Tomato |
Tales of Tomorrow (1953) |
"...this science fiction series didn't aim for the kiddie market. Its grownup, sometimes thought-provoking dramas took science fiction and its audience seriously." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Talk to Her (2002) |
"The carefully constructed story of two comatose women and the men who love them is overflowing with compelling meditations on the nature of communication and relationships." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
Tempest (1982) |
"... a beautiful, and curious, piece of filmmaking, long and meandering with moments of brilliance" |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato |
Tennessee Williams' South (1973) |
"We recommend it for newbie enthusiasts, American Lit or drama students, and film buffs wondering where all these poetic dreamers, misfits, and good ol' boys came from." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) |
"So while lauded by the wine-swirling art-house set, Lang was a German master whose films -- and there are a lot of them -- also appeal to those of us who rarely use the phrase 'mise en scène' in conversation." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) |
"If there is a gold standard for DVD production, it was set by Criterion years ago.... the new audio commentary by David Kalat makes this package worth having all on its own." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3/4 |
Thank You For Smoking (2006) |
"Like Nick, Thank You for Smoking ultimately comes out on top, leaving you wanting more of something you feel like you probably shouldn't be enjoying quite so much." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3/4 |
That Thing You Do! (1996) |
"As engaging and bubbly as its title song." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Polar Express (2004) |
"It may not have become the instant holiday classic that its cast and crew were hoping for, but [it's] is a sweet, imaginative adventure that's awfully easy on the eyes." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
Thelma & Louise (1991) |
"Women screw up their lives over men and then help each other pick up the pieces. Taken to extremes, the story tells us, it can also lead to armed robbery and exploding tanker trucks." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato |
The Thing From Another World (1951) |
"This taut and entertaining thriller is to The Day the Earth Stood Still what Alien is to Star Trek, or the Rolling Stones to the Beatles." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Thing From Another World (1951) |
"Warner's DVD ... brings us a very good unrestored print of the uncut 87-minute version in its original full-screen aspect ratio. The transfer is sharp with fine definition and black-and-white contrast. Some dirt, scratches ... but it's nothing serious." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat |
Things to Come (1936) |
"[Image Entertainment's] original 35mm studio masters ... were themselves far from pristine ... making the phrases 'beautifully restored' and 'pristine new film-to-video transfer' more than a little disingenuous." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Things to Come (1936) |
"Wells' heart must have sunk as audiences avoided his impassioned and idealistic -- yet dour and didactic -- cri de coeur." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3/4 |
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2001) |
"The film has its weak points -- most notably the cartoonish character of Nancy ... -- but as a showcase for quiet, nuanced acting, it can't be beat." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
The Third Man (1949) |
"It's a suspense-thriller-romance steeped in Hollywood's best influences and 'gimmicks,' yet it's crafted with enough looming European 'art-house' style to topple Fritz Lang into an existential funk." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 4/4 |
Thirteen (2003) |
"No matter how much you've heard about the raw pain and reality of Catherine Hardwicke's debut drama Thirteen, it's still going to blow you away." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
This Island Earth (1955) |
"...even though its increasingly camp elements have aged poorly, it deserves respect as one of the more ambitious, grandiose, and important science fiction adventures of its time." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3/4 |
Three Faces of Eve (1957) |
"Woodward's acting ... is amazing; not only does she behave differently depending on which Eve she's playing, but somehow she manages to look different, too." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
The Three Musketeers (1948) |
"...enjoyable corn in the 'Classics Illustrated' tradition. You can't believe a minute of it, but neither can you ignore its rollicking bygone Hollywood charms." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat |
The Three Worlds of Gulliver (1960) |
"For a good number of fans, Bernard Herrmann's fine score is the chief appeal here." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat |
The Three Worlds of Gulliver (1960) |
"However, it came from a source print marred by frequent jolts of dirt and blemishes, a built-in distraction created by the the sofa lint commonly sandwiched into c.1960 image-compositing." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005) |
"... perfectly delightful, genuinely touching, and a marvelous achievement in animated art." |
Dawn Taylor |
Tomato |
The Time Machine (1960) |
"Pal's movie is a brightly colored sweetmeat with all the indicting political ideology of a buttered scone." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat |
The Time Machine (2002) |
"Dishwater: 10, Wells: 0" |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Time of Your Life (1976) |
"This Broadway Theatre Archive DVD serves up a transfer that's surprisingly clean, sharp, and colorful for a 1976 television print...." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
The Time of Your Life (1976) |
"Everyone's a philosopher and everyone has a heartfelt speech to make, but somehow it all works. Saroyan's prose-poetry language (of course people don't really talk this way) and evocation of Capra-esque sentiment..." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
To Be or Not to Be (1942) |
"Like Chaplin before him in The Great Dictator, Lubitsch aimed a wet raspberry in Der Fuhrer's face." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
To Be or Not to Be (1942) |
"....the awkward stepchild in Warner Home Video's 'Classic Comedy Collection,' where it did not receive the red-carpet treatment." |
Mark Bourne |
Splat 2/4 |
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996) |
"Too often, plays-turned-movies become films like To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996): slow, talky excuses for actors to emote like crazy." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 4/4 |
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) |
"With the Tom Robinson plot intertwining with Scout and Jem's education in the ugly flaws of a world they're only beginning to comprehend, today the film offers an extra accumulated layer of 'meaning.'" |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 4/4 |
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) |
"Universal's two-disc [Legacy Series] re-release ... delivers the film in a mostly spotless print with the correct 1.85:1 (anamorphic) aspect ratio.... Topping the [extras] list are two feature-length documentaries that delve into the film and its star...." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Tomb of Ligeia (1964) |
"...visually sumptuous as the fetid ambience of English ruins such as Stonehenge and a 900-year-old abbey fills every widescreen inch.... Price [is] the romantic lead and the (admirably restrained) vessel of necrophilic madness." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato |
Tomb of Ligeia (1964) |
"On MGM's 'Midnite Movies' double-feature disc, The Tomb of Ligeia looks gorgeous with a sterling print, sharp definition, and ripe colors in its full 2.35:1 (anamorphic) widescreen." |
Mark Bourne |
Tomato 3/4 |
Top Gun (1986) |
"The tale of [a] hotshot flyboy ... is pure cinematic fluff, a cheesy music video crossed with a jingoistic military recruitment film. And it's also a whole lot of fun." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 3/4 |
Tortilla Soup (2001) |
"Warm-hearted, well-fed family comedy." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Trading Places (1983) |
"The story of a poor con artist and a wealthy commodities trader whose lives are suddenly swapped just isn't as much fun as it used to be." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Tuck Everlasting (2002) |
"Yes, kids, there's a lesson to learn here -- and the movie never quite lets you forget it, which is perhaps its biggest fault." |
Betsy Bozdech |
Tomato |
Twilight Zone: The Definitive Edition - Season 1 (1959) |
"Courtesy of Image Entertainment and CBS DVD, what we get is a lesson in how to raise the TV-on-DVD form to, as the man himself said, 'a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind.'" |
Mark Bourne |
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