Tomato |
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
"Steven Spielberg's E.T. The Extraterrestrial touches the heart, engages the senses, and playfully challenges us to cavort with its allusive meanings." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
Eager Bodies (2003) |
"Eager Bodies is a solid French film about dying young and the nurturing love that is needed in one's last days." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 1/5 |
Eagle Eye (2008) |
"A far-fetched conspiracy story that depicts the growing and pervasive role of technology in our lives." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
The Eagle Has Landed (1977) |
"Filled with the kind of suprises and reversals which are at the nub of all good suspense stories." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
Eagle Vs. Shark (2007) |
"A wacky and endearing love story set in New Zealand that brings to mind the oddball charm of Napoleon Dynamite." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Earth (1999) |
"Goes straight to the heart with its mix of romantic love, friendship, passion and political turmoil." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 4/5 |
Earth (2009) |
"A top-drawer documentary that provides the perfect occasion for families to celebrate together the wonders, diversity, and miracles of nature and animals." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
Earth Days (2009) |
"A fine historical survey of the environmental movement in America from the 1950s to the end of the 1980s." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
East Is East (1999) |
" A raucous comedy that explores the clash of cultures, beliefs, and generations.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
East-West (1999) |
"A true story that reminds us what we so easily forget — to cherish the freedom that enables our souls to bloom and to flourish.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 1/5 |
Easy Virtue (2009) |
"A comedy that turns into a nasty work condemning the conventions of high society." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989) |
"Eat a Bowl of Tea explores the pressures put on two newlyweds in Chinatown to meet the expectations of their community." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) |
"Superb interweaving of the motifs of food and the search for love" |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Eating (1990) |
"Reveals America's obsession with the beauty myth and how it violates the self-esteem of women." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Eating Raoul (1982) |
"Eating Raoul is a lively black comedy about the aftershocks of the sexual revolution in America." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Echo Park (1986) |
"Presents vignettes of yearning individuals in Hollywood who dream of making it in show biz." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 4/5 |
Echoes of Paradise (1989) |
"A riveting tale of spiritual transformation." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Ed Wood (1994) |
"Idiosyncratic portrait of an oddball whose enthusiasm for making movies is endearing." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Ed's Next Move (1996) |
"Quirky love story carried along nicely by a witty script and totally natural characters." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 2/5 |
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) |
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Eden (1997) |
"A fascinating film about a spiritual emergency that opens up a couple's marriage to new vistas of love and meaning." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
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Eden (2008) |
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
The Edge (1997) |
"A wilderness struggle that will take you to some deep emotional places." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Edge of Heaven (2008) |
"Depicts the messy and complicated feelings connected with familial love, commitments, and dealing with strangers." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Edge of Love (2009) |
"A literary tale featuring Matthew Rhys as the poet Dylan Thomas in which Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley fill up the screen with their beauty and vitality." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Educating Rita (1983) |
"Probes the transformations that take place in the relationship between a rumpled professor and a hairdresser who wants him to tutor her in literature." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
The Education of Little Tree (1997) |
"Pays homage to the spiritual elders who help us to find our place in the world." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Edukators (2005) |
"A thought-provoking drama about money, power and the heated-up war against the winning class." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Edward II (1992) |
"A highly styized screen version of Christopher Marlowe's 14th century drama" |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 5/5 |
Edward Scissorhands (1990) |
"A modern fairy tale about a deformed outsider whose innocence and gentle nature make him a freak in the eyes of the community he visits." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
The Eel (1997) |
"This excellent drama, based on a novel, reveals the beginning of a relationship between two souls who are trying to move beyond the wounds of the past." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 4/5 |
Eight Below (2006) |
"A powerfully emotional film that will be taken to heart by animal lovers of all stripes." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Eight Men Out (1988) |
"This serious movie puts some points on the scoreboard with its messages about gamblers who corrupt the sport and players who drag the game through the mud with their greed." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
Eight Miles High (2007) |
"A cautionary tale about the acute discontent and loneliness that comes from a constant craving for new and exotic experiences." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
The Eighth Day (1997) |
"A buoyant spiritual film that celebrates the mysteries of friendship and precious moments of wonder when life sparkles.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
El Amor Brujo (1986) |
"Features great dancing and a gypsy view of love." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
El Norte (1984) |
"Charts the harsh odyssey of two Guatemalan Indians as they struggle to make a new life for themselves in America as illegal immigrants" |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Eleanor & Franklin (1976) |
"Probes the troubled marriage between these two strong individuals." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Election (1999) |
"A full-fledged critique of the moral emptiness of the archetypal ugly American — those driven, self-righteous go-getters who hurt other people." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
The Electric Horseman (1979) |
"The Electric Horseman succeeds as an ode to individualism with a modern cowboy who makes a stand against a corporation and a New York reporter who loves her career above all else." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 4/5 |
Elegy (2008) |
"A well-acted screen adaptation of a short Philip Roth novel about the multiple splendors of beauty in a chilly world of intellect, sex, and selfishness." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 1/5 |
Elektra (2005) |
"Elektra is a mediocre action drama about a reluctant assassin who discovers her nurturing side." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 5/5 |
Eleni (1985) |
"An extraordinary movie about a heroic Greek woman with an outstanding performance by Kate Nelligan." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Elephant (2003) |
"Covers the events leading up to a shooting spree at a high school and in the small details we see pain, loneliness, anger, irresponsibility, cruelty, self-disgust, and violence everywhere." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 1/5 |
The Elephant King (2008) |
"A depressing and bleak drama about two brothers in Thailand." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
The Elephant Man (1980) |
"This very interesting and moving film challenges us to examine the complex nuances of benevolence and the potential of the human spirit to transcend genetic impairments." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
Eleven Men Out (2007) |
"Although a very serious subject, it is often approached with comedy. This one is more successful than a lot of television sitcoms have been in conveying the challenge and the rewards of the spiritual practice of openness." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Splat 1/5 |
Elite Squad (2008) |
"A depressing film that celebrates brute strength as the only means to stem the tide of violence and crime in Rio de Janeiro." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato |
Elizabeth (1998) |
"A well-done drama about power politics and the cult of personality." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
Tomato 3/5 |
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) |
"A sequel in which the Virgin Queen struggles to hold on to power in a time of great religious violence and personal challenges." |
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat |
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