Tomato 3/4 |
Adam (2009) |
"Crosses the "disease-of-the-week" genre with the traditional romantic comedy, but miraculously avoids all the trappings of both; it's charming without being cheap, romantic without being rote." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"The film's main concern is the characters, and they're a genuinely tarnished, genuinely appealing bunch." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
All About Steve (2009) |
"Bullock sells her part of the film, and Church throws in some good, hearty laughs, but ultimately, this is just an "eh."" |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3/4 |
An Education (2009) |
"An above average example of the coming-of-age genre." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Angels & Demons (2009) |
"At least the movie's good for about 30 minutes of unintentional laughter, which doesn't say much for the other 90-plus minutes." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Antichrist (2009) |
"If you can crawl out from under the hype, it definitely works in a kind of mad, ridiculous way." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) |
"Just before it flies off into parody, it becomes something quite unexpectedly moving." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Audience Of One (2009) |
"I'm still recommending it, mainly because of the great story it hints at and for the way it genuinely captures the excitement and heartbreak of filmmaking." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Away We Go (2009) |
"The film is very funny when broken into individual scenes, but it takes too many easy potshots at low targets and thereby fails to come together as an emotional whole." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Absurdistan (2008) |
"Absurdistan moves with confidence and grace with a genuine romantic and erotic drive." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Alexandra (2008) |
"Sokurov's excellent new Alexandra begins with an almost laughable scenario." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Anita O'Day - The Life Of A Jazz Singer (2008) |
"The superb jazz documentary Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer is blessed with lengthy sit-down interviews with the singer herself." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato |
Appaloosa (2008) |
"A terrific bread-and-butter Western." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Australia (2008) |
"We could have had something really representing the vibrant Aussie film industry." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 2/4 |
The Abandoned (2007) |
"Cerdà quickly lets slip his woeful lack of skill with a curious, "arty" predilection for switching camera focus in the middle of a shot." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"When it comes to the in-between scenes, the direction falls back to a routine, rudimentary style. (It makes a far better trailer than a movie.)" |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"[The] handheld, digital camerawork provides an ultra-realistic, immediate feel, but also highlights the film's cautious, dramatic sidestepping." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"It's no The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, and its final section chucks freedom in favor of formula, but it has moments of genuinely kooky energy." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Gangster (2007) |
"Where it fails is in its sense of scale. It's definitely not an epic. And it's not a great film. But it's a good one." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Angel-A (2007) |
"Besson conjures up some astoundingly gorgeous visuals, mainly a dreamy, neon-drenched, throbbing Paris." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat |
Apartment 1303 (2007) |
"Offers nothing new." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 1/4 |
Are We Done Yet? (2007) |
"Despite his trademark scowl, Cube can't keep himself from looking sheepish. That's where the title comes in." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Arthur and the Invisibles (2007) |
"This is no committee-engineered product designed to boost first-quarter profits; Besson actually wants to be here." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) |
"A surprising near-masterpiece, and the best Western to come across the range since Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven and Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Astronaut Farmer (2007) |
"Like Rocky with a cockpit instead of a boxing ring." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Atonement (2007) |
"A mixed bag, but far better than Wright's muddled Pride & Prejudice and ultimately worth seeing." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat .5/4 |
August Rush (2007) |
"Kirsten Sheridan, who helped write her father Jim Sheridan's overcooked In America (2003), directs this awful drama, so soggy that her previous work looks positively austere." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Avenue Montaigne (2007) |
"If [Thompson] doesn't always know where to place the camera, her sparkling dialogue and the rich performances she elicits consistently make up for it." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Away From Her (2007) |
"This is a graceful, astonishingly brave film from actress Sarah Polley, making her directorial debut." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly does proud the tradition of cultish movies adapted from Philip K. Dick stories." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 2/4 |
Accepted (2006) |
"A flat comedy based on a flimsy premise and filled out with the usual "snowballing lie" plot, climaxing in the "rousing speech."" |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
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Adam & Steve (2006) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato |
Afro Promo (2006) |
"It's undoubtedly a lot of fun, but eventually, with no commentary whatsoever, Hollywood's attitudes toward blacks and the evolution of black stereotypes become crystal clear." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"A few silly quibbles aside, this is mainstream, family filmmaking at its finest." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato |
Alex Borstein - Drop Dead Gorgeous (2006) |
"Don't miss this." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Dreamz (2006) |
"American Dreamz succeeds, partially because it feels so good to see these parade floats skewered and deflated. But the real triumph here is that Weitz bothers to take aim at all." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
American Hardcore (2006) |
"If you're going to make a movie about hardcore punk, make a movie about hardcore punk.... [This] looks more like the same old PBS documentary." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato |
Americanese (2006) |
"I'm convinced that Byler is a talent to watch." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Annapolis (2006) |
"While Lin's camera locks onto every clenching jaw muscle, he obliterates the fight footage with blurry close-ups and jagged cuts" |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Ant Bully (2006) |
"Bruce Campbell provides a hint of carefree wiggle room when the rest of the production is controlled to within an inch of its life." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat .5/4 |
Apocalypto (2006) |
"The buzz is wrong. Apocalypto is unquestionably the most reprehensible, brain-dead and offensive movie I've seen all year, and this year has been a doozy." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Art School Confidential (2006) |
"Their humor comes not from a need to be loved or a need to win awards, but rather straight from an acute awareness of the world's follies." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Aura (2006) |
"Bielinsky does a remarkable job of both revealing and withholding information, so that, even after 134 minutes, the film never drags." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato |
Aurora Borealis (2006) |
"What looks like a goopy, disease-of-the-week movie about Alzheimer's turns out to be a surprisingly well crafted, beautifully acted movie." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Azumi (2006) |
"Azumi is slick, violently beautiful and appeals directly to the lower sensations. But just because it thrills doesn't necessarily mean it's artless." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Azur and Asmar - The Princes' Quest (2006) |
"The result is not entirely seamless... but the filmmaker still uses plenty of long shots and landscapes that feature his traditional look and feel and movement." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
A Tout de Suite (2005) |
"Despite the film's infectious style and the powerful charisma of its leading performers, it doesn't really catch fire." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005) |
"Rodriguez is a long way off from the energy of the original Spy Kids, and the difference lies between the definitions of "childlike" and "childish."" |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Aeon Flux (2005) |
"Portray(s) the future in a monotone drone, forcing the poor actors to murmur their flat, lifeless dialogue." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 3/4 |
After Innocence (2005) |
"Come Oscar night, After Innocence will almost certainly trump them all. It's not necessarily better than any of the others, but its call for social awareness rings out bolder and rises higher." |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
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