Tomato 3/4 |
Taal (1999) |
"May be an exercise in cinema as sheer sensory spectacle, but what a savory feast it is." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Taboo (2000) |
"A film that provocatively entwines the violent world of samurai with forbidden eroticism ends up so bloodless (in a figurative sense)." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Tadpole (2002) |
"Oscar's romantic plight plays well for subtle pathos in addition to laughs." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/5 |
Tai Chi II (1996) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Tail Lights Fade (1999) |
"Typical road movie mayhem." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
The Tailor of Panama (2001) |
"Neither thrilling nor particularly funny." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Taken (2009) |
"Doesn't give Neeson too much opportunity at all to get in touch with his inner Jason Statham." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Taking Lives (2004) |
"Could very well be mistaken for an Ashley Judd programmer." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) |
"If the trademark Scott gloss serves as a superficial hook, his also-adept manner of building tension and suspense then keeps one interested." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Tale of Despereaux (2008) |
"For animation fans looking for a little more class and a lot less of the commonplace crass, this makes for a decent timepass." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) |
"One of the most laid-back suspense films I have seen in recent years, and its pleasures are accordingly unconventional." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/5 |
Tales from the Crypt - Bordello of Blood (1996) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/5 |
Tales from the Crypt - Demon Knight (1995) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/4 |
Tales From the Hood (1995) |
"Both fails to be the witty satire that it was promoted as being and the serious scarefest it actually aspires to be." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) |
"Will Ferrell and director/writing collaborator Adam McKay have carved out a comfortable comic niche in taking confidently clueless oafs and pulling the rug out from under the core of resolutely prototypical alpha male existence." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Tango (1998) |
"A most uninteresting and unsatisfying story pads the film between dance scenes." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
Tango & Cash (1989) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Tape (2001) |
"May not go down as more than an acting and DV exercise, but at least it's an engrossing one." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Tarzan (1999) |
"A highly enjoyable adventure that takes risky devations from The Formula -- and, for the most part, succeeds." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0/4 |
Tarzan and the Lost City (1998) |
"If this is truly 'A new Tarzan for a new generation,' then everyone falling into the Generation X category should be incredibly offended. I know I am." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Tea With Mussolini (1999) |
"A collection of isolated, anecdotal events that are as warmly amusing as they are lacking in narrative drive." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) |
"Admittedly junky but wickedly watchable revenge fantasy." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato |
Teen Witch (1989) |
"A fantasy, comedy, romance, and musical all for the price of one, with such only-in-a-great-bad-movie treats as a 'funky' white rapper busting into rhyme every now and then." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
Teen Wolf (1985) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Tell Me Something (2001) |
"Has a lot to show but little to say." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Telling You (1998) |
"Too often the film gets stuck in marginally amusing scenes of friends sitting around and talking." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Temptress Moon (1996) |
"Quietly affecting." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Tenant (1976) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Tennessee (2009) |
"Let's knock out the elephant in the room from the jump: Mariah Carey turns in a perfectly respectable performance." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Terminal Velocity (1994) |
"Not exciting enough to be a Die Hard, not funny enough to be a Hot Shots! film either." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) |
"The film's intense final half achieves its unshakable effect through a combination of things aside from graphic gore." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/5 |
Texas Rangers (2001) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
That Thing You Do! (1996) |
"Has all the qualities you would associate with the most beloved screen actor of the moment: fun, lively, and oh-so-nice." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
That's the Way I Like It (1998) |
"In paying tribute to the culture of the glitter ball era, writer-director Glen Goei doesn't downplay the kitschiness of it all; in fact, he embraces it." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Clone Wars (2008) |
"Feels very much like the television pilot that it is." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) |
"Doesn't really justify its existence outside the most crass commercial reasoning." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
Thelma & Louise (1991) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Theory of Flight (1998) |
"It's one thing to be offbeat and unconventional and quite another to be unbelievable." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
There's Something About Mary (1998) |
"Anyone who can tap into the Farrellys' truly sick and twisted wavelength will find a mother lode of laughs." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0/4 |
They (2002) |
"'Wes Craven Presents.' Such an endorsement is meant to be a mark of quality, and indeed it is--bad quality, that is." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Thick as Thieves (1999) |
"One of those self-consciously quirky crime films that feel more dated as each passing second brings the film world farther away from Pulp Fiction." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) |
"A ponderous vanity project that is unfunny and, worst of all, just plain boring." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Thin Red Line (1998) |
"Words can only fail to accurately describe the challenging but wholly intoxicating experience." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Third Miracle (1999) |
"Faces an uphill battle to make believers of its audience." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Thirst (2009) |
"Leave it to Park Chan-Wook to put a stake in any pretty, romanticized notions of the undead in down and dirty, daring and dynamic style." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Thirteen Ghosts (2001) |
"Like that inscrutable pseudo-word 'Thir13en,' this film is a messy jumble." |
Michael Dequina |
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This Christmas (2007) |
"Preview of the holiday film starring Loretta Devine, Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba, Regina King, Columbus Short, Sharon Leal, Lauren London, Laz Alonso, Keith Robinson, and Chris Brown." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
This Is Cinerama (1952) |
"One of those rare, never-to-be-duplicated cinema experiences that any serious film lover should make an effort to see while it's available." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
This Is My Father (1999) |
"The impassioned romance is enough to recommend it." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
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