Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| The Messenger (2009) | "
Grief is universal, and watching soldiers deal with complex emotions seems to me universal too." — LYTRules.com Posted Nov 9, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| Looking for Eric (2009) | "
It's not a total 180 -- there is still working-class despair, and a fair share of violence, some of it related to football and guns. But it leaves you with a smile on your face, for the right reasons." — LYTRules.com Posted Nov 9, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | "
...a rollicking, kid-friendly animated adventure, albeit one full of ironic dialogue and bizarre non-sequiturs that will fly over the young 'uns' heads." — LYTRules.com Posted Nov 1, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 21%
| Amelia (2009) | "
...essentially anything interesting she did is handled via old newsreel footage and newspaper headlines flying at the screen. The 1976 NBC TV movie starring Susan Clark showed us all the action, yet a modern movie can't?" — LYTRules.com Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| Paranormal Activity (2009) | "
Making the most out of a single location and tiny cast, it's the scariest movie of the year." — L.A. Weekly Posted Sep 26, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 40%
| Zombie Strippers (2008) | "
Easily the best movie of the year, so far. Really." — L.A. Weekly Posted May 3, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Venus (2006) | "
He's got it! Yeah, baby, he's got it! Here's your Oscar/Here's Best Actor/The X-factor" — LYTRules.com Posted Dec 7, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| Little Miss Sunshine (2006) | Basically an update of National Lampoon's Vacation, only with less to say -- though it's better than any of the Vacation sequels by far. — LYTRules.com Posted Sep 21, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 61%
| Shopgirl (2005) | "
This movie nails some of the truths about the L.A. dating scene that most other movies don't go near." — LYTRules.com Posted Jan 4, 2006 |
Rotten
| Fresh 94%
| Good Night. And, Good Luck (2005) | "
Sometimes conservatives are right - critics will praise a movie purely because it agrees with their politics" — LYTRules.com Posted Jan 4, 2006 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 98%
| Mean Streets (1973) | Doesn't do it for me, I'm afraid. — New Times Posted Nov 10, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 67%
| Barefoot Gen (1983) | Disturbing, subversive, and unbelievably manages to find a happy ending in Hiroshima — LYTRules.com Posted Nov 10, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 48%
| Higher Learning (1994) | For anyone who's been to USC, it's a pretty hilarious parody of life there. If you take it as presented, however, it's over-dramatic and unbelievable. — New Times Posted Nov 3, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 95%
| Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) | As close to perfect as movies get. — LYTRules.com Posted Oct 10, 2005 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 0%
| 3 Strikes (2000) | It would be easier to forgive some of the film's excesses, however, if it were actually funny. — New Times Posted Oct 8, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Rotten 32%
| Gummo (1997) | Like watching life on the surface of an alien planet — LYTRules.com Posted Sep 16, 2005 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 43%
| Graffiti Bridge (1990) | Great music video...but doesn't cut it as a movie. — New Times Posted Sep 16, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 75%
| Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1988) | One of the first movies to give me a sense that there were no boundaries. — LYTRules.com Posted Jul 11, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| N/A | Saturday Night Live - Best of Adam Sandler (1998) | Is this title an oxymoron? Not really -- he was better here than in most of his movies. — LYTRules.com Posted Jul 7, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 41%
| Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) | One of the best sequels ever, building on the story while re-delivering what fans liked about the first — LYTRules.com Posted Jul 7, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 71%
| For Your Eyes Only (1981) | The Thatcher parody at the end is sublime. The rest, passable fun. — New Times Posted Jul 7, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 73%
| True Stories (1986) | Absolutely amazing. If there is such a thing as the perfect American movie, this certainly comes close. — LYTRules.com Posted Jul 7, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| Blade Runner - The Director's Cut (1982) | I still think the movie loses steam when it goes indoors -- but one cannot deny its influence — New Times Posted Jul 7, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 76%
| Conan the Barbarian (1982) | Balls-to-the-wall swordplay flicks don't get much better than this — New Times Posted May 28, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 90%
| Misery (1990) | Not as good as the book, but Kathy Bates is perfect — New Times Posted May 28, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Men With Guns (1997) | A sort of Heart of Darkness in South America — New Times Posted May 28, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| The King of Comedy (1982) | One of Scorsese's very best — New Times Posted May 25, 2005 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 38%
| Sahara (2005) | While I'd be happy to see another cinematic adventure for Dirk Pitt, I don't ever want to see another Breck Eisner film in my life. — LYTRules.com Posted Apr 10, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 56%
| Alien Nation (1988) | Fun gimmick cop movie with aliens — New Times Posted Apr 8, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 45%
| Borstal Boy (2002) | Hatosy's Irish accent was way better than I expected. — New Times Posted Apr 8, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Say Anything (1989) | Even as a cynical, anti-romantic teen, I loved this movie. — New Times Posted Apr 8, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 29%
| Stuart Saves His Family (1995) | Not as bad as you'd expect — New Times Posted Mar 9, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| N/A | When the Wind Blows (1986) | "
The images from the movie are haunting, and have stuck with me the past few days, but I feel like maybe I've dragged them out of my subconscious, where they no longer belong." — LYTRules.com Posted Mar 3, 2005 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 36%
| Left Luggage (1998) | While it would be too much to ask for a movie about Holocaust survivors to actually be happy, Krabbé is way too heavyhanded in trying for a tragic atmosphere — New Times Posted Feb 16, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 25%
| The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) | Possibly genius. — New Times Posted Feb 13, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 50%
| Grizzly Falls (1999) | Brown is essentially playing a low-rent Crocodile Dundee here, but it's hard to imagine a kid who wouldn't like to have this guy as their father — New Times Posted Feb 13, 2005 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 8%
| Shocker (1989) | Proof positive that Wes Craven is not, in fact, any kind of master of horror — New Times Posted Feb 13, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 87%
| Superman II (1980) | Aside from some unfortunate slapstick, it's a truly spectacular superhero sequel. — New Times Posted Feb 3, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 23%
| Airheads (1994) | A bit of a mess, but one of Steve Buscemi's best performances before hitting the big time. — New Times Posted Jan 16, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 39%
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) | A lot more fun than you'd think; Freeman has a blast as the Play-Doh commanding villain — New Times Posted Jan 16, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 77%
| A Very Long Engagement (2004) | Hey kids, didja like AMELIE? Do you like the war movies? Here's both in one; go crazy. — LYTRules.com Posted Jan 16, 2005 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 17%
| Dust Devil (1993) | There's potential here, but it feels like something got botched in the editing process. — New Times Posted Dec 1, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 68%
| Body Snatchers (1993) | One almost never says that a SECOND remake is worth a dang, but this is that very rare exception to prove the rule. — New Times Posted Nov 19, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 60%
| Warlock (1986) | A whole lot of fun...just forget the sequels. — New Times Posted Nov 19, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Rotten 50%
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) | Often unfairly maligned because it's slow and contemplative, but has some real ideas behind it. — New Times Posted Oct 28, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 48%
| Willow (1988) | It isn't without significant flaws, but overall an effective and memorable fantasy spectacle. — New Times Posted Oct 21, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 7%
| Strangeland (1998) | Snider's Captain Howdy is an appropriately scary creation, but the movie mostly lets him down. — New Times Posted Oct 21, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 80%
| Eve's Bayou (1997) | Pretentious as all hell, sorry. — New Times Posted Sep 16, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 46%
| Hard Target (1993) | Should have been so much better. — New Times Posted Sep 16, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 25%
| Raw Deal (1986) | Must-see if only for the moment when Arnold tries to say "Molested, murdered, and mutilated" — New Times Posted Sep 16, 2004 |
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