Tomato |
Absolute Wilson (2006) |
"Offer insights into the director's methods and motivations." |
Bill White |
Tomato B |
After Innocence (2005) |
"The embittered men make fascinating subjects. Although innocent, they have been deeply scarred by their prison years." |
Bill White |
Splat C+ |
Air Guitar Nation (2007) |
"[Some] may be taken aback by the exhibition of sheer ego in what is clearly a form of replacement therapy for those whose ambitions exceed their talents." |
Bill White |
Tomato A |
Alexandra (2008) |
"Every woman with a child in the military dreams about the mysterious environs of war into which her child has disappeared. Such a dream is the subject of Alexander Sokurov's astonishing Alexandra." |
Bill White |
Tomato B |
Alice Neel (2007) |
"Alice Neel offers a relatively objective view of a person who, seeing life as a sentence to be served, spent it doing the thing she loved." |
Bill White |
Tomato B |
Alice's House (2007) |
"In her first leading role, Carla Ribas joins the fast-growing ranks of middle-aged Latina actresses whose performances resonate with a beguiling mixture of emotional complexity and sexual maturity." |
Bill White |
Splat D |
Alone in the Dark (2005) |
"Director Uwe Boll (House of the Dead) has made a cottage industry out of this kind of junk. Maybe it's time for him to close up shop." |
Bill White |
Splat C |
Amandla: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2003) |
"While providing a total immersion in music and politics, its ultimate effect is a whirlwind of images and assertions that leave few lasting impressions." |
Bill White |
Tomato B- |
America The Beautiful (2008) |
"Unlike other documentarians who put themselves in front of the camera, Roberts is an affable screen presence." |
Bill White |
Tomato B |
American Hardcore (2006) |
"Clips of dozens of bands, including DOA, TSOL and SS Decontrol, are as short and fast as the music itself in this informative look at one of the youth culture's last grass-roots movements." |
Bill White |
Tomato A- |
Angels in the Dust (2007) |
"An inspiring portrait of a saint battling for the lives of the sick and forsaken in a frightened and superstitious world." |
Bill White |
Tomato B- |
Another Gay Sequel (2008) |
"Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild is trash filmmaking at its best, which is still too low for those whose idea of slumming is a weekend with the Desperate Housewives box set." |
Bill White |
Splat C |
Another Road Home (2005) |
"Amounts to little more than pictures from a family album." |
Bill White |
Splat D |
The Architect (2006) |
"... The Architect is filled with ciphers and symbols, without a smidgen of narrative reason to hold it together." |
Bill White |
Tomato B- |
The Astronaut Farmer (2007) |
"Director Michael Polish and his co-scenarist and brother Mark don't fall into the trap of trying to redo Frank Capra. They have their own approach to the material, with an eye for the eccentric amid the commonplace adding just the right touch of humor." |
Bill White |
Splat C |
Aurora Borealis (2006) |
"The script offers neither character revelations nor plot twists. It unfolds by the numbers, like the product of an amateur screenwriter's salon." |
Bill White |
Tomato A- |
Autumn Spring (2003) |
"A proud and optimistic testament to the youthful spirit of seniors who refuse to let such a trifle as their failed lives get in the way of a bit of fun." |
Bill White |
Tomato B- |
Abandon (2002) |
"You've convinced yourself it's a drama just before the story twists, after which the throwaway 'filler' scenes become conversation points you'll decipher on the way home." |
Ellen Kim |
Splat C |
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) |
"Try as it might, this glossy action adventure isn't nearly as clever as the Spy Kids franchise." |
Ellen Kim |
Splat C+ |
All About the Benjamins (2002) |
"Its generic villains lack any intrigue (other than their funny accents) and the action scenes are poorly delivered." |
Ellen Kim |
Tomato C |
The Aristocrats (2005) |
"Critics complain about one-joke movies, but this documentary about one joke -- a filthy show business chestnut that comics have told offstage since vaudeville -- keeps you laughing." |
Gianni Truzzi |
Splat C- |
Agent Cody Banks (2003) |
"Muniz and Duff have a huge following, but they're at the service of endless Meet Cutes and a violent finale that could easily be dubbed 'Explosion Parade.'" |
Paul West |
Splat C+ |
The Acid House (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Paula Nechak |
Tomato B- |
The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (1999) |
"Remains faithful to the essence of Sesame Street." |
Paula Nechak |
Splat D+ |
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
Paula Nechak |
Tomato B- |
After Life (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Paula Nechak |
Tomato B+ |
Aimee & Jaguar (2000) |
"Certainly this is great dramatic fodder, and first-time feature film director Max Farberbock has given a terrific visual style, resonance, sense of hope and power to the material." |
Paula Nechak |
Tomato B+ |
All About My Mother (1999) |
"A dizzying, marvelously acted rush of a movie that may, after more than 20 films, finally give Almodovar a wider crossover appeal." |
Paula Nechak |
Splat C |
All Over the Guy (2001) |
"Leaves an acrid taste with the viewer who sits through its long and winding tale of tortured courtship." |
Paula Nechak |
Tomato B- |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"Lurches toward an offbeat honesty but it also very nearly crashes in its quirkiness." |
Paula Nechak |
Splat |
Amy (2001) |
"All over the map, not able to make up its mind whether it wants to be slapstick or a heart-wrenching drama." |
Paula Nechak |
Splat C- |
Apres Vous (2005) |
"The jokes run dry, the situation is redundant, the cast becomes tiresome and the running time is interminable." |
Paula Nechak |
Tomato B+ |
Arthur Dong: Family Fundamentals |
"Compassionate, potent documentary." |
Paula Nechak |
Tomato A- |
Asylum (2005) |
"Richardson, who also executive produced, is a heartbreaking, strong Stella, failed by being born in the wrong era -- and by the wrong men." |
Paula Nechak |
Tomato B |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"The atmosphere of schizophrenia, paranoia and disconnection from reality is the most faithful screen adaptation of Dick's sensibility to date." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato B |
A Tout de Suite (2005) |
"... a painful and poignant film at once empathetic and critical, more soberly unnerving than exciting, but never less than compelling." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato B |
Aberdeen (2001) |
"Hans Petter Moland avoids the usual movie cliches of addiction and abuse in his fierce, discomforting portraits..." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato B |
About Adam (2001) |
"Stuart Townsend does an impressive balancing act in "About Adam," a sly romantic comedy set in Dublin that makes a case for the virtue of infidelity. Sort of." |
Sean Axmaker |
Splat C- |
Accepted (2006) |
"Amiably banal and instantly forgettable, it gets a barely passing grade largely for just showing up." |
Sean Axmaker |
Splat C |
Adam & Steve (2006) |
"I can't think of another film in which the embarrassment over a freak bowel movement impedes the course of love and commitment." |
Sean Axmaker |
Splat C |
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
"The innocence of holiday cheer ain't what it used to be." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato B |
Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005) |
"There is such a joy of play in the film that it's easy to overlook the overdone performances and the lazy script shortcuts." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato B+ |
An Affair of Love (2000) |
"It’s a modest film but rich with observation and unspoken regret, and the texture of their performances bring it to life." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato B+ |
The Agronomist (2004) |
"... a rousing celebration of a genuine people's hero and a timely reminder that a free press is the greatest weapon in the arsenal of democracy and freedom." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato B- |
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"... a celebratory drama engineered to leave you choked up and cheering." |
Sean Axmaker |
Splat C+ |
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006) |
"It's not much of a plot and TV veteran director Geoffrey Sax struggles with the big-screen demands of action scenes." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato B+ |
Alexandria Again and Forever (1990) |
"... creaks somewhat under his pretentions, but his questions and ruminations are honest and his playful direction gushes with a love of film and filmmaking." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato A |
Alexandria... Why? (1978) |
"Chahine's reach exceeds his grasp, but it hardly seems a fault in the bright, bustling mural of a film." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato A |
Alias Betty (2002) |
"Claude Miller airs out a tight plot with an easy pace and a focus on character drama over crime-film complications." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato B- |
Alice et Martin (1998) |
"(Andre) Techine seems oddly disengaged from the drama... and the film ends abruptly, unexpectedly, on a pleasing but dramatically underwhelming note." |
Sean Axmaker |
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