Tomato A- |
Baadasssss! (2004) |
"As entertaining a documentary as the 'song' from which it takes off." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
Babe: Pig in the City (1998) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Babel (2006) |
"An original...and on an epic stage." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Baby Boy (2001) |
"A powerful indictment of irresponsibility by the director of "Boyz N the Hood."" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Baby Mama (2008) |
"Gags fall flat as many times as they sparkle, but the comic take on surrogate motherhood features some Saturday Night Live veterans that are having a good time and are eager to please their audience." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
The Babysitters (2008) |
"Debut director David Ross's provocative debut puts us squarely into the lives of financially strapped high school girls who find that the end (paying for college) justifies the means." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Bachelor (1999) |
"An old-fashioned comedy that shouldn't work but does." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Bad Company (2002) |
"Needs more Shaw, less Schumacher." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Bad Education (2004) |
"An intriguing study of changing identities and multiple sexual roles." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) |
"Refreshingly loopy, as only Nic Cage can loop." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
Bad Manners (1998) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Bad News Bears (2005) |
"Adorable and goofy." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Bad Santa (2003) |
"Like W.C. Fields, Billy Bob Thornton's character would prefer his kids par boiled--in this hilarious dark comedy." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Baghead (2008) |
"Seems as though it's made up as they go along, which is part of its charm." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Baise Moi (2001) |
"A pointless, witless hard-core porn+violence film." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 6/10 |
Bait (2000) |
"Ultimately this Bait is, as its title gives away, just another decoy that'll take you away from more substantial fare in other waters." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) |
"A myth-like tale of a powerful father-daughter attachment." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Ballast (2008) |
"Transports us headlong into the bleak lives of some residents in the Missippi Delta." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2005) |
"Storytelling at its most poetically cinematic." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Bamboozled (2000) |
"[Lee's] most mature work." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
Bandits (1999) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Bandits (2001) |
"Mildly amusing but repetitive and overlong." |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
Bandwagon (1997) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
- |
Bang (1997) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2/4 |
Bangkok Dangerous (2001) |
"Film school photographic tricks attempt to mask a banal, copycat story." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
The Bank Job (2008) |
"Has enough originality to distinguish it from other caper movies." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Baran (2002) |
"An impossible romance, but we root for the patronized Iranian lad." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Barbarian Invasions (2003) |
"Witty interchanges hit satirical targets." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Barbershop (2002) |
"A comedy whose sweetness is marred by an oversupply of mindless physical humor." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B- |
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) |
"Affords a feel of life in a big-city neighborhood." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bartleby (2002) |
"Is office work really as alienating as 'Bartleby' so effectively makes it?" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
Baseketball (1998) |
"It's filled with solid comic performances, equally effective as both physical and verbal buffoonery." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Basic (2003) |
"Has no point other than to pull our chain." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"The analysis of Bruce Wayne's character puts this 'Batman' ahead of the others." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Battle for Terra (2009) |
"Awesome 3-D animation, banal dialogue." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C+ |
Battle in Heaven (2006) |
"If you think that soft-core porno is stimulating, this pic
will cure you of that fellat, uh, fallacy." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Battle in Seattle (2008) |
"Wisely uses the docudrama approach rather than talking heads to dramatize the 1999 protests against the World Trade Organization." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Battle of Algiers (1966) |
"A riveting look at France's failed attempt to remain a colonial force in Algeria. Re-release." |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
The Baxter (2005) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Splat D |
Be Cool (2005) |
"Uma without charisma." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C+ |
Be Kind Rewind (2008) |
"The trouble with this movie about amateur film-makers is that the entire film comes across as amateurish." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Beach (2000) |
"The Beach never really strays from the commercial track while exploring its inhabitants' hopes and fears, but considering that we in the audience can take it in without getting sand on overheated feet makes the experience a worthy one." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) |
"Romain Duris's stunning performance anchors a fascinating melodrama about real-estate sharks." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Beau Travail (1999) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C+ |
Beaufort (2008) |
"Has the claustrophobic feel of 'Das Boot' but is static: no pitched battles, little humor, no women, overlong." |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Beautiful Country (2005) |
"Immigration to America as a theme has been done, but 'The Beautiful Country' puts a fresh face on the topic." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat |
Beautiful Creatures (2001) |
"A movie is in trouble when the dog steals the show." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
"Much as I admired the performance and the intelligent script, I couldn't help thinking of how much money a schizophrenic can save on movies!" |
Harvey S. Karten |
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