Splat 2/4 |
Macbeth (2007) |
"The play's power has been diluted by questionable editing, an overload of blandly stylized violence and the conspicuous suspicion that this whole thing is the predictable result of catering to base commercial instincts." |
Jeff Shannon |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Machinist (2004) |
"It's one of those movies that you admire more than you enjoy, but Anderson and Kosar are clearly talents to watch." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Machuca (2005) |
"Thanks to a pristine eye for period detail and strong acting skills by the entire cast, there's no need for the script to press any points." |
Ted Fry |
Tomato |
Mad About Mambo (2000) |
"Ash and Russell ... generate just enough tension to keep the audience interested." |
John Hartl |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Mad Cowgirl (2006) |
"This indulgently puerile waste of time plows ahead with pointless mayhem masquerading as 'art.'" |
Jeff Shannon |
Tomato 3/4 |
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) |
"The kids are remarkably open -- and tentative -- about their feelings." |
John Hartl |
Splat 2/4 |
Mad Love (2001) |
"Ends up being mostly about ravishing costumes, eye-filling, wide-screen production design and Joan's wacky decision to stand by her man, no matter how many times he demonstrates that he's a disloyal satyr." |
John Hartl |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Mad Money (2008) |
"This is an odd, disposable movie; it melts away as you leave the theater, leaving nothing but vague dissatisfaction behind." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Madagascar (2005) |
"The film ends with an obvious bid for a sequel, and why not? Madagascar and its charming critters deserve an encore." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) |
"Happily, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is a worthy follow-up that builds on its predecessor's successes and adds to them." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 2/4 |
Madame Sata (2003) |
"A myopic, histrionic picture that never lets us know why this legendary character is legendary, and worthy of our attention." |
Erik Lundegaard |
Splat 2/4 |
Made of Honor (2008) |
"A movie that's often enjoyable but never as good as the ones it's stealing from." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Made-Up (2004) |
"The filmmakers do a fine job of focusing on the difficulties of aging in a youth-obsessed culture." |
Erik Lundegaard |
Tomato 3/4 |
Madeinusa (2006) |
"A familiar clash between old and new is rendered fresh and alive, with an edge of menace that slowly gets under your skin." |
Jeff Shannon |
Tomato |
Madison (2005) |
"A touching, spirited family movie that, in the Rocky tradition, is about a sports challenge that represents the hopes and aspirations of characters with little reason to expect success." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Mafioso (1962) |
"Unclassifiable, ultimately gripping 1962 film about a Sicilian native who discovers he can't resist the corrupting power of what The Godfather would later dub 'this Sicilian thing.'" |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Magdalene Sisters (2003) |
"The cast is uniformly fine, particularly smiley-eyed Geraldine McEwan as the avaricious Sister Bridget, and the filmmaking haunting." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) |
"Offers the most realistic approximation of a moon visit that Earthbound mortals have ever seen." |
Jeff Shannon |
Splat 2/4 |
The Maid (2009) |
"Fun for a while but increasingly tedious..." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 2/4 |
Maid in Manhattan (2002) |
"A Cinderella story so formulaic you'll be looking for a glass slipper." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007) |
"The only thing missing is an anime sequence, but the whole thing's a big cartoon anyway." |
Jeff Shannon |
Splat |
The Majestic (2001) |
"Well-intentioned, but nearly every scene feels dragged out." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Major Dundee (1965) |
"It's richer and more interesting, partly because some motivations have been cleared up, partly because the music isn't a burden and partly because we now can see that this was all leading to the creation of a truly great film four years later." |
John Hartl |
Splat 2/4 |
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) |
"The Jamie Kennedy comedy vehicle Malibu's Most Wanted faces a seemingly insurmountable problem: It's really a lot better when Kennedy isn't on screen." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Mamma Mia! (2008) |
"None of this would matter much if this movie wasn't anchored by a star turn, and Streep delivers yet another in a career full of them." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Man (2005) |
"At a zippy 83 minutes (including an ingenious title sequence that sets up the crime), The Man could be a lot worse. But with this kind of talent, it should be a lot better." |
Ted Fry |
Splat 2/4 |
A Man Apart (2003) |
"This movie is so testosterone-laden that one character is seen carrying a gun and a beer in the same hand." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
The Man from Elysian Fields (2002) |
"The story's so preposterous that I didn't believe it for a second, despite the best efforts of everyone involved." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
A Man Named Pearl (2008) |
"On a smaller, less-cosmic scale of appreciation, Pearl's uplifting story is a welcome reminder that any pursuit of growth and nurturing will yield unexpectedly wonderful dividends." |
Jeff Shannon |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Man of the Year (2006) |
"Barry Levinson's Man of the Year squanders a promising premise; it's ultimately overlong, underwritten and strangely unfunny." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Man on Fire (2004) |
"Overlong, off-putting and at times sadistic." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 4/4 |
Man On Wire (2008) |
"Man on Wire should be watched on the biggest screen possible; it's an utterly thrilling exploration of one man's mad dream." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat |
The Man Who Cried (2001) |
"We're never offended by any of this -- we're never exactly enthralled, either." |
John Zebrowski |
Tomato |
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) |
"A loving tribute to midcentury cinema." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Man Without a Past (2003) |
"It's a movie that genuinely makes an audience happy -- Kaurismäki understands, and shows us, how a lost past can be redeemed by a hopeful future, and how an unknown place can become a home." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Management (2009) |
"You watch Management thinking of the comedy Aniston and Zahn could have made, and wishing you were watching that movie instead." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) |
"While Demme's Manchurian Candidate may be unnecessary, it's a worthy homage to the original; lacking the first film's spark but containing smarts of its own." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Manderlay (2006) |
"Manderlay is both more coherent and more obvious than Dogville, which lacked the clean narrative drive of the new film." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
Manic (2003) |
"It's not that the film has much to say about teen mental illness, but that it creates a world of people about whom we suddenly care." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1/4 |
The Manson Family (2004) |
"A nauseating mélange." |
Erik Lundegaard |
Tomato 3/4 |
Manufactured Landscapes (2007) |
"Opens with [an] extended moment: a 10-minute-long tracking shot of workers, rows and rows and rows of them, putting in their hours at a Chinese factory. It's an epic touch and reason enough to see this movie in a theater with a large screen." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Marc Pease Experience (2009) |
"The Marc Pease Experience is likable enough; it's just no Rushmore." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 4/4 |
March of the Penguins (2005) |
"Mostly upbeat, visually stunning and in awe of the resiliency and loyalty of its subjects." |
Misha Berson |
Splat 2/4 |
Marebito (2004) |
"The gloppy sound effects are so over-the-top, they invite laughter, and the bloodsucking scenes are allowed to become absurdly repetitious." |
John Hartl |
Splat 2/4 |
Margot at the Wedding (2007) |
"Essentially, it's 90 minutes spent in the company of some excruciatingly unpleasant personalities, and dimly lit ones at that." |
Moira MacDonald |
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Maria Full of Grace (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Marie Antoinette (2006) |
"Little happens for much of Marie Antoinette, but Coppola is a visual storyteller, and with her first big canvas she creates a giddy world at Versailles in color and light." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2006) |
"While it's at times too melodramatic and formulaic to be entirely successful, it still holds some appeal; its very amateurishness is what makes it charming." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
Marley & Me (2008) |
"Frankel turns the camera toward the canines as frequently as possible, but too often we're stuck with Wilson and Aniston's bland characters. You wonder if it might have been better to let sleeping dogs lie." |
Moira MacDonald |
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Marlowe (1969) |
Click here to see the review. |
Moira MacDonald |
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