Tomato 3/4 |
A Film With Me In It (2008) |
"The smarmily organic execution pivots upon unpredictable flourishes of postmodern reflexivity and quiet nods to the perplexing traditions of Irish storytelling." |
Joseph Jon Lanthier |
Tomato |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"A Scanner Darkly looks sweet but it's scarcely penetrating." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 3/4 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"Even though scene for scene it sticks very close to Philip K. Dick's counterculture classic, A Scanner Darkly feels much more like the earnest theorizing of Richard Linklater in Waking Life mode." |
Jeremiah Kipp |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
A Tout de Suite (2005) |
"A downward spiral of destitution...like a soul jogging in place in Purgatory." |
Eric Henderson |
Tomato |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"This is the meatiest a DVD edition can get sans director's commentary." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 3/4 |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"A film that is as haunting as it is painfully messy." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
A/K/A Tommy Chong (2005) |
"Its dramatic thinness doesn't dilute its simultaneously ridiculous and terrifying portrait of federal prosecution run amok." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato |
Abandon (2002) |
"Certainly not a keeper but the good news is that now you can quickly fast-forward to the best parts in the film: every scene with Melanie Lynskey as Creepy Library Girl." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato |
ABC Africa (2002) |
"An engrossing, if flawed, first step into the digital world from a cinema master." |
Keith Uhlich |
Tomato 3/4 |
ABC Africa (2002) |
"There is a sense here of an encroaching darkness humbly met, unburdened by one-note feelings such as fear or joy and simply experienced as a profound moment of enlightenment." |
Keith Uhlich |
Tomato 3/4 |
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story (2007) |
"Abduction pushes its poignant buttons while casting Megumi's kidnapping as a heinous crime, yet to its credit, it consistently does so with a deftly understated, devastating touch." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato 3/4 |
Aberdeen (2001) |
"A strangely lyrical tale of addiction and family distance." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato |
Aberdeen (2001) |
"A splendid package from First Run Features for a little-seen gem perhaps best savored on a rainy, introspective day." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
About a Boy (2002) |
"Kudos to Ms. Collette for bringing cheer to depression and suicide." |
Alexa Camp |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Absolute Wilson (2006) |
"For the Wilson newbie, this puff piece will suffice as an introduction." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 4/4 |
Ace in the Hole (1951) |
"Not unlike Fritz Lang’s equally misanthropic Scarlet Street, Ace in the Hole plays the squashing of one man’s human spirit for societal-weary gravitas." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato |
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008) |
"Takeshi Kitano in a contemplative, pretty-but-is-it-art mood." |
Fernando F. Croce |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Adam & Steve (2006) |
"Chester cleverly conflates the personal trauma of the titular couple's 18-year-old incontinence nightmare with the national horror of 9/11." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato |
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
"It’ll take you at least double the crummy film’s running time to get through the DVD’s genuinely cute Dukesberry interactive wonderland." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Adaptation (2002) |
"Watching Adaptation evolve into something profound, if not entirely complete, is certainly beautiful to behold." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato |
Adoration (2009) |
"Moody, gliding filmmaking and ripples of quizzical humor save it from being a lugubrious game of therapeutic musical chairs." |
Fernando F. Croce |
Tomato |
Adventureland (2009) |
"It's no Superbad, but Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart's sterling chemistry make Adventureland worthwhile." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"The heart of Mottola's autobiographical paean to young male mortification lies in the one-on-one scenes between his able leads, Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart." |
Bill Weber |
Tomato |
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) |
"See the Baron dance with Venus! See a man outrun a speeding bullet! See the beautiful, mad fiasco that is The Adventures of Baron Munchausen%u2014see it if you dare!" |
Jeremiah Kipp |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) |
"Making your way through the film is like eating an entire beautifully sculpted wedding cake." |
Jeremiah Kipp |
Tomato |
Advise and Consent (1962) |
"Advise and Consent's near-mathematical approach to political intrigue is a great argument in favor of big government." |
Eric Henderson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Advise and Consent (1962) |
"Preminger's visual savvy turns that most staid and insufferable of social terrariums, the floor of the U.S. Senate, into a vibrant, perpetually shifting Voronoi diagram." |
Eric Henderson |
Tomato |
Aeon Flux (2005) |
"It fluxes all right%u2014from bad to the total pits." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato |
An Affair to Remember (1957) |
"An Affair to Remember and a movie to treasure." |
Fernando F. Croce |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
An Affair to Remember (1957) |
"Often regarded (or dreaded) as the ultimate chick flick, due in no small amount to its fetish-object role in Sleepless in Seattle, An Affair to Remember deserves better than to be the receptor of Meg Ryan's crocodile tears." |
Fernando F. Croce |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Afghan Star (2009) |
"Afghan Star sets out with a delectably postmodern agenda." |
Joseph Jon Lanthier |
Tomato |
After Hours (1985) |
"The back of the box calls the film a “Chinese puzzle.” Are they sure they didn’t mean “Chinese Water Torture?”" |
Eric Henderson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
After Hours (1985) |
"Scorsese's showmanship ends up enhancing the film’s dreamlike, surrealist sense of encroaching hysteria." |
Eric Henderson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
After Innocence (2005) |
"After Innocence doesn't inspire much confidence in the American legal system." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato |
After Stonewall (1999) |
"Six years after it attempted to bring gay rights to an uplifting, if bittersweet denouement, the Bush years have now given After Stonewall its sense of urgency." |
Eric Henderson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
After Stonewall (1999) |
"“Lesbians! We’re everywhere! Lesbiana! Yo soy lesbiana!”
" |
Eric Henderson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
After the Apocalypse (2004) |
"Bleak, minimalist science fiction reminiscent of Chris Marker via Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
After the Life (2002) |
"Even if you refuse to play Belvaux’s Choose Your Own Adventure, do not ignore these performances." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato |
After the Sunset (2004) |
"Kudos to Brett Ratner for at least acknowledging that the film’s gay jokes are cheap—doesn’t make him any less of a ****, but still." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"The wunderkind Jensen's scripts are all schematic and prone to stock characters, but they are soap operas after all, and After the Wedding is beautifully performed by its eager cast." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Age of Stupid (2009) |
"Communicates something of the massive global impact of our careless, though officially encouraged, consumption, even if Armstrong's outsized ambitions threaten to dissipate some of the movie's force." |
Andrew Schenker |
Tomato |
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) |
"Anyone looking for a “woodwind buddy”? Look no further than Agent Cody Banks, who can’t play the clarinet but is only to happy to learn." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 3/4 |
Agnes Martin: With My Back to the World (2007) |
"A multi-layered demonstration of living in almost perfect harmony." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Agronomist (2004) |
"As if in answer to Haiti's continuing cycle of violence, [Jonathan] Demme proposes through [Jean] Dominique a new cycle of hope." |
Keith Uhlich |
Tomato 4/4 |
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973) |
"A saga of adventurers driven headlong into annihilation by their own hubris and desire for immortality." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) |
"The only reality here is that truth is slippery, and that’s something Broomfield understands more than most documentary filmmakers working today." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato 3/4 |
Airplane! (1980) |
"Sustains a single premise for its entire running time, and does so without lagging or going limp." |
Eric Henderson |
Tomato |
Airplane! (1980) |
"Once the film's fanatics find out that the "Don't Call Me Shirley" edition of Airplane! is mostly a gussied-up replay of the previous edition, the ****'ll really hit the fan." |
Eric Henderson |
Tomato |
Aladdin (1992) |
"If you’re addicted to crack, you don’t want to miss Robin William’s shrill performance in this 1992 Disney monstrosity. It’s a great deterrent." |
Ed Gonzalez |
Tomato |
The Alamo (2004) |
"“I remember…the Alamo,” says Pee-Wee in Tim Burton’s Big Adventure. Now Comes Hancock’s The Alamo to destroy the man-child’s memory." |
Ed Gonzalez |
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