Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 85%
| A Serious Man (2009) | "
A Serious Man may not have the starry casts of the Coens' more recent films, but it has plenty of heart and soul. It's a movie mitzvah." Posted Oct 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 98%
| Up (2009) | "
An exquisite work of cinematic art that also happens to be the funniest, most touching, most exciting and most entertaining movie released so far this year." Posted May 29, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 65%
| Duplicity (2009) | "
This is a sharp-looking movie with a blue-chip cast." Posted Mar 18, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 71%
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) | "
It takes a world-class storyteller and a great yarn to rivet your attention for nearly three hours. This very classy, old-school movie -- employing cutting-edge technology that will make your eyes pop -- did it for me." Posted Dec 24, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 93%
| Milk (2008) | "
Penn goes way deep and soulful in a highly ingratiating performance that's the one to beat for the Best Actor Oscar." Posted Nov 26, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 86%
| A Christmas Tale (2008) | "
If Ingmar Bergman and Wes Anderson some how collaborated on a movie together, I'd guess their sensibilities would yield something like Arnaud Desplechin's darkly hilarious, brilliantly acted A Christmas Tale." Posted Nov 14, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 93%
| Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | "
Four stars simply aren't enough for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, which just may be the most entertaining movie I've ever labeled a masterpiece in these pages." Posted Nov 13, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 96%
| WALL-E (2008) | "
Some day, there will be college courses devoted to this movie." Posted Jun 26, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 82%
| Atonement (2007) | "
Director Joe Wright and screenwriter Christopher Hampton not only blow the Merchant-Ivory dust off the British period movie, they transform Ian McEwan's interior novel into a sweeping epic that speaks to the 21st-century soul." Posted Dec 7, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 93%
| Juno (2007) | "
Hollywood's Woman of the Year is a pregnant 16-year-old, the incredibly hip, smart-mouthed and totally endearing heroine of the wise and witty Juno." Posted Dec 5, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 93%
| The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) | "
Yes, it's in French and it's arty (in good ways) - but I promise you won't have a more viscerally emotional experience at the movies this year." Posted Nov 30, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 94%
| No Country for Old Men (2007) | "
No Country for Old Men is the first movie I've seen in a very long while that deserves to be called a masterpiece. It's such a stunning achievement in storytelling." Posted Nov 9, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 79%
| American Gangster (2007) | "
One of the year's best movies -- and surely a major Oscar contender." Posted Oct 31, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 88%
| Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) | "
This flick is fast and ferocious, [Lumet's] sharpest and best since Prince of the City -- and surely one of the year's finest." Posted Oct 26, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 91%
| Hairspray (2007) | "
A rousing alternative in a marketplace packed with noisy, special-effects-heavy sequels, Hairspray is the best and most entertaining movie adaptation of a stage musical so far this century." Posted Jul 17, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 96%
| Ratatouille (2007) | "
Arguably the finest 'toon in the Pixar canon." Posted Jun 29, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 95%
| Pan's Labyrinth (2006) | "
Pan's Labyrinth represents a quantum leap in del Toro's storytelling, drawing on Alice in Wonderland, Pinocchio and many other inspirations to create something quite new and wonderful." Posted Dec 29, 2006 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 91%
| Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) | "
Letters From Iwo Jima, Clint Eastwood's spare, poetic and remarkable companion piece to Flags of Our Fathers, is an engrossing and revealing look at that same World War II battle from the Japanese side." Posted Dec 20, 2006 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 74%
| Happy Feet (2006) | "
George Miller's Happy Feet may be the 10th animated film this year with talking critters -- but, trust me, you're probably going to want to see the best feature-length cartoon since The Incredibles, no matter what your age." Posted Nov 17, 2006 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 68%
| Babel (2006) | "
[Babel] is, in short, one of the year's best movies." Posted Nov 9, 2006 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 91%
| Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) | "
This is the finest and most thoughtful comedy released so far this century." Posted Nov 2, 2006 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 73%
| Flags of Our Fathers (2006) | "
Eastwood storms Mt. Oscar again with Flags of Our Fathers, a stirring ode to American heroism during the battle of Iwo Jima - which also pointedly dissects how that heroism was cynically packaged for public consumption." Posted Oct 20, 2006 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 97%
| The Queen (2006) | "
Mirren is the one to beat for the Best Actress Oscar -- and The Queen is one of the year's best movies. Don't miss it." Posted Oct 5, 2006 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 74%
| The Illusionist (2006) | "
This is the kind of thoughtful, poetic, lush and old-fashioned (in the best sense of the word) film that rarely gets made anymore -- one that immerses us in a bygone world for a couple of hours." Posted Aug 18, 2006 |
Fresh 4/4
| Rotten 24%
| The Da Vinci Code (2006) | "
... a crackling, fast-moving thriller that's every bit as brainy and irresistible as Dan Brown's controversial bestseller." Posted May 17, 2006 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 77%
| Munich (2005) | "
Munich is essential viewing that should be rewarded for its bravery come Oscar time." Posted Dec 20, 2005 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 83%
| King Kong (2005) | "
Most great movies are lucky to have a handful of moments to remember; King Kong has at least two dozen." Posted Dec 12, 2005 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 82%
| Walk the Line (2005) | "
Walk the Line is the only movie I've seen three times this year -- and I'd happily watch it again and again." Posted Nov 18, 2005 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 94%
| Good Night. And, Good Luck (2005) | "
By far the smartest American film released in 2005." Posted Sep 22, 2005 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 91%
| Million Dollar Baby (2004) | "
Eastwood scores a knockout as an actor and director with Million Dollar Baby, a spare, exquisitely realized masterpiece about faith, redemption and boxing that beautifully illustrates his longtime philosophy that 'less is more.'" Posted Dec 15, 2004 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 88%
| House of Flying Daggers (2004) | "
An absolute must-see." Posted Dec 3, 2004 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 82%
| Finding Neverland (2004) | "
Johnny Depp adds yet another indelible, Oscar-worthy portrait to his gallery of memorable characters" Posted Nov 12, 2004 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 97%
| The Incredibles (2004) | "
One of the year's most visually dazzling and emotionally satisfying adventures." Posted Nov 5, 2004 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 92%
| Tarnation (2004) | "
Caouette's triumph over his harrowing childhood and adolescence is itself a huge accomplishment -- but with Tarnation, he has used art, wit and a huge heart to forge his experiences into an unqualified masterpiece." Posted Oct 6, 2004 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 83%
| The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) | "
A gorgeous, poetic and stirring epic." Posted Sep 24, 2004 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 93%
| Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) | "
Audacious, thought-provoking and ruefully funny." Posted Mar 19, 2004 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 100%
| Destino (2003) | "
A dazzling, six-minute animated short that itself is well worth the price of admission." Posted Feb 12, 2004 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 94%
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | "
Towers above its predecessors with cleaner storytelling and a more satisfying balance between terrific acting and eye-popping effects." Posted Dec 15, 2003 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 94%
| The Triplets of Belleville (2003) | "
An utter delight." Posted Nov 26, 2003 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 95%
| Lost in Translation (2003) | "
Sublimely romantic and subtle." Posted Sep 12, 2003 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 77%
| Seabiscuit (2003) | "
This is a movie that gets it all right." Posted Jul 25, 2003 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 98%
| Finding Nemo (2003) | "
A dazzling, computer-animated fish tale with a funny, touching script and wonderful voice performances that make it an unqualified treat for all ages." Posted May 30, 2003 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 91%
| Far From Heaven (2002) | "
Perhaps the year's most daring and fully realized movie." Posted Nov 8, 2002 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 97%
| Spirited Away (2002) | "
Hayao Miyazaki's breathtakingly beautiful and poetic Spirited Away -- a Japanese cross between Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz -- is such a landmark in animation that labeling it a masterpiece almost seems inadequate." Posted Sep 20, 2002 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 79%
| Tadpole (2002) | "
An indie triumph." Posted Jul 19, 2002 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 92%
| Minority Report (2002) | "
A heart-pounding experience that makes you think and contains a gallery of characters that will haunt your nightmares for years to come." Posted Jun 21, 2002 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 92%
| Insomnia (2002) | "
A four-course gourmet alternative to summer popcorn flicks, serving up the meatiest performances Al Pacino and Robin Williams have given in many years." Posted May 24, 2002 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 77%
| Changing Lanes (2002) | "
Finally, a thinking person's thriller." Posted Apr 12, 2002 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 84%
| Kissing Jessica Stein (2002) | "
... a delightfully unpredictable, hilarious comedy with wonderful performances that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender labels." Posted Mar 13, 2002 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 92%
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | "
An utterly beguiling feast for eyes, pulses and minds." Posted Dec 18, 2001 |
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