Fresh
| Fresh 81%
| Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) | "
...it could've %u2014 should've %u2014 been [Peckinpah's] third or fourth masterpiece (that depends on who's doing the counting), and the movie he'd been building towards his entire career." Posted Nov 19, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| California Split (1974) | "
...the big thing holding back American movies is that they aren't more like California Split." Posted Nov 19, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 98%
| The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) | "
An extravagantly plotted epic propelled by waves of free-flowing emotion and a palpable love for the American past" Posted Jul 4, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 97%
| Blood Simple (1984) | "
The Coens’ trademark aloofness works to perfection in Blood Simple because only the audience has a bird’s eye view of the action." Posted Apr 8, 2003 |
Fresh
| Rotten 57%
| Birthday Girl (2002) | "
A keep-’em-guessing plot and an affectionate take on its screwed-up characters." Posted Jan 31, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 96%
| 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | "
A celestial alignment of man, medium, and material." Posted Nov 19, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 37%
| Novocaine (2001) | "
a comically mordant tone that’s all its own" Posted Nov 19, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 95%
| The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition (2001) | "
Frank Hurley's images by themselves make 'The Endurance' worth seeing." Posted Oct 4, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 77%
| My Son, the Fanatic (1999) |
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Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| Show Me Love (1998) | "
...a warm coming-of-age story that happens to be a coming-out story." Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| The Singing Detective - Complete Series (1986) | "
Michael Gambon gives the Jupiter Symphony of televised performances; sing praise for Dennis Potter's loving creation." Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Last Night (1998) | "
...a no-frills but convincing execution of the end of the world." Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| Get Bruce! (1999) |
Click here to read article Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter Jr. (1999) | "
...probes at our moral and psychological blind spots, at the limited and self-reinforcing nature of our vision." Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| N/A | Les Bonnes Femmes (1960) | "
...puts a universal face on lives of noisy desperation" Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 72%
| Mifune (1999) | "
'Rain Man' without all the bull." Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 95%
| Not One Less (1999) | "
The best film released in America so far this year." Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| Beyond the Mat (1999) | "
Blaustein and his film have at least put a human face on those monstrous countenances that snarl out from our television sets on Saturday afternoons." Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 69%
| Southpaw (2000) | "
...sane and modest." Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 63%
| Human Traffic (1999) | "
...the get-on-and-get-off attitude of a two-minute pop-song." Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 74%
| The Big Kahuna (1999) |
Click here to read article Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 74%
| Bossa Nova (1999) |
Click here to read article Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Rififi (1954) | "
...a movie that sticks to your ribs." Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| N/A | Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1930) |
Click here to read article Posted Sep 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 52%
| Rock Star (2001) | "
...quirky, raucous, and mostly winning" Posted Sep 7, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 72%
| Happy Accidents (2001) | "
a charming, and occasionally eerie, demonstration of how far a little conviction can take a movie." Posted Aug 21, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Seven Samurai (1954) | "
Akira Kurosawa captures the convulsive feeling of being alive and crams it inside a single movie. Seven Samurai is The Portable World." Posted Aug 5, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| The Closet (2001) | "
Veber's script has a genuine sweetness to it." Posted Jun 29, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| The Sorrow and the Pity (1971) | "
...exposes the political and moral shortsightedness that led to one of the sorriest chapters in an infinitely sorrowful war." Posted May 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 95%
| With a Friend Like Harry (2001) | "
Fluid, intelligent, and often quite funny." Posted Apr 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| The Third Man (1949) | "
...one of the most robust and intelligent thrillers ever made, an incredibly effective mood piece, and a model of Old School craftsmanship and polish." Posted Mar 23, 2001 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 91%
| Ride the High Country (1962) | "
A film of abundant visual beauty through whose heart blows a chill valedictory breeze." Posted Mar 23, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Memento (2001) | "
It’s a film that leaves you saying 'Wow' and 'So what?' at the same time." Posted Mar 23, 2001 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 81%
| Shadow of the Vampire (2000) | "
An original and memorable work." Posted Dec 28, 2000 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 77%
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | "
It makes you want to lift your voice and sing along, for the Coen Brothers
have put it all together." Posted Dec 20, 2000 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 89%
| Cast Away (2000) | "
A model of restrained storytelling that's studded with a series of pure emotional peaks." Posted Dec 20, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| American Beauty (1999) | "
Bitterly funny and beautifully crafted." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 9/10
| Rotten 57%
| Dr. T and the Women (2000) | "
With its swaying rhythms and brazen sense of storytelling, Dr. T & the
Women is a worthy addition to a great director's canon." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Fight Club (1999) | "
Even at its shallowest, the movie is fascinating to watch for its heat and movement." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 97%
| Grand Illusion (1937) | "
...one of cinema’s great achievements." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 97%
| Human Resources (2000) | "
A quiet masterpiece." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 9/10
| Rotten 58%
| Kikujiro (2000) | "
The final product has a few more ups and downs than we’re used to – it’s by turns charming and boring, hip and cloying – but overall it feels like something fresh." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 83%
| Praise (1998) |
Click here to read article Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 74%
| Quills (2000) | "
Marvelously alive and meticulously crafted." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 24%
| Simpatico (1999) | "
Something warm and real comes through in Nolte’s and Finney's performances." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 79%
| Space Cowboys (2000) | "
A kiddie movie for adults." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 67%
| The End of the Affair (1999) | "
The End of the Affair is a treasure trove of fine acting." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 95%
| The Straight Story (1999) | "
Whoever thought that David Lynch would make the first art-house Disney film?" Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) | "
The best Alfred Hitchcock movie made since Alfred Hitchcock died." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 80%
| Winter Sleepers (1997) |
Click here to read article Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
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