Splat 2/4 |
Macbeth (1971) |
"The major problem with the film is that the acting is lifeless." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Machinist (2004) |
"Bale provides us with images that we won't soon forget. The script, however, is never nearly as good as the film's indelible images.
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Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Mad City (1997) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) |
"Entertaining and precious ... it's certain to cast a spell on you." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 0.5/4 |
Mad Love (1995) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Mad Love (2001) |
"I'm still not quite sure how to take this historical drama with a sexual twist, but I liked it. Obscure history can be pretty fascinating." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Madagascar (2005) |
"Sometimes cute but never funny." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1/4 |
Madame Butterfly (1995) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Made (2001) |
"Although their mindless banter is cute at first, listening to them becomes as tiresome as being stuck at a cocktail party between battling spouses." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1/4 |
Made of Honor (2008) |
"Pretty awful and awfully predictable ... it's a sappy and stupid romance about characters who feel about as real as plastic action figures." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Madeline (1998) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Madness of King George (1995) |
"Extremely tedious and pedantic." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Madrid (2002) |
"Kathrin Angerer's amazing performance is reminiscent of Bill Murray's work in Lost in Translation." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Maelström (2002) |
"'Sophisticated' viewers who refuse to admit that they don't like it will likely call it 'challenging' to their fellow sophisticates." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Mafia! (1998) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Mafia! (1998) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Magdalene Sisters (2003) |
"harrowing and mesmerizing" |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 0/4 |
Magic in the Water (1995) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam (2003) |
"An energetic and mesmerizing documentary that's equal measures mystery and biography." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Magnolia (1999) |
"The best of the segments are absolutely mesmerizing." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Magnum Force (1973) |
"With bravado and resourcefulness to spare, Harry would make a great trainer for today's new crew of sky marshals." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Maid in Manhattan (2002) |
"A warmly romantic comedy and a wonderful Christmas gift for viewers from The Joy Luck Club's Wayne Wang" |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.4/4 |
The Majestic (2001) |
"Carrey has only two expressions, mildly happy and mildly sad." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Making Arrangements (2003) |
"The enthusiastic ensemble cast works so well together that you'll swear they've been doing it for years. They are so perky and cute that they're a hard act not to adore." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Maléna (2000) |
"The movie is filmed with an honest sensuality, and it never overplays its hand when it comes to the erotic parts." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) |
"Making its 80-minute running length feel long, the movie's sometimes cute schtick quickly wears thin." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Man (2005) |
"Gosh, aren't fart jokes funny?" |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
A Man Apart (2003) |
"The action sequences are long, confusing blurs usually shot in shades of black and blacker, so that the images are frequently indecipherable, leaving you guessing as to who is firing at whom and why." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Man from Elysian Fields (2002) |
"Both Garcia and Jagger turn in perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters, who are alternately touching and funny." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Man in the Glass Booth (1975) |
"Only when the ending credits are rolling will you be able to fully appreciate and understand the wonderful drama that you've just witnessed." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) |
"Unless you have a thing for DiCaprio, you're better off renting any of the other adaptations." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
A Man of No Importance (1994) |
"Although it is bittersweet, it is a feel good movie. I left the theater singing the happy song from the credits and feeling elated." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Man on Fire (2004) |
"Movie is needlessly riddled with self-inflicted wounds." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Man on the Moon (1999) |
"Even at its most unpleasant, the movie features Carrey's talent, which never ceases to dazzle and amaze." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Man on the Train (2003) |
"When you exit the theater, you'll leave with a bittersweet and very satisfied smile." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Man Who Copied (2005) |
"It's a real gem of a tale, beautifully told, and it would make a great candidate for Best Foreign Language Film at next year's Academy Awards." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
The Man Who Cried (2001) |
"Writer and director Sally Potter (The Tango Lesson), who has a propensity for crafting sumptuous music and visuals while having difficulty coming up with a compelling narrative, has her usual troubles in The Man Who Cried." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Man Who Loved Haugesund (2004) |
"Fascinating film documentary about Moritz Rabinowitz, who was the highest profile Jew in Norway when the Nazis invaded the country in 1940." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) |
"Thornton's minimalist performance is perhaps the best piece of acting that he's ever done. Every time he appears on the screen, it is as if time freezes." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Man Who Wipes Mirrors (2003) |
"What a wonderfully sweet little film!" |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) |
"The result is an entertaining film but not a very substantial one." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
The Man Without a Past (2003) |
"Leaves us to admire the technique and the music without giving us much more to care about." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) |
"A gripping and intelligent thriller that has both an immediacy and a timelessness." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation (1996) |
"It is a shame that the Academy ignores so many brilliant documentaries (Hoop Dreams) while nominating high-minded, but bland ones like Mandella." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1/4 |
Manic (2003) |
"Moviegoers of the world unite! Stand up and tell those indie filmmakers who continue to abuse us with ShakiCam shots, blurring pans and out-of-focus films that we'll seek them out and throw up all over them." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Mansfield Park (1999) |
"The beauty of this lavish and gorgeous production isn't in the costumes or the buildings, it is in the acting and the script." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Manual for Love Stories (2004) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
A Map of the World (1999) |
"Sigourney Weaver gives an Oscar-caliber performance." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
March of the Penguins (2005) |
"A real charmer even if it's no Winged Migration." |
Steve Rhodes |