Tomato B+ |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"A film to see with friends. You'll want to talk about it afterward." |
Steve Murray |
Tomato B- |
Abandon (2002) |
"Challenging, intermittently engrossing and unflaggingly creative. But it's too long and too convoluted and it ends in a muddle." |
Bill Wyman |
Tomato B+ |
About a Boy (2002) |
"As Hugh Grant says repeatedly throughout the movie, 'Lovely! Brilliant!'" |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"This is Christmas Future for a lot of baby boomers." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato A- |
Adaptation (2002) |
"It's the sort of movie that keeps reinventing itself and nudging us in the ribs as it does. You'll want to see it soon, because everyone you know will be talking about it." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
After Innocence (2005) |
"Eye-opening." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"Yes, they throw more than rice at this Wedding, but it's all in service of an astutely observed and sometimes shattering human drama." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B- |
Against the Ropes (2003) |
"Ryan is clearly enjoying herself. She adroitly maneuvers her trademark cuteness into a kind of oblivious brashness -- a curious mix of brassy and brave." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato |
Aimee & Jaguar (2000) |
"A reminder that truth never ceases to be stranger than fiction." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato A- |
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"... a feel-good movie that also feels genuine, even when it's at its most rah-rah." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
The Alamo (2004) |
"A superlative character-driven epic that honors both the varied truths and the varied myths surrounding a battle that pitted less than 300 Texans and Tejanos against General Antonio López de Santa Anna and several thousand Mexican troops." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato |
Alfie (2004) |
"Did we really need an Alfie remake? Probably not. Will you enjoy this Alfie remake? Probably so." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
Ali (2001) |
"Very good and definitely worth seeing, if only to be reminded of the extraordinary life of one of the most extraordinary figures of the last half of the 20th century." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato |
Alien (1979) |
"Alien will upset your mind and upset your stomach." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato |
All About My Mother (1999) |
"Often deeply ludicrous, it's just as often deeply moving." |
Steve Murray |
Tomato C+ |
All About the Benjamins (2002) |
"May be more genial than ingenious, but it gets the job done." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato |
Almost Famous (2000) |
"He ... shows us what lies beneath the coolness -- the raw, vibrant longing and the aching legacy of things long past." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B- |
Along Came a Spider (2001) |
"Good solid entertainment." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B- |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"Nick Cassavetes' new film, Alpha Dog, has a compelling, ripped-from-the-headlines vibe." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Amazing Grace (2007) |
"If you seek a movie that is uplifting, enlightening and ennobling, then Grace is for you." |
Phil Kloer |
Tomato B- |
America's Sweethearts (2001) |
"Pleasant old-school comedy with a few modern, edgy twists." |
Bob Longino |
Tomato |
American Beauty (1999) |
"At this point in the year, I'd readily call American Beauty one of the best movies of 1999. It is certainly the best-acted, with Kevin Spacey a standout among a stellar ensemble cast." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B- |
American Blackout (2006) |
"A powerful piece of political cinema that effectively documents the disenfranchisement of black voters in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections." |
Bob Townsend |
Tomato A- |
American Dreamz (2006) |
"20 years from now, Dreamz will be a fine time capsule of who we are, and of everything that we think is 'so cool.'" |
Phil Kloer |
Tomato B- |
American Psycho (2000) |
"A visually chilly but often very funny satire of American greed and conspicuous consumption." |
Steve Murray |
Tomato A |
American Splendor (2003) |
"Thrillingly inventive, charming when it needs to be, prickly when it has to be and, like a potter's wheel, constantly in motion as it shapes celluloid into visual art." |
Bob Longino |
Tomato B- |
Analyze That (2002) |
"The shtick still works." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"It solidifies Ferrell's place alongside Jim Carrey, Jack Black and, when called on, Johnny Depp, as our best comic actors." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Andy Goldsworthy - Rivers and Tides: Working With Time (2003) |
"The artistry of Thomas Riedelsheimer's film perfectly compliments Goldsworthy's art." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B- |
Angel Eyes (2001) |
"A lot like Caviezel's earlier and popular flick Frequency. It may not be great moviemaking, but it does work." |
Bob Longino |
Tomato B- |
Anger Management (2003) |
"It has its funny moments." |
Bob Longino |
Tomato |
Anna and the King (1999) |
"Holds its own against the beloved 1956 musical The King and I." |
Steve Murray |
Tomato B |
Another Road Home (2005) |
"Becomes an odd companion piece to the stunning Capturing the Friedmans, one of the most disturbing chronicles of family dysfunction ever documented." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
The Ant Bully (2006) |
"The Ant Bully is the first of the summer's many animated features that doesn't somehow feel familiar." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B- |
Antwone Fisher (2002) |
"An involving, inspirational drama that sometimes falls prey to its sob-story trappings." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato |
Any Given Sunday (1999) |
"A frequently entertaining, rah-rah look at pro football." |
Bob Longino |
Tomato B- |
Anything Else (2003) |
"Woody Allen's best movie in years." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato |
Anywhere But Here (1999) |
"Both Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman deserve to make the short list in February for breathing fresh air into an all-too-familiar mother-daughter act." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B- |
Apocalypto (2006) |
"There's no denying Gibson's talent behind the camera. He knows what he's doing, and does it with tremendous skill and conviction." |
Steve Murray |
Tomato B |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres (2007) |
"The big question for fans is does Aqua Teen Hunger Force have enough gags and giggles to translate to 86 minutes on the big screen? And the answer is ... yeah, sort of, well, maybe. ..." |
Bob Townsend |
Tomato A- |
The Aristocrats (2005) |
"Staggeringly obscene and very funny." |
Phil Kloer |
Tomato A- |
Army of Shadows (1969) |
"This memorable movie movingly pays tribute to those who chose not to remain silent, to those ordinary men and women who chose to do extraordinary things... from the shadows." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Ask the Dust (2005) |
"Towne and cinematographer Caleb Deschanel beautifully capture Fante's city of the dispossessed, where the seasons never change." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato C+ |
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) |
"The cheese factor is satisfying and the no-frills approach has a gut-level appeal." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B- |
Asylum (2005) |
"Richardson is the reason to see Asylum. A lot of what happens doesn't really make sense, yet her intensity hooks us." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato A- |
August Rush (2007) |
"However predictable, a good ol' fashioned happy ending is always welcome. But bring a box of tissues: A good cry is to be expected as well." |
Jennifer Preyss |
Tomato B- |
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) |
"The reason this picture works better than its predecessors is that Myers is no longer simply spoofing the mini-mod-madness of '60s spy movies." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Auto Focus (2002) |
"Somewhat blurred, but Kinnear's performance is razor sharp." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Avenue Montaigne (2007) |
"If you're not going to Paris this spring -- and let's face it, so few of us are -- the next best thing might be Avenue Montaigne." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
The Aviator (2004) |
"It's a wonderful showcase for Scorsese's passion for making movies, which, in a sense, parallels the passion Hughes had for making movies." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |