Splat 2.5/4 |
American Gangster (2007) |
"an intriguing crime saga that is long on atmosphere and short on momentum" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Gigolo (1980) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Gigolo (1980) |
"While certainly not Schrader's best film as either a writer or director, it is still an interesting signpost of the early 1980s" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/5 |
An American Haunting (2006) |
"Although [director Solomon] has some great ideas, they are limited, and we are therefore treated to repeats of the same basic scenario over and over again until the effect becomes tedious." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
American History X (1998) |
"does a searing job of portraying the neo-Nazi community and what makes them tick." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/5 |
American Madness (1932) |
"the first of his films that can be rightly described as “Capraesque” in the sense that it lionizes the power of the individual and the necessity of faith and trust" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 1.5/4 |
American Outlaws (2001) |
"it's all so neat and clean and noble that it doesn't even earn its dubious PG-13 rating" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Pie (1999) |
"writer Adam Herz and director Paul Weitz push every conceivable boundary of taste and humor while also delivering a movie with a surprising amount of heart." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Pie (1999) |
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James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
American Pie 2 (2001) |
"The crass jokes are a little bit too crassly done ... and the balance between the girls and the boys is tilted too far in the male direction." |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
American Pop (1981) |
"every time it starts engaging the viewer, it quickly shifts gears and heads into a new decade" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
American Psycho (2000) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
American Psycho (2000) |
"a potentially sensationalistic film that has become--for lack of a better word--boring." |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
American Wedding (2003) |
"doesn’t always work on its own, but it has a well-worn, comfortable feel that’s hard to dismiss" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
An American Werewolf in London (1981) |
"few movies had mixed comedy and horror with such utter aplomb" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
An American Werewolf in London (1981) |
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James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Amistad (1997) |
"Spielberg's considerable talent is not quite enough to unearth it" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Amityville Horror (1979) |
"really more about the deep-seated, primal fear of family members inflicting violence on each other than it is about ghosts and demonic spirits." |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Amityville Horror (1979) |
Click here to see the review. |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Amityville Horror (2005) |
"there is so much effort to explain everything, to supply reasons for things that don't need them and therefore cannot sustain them, that the film folds in on itself" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Analyze That (2002) |
"Virtually every joke in this unnecessary sequel is either forced, old, or just unfunny to begin with." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Analyze This (1998) |
"There are a few scenes that feel like something right out of a Scorsese film, which underlies the thin line between the drama and the comedy of the gangster lifestyle." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"balances its social satire with some outlandish visual gags and moments of surreal hilarity" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
And God Created Woman (1987) |
"the role Brigette Bardot was born to play, and it is the role for which she will most likely be remembered" |
James Kendrick |
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And God Created Woman (1987) |
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James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004) |
"no amount of stylistic playfulness could stop the film from bogging down into tedium by the last reel, as the romantic pathos begins to wear thin" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Angel Eyes (2001) |
"the film is like a tease, always suggesting something much deeper, more profound, or at least surprising that what it ultimately reveals" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Angela's Ashes (1999) |
"a long, exhausting, almost completely humorless chronicle of misery, shame, and hardship" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Angels & Demons (2009) |
"one wonders how much more engrossing its nick-of-time shenanigans would have been had we cared for the central character ... or even found him remotely interesting" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Anger Management (2003) |
"When it’s funny, it’s only because the concept itself has a kind of built-in amusement factor that, even when the machine nearly stalls out, continues to drive the movie forward." |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Anguish (1987) |
"a clever, if not wholly successful, slasher film that toys with the uncomfortable links between blood on the screen and blood in the audience" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Anguish (1987) |
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James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Anna and the King (1999) |
"visually beautiful, richly detailed, terribly long, and oddly unaffecting" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Antwone Fisher (2002) |
"a noble, but largely undistinguished work, one that may very well make a lot of people feel warm and fuzzy inside, but is also quickly forgettable" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Antz (1998) |
"This is an undeniably unique motion picture." |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Any Given Sunday (1999) |
"It's almost all surface and clichés." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Apocalypse Now (1979) |
"Few films can rival the grandiosity of its scale and thematic ambitions" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Apocalypse Now (1979) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Apocalypto (2006) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Apostle (1997) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/5 |
Appaloosa (2008) |
"The film is more trenchant character study than thrilling showdown, and it confounds as many generic expectations as it fulfills." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 7/10 |
Apt Pupil (1998) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Arlington Road (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Armageddon (1998) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
Army of Shadows (1969) |
"a film that tests your nerves and will, which is why it is such a fitting portrait of men and women risking their lives for a pursuit they may never live to see successful" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Art of Amália (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
The Art of War (2000) |
"The title alone is a tip-off that the filmmakers feel they are making something much more grand that what actually appears on-screen." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
As Good as It Gets (1997) |
"Brooks is fortunate to have Nicholson in the lead, because it is by his natural charm and smirking wit that his character gets away with everything he does." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
Ashes and Diamonds (1958) |
"a fitting a capstone that solidified Wajda's place in international cinema" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Ashes of Time (1994) |
"The film's imagery is its most striking asset, creating an impressionistic sense of both vastness and intimacy that frequently overwhelms the characters and their problems." |
James Kendrick |
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