Tomato B |
J'Accuse! (1919) |
"Technically innovative anti-war World War I melodrama." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
J.W. Coop (1972) |
"Robertson's effortless natural performance is the film's best asset." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Jack McCall Desperado (1953) |
"This routine revisionist B-film Western is set during the Civil War." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Jack the Giant Killer (1962) |
"In spite of its obvious flaws (inferior animations), Jack the Giant Killer is movie magic that's rife with rich fantasy and winsome playfulness." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Jackie Brown (1997) |
"An unconventional crime caper adapted from an Elmore Leonard story about double-crosses and gun smuggling." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) |
"One of the most sincere sports biopics." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Jackpot (2001) |
"The Polish brothers are onto something about their
view of small-towns in the western part of America..." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Jacquot (1991) |
"It is a film about a boy who knew
what he loved to do in life and was fortunate to make a living doing it." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Jagged Edge (1985) |
"An exciting "whodunit" that fits in with the sensational crimes reported in the tabloids." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Jail Bait (1954) |
"This is Wood's attempt to be taken seriously, and he makes this the best film he has ever made." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Jailhouse Rock (1957) |
"Elvis rocks." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Jam (2006) |
"My problem was that I don't care a lick about the roller derby, and this film still never made me care a lick about it." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Jamaica Inn (1939) |
"A hammy eye-rolling and eye-catching weird performance by Laughton, waddling madly around in Wellingtons and a high hat." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Jan Svankmajer's Faust (1994) |
"This unique film can be appreciated for how beautiful it all is." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
Janis - The Way She Was (1974) |
"It offers an honest upclose personal look at the popular blues singer." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Japanese Girls at the Harbor (1933) |
"This lushly shot film in black and white and on location, shows a director whose powers are beginning to take hold." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Japanese Story (2004) |
"I found the story as barren as the landscape." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
Japon (2003) |
"An obscure and haunting and unpredictable parable." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Jarhead (2005) |
"Too heavy-handed, muddled, and simplistic to completely succeed as either drama or in its
anti-war message." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Jason and the Argonauts (1963) |
"It mostly comes alive through the imaginative special effects by Ray Harryhausen, the maven of stop-motion animation." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Jaws (1975) |
"Achieves a number of cheap thrills at the expense of the mechanical shark." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
The Jazz Singer (1927) |
"The Broadway melodrama is schmaltzy, but the music thank God is heavenly." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Je, Tu, Il, Elle (1985) |
"... plays well as a sexual odyssey." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) |
"Neglected but critically acclaimed arthouse classic of both feminist and experimental filmmaking." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Jellyfish (2008) |
"Explores modern-day loneliness and alienation in Tel Aviv." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Jennifer's Body (2009) |
"Your better smelling garbage teen horror pic." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
Jeremiah Johnson (1972) |
"Beautifully photographed in the remote mountains of Utah." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Jerichow (2009) |
"A well-crafted and well-acted reworking of the classic noir film The Postman Always Rings Twice." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Jerome (1998) |
"Holds our attention because the protagonist is a good guy." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Jerry Maguire (1996) |
"Tom Cruise is in top form playing Jerry Maguire, a slick sports agent with a heart." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C- |
Jersey Girl (2004) |
"A more unbearable film than Gigli." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Jesse James (1939) |
"Sluggishly directed by Henry King." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C- |
Jesse James at Bay (1941) |
"You're asked to believe that the bland Roy Rogers is the volatile Jesse James." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C- |
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1965) |
"For those who pine for bad illogical camp films, this one is more than inviting." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Jesse James Under the Black Flag (1921) |
"Becomes interesting only because it has an overweight middle-aged Jesse James Jr. playing his infamous bandit father." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
The Jester (1937) |
"A lively, for the most part, Yiddish melodrama that evokes the gay holiday mood of Purim." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Jesus in India (2008) |
"Spiritual documentary that plays out as a mystery story about the unknown life of Jesus." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Jesus' Son (1999) |
"This might be the best junkie film ever made." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Jet Pilot (1957) |
"A major disappointment." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
The Jew (1996) |
"A very grim tale, indeed." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Jewel Robbery (1932) |
"A poor imitation of Lubitsch's classic romance/comedy Trouble in Paradise." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Jezebel (1938) |
"It would have tasted more like lemonade than a mint julep without Bette Davis' fiery
performance." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
Jigoku (1960) |
"[Director Nobou] Nakagawa dazzles with his stunningly erotic-grotesque visualization of his interpretation of the lower depths." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C- |
The Jigsaw Man (1983) |
"This spy film had no reason to take itself so seriously, the story was just so many green bananas." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937) |
"The confusing and involved story is just not very good and, furthermore, makes little sense." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C- |
Jinxed (1982) |
"Unfunny black comedy." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Jive Junction (1943) |
"It's only distinction being it's the best film ever with Jive in its title, beating out the 1976 Jive Turkey by a country mile." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
Joan the Maid - The Battles/The Prisons (1994) |
"An original political response to Joan's plight." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
Joe Gould's Secret (2000) |
"All the film's energy goes into Ian Holm's stellar performance." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Joe Kidd (1972) |
"Entertaining but senseless." |
Dennis Schwartz |
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