Fresh B+
| Fresh 63%
| Dune (1984) | "
Overcome by its own weight." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Feb 9, 2006 |
Fresh B
| N/A | Virgins From Hell (1987) | "
Another exploitation monstrosity from Indonesia seemingly crafted to measure your appetite for obscure and tasteless entertainment." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Feb 6, 2006 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 20%
| Doom (2005) | "
The movie turns an excellent videogame into a merely average monster action movie for the first hour, but with a few plot twists manages to rise above that mark a bit in the last act." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Jan 31, 2006 |
Fresh A
| Fresh 94%
| The Virgin Spring (1960) | "
Those willing to explore may find Bergman's talents more accessible than they'd expected." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Jan 24, 2006 |
Fresh A
| N/A | Kimba, The White Lion Ultra Edition () | "
The series' relatively edgy messages and continuity ... helped make a memorable impression on youngsters in the 1960s, while the American influence helped keep things from getting too heavy." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Jan 9, 2006 |
Rotten C-
| Fresh 84%
| 2046 (2005) | "
Stifling, and spreads its minimal plot over too much time." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Jan 6, 2006 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 81%
| Serenity (2005) | "
Whedon gives us a feature containing all his strengths: characterization, sharply humorous and naturally dramatic dialogue, brilliant casting, thrilling action..." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Dec 21, 2005 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 36%
| King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1963) | "
The effects are not as good as in sequels to follow, but they're acceptable -- though the Kong costume is horrible." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Dec 20, 2005 |
Fresh B
| N/A | King Kong Vs. Godzilla/King Kong Escapes (1963) | "
It's too bad Toho couldn't make more Kong movies." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Dec 20, 2005 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 33%
| Konga (1961) | "
Like all Cohen monster movies, Konga relies on its lead actor to keep the show on the road." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Dec 14, 2005 |
Fresh A+
| Fresh 100%
| King Kong (1933) | "
If it could make legions of fans fall in love with it via chopped up and blurry television broadcasts, it must have been incredible [in 1933]." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Dec 14, 2005 |
Fresh A
| Rotten 50%
| Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) | "
This movie isn't a funeral like the last series 'finale' Godzilla Vs. Destroyah, but a colossal birthday party. Everybody is invited..." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Dec 13, 2005 |
Fresh A-
| Rotten 58%
| Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005) | "
The action is thrilling in a way that modern movies do so well, but it only forms a healthy breeding ground for romantic comedy between the two stars." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Nov 30, 2005 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 55%
| Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2005) | "
You can see [the director] struggling here toward better results in his subsequent films, but this one is only a worthwhile experiment." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Nov 21, 2005 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 13%
| Stealth (2005) | "
Good for an evening when you need to put your brain on hold for two hours." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Nov 14, 2005 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 73%
| Pulse (2005) | "
Spooky stuff indeed, and well worth catching even for those that think they're tired of the J-horror invasion." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Nov 11, 2005 |
Fresh B+
| N/A | Reefer Madness - The Movie Musical (2005) | "
Even if you hate musical theater -- or maybe especially if you do -- you might want to check out this very silly satire..." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Nov 8, 2005 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 80%
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) | "
Clearly the best episode since Empire Strikes Back -- including awesome spectacle, thrilling action and genuine humor..." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Nov 2, 2005 |
Fresh A-
| Rotten 41%
| High Tension (2005) | "
Has that vague feeling of light snack dissatisfaction ... but ... makes up for that with relentless action, suspense and (on unrated DVD) deep red bloodletting." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Oct 31, 2005 |
Fresh B-
| N/A | Frankenstein vs. The Creature From Blood Cove () | "
Really delivers in the monster department..." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Oct 31, 2005 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 25%
| Bewitched (2005) | "
[Ferrell's] send-up of movie star posing, along with Kidman’s charm, are the main reasons to catch this flick..." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Oct 27, 2005 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 74%
| George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (2005) | "
So has the wait been worth it? Well, for the most part, yes." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Oct 19, 2005 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 12%
| Batman & Robin (1997) | "
Joel Schumacher, taking over for Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, made things much worse by... delivering expensive messes." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Oct 18, 2005 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 45%
| Batman Forever (1995) | "
Joel Schumacher, taking over for Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, made things much worse by... delivering expensive messes." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Oct 18, 2005 |
Fresh B-
| Fresh 77%
| Batman Returns (1992) | "
[The villains have] fascinating stories to crowd Keaton’s hero out of the picture." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Oct 18, 2005 |
Fresh B-
| Fresh 70%
| Batman (1989) | "
We weren’t yet spoiled by cinema’s ... ability to create on film anything that can be imagined, accepting anything that looked a bit clunky as part of the package." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Oct 18, 2005 |
Fresh B-
| N/A | Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997 () | "
With each movie poster, Batman himself became more buried by other characters and concepts." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Oct 18, 2005 |
Fresh A
| Fresh 85%
| Batman Begins (2005) | "
Works as an epic drama, a rousing adventure, a horror yarn, and an exciting action spectacle [because of] the intelligence and sensitivity of the filmmakers..." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Oct 18, 2005 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 69%
| The Fog (1980) | "
The Fog is a fine scary ghost story ... but it’s no Halloween. And looking back 25 years later, it definitely shouldn’t be." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Oct 14, 2005 |
Fresh A-
| N/A | Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) | "
[In Kolchak] the supernatural was taken out of gothic castles to prowl in the shadows of the real world." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Oct 5, 2005 |
Fresh B
| N/A | Hood of the Living Dead (2004) | "
By keeping things simple, the Quiroz team manages to produce an entertaining little horror feature without overextending themselves..." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Sep 6, 2005 |
Fresh A+
| N/A | The Simpsons - Season 6 (1996) | "
Team Simpson is just cruisin’." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Aug 16, 2005 |
Fresh A
| Fresh 89%
| Kung Fu Hustle (2005) | "
If [it] brings great joy to general audiences, that joy should be doubled -- with a gentle nostalgic tug at the heartstrings -- for any fan of Old School martial arts cinema." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Aug 8, 2005 |
Rotten C
| N/A | Manson Family Movies (1984) | "
Since it’s about an actual famous and horrific crime -- and filmed on many of the actual locations -- [it] picks up value as a tangential cultural document." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Aug 3, 2005 |
Fresh A
| N/A | The Thin Man Collection (1930's) | "
The movies in the Thin Man series have that special something that makes you want to watch them over and over again." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Aug 2, 2005 |
Fresh A
| Rotten 45%
| Constantine (2005) | "
It all has a logical sense that holds up under scrutiny for those brave and interested enough to pay attention." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Jul 26, 2005 |
Fresh B
| N/A | Patlabor: The Mobile Police - The New Files Vol. 1 (1996) | "
The movies stand above the TV series in every way, but this is still a very good science fiction adventure series which hasn’t aged much in 15 years." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Jul 19, 2005 |
Fresh A
| Fresh 66%
| Bride and Prejudice (2005) | "
This is one movie that fills the screen with every imaginable color, on costumes, sets, locations -- and in the eyes of every character." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Jul 5, 2005 |
Fresh A
| Fresh 75%
| Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1988) | "
Packs a raw punch, delivering a fevered and disturbing nightmare vision." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Jun 29, 2005 |
Fresh A+
| Fresh 84%
| The War of the Worlds (1953) | "
The electronic thrum of a Martian machine’s heat ray warming up is still able to send chills up your spine." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Jun 29, 2005 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 17%
| Cursed (2005) | "
[Does] for the werewolf movie what Scream did for the slasher flick." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Jun 23, 2005 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 44%
| Danger: Diabolik (1968) | "
A four-color comic book come to life." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Jun 13, 2005 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 31%
| Seed of Chucky (2004) | "
Director Don Mancini does a fine job... [as] the guiding force behind Chucky for 17 years, his heart is definitely in the right place." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Jun 10, 2005 |
Fresh B-
| N/A | Marronnier (2004) | "
Writer/director Kobayashi is a bit too heavily influenced by manga in his creative choices." — Now Playing Magazine Posted Jun 5, 2005 |
Rotten C+
| Rotten 13%
| Boogeyman (2005) | "
Boogeyman spends a lot of time telling us that we ought to be scared, instead of making us scared." — Now Playing Magazine Posted May 31, 2005 |
Fresh A
| N/A | The Forgotten Films of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (2005) | "
A fine representative sampling..." — Now Playing Magazine Posted May 24, 2005 |
Fresh A
| Fresh 78%
| Team America: World Police (2004) | "
Team America doesn’t just skewer flag-waving knee-jerk conservatives – they go after flag-waving knee-jerk liberals, too." — Now Playing Magazine Posted May 17, 2005 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 61%
| Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) | "
It’s highly unusual for an action movie to be driven so much by performances, but Assault fits that rare niche." — Now Playing Magazine Posted May 10, 2005 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 43%
| National Treasure (2004) | "
A winking action thriller in the Jerry Bruckheimer tradition that uses a knowledge of history as the basis of its fast moving treasure hunt plot." — Now Playing Magazine Posted May 3, 2005 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 20%
| Man-Thing (2005) | "
One comics adaptation that comes with a few key panels missing." — Now Playing Magazine Posted May 2, 2005 |
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