Tomato 3/4 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"The heart of Adventureland lies in the emotional microcosm of the amusement park, a place that delivers its share of laughs and lust but turns out to be not all fun and games." |
Peter Canavese |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Angels & Demons (2009) |
"A one-dimensional affair loaded with commonplace distractions that never catch fire." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato 4/4 |
Away We Go (2009) |
"Quirky sentiments ebb and flow in Sam Mendes' latest %u2013 and greatest %u2013 study of the human condition." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato 3/4 |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"Julie Taymor's wildly ambitious ode to the Fab Four is a flawed but occasionally fabulous change of pace." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato 3/4 |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"Handsome drama that reveals depth beneath its polished veneer." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 1/4 |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"When Justin Timberlake is the best thing about a film, you know you're in trouble." |
Tyler Hanley |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) |
"The screenwriters capably update the 49-year-old critters for socially relevant times, give or take a little suspension of disbelief." |
Tyler Hanley |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Amazing Grace (2007) |
" Climax is a groundswell of tear-inducing virtue that ultimately leaves Grace on a high, if not amazing, note." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
American Gangster (2007) |
"Ridley Scott pumps up the volume with a gritty, glitzy valentine to the anarchic American drug wars." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) |
"Capricious, meditative and absorbing." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 2/4 |
The Astronaut Farmer (2007) |
"This drama won't fly for anyone who considers Charles Farmer's mission a self-indulgent obsession that places a family of five at risk." |
Susan Tavernetti |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Atonement (2007) |
"Magnifies its inescapable destiny with dazzling bravura." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato 3/4 |
Away From Her (2007) |
"Away From Her offers a moving, thoughtful drama for adults who have felt abandoned by the movie industry. " |
Susan Tavernetti |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"A Scanner Darkly is well worth viewing solely because films this unusual are rare in our Hollywood-infused world of pirates and popcorn." |
Tyler Hanley |
Splat 2/4 |
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"Utilizes every cliché in the book to hammer its point home with maximum sugar content." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 1.5/4 |
All The King's Men (2006) |
"Flailing arms and empty sentiments lay waste to a shaky narrative." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 2/4 |
American Dreamz (2006) |
"A broad-based lampoon that envelops too much material and tries far too hard to please." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 2/4 |
Annapolis (2006) |
"The film comes across like a recruiting commercial with subliminal 'Join the Navy' messages layered throughout." |
Tyler Hanley |
Tomato 4/4 |
Apocalypto (2006) |
"Smolders with cinematic fever." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Art School Confidential (2006) |
"Director Terry Zwigoff and comic book artist-turned-screenwriter Daniel Clowes follow up their Ghost World success with a less satisfying collaboration." |
Susan Tavernetti |
Splat 1/4 |
Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005) |
"A jumble of concepts and half-baked imaginings." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 1/4 |
The Amityville Horror (2005) |
"The snore-inducing lack of real thrills and a storyline that seriously strains believability make Amityville harder to watch than it is to pronounce." |
Tyler Hanley |
Tomato '3/4' |
Apres Vous (2005) |
"When it's good it’s very very good; sharp, quirky and joyful." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 2/4 |
Are We There Yet? (2005) |
"Ridiculously trite but ultimately harmless." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato '3.5/4' |
The Aristocrats (2005) |
"One of a kind cinema; an epic roller-coaster ride of tawdry, pond-scumming filth guaranteed to offend." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 1/4 |
Ask the Dust (2005) |
"A minimalist melodrama that's badly frayed at the seams and threatening to unravel." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato 3/4 |
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) |
"Hawke and Fishburne are an excellent odd couple, with the former's honorable cop balancing the latter's confident bad boy." |
Tyler Hanley |
Tomato '4/4' |
Asylum (2005) |
"Ventures to the bleak side relentlessly and without apology." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 2/4 |
After the Sunset (2004) |
"A series of silly snafus turn this potential smart-sell into a banal trifle." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 2/4 |
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) |
"The longtime martial-arts enthusiast in me was officially disturbed by Muniz's phony kung-fu and silly stunt kicks." |
Tyler Hanley |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Agronomist (2004) |
"An uncompromising glimpse into a life and a land waging a two-hundred year battle for peace." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Alamo (2004) |
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Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 2/4 |
Alexander (2004) |
"Steeped in an all-consuming aura of audacious indulgence." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 2/4 |
Alfie (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
Susan Tavernetti |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"The filmmakers choose a conventional narrative and pat conclusion where zany charm and improbable chemistry would have sufficed." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"Anchorman is packed with genuine laughs and a plethora of pleasant cameos" |
Tyler Hanley |
Splat 2/4 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004) |
"Joel Schumacher crafts a musical hiccup with this feebly cast rendition of the infamous stage opera." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 2/4 |
Around the Bend (2004) |
"An appealing performance by underrated hunk Josh Lucas can’t save this well-meaning indie debut from a mawkish TV-movie of the week glow." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Around the World in 80 Days (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
Susan Tavernetti |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) |
"An anarchic valentine to neurotic, misguided souls who can not and will not embrace defeat." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Aviator (2004) |
"Howard Hughes’ vibrant life makes for a worthy biopic that Martin Scorsese crafts in glamorous style." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Against the Ropes (2003) |
"Meg Ryan struts her stuff Erin Brockovich-style; chock-a-block with moxie and the mettle of a woman who wants more." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Agent Cody Banks (2003) |
"Strives to be a James Bond spoof but fails to find its niche." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Alex and Emma (2003) |
"Mildly clever climactic twist is bogged down by fifteen superfluous minutes of desperate bathetic slush that kills the flow." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 2/4 |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"Wallows in high-fallutin’ indie-ness while catering to self-indulgent reality." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
American Splendor (2003) |
"A snap-happy synthesis of art and reality that is one of the year’s most engaging watches." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Splat 2/4 |
American Wedding (2003) |
"Welcome to the epitome of taking a fresh idea too far." |
Tyler Hanley |
Splat 2/4 |
And Now Ladies and Gentlemen (2003) |
"A mystifying melting pot of ideas." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Andy Goldsworthy - Rivers and Tides: Working With Time (2003) |
"A tranquil experience." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Anger Management (2003) |
"A wildly uneven third act manages to tie the loose ends together with some genuine warmth." |
Jeanne Aufmuth |
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