Tomato 3.5/4 |
Act of God (2009) |
""It changed my way of looking at the world," says one of the survivors. That's not a bad description of the movie itself." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Adam (2009) |
"For much of its first hour, writer/director Max Mayer's Adam is one of the year's more endearing love stories." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adoration (2009) |
"In Atom Egoyan's disconcerting and unpredictable Adoration, a young man's attempt to make sense of himself and his family's history turns strange when his re-imagined version of that history becomes a combustible topic for online chatter." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"Though James is a passive hero, Eisenberg plays him with such earnest charm that you root for him." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Afghan Star (2009) |
"An informative documentary revealing how decades of war and years of Taliban repression have fallen to the wayside, however briefly, as Kabul's answer to American Idol seduces a violence-weary Afghanistan." |
Michael Upchurch |
Splat 2/4 |
Alien Trespass (2009) |
"Bewildered? You won't be alone." |
John Hartl |
Splat 1.5/4 |
All About Steve (2009) |
"Just the latest entry on a long list of movies that aren't even close to the great screwball comedy Bullock is capable of making. May it be the last." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Amelia (2009) |
"Amelia is a conventional, competent and often very pretty film; it's just never as interesting as the woman at its center." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Violet (2009) |
"While it may be about as subtle as a swinging sledgehammer, it does leave its mark." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
Amreeka (2009) |
"For the most part, Dabis and her actors charm their way through this material, finding absurdist humor even in the darkest moments." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 4/4 |
An Education (2009) |
"The movie belongs to Mulligan, whose Jenny looks like Audrey Hepburn when she puts her hair up and dons a black dress, and like every teenage girl who's had her heart broken when she cries." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2/4 |
Angels & Demons (2009) |
"Angels & Demons slips away pretty quickly after you've watched it, in the way of most blockbuster movies, but it's diverting enough while it lasts." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Answer Man (2009) |
"While The Answer Man has a meandering pace and ultimately goes precisely where you think it will, first-timer Hindman makes the journey pleasant among these literate and interesting folk." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) |
"There's just something utterly winning about the way the guys of Anvil hang on to their dream -- and when, in the movie's final scenes, they find it for a moment, it creates some genuine, headbanging joy." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Arid Lands (2009) |
"The filmmakers encourage the viewer to think of geography on personal terms, and this no-frills passion elevates Arid Lands above so many other eco-documentaries that are rarely seen beyond classrooms." |
Jeff Shannon |
Tomato 3/4 |
Art & Copy (2009) |
"Occasionally Art & Copy becomes an advertisement for advertising -- some of the talking heads are a little self-congratulatory -- but it offers plenty of food for thought. And makes it taste good, too." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Away We Go (2009) |
"A low-key comedy with its lead characters displaying an ambling, laid-back charm." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Absurdistan (2008) |
"Absurdistan has more than a little bit of magic at its heart; it's a tale of love and perseverance, gently winking at its happy viewers." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alexandra (2008) |
"The sepia tones and the claustrophobic camerawork are instantly recognizable as Sokurov's work, and so is the emphasis on family intimacy." |
John Hartl |
Splat 2/4 |
Allah Made Me Funny (2008) |
"The package is a friendly, if lackluster, affair..." |
Ted Fry |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
America The Beautiful (2008) |
"America the Beautiful provides plenty of food for thought, and Roberts' passion for the subject shines through." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Teen (2008) |
"Eventually Burstein moves past these objections and slips under your skin." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
Appaloosa (2008) |
"Harris displays a quiet, unshowy confidence and a genuine fondness for the genre, capturing the horses and guns and saloon glasses in a soft, almost-sundown light." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Australia (2008) |
"Baz Luhrmann's entertaining Australia simply must be watched on the biggest screen possible, as I imagine it becomes sillier and sillier as it shrinks." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Autism: The Musical (2008) |
"It's an eyes-wide-open account of tenacity and triumph for parents and children alike. Considering the dramatic rise in the number of children born with autism, it's a film that everyone should see and appreciate." |
Jeff Shannon |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"[Director] Bier's careful touch and the skill of the cast make After the Wedding an emotional and often lovely film. It's mostly a series of two-person scenes, delicately filled in with character details." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
Air Guitar Nation (2007) |
"The film's action footage -- lots of men and women thrashing around with a theoretical Fender in hand -- gets pretty tedious after a while. There is only so much self-inflicted embarrassment one can bear watching." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 4/4 |
Alice Neel (2007) |
"There is a great deal more to Alice's story: the avant-garde of the 1920s; the government's support of artists during the Great Depression; the feminist movement of the 1970s, during which she became an icon. This rich film captures it all." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alice's House (2007) |
"In a remarkably assured, no-frills feature debut, Brazilian documentarian Chico Teixeira draws a vivid portrait of marital and familial dysfunction." |
Jeff Shannon |
Splat 2/4 |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"Alpha Dog, a tale of a group of drug-fueled teenagers, is gritty to the point of painful abrasion." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1/4 |
The Amateurs (2007) |
"It ranges from awkward to excruciating." |
Mark Rahner |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Amazing Grace (2007) |
"A good -- and important -- story, not always well told." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Gangster (2007) |
"Scott guided Crowe to an Oscar in Gladiator, and once more he brings out the actor's vulnerable side." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Angel-A (2007) |
"Luc Besson returns to his roots in this delightful, funny and stylish fantasy. Shot in gloriously crisp black and white, it's also a bit of a throwback to the French New Wave for its technique and dazzling location vignettes across Paris." |
Ted Fry |
Tomato 4/4 |
Angels in the Dust (2007) |
"It thoughtfully illuminates a seemingly unsolvable problem while proving that one person really can make a difference." |
Jeff Shannon |
Tomato 3/4 |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres (2007) |
"For a production that is so dialogue-rich (and profane -- this is not for kids), Aqua Teen is also visually arresting in its desultory, whatever-sticks-to-the-wall grottiness." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 3/4 |
Arctic Tale (2007) |
"Though the journey is a little bumpy, it's still a trip well worth taking, for all ages." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
Are We Done Yet? (2007) |
"It's enjoyable for what it is, but without McGinley, it would've needed major remodeling." |
Jeff Shannon |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) |
"The movie has an almost hypnotic quality; its spare and often beautiful shots seem to sear themselves into the camera's lens." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
The Astronaut Farmer (2007) |
"A mysterious little movie about a man following his dream, The Astronaut Farmer seems to be a visitor from some alternative universe, a place where logic and reason and recognizable human behavior have little reign." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 4/4 |
Atonement (2007) |
"On paper and on screen, Atonement is a story of rare beauty, both wrenching and wise." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
August Rush (2007) |
"If it isn't brilliant cinema, it's honest and powerful." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 3/4 |
Avenue Montaigne (2007) |
"Feather-light, Avenue Montaigne is lifted from mere pleasantness by its quirky character details." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Away From Her (2007) |
"Superb, from its subtle atmospheres to its fine performances. Julie Christie is exquisite as ever purveying the spirit of a woman whose radiance remains even as it dims like the glow of sunset on a snowbound lake." |
Ted Fry |
Splat 2/4 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"Like its protagonist, Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly suffers from a schizoid identity crisis." |
Jeff Shannon |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Absolute Wilson (2006) |
"It's difficult for the uninitiated to glean from this film a real sense of Wilson's oeuvre, or its influence on the zeitgeist." |
Misha Berson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Accepted (2006) |
"Even though it outright plagiarizes many plot points and gags of that generational classic, Accepted can't make the leap from contrived to genuine comedy." |
Ted Fry |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adam & Steve (2006) |
"Clever, liberatingly silly and sweet." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 3/4 |
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"Keke Palmer, who's been working in television and movies for the past few years, is a natural on screen." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006) |
"A pointless junior version of James Bond minus the budget (and the suaveness)." |
Moira MacDonald |
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