Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
"On balance, I was far less involved with the movie than I was with its source, but appreciate the effort to decode the book much more than I'm inclined to deride it." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Daddy Nostalgia (1990) |
"Slow paced, dialogue-full, this elegy on aging and evaluating relationships as an end approaches has its moments." |
Jules Brenner |
Splat 2.5/5 |
The Damned United (2009) |
"A sports bad boy - well acted and photographed. I'll give it that." |
Jules Brenner |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Dan in Real Life (2007) |
"Okay for forgiving romance fans, and a maybe-see for the rest of us." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3/4 |
Dancer in the Dark (1999) |
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Jules Brenner |
Splat 2.5/5 |
The Dancer Upstairs (2003) |
"Bardem's character, police detective Agustin Rejas, is Malkovich's attempt to place high minded dedication, intelligence and sensitivity into a system sustained by corruption, greed and unfettered power." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) |
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Jules Brenner |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Darjeeling Limited (2007) |
"This is as good a ride as Anderson is likely to produce and most fans will think his variation on tongue-in-cheek comedy hilarious." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 5/5 |
Dark City (1998) |
"In the annals of noir Sci-Fi, by any measure, this is a Classic of cinematic invention." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"Batman lives to absorb blame in order to save the worthy, and soldier (or speedbike) on." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Dark Water (2005) |
"A fine, atmospheric example of psychic horror. The grey grimness of it
serves the creepy shenanigans of undeparted spirits." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Darwin's Nightmare (2006) |
"The irony of guns for fish isn't Darwin's nightmare, it's Tanzania's." |
Jules Brenner |
Splat 3/5 |
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) |
"Puts me in mind of a great truism: "Instant gratification isn't fast enough." For Emmerich, neither is nature." |
Jules Brenner |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Days and Clouds (2008) |
"What seemed at first a provocative study of a family tragedy becomes a two-hour immersion into minutiea until you start thinking that the exits are where the action is." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Days of Glory (2006) |
"An Oscar nomination doesn't tell you why a particular film is so honored, so let me suggest that this one has a lot to do with the performance level." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Days of Thunder (1990) |
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Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3/4 |
De-Lovely (2004) |
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Jules Brenner |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Dead Girl (2006) |
"The sheer originality of a murder mystery written in this way should merit it, and Moncrieff, a great deal of praise." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Dead Man's Shoes (2006) |
"As anger sumlimation, it's a useful piece of work--the filmmakers wallow in their need for the drug of revenge." |
Jules Brenner |
Splat 2/4 |
The Deal (2005) |
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Jules Brenner |
Splat 0/5 |
Deal (2008) |
"There is so little originality here and so much faking it that it hardly justifies critical analysis." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Dear Wendy (2005) |
"An exaggerated representation of where a fringe group's gun obsession takes them." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) |
"One can hardly watch what an unimaginable breakdown of Canadian law enforcement and protection of the young cost in loss and sorrow as the tale turns almost too painful to bear." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 5/5 |
Death in Venice (1971) |
No article available. |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Death of a Salesman (1985) |
No article available. |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Death Race (2008) |
"If you like testosterone with your octane, this is your adrenalin fix. If it's not the kind of rush you're into, don't blame writer-director Anderson who gives you what his title promises." |
Jules Brenner |
Splat 2/5 |
December Boys (2007) |
"The absence of a seasoned lead figure is a decisive flaw, with the same to be said about the writing. The religious inserts only make it blasphemous to the gods of cinema." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Deception (2008) |
"The all-too-obvious script weaknesses didn't spoil my fascination with the premise and where it took us. It also afforded me a whole new look at Williams." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Deep End (2001) |
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Jules Brenner |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Deer Hunter (1978) |
No article available. |
Jules Brenner |
Splat 3/5 |
Defiance (2008) |
"Zwick's sedate storytelling tone doesn't seem to be coming from the same source as his "Blood Diamond" or "The Last Samurai." Perhaps he thought he was making another "Schindler's List."" |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 5/5 |
Deja Vu (2006) |
"As this spine-tingler proves, it pays to be forward thinking." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Delirious (2007) |
"Off beat in the best sense of the term; surprisingly successful with a theme that could easily have gone down the gully hole of corn; "Delirious" delivers." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Demonlover (2003) |
"You might not like the succession of betrayals or the erotic diligence that is the backbone of the story, but there is command of the medium shown here." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Departed (2006) |
"If this was a canvas it would have to be painted from a palette of Irish, Italian and Asian fireworks." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 5/5 |
Dersu Uzala (1975) |
No article available. |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Descent (2006) |
"One of the most physically demanding and dramatically rewarding examples of the genre since Saw." |
Jules Brenner |
Splat 2/5 |
Descent (2007) |
"A hollow fabrication in the pursuit of someone's sick idea of redemption. I didn't pay to see it... but I want my wasted time back." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Desert Bayou (2007) |
"People rarely enter into audacious commitments with such unforeseeable consequences. For me, it casts Utah in a new and, surprisingly, positive light." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Desert Fox (1951) |
No article available. |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) |
"Streep rules! This doyenne of the designer dress turns fashion obsession into fun." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Devil's Miner (2006) |
"A role-model of a boy with the great skill to articulate his impressive determination and plan for self-improvement." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 5/5 |
Dexter - The Complete Second Season (2008) |
"A killer cast and writing team make Dexter's guilty pleasure of slicing up murderers who beat the system teasing, delicious stuff as he turns into "The Bay Harbor Butcher" and the object of a hot femme fatale ." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 5/5 |
Dial M for Murder (1954) |
No article available. |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 4/4 |
Diamond Men (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 5/5 |
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) |
No article available. |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) |
No article available. |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3/4 |
Die Another Day (2002) |
"It fulfills its essential mission to entertain for 2 hours and 12 stunt-filled minutes in its patented, formulaic, satisfying way." |
Jules Brenner |
Splat 1/5 |
DIG! (2004) |
"A messy home movie about the competition between two overindulged rock bands. Much angst. Little talent." |
Jules Brenner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Diggers (2007) |
"A character study with enough low key behavior and adaptation to modest circumstance to dig out a sense of reality, but no risk is taken that might elevate it to something adventurous and memorable." |
Jules Brenner |
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