Splat C- |
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) |
"The secret is now out, but I doubt if we saw the true story." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
K-Pax (2001) |
"Could never get over the tired script." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
K2 (1992) |
"Forget about climbing the mountain, I found it difficult enough just sitting through this film." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) |
"Has remained revered as a cult favorite." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato C+ |
Kaaterskill Falls (2002) |
"How good this film might be, depends if you believe that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge or not." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Kadosh (1999) |
"The emphasis of the film is on how the ultra-Orthodox Jews of that sect live by the letter of the Torah in everything they do." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Kafka (1992) |
"All the Kafka basics are there for the literary types to muse over and it has great entertainment value in its unpretentious playfulness." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Kalifornia (1993) |
"It's good-looking but unsubstantial." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C- |
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1997) |
"It all seemed inane." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
Kameradschaft (1931) |
"Pabst offers the hopeful message of international brotherhood that goes beyond borders and makes the tragedy into a parable on world peace." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Kanal (1956) |
"A picture of considerable worth." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
Kandahar (2001) |
"It's a film that is sometimes naive and at other times unsettling, but it has a rawness and power that sticks in
your throat." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Kansas City (1996) |
"Altman looks back at his hometown in an unsentimental, hard-nosed way." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Kansas City Confidential (1952) |
"An action-packed film noir directed by Phil Karlson." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato C+ |
Kate and Leopold (2001) |
"It's a lot like
those Cary Grant screwball comedies." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Katzelmacher (1969) |
"There's a blinding nasty truth about the young filmmaker's own generation that he richly exploits..." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (2001) |
"... takes you to where Tobias Schneebaum has been and in an engrossing manner lets you see why he went there." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C- |
Keep Your Right Up! (1987) |
"One of Godard's muddled failures." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
The Keeper (1996) |
"Lacks insight though it's full of psychological implications." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Keeper of the Flame (1942) |
"An ill-conceived political melodrama modeled after Citizen Kane." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Keeping Mum (2006) |
"Disappointing British black comedy." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Keeping the Faith (2000) |
"What the film did fairly well was show a tolerant attitude by both the retiring rabbi (Eli Wallach) and the veteran priest (Milos Forman)." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C- |
Kelly's Heroes (1970) |
"It was too crudely done to have much effect as satire." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
Kenneth Anger - The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1986) |
"So arty, so weird, so magical, so trippy and so gay." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
The Kentuckian (1955) |
"Burt Lancaster's only effort as solo director is this slow-moving, flat, so-so western." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
Kes (1969) |
"A splendid unsentimental realistic working-class family drama." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Key Largo (1948) |
"Exciting crime thriller set in the Florida Keys during a late summer hurricane." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat D |
Key to the City (1950) |
"The laughs are hard to come by." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
The Keyhole (1933) |
"The shipboard romantic moves Brent puts on Francis are easy to take and don't make you seasick." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
The Keys to the House (2004) |
"Tough and sensible film, whose heart is in the right place." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Khartoum (1966) |
"A painless and entertaining bout with history in the desert." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Kicked in the Head (1997) |
"Nothing seemed to really
work well, yet all the supporting characters seemed to be pleasant and trying their best to make things work." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
The Kid (1921) |
"Slapstick funny and sentimental, in equal doses." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Kid Blue (1973) |
"It was a keen satire of the last of the frontier days, but its hipness failed to rub off on me." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
The Kid Brother (1927) |
"A true triumph for the underdog." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C- |
The Kid From Spain (1932) |
"The film is short on plot and doesn't have enough musical numbers to recover from the pathetic comedy routines." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Kid Galahad (1937) |
"The popular film became a boxing classic for the 1930s." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
Kid Glove Killer (1942) |
"It's the kind of film only television now makes, but this one's a beaut and hard to beat." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C + |
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) |
"The documentary styled pic though entertaining was nevertheless irrelevant." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Kid, The/The Idle Class (1921) |
"Very funny comedy short." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Kids (1995) |
"Could easily pass for a kiddie porn film." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
Kids Return (1996) |
"A most
interesting and perceptive film." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Kikujiro (2000) |
"It doesn't seem like the type of film Kitano should be making..." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C- |
Kill a Dragon (1967) |
"Dull and far-fetched actioner set in Hong Kong." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) |
"One of the greatest action escapist films ever made by a nerd." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004) |
"A film for the lovers of good filmmaking techniques despite the lesser qualities of the
subject-matter." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Kill by Inches (2001) |
"A derivative film that is as weird as a Quay Brothers one, but as stale as a month old roast." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato C+ |
The Kill-Off (1990) |
"It's rare that a woman directs a noir film and especially one as hard-boiled as this one." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
The Killer Is Loose (1956) |
"A typical 1950s noir." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Killer Me (2001) |
"It's a remarkable portrait of a man breaking down and fighting for human dignity, and is filmed without any
gimmicks or unnecessary distractions." |
Dennis Schwartz |
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