Tomato 4/4 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"An ambitious animated adaptation of one of the most personal novels by sci-fi visionary Philip K. Dick." |
Andrea Gronvall |
Splat |
Alien Trespass (2009) |
"Sinks under the weight of its homage." |
Andrea Gronvall |
Splat |
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) |
"Alvin, Theodore, and Simon have the only good lines or recognizable emotions, with Jason Lee and David Cross straining to flesh out their cardboard roles." |
Andrea Gronvall |
Splat |
Amreeka (2009) |
"Writer-director Cherien Dabis too easily resolves or dismisses the characters' problems, making way for an upbeat ending." |
Andrea Gronvall |
Tomato |
Angels & Demons (2009) |
"A movie that's more streamlined and action-packed than the original." |
Andrea Gronvall |
Tomato |
Angry Monk (2005) |
"This scholarly 2005 tribute to activist Gendun Choephel (1903-'51) stands out among movies about the Sino-Tibetan conflict because Swiss filmmaker Luc Shaedler, like his subject, aims to demythologize Tibet." |
Andrea Gronvall |
Tomato |
The Ant Bully (2006) |
"[It's] a rousing adventure capped with just the right measure of sweetness... John A. Davis shows heaps of invention." |
Andrea Gronvall |
Splat |
Arctic Tale (2007) |
"Watching these endangered species evolve new approaches to hunting and shelter is fascinating, but the movie is seriously marred by a cloying screenplay and such kid-pleasing touches as shots of walruses belching and farting." |
Andrea Gronvall |
Splat |
Ashes of Time Redux (1994) |
"For this director's cut, Wong has trimmed several minutes and reorganized the narrative according to the passage of seasons, though the plot is still impenetrable." |
Andrea Gronvall |
Tomato |
Astro Boy (2009) |
"Osamu Tezuka’s groundbreaking 60s anime series gets a stylish CGI update in this sci-fi animation." |
Andrea Gronvall |
Splat |
August Rush (2007) |
"An exercise in dissonance." |
Andrea Gronvall |
Tomato |
Azumi (2006) |
"The tone is bleak and the comic-book violence relentless, but the wirework and Yuta Morokaji's stunt choreography are impressive." |
Andrea Gronvall |
Tomato |
Amores Perros (2001) |
"Solidly engaging, supersized 2000 Mexican drama." |
Barbara Scharres |
Splat 2/4 |
Aliens of the Deep (2005) |
"Here we know only that Cameron and his bright-eyed young scientists (who take turns narrating) are heading to the deeper parts of the Atlantic and Pacific to observe the environment and life-forms down there." |
Brian Thomas |
Splat |
Adam (2009) |
"Written and directed by Max Mayer, this anodyne romantic comedy is as predictable as the alphabet but should hold particular appeal to women whose maternal impulses inflect their mating instincts." |
Cliff Doerksen |
Splat 0/4 |
Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
"Expensive claptrap." |
Cliff Doerksen |
Splat |
All About Steve (2009) |
"Packaged as a romantic comedy but devoid of comedy or romance, this baffling train wreck stars Sandra Bullock as a tediously kooky constructor of crossword puzzles for a Sacramento newspaper." |
Cliff Doerksen |
Tomato |
An Education (2009) |
"As a dual portrait of low-level criminality and lower-middle-class insecurity, it’s unique and indelible." |
Cliff Doerksen |
Splat |
Armored (2009) |
"This unambitious caper flick takes a while to get moving but gradually develops a modest meat-and-potatoes appeal, compromised in the third act by a whopping and perfectly avoidable plot hole." |
Cliff Doerksen |
Splat |
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) |
"This 1948 effort is probably the last of their watchable films, though it's a long way from their best." |
Dave Kehr |
Splat |
Absence of Malice (1981) |
"The picture has a smug, demoralizing sense of pervasive corruption." |
Dave Kehr |
Tomato |
Accattone (1961) |
"The brutality and frigid despair of this 1962 film have had a lasting impact on political filmmaking." |
Dave Kehr |
Tomato |
Ace in the Hole (1951) |
"This 1951 film, about a cynical reporter who seizes on the plight of a man trapped in a mine shaft to promote his career, is cold, lurid, and fascinating, propelled by the same combination of moral outrage and sneaky admiration." |
Dave Kehr |
- |
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) |
"The film gives you the mildly annoying sensation of being left out of a not very good private joke." |
Dave Kehr |
- |
Adventures of Don Juan (1949) |
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Dave Kehr |
- |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) |
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Dave Kehr |
- |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) |
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Dave Kehr |
Tomato |
After Hours (1985) |
"Scorsese's orchestration of thematic development, narrative structure, and visual style is stunning in its detail and fullness; this 1985 feature reestablished him as one of the very few contemporary masters of filmmaking." |
Dave Kehr |
- |
After the Fox (1966) |
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Dave Kehr |
Tomato |
After the Rehearsal (1984) |
"There is something liberating in the very schematism of the project: he no longer needs to pretend that his mouthpieces are real people." |
Dave Kehr |
- |
After the Thin Man (1936) |
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Dave Kehr |
- |
Against All Flags (1952) |
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Dave Kehr |
- |
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) |
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Dave Kehr |
- |
Ah, Wilderness! (1935) |
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Dave Kehr |
Tomato |
Air Force (1943) |
"Howard Hawks finds a perfect vehicle for his study of the male group. William Faulkner polished the dialogue, but as a silent it would still be tremendously exciting and evocative." |
Dave Kehr |
Tomato |
Airplane! (1980) |
"The gags aren't exactly clever, but there are a lot of them, and the cutting finds a fast, effective tempo." |
Dave Kehr |
- |
Alamo Bay (1985) |
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Dave Kehr |
Tomato |
Alexander Nevsky (1938) |
"Edouard Tisse's superb photography and Prokofiev's stirring score contribute to a rhythm that is well-nigh irresistible." |
Dave Kehr |
- |
Alexander the Great (1956) |
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Dave Kehr |
Tomato |
Alice Adams (1935) |
"Stevens's talent for stepping away from the plotline and creating intimate, casual, and naturalistic moments is given plenty of opportunity here, as it would not be in his later superproductions." |
Dave Kehr |
- |
Alice in the Cities |
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Dave Kehr |
Splat |
Alice in Wonderland (1951) |
"What's really disappointing is the undistinguished animation: the film looks and plays more like the Disney shorts than the Disney features." |
Dave Kehr |
Splat |
Alien (1979) |
"An empty-headed horror movie with nothing to recommend it beyond the disco-inspired art direction and some handsome, if gimmicky, cinematography." |
Dave Kehr |
Tomato |
Aliens (1986) |
"One sequel that surpasses the original." |
Dave Kehr |
Tomato |
All About Eve (1950) |
"The hoped-for tone of Restoration comedy never quite materializes, perhaps because Mankiewicz's cynicism is only skin-deep, but the film's tinny brilliance still pleases." |
Dave Kehr |
Tomato |
All of Me (1984) |
"Martin has become a superb physical comic, and Tomlin brings some unexpected warmth to a cruelly written part. A manic fuzziness takes over in the last reel and spoils some of the pleasure, but it's still a sympathetic effort." |
Dave Kehr |
Tomato |
All That Heaven Allows (1955) |
"A masterpiece (1955) by one of the most inventive and recondite directors ever to work in Hollywood, Douglas Sirk." |
Dave Kehr |
Splat |
All That Jazz (1979) |
"Almost every scene is excruciating (and a few are appalling), yet the film stirs an obscene fascination with its rapid, speed-freak cutting and passionate psychological striptease." |
Dave Kehr |
Splat |
All the King's Men (1949) |
"Today, its realism seems bland, its moralizing forced." |
Dave Kehr |
- |
All Through the Night (1942) |
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Dave Kehr |
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