Tomato B |
Adoration (2009) |
"Another well-wrought and intriguing drama by Egoyan." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Adoration (2009) |
"Another well-wrought and intriguing drama by Egoyan." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Adventureland (2009) |
"The story has the feel of one plucked from experience, and Mottola fills the movie with authentic little touches." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat D+ |
Amelia (2009) |
"In the running for the dullest, most lifeless biopic of the decade." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Amreeka (2009) |
"There's nothing not to like about this charming, lovely little comedy." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
An Education (2009) |
"Resides in that magical place where movies are breezy, funny, and smart but also realistic and thoughtful." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C+ |
Antichrist (2009) |
"Imagine a Saw film with a slower pace and more pretentious ambitions." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Art & Copy (2009) |
"It's entertaining as far as it goes, a highly watchable portrait of one of America's most distinctive communication tools." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Avatar (2009) |
"While Cameron is justifiably proud of the groundbreaking special effects, the actual contents of the film -- the story, the characters, the dialogue -- are disappointingly mediocre." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Away We Go (2009) |
"Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski are so down-to-earth they seem like two of your closest friends." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
An American Carol (2008) |
"I'm giving it a just-barely-recommended grade not because it's terribly funny (which it isn't), but because it's fascinating as a cultural artifact." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato A |
American Teen (2008) |
"More entertaining, funny, and hopeful than almost any fictional film I've seen this year." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Appaloosa (2008) |
"Vastly entertaining in the old-fashioned ways: fun story, fun characters, fun everything." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
At the Death House Door (2008) |
"[The directors'] touch is artistic but not pretentious, utilizing music and other cinematic effects sparingly -- just enough to elevate the film from public-television special to high art." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Australia (2008) |
"A lively, rollicking, overlong, overstuffed movie that tries my patience as much as it entertains me." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato A- |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"An innovative, marvelously constructed musical full of heart, humor, and feelings." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"A gritty urban crime drama involving teenagers, guns, drugs and sex, all sharply acted, well-directed and astutely put together" |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C- |
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) |
"I guess we should count it a Christmas miracle that the film is merely bad, rather than apocalyptically bad." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Amazing Grace (2007) |
"As a period piece, it's remarkably detailed, smartly written, and likably acted." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
An American Crime (2007) |
Click here to see the review. |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
American Gangster (2007) |
"Directed with dazzling energy by Ridley Scott." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Angel-A (2007) |
"It's a wisp of a film, recommendable for a lark, but not nearly as ambitious or entertaining as you'd expect from Besson." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C- |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres (2007) |
"At one point there is a live chicken on fire, running around the room like, well, a chicken on fire, and that's when I thought: They have no idea what they're doing here." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres (2007) |
"If you’re in the right frame of mind or if you’ve inhaled the right substance I guess you might find this stuff hilarious. I laughed, then I grew restless, then I grew sleepy, then I just wanted it to end." |
Richard Roeper |
Tomato B- |
Arctic Tale (2007) |
"I'm willing to overlook some lowest-common-denominator idiocy in favor of some well-produced nature photography." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat F |
Are We Done Yet? (2007) |
"I've never even seen the old Cary Grant version, and yet I know that even if it was the worst film of 1948, it's still 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times better than Are We Done Yet?" |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) |
"An idyll for a cherished figure -- you know, the one who committed dozens of robberies and murdered at least 17 people." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C+ |
The Astronaut Farmer (2007) |
"It has heart and soul but no depth." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Atonement (2007) |
"An achingly poignant melodrama." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C- |
August Rush (2007) |
"Its exertions are too obvious, and its story is too contrived for us to swallow it." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C- |
Awake (2007) |
"The plot grows increasingly ludicrous as additional details are revealed." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"Without the rotoscoping, the movie would be completely undistinguished, competent but only mildly entertaining." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Accepted (2006) |
"It's not a perfect movie, and its story is ludicrous, but darned if it isn't charming in its bald-faced preposterousness." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
Adam & Steve (2006) |
"It tries for cheap laughs, gets a couple of them, and whizzes the rest of them right down its pant leg." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C- |
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"Stands there with a straight face and tells us it's an inspiring, ennobling story of dedication and triumph ... when in fact it's an utterly derivative, 100-percent-recycled, completely forgettable story of dedication and triumph." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Al Franken: God Spoke (2006) |
"The scope ought to be narrowed, but the film is still pretty entertaining in places, owing to Franken's intelligence and quick wit." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
All The King's Men (2006) |
"If it weren't for the fact that the movie isn't very good, it would probably stand a chance of fulfilling its transparent Oscar dreams." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
American Dreamz (2006) |
"Fortunately, when the movie does remember to be funny, it's very, very funny." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
American Hardcore (2006) |
"The movie preaches to the choir, and bores everyone else." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C- |
An American Haunting (2006) |
"Just a lot of loud noises designed to make you jump." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C- |
Annapolis (2006) |
"There are so many ways to criticize Annapolis that I hardly know where to start. You could write a thesis paper on the things wrong with this movie." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
The Ant Bully (2006) |
"It's like Marx's "Communist Manifesto," only funnier." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Apocalypto (2006) |
"Bizarre, almost unique in its mixture of over-the-top bloodletting, ambitious storytelling, and lowbrow slapstick humor." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Aquamarine (2006) |
"The movie does it what it does well enough, and without condescension or egregious illogic, to be simple, boy-crazy fun." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
Art School Confidential (2006) |
"A lazy, unsatisfying comedy noir." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
ATL (2006) |
"Black urban youth are treated with dignity and affection -- something that doesn't often happen in movies -- and it's a respectable, mostly enjoyable film." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005) |
"Imagination is important. WE GET IT. Now how about coming up with an interesting story?" |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
Aeon Flux (2005) |
"The fact that a movie containing all of those elements could be as sterile and monotonous as this one is a wonder in itself." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
After Innocence (2005) |
"Directed with compassion and outrage." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat F |
Alone in the Dark (2005) |
"For as busy as this movie is, you'd think it would have more going on. Instead, it's just a big, chewy wad of badness." |
Eric D. Snider |
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