Tomato 4/4 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"The first film to capture the author's transience and his art." |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato 3/4 |
A Tout de Suite (2005) |
"[Isild Le Besco] has an unusual look and the ability to appear unformed, hard, vulnerable and sexy all at once." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato B+ |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"The film aims to be funny, uplifting and moving, sometimes all at once. The extent to which it succeeds is impressive." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"...Julie Taymor's rhapsodic mash note to John, Paul, George and Ringo falls just short of breathtaking." |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adam (2009) |
"Sure, it's complicated, but isn't that always true of romance? And doesn't it blow the hinges off the universe -- every single time?" |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato |
The Adventures of Felix (2001) |
"Bouajila, as Felix, has a freshness that seems natural, even though he is an experienced actor." |
Louis B. Parks |
Tomato 3/4 |
After Innocence (2005) |
"After Innocence is a crusading documentary driven by DNA testing that's brought freedom for men who served years in prison for crimes they didn't commit." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato |
Air Force One (1997) |
"Air Force One gets the job done." |
Jeff Millar |
Tomato B |
The Alamo (2004) |
"[Hancock's] Alamo may be flawed, but it tells a tale that still has the power to stir our souls." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato B+ |
Alex and Emma (2003) |
"Imitating that life, Alex & Emma is more artifice than art. But chemistry is the key to a romantic comedy, and this one has enough to unlock guarded hearts." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato |
Ali (2001) |
"It's stirring to be reminded of what a glorious and galvanizing figure Ali was." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato B- |
Alice et Martin (1998) |
"Techine keeps a tight rein on his actors' dramatics." |
Louis B. Parks |
Tomato A |
Alien (1979) |
"A genuine fright classic." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato |
Alien Resurrection (1997) |
"The film is a marvel, a well-photographed feast of visual imagery." |
Louis B. Parks |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
"Though sometimes marred by murky lighting and quick-cut incoherence, the action is sudden and sensational." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato A |
Alien: The Director's Cut (2003) |
"A monster movie with class." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato |
Along Came a Spider (2001) |
"If you tend to really analyze thrillers, and then get bugged when there are gaps in logic, save yourself the aggravation." |
Louis B. Parks |
Tomato B+ |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"Though Polly packs ample comic punch, it also demonstrates that life isn't about the safe past or the uncertain future but the journeys we make each day." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato |
Amelie (2001) |
"So terrific it might single-handedly rescue the 'feel-good movie' from the garbage heap of overused and discredited phrases." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato |
American Beauty (1999) |
"I can't remember the last time I've seen a mainstream, big-studio release this well-acted." |
Jeff Millar |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
American Gangster (2007) |
"It's a much better film than nine-tenths of what's out there on any given Friday, and if you're a fan of steak-and-potatoes crime drama, I highly recommend it." |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato |
American Pie (1999) |
"More likely to gross out adults than kids." |
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Tomato |
American Pie 2 (2001) |
"Unlike most such sex comedies, it's not mean-spirited. Instead, like the original, it's an odd mix of ribaldry and innocence, titillation and tenderness, lasciviousness and love." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato |
American Psycho (2000) |
"The movie is not comedy, but it is joyously mean and evil, somewhat in the tone of Blue Velvet." |
Louis B. Parks |
Tomato |
An American Rhapsody (2001) |
"The film is never less than engaging." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato A |
American Splendor (2003) |
"The kind of movie that sticks with you for days, your admiration growing each time you remember it." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
American Teen (2008) |
"They all have their stories tell, some more complicated than others." |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
American Violet (2009) |
"A conventional but wholly gripping docudrama." |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato B+ |
American Wedding (2003) |
"This is the funniest of the three movies. The new characters and the tighter focus are just what the series needed." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato |
Amistad (1997) |
"Halfway into Amistad comes the point where Steven Spielberg pulls the lever, and the stink and horror and bestialities of slavery spill around our ankles. We can't look away." |
Jeff Millar |
Tomato |
Amores Perros (2001) |
"An exhilarating debut." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato B |
Analyze That (2002) |
"Your response to its new sequel, Analyze That, may hinge on what you thought of the first film." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato |
Angel Eyes (2001) |
"This second half of the movie is almost as promising as the first. But the total abandonment of the initial tone and narrative strategy feels like a bait-and-switch scam." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato B |
Anger Management (2003) |
"Folks who loved Punch-Drunk Love won't care much for Anger Management, but cameo appearances by a host of famous names occur frequently enough that we're forced to stay alert, if only to catch them." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato |
Anna and the King (1999) |
"Generally interesting and sometimes emotionally affecting." |
Louis B. Parks |
Tomato |
The Anniversary Party (2001) |
"The film has a marvelous cast, and everyone is in fine form." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato |
Antitrust (2001) |
"Does a passable job of delivering paranoia and lightweight suspense in a fast-paced, glitzy package." |
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Tomato |
Antonia's Line (1995) |
"Odd feminist fun." |
Jeff Millar |
Tomato A- |
Antwone Fisher (2002) |
"In his debut as a director, Washington has a sure hand. His work with actors is particularly impressive." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato A |
Anything Else (2003) |
"A return to the Allen of old." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato |
Anywhere But Here (1999) |
"Anywhere But Here brought me to tears often, but it was not that often when something sad happened." |
Jeff Millar |
Tomato |
Apocalypse Now (1979) |
"Apocalypse Now did help provide me, and many of my generation, with a vision of what film art could achieve, a vision so magnificent it doomed us to spend much of our subsequent moviegoing lives in a funk." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato |
Apocalypse Now Redux (2001) |
"The originally released version wasn't broken, but Coppola can fix it as long as he wants, as far as I'm concerned." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato 3/4 |
Apocalypto (2006) |
"It is Mel Gibson's latest proof that as a director, his ambition is boundless and his energy nearly so, but his judgment is sorely lacking." |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato 3/4 |
Appaloosa (2008) |
"From its first, mournful brass theme, Ed Harris's Appaloosa nails the look and feel of a classic Western. This is an old-style, laconically macho, six-shooting horse opera made with an obvious and unapologetic love of the genre." |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato 3/4 |
Arctic Tale (2007) |
"It's aimed at kids, and it hits them squarely: My 6-year-old and his friend sat stock still, hypnotized." |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Are We Done Yet? (2007) |
"Are We Done Yet? isn't much more than a middling middle-class fantasy, but it has a few sweet admonitions nestled amid the tomfoolery." |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Are We There Yet? (2005) |
"Ice Cube is an essentially soft-screen presence despite the assumed belligerence of his shtick. His knotted scowl hides a mushy middle of basic human decency." |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Aristocrats (2005) |
"Alone, the jokes would become a tedious, 87-minute blur. But The Aristocrats also has eloquent analyses by George Carlin, show-stealing bits by Sarah Silverman and Whoopi Goldberg, and inventive ways to keep the joke from getting stale." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Art School Confidential (2006) |
"Zwigoff's angry exposé of this intense, tiny subculture isn't fair to anyone in the art world, but if you can stomach the overstatement, it's often scathingly funny. And it's sometimes scathingly smart." |
Amy Biancolli |
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