Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 91%
| Y Tu Mama Tambien (2002) | "
The best road trip movie ever made." Washington Post Posted May 9, 2002 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 92%
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | "
You can get gloriously lost in this." Washington Post Posted Dec 21, 2001 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 90%
| Amelie (2001) | "
There's so much here, and all of it delightful." Washington Post Posted Nov 9, 2001 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 81%
| Diamond Men (2001) | "
After watching [Forster's] subtle, touching performance in this movie, you'll think that being over 50 is just about the coolest thing in the world." Washington Post Posted Sep 7, 2001 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 81%
| The Deep End (2001) | "
An extraordinarily riveting drama." Washington Post Posted Aug 17, 2001 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 93%
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) | "
The film's not only funny and weird, it's oddly poignant." Washington Post Posted Aug 3, 2001 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 74%
| The Score (2001) | "
The best heist flick since The Usual Suspects." Washington Post Posted Jul 12, 2001 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 89%
| Shrek (2001) | "
A movie that appeals to the eye, mind, heart and funny bone." Washington Post Posted May 18, 2001 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 92%
| High Fidelity (2000) | "
I enjoyed myself immensely." Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| You Can Count on Me (2000) | "
A fountain of narrative surprise. You never know where this thing is going. And it's such a pleasure to tag along with these characters." Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 93%
| Election (1999) | "
The satire of the season, a hilarious, razor-sharp indictment of the American Dream!" Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 5/5
| Rotten 53%
| The Muse (1999) | "
The list of great moments is virtually endless!" Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 94%
| Pulp Fiction (1994) | "
Brilliant and brutal, funny and exhilarating, jaw-droppingly cruel and disarmingly sweet." Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Remains of the Day (1993) | "
Put Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson and James Fox together and you can expect sterling performances." Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 89%
| The Piano (1993) | "
The Piano plays itself with such contrapuntal richness, it resonates in you forever." Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 84%
| My Own Private Idaho (1992) | "
Even though it falters toward the end, it soars above the fray." Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Reservoir Dogs (1992) | "
A nod to such noir crime classics as Stanley Kubrick's "The Killing," the movie's more than savvy sensationalism. Suspense, horror and humor are expertly interwoven." Washington Post Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 77%
| The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) | "
Steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches." Washington Post Posted Jun 21, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 85%
| Lilo & Stitch (2002) | "
The best thing about the movie is the humor." Washington Post Posted Jun 21, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 73%
| The Piano Teacher (2002) | "
A disconcertingly assured tango between tenderness and brutality." Washington Post Posted May 24, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Rotten 58%
| Importance of Being Earnest (2002) | "
Smart, sassy interpretation of the Oscar Wilde play." Washington Post Posted May 24, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 69%
| Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) | "
The movie's big action scenes ... make you forget you're even watching animation." Washington Post Posted May 24, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 93%
| About a Boy (2002) | "
Hilarious, touching and wonderfully dyspeptic." Washington Post Posted May 17, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 89%
| Baran (2002) | "
Heartbreaking and laugh-out-loud funny, sometimes apart, sometimes together." Washington Post Posted May 3, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| Pauline and Paulette (2002) | "
A movie that doesn't aim too high, but doesn't need to." Washington Post Posted Apr 12, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 82%
| The Rookie (2002) | "
So unassuming and pure of heart, you can't help but warmly extend your arms and yell 'Safe!'" Washington Post Posted Mar 29, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Rotten 59%
| Scotland, PA (2002) | "
It's simple, sizzly and very funny." Washington Post Posted Mar 22, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Rotten 58%
| Blade 2 (2002) | "
Fluid, fast and fun." Washington Post Posted Mar 22, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 78%
| Last Orders (2002) | "
With a cast of this vintage, it wouldn't matter if they were reading the telephone book to one another, things are always entertaining." Washington Post Posted Mar 15, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 78%
| Ice Age (2002) | "
Family entertainment at its most bright-eyed and bushy-tailed." Washington Post Posted Mar 15, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 94%
| Monsoon Wedding (2002) | "
Pulsates with unforgettable characters and only-in-Delhi comedic situations." Washington Post Posted Mar 8, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 84%
| The Son's Room (2002) | "
Surprisingly powerful and universal." Washington Post Posted Mar 1, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Rotten 52%
| Mystic Masseur (2001) | "
Merchant's attention to Trinidadian culture, locales and general atmosphere is inescapably alluring." Washington Post Posted May 17, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 79%
| Iris (2001) | "
There are not two, but four sterling performances here." Washington Post Posted Feb 15, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 85%
| Monster's Ball (2001) | "
Holds you in thrall from first frame to last." Washington Post Posted Feb 7, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 90%
| Lantana (2001) | "
Has a refreshingly keen ability to see everything from multiple angles." Washington Post Posted Jan 24, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| Gosford Park (2001) | "
A tongue-in-cheek hybrid of many things." Washington Post Posted Jan 3, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 89%
| Kandahar (2001) | "
Though it might lack in Hollywood production values, it overflows with moral impact." Washington Post Posted Jan 3, 2002 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 66%
| Heist (2001) | "
Mamet doesn't just give us an enthralling heist flick, he makes the language something to savor." Washington Post Posted Nov 8, 2001 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 80%
| The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) | "
The movie ... is wonderfully spirited." Washington Post Posted Nov 2, 2001 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 79%
| Waking Life (2001) | "
It's thoughtful, provocative, liberating and fun." Washington Post Posted Oct 25, 2001 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 74%
| Joy Ride (2001) | "
Climb into this rig and you'll be sweating bullets." Washington Post Posted Oct 5, 2001 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Rotten 53%
| Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) | "
In keeping with the Smith rules, the movie is irreverent, self-referential, twisted, cheap and tasteless. And, of course, I mean that as the highest compliment." Washington Post Posted Aug 24, 2001 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 84%
| The Others (2001) | "
This narrative-twisty story is helped by strong performances." Washington Post Posted Aug 9, 2001 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 92%
| Ghost World (2001) | "
Buscemi makes Seymour into a character you simply want to see again and again." Washington Post Posted Aug 3, 2001 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 89%
| Himalaya (2001) | "
A visually poetic, moving story." Washington Post Posted Jul 27, 2001 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| The Road Home (2001) | "
Zhang Yimou focuses so frequently on Ziyi's face in extreme close-up that she sticks like a daguerreotype to your retina -- and then your heart." Washington Post Posted Jul 19, 2001 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| The Closet (2001) | "
Wins you over with its devastating simplicity." Washington Post Posted Jul 6, 2001 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 93%
| The Circle (2001) | "
A memorable and devastating indictment of the oppression facing many women in Iran." Washington Post Posted Jun 12, 2001 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 77%
| Moulin Rouge (2001) | "
A wonderful postmodern hug of a movie." Washington Post Posted Jun 1, 2001 |