Tomato |
M*A*S*H (1970) |
"M*A*S*H is no Nashville. Hell, it may not even be O.C. & Stiggs. But for better or worse, it stands testament to the fact that at least one segment of the counterculture had no place for women." |
Eric Henderson |
Splat 2/4 |
M*A*S*H (1970) |
"A good dint lower than its reputation, more so if you look at it not as one of the seminal 1970s films but instead as the first chapter from the finest filmmaking career spent examining the American mystique." |
Eric Henderson |
Tomato |
Ma Mere (2005) |
"Strictly for people who see French films solely for the promise of seeing Louis Garrel's penis." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 3/4 |
Ma Mere (2005) |
"Huppert doesn't turn this object d'cypher role into exactly the sort of gay-son-as-Oedipus tribute that Dan Harris flubbed with last year's Imaginary Heroes." |
Eric Henderson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Macbeth (2007) |
"Geoffrey Wright's Macbeth imagines the Bard's tale of power, greed, and madness as an ultra-violent gangster opus populated by pretty faces who'd be right at home on The CW." |
Nick Schager |
Splat 2/4 |
The Machinist (2004) |
"Reduces tragedy to a mere punch line, and as such its lead character exists less for himself and more for the gratification of the Memento fan club." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato |
The Machinist (2004) |
"Pity Bale had to lose so much weight for so little." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Machuca (2005) |
"Like John Boorman's Hope and Glory, Machuca conflates a boy's coming-of-age with a country's social upheavals." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Splat 2/4 |
Mad Cowgirl (2006) |
"This gonzo mashup of romantic comedy, political paranoia, and B-movie adulation is more confounding than thrilling." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Mad Detective (2008) |
"To and Ka-fai's widescreen lensing is both elegant and sharp, its distorted angles and flaring white lights generating a sense of unease that complements Bun's instability and Chi-Wai's fractured self." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato 3/4 |
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) |
"The filmmakers evoke children empowering themselves by coming together." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato |
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) |
"It can't be said enough: less exploitative and infinitely more fun than Spellbound." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Splat .5/4 |
Mad Money (2008) |
"Mad Money opens with the sight of an enormous pile of hundred dollar bills, and that's roughly what it would take to make me once again sit through this dim-witted caper." |
Nick Schager |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Madagascar (2005) |
"Modestly improving upon the wretched DreamWorks animation template, Madagascar still fails to approximate Pixar's trademark mix of hilarity and poignancy." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) |
"Directors Darnell and McGrath's follow-up would undoubtedly have benefited from more innovation or daring, but its vibrant animation and innocuously rollicking comedy remains endearing" |
Nick Schager |
Tomato |
Made in U.S.A. (1966) |
"The DVD release of this bold, long-unavailable tour de force should be an event to Godard-heads everywhere." |
Fernando F. Croce |
Tomato 4/4 |
Made in U.S.A. (1966) |
"Godard's films are records (documentaries, even) of personal interests, ecstasies, and agonies at a particular time in the artist's life." |
Fernando F. Croce |
Splat 2/4 |
Made of Honor (2008) |
"How do I loathe the soul-crushingly predictable Made of Honor? Let me count the ways." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Madea's Family Reunion (2006) |
""Trapped in the closet" fittingly describes Tyler Perry's lurid melodrama, in which characters repeatedly stumble onto others' dark secrets during living room chats." |
Paul Schrodt |
Tomato |
Mae West: The Glamour Collection (1932) |
" Five fine Mae West films thrown together in a shoddy white plastic package." |
Dan Callahan |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Maelström (2002) |
"Without non-stop techno or the existential overtones of a Kieslowski morality tale, Maelström is just another Winter Sleepers." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato |
Mafioso (1962) |
"An alternately grim and amusing parable, but give me Cassavettes instead." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Splat 2/4 |
Mafioso (1962) |
"Mafioso is many things, but a good movie ain't one of 'em." |
Keith Uhlich |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Magdalene Sisters (2003) |
"That Magdalene Sisters arrives stateside with the full censure of the Vatican more or less confirms Mullan's job-well-done." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Splat 2/4 |
The Magic Gloves (2006) |
"The film's amusing running gags notwithstanding, Rejtman makes the mistake of adopting the depressed, disinterested feelings of his characters, confusing apathy for poetry." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato |
Magnificent Obsession (1954) |
"Bringing yourself to cherish Sirk not just for his egghead credibility, but also his willful bad taste might be counterintuitive, but it'll be a magnificent obsession." |
Eric Henderson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Magnificent Obsession (1954) |
"What people don't quite give Sirk credit for nowadays in their rush to justify his intellectual credentials is the fact that if he didn't necessarily believe in the cheesecake he served up." |
Eric Henderson |
Splat 2/4 |
Mahogany (1975) |
"Even a charming last-minute happy ending can't quite redeem all the mess and unidentified dread." |
Dan Callahan |
Splat |
Mahogany (1975) |
"Kicky but muddled, it's still a valuable reminder of Ross and Williams in their too-brief moment in the sun. Why doesn't someone re-team them now?" |
Dan Callahan |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Maid (2009) |
"Saavedra's performance has an unwavering intensity that serves the film well." |
Nick Schager |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Maid in Manhattan (2002) |
"By film's end, Marisa swallows her shame and accepts her second-class citizenship with pride while Marshall and America learn to love their exotic asset." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Splat 2/4 |
Mail Order Wife (2005) |
"Analogous to an overly long episode of Punk’d in which the moviegoing audience is the punkee." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Majestic (2001) |
"The Majestic finds a presumptuous Darabont openly vying for Capra cred and, well, succeeding." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 3/4 |
Major League (1989) |
"Consider Ward's comic framework and Major League is a top-tier baseball film." |
Arthur Ryel-Lindsey |
Tomato |
Major League (1989) |
"With baseball season underway, it's perfect timing to bring back this quotable classic. Remember The Ueck: "Just a bit outside!"" |
Arthur Ryel-Lindsey |
Tomato 4/4 |
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) |
"Age and wisdom exit the stage, leaving youthful oblivion." |
Keith Uhlich |
Tomato 4/4 |
Mala Noche (1985) |
"Gritty, dirty, lyrical, altogether sensual." |
Rob Humanick |
Tomato |
Mala Noche (1985) |
"Before hitching up with Jack and Ennis, be sure to check out the true roots of queer cinema via this fabulous package courtesy of Criterion." |
Rob Humanick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Malcolm X (1992) |
"Finds Lee’s tendencies towards gadflyish social outrage folded into the fabric of the typically reactionary biopic genre." |
Eric Henderson |
Tomato |
Malcolm X (1992) |
"Lee turns the life story of Malcolm X into that rare biopic that all but explicitly acknowledges its director’s sense of identification with its subject." |
Eric Henderson |
Splat 1/4 |
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) |
"The film is cast in the SNL film mold -- taking an uninspired one-note joke and tirelessly running it into the ground for an hour and a half." |
Nick Schager |
Splat |
Mambo Italiano (2003) |
"An excellent video transfer, but with no supplemental materials specific to Émile Gaudreault’s glorified sitcom, you may want to rent rather than buy." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Splat 2/4 |
Mambo Italiano (2003) |
"Émile Gaudreault’s comedy Mambo Italiano could have just as easily been called My Big Fat Gay Italian Wedding." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Splat 1/4 |
Mamma Mia! (2008) |
"This film version of Mamma Mia! is such a full-scale disaster in every way that it's hard to know what has held theatergoers' attention for so long." |
Dan Callahan |
Tomato |
Mamma Mia! (2008) |
"This special edition DVD of Mamma Mia! will be the perfect holiday gift for your ABBA-lovin' roommate%u2026and a reason for you to invest in earplugs. Ehhhhhhhhhhhh!" |
Sal Cinquemani |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Mammoth (2009) |
"A transitional, almost deliberately pensive movie from a director who typically charts a ruthlessly direct course." |
Joseph Jon Lanthier |
Splat .5/4 |
The Man (2005) |
"Like the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Showtime and Taxi seemingly haunt every shot of Les Mayfield's shrill white cop/black cop buddy movie." |
Paul Schrodt |
Splat 1.5/4 |
A Man Apart (2003) |
"Diesel pauses frequently to contemplate the carnage as if he were lost in an urban version of A Thin Red Line." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Splat |
A Man Apart (2003) |
"No surprises here: a bare-bones DVD treatment for yet another shallow entry in Vin Diesel’s mostly intolerable acting resume." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Splat |
A Man Escaped (1956) |
"Not exactly a definitive DVD package, but a must-own nonetheless." |
Ed Gonzalez |
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