Cabin Fever (2003)

"[Roth] has more going for him cinematically than the folks who did The Blair Witch Project."

Caché (2005)

"The film is almost claustrophobically personal and yet fascinatingly broad in scope, an ambitious undertaking by director Michael Haneke."

Calendar Girls (2003)

"The never-naughty Calendar Girls is as easy to take as it is because director Nigel Cole avoids the hard sell."

Camp (2003)

"The situations are mighty broad, but exuberance counts for something in the movie with perhaps the year's most double-edged title."

Canadian Bacon (1994)

"The best thing you can say about this scattershot political satire is that the late John Candy's next-to-last picture is relatively funnier and less depressing than his valedictory Wagons East."

Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

"Capitalism is as entertaining as Roger & Me, and its critique skewers both major political parties, calling into question the economic policies of Bill Clinton as well as Ronald Reagan."

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)

"The result is far from perfect, but to its many merits, add timing. You never get a movie with this kind of story in mid-August, when studios usually dump youth-audience dogs before the kids go back to school."

Caramel (2008)

"A sweeter and more believable version of Steel Magnolias, Middle Eastern style."

Carrington (1995)

"The leads do physically resemble their real-life prototypes, judging from last year's coffee-table book on Carrington's art and personal circle. But the snail's pacing, vague writing and Thompson herself leave a fatal void."

Casa de los Babys (2003)

"A powerfully written, well-acted movie that tackles an unusual and compelling subject."

Casino (1995)

"Whether you find it exhilarating, expendable or exhausting -- and you will find it exhausting -- Martin Scorsese's Casino is the spectacular last word on urban sprawl."

Casper (1995)

"Casper moves like a dirge, especially when it sinks into a meditation on death a la Ghost. As specter spectacles go, Casper is a bit of a ghost bust."

Catch a Fire (2006)

"Catch a Fire is a well-constructed action thriller elevated by (Derek) Luke's performance."

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

"Offers mild fun but never as much as its animated '60s-retro opening credits portend."

Cats & Dogs (2001)

"A migraine-inducing, furniture-upending jumble."

Catwoman (2004)

"The screenplay is flat and predictable, and bad dialogue prevails."

Cecil B. Demented (2000)

"Where once Waters was brilliantly polluted, now he comes off diluted."

La Ceremonie (1996)

"The acting, as expected, is first rate, and it's unimaginable that any seasoned veteran of French cinema will let this movie get by."

The Chamber (1996)

"There isn't a whole lot to the movie."

Changeling (2008)

"While the neo-Gothic tale is inherently intriguing, the film should inspire strong emotion, but deliberate pacing and a contained sense of melodrama make it a surprisingly passive experience."

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

"The summer's most visually arresting escapist adventure."

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

"While not deeply insightful, Charlie Wilson's War is an eye-opening and sassy tale of political will making for unlikely bedfellows."

Charlotte Gray (2001)

"A sweeping World War II drama that displays so much promise with its beautiful cinematography and superb portrayal by Cate Blanchett that you scarcely notice (or even care) that the story is a bit thin."

Chasing Amy (1997)

"Smith's most provocative outing yet and certainly the toughest to forget."

Chasing Papi (2003)

"Imagine a movie so broadly conceived that it was written, directed and all parts were played by Charo."