Splat 2/4 |
B. Monkey (1999) |
"A cold piece of machinery." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Babe (1995) |
"A sweet, surprisingly moving little fable." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Babe: Pig in the City (1998) |
"Universal should have left well enough alone, heeding the immortal closing words of Farmer Hoggett in the original." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Baby Boy (2001) |
"John Singleton has again succeeded in making a thoughtful and provocative film that long resonates in the mind." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0/4 |
Baby Geniuses (1999) |
"One completely unwatchable piece of bottom-feeding dreck." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/5 |
The Babysitter (1995) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/4 |
The Bachelor (1999) |
"O'Donnell, former teen idol/Boy Wonder, has always proven to be far less beefcake than rice cake." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
Bachelor Party (1984) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 5/5 |
Back to the Future (1985) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
Backstage (2000) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bad Boys (1995) |
"Crowd-pleasing, energetic action comedy." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bad Boys II (2003) |
"Bad Boys II plays like one huge "f**k you" to [Bay's] critics by giving them all that they expect from him to the nth degree." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Bad Company (2002) |
"Everything about has been done and seen before--even right down to the title, which the very same studio used as the moniker for a Laurence Fishburne/Ellen Barkin thriller." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/5 |
Bad Lieutenant (1992) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 5/5 |
Badlands (1973) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Baise Moi (2001) |
"An insanely repetitive 77-minute display of pointless nihilism." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Bait (2000) |
"Too much of a story that asks that the suspension of disbelief be stretched to uncomfortable lengths." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Balls of Fury (2007) |
"Without a particularly funny nor compelling lead, the hits in the already scattershot script are weakened, to say nothing of the misses." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
Bambi (1942) |
"What has been lost in the 60-plus years since its intial release is what a watershed work Bambi was for its time." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Bamboozled (2000) |
"Sly, stinging wit makes way for earnest and overblown preachiness." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
Bandits (1999) |
"Achieves its own strange sort of perfection." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bandits (2001) |
"Without this Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett, it would be difficult to imagine this caper being such a spirited screwball romp." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
The Banger Sisters (2002) |
"Watching movies like this, it's easy to understand actresses' common complaint about the quality of roles for women of a certain age." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Baran (2002) |
"A moving and understated story of love." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0/4 |
Barb Wire (1996) |
"The most inane and inept hootfest (or, for that matter, hooterfest) to hit the big screen since Showgirls." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Barbershop (2002) |
"A funny, warm, immensely likable, and all-ages-appealing film centering around the importance of heritage and family." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) |
"This return visit to Calvin's Barbershop is like settling back in with old friends." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
Barcelona (1994) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Barney - Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie (1998) |
"Although its entertainment value to adults is negligible, it is a safe, harmless bet for families, one parents will neither regret nor fondly remember after it's over." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (2006) |
"That the lead character is a 'male cow' complete with udders shows how confused the picture is." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Bartok the Magnificent (1999) |
"This uninspired, but mercifully short, adventure will hold some amusement for little kids but bore everyone else." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0/4 |
Baseketball (1998) |
"Degenerates into a tedious series of unamusing and rather forced gross-out gags." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Basic Instinct (1992) |
"Shocking and effective but doesn't quite live up to all the hype." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
The Basket (1999) |
"This type of maudlin, medicinal family film is a dime a dozen on the tube, where it belongs." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/4 |
Batman & Robin (1997) |
"Schumacher has said that he wanted to 'put some "comic" back in comic book,' but he forgets what comic book he's dealing with--Batman, which is a 'comic' book in name only." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Batman Forever (1995) |
"Pluses: Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey as Two-Face and the Riddler, respectively; and the stunning production design." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Batman Returns (1992) |
"A fast, funny, exciting assault on the senses that outshines the overrated original." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0/4 |
Bats (1999) |
"Grade-A hunk of Ed Wood-level cheese." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/5 |
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Battle for Terra (2009) |
"That the film has a fair amount on its mind and expresses its concerns in an effectively restrained manner is just gravy on top of a true visual feast." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0/4 |
Battlefield Earth (2000) |
"I cannot help but think that maybe [Travolta's] laughing that he was able to sucker people into pouring millions of dollars toward making such an unspeakable waste." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Be Cool (2005) |
"Less like a story than an assemblage of moments and top-notch character acting, but as far as cinematic trifles go, it's guilt-free." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Beach (2000) |
"DiCaprio's teen idol status may be the primary reason he gets so much ink in the press now, but his talent will keep his name in the memory for years to come." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bean (1997) |
"Atkinson is able to hit the comic jackpot through grunts, gestures, body movements, and, most of all, facial expressions." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
The Beautician and the Beast (1997) |
"As hokey and banal as a sitcom, with predictable culture-clash gags and fairly flat one-liners." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Beautiful Girls (1996) |
"Not a whole lot goes on, but what does go on is engaging enough to merit a look." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
"The first two acts of the film are strong enough to merit a recommendation, as is the consistently impressive work of Connelly." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Beautiful People (1999) |
"About more than Bosnia: it's about the immigrant experience; it's about tolerance; it's about making a difference; it's about learning to make the best of what one has." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
Beauty and the Beast (1991) |
"For once, the Disney hyperbole was right--the film is, indeed, a timeless cinema classic." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/5 |
Beauty and the Beast: An Enchanted Christmas (1997) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |