Tomato 3/4 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"A Scanner Darkly doesn't quite live up to the promise of its opening sequence, but it's still an audacious offering during a season of brain-dead blockbusters." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"The combination of genres -- science fiction with fairy tale -- often triumphs but sometimes misfires." |
Jonathan Foreman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
A/K/A Tommy Chong (2005) |
"How the feds inadver tently resurrected the performing career of stoner comic Tommy Chong by busting him is the ironic subtext of Josh Gilbert's one-sided documentary a/k/a Tommy Chong." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
ABCD (2001) |
"Compassionate, funny and honest." |
Jonathan Foreman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story (2007) |
"Abduction uses interviews, vintage photos and re-creations to tell the sad story of love and hope in riveting, suspenseful style. So powerful is this film, it brought tears to my eyes." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 3/4 |
Aberdeen (2001) |
"Intelligent, moving and often beautifully photographed." |
Jonathan Foreman |
Tomato 3/4 |
About a Boy (2002) |
"Hilarious, acidic Brit comedy." |
Jonathan Foreman |
Tomato |
About Adam (2001) |
"A moderately beguiling date movie." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3/4 |
About Baghdad (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 3/4 |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"A must-see for Nicholson's mesmerizing performance, which would probably hold interest even if the sound were turned off." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Acts of Worship (2001) |
"Rosemary Rodriguez makes a worthy debut with this troubling tale of a young druggie struggling to survive on the streets of the East Village." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adam (2009) |
"The beautifully crafted Adam offers no pat or easy answers to wrenching questions." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Adam & Steve (2006) |
"Often charming and funny, though sometimes quite gross." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Adanggaman (2001) |
"Uneven but undeniably powerful." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Adaptation (2002) |
"Features what is surely the funniest and most accurate depiction of writer's block ever." |
Jonathan Foreman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Adoration (2009) |
"Adoration, which hinges on a number of coincidences, contains some really fine performances, including a surprising one from Canadian utility player Scott Speedman as the student's rough-hewn uncle and guardian." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"Adventureland isn't as clever as Kicking, and not nearly as hilarious as Superbad, but it's still a sweet little memory ache, a Proustian cookie co-flavored with semiotics and Whitesnake." |
Kyle Smith |
Tomato |
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) |
"The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle is no Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but it has it own goofy charms." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005) |
"You can't get this kind of full-on sensory-jolt anywhere else, not legally anyway." |
Kyle Smith |
Tomato 3/4 |
Afghan Star (2009) |
"British filmmaker Havana Marking's entertaining first feature documentary." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Afghan Stories (2002) |
"An informative work that puts a human face on the calamity in Afghanistan." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 3/4 |
Afraid of Everything (2004) |
"Shot for practically nothing by first-time director David Barker, it delivers more bang for its minimal bucks than many a Hollywood blockbuster does for its multimillions." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
After Midnight (2004) |
"Charming if slight." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3/4 |
After the Apocalypse (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
After the Life (2002) |
"The fine performances by Blanc and Melki give Belvaux' whole clever undertaking some needed weight." |
Jonathan Foreman |
Tomato 3/4 |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"[Director] Bier has lots [of] surprises up her sleeve to keep After the Wedding humming for two solid hours." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Afterschool (2009) |
"Though thin on story, the film shows poise and vision, using bleak cinema-realite techniques with chilling effect. Campos promises to be heard from again." |
Kyle Smith |
Tomato 3/4 |
Agnes Martin: With My Back to the World (2007) |
"Well-made." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Agronomist (2004) |
"Uses archival footage and music to tell a moving story that's all too common in the Third World." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) |
"The director ... makes a compelling argument that Wuornos never got a fair deal from the legal system and that she should have been spared death because of insanity." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
AKA (2002) |
"Watching three frames at once is disconcerting at first, but eventually the experience gives the film a high-tech boost." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Al Franken: God Spoke (2006) |
"There is a lot of preaching to the converted in Nick Doob and Chris Hedges' Al Franken: God Spoke, an adoring and fairly haphazard look behind the scenes with the comedian and liberal gadfly." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Al Otro Lado (2006) |
"Al Otro Lado serves as a primer on a musical style that may be unfamiliar to many, while putting a human face on the problem of illegal immigrants." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alexandra (2008) |
"Alexandra is a much more modest undertaking, but is just as compelling. And Galina Vishnevskaya, an 81-year-old opera singer, is wonderful as Alexandra." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 3/4 |
Ali Zaoua (2000) |
"In its own, low-key way, Ali Zaoua is just as stirring [as City of God]." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alias Betty (2002) |
"A stylish thriller." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alice's House (2007) |
"Writer-director Chico Teixeira, who started out making documentaries, watches from afar as his middle-class characters go about their day-in, day-out activities, most of which revolve around sex." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Alien (1979) |
" Besides Weaver and Skeritt, the top-notch ensemble includes two of Britain's best actors -- Ian Holm, as the untrustworthy science officer, and John Hurt." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Alien: The Director's Cut (2003) |
"It's worth seeing Alien, which established Scott as an A-list director, in a theater because his brilliant and often expansive visuals have always worked better on a big screen than on video." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Aliens of the Deep (2005) |
"Cameron's showmanship and his on-screen appearances make his documentaries far livelier than your usual IMAX nature documentary, and this one is no exception." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alila (2004) |
"Gitai ... records the comings and goings with a keen eye." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 3/4 |
All or Nothing (2002) |
"It's easy to succumb to the rhythms of this melancholic but humanistic rumination on the meaning of life." |
Megan Turner |
Tomato 3/4 |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"One of the few films to honestly nail the awkwardness and ardor of young romance." |
Megan Lehmann |
Tomato |
Almost Famous (2000) |
"An utter delight from the first frame to fade-out, it's a love letter to the 1970s." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alone With Her (2007) |
"Far superior to the generic thrillers churned out by the big studios." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"Irresponsible, uncommercial but surprisingly watchable." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Amazing Grace (2007) |
"Amazing Grace isn't quite an accurate title for this entertaining history lesson, but no one will ever write a song titled 'Amazing 20-Year Period of Parliamentary Maneuvering to End Britain's Role in the Slave Trade.'" |
Kyle Smith |
Tomato 3/4 |
Amelie (2001) |
"Fairly irresistible if you can keep your cynicism in check for a couple of hours." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3/4 |
America's Sweethearts (2001) |
"As undemanding summer movies go, America’s Sweethearts is surprisingly funny and sweet, despite some missed comic opportunities and curious casting choices." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato |
The American Astronaut (2001) |
"Obviously not for all tastes -- but it's quite unlike anything else out there at the moment." |
Lou Lumenick |
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