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Tomato |
Baby Boy (2001) |
"The gratuitous violence sucks, and the pat conclusion prompts one to shout don't believe the hope!, but otherwise Singleton has wrangled his characters into a very impressive emotional exorcism." |
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Tomato 4/5 |
Back to the Future Part III (1990) |
No article available. |
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Tomato 4/5 |
Backbeat (1994) |
"Even non-Beatles fans -- myself included -- should give this one a try." |
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Backyard (2003) |
"It's unflinchingly honest (and unlike hysterical media reports on the phenomenon, balanced)" |
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Tomato 5/5 |
Bad Boys (1995) |
"The movie that unleashed Michael Bay upon the world, for better and worse. Mostly better in this case." |
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Bad Boys II (2003) |
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Splat |
Bad Company (2002) |
"Feels wholly irrelevant." |
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Tomato 5/5 |
Badlands (1973) |
"A fantastic debut by Malick, who has never lived up to the promise since." |
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Tomato |
Baise Moi (2001) |
"Its fleeting moments of pathos and humor occasionally lift it higher." |
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Splat |
Bait (2000) |
"The movie's so convoluted and half-assed it's tempting to dismiss it as unfinished." |
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Splat |
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) |
"Ballistic may remind you of John Woo -- without the coherence." |
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Splat 2/5 |
Bambi (1942) |
"Overrated by people who never read the original book and think kids' voices with speech impediments are cute." |
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Splat |
Bamboozled (2000) |
"As the movie progresses, it gradually begins to lose focus." |
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Tomato |
Band of Outsiders (1964) |
"The plot may be nothing, but the film is something indeed." |
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Tomato |
Bandits (2001) |
"Bandits is delightful almost in spite of itself." |
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Bang Rajan (2004) |
"From the first battle to the heartrending climax, you will emerge feeling dirty and scarred." |
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Tomato 4/5 |
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) |
No article available. |
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Splat |
Bangkok Dangerous (2001) |
"The Pangs lack Woo's sense of moderation, edging into Michael Bay turf at times." |
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Tomato |
Baran (2002) |
"Majidi gets uniformly engaging performances from his largely amateur cast." |
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"The Barbershop franchise is like Cheers for people who aren't boring." |
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Splat |
Bartleby (2002) |
"Parker updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today, without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place." |
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Tomato 5/5 |
Barton Fink (1991) |
"Genius. Every aspiring screenwriter has been Barton Fink, and if they haven't yet, they will." |
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Tomato 4/5 |
Baseketball (1998) |
"Screw you guys, I'm not going home...until the movie's over, that is." |
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Tomato 5/5 |
Battle of Algiers (1966) |
No article available. |
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Tomato |
Battlefield Earth (2000) |
"It's been a while since we've seen dumb entertainment this unpretentious, so why worry that it doesn't make a lick of sense?" |
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Splat |
Bay of Angels (1963) |
"Demy's films are often described in terms of music; this one is more like a tango in which one person leads and refuses to forfeit the position." |
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Splat |
The Beach (2000) |
"What works on the page starts to seem silly on the screen." |
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Splat 2/5 |
"Everyone I know loves the Beastie Boys, but I've never been able to make that leap. If you're a fan, ignore me." |
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Tomato 4/5 |
Beat Girl (1960) |
"Great fun, brought to my attention by lovely people." |
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Tomato |
Beautiful (2000) |
"Despite an almost two-hour running time and a wholly loathsome main character, Beautiful is generally engaging." |
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Tomato |
Beautiful Creatures (2001) |
"For folks who like a genuinely tense suspense film with heavy doses of black humor ... this ought to do it." |
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Tomato |
A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
"It's everything most movies this year have not been: deeply felt, genuine, gracious." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
"The tool-shed bit still makes me titter at provincial masturbation inquiries." |
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Tomato 5/5 |
"All I know about film criticism, I learned from Beavis and Butt-Head!" |
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Tomato 3/5 |
Becoming Colette (1992) |
No article available. |
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Tomato |
Bedazzled (2000) |
"You'll be suitably amused, but it's a safe bet you won't be dazzled." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
Bedtime for Bonzo (1951) |
"Literally The Greatest Thing Ronald Reagan Ever Did." |
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Tomato |
Before Night Falls (2000) |
"A truly amazing performance by Javier Bardem." |
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Before Sunset (2004) |
"We get completely self-absorbed discussions from a couple of frickin' actors." |
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Splat |
Behind Enemy Lines (2001) |
"Has the smell of last week's leftovers all over it." |
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Splat |
Behind Enemy Lines (2001) |
"A cat-and-mouse movie without substance or surprise." |
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Tomato |
Behind the Sun (2001) |
"The film is striking, with painstaking attention to historical detail and excellent cinematography that stands out in addition to the stunning Brazilian vistas." |
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Tomato |
Beijing Bicycle (2002) |
"The complex, politically charged tapestry of contemporary Chinese life this exciting new filmmaker has brought to the screen is like nothing we Westerners have seen before." |
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Tomato |
Being John Malkovich (1999) |
"An audacious chunk of sheer cinematic subversion." |
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Tomato |
The Believer (2002) |
"This daring film challenges most widely held notions about religious conviction while providing a complex portrait of an identity crisis that's run amok and a good mind that's jumped the tracks." |
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Below (2002) |
"Twohy's a good yarn-spinner, and ultimately the story compels." |
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Splat 2/5 |
Ben (1972) |
"A really odd mix of killer rat flick and Disney-esque kiddie movie. Too weird to utterly dismiss." |
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The Benchwarmers (2006) |
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Bend It Like Beckham (2003) |
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