Tomato 4/5 |
Cabaret (1972) |
"Filled with brilliant scenes." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Cabin Fever (2003) |
"Despite what you may have heard, this is not the rebirth of the horror film." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) |
"You have never seen anything like it." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 1.5/5 |
Call It Murder (1934) |
"It wasn't really terrible, but I have no idea what kind of point it was trying to make." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
Canadian Bacon (1994) |
"Funny often enough to make it worth watching." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4/5 |
Cape Fear (1962) |
"Its politics are abhorrent to me, but my god, it's such a slick, well-crafted thriller ... that I can't hate it" |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Captain Blood (1935) |
"Rousing swashbuckling of the variety that you don't see much anymore." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Captains Courageous (1937) |
"Bartholomew's transition from evil brat to nice kid is so subtle that it's surprising when you notice it." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2/5 |
Captives (1994) |
"Suspension of disbelief is one thing, but this movie was asking too much." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Carbide and Sorrel (1963) |
"[A] dark undercurrent gives the comedy a subtle bite that sneaks up on you." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
Carlito's Way (1993) |
Click here to see the review. |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 1.5/5 |
Carmen Jones (1954) |
"A film in which talented, attractive people sing ugly lyrics to beautiful music in other people's beautiful voices amid ugly shot framing and ill-timed cutting." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4/5 |
Carnival of Souls (1962) |
"The visuals of this film make it worth watching." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4/5 |
Casino Royale (2006) |
"A muscular action film blissfully free of winking." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
Cast Away (2000) |
"Two hours of good movie were only moderately spoiled by thirty minutes of Nora Ephron-style dreck." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Cat and the Canary (1927) |
"Not exactly a horror film, at least by any strict definition. But it is a great deal of fun." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4/5 |
Cat People (1942) |
"One of the creepiest horror films ever made." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
Catch a Fire (2006) |
"A well-made and aggravating (in a good way) character study." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"Leo was born to play this part. There's something about him that makes me want to smack him when he smiles his big, ingratiating smile." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Caveman's Valentine (2001) |
"A few great and original developments." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Cell (2000) |
"One of the most visually stunning films I have ever seen." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 5/5 |
Cemetery Man (1994) |
"Has a satirical undercurrent that's easy to miss; I think this is where the film is most intelligent." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 5/5 |
Cemetery Man (1996) |
"A perfect balance of comedy and tragedy, with gibbering zombies thrown in for the ride." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
The Center of the World (2001) |
"Peter Sarsgaard and Molly Parker bare just about everything, without really bringing the characters to life." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Champ (1931) |
"Beery, a former vaudeville comedian and cross-dresser, is an expert at physical comedy: his drunk act isn't very realistic, but it's fun to watch." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
Chang - A Drama of the Wilderness (1927) |
"It's of dubious ethnographical importance, but it is certainly entertaining." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Changing Lanes (2002) |
"Morally complex." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Character (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) |
"Of the somewhat overlong 115-minute running time, there's an entertaining 90 minutes of eye candy with a dark, daring center." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Chicago (2002) |
"The results are certainly not Broadway-caliber performances, that's not why people go see musicals (or it shouldn't be, unless you want to be disappointed)." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Children (1980) |
"The "scary little kid" subgenre has never been scarier or more nihilistic." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Children of Men (2006) |
"It's a hell of a setup, and for the most part Cuaron and company deliver on that promise." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
China Seas (1935) |
"There's so much going on that it's easy to be distracted into feeling like you've seen something." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4/5 |
Chloe in the Afternoon (1972) |
"One of [Rohmer's] best." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) |
"All the CGI in the world can't distract you from the idea that it's all a little bit silly, a children's story that works better on the page." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Chronicles of Riddick (2004) |
"The ending leaves open the possibility of a sequel. I don't care one way or another if they make it." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Chuck & Buck (2000) |
"It was often painfully difficult to watch. It was never predictable, though, which is saying something." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Cider House Rules (1999) |
"Visually impressive but basically tepid." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Cinderella Man (2005) |
"About as subtle as an uppercut to the chin." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
City by the Sea (2002) |
"A mix of cop-movie cliches and genuinely good acting." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Claim (2001) |
"At the center are the impeccable performances of all five leads." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 5/5 |
Cleo de 5 a 7 (1962) |
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Cleopatra (1934) |
"It's fun to watch -- no, it's stunning to watch, because of all the money that DeMille and company threw at the screen." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4/5 |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) |
"What I could see of the special effects were wonderful, and they hold up over time, unlike many sci-fi movies. The landing scene at the end still fills you with wonder and amazement." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Closer (2004) |
"Doesn't shed a whole lot of light on actual relationships, because none of the ones in the film seem believable." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Cloverfield (2008) |
"One of the most exciting and frightening sci-fi/horror films of the last decade." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Cold Comfort Farm (1996) |
"The film is full of wonderful eccentrics and funny performances." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Cold Mountain (2003) |
"A film of grand gestures and also intricate subtlety, which is unfortunately bogged down by the wooden performances of the leads and some pacing problems." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
Collateral (2004) |
"I actually felt sorry for [Cruise] ... because everybody on the screen was better, more natural and convincing, than he was." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
Constantine (2005) |
"[A] stylish and moody thriller that actually sort of works, despite everything that seems poised to go wrong with it." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
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