Splat 1/5 |
Jack Frost (1996) |
"The only thing melting was my poor mind." |
Aaron Hillis |
Splat 1/4 |
The Jacket (2005) |
"It is the work of conspicuously smart people operating under the assumption that the mass audience whose money they want is pretty dumb, and hence concoct a pretty dumb movie that they believe said audience will mistake for being smart." |
Glenn Kenny |
Tomato 3/4 |
Japanese Story (2004) |
"The simple story unfolds with grace and reserve, allowing Collette to shine in an actor's showcase of the highest rank." |
Scott Warren |
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Jarhead (2005) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) |
"'Coming off of being the enemy of every Christian on the planet,' says Smith, whose last film was the controversial Dogma, 'I just wanted to do something light.'" |
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Tomato |
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) |
"Kevin Smith and company keep the antics on a level that's more Delta House than Postmodernism 101 -- also, the jokes are better." |
Glenn Kenny |
Splat 2/4 |
Jersey Girl (2004) |
"Sorry, Kevin Smith, but ditching Jay and Silent Bob doesn't mean you're all grown up yet." |
Aaron Hillis |
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Jersey Girl (2004) |
"Don’t be fooled by the part that she’s got: J.Lo’s hardly in the movie (which may be a good thing)." |
Susannah Gora |
Tomato |
Jestem (2005) |
"[A] vital treasure, which offers only fascinating performances while avoiding all traces of spoon-fed pathos and sappy triumphs of the human spirit." |
Aaron Hillis |
Tomato 3/4 |
Jesus Camp (2006) |
"Evangelism's views on science and politics are so polarizing that almost any viewer, whether Orthodox, agnostic, or atheist, is bound to have an elemental reaction from the first shot of six-year-olds weeping in religious ecstasy." |
Sara Brady |
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Jesus' Son (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
Glenn Kenny |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Jiminy Glick in LaLaWood (2004) |
"A very bumpy transition to the big screen realm of 90-minute storytelling." |
Kevin Allison |
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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) |
"DNA Productions created Jimmy using off-the-shelf technology you can find at Best Buy." |
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Tomato |
The Jimmy Show (2002) |
"It may be a somewhat backhanded compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie’s various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie’s most admirable quality" |
Jason Clark |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Jindabyne (2007) |
"The director too often errs on the side of embellishing details that didn't need to be expanded upon." |
Ethan Alter |
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Joe Somebody (2001) |
"Just when you thought things couldn't get any zanier, Governor Jesse Ventura makes a special guest appearance." |
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Tomato 3/4 |
Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten (2007) |
"Director Julien Temple examines Strummer's life and motivations with a flair for unearthing endlessly quotable bandmates, friends, and artists who have been inspired by him." |
Jessica Letkemann |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
John Tucker Must Die (2006) |
"It functions well as a guilty pleasure that has some smile-worthy gags alongside the occasional Farrelly Brothers style gross-out moment." |
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Splat 2/4 |
Johnny English (2003) |
"Unless you have an incurable case of Anglophilia, save your hard-earned moneypenny for the DVD rental." |
Aaron Hillis |
Tomato |
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) |
"A conventional but genuinely heartrending exposé... the calamity is made real and terrible and important to hear about in this definitive account." |
Aaron Hillis |
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Joshua (2007) |
"Mommy's Little Monster: interview with Sam Rockwell, George Ratliff and Jacob Kogan" |
Aaron Hillis |
Tomato |
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (2006) |
"Wonderfully elegiac... the melody of language is essential to the film's beauty, in which disposable small talk sounds like Confucius proverbs of biblical longevity." |
Aaron Hillis |
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Joy Ride (2001) |
"Director John Dahl, touted for noir gems such as The Last Seduction and Red Rock West, takes his black-magic show on the road with Joy Ride." |
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Tomato 2.5/4 |
Joyeux Noël (2006) |
"The scenes of camaraderie among the soldiers are moving, and despite its weaknesses, there is something in Noel that resonates, given our current political climate." |
Kelly Borgeson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Junebug (2005) |
"Junebug is that rare kind of movie that contrasts 'cultured' big-city characters with devout, 'simple' folk without being condescending or judgmental of either camp." |
Peter Debruge |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Jungle Book 2 (2003) |
"The Jungle Book 2 will definitely keep young audience members entertained for more than an hour, and parents will get a nice break, too." |
Jill Bernstein |
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Jurassic Park III (2001) |
"Watch for the spinosaurus vs. T-rex title bout. 'You can’t put two giant dinosaurs in the same movie and not have them fight,' Johnston says." |
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Just Like Heaven (2005) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat 1.5/4 |
Just Married (2003) |
"[Murphy] shouldn't have chosen Just Married, with its irritating script and banal premise, as her first romantic comedy to topline." |
Susannah Gora |
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