Tomato B+ |
Y Tu Mama Tambien (2002) |
"It won me over with its genuine poignancy." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
The Yacoubian Building (2006) |
"It's a bold film for an Arabic country." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) |
"James Cagney played George M. Cohan with great vigor and won his only Oscar for that brilliant
performance." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
The Yards (2000) |
"A well-presented but grim drama that unravels about halfway through..." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
Year of the Dog (2007) |
"A surprisingly realistic but offbeat touching story that is both funny and sad." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Year of the Gun (1991) |
"The film's political authenticity comes into doubt because the characters are so superficial." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Year of the Quiet Sun (1984) |
""The Quiet Sun is a deeply human work with keen observations about the human condition and spirit."" |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
The Yearling (1946) |
"A heart-warming 19th-century family drama about surviving in the Florida wilderness." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A+ |
Yeelen (1987) |
"A visually spellbinding masterpiece." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Yellow Asphalt (2002) |
"A sobering, impartial look at the human condition." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Yellow Canary (1943) |
"A better-than-average wartime melodrama." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Yellow Sky (1948) |
"This superior western is marked by an outstanding performance by Gregory Peck." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
The Yellow Tomahawk (1956) |
"Has more bark than bite." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Yentl (1983) |
"Oy!" |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Yes (2005) |
"Has its moments of curious pronouncements about the world that have the ring of poetical truths." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
The Yes Men (2004) |
"Uproarious subversive documentary that targets the World Trade Organization." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Yes, Giorgio (1982) |
"The film's saving grace is having the late Pavarotti sing." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1964) |
"Another over hyped Sophia Loren film that fizzles more than it sizzles." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A+ |
Yi Yi (2000) |
"This one is a masterpiece, despite being as inexplicable as a great work of music sometimes is." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Yidl With a Fiddle (1936) |
"Cheerful Yiddish musical comedy." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
Yojimbo (1961) |
"Not much on plot or leaving one much to think about, but it sure was entertaining." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (2009) |
"An engaging, straightforward documentary on Gertrude Berg (1898-1966)." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
You and Me (1938) |
"Far better than initially thought." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
You Can Count on Me (2000) |
"This film offers a literate script and is sensitively directed, it's a brilliant debut as a director for playwright
Kenneth Lonergan." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
You Can't Take It With You (1938) |
"The usual sentimental corny uplifting melodrama from director Frank Capra." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
You Kill Me (2007) |
"Slays me over its colorful amusing characters even if its story underwhelms me." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
You Only Live Once (1937) |
"It always seems to be night and raining for its alienated main characters, who have only their love for each other to keep out the cold from the world." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
You Only Live Twice (1967) |
"It vainly tries to flash its escapist fun teeth with the usual implausible Bond plot." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
You Were Never Lovelier (1942) |
"A good Astaire romantic musical after life with Ginger, with a beautiful 24-year-old Rita Hayworth as Ginger's replacement." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C- |
You'll Find Out (1940) |
"Too much Kay Kyser ruins this haunted house comedy." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
You'll Get Over It (2002) |
"Couldn't be more honest or compassionate in depicting the handsome sensitive teenager's
coming out story." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
You'll Never Get Rich (1941) |
"A leaden musical/comedy, built around a series of misunderstandings." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
You're a Big Boy Now (1966) |
"An uneven effort that has both its funny and dull moments,
but has since remained popular as a cult favorite." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
Young Adam (2004) |
"I was much impressed with this superbly performed and tightly scripted noirish period drama." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
Young and Innocent (1937) |
"An unassuming chase thriller by the youngish though not quite so innocent Alfred Hitchcock." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Young at Heart (1954) |
"Glossy and slick musical remake of the 1938's Four Daughters." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Young Frankenstein (1974) |
"Most of the gags were juvenile." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) |
"This is one terrific musical." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Young Jesse James (1960) |
"Unimaginative rendering of the Jesse James legend as a young man." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
The Young Lions (1958) |
"All three stars shine and give this film a luster despite periodic breakdowns in the way the episodic
story was told." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
Young Mr. Lincoln (1940) |
"This just might be Fonda's most spellbinding performance." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A |
The Young One (1960) |
"A rarely seen provocative racially and Lolita-like themed drama." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
The Young Rajah (1922) |
"Valentino not asked to do much but grit his teeth and look determined." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
The Young Savages (1961) |
"It's a West Side Story without the romance and music." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B+ |
The Young Victoria (2009) |
"If the viewer favors such BBC type royalty genre films, they will more than likely bow down in appreciation to this appealing one." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato A- |
Young@Heart (2008) |
"A rare feelgood film that actually made me feel good." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C+ |
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) |
"I wouldn't recommend it as a date movie!" |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B |
Your Mommy Kills Animals (2007) |
"This film shines a clear light on the dark controversy surrounding our treatment of animals." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Splat C |
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) |
"The too cutesy story is almost saved by stars Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda, who are perfect as the
mature awkward seekers of a second love." |
Dennis Schwartz |
Tomato B- |
Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love (2009) |
"Inspirational concert film." |
Dennis Schwartz |