Tomato 4/5 |
Taboo (2000) |
"The best darned gay samurai murder-mystery I have ever seen." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
A Tale of Two Cities (1935) |
"It's everything I expect from a Dickens adaptation: a grand, sweeping storyline; impeccable period costumes and sets; and colorful villains and selfless heroes." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
A Tale of Winter (1992) |
"A difficult film to like." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Talk of the Town (1942) |
"In addition to its status as one of the great screen comedies, the film is a treasure trove of homosexual undercurrents, many of which aren't all that disguised." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Talk to Her (2002) |
"This film, which is much better than my previous Almodovar experiences, still makes me wonder a little about Almodovar." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Tao of Steve (2000) |
"I cannot believe this movie didn't make a boatload of money." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 5/5 |
Tarnation (2004) |
"No film has ever, ever affected me as much as this one did. I don't know whether it's a great movie, or just particularly good at hitting all of my buttons." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
Team America: World Police (2004) |
"It's so accurate that it's barely parody." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2/5 |
Teen Wolf (1985) |
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2/5 |
Tender Mercies (1983) |
"I found myself filled with disquieting wishes for something to happen to break the silence." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2/5 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) |
"A chaotic mess, saddled with its own utter meaninglessness and afflicted by the need to be bigger-better-faster-more." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2/5 |
Test Pilot (1938) |
"It wants to be a grand story of love and adventure and the call of ever-increasing speed and height, but it's basically just Top Gun, fifty years earlier." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Testament (1983) |
"The film is barely competent, revealing its TV-movie roots in uncertain directorial guidance, technical flubs, [and] a patchwork script." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Tetro (2009) |
"The Coppola who was master of the 1970s ... is back, and that should make every cinephile weep with joy" |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) |
"Almost unbearable tension." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) |
"One might call it a gimmick, but I saw it as a stroke of genius." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
There Will Be Blood (2007) |
"A shockingly assured directorial vision." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Thesis (1996) |
"The thinking man's 8mm." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2/5 |
They Made Me a Criminal (1939) |
"There's nothing in this material that calls for [Busby] Berkeley's particular talents." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 2.5/5 |
Thieves (1996) |
"[An] overly complex pseudo-thriller." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4/5 |
Thirteen Days (2000) |
"Swept me along with its narrative, making me forget for a while that we would eventually make it out alive." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
This Gun for Hire (1942) |
"Enjoyable, although the plot is a little incredible and Ladd isn't the most charming leading man in the world." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Thomas Crown Affair, The (1999) |
"One of the best James Bond films in recent years." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
A Thousand Clowns (1965) |
"I liked the way it started, but by the end I was quite annoyed by it." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) |
"Not very nice to the women, for what was probably considered a 'woman's picture.'" |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 5/5 |
Three Kings (1999) |
"Among the best war movies ever made." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
Three Smart Girls (1936) |
"A trifle, but an amusing one." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Tight Spot (1955) |
"Suffers from staginess, predictability, and an essentially weak heart." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
Timecode (2000) |
"The film's raison d'etre is its technique." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2/5 |
Timeline (2003) |
"While I enjoyed Timeline on a purely brainless level, I couldn't get it out of my head that there was something stupid going on." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
To the Devil a Daughter (1976) |
"A good suspense film that fell apart." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Todd P Goes to Austin (2009) |
"Many other music docs and concert films can give you an idea of how great a band is live, but how many can truly make you feel like you're in the audience?" |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Tom Brown of Culver (1932) |
"Defined by radical and often unprompted changes in characters' behavior." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Top Hat (1935) |
"I don't want to get political here. I just want to talk about singing and dancing." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2/5 |
Torque (2004) |
"I was heartily entertained, for all the wrong reasons." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
A Touch of Class (1973) |
"A fine romantic comedy with a poignant, unexpected ending." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2/5 |
Town and Country (2001) |
"Everything that happens after the first 80 minutes or so falls so flat you can see the actors wincing." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Town Without Pity (1961) |
"If it had more going for it than [Kirk] Douglas's electrifying performance ... I'd recommend it" |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Training Day (2001) |
"[Washington] wasn't acting, he was grandstanding." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Transporter 2 (2005) |
"The ending sinks the enterprise (both literally and figuratively) with bad FX and subpar action-movie one-liners." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
Traveller (1997) |
"I was disappointed that it couldn't follow its genuinely good and original first half with a more interesting coda." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2/5 |
Troy (2004) |
"Moderately impressive battle scenes with a framework of insipidly teenaged dialog about love and honor." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2/5 |
Trucker (2009) |
"Unremarkable at best, remarkably bad at worst." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4/5 |
Tumbleweeds (1925) |
"The film is remarkable for several reasons, foremost among them the awe-inspiring spectacle of greed in action that is the land rush." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Splat 2.5/5 |
The Turning Point (1977) |
"It deserved all the Oscars it won: none." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4/5 |
Twelve O'Clock High (1949) |
"Exciting, large-scale, and patriotic." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
Twilight (1998) |
"This smart neo-noir is pretty enjoyable, but it's too dumb for its own good." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 4/5 |
Twilight of a Woman's Soul (1913) |
"A timeless melodrama." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
Tomato 3/5 |
Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) |
"This film isn't very high on realism, but it's exciting." |
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. |
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