Splat 1/5 |
The Alamo (2004) |
"A long drawn-out affair that spends so much time with the living legends Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett that it could be an early Wild West "Entertainment Tonight."" |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 2/5 |
Alexander (2004) |
"Alexander goes on far too long, and Colin Farrell as the military leader just doesn't live up to the high praise given him in the opening scenes." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 2/5 |
Alfie (2004) |
"Alfie lacks the punch and the vitality of the 1966 film starring Michael Caine." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Ali (2001) |
"One of the few remaining icons of the 1960s, Muhammad Ali remains larger than life in our time. Mann's portrait of the boxer brings him down to earth." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Alice (1990) |
"Once again Woody Allen explores questions of meaning and purpose that haunt modern day Americans who have an abundance of material possessions but a lack of inner riches." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Alice In Wonderland (1999) |
". Her crazy adventure teaches Alice about change, the multiple uses of words, curiosity, nonsense, and the great mysteries of life" |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
Alice's House (2007) |
"A Brazilian slice-of-life drama set in a working-class household where a disappointed woman undergoes a midlife meltdown." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Alien (1979) |
"Alien is a scare machine that really works." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Alien 3 (1992) |
"Filled with scares. Sigourney Weaver is winning once again as a tough woman warrior." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 1/5 |
Alien Nation (1988) |
"It begins focusing on the cross-cultural and human dimensions of the tale but it turns into just another police flick replete with crashing cars and endless shootouts." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
Aliens (1986) |
"Features Sigourney Weaver as a female Rambo with nurturing instincts." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 2/5 |
Aliens of the Deep (2005) |
"Aliens of the Deep has a few moments of awe but its overall message is utilitarian, using ocean exploration as a stepping stone to outer space adventures." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Alive (1992) |
"An intense and gripping story of survival and heroism." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Alive and Kicking (1996) |
"A touching love story" |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
All About My Mother (1999) |
"A salute to the enormous fierceness, resolve, and strength it takes to be a nurturing person.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 1/5 |
All About Steve (2009) |
"We could care less about the characters in this dreadfully bad comedy." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
All I Wanna Do (1998) |
"Spunk and sass are the engines driving this comedy celebrating the nurturance of female independence." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 0/5 |
All Monsters Attack (1969) |
No article available. |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
All of Me (1984) |
"Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin showcase their comic zest." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
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All of Me (1990) |
Click here to see the review. |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
All or Nothing (2002) |
"Depicts the valiant efforts of some working-class residents of London to pull themselves out of a dungeon of helplessness and hopelessness." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) |
"All Quiet on the Western Front is a classic anti-war drama." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
All That Jazz (1979) |
"All That Jazz compels us to deal emotionally with our own death and the values which give meaing to our lives." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 1/5 |
All the Pretty Horses (2000) |
"Misses the mark as a classic drama about coming of age....what we see on the screen is curiously devoid of soul." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"An engaging and marvelously acted romantic drama that is unhurried and at peace with the incompleteness of our understandings of love and life." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"An engaging and marvelously acted romantic drama that is wonderfully unhurried and at peace with the incompleteness of our understandings of love and life." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
All the Vermeers in New York (1990) |
"A fetching and enigmatic film about love, money and art." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
Allah Made Me Funny (2008) |
"A live concert featuring three Muslim comedians building bridges of understanding through humor." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 4/5 |
Almost Famous (2000) |
"An endearing coming-of-age drama that conveys the important role rock music plays for youth, helping them through one of the most confusing stages of life." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 1/5 |
Almost Heroes (1998) |
No article available. |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
Almost You (1984) |
"A slight but quite revealing glimpse of a Yuppie couple's marital crisis." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 1/5 |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"A lot of energy is expended -- and wasted -- in this implausible comedy about opposites attracted to each other." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Altered States (1980) |
"Altered States explores the human drive to leave the body behind, to be born again, and to experience in the mind things that were once thought divine." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 1/5 |
Always (1985) |
"'Always' takes forever to end and the characters all return home with little more than a hangover. You’ll probably feel exhausted as well." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Always (1989) |
"A rousing adventure story, a romantic comedy, and an affecting afterlife fantasy." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Amadeus (1984) |
"An Academy Award winning film about a composer in the Austrian court whose life and career are derailed by resentment over the talent and success of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Amandla: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2003) |
"Amandla! is a stirring tribute to the formidable role of black freedom music in the long and arduous struggle against apartheid in South Africa." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
Amarcord (1974) |
No article available. |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Amateur (1994) |
"Comes across as an interesting study of the ways in which we are all amatuers at changing our lives." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Amati Girls (2001) |
"A film about four Italian American sisters struggling with love, faith, and death that embraces the feeling function of the human repertoire of emotions." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 5/5 |
Amazing Grace (2007) |
"An inspiring drama directed by Michael Apted about a zealous abolitionist in eighteenth century England who models for us a moral heroism." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987) |
"A hope-filled film portraying how the individual can make a difference and that humanity is capable of following its best instincts." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995) |
"Fine family film about the ties that bind-both human and animal." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 2/5 |
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) |
"The material is uneven; some of it is very funny while other skits fall flat." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
Amelia (2009) |
"A biodrama about an extraordinary woman aviatrix who followed her passion and blazed a trail for others to do the same." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Amelie (2001) |
"Amelie is something special — a foolproof way to lift your spirits!" |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Amen (2003) |
"Amen. is a morally provocative screen interpretation of Rolf Hochhuth's controversial drama The Deputy that excoriates the refusal of Pope Pius XII to speak out against the Nazi extermination of the Jews." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 4/5 |
America Betrayed (2009) |
"A hard-hitting and distressing documentary about what lies behind infrastructure failures in New Orleans and elsewhere in America." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
America The Beautiful (2008) |
"A hard-hitting documentary about the negative fallout from America's obsession with physical perfection." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 1/5 |
America's Heart and Soul (2004) |
"America's Heart and Soul is a celebration of freedom and individualism that presents a startling expose of our moral blindness." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
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