Tomato 2.5/4 |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"We become truly human only when we can both give and receive love: Also sprach Spielberg." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Abandon (2002) |
"Not terribly original but a well-made psychological thriller with fine performances." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
ABCD (2001) |
"The plight of culturally displaced Americans is given sensitive, humorous treatment in what could be the first film to treat the East Indian experience in America." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Aberdeen (2001) |
"Skarsgard's remarkable, drunk or sober." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
About a Boy (2002) |
"What could have been an unctuous sitcom is instead an earthy, witty, enchanting look at a swinging bachelor who never knew what he was missing." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
About Adam (2001) |
"Adorable." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"Jack Nicholson flourishes as a contemporary Uncle Vanya." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat B |
Absolute Wilson (2006) |
"What’s the point of knowing what there is to know about a fellow when we get only sound bites of what he has done with his enormous talent?" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Absurdistan (2008) |
"'Borat' meets 'Lysistrata' in a delightful, surreal tale filmed in Azerbaijan and Georgia." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
Accepted (2006) |
"Tame stuff." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Acid House (1998) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Adam (2009) |
"An involving, quirky comedy that rivets thanks to a subtly effective performance by Hugh Dancy." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
Adam & Steve (2006) |
"The sort of production that could be performed on stage
by a high-school student group." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C+ |
Adam Resurrected (2008) |
"An experience that is intellectual where it should be emotional, one belonging more on the stage than on the screen, a picture to be respected more than wrapped up in." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Adam's Apples (2007) |
"Features some nice humor, dry as an Empire apple left to wither and brown at room temperature, its juice sucked out but still pleasant to the taste." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Adaptation (2002) |
"This year's most imaginative film is a surreal exploration of two characters' search for passion." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Adoration (2009) |
"Effectively combines themes of coming of age, technology's effects, and political friction in a cerebral, wistful work of art." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
Adrenaline Drive (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
An Affair of Love (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
Affliction (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
After Innocence (2005) |
"Evokes the quote, 'A liberal is a conservative that's been arrested.'" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 6/10 |
After Life (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato |
After Sex (1997) |
"Wonderful at bringing out an adage repeated by Diane: 'When you're twenty and love goes wrong, you cry because you think you'll never love anyone again. After 40, you cry because it's far more likely that you never will again.'" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
After the Life (2002) |
"Well-calibrated tensions make this cop story eminently watchable." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B- |
After the Sunset (2004) |
"It's no 'Topkapi' but has its moments." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"What could have been a soap soars thanks to a sharp script and magnetic performances." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
Against the Ropes (2003) |
"If Jackie were Jack, this film would probably make TV, nothing more." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Agnes and His Brothers (2006) |
"Effectively mixes humor with melodrama to deliver an absorbing look at 3 brothers with enormous emotional problems." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Ajami (2010) |
"As complex as Paul Haggis's film "Crash," this one may be confusing the first time around but affords the viewer an emotional picture of life in one of Israel's toughest neighborhoods." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"Wonder no more about the validity of spelling bees. In this one, a child brings new life to the people surrounding her." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
The Alamo (2004) |
"So stiffly didactic it would have high-school kids who see it beg their social studies teachers to stop taking them to movies about history." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 9/10 |
The Alarmist (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Alex and Emma (2003) |
"Saved from being mere fluff by the smooth transitions from the present to 1924 and back." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
Alexander (2004) |
"Our history teachers may have been bores, but at least the bell rang before us students became comatose." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Ali (2001) |
"A thrilling account of pugilism's poet-laureate." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
Alice et Martin (1998) |
"Granada's Alhambra and engages the imagination particularly in one slow-motion shot that communicates the vastness of the sea and the insignificance of the human being when placed in contrast." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Alien (1979) |
"Intriguing, sometimes scary." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Alien: The Director's Cut (2003) |
"Today's directors could learn from 'Alien'--ratchet up tensions: don't start with a bang." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
All About My Mother (1999) |
"A movie flawed only by an unusual number of coincidences..." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
All About the Benjamins (2002) |
"Cube's charisma and chemistry compensate for corniness and cliche." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
All or Nothing (2002) |
"As good a picture of working-class desperation as you can get." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
All the Little Animals (1999) |
"If you can allow for one irrational and unbelievable scene involving Bobby and Summers' trip to London, you're left with a decent, small- scale movie, perhaps more suitable for video than the large screen." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 6/10 |
All the Pretty Horses (2000) |
"Gives us ample time to concentrate on the title characters of the movie and put the laconic human beings out of our thoughts." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"A realistic portrayal of how first love resonates on its lucky people in a small southern town." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Allah Made Me Funny (2008) |
"Kaifa taqoulu kalimat 'this is funny stuff!' bel arabia? (How do you say 'this is funny stuff' in Arabic?)" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 9/10 |
Almost Famous (2000) |
"A beautifully photographed, gloriously scored, effectively realized project that could win the affections of both the popcorn set and fans of the loosely-structured panoramas of a Robert Altman." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2/4 |
Along Came a Spider (2001) |
"Psych 101 meets Phil. 101 in a sophomoric thriller." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"Though a cookie-cutter crime tale, this one stands outfor some fierce ensemble performances." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 4/4 |
Amadeus (1984) |
"Still the most wonderful movie on the subject of music ever made and the best film I've ever seen." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Amandla: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2003) |
"Poignant archival shots punctuate the importance of these beautifully rendered freedom songs." |
Harvey S. Karten |
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