Tomato B- |
All The King's Men (2006) |
"Penn is convincing as a man of complicated fury whose sense of thwarted entitlement on behalf of his community metastasizes through his administration." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 5/5 |
All the President's Men (1976) |
"The movie does a good job of showing how much of the work of the reporters was dull persistence." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 4/5 |
Allegro Non Troppo (1979) |
"Fantasia with a sense of irony." |
Nell Minow |
Splat 0/5 |
Almost Heroes (1998) |
No article available. |
Nell Minow |
Splat D |
Alone in the Dark (2005) |
"Reid delivers her lines as though she is calling for another round of Mai Tais for the house." |
Nell Minow |
Splat 2/5 |
Along Came a Spider (2001) |
"The final twist is just plain dumb, and neither the performers nor the script's explanation of the characters' motivation have the panache to carry it off." |
Nell Minow |
Splat C |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"If all of this strikes you as funny, then you probably don't get out much." |
Nell Minow |
Splat C |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"The characters are all flash and emptiness, but so is the story." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 3/5 |
Always (1989) |
No article available. |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 5/5 |
Amadeus (1984) |
"Teens will be interested to learn that this movie was written by a man whose twin brother was for a time the more commercially successful of the two, both playwrights, which surely influenced his choice of subject and his approach." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 4/5 |
Amelie (2001) |
"“Amélie” is filled with whimsical charm the way that a chocolate soufflé is filled with air." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato A- |
America's Heart and Soul (2004) |
"If we ever needed a reminder of of what can be proud of, what we aspire to, what we stand for -- this is it." |
Nell Minow |
Splat 3/5 |
America's Sweethearts (2001) |
"Gives us television sitcom-like 'onesa' characters ... whose behavior seems prompted by whatever suits the scene rather than any kind of emotional truth." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 3/5 |
American Beauty (1999) |
"Teens are likely to consider this movie profound in the way that their parents considered "The Graduate" profound." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato B |
American Dreamz (2006) |
"The Roman rulers used to distract the populace from the problems of corruption and decadence with "bread and circuses." Today's equivalent might be junk food and television, especially "reality" television." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 4/5 |
American Gigolo (1980) |
"Turn off the sound and just enjoy the visuals." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 3/5 |
American Outlaws (2001) |
"It has enough cute cowboys, shoot-outs, and romance to remind us how much we've missed seeing westerns." |
Nell Minow |
Splat 2/5 |
American Pie (1999) |
"One of the raunchiest and most explicit movies ever released by a major studio." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 3/5 |
American Pie 2 (2001) |
"Like the original, the gross and raunchy moments, though frequent, are less important than the movie's core sensibility, which is sweetly old-fashioned." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 3/5 |
American Pop (1981) |
No article available. |
Nell Minow |
Tomato A |
American Splendor (2003) |
"He may be reliably disappointed in himself, but the honesty of his take on himself and his life is, ultimately, quite beautiful." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 4/5 |
An American Tail (1986) |
Click here to see the review. |
Nell Minow |
Tomato B- |
American Wedding (2003) |
"Once again, as in the first two movies, there is a lot of talk about sex and a lot of attempts to have sex, but the sex that actually occurs is almost entirely respectful, monogamous, and really quite sweet." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato B |
Amistad (1997) |
"The essential commitment to freedom is so much a part of the story that, at least in this one brief moment, justice triumphed." |
Nell Minow |
Splat C- |
The Amityville Horror (2005) |
"A redundant round of recycling." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 4/5 |
Analyze That (2002) |
"There are some slow patches, but it is sheer joy to see DeNiro give everything he’s got (which is plenty) to the pure pleasure of comic madness, and every time he comes on screen, the movie takes off like a rocket." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 4/5 |
Anastasia (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 5/5 |
Anatomy of a Murder (1959) |
No article available. |
Nell Minow |
Tomato B- |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
" Remember the "Spanky and Our Gang" episodes where the boys wouldn't let Darla into the treehouse? Imagine that plot in the all-white-guys world of 1970's television news." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 4/5 |
And the Band Played On (1993) |
"Earnest but still moving. Gere and Headly are great." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 3/5 |
Andre (1994) |
Click here to see the review. |
Nell Minow |
Tomato B |
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004) |
"It's the Branson, Missouri dinner theater edition, as decorated as a wedding cake and as tightly laced as Christine's corset." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 4/5 |
Andy Goldsworthy - Rivers and Tides: Working With Time (2003) |
No article available. |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 4/5 |
Angel Eyes (2001) |
"A very traditional love story, and a surprisingly touching one, too." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 5/5 |
Angel on my Shoulder (1946) |
No article available. |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 3/5 |
Angels In the Outfield (1994) |
No article available. |
Nell Minow |
Tomato B |
Anger Management (2003) |
"An uneven blend of pretty low humor and REALLY low humor on the theme of excrutiating humiliation that is just about saved by the sheer pleasure of watching Jack Nicholson." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 3/5 |
Anna and the King (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 4/5 |
Anna and the King of Siam (1946) |
No article available. |
Nell Minow |
Splat C+ |
Annapolis (2006) |
"This movie samples An Officer and a Gentleman and Top Gun the way Vanilla Ice sampled Bowie." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 4/5 |
Annie Get Your Gun (1950) |
No article available. |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 5/5 |
Annie Hall (1977) |
No article available. |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 3/5 |
Another 48 Hrs. (1990) |
No article available. |
Nell Minow |
Splat 2/5 |
Another Stakeout (1993) |
No article available. |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 4/5 |
Another Thin Man (1939) |
No article available. |
Nell Minow |
Tomato B+ |
The Ant Bully (2006) |
"This Aesop-like fable is brought to life with cheery good humor -- and some potty jokes -- both of which will be a hit with school-age kids. And there are some nice lessons about teamwork and empathy to keep the adults happy.
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Nell Minow |
Tomato 4/5 |
Antwone Fisher (2002) |
"At first, the fact that this movie does not follow the usual pattern can feel disconcerting, even amateurish. Ultimately it gives the movie a kind of messiness and heart that provides extra authenticity." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 3/5 |
Antz (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Nell Minow |
Splat C |
Anything Else (2003) |
"But instead of ringing new changes on these themes, he just repeats them off-kilter. The result is like a fax of an oil painting." |
Nell Minow |
Tomato 3/5 |
Anywhere But Here (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
Nell Minow |
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