Tomato 3/4 |
Faces (1968) |
"John Marley and Lynn Carlin play the conflicted couple with a raw emotional reality that is uncomfortable to watch and impossible to forget." |
Colin Covert |
Splat 2/4 |
Facing the Giants (2006) |
"The religious proselytizing in this football movie is about as subtle as a blindside hit by a 300-pound defensive end." |
Jeff Strickler |
Tomato 3/4 |
Facing Windows (2003) |
"Ozpetek ends up with a lot of balls in the air, and he has to do some scrambling to keep up. He pulls it off, but it feels like he's making this harder than it needs to be." |
Jeff Strickler |
Splat 2/4 |
Factory Girl (2007) |
"The film never provides compelling reasons to care about the fate of this poor little rich girl." |
Colin Covert |
Tomato 3/4 |
Factotum (2006) |
"This adaptation captures the late writer's unkempt soul." |
Colin Covert |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) |
"Moore states his argument forcefully and effectively, alternating cold, factual data with emotionally wrenching -- and draining -- human episodes." |
Jeff Strickler |
Tomato 3/4 |
Failure to Launch (2006) |
"As with most romantic comedies, Failure to Launch takes off thanks to its upbeat tone and the charisma of its stars." |
Jeff Strickler |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Fall (2008) |
"The Fall is a technically dazzling film that instantly gratifies the eye, but falls short of appeasing the head or the heart with its visual excesses." |
Kathie Smith |
Splat 2/4 |
Fall to Grace (2006) |
"A story with a soap-opera feel, but there is a promising amount of raw talent on display." |
Colin Covert |
Splat 2/4 |
Fame (2009) |
"The picture is fitfully effective, but the story disappears in the editing bay. The movie has about as much heft as watching jesters and fire eaters at a village fair." |
Colin Covert |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Family Stone (2005) |
"The movie's warmth is contagious. Too bad its humor isn't." |
Jeff Strickler |
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The Family Tree (2000) |
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Jeff Strickler |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Fanboys (2009) |
"Any film that turns R2-D2 into a lusty anatomical nickname can't be all bad." |
Colin Covert |
Splat 1/4 |
The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) |
"The target audience appears to be Cartoon Network fans. Anyone outside that category is likely to find Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer a dull slog no avalanche of razzle-dazzle digital hooey can camouflage." |
Colin Covert |
Tomato 4/4 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"The film earns its title's superlative and a hundred more." |
Colin Covert |
Splat 1/4 |
Fast & Furious (2009) |
"Everything that happens here happened in the three previous chapters -- and in Cannonball Run, for that matter." |
Colin Covert |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) |
"Going to Japan for this movie was a smart move by the filmmakers. Not only does it provide new backdrops for the races, but the F&F movies (as their fans call them) have drawn a huge international fan base." |
Jeff Strickler |
Tomato 4/4 |
Fast Food Nation (2006) |
"Effectively balanced between the nonfiction muckraking of Eric Schlosser's bestselling exposé and the loosely structured character drama of Richard Linklater's adaptation, the film is fascinating food for thought." |
Colin Covert |
- |
The Fast Runner (2002) |
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Jeff Strickler |
Tomato |
Fat Albert (2004) |
"There are better, more artful movies in the theaters this bountiful holiday season, but few so generous-spirited and none that will leave you feeling so cheerful." |
Colin Covert |
- |
Father's Day (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jeff Strickler |
- |
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jeff Strickler |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fearless (2006) |
"Director Ronny Yu gets Li to drop his typical reticence and play the part to the hilt, and he capably moves from doting dad to arrogant tough guy to wise and compassionate role model." |
Colin Covert |
Tomato 3/4 |
Feast (2006) |
"The action is manic, the monsters are ghastly and the situations, dialog and casting are on-purpose laughable." |
Colin Covert |
- |
Feel the Noise (2007) |
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Femme Fatale (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jeff Strickler |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fever Pitch (2005) |
"If you know anything about romantic comedies and professional baseball, you will find no surprises in Fever Pitch. But you will find a dandy date movie." |
Jeff Strickler |
- |
Fierce Creatures (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jeff Strickler |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag (2005) |
"The movie is something of a throwback to the early days of Imax, when the emphasis was more on awing audiences with technology that made us feel as if we actually were in the picture." |
Jeff Strickler |
Splat 1/4 |
Fighting (2009) |
"It's all footnotes, hardly any main story, and overcompensates by jacking up the violence." |
Colin Covert |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Fighting Temptations (2003) |
"The Fighting Temptations is one of those lightweight, breezy and predictable romantic comedies that is enjoyable precisely because it's so lightweight, breezy and predictable." |
Jeff Strickler |
- |
The Filth and the Fury (1999) |
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Jeff Strickler |
- |
Final Cut (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jeff Strickler |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Final Cut (2004) |
"Williams is as creepy as we've ever seen him." |
Jeff Strickler |
- |
Final Destination 2 (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
Colin Covert |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Final Destination 3 (2006) |
"Gore fans will doubtless enjoy the film, which could spin off several more sequels. After all, Death is the one villain you can't ever kill off." |
Colin Covert |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Final Season (2007) |
"For once, here's a sports movie that doesn't feature players who are expected to lose." |
Colin Covert |
Splat 2/4 |
Find Me Guilty (2006) |
"As the case grinds on and we follow Jackie from his cramped cell to the airless courtroom we begin to feel as confined as the prisoner himself." |
Colin Covert |
Tomato |
Finding Nemo (2003) |
"Proves that even when Pixar is not at the top of its game, it still produces better animation than some of its competitors on their best days." |
Jeff Strickler |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Finding Neverland (2004) |
"Intelligent and inspiring." |
Jeff Strickler |
- |
Firelight (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jeff Strickler |
Splat 2/4 |
Firewall (2006) |
"Director Richard Loncraine and screenwriter Joe Forte run out of ideas. So they turn to the action-movie mainstays -- guns, fisticuffs and explosions -- in an over-the-top showdown that tries to make up in mayhem what it lacks in credibility." |
Jeff Strickler |
Splat 2.5/4 |
First Descent (2005) |
"For nonsnowboarders, it's hard to figure out what those fans are so excited about." |
Jeff Strickler |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
First Sunday (2008) |
"The film, written and directed by urban theater circuit playwright David E. Talbert, is far from polished, but it has a rambunctious energy that's hard to resist." |
Colin Covert |
Tomato 4/4 |
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) |
"From Clint Eastwood's iconic performance to Ennio Morricone's unforgettable (and much-parodied) musical score, A Fistful of Dollars (****) took the western down trails it had never explored." |
Colin Covert |
Tomato 4/4 |
Flags of Our Fathers (2006) |
"Eastwood's skeptical film is respectful of the patriots who gave everything in the service of their country, but it pointedly leaves the flag-waving to others." |
Colin Covert |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Flame & Citron (2008) |
"To its credit, the film gives full weight to the confusion and ambivalence of war; the struggle for liberation from tyranny rarely looks so dubious." |
Colin Covert |
Splat 1/4 |
Flash of Genius (2008) |
"A kamikaze flight of a movie that presents itself like a weighty Oscar contender. If there were a category for Best Unintentional Self-Parody, it would be a shoo-in." |
Colin Covert |
- |
Flawless (1999) |
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Jeff Strickler |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Flawless (2007) |
"For about 100 of its 108 minutes, this film treats the viewer to a stylish, suspenseful roller coaster peppered with all manner of ugly, money-grubbing corporate types." |
Christy DeSmith |
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