Splat |
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2009) |
"Lane isn't going to save the sorry state of the genre." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Alexandra (2008) |
"The performance of 80-year-old Vishnevskay is priceless." |
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 |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"Incredibly heart-wrenching, and full of some very, very strong performances" |
Jon Popick |
Splat |
American Gangster (2007) |
"Heat, Part II" |
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 |
Splat |
Antonia (2007) |
"File this one under: Middling." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 4/10 |
Arctic Tale (2007) |
"Far from captivating." |
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 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 |
Splat 5/10 |
August Rush (2007) |
"Think of it as a fairytale only with more of a ... oh, who am I kidding? I can't defend this." |
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 |
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 |
Splat 4/10 |
All The King's Men (2006) |
"Penn's over-the-top take on the character made me think of Jim Belushi impersonating Joe Cocker on Saturday Night Live." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 2/10 |
American Dreamz (2006) |
"You'd think the idea of a satire that combined politics and pop culture would be rife with possibility, but Weitz is more timid in the box than Jon Heder in The Benchwarmers." |
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 |
Splat 6/10 |
Art School Confidential (2006) |
"This might have played better if the same riffs weren't already explored in Six Feet Under." |
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/K/A Tommy Chong (2005) |
"Just when you thought there weren't any more reasons to hate America." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 2/10 |
Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005) |
"Avoid this at all costs." |
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 |
Splat 6/10 |
Asylum (2005) |
"Richardson is terrific, but not worth a trip to see this in the theatre." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
After the Day Before (2004) |
"A blend of U-Turn and pre-digital Kiarostami." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Aftermath (2004) |
"I liked it a lot." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 4/10 |
Alexander (2004) |
"Represents everything that’s wrong with the big, bloated Hollywood pseudo-epic: Too much with the lavish and not enough connecting with viewers" |
Jon Popick |
Splat 4/10 |
Alfie (2004) |
"A remake that deserves to be put in a burlap sack and drowned like a litter of kittens." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 5/10 |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"An Annie Hall knockoff, only with diarrhea jokes." |
Jon Popick |
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Anatomy of Hell (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jon Popick |
Splat |
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) |
"Based on a 1974 story involving a disgruntled American and his desire to hijack a commercial airliner so he can smash it into the White House. Sounds Christmassy, don't it?" |
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 |
Splat 2/10 |
Against the Ropes (2003) |
"Easily the worst film about boxing I've ever seen, and I've been trying to think of a sport-related flick equally as unappealing for the last week. I'm still drawing blanks." |
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 |
Splat 5/10 |
Amandla: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2003) |
"If you're not into this kind of music, Amandla! is likely to be an extremely grating experience" |
Jon Popick |
Splat |
Amen (2003) |
"Extremely heavy-handed, almost comically repetitious, and way too long." |
Jon Popick |
- |
American Experience - Partners of the Heart (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 9/10 |
American Splendor (2003) |
"Inventive and fascinating -- one of the strongest indie releases of 2003." |
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 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 |
- |
Anything But Love (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jon Popick |
Splat 5/10 |
Anything Else (2003) |
"Surprisingly uneven for a filmmaker whose movies are generally tight, crisp productions." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 3/10 |
Assassination Tango (2003) |
"Imagine Larry King demanding CNN give his latest wife her own hour-long weeknight talk show, and you'll get a pretty good idea of the level of self-indulgence in Tango." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 5/10 |
Abandon (2002) |
"A bit of an unwieldy mess." |
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 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 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 |
Splat 5/10 |
Ali G Indahouse: The Movie (2002) |
"A cross between Spice World and Malibu’s Most Wanted, only much funnier." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
All or Nothing (2002) |
"Leigh's film is full of memorable performances from top to bottom." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 6/10 |
Amy's O (2002) |
"Surprisingly insightful" |
Jon Popick |
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