Splat 2/5 |
$9.99 (2009) |
"This often haunting stop-motion Claymation movie ultimately suffers from what bedevils many live-action movies culled from short stories: a herky-jerky plot." |
Joe Neumaier |
Tomato 3/4 |
'Tis Autumn - The Search for Jackie Paris (2007) |
"The film serves him well, replaying a few surviving recordings that make clear what a beautifully melodious voice he had and what a talent went wasted." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2/5 |
(Untitled) (2009) |
"Because Parker is so determined to expose the art scene's pretensions, he neglects other areas, like dialogue, plot and character. And what's the point in making a shallow satire about shallow subjects?" |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2/4 |
10 Items or Less (2006) |
"Every potentially worthwhile or amusing moment in writer-director Brad Silberling's 10 Items or Less could be told in 10 minutes or less, with credits included." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2/4 |
10 Items or Less (2006) |
"Every potentially worthwhile or amusing moment in writer-director Brad Silberling's 10 Items or Less could be told in 10 minutes or less, with credits included." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 1/4 |
10,000 B.C. (2008) |
"The less said about historical accuracy, the better." |
Joe Neumaier |
Splat 2/4 |
10th & Wolf (2006) |
"At this late date, filmmakers who draw inspiration from the Mafia had better have a whole new angle to offer. Otherwise, they'll end up with a movie like 10th & Wolf." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The 11th Hour (2007) |
"If you get through the first hour without slitting your throat, the cautiously optimistic last third offers some intriguing options." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
12 and Holding (2006) |
"In sum, 12 and Holding is a movie with better parts than a whole. But where it's right, it's really right." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3/4 |
13 Going on 30 (2004) |
"Just when you think there is nothing left to mine in the body-switch genre, 13 Going on 30 is an unexpected pleasure, a buoyant comedy that will make you feel young again." |
Jami Bernard |
Tomato 3/4 |
13 Tzameti (2006) |
"The resulting jolts add up to one unforgettably surreal nightmare." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2/4 |
1408 (2007) |
"In this mix of recycled scares and half-hearted twists, the only real fright is the sight of an interesting actor wasting his talents in yet another mediocre movie." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
16 Blocks (2006) |
"16 Blocks is the best of this trio [of recent crooked cop movies, including Dirty and Running Scared], thanks to the winning performances of its stars -- a restrained Bruce Willis and a very likable Mos Def." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3/4 |
16 Years Of Alcohol (2003) |
"The film has a poetic pulse, its ups and downs accompanied by some smartly chosen pop songs, a seductive original score and McKidd's husky voice-over narration." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3/5 |
17 Again (2009) |
"Though Mann and Perry are game, it's Efron who carries the movie." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 3/4 |
2 Days In Paris (2007) |
"Delpy wrote the dialogue that gives the film its forward thrust, and 2 Days is a wonderful first feature." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 1.5/4 |
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) |
"Without Diesel, there's not much gas, at least not from the nonvehicular elements." |
Jami Bernard |
Tomato 3/4 |
2 or 3 Things I Know About Him (2007) |
"The movie also reveals how the privileged class ignored, condoned or denied the reality of the Holocaust." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2.5/5 |
2012 (2009) |
"I could fairly describe the 2012 plot as follows: The highest-paid members of an indifferent cast survive the massive floods and giant fireballs that cause our planet's destruction." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
2046 (2005) |
"Like Wong's past films, 2046 is lovely to behold, elegantly moody and rich in atmospherics." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2/4 |
21 (2008) |
"There's enough action here to keep you awake, but don't expect to walk away a winner." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 4/4 |
21 Grams (2003) |
"Using the structure of Amores Perros, Inarritu takes his complex tale of hope and redemption and breaks it into a mosaic of emotional tiles that add up to more than the whole." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2/4 |
24th Day (2004) |
"Despite strong performances, this drawn-out Day feels like a cross between the claustrophobic play it once was, and the R-rated After-School Special it wants to be." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2/4 |
27 Dresses (2008) |
"Anyone watching this appealing actress march toward the inevitable will wonder why she's settling for so much less than she deserves." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
28 Days Later (2003) |
"The movie's great fun, but don't get any on you." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
28 Weeks Later (2007) |
"28 Weeks Later has a stronger story line [than the original], equally fine performances, greater tension, enough gore to satisfy the most hard-core zombie fan, and a narrative pace that flings us from the opening scenes to the very last image." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3/4 |
3 Extremes (2005) |
"Blood, grotesquerie and humor mix equally in the first two, but the full combo makes a savory witches' brew for Asian-cinema cultists (or Halloween lovers in need of a gore fix)." |
Jami Bernard |
Splat 2/4 |
3 Needles (2006) |
"Only the African story feels complete, while the Chinese story is gloomily hopeless and the Montreal story is just a bad idea. 3 Needles is not about AIDS; it's about the exploitation of it." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The 3 Rooms of Melancholia (2005) |
"Consistently moving but never quite coalesces into a strongly coherent whole." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2/4 |
3-Iron (2005) |
"Raises questions that are more frustrating than provocative." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 1.5/4 |
30 Days of Night (2007) |
"An anemic adaptation of Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith's creepy comic series, 30 Days of Night is lighter on horror than it is on inadvertent humor." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 3/4 |
300 (2007) |
"It's impossible not to be moved by its nearly nonstop visual assault." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2/4 |
39 Pounds of Love (2005) |
"As its sappy title indicates, Dani Menkin's uneven documentary about an Israeli man with severe muscular dystrophy suffers from that all-too-common affliction: the need to sentimentalize courage in the face of extreme illness." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
3:10 to Yuma (2007) |
"... gritty, hugely entertaining." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 4/4 |
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2008) |
"...a true horror story." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) |
"Carell and Apatow's script is so hip, funny and -- yes -- innocent that it's never offensive." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
49 Up (2006) |
"When I saw 42 Up in 1999, I thought the series had run its natural course and that it was time to leave the "kids" alone. I was wrong. They have just entered a new and exciting phase of lives that are very much works in progress." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
50 First Dates (2004) |
"A terrible movie by all reasonable standards -- yet it leaves a sweet taste." |
Jami Bernard |
Tomato 4/5 |
500 Days of Summer (2009) |
"A romantic comedy that feels like real life." |
Joe Neumaier |
Tomato 3/4 |
51 Birch Street (2006) |
"The intimate history of Doug Block's parents becomes fodder for a broader look at family secrets in this complex documentary." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 3/4 |
65 Revisited (2007) |
"Originally made to supplement a new DVD release, this is one extra worth watching on the big screen, thanks to additional, and extraordinary, concert footage that never made it into the original film." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
800 Bullets |
"Bizarre, bawdy and totally enjoyable." |
Robert Dominguez |
Splat 0/4 |
88 Minutes (2008) |
"This slimy, slug-minded mystery thriller starts out dead on arrival and then, like three-day-old fish, gets really bad really fast. And it stays bad, ensnaring its star and every other cast member in its wretched net." |
Joe Neumaier |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
9 Songs (2005) |
"Using solely explicit sex to tell a story is something new for a non-triple-X project, but it's not always a pretty sight." |
Jami Bernard |
Tomato 3/4 |
95 Miles to Go (2006) |
"If you've had a hole in your heart since Everybody Loves Raymond ended, Tom Caltabiano's low-key documentary about star Ray Romano ought to fill the gap nicely." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
IGN RSS Feeds
