Tomato 4/4 |
Adam (2009) |
"Adam is easily one of the best pictures of the year. ... As I left the theater, the world seemed like it had somehow become a better place." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adoration (2009) |
"Writer and director Atom Egoyan is a cinematic master at creating incredibly sad and affecting tone poems to life's morose moments." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alien Trespass (2009) |
"While it never rises to the level of Galaxy Quest, my gold standard for funny sci-fi films, Alien Trespass consistently delights and amuses." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Away We Go (2009) |
"You'll enjoy going along with Verona and Burt on their journey, and you'll leave with a smile on your face and a feeling that you're glad you got to know them." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Around the Bay (2008) |
"What a wonderful little film. It would be worth several more viewings, as you are rewarded by pondering its fascinating nuances." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
The Art of Travel (2008) |
"It's too bad that there isn't a documentary about the making of The Art of Travel since that would undoubtedly make for an interesting movie." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"Thoroughly entertaining and delightfully tuneful, this fun little film will have you singing to yourself for days afterwards." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"It's like an actor's workshop at a community college where the instructor keeps screaming "Emote! Emote!" to the students." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) |
"The movie manages to charm us, solely because of the inherent cuteness of its CGI stars, the famous singing chipmunks." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Angel-A (2007) |
"Not an especially surprising or eventful story, it is, nevertheless, a reasonably satisfying little tale of a character down on his luck who finds out that life can be tolerable after all." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Are We Done Yet? (2007) |
"The script could be generated with a few dozen lines of Java code." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Astronaut Farmer (2007) |
"A dreamy fairytale for all ages, it's a heart-warming film that's hard not to like. And why would you even want to try to resist a movie with this much natural born charm?" |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
August Rush (2007) |
"There is a lot of talent wasted in August Rush, a would-be weeper that comes across remarkably flat." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Accepted (2006) |
"It is never a bad movie, and it does have its moments, but it just never adds up to much. ... Wait and see it for free on cable." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"An uplifting film about a ghetto child who makes good, but the script is marred by several extremely contrived and needlessly schmaltzy moments. ... Spellbound is so much better." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
American Dreamz (2006) |
"So do you think the war on terror is one big joke? ... Even if you do, this is comedy that, for all its heavy-handed political satire, just isn't funny." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
American Hardcore (2006) |
"... starts promisingly but quickly settles into a repetitive pattern of talking heads repeating the same mantra, interspersed with brief clips of barely visible old film footage." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
The Ant Bully (2006) |
"You'll be wishing that you and your kids had something better to watch. Well, you do. It's called Monster House, and it's probably just one screen over." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 4/4 |
Apocalypto (2006) |
"It isn't merely fascinating, it is nothing less than one of the very best movies of the year, and it contains some of the best foot chases in cinematic history." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1/4 |
Aquamarine (2006) |
"Clearly intended for 11-12 year old girls, Aquamarine is actually DOA for all ages." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Art School Confidential (2006) |
"A strange concoction of weird stories and styles ... The elements of the plot clash continually, never meshing." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Awful Normal (2006) |
"Powerful, painful and ultimately redemptive." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1/4 |
Aeon Flux (2005) |
"Neither cheesy fun nor laughably bad, it is just lifelessly dull." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat .5/4 |
Alone in the Dark (2005) |
"so far off the scale bad that the only possible reaction is to laugh at it -- and I do mean at it and not with it." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1/4 |
The Amityville Horror (2005) |
"Unless this is your very first horror movie, you are much more likely to be bored to death than scared to death." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Arakimentari (2005) |
"Araki's pictures can be stunningly beautiful, sensuously arousing, frighteningly shocking or downright weird. Arakimentari is like that too." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Are We There Yet? (2005) |
"A silly comedy that provides plenty of laughs for those in the audience who are in the single digits or who can make like they are." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Aristocrats (2005) |
"vile and disgusting, ... my audience lapped it up. I didn't go along with the frivolity, but I did groan a lot." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Ask the Dust (2005) |
"Stay clear of movies [like this one] that are cast more for star power than for matches with the characters." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) |
"Keeps our adrenaline pumping -- and the laughs coming." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Asylum (2005) |
"A completely unbelievable melodrama and bodice ripper ... its fine cast just barely prevents it from being laughably ridiculous and completely unwatchable." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Accordion Tribe (2004) |
"A migraine-inducing movie for hard-core accordion music lovers only." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
After the Sunset (2004) |
"You've seen this movie many times before, but After the Sunset is kind of fun nonetheless." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) |
"The original was a kid-friendly film, but the sequel turns the youngsters into jokes." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
The Alamo (2004) |
"Cartoonishly awful! Remember the Alamo but forget this movie." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1/4 |
Alexander (2004) |
"3-hour borefest." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Alfie (2004) |
"This ode to the joy of chain smoking would make a great cigarette infomercial if tobacco companies were still allowed to show such things." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
"Who wins? Who cares in the slow and silly AvP?" |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"When the laughs are long gone, the characters will stay with you, especially Polly. She's a real one of a kind whom you'll be glad you met." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) |
"Even if it isn't worth the price of admission, it is at least a pretension-free flick." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"Pathetic." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004) |
"Just listen to the music and avoid eye contact with the miscast stars, and you'll have a great time.
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Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Armbryterskan Fran Ensamheten (2004) |
"If you are looking for a positive film about female athletes or one win with a likeable lead, this movie supplies both." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Around the Bend (2004) |
"Although I was kind of lukewarm on the picture before the ending, wanting to like more than I was able to, the surprise in the conclusion won me over." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Around the World in 80 Days (2004) |
"Silly and energetic ... it's pure fluff, but it's cute." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) |
"A riveting mix of Death of a Salesman and JFK ... it stars Sean Penn in another Oscar worthy performance." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Aviator (2004) |
"A marvelously entertaining picture that is easily the best of this year's host of high profile biopics." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Against the Ropes (2003) |
"It stars a horribly miscast Meg Ryan in another of her awkward attempts to broaden her acting horizons." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Agent Cody Banks (2003) |
"What makes this Bond spoof great fun for grade-school kids and older, as well as adults, is the casting." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alex and Emma (2003) |
"Wilson does his best work ever, and Hudson is her usual charming self." |
Steve Rhodes |
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