Fresh B+
| Fresh 84%
| Breach (2007) | "
Cooper is always dead-bang on" Posted Aug 31, 2007 |
Fresh A
| Fresh 97%
| The Queen (2006) | "
A memoir of those strange days." Posted Feb 7, 2007 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 73%
| Stranger Than Fiction (2006) | "
Give Ferrell as many roles like this as he can possibly handle." Posted Dec 4, 2006 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 54%
| Marie Antoinette (2006) | "
Beautifully filmed and fun in its own quirky way." Posted Dec 4, 2006 |
Rotten C+
| Fresh 91%
| Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) | "
Great satire, perhaps, but remarkably painful." Posted Nov 10, 2006 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 75%
| The Prestige (2006) | "
It isn't my favorite Nolan film, but it's better than most of the films I see." Posted Nov 10, 2006 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 73%
| Flags of Our Fathers (2006) | "
A strange, and often brilliant, blend of raging war footage and quiet drama." Posted Oct 26, 2006 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 92%
| The Departed (2006) | "
Probably the best acted film of the year." Posted Oct 26, 2006 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 69%
| Hollywoodland (2006) | "
The film is sustained on its juicy minor characters." Posted Oct 18, 2006 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 37%
| The Guardian (2006) | "
The film certainly comes across like a paid Coast Guard advertisement at times." Posted Oct 18, 2006 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 91%
| Little Miss Sunshine (2006) | "
May wind up being the 'dysfunctional family' film against which all others are ultimately compared." Posted Sep 5, 2006 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 76%
| Superman Returns (2006) | "
The film has a parallel universe that extends beyond the losses the characters suffer to the ones the audience has, based on who we are and what has happened to us." Posted Aug 30, 2006 |
Fresh A
| Fresh 95%
| Wordplay (2006) | "
A wonderful little documentary that seems fascinated with humanity." Posted Aug 30, 2006 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 22%
| You, Me and Dupree (2006) | "
An oddly likeable film that grows on you if you're willing to stick with it.
" Posted Aug 30, 2006 |
Rotten D+
| Rotten 40%
| My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) | "
A one joke film that runs its comedic course in about thirty minutes." Posted Aug 30, 2006 |
Rotten C+
| Fresh 72%
| Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) | "
A fairly funny vehicle that runs out of gas well before the checkered flag." Posted Aug 30, 2006 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 24%
| Pink Panther (2006) | "
Rest assured, the decision to remake this film had nothing to do with art, creativity, comedic zen, or some form of tribute to Sellers or Blake Edwards." Posted Mar 14, 2006 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 75%
| In Her Shoes (2005) | "
One of those rare redemption films that redeems even itself." Posted Oct 21, 2005 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 27%
| Stay (2005) | "
Works best as an intellectual cinematic essay on the veiled subject at hand (and a director-driven art film at that), rather than as a narrative drama." Posted Oct 21, 2005 |
Fresh B -
| Rotten 53%
| An Unfinished Life (2005) | "
An oddball blend of Western and soap opera." Posted Sep 21, 2005 |
Rotten C +
| Rotten 57%
| Just Like Heaven (2005) | "
Too cute for its own good." Posted Sep 21, 2005 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 88%
| Millions (2005) | "
A cute film, heartwarming to a fault, and a sure crowd pleaser." Posted Jun 18, 2005 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 26%
| Mindhunters (2005) | "
Somewhat of a self-fulfilling title." Posted Jun 18, 2005 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 79%
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) | "
The film works fine as stand-alone entertainment, but does irreparable harm to the series as a whole." Posted Jun 18, 2005 |
Fresh B +
| Rotten 58%
| Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005) | "
A dry, twisted commentary on marriage and intimacy." Posted Jun 18, 2005 |
Fresh A -
| Fresh 84%
| Batman Begins (2005) | "
Nolan steadfastly refuses to turn this film into the special effects catastrophe it could so easily be." Posted Jun 18, 2005 |
Fresh B -
| Fresh 60%
| Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) | "
Overall, the film is enjoyable, but it is never exactly brilliant and is certainly less worthy than the novel.
" Posted May 11, 2005 |
Fresh A -
| Fresh 91%
| Million Dollar Baby (2004) | "
On relationships, the film soars." Posted Feb 22, 2005 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 86%
| Collateral (2004) | "
Lands solidly in the worthwhile category, rather than the slush pile." Posted Aug 6, 2004 |
Fresh B -
| Rotten 52%
| The Notebook (2004) | "
Like a summer wedding, you attend and root and try your best not to snicker." Posted Jul 16, 2004 |
Fresh B -
| Fresh 64%
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) | "
Consistently funny, more often than not of the cheap variety." Posted Jul 16, 2004 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 70%
| Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) | "
a pretty hilarious movie thanks to Stiller’s willingness to let himself look like a complete idiot just for laughs
" Posted Jun 28, 2004 |
Rotten C
| Fresh 80%
| Hellboy (2004) | "
I saw many films in this hodgepodge... but I saw nothing that 'Hellboy' could call its own." Posted Apr 2, 2004 |
Rotten C
| Fresh 63%
| Starsky & Hutch (2004) | "
The idea of it, including the attention to seventies detail and the music, is funnier than most of the film." Posted Apr 2, 2004 |
Fresh A -
| Fresh 95%
| Lost in Translation (2003) | "
The ending packs an emotional wallop, a moment as magical as anything you will see at the movies this year." Posted Mar 11, 2004 |
Fresh B +
| Fresh 77%
| Big Fish (2003) | "
More "Ed Wood" than "Planet of the Apes"." Posted Mar 10, 2004 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 82%
| Monster (2003) | "
An interesting depiction of the makings of a serial killer." Posted Mar 10, 2004 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 79%
| Miracle (2004) | "
I would like to have gotten to know some of the players a little bit better." Posted Feb 12, 2004 |
Fresh A -
| Fresh 91%
| School of Rock (2003) | "
Gladiator for the downtrodden and flabby" Posted Oct 3, 2003 |
Fresh B -
| Fresh 78%
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | "
without Depp, this film could easily have been called 'The Curse of the Black Pearl Harbor'" Posted Aug 15, 2003 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 88%
| Freaky Friday (2003) | "
Waters seems to have a knack for creating families on the edge" Posted Aug 15, 2003 |
Fresh A
| Fresh 90%
| Whale Rider (2003) | "
Keisha Castle-Hughes simply melts your heart" Posted Aug 15, 2003 |
Rotten F
| Rotten 16%
| The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) | "
have we descended so far in American filmmaking that we must now literally scrape the bottom of the superhero barrel" Posted Aug 15, 2003 |
Fresh A -
| Fresh 85%
| Swimming Pool (2003) | "
tends to stay with you… for days, weeks even" Posted Aug 15, 2003 |
Rotten D
| Fresh 79%
| Open Range (2003) | "
one of the best black comedies ever made" Posted Aug 15, 2003 |
Fresh A -
| Rotten 59%
| Down With Love (2003) | "
begins to sizzle at about the halfway point" Posted May 23, 2003 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 49%
| Bruce Almighty (2003) | "
moralizing mumbo-jumbo" Posted May 23, 2003 |
Fresh B +
| Fresh 85%
| About Schmidt (2002) | "
I liked how it used Warren’s letters as the vehicle for sharing his journey inward" Posted Jan 8, 2003 |
Fresh A -
| Fresh 87%
| Chicago (2002) | "
a sexy film that puts tang in its tango" Posted Jan 8, 2003 |
Fresh B +
| Fresh 96%
| Catch Me If You Can (2002) | "
a clear reminder that Leo had an Academy Award nomination long before he became an over-hyped megastar" Posted Jan 8, 2003 |
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