Tomato A- |
Baadasssss! (2004) |
"It's hard to imagine that the chronicle of an artistic ordeal could be this much fun to watch." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) |
"It doggedly refuses easy ways out, and it has the guts, brains and critical eye to plumb the roots of terror and its bloody consequences." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
Babe: Pig in the City (1998) |
"The new saga basks in imaginative charm!" |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B |
Babel (2006) |
"Individually, the stories are beautifully shot, intimately acted and usually engrossing." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
Baby Boy (2001) |
"For all of its flaws, [Singleton's] spankin' new Baby Boy still packs a punch." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Baby Mama (2008) |
"A really funny, surprisingly smart and genuinely sweet comedy." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat D |
Bad Boys II (2003) |
"Bad Boys II is enough to make a young person feel old, and an old person stop going to the movies." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat D |
Bad Company (2002) |
"There's no telling how bad Bad Company might have been without Chris Rock. But we can tell you that it's still pretty atrocious with him." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato A |
Bad Education (2004) |
"Crime and deception have rarely looked so sumptuous." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat F |
Bad News Bears (2005) |
"A cynical money grab made to capitalize on as well as cannibalize an old title that should be spinning in its grave." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Bad Santa (2003) |
"If you think you can shake your head and mutter, 'That's just wrong,' as you laugh your lungs out, or if you're sick of artificial yuletide treacle, then step right up for a bit of holiday distemper." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat |
Bait (2000) |
"If you want a conflicted movie that doesn't know what it is -- or just wish to kill a few hours -- this is for you. Otherwise, keep fishing and cut Bait." |
Matt Weitz |
Tomato B |
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) |
"Mr. Day-Lewis is particularly outstanding as a man out of time and out of touch. His gaunt face (he lost several pounds for the role) registers the anxiety and futile determination of someone slowly imploding. He makes the whole thing worthwhile." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato A- |
Ballets Russes (2005) |
"Capturing glimpses of those halcyon days, filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine offer the documentary Ballets Russes, riveting in rare footage and poignant interviews with some of the dancers who brought ballet to the hinterlands." |
Margaret Putnam |
Splat D |
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) |
"Ballistic is all over the map, a series of overwrought-yet -underachieving action set pieces punctuated by a muddled story line." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato B+ |
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2005) |
"A nifty little film about the powers of culture and the humanities." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
Bamboozled (2000) |
"Features scenes that are strong, confrontational and flat-out brave enough to salve the frustration of sketchy characters and a narrative that spirals out of control." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
Band of Outsiders (1964) |
"As charming as seasoned film buffs remember and as refreshing as initiates expect." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato |
Bandits (2001) |
"Bandits unleashes its laughs in an easy, unforced tone; this isn't a dark comedy so much as a comedy that consistently chuckles at its dark potential." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B+ |
The Banger Sisters (2002) |
"It glistens and even sparkles, courtesy of a top-tier cast headed by Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat |
Bangkok Dangerous (2001) |
"It's long on style but short on substance." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato B |
The Bank (2002) |
"Skillfully combines the seemingly disparate worlds of Frank Capra and Oliver Stone." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A- |
Baran (2002) |
"Matches neorealism's impact by showing the humanity of a war-torn land filled with people who just want to live their lives." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B+ |
The Barbarian Invasions (2003) |
"A savvy look at generation gaps and parental disappointment, and the often-wide chasm that separates pragmatism and ideology." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B- |
Barbershop (2002) |
"Uneven at times, Barbershop wins you over through random moments of vitality and joy." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B+ |
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) |
"Ice Cube sticks with the formula that made Barbershop so successful, yet manages to keep the material feeling fresh." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato B |
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (2006) |
"It looks great, and it's bright and colorful, fast and fun, with terrific voice talent... You may know from the opening where the story's heading, but it's a fun ride, and there's a lot of heart between the laughs." |
Nancy Churnin |
Splat C |
Bartleby (2002) |
"A Frankenstein mishmash that careens from dark satire to cartoonish slapstick, Bartleby performs neither one very well." |
Gary Dowell |
Splat C+ |
Basic (2003) |
"A good con game movie follows its own rules and, at least in retrospect, makes sense. Basic changes scenarios every 20 minutes and finally trips over itself." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat D |
Basic Instinct 2 (2006) |
"But most of the conversation in the lobby will revolve around who designed SS's clothes and jewelry. That's the way Ms. Stone wants it, and that's the way it is." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"Director Nolan remains true to his own vision, which is largely that of the original Batman comics. As a result, Batman Begins has a unity not often found in these extravaganzas." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B |
Battle in Heaven (2006) |
"Art with a capital A. Don't be afraid. OK, be a little afraid." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato A |
Battle of Algiers (1966) |
"An epic of intimate objectivity." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B- |
The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) |
"It's a nice little movie, amateurish in some expected first-time-filmmaker ways but usually competent and never a disaster." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat |
Battlefield Earth (2000) |
"Battlefield Earth is dumb." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato B |
The Baxter (2005) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat C |
Be Cool (2005) |
"Nothing is more uncool than trying too hard." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A- |
Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt (2005) |
"[An] honest, sobering and poignant tribute to a tortured talent who died young and left behind a treasure chest of songs." |
Mario Tarradell |
Splat |
The Beach (2000) |
"While watching The Beach, you'll feel every wave of water, every breeze of air, every ray of sunshine. But not much else." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Beaches of Agnes (2009) |
"The Beaches of Agnes is a work of delightful contradictions from a filmmaker who has always played by her own rules." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B+ |
Bear Cub (2004) |
"A touching, frank movie about parenting." |
Mario Tarradell |
Splat C+ |
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato A- |
Beau Travail (1999) |
"As much poem as film. It requires patience, which it rewards at every languid turn." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat |
Beautiful (2000) |
"As predictable as a beauty queen's tearful acceptance speech." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B |
Beautiful Boxer (2005) |
"Manages to take a story that Jerry Springer would love and turn it into a sober and sensitive character study about identity and self-determination." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
The Beautiful Country (2005) |
"An intimate epic of the Vietnamese immigration experience, The Beautiful Country is a humane story of man's inhumanity." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato |
A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
"It too neatly pigeonholes the complexities of the dramatic situation, but the performances carry the show." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A |
Beauty and the Beast (1946) |
"A daring artist, working in a difficult time of shortages and old equipment, convened 'a little village of workmen' and packaged a dream for the ages." |
Jane Sumner |
Tomato |
Beauty and the Beast (1991) |
"Brims with charm, style, and flawless execution that doesn't feel the least bit dated by subsequent technological advancements." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
Beauty in Trouble (2008) |
"While this seems like familiar territory, in the hands of director Jan Hrebejk and his longtime screenwriting partner, Petr Jarchovský, it's an engrossing, layered story of the ill-fitting choices and compromises everyone makes." |
Cary Darling |
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