|
B
|
32%
|
All the Pretty Horses (2000) |
"
What is on screen is impressive, even with the sense of something missing."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Dec 13, 2009
|
|
A-
|
98%
|
All About My Mother (Todo Sobre Mi Madre) (1999) |
"
This film is as close to a masterpiece as the director has ever produced."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Dec 13, 2009
|
|
—
|
81%
|
Wonder Boys (2000) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
|
—
|
87%
|
Rosetta (1999) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
|
—
|
——
|
Some Fish Can Fly () |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
85%
|
Billy Elliot (2000) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
|
—
|
68%
|
Titus (1999) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
|
—
|
71%
|
Man of the Century (1999) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
76%
|
The Contender (2000) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
|
—
|
78%
|
Sweet and Lowdown (1999) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
|
—
|
40%
|
Hell's Kitchen N.Y.C. (1999) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
|
—
|
15%
|
Third World Cop (1999) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
|
—
|
76%
|
Mansfield Park (1999) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
|
|
3%
|
Down to You (2000) |
"
Both Julia Stiles and Freddie Prinze Jr. deserve better."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
|
—
|
83%
|
Tumbleweeds (1999) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
67%
|
Sleepy Hollow (1999) |
"
Burton piles on the artistic gore for this rendition. He just forgets to add the terror."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Feb 18, 2009
|
|
—
|
84%
|
Titanic Town (2000) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Nov 20, 2008
|
|
—
|
34%
|
But I'm A Cheerleader (2000) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Nov 20, 2008
|
|
—
|
36%
|
Miss Julie (1999) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Nov 20, 2008
|
|
—
|
67%
|
Luminarias (2000) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Nov 20, 2008
|
|
—
|
64%
|
Criminal Lovers (2000) |
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Nov 20, 2008
|
|
B+
|
93%
|
Ne le Dis à Personne (Tell No One) (2006) |
"
... a superb and entertaining thriller."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jun 28, 2008
|
|
B
|
45%
|
Cashback (2007) |
"
CASHBACK is a likable film that is bolstered by Ellis' terrific eye for composition."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 20, 2007
|
|
B
|
97%
|
Hairspray (1988) |
"
In many ways, it is perhaps the most palatable of all of Waters' movies. There's a sweetness and naiveté to its essence, yet it also falls completely within Waters' oeuvre."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 18, 2007
|
|
A-
|
91%
|
Hairspray (2007) |
"
One of the best movie musicals in recent times and it only gets better on repeated viewings."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 18, 2007
|
|
B-
|
67%
|
The Girl Next Door (2007) |
"
The film is quite disturbing and some scenes are difficult to watch."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 16, 2007
|
|
B
|
75%
|
Road to Victory (2007) |
"
... hopefully what I write might encourage someone to seek out a film. Such is the case with Road to Victory, the debut feature of writer-director-actor Mike Reilly."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 16, 2007
|
|
A-
|
88%
|
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2007) |
"
Laverty's screenplay is not a simple-minded exercise, although there is a schematic aspect to it. He and Loach want to be fair to both sides of the Irish debate ..."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
C
|
40%
|
The Wendell Baker Story (2005) |
"
just a shaggy dog story dressed up in cowboy boots and a cool belt."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
B
|
64%
|
Vitus (2007) |
"
In addition to the rich classical music on its score (with piano solos played by Gheorgiu who is a real-life musical prodigy), the film boasts strong performances by Ganz as the understanding grandparent and Jenkins and Jucker as the boy's parents."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
B+
|
70%
|
The Valet (La Doublure) (2007) |
"
Except for a slightly misguided final scene, LA DOUBLURE (THE VALET) is a great dessert movie: a brisk and breezy romp that will leave audiences smiling."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
C
|
56%
|
Vacancy (2007) |
"
It's only in the last act that things begin to get a bit flaky but up till then VACANCY does what it sets out to do without any pretenses."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
C-
|
19%
|
Two Weeks (2006) |
"
TWO WEEKS offers some positive views on hospice care and tackles head-on a theme that few American features do, but it lacks the gravitas of something like the European drama THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
B+
|
96%
|
Triad Election (Hak se wui yi wo wai kwai) (2007) |
"
tackles big ideas like the preservation of tradition and the overall reach of destiny, but also slyly suggests that the Triad of the 21st Century has evolved into something like a giant corporation."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
C+
|
68%
|
The Treatment (2006) |
"
The three main performances are what carry the film"
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
B
|
88%
|
Syndromes and a Century (Sang sattawat) (2007) |
"
If you allow the film to wash over you, it can be appreciated as an essay on the power of memory."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
B-
|
90%
|
Stephanie Daley (2006) |
"
not a great deal that is dramatic happens in the film, but it is that accrual of small details that fleshes out who these people are."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
B-
|
89%
|
Starter for 10 (2006) |
"
enjoyable if lightweight entertainment"
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
C
|
55%
|
A Soap (En Soap) (2006) |
"
While I might want to applaud Fischer Christensen for attempting to say something pertinent about gender roles and stereotypes, there is something curiously lacking in the characters."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
C-
|
66%
|
Snow Cake (2006) |
"
in the end, it's as viable as its titular confection: pretty to look at but cold."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
C
|
20%
|
Sing Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace (2006) |
"
The cast veers from overly theatrical (Rogers) to amusing (Molly Shannon as Ted's wife Shannon, a woman who speaks her mind without thinking about the consequences) to spot on (Harbour, DeWitt, Basche, and several others)."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
C-
|
69%
|
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"
a trippy movie that doesn't make it easy for the audience to follow. The story is complex and confusing and theanimation keeps the viewer from entering the tale emotionally or intellectually."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
B-
|
86%
|
Sacco and Vanzetti (2007) |
"
Surprisingly, this is the first nonfiction film to tackle the subject and Miller manages to find the parallels to contemporary times without being too pedantic or heavy-handed."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
B
|
80%
|
Rock Bottom: Gay Men & Meth (2006) |
"
... a frank look at the devastation that addiction can cause."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
B+
|
78%
|
Private Fears in Public Places (Coeurs) (2007) |
"
Resnais and his superb cast have poured their hearts into this film adaptation and anyone seeking mature entertainment should search for this gem."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
B-
|
45%
|
Pride (2007) |
"
Howard anchors the film with a charismatic turn. He doesn't turn Ellis into a plaster saint but portrays a complex and complicated man."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
D
|
8%
|
Premonition (2007) |
"
This film wants to be a twisty thriller but ends up something of a misogynistic mess which leaves its leading lady stranded."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
B
|
88%
|
Poison Friends (Les Amities malefiques) (2006) |
"
There are some schematics at work in the screenplay, but the film proves to be an entertaining, if frustrating, experience."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
|
|
B+
|
83%
|
Paprika (2006) |
"
PAPRIKA adds quite a dash of spice to the anime genre and offers a fun ride."
—
Murphy's Movie Reviews
Posted Jul 14, 2007
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