Fresh
| Fresh 97%
| 51 Birch Street (2006) | "
The resulting documentary begins shakily, with a naked self-consciousness that can be off-putting, but quickly develops into an absorbing and ever deepening drama." — Village Voice Posted Oct 18, 2006 |
Rotten
| Rotten 43%
| Broken Sky (2006) | "
Without dialogue, we don't know who the characters are, so we can't care about what they do." — Village Voice Posted Sep 26, 2006 |
Rotten
| Rotten 29%
| Zen Noir (2006) | "
Any hopes that Marc Rosenbush’s film might transcend its unimaginative title are dashed almost immediately, as manic fade-outs, fade-ins and overlays of portentous symbols give way to mannered dialogue and bad jokes." — L.A. Weekly Posted Sep 22, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 75%
| American Blackout (2006) | "
McKinney's basic truths remain convincing." — Village Voice Posted Sep 19, 2006 |
Fresh
| Rotten 59%
| Red Doors (2005) | "
Red Doors is so well-meaning, with such obvious affection for its characters, that it pleases nonetheless." — Village Voice Posted Sep 5, 2006 |
Rotten
| Rotten 43%
| Queens (aka Reinas) (2006) | "
With five overbearing mothers and six overshadowed gay sons, this Spanish meet-the-parents ensemble farce aims for Almodóvar but falls far short." — Village Voice Posted Aug 25, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 74%
| Princesas (2006) | "
De Aranoa never condescends to his subjects, and Caye's mixture of aggression and tenderness is appealingly authentic. Could this be the first film to use a cell phone ringtone to devastating emotional effect?" — Village Voice Posted Aug 22, 2006 |
Rotten
| Fresh 75%
| Factotum (2006) | "
Bent Hamer's deadpan adaptation of the Charles Bukowski novel has an appealing listlessness, but it begs the question: Is there anything left to learn from this material?" — Village Voice Posted Aug 15, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 76%
| The Puffy Chair (2006) | "
It may not seem like much, but The Puffy Chair works." — Village Voice Posted Aug 2, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 79%
| Been Rich All My Life (2006) | "
The Silver Belles, five former Harlem chorus girls who are still bustin' a move despite their advanced ages, are the best kind of company there is." — Village Voice Posted Jul 18, 2006 |
Fresh
| Rotten 24%
| Automne (2004) | "
[The] film begins with too much pretension but matures into a slinky, sexy piece of mood music." — Village Voice Posted Jun 6, 2006 |
Fresh
| Rotten 45%
| Guys and Balls (2006) | "
It sounds like gay porn, but it's actually a delightful romantic comedy from Germany." — Village Voice Posted May 2, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Somersault (2006) | "
Somersault's dreamy, sexy, rather chilly style captures Heidi's attempt to escape her past, to build something new atop the rubble of what came before, and ultimately to hide it." — Village Voice Posted Apr 18, 2006 |
Rotten
| Rotten 21%
| La Mujer de mi Hermano (2006) | "
Everything happens so slowly, and so meaningfully, that we see it coming for miles." — Village Voice Posted Apr 11, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 60%
| Simon (2004) | "
Eddy Terstall's film is bipolar and ultimately wrenching, but it works if you let it." — Village Voice Posted Apr 4, 2006 |
Fresh
| Rotten 54%
| Adam & Steve (2006) | "
Writer-director Craig Chester's debut is truly enjoyable." — Village Voice Posted Mar 28, 2006 |
— | Fresh 87%
| 3-Iron (2005) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted May 13, 2005 |
— | Rotten 53%
| Melinda and Melinda (2005) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Apr 1, 2005 |
— | Fresh 96%
| Born Into Brothels (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Feb 25, 2005 |
— | Rotten 54%
| Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Feb 18, 2005 |
— | Fresh 83%
| The Sea Inside (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Feb 4, 2005 |
— | Rotten 43%
| A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Jan 28, 2005 |
— | Fresh 71%
| William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Jan 28, 2005 |
— | Rotten 12%
| Are We There Yet? (2005) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Jan 23, 2005 |
— | Fresh 89%
| Bad Education (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Jan 14, 2005 |
— | Fresh 99%
| Moolaade (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Jan 14, 2005 |
— | Rotten 56%
| P.S. (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Nov 5, 2004 |
— | Fresh 97%
| Sideways (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Nov 5, 2004 |
— | Fresh 92%
| Tarnation (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Oct 22, 2004 |
— | Fresh 92%
| Vera Drake (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Oct 22, 2004 |
— | Rotten 53%
| A Dirty Shame (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Sep 24, 2004 |
— | Fresh 94%
| Short Cuts (1993) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Sep 10, 2004 |
— | Rotten 49%
| Vanity Fair (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Sep 3, 2004 |
— | Fresh 96%
| Festival Express (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Sep 3, 2004 |
— | Fresh 65%
| We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Aug 28, 2004 |
— | Rotten 20%
| She Hate Me (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Aug 20, 2004 |
— | Rotten 26%
| Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Aug 13, 2004 |
— | Fresh 91%
| The Corporation (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Jul 23, 2004 |
— | Fresh 66%
| The Door in the Floor (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Jul 20, 2004 |
— | Fresh 99%
| Twilight Samurai (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Jul 3, 2004 |
— | Fresh 71%
| Napoleon Dynamite (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Jul 3, 2004 |
— | Fresh 96%
| The Agronomist (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Jun 11, 2004 |
— | Fresh 78%
| The Saddest Music in the World (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Jun 4, 2004 |
— | Fresh 91%
| Shaolin Soccer (2002) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted May 8, 2004 |
— | Rotten 27%
| The Prince & Me (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Apr 2, 2004 |
— | Fresh 96%
| Lost Boys of Sudan (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Apr 2, 2004 |
— | Fresh 89%
| Good Bye, Lenin! (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Mar 21, 2004 |
— | Fresh 85%
| Monsieur Ibrahim (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Mar 16, 2004 |
— | Fresh 96%
| Osama (2003) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Mar 16, 2004 |
— | Rotten 23%
| Havana Nights (2004) |
Click here to read article — Dallas Observer Posted Mar 1, 2004 |
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