Tomato B- |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"A good deal of A.I. is striking and memorable, but it's a distinctly uneven picture whose reach exceeds its grasp." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
About a Boy (2002) |
"A sly audience-pleaser...essentially a formula picture, but one
that exhibits sufficiently eccentric touches to make it, some
missteps aside, a pleasure to watch." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
About Adam (2001) |
"May not be as irresistible as its title character, but it's cheeky enough to be a mildly pleasant diversion." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato A |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"Showcases what's easily one of the year's best performances, and it's thoroughly delightful besides...one of the jewels of recent American film." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Adam (2009) |
"Sounds like the stuff of a Hallmark Hall of Fame telefilm, but happily Mayer's sensitivity and the skill of Dancy and Byrne raise it to another level." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Adoration (2009) |
"Those who make an effort to respond to its challenges will find it an absorbing and haunting experience." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
Adventures in Babysitting (1987) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
An Affair of Love (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
An Affair to Remember (1957) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 4/5 |
After Dark, My Sweet (1990) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
After the Fox (1966) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"In less accomplished hands might have been dismissed as mawkish and contrived, but...comes across as surprisingly honest and affecting." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
The Agronomist (2004) |
"Once again, Hollywood's big-budget blockbusters are overshadowed by a small but infinitely more moving piece of expert non-fiction filmmaking." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 5/5 |
Alexander Nevsky (1938) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Alexandra (2008) |
"One of those pure films that's devoid of excess and overstatement...simple but searing." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Alfie (2004) |
"If it's been reduced to cinematic pablum, it's still fairly palatable due to its engaging cast and a glossy production." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Alias Betty (2002) |
"Sharp psychological thriller...about mothers and children." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato A- |
Alien (1979) |
"Still one scary mother." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato A- |
Alien: The Director's Cut (2003) |
"Still one scary mother." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 4/5 |
All of Me (1984) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Almost Famous (2000) |
"After all is said and done Crowe's fictionalized recollection of his early days retains enough warmth, humor and insight to rate a qualified recommendation." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Along Came a Spider (2001) |
"A thoroughly enjoyable piece of hokum, a spiffily-directed nail-biter with twists that should make you smile even when they're totally implausible." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"Mildly recommendable...The central romance is tepid, predictable stuff, but it's made more palatable by some sharply-written supporting characters who are brilliantly played." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Amadeus (1984) |
"It's not a classic, but it is a solid, if somewhat stolid, picture of
an extravagant, vaguely cerebral kind that's not made very
often nowadays." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Amandla: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2003) |
"Although the result sometimes feels rushed, overstuffed and technically a bit too flashy, the emotional resonance of the subject wins out over the stylistic hyperbole." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Amazing Grace (2007) |
"Though it's not as inspiring as its makers might have wished, it's a solid, respectful treatment of a significant episode in the anti-slavery movement." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato A- |
Amelie (2001) |
"Quirky, witty, and visually exhilarating...a charming
confection turned out with dazzling directorial aplomb." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Amen (2003) |
"Less a gripping drama than a stimulating bit of polemic." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
America's Sweethearts (2001) |
"A deft, old-fashioned combination of jokes and sentiment, the
cinematic equivalent of one of Crystal's opening monologues at
the Academy Awards." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
The American Friend (1977) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
American Gangster (2007) |
"It's not a bad movie, just not the classic one it's obviously striving to be...should prove solid entertainment if you don't go expecting too much." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
American Psycho (2000) |
"A remarkable achievement on so many levels that it would be a shame if it were dismissed with the same kind of blind contempt as the novel (rather unjustly) was." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato A |
American Splendor (2003) |
"A weird and wonderful little masterpiece, an oddball classic." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
American Teen (2008) |
"May be no more revealing than similar television treatments of kids--and has been molded so smoothly as to sometimes seem staged--[but] it's an engaging portrait." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
American Violet (2009) |
"Offers a message we've heard before, but it's one that bears repeating, and it's reasonably well delivered." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Amreeka (2009) |
"An earnest comedy-drama, which covers familiar territory but in an unpretentious, and so reasonably pleasant fashion." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
An Education (2009) |
"Takes what's essentially a soap-operatic plot and spins it into something very like cinematic gold...instructive about how a very familiar story can be given new vibrancy by filmmakers and actors working at peak form." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
And Justice for All (1979) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Andy Goldsworthy - Rivers and Tides: Working With Time (2003) |
"A lovely, curiously inspiring appreciation of Goldsworthy's unusual artistic vision." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Animal Factory (2000) |
"One has to admire Buscemi's film not only for its achievement, which is considerable, but also for the traps it gingerly avoids, which were equally great." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Animation Show - Volume 1 (2003) |
"Not everything Judge and Hertzfeldt have chosen is top-drawer, but their anthology contains enough gems to make it worth a look." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
Anna Karenina (1935) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) |
"Affectionate but revealing...a deeply human piece that's hilarious one moment and touching the next." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato A- |
Apocalypse Now (1979) |
"It remains a wonderfully imperfect explosion of genius and immaturity, in approximately equal measure." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato A- |
Apocalypse Now Redux (2001) |
"A great, somewhat mad endeavor, well worth revisiting in the
theatre." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Apocalypto (2006) |
"Has a visionary quality that makes it weirdly beautiful and endlessly fascinating...a film of astonishing vibrancy, stunning imagination and sheer bravado." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Apollo 13 (1995) |
Click here to see the review. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience (2002) |
"Remains a solid, if somewhat heavy-handed, account of the near-disaster...done up by Howard with a steady, if not very imaginative, hand." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Appaloosa (2008) |
"Takes the old western conventions and juggles them in very odd but mostly satisfying ways." |
Frank Swietek |
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