Tomato |
A Nous La Liberte (1931) |
"All of the layers are brought together through Clair's clever use of sound and image." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"Linklater creates an eerie, mysterious, menacing hyperreality that engulfs the mind and senses." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"The most astounding effect of all is not mecha, but orga: Haley Joel Osment's transcendent performance." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/4 |
Abandon (2002) |
"A flimsy and tedious thriller." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Aberdeen (2001) |
"Miraculously manages to sidestep easy manipulation." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
About a Boy (2002) |
"Will warm your heart without making you feel guilty about it." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"A simple, silent, static shot of Nicholson's face is one of the most beautiful, powerful, indelible images of the 2002 movie year." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/4 |
Absence of the Good (1999) |
"The title says it all." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Absolute Power (1997) |
"For all the suspense the film does generate, the fairly flat climax is a disappointing payoff." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Abyss (1989) |
"What was once a well-made, well-acted mess is now a very poignant and satisfying sci-fi adventure." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0.5/4 |
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) |
"If you've seen the first minute, you've seen it all." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0/4 |
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) |
"Painful to sit through." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"The actors all do considerable justice to the Fab Four's classics, but they are ultimately failed by Taymor's neglect of actual story." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/5 |
Action Jackson (1988) |
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Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
"Sentimentality and secretions, with a generous helping of blatant product placement, do not make for the most graceful of holiday entertainments." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
Adaptation (2002) |
"Thanks a lot, Charlie Kaufman. Thanks to you, I and millions of others can no longer use writer's block as a valid excuse for the sh*ttiness of our writing." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Addams Family (1991) |
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Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Addicted to Love (1997) |
"Stalking does not sound like a viable basis for a romantic comedy, but director Griffin Dunne and screenwriter Robert Gordon have somehow made it work." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
Adventures in Babysitting (1987) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (1999) |
"Strictly for those who are currently watching the PBS series: that is, the preschool/kindergarten audience." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1999) |
"Given so many vapid young would-be stars foisted upon the public by the Hollywood machinery, it is a rare delight indeed to come across one with actual talent and potential." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective (1986) |
"An amiable little trifle that entertains during its scant running time." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
An Affair of Love (2000) |
"A refreshingly mature look at sexuality: these are people over 30 enjoying active sex lives and able to intelligently examine their actions and the consequences." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
An Affair to Remember (1957) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Affliction (1997) |
"The powerful performances by Nolte and Coburn make the film well worth a look, even if they are part of a less-than-developed whole." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/5 |
After Hours (1985) |
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Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Afterglow (1997) |
"Alan Rudolph's romantic roundelay sounds a lot more interesting than it plays." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Against the Ropes (2003) |
"An inoffensively average, formulaic entertainment with a marketing-problematic point of view." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Age of Innocence (1993) |
"A moving and impassioned work from one of the foremost filmmakers today." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/4 |
Agnes Browne (1999) |
"What can one say about a film whose idea of comedy is having the two women sit around discussing whether or not they've had an 'organism' or not?" |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Air Force One (1997) |
"An exciting, entertaining variation of the Die Hard formula where our kick-*** hero is none other than the President of the United States." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 5/5 |
Airplane! (1980) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/5 |
Akira (1988) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
Aladdin (1992) |
"Let it share its 'whole new world with you.'" |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) |
"Isn't involving enough to sustain interest when the Genie is offscreen." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Albino Alligator (1996) |
"Sleek, efficient thriller." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006) |
"What doesn't quite work are the more overtly jokey bits." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Ali (2001) |
"Smith's towering performance can only be fully appreciated on a suitably large screen." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato |
Alias - The Complete Fourth Season (2004) |
"While Alias looks to never break out beyond cult status, Buena Vista deserves major credit for consistently giving fans high-quality preservations of the series.
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Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Alien 3 (1992) |
"The advertisements promise '3 times the suspense. 3 times the danger. 3 times the terror.' The only thing Alien3 has triple of is the word 'f--k.'" |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alien Resurrection (1997) |
"A welcome return to [the series'] roots as a wild, reckless thrill ride." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Alien Visitor (1995) |
"Don't let the title fool you: despite an otherworldly jumping-off point, this is a plodding, pretentious, and painfully preachy drama." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
"The once-promising project was doomed to disaster, going back to the very moment Paul W.S. Anderson was awarded directing and screenwriting duties." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
All About My Mother (1999) |
"Hits a number of the right emotional buttons, due in large part to Roth's extraordinary performance." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
All About the Benjamins (2002) |
"One of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
All I Wanna Do (1998) |
"Any film as energetically performed, entertaining, and rousing... clearly has the potential to cross the demographic barriers--that is, if given the chance." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
All Or Nothing (2001) |
"If this sounds like boilerplate urban drama to you, you wouldn't be mistaken." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
All or Nothing (2002) |
"It's all quite tough going, but the actors make it difficult to look away." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato |
All That Heaven Allows (1955) |
"Quite involving, overblown emotion and all, particularly due to Wyman's gentle sincerity." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
All the Pretty Horses (2000) |
"A hollow shell--the frame of a story that either hasn't had a chance to fully gestate or a more full-bodied beast that was ultimately stripped down to the bare essentials." |
Michael Dequina |