Tomato 3/5 |
A Nos Amours (1983) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
A Nous La Liberte (1931) |
"a delightfully radical farce about freeing oneself from the controls of social and economic oppression" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
A Nous La Liberte (1931) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"the kind of film that ... haunts your thoughts after you leave the theater" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1972) |
"done in a comic spirit that makes what might have been repulsive into the merely creepy bordering on laugh-inducing." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1972) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
About a Boy (2002) |
"Credit should certainly go to relative newcomer Nicholas Hoult, who manages to strike all the right notes" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"what really keeps the film interesting and intriguing is the presence of Jack Nicholson" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Abyss (1989) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Abyss (1989) |
"a rare film--big-budget Hollywood entertainment on a grand scale that is able to seamlessly incorporate many levels of meaning into an entertaining experience." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Accused (1988) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Accused (1988) |
"has a slightly torrid made-for-TV feel to it ..., but is elevated by the superb performances and genuinely empathetic stance its takes" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
Ace in the Hole (1951) |
"one of the sharpest and smartest, not to mention cruelest, skewerings of journalism, American culture, and the base human desire to exploit tragedy ever committed to film" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"an ambitious mess of a movie that stretches a thin premise across a bold canvas, resulting in moments of near ecstasy mixed with a nagging lack of emotional involvement" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
Adaptation (2002) |
"an absurdist black comedy and brilliantly sustained meta-joke on the modern entertainment industry" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"has just enough oddball gags and adolescent humor to fill a two-minute trailer, but its heart and soul are deeply invested in the slightly shaky, awkward, geek-chic moroseness of indie-art dramedy" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) |
"a comedy, and a frequently outrageous one, at that; but, it is also a moving film that seeks to bridge differences even as it reaffirms their existence" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) |
"a generally a fun movie, especially for those who are familiar with the old cartoons" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Affliction (1997) |
"a powerful, bleak family drama about a son's tragic inability to not become his father" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973) |
"a film of great power and raw brutality" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Air Force One (1997) |
"calculated with statistical precision to function as both a patriotic call to arms and an emotional tear about a man's family in jeopardy" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Airplane 2: The Sequel! (1982) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Airplane 2: The Sequel! (1982) |
"it works largely on our fond memories of the first movie" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Airplane! (1980) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Airplane! (1980) |
"grabs you from the opening moments and doesn't let up for 90 minutes" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Alamo (2004) |
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James Kendrick |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Alex and Emma (2003) |
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James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Alexander (2004) |
"little more than a well-mounted, but hollow history lesson that is the very antithesis of what its means to be bold" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
Alexander Nevsky (1938) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
Alexander Nevsky (1938) |
"a complete work of art that also functioned as a rallying cry for a burgeoning socialist nation under constant threat from fascism in the form of Nazi Germany" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Ali (2001) |
"It is admirably made, but it is never deeply moving." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) |
"A simple and powerful film of great and quiet beauty." |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Alien Nation (1988) |
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James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Alien Nation (1988) |
"takes a fascinating sci-fi idea and squanders it on a routine police procedural that is less complex and engaging than a typical one-hour TV show" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Alien Resurrection (1997) |
"Jeunet creates some scenes of genuine suspense, and some of the action packs a real punch." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
Aliens (1986) |
"the ultimate science fiction war epic" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
All About Steve (2009) |
"If it didn't come from a major studio, I would think the film is a satire of romantic comedies, or at least some kind of avant-garde experiment in testing the limits of audience identification" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
All That Heaven Allows (1955) |
"Sirk handles all of this in both a delicate and a heavy-handed manner that are oddly complementary" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
All That Heaven Allows (1955) |
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James Kendrick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
All the Pretty Horses (2000) |
"a beautifully filmed modern Western that moves at a quick pace, but feels clunky and ill-formed" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"an extraordinary ode to the power of first love and its ability to redeem, even when it involves heartbreak that, in retrospect, was inevitable" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Allegro Non Troppo (1979) |
"Despite the crudity of some of the animation and the obviously lower budget, Allegro non troppo is an amazing piece of work." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Almost Famous (2000) |
"More than anything else, Almost Famous is about people who are constantly trying to fill the need to belong." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Along Came a Spider (2001) |
"certainly competent as a suspense thriller, but it never achieves any level beyond that" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Amarcord (1974) |
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James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
America's Sweethearts (2001) |
"a tepid update of the screwball comedy formula with vaguely satiric overtones" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
American Beauty (1999) |
"a visually extravagant, entrancingly dark comedy about how people fall apart and build walls of angst between each other" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Desi (2001) |
"even when the plot doesn't always satisfy, the movie's general demeanor and tone is humorously rewarding" |
James Kendrick |
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