Racing Stripes (2005)

"the latest entry in a long string of family-oriented films that undercut their sentimental side with plenty of gross-out gags and dried-out pop culture references."

Rain Man (1988)

""genuinely enthralling""

Raising Victor Vargas (2003)

"The movie's greatest asset is its naturalism: The actors, none of them professionals, slip into these roles so effortlessly, it's easy to forget they're working from a script..."

Ratatouille (2007)

"Bewitching... Bird's movies don't have the same rush-rush rhythms or the lowbrow humor that have become the hallmark of too many animated films. Instead, he puts the emphasis on characters and cleverness..."

Raw Deal (1986)

""You should not drink and bake" -- or take this one very seriously"

The Real Cancun (2003)

"A few of the people we meet appear to be so brain-dead, you wonder how they manage to breathe without assistance -- and this is before they hit the bar!"

Reality Bites (1993)

"Already a period piece, but what fun"

The Recruit (2003)

"You want originality, you're in the wrong movie -- 'The Recruit' only has leftovers."

Red Eye (2005)

"superbly sustained tension... makes the fights between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' look like innocent roughhousing."

Reds (1981)

"an epic love story ... As a teenager I saw it four times in the theater (which I now find pretty astonishing, considering the movie is well more than three hours long -- I had a lot more free time in 1981!)"

The Ref (1994)

"One of the most underrated comedies of the 1990s"

Regarding Henry (1991)

"Soap opera, to be sure, but reasonably entertaining"

Reign Over Me (2007)

"Binder's plot doesn't have much in common with 'Quadrophenia,' but he takes his audience on a journey that is just as exhausting. ...nearly everyone in the film makes a strong impression..."

Remember the Titans (2000)

"a good-hearted and sometimes surprisingly moving film that's certain to earn high marks from family audiences and from fans of Denzel Washington..."

Rent (2005)

"Viva la vie boheme. ...largely throws out the Hollywood rule book and remains refreshingly true to composer Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-winning original."

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

"No, it's not a movie for the faint of heart. Aronofsky has designed "Requiem" as a kind of psychotic symphony, in which the mundane becomes ever more menacing as the quartet free-fall into their own separate hells."

The Return of Martin Guerre (1984)

"Fascinating tale; inspiration for "Sommersby""

Return to Oz (1985)

"moody non-musical sequel to 'The Wizard of Oz' bombed at the box office and was faulted by most critics as being too weird and scary for kids."

Revolution (1985)

"star-spangled silliness, and one of the biggest debacles of the 1980s"

Ride (1998)

"Former music-video auteur Millicent Shelton penned the script, which, if you cut out all the obscenities and flatulence jokes, could comfortably fit on the back of her business card."

The Right Stuff (1983)

"even though the total is less than the sum of its parts, it's pretty impressive nevertheless"

The Ring Two (2005)

"barely so-so... demonstrates that after only two movies this series is already flirting with self-parody."

RKO 281 - The Battle Over "Citizen Kane" (1999)

"entertaining; Schreiber is excellent"

Road to Perdition (2002)

"...the kind of intricately designed movie that will undoubtedly yield more details and messages on a second or third viewing."

Rob Roy (1995)

"Splendid performances, smashing action"