Splat C- |
The Affair of the Necklace (2001) |
"I felt as if I was at an Yves St. Laurent fashion show and the actors were modeling the latest in 18th-century fashions." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
An Affair to Remember (1957) |
"Not much to remember." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Affliction (1997) |
"Living in a small New England town myself, I can attest to how uncannily realistic the town
and the people in it appeared to be." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Afghan Star (2009) |
"It's an upbeat film, though hardly a convincing one, that shows there's more to the popular TV show than entertainment." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Afghan Stories (2002) |
"I learned more about modern Afghanistan in Afghan Stories than I did following the heavy media coverage during
the war." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Afraid to Die (1960) |
"... bold, weird and unpredictable." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
The African Queen (1951) |
"A much ballyhooed film that has been overrated as a classic." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
After Hours (1985) |
"Scorsese's directing is at its best." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
After the Rehearsal (1984) |
"The director's mea culpa for choosing his art over his family life." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
After the Storm - The American Exile of Bela Bartok (1991) |
"Affecting no-nonsense documentary that paints an honest portrait of Hungarian composer Bela Bartok's (1881-1945) last five years." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
After the Thin Man (1936) |
"A good enough sequel to The Thin Man." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Age of Consent (1969) |
"A bitter comedy that has something meaningful to say about the creative nature of the artist." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Agony: The Life and Death on Rasputin (1975) |
"Hysterical and overly melodramatic biopic on the madman charlatan monk Rasputin." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
The Agronomist (2004) |
"John Demme is the right filmmaker for assembling the truth about the subject-matter of Haitian
freedom." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A+ |
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973) |
"Takes us into a visually stunning and surreal Heart of Darkness adventure." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Air Force (1943) |
"For a propaganda film, this one is superior." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Air Raid Wardens (1943) |
"Subpar Laurel and Hardy comedy, as it lacks freshness and the material is too thin for a feature." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Airport (1970) |
"If it weren't for a mad bomber story line, it would be the perfect empty movie for airlines to show
on long flights." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951) |
"A busy B-Western that turns increasingly more ridiculous by the minute." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
The Alamo (1960) |
"Patriotic but inaccurate epic Western." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
The Alamo (2004) |
"Forget The Alamo, that is this tedious movie and not the historical event!" |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
Alamo Bay (1985) |
"A strong topical dramatic film that presents the complexities of everyday life for stressed-out fishermen." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Albuquerque (1948) |
"This big-budget Western fails to hit paydirt, but benefits from Randolph Scott in the lead role." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Alchemy (1995) |
"Fascinating and original." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
Aldous Huxley: The Gravity of Light (1997) |
"It's iconoclastic, trippy and provocative." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A+ |
Alexandra (2008) |
"An unusual masterpiece atmospheric anti-war film that is an example of cinema as pure feeling." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Alexandria Again and Forever (1990) |
"It is a zesty film adopting
many different themes and styles, from Gene Kelly dance numbers to Fellini fantasy
scenes." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Alfred The Great |
"All I can say, if this is the true story of Alfred the Great, I'll be a monkey's uncle." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Algiers (1938) |
"never gets over its artificiality, emptiness or lack of suspense." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) |
"A chilling tale about bias." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Alias Betty (2002) |
"A captivating story." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Alias Jesse James (1959) |
"A typical bumbling cowardly but heroic Bob Hope comedy, that's strictly for his fans who enjoy his pratfalls and the motor mouth's lame one-liners." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Alibi (1929) |
"The story pales when viewed in modern times and the acting that was thought so wonderful at the time, is simply atrocious by modern standards." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Alice Adams (1935) |
"There's much humor that comes out of the believable characters portrayed and the pain they
suffer from their plight." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Alice et Martin (1998) |
"The actors were all sweating their lines, which makes it seem as if they had to dig deep every time they said something." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
Alice in the Cities |
"It takes a long time for Wenders to get where he wants to go but it's worth the wait... ." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Alice Neel (2007) |
"Directed with great feeling and in a nonjudgmental way." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Alien (1979) |
"It's a chilling, slow-paced, space horror movie using the same formula as the B-films of the 1950s." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat D |
Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
"Unwatchable!" |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Alila (2004) |
"Suggesting that the strain of the Arab conflict has gotten to the Israelis and that peace might only
be a pipe dream." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Alimony (1949) |
"An unappealing minor Poverty Row film noir about using the alimony laws in a fraudulent way to
fleece rich husbands." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
All About Eve (1950) |
"Still retains its stagy power to provoke theater lovers by its elaborate wit and campy bad taste." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2002) |
"The gutsy film didn't help itself by making it so difficult to follow the story and by being so morose." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
All About My Mother (1999) |
"One must give Almodóvar credit for getting his voice heard in the mainstream while
keeping his artististic integrity intact." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
All About Steve (2009) |
". . . really all about Sandra Bullock." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat D |
All About the Benjamins (2002) |
"This one is a waste of your Washingtons." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
All Fall Down (1962) |
"Never adds up to much." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
All I Desire (1953) |
"All the flaws cannot be attributed to Sirk, who does fine work slicing up small-town America's bourgeois life." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
All My Good Countrymen (1968) |
"A propaganda film with a heart." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
All My Sons (1948) |
"There are enough social conscience talking points to fill the airwaves of talk radio for a season of broadcasts." |
Dennis Schwartz |
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