Tomato 7/10 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"If you're looking for some sort of alternative to a three-hour sequel to a bad film based on an amusement park ride, Darkly might be the picture for you." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
A Tout de Suite (2005) |
"Decent first and third act, but Now sags a bit too much in the middle. A must-see for fans of the black-and-white flicks, though." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"Parts of the film get Phantom-Menaced down a bit, especially in one scene that features the voice of Robin Williams, but for the most part, it's all good." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
A/K/A Tommy Chong (2005) |
"Just when you thought there weren't any more reasons to hate America." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Aberdeen (2001) |
"It's a confusing road-trip flick, but Headey's terrific outing is more than enough to hold the mess together." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
About a Boy (2002) |
"Grant shines when finally given a role that situates him in the middle of his bumbling good guy and odious prick range." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 9/10 |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"It's truly a thrill to see the steady yet remarkable (not to mention darn exciting) growth exhibited by young filmmakers like Payne" |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Acts of Worship (2001) |
"You'd be hard-pressed to find a better movie about addiction than this debut" |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 6/10 |
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
"The most stirring holiday film since Prancer, and the best animated musical since South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Adam's Apples (2007) |
"Adam ends up learning a lot of important life lessons, but this isn't sappy storytelling." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 6/10 |
Adanggaman (2001) |
"A somewhat exciting new film from the Ivory Coast that breaks the lame American cinematic slavery mold." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 9/10 |
Adaptation (2002) |
"Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman don't just break down the fourth wall so much as completely obliterate it. The result is certainly the most original film of the year, if not since their very own Being John Malkovich." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Adrenaline Drive (1999) |
"A notable, tongue-in-cheek mélange of American action-film clichés, despite containing a baffling lack of most American action-film clichés." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
After the Day Before (2004) |
"A blend of U-Turn and pre-digital Kiarostami." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"Incredibly heart-wrenching, and full of some very, very strong performances" |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Aftermath (2004) |
"I liked it a lot." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Aimee & Jaguar (2000) |
"Färberböck does a great job at capturing Lilly’s first nervous foray into lesbianism, as well as Felice’s cautiousness at becoming involved in a potentially dangerous relationship." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Alexandra (2008) |
"The performance of 80-year-old Vishnevskay is priceless." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
Ali (2001) |
"As an accurate biopic, Ali might not be that great, but visually, it's pretty damn amazing." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
All About My Mother (1999) |
"A non-stop visual assault of bright, beautiful colors." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
All or Nothing (2002) |
"Leigh's film is full of memorable performances from top to bottom." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 8/10 |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"Has a much sharper focus than George Washington, making it a more accomplished picture." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 8/10 |
Almost Famous (2000) |
"The unknown Fugit is perfectly cast as the ingenuous teen, and Crudup's rock swagger is mesmerizing." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 10/10 |
Amelie (2001) |
"If you could bottle Amélie, there would be no ill in the world." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 10/10 |
American Beauty (1999) |
"Nothing short of perfection." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 9/10 |
American Splendor (2003) |
"Inventive and fascinating -- one of the strongest indie releases of 2003." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Amores Perros (2001) |
"Amores would have been an amazing enough film, but learning it's Alejandro González Iñárritu's directorial debut is a little like getting the wind knocked out of you." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 6/10 |
Amy's O (2002) |
"Surprisingly insightful" |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 9/10 |
Analyze This (1998) |
"Great _bleep_ movie. Funny as _bleep_." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 6/10 |
Andy Goldsworthy - Rivers and Tides: Working With Time (2003) |
"May have been more effective if the film had focused more on the stunning visuals and less on the weird New Age stuff flying out of Goldsworthy's mouth." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Angel (2007) |
"Ozon instead crafts the anti-Disney story about a self-centered, unsophisticated brat who treats everyone badly just because she can crank out chick lit with a surprising lack of effort." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Angel Rodriguez (2007) |
"You never get a false moment in a Jim McKay film." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 6/10 |
Anger Management (2003) |
"Where Punch-Drunk Love emphasized incongruous romance, this film highlights bizarre comedy much the same way it was achieved in Planes, Trains & Automobiles." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
Animal Factory (2000) |
"A scary and unflinching look at prison life." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Anna and the King (1999) |
"Anna and the King has a lot to offer." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
The Annihilation of Fish (2001) |
"A guaranteed crowd-pleaser, no doubt due to the fine performances from Jones (other than his poor accent) and Redgrave." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Any Given Sunday (1999) |
"The game sequences are spectacular!" |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Anywhere But Here (1999) |
"Anywhere But Here has an amazing look and feel." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Apocalypse Now Redux (2001) |
"If anything, it's an excuse to see the film on the big screen, and that's good enough for me." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 8/10 |
Apocalypto (2006) |
"Beautiful and, at the same time, completely savage, and that's something you don't get too often at the holidays unless there's a new Rugrats movie in theatres." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
Ararat (2002) |
"I kind of dug the way Egoyan structured his unique story." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) |
"Loping, lyrical, contemplative, poetic, Malick-meets-David Gordon Green style." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Assisted Living (2005) |
"Viewers who complain about the subject being “depressing” and “uncomfortable” are either missing the point, or simply haven’t been to a nursing home in a really long time." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
Atonement (2007) |
"Sightly better than average, unless you count Keira Knightley's lack of screen time as a positive (note: it is)." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
Audition (2001) |
"Shows what could happen when you do diabolical things like listening to your friends and objectifying women (especially crazy ones)." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) |
"I'm completely amazed that Mike Myers and crew are able to milk this many laughs from material that should be pretty stale by now." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 6/10 |
Auto Focus (2002) |
"I get about 30 e-mail messages every day trying to sell me services quite similar to what Crane did back in the early days of home video, which might be the reason why Focus fell disappointingly flat." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Aviator (2004) |
"Isn’t nearly as enjoyable as Gangs of New York, though it is flawed in many of the same ways." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Away From Her (2007) |
"Sarah Polley does well just to not let Her devolve into a Canadian version of The Notebook." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 5/10 |
Abandon (2002) |
"A bit of an unwieldy mess." |
Jon Popick |
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