Tomato |
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978) |
"Half a Loaf of Kung Fu is hardly one of the better Chan films, but it offers solid laughs and some fine '70s-style kung fu ..." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Half Nelson (2006) |
"... a well-crafted script by director Ryan Fleck and co-writer Anna Boden that eschews any obvious good guy/bad guy simplifications." |
Dawn Taylor |
Splat 2/4 |
Happy Feet (2006) |
"Happy Feet is a perfect example of a good concept that never quite figured out where it was going -- the story is uneven at best and virtually falls apart near the end." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
"With its dark tones, themes of teenage angst, scary creatures, and moments of true danger and suspense, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is no kid flick." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
"Azkaban is the first Potter movie to really tap into its hero's anger, and the film benefits from it." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Splat |
Harum Scarum (1965) |
"Elvis appears to be either heavily drugged or bored stiff through most of it — yet, for all that, it's oddly entertaining in its own cheesy way." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato |
The Harvest (1992) |
"Ferrer is flat-out brilliant as a not especially likable leading man ..." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato |
The Haunted Strangler (1958) |
"[Boris Karloff is] again near the top of his game as the best thing about this slow but effective Victorian who-actually-done-it." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Haunting (1963) |
"The good news is that the disc presents the film in its original 2.35:1 (anamorphic) widescreen, and Wise's striking compositions put every square inch to use." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Haunting (1963) |
"...easily ranks among the finest supernatural suspense films ever made." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1920) |
"Criterion offers a strikingly beautiful print of the fully restored and re-tinted Häxan and again pairs it with the Burroughs version. Its superb audio track features a new score recreated from the original list of musical cues." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1920) |
"Ostensibly an exposé of religious persecution born from ignorance of science ... or, when filtered through the bong water of the psychedelic '60s to become Witchcraft Through the Ages, a trippy exercise in surreal pop filmmaking extravagance." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3/4 |
He Said, She Said (1991) |
"It's not exactly uncharted cinematic territory, but when it's done right, that doesn't matter." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Splat 1/4 |
Head Over Heels (2001) |
"Head Over Heels' problems start with its title. It might as well have been called Generic Romantic Comedy #47 -- it's that bland." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Splat |
Heart of Dragon (1985) |
"... one of Jackie's worst films, a movie that tries to cover too many bases by combining sodden melodrama with dumb comedy and a paltry few chop-socky scenes." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Heartbreakers (2001) |
"Even though some of them are predictable, Heartbreakers has plenty of laughs -- but in the end it's the Hewitt factor that will make or break it for you." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Hebrew Hammer (2003) |
"Subtle? Not so much. Funny? In spots." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
Hero (2004) |
"Hero is sumptuous, exquisite, exciting, and, in every sense of the word, cinematic — the sort of film experience that defines why we go to the movies." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato |
The Hired Hand (1971) |
"... a languid, strange, and beautiful movie, shot with majestic perfection by cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond" |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato 3/4 |
History of the World: Part 1 (1981) |
"A solid -- if not outstanding -- comedy, with enough of Brooks' ribald irreverence to gloss over the weak spots." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
Hoffman (1970) |
"Anchor Bay's DVD edition delivers a fine print (1.66:1 anamorphic) with good color and detail, though it's sometimes grainy and speckly. The DD 2.0 monaural audio is fine. Extras are the lengthy and hamfisted original trailer, plus a thorough Sellers bio." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat |
Hoffman (1970) |
"Miss Smith's emotional transformation, which we're presumably expected to mirror, is hard to swallow and comes across more as a discomfiting Stockholm Syndrome breakdown than a tender opening of her eyes and heart." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Hollywood Shuffle (1987) |
"Instead of bile it has humor, which is the more reliable means of conveying a message." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Hollywoodland (2006) |
"A well-crafted piece of entertainment, and a surprising showcase for the usually underwhelming Affleck." |
Dawn Taylor |
Splat 2.5/4 |
A Home at the End of the World (2004) |
"The limitations of time and celluloid make it impossible for the quiet, character-driven story to be as subtle and nuanced on screen as it is on the page." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Hope and Glory (1987) |
"Both serious and funny, with typically dry British humor offsetting the heavy wartime emotions of fear, anger, sorrow, and need." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hot Shots! (1991) |
"If you're looking for a time capsule of late '80s pop culture, it doesn't get much better than Hot Shots!" |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) |
"If the original Hot Shots! was the mother of all movies, its sequel ... might well be considered the aunt of all movies ... or at least the first cousin of Rambo." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) |
"Creative license aside, this film triumphs because it belongs enduringly to Basil Rathbone." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) |
"MPI's DVD release of the 1939 Rathbone-Bruce Hound gives us a print that's almost too good to be true." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) |
"Being a Hammer production, the cinematography is stylish and just gaudy enough, with that distinctive Hammer gothic plumage..." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) |
"A pair of new supplements are almost worth the sticker price by themselves. The first is a new 13-minute interview with Christopher Lee that shows him at his most gracious and warm-hearted..." |
Mark Bourne |
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The Hours (2002) |
"Frustrating and affecting in equal measure, The Hours is an almost-satisfying "women's picture" with world-class performances and a plot that's pounded down with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The House of Mirth (2000) |
"Anderson gives an astounding performance, trading in Scully's skepticism for Lily's all-too-fragile confidence." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
House on Haunted Hill (1958) |
"One of Castle's more atmospheric and modestly entertaining schlock-o-ramas." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
House on Haunted Hill (1958) |
"For purists, the original version looks super. [This Legend Films DVD's] restoration has yielded a spotless print with a flawless transfer.... As for the colorized version (this film's first color release), it's okay." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
How I Met Your Mother - Season 1 (2005) |
"In the end, engaging characters and sharp writing matter more than the cleverest of clever concepts." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2002) |
"Aside from its mouthful of a title and Robin Wright Penn's monumentally bad haircut, How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog actually has a lot going for it." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3/4 |
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) |
"Though the plot of Millionaire is a little thin ... the cast makes it worth watching." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Howl's Moving Castle (2005) |
"While certainly not the best of [Miyazaki's] work, it's still several leagues ahead of what anyone else does in the genre and offers some stupendously impressive eye-candy." |
Dawn Taylor |
Splat |
The Hurricane (1999) |
"Norman Jewison provides a commentary track, which is fine to hear once, but he doesn't say anything so memorable that a press release couldn't have said more economically." |
D.K. Holm |
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