Tomato B- |
W the Movie (2009) |
"Not afraid to hit Bush hard in a crass way and rip him as an evil moron." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
W. (2008) |
"The film lets us know the American people made a huge mistake in electing W. as the 43rd president." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat D |
Wag the Dog (1997) |
"Hollywood meets Washington." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
Wagon Master (1950) |
"It's one of the most likable of all the Westerns directed by John Ford." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Waiting for Guffman (1997) |
"Raucous, outrageously funny, and filled with many zany scenes." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
Waiting for Happiness (2003) |
"Strikingly beautiful visual mood piece that resembles in many ways the refreshing intensity of an Ozu family drama." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Waiting for NESARA (2004) |
"Fly-on-the-wall documentary by Elisa and Zed Haradon." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Waitress (2007) |
"Tells about bad marriages and life disappointments." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Wake Island (1942) |
"Succeeds in its attempt to dramatize the war effort." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Wake of the Red Witch (1948) |
"Who said Wayne couldn't act?" |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A+ |
Waking Life (2001) |
"A non-stop idea fest told in the form of real conversations people have." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Waking Ned Devine (1998) |
"Now tell me, how many films have you seen lately that can get away with such a corny but happy ending and still
be critically well-thought of?" |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
Waking the Dead (2000) |
"I don't really know how great this film is, but it did catch my attention." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005) |
"Effective muckraking documentary." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Walk a Crooked Mile (1948) |
"It's a tolerable and unpretentious routine thriller." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Walk East on Beacon! (1952) |
"One of many Red Menace films made during the 1950s, but is not one of the better ones -- too heavy-handed and lacks suspense and emotion." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
A Walk in the Sun (1945) |
"Might be the best WWII film." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Walk Like a Dragon (1960) |
"Clavell created an intriguing story of Asian-Caucasian relations and framed it like an offbeat Western." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
A Walk On the Moon (1998) |
"The acting was convincing and the story had a nice feel to it." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Walk on the Wild Side (1962) |
"best known for that marvelous opening credit sequence created by Saul Bass." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Walk Proud (1979) |
"It's a rarely seen film since it met with protests by the Latino community who were fed up with Hollywood depicting their youth as gangbangers." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) |
"Love saves the day melodrama." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Walk the Line (2005) |
"The likable star is painted in too simple a way to ever approach knowing his self-invented
character." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Walk the Proud Land (1956) |
"There was little action, which is not a good sign for any Western." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Walker (1987) |
"Cox and writer Rudy Wurlitzer get the politics right, but don't know how to clearly tell their story without seeming like loonies." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
The Walker (2007) |
"All the emotional fuss dissipates in a small payoff when a big one was promised." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Walking and Talking (1996) |
"Other than being a pleasant and enjoyable film, it doesn't really have much to say about relationships." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
The Walking Dead (1941) |
"Creaky but entertaining supernatural thriller about bringing back the dead." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
A Walking Nightmare (1942) |
"Plays like a Charlie Chan reject." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Walking on Water (2002) |
"A genuinely moving and wisely unsentimental drama." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Wall Street Cowboy (1939) |
"This Roy Rogers film had an undeserved bad reputation." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) |
"Superb craftsmanship." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A+ |
Wanda (1971) |
"This intelligent and original film is a prime example of the great films truly indie directors can
make.
" |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Wanda Nevada (1979) |
"Worth seeing because it's the only time Peter Fonda teams with his famous father Henry." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Wanted (2008) |
"Should have the targeted fanboy crowd wetting their briefs over all the in-your-face violence." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Wanted for Murder (1946) |
"An appealing crime thriller." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
War Dance (2007) |
"The music offers the northern Ugandan children a chance to heal from their fear and pain--that part of the film cannot be questioned." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
War Hunt (1961) |
"It had the same gritty feel to it as Sam Fuller's The Steel Helmet." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
War of the Wildcats (1943) |
"Not much of a story, but John Wayne makes for a pleasant heroic figure." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
The War of the Worlds (1953) |
"The acting was wooden, the romance was blah, and the religious messages tacked on were pathetic." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
War of the Worlds (2005) |
"The beauty in this lesser in everything but the budget ($135 million) Spielberg film, is in the
spectacle." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
War Paint (1953) |
"Gorgeously filmed in Death Valley." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
The War Tapes (2006) |
"The apolitical film serves us well for its candor." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
The War Zone (1999) |
"A grim drama." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
War-Gods of the Deep (1965) |
"A bit of a disappointment." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
WarGames (1983) |
"One of the early films to warn about the dangers of hackers and the possibilities of computers controlling our lives." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
Warlock (1959) |
"Arguably the best film made by Edward Dmytryk." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) |
"Imamura's ability to tell a story is something to behold, even in this impossible one." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Warning Shadows (1922) |
"An influentual minor classic silent German expressionist film." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
The Warrior (2005) |
"It's little more than a spaghetti western (which here might be called a chapati western), that
elevates itself by not sticking entirely with its revenge intended theme." |
Dennis Schwartz |
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