Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 60%
| Year of the Dragon (1985) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Jan 18, 2003 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 88%
| What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Jan 18, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| White (1993) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Jan 18, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 95%
| The Gods Must Be Crazy (1984) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Jan 18, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| Laura (1944) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Dec 14, 2002 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 60%
| Soul in the Hole (1997) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Dec 14, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 60%
| Alligator (1980) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Dec 1, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 67%
| Executive Decision (1996) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Dec 1, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 85%
| Dead Alive (1993) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Nov 26, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 77%
| Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Nov 26, 2002 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 51%
| Kids (1995) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Nov 26, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 84%
| Marnie (1964) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Nov 26, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 100%
| Open City (1945) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Nov 26, 2002 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 90%
| Grave of the Fireflies (1988) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Nov 26, 2002 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 58%
| Single White Female (1992) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Nov 26, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 88%
| The Color Purple (1985) | No article or quote available Matinee Magazine Posted Nov 26, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 80%
| The Thing (1982) | A bit too heavy on the shock effects, but far scarier than most average horror films. Matinee Magazine Posted Nov 26, 2002 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 75%
| Dersu Uzala (1975) | Beautifully photographed but far too isolated in its characterizations. Matinee Magazine Posted Nov 26, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 86%
| Lola (1961) | An early Demy prize, lighting the way to his masterpiece The Young Girls of Rochefort. Matinee Magazine Posted Sep 3, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| Much Ado About Nothing (1993) | Branagh once again proves he can out-Shakespeare even the Bard himself. Matinee Magazine Posted Sep 3, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 50%
| Red Heat (1988) | Hill's confidence keeps the formulaic buddy-cop cliches entertaining. Matinee Magazine Posted Sep 3, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 97%
| Broadcast News (1987) | Occasionally aims for obvious targets, but is kept afloat by Brooks' observant humor. Matinee Magazine Posted Sep 3, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 82%
| The Hard Way (1991) | An amusing diversion, with Woods and Fox perfectly cast. Matinee Magazine Posted Sep 3, 2002 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| On the Waterfront (1954) | Brando and Kazan achieve career bests in this alternately thrilling and moving drama. Matinee Magazine Posted Sep 3, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 77%
| It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) | Funny and energetic, but a long way from Kramer's best work. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 27, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 87%
| Sounder (1972) | A masterwork from director Martin Ritt. Movies are rarely this empathetic. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 27, 2002 |
Rotten 1/5
| N/A | The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1973) | Not nearly as exciting or as interesting as the premise would have you believe. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 27, 2002 |
Rotten 1/5
| N/A | The Trench (1999) | Loaded with soggy, overused war movie cliches. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 27, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 98%
| The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) | The movie that solidified Eastwood's iconography. Leone's dazzling Techniscope cinematics far surpass the familiar plot. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 27, 2002 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 85%
| Jackie Brown (1997) | Achieves the soulful edge lacking from Tarantino's previous efforts. Forster and Grier's performances deserve to join the short-list of all-time greats. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 27, 2002 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 78%
| Going My Way (1944) | Crosby and Fitzgerald work pure magic together. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 80%
| Map of the Human Heart (1993) | Dreamy, romantic, and ultimately haunting. A rare movie that deserves to be called a true original. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 89%
| The Driver (1978) | An all-time great action movie. Hill's existential musings are made palpable with the soulful performances by O'Neal and Adjani. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Rotten 0/5
| Fresh 92%
| Minority Report (2002) | Spielberg's most unpleasant and derivative film, a nasty, tired, predictable affair that makes Hook look comparable to Schindler's List. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 59%
| Summer School (1987) | Above average comedy. Mark Harmon is perfectly down to earth, and the supporting characters are all memorable. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Wages of Fear (1952) | One of the most suspenseful films ever made. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| La Dolce Vita (1960) | Fellini's best film, in which the fragility of the characters is not overwhelmed by the director's decadent indulgences. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| Six Degrees of Separation (1993) | Bitingly funny, with superb performances from Channing and Sutherland. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 74%
| The Cotton Club (1984) | Ambitious, but like many post-Apocalypse Coppola films, it doesn't quite hit the mark. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 50%
| Watch It (1993) | Comedy of the sexes made with heart and soul. The cast, especially John C. McGinley, is terrific. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 78%
| Breakdown (1997) | A well-made B thriller. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| Prizzi's Honor (1985) | A dark, rich comedy that finds Nicholson at the top of his game, per usual. Huston's last great film. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 46%
| Johnny Stecchino (1992) | Amusing, but a far cry from fully utilizing Benigni's comic timing. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 61%
| National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) | The human frailty at the center of the story makes the jokes all the funnier. Holiday films are rarely as priceless. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| Rio Bravo (1959) | Masterful. Archetypal Westerns don't get any better. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 24%
| Just Cause (1995) | Ridiculous from start to finish. Connery, Harris, and Fishburne couldn't have wasted their time in a less productive fashion. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| Dangerous Liaisons (1988) | Perhaps the juciest adaptation of the story that one could hope for. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Sweet Smell of Success (1957) | Brilliant performances by Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis, and James Wong Howe's glowing black and white photography, are the perfect compliments to the rapid-fire screenplay. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 61%
| K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) | Bigelow's crackling camerawork and belief in the story's drama makes this far more interesting and rewarding than your standard submarine action movie. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 81%
| A River Runs Through It (1992) | A beautifully made and photographed story of familial bonds. Matinee Magazine Posted Jul 25, 2002 |