008) |
"It felt like we were watching a rough cut." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
Surveillance (2009) |
"I thought this was depressing and brutal for brutality sake alone." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
Surveillance (2009) |
"When Surveillance is good, it’s a gory, pleasurable ride. When it’s not -- it’s just gory. But more often than not, it delivers on the camp." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
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