Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 40%
| The Trip (1967) | Intriguing period curio — Nitrate Online Posted Oct 31, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 91%
| A Day at the Races (1937) | Vintage Groucho, Harpo and Chico. — Nitrate Online Posted Oct 20, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| My Darling Clementine (1946) | Vintage John Ford. — Nitrate Online Posted Oct 16, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 89%
| The Grifters (1990) | Intriguing neo-noir. — Nitrate Online Posted Oct 7, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 82%
| Charlotte Sometimes (2002) | Dry but occasionally interesting independent feature. — Nitrate Online Posted Oct 2, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 80%
| Mystery Train (1989) | Intriguing, if hit-or-miss comedy from Jarmusch. — Nitrate Online Posted Oct 2, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 87%
| When the Cat's Away (1996) | A charming French import with lots of heart. — Nitrate Online Posted Sep 25, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Mean Streets (1973) | Scorsese's first masterpiece is still gripping. — Nitrate Online Posted Aug 19, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Shadow of a Doubt (1943) | Hitch's personal favorite and certainly one of his best. — Nitrate Online Posted Aug 2, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 88%
| A Soldier's Story (1984) | A powerful and arresting drama. — Nitrate Online Posted Aug 2, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| Gates of Heaven (1978) | Morris' assured feature debut is simultaneously touching and wierd. — Nitrate Online Posted Jul 24, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 93%
| Fast, Cheap, & Out of Control (1997) | A typically quirky and intriguing offering from Morris. — Nitrate Online Posted Jun 23, 2005 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 16%
| The Scarlet Letter (1995) | Oh, Roland Joffé, thy free adaptation of the Hawthorne classic didst produce abudant derisive laughter. Didst thou once direct 'The Killing Fields?' — Nitrate Online Posted May 19, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Go West (1925) | Typically inventive and gut busting comedy from the Great Stone Face. — Nitrate Online Posted May 19, 2005 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 18%
| Son of the Pink Panther (1993) | Benigni tries, but it simply isn't any fun without Peter Sellers. — Nitrate Online Posted May 17, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| Knife in the Water (1963) | An intriguing Polish import that launched Polanski's career. — Nitrate Online Posted Apr 30, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 94%
| Sleuth (1972) | A stagebound but effective two-character thriller. It might work better on stage, but you're not like to find better leads. — Nitrate Online Posted Apr 30, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 80%
| The Passion of Ayn Rand (2000) | Solidly acted if melodramatic film about the philosopher. — Nitrate Online Posted Apr 21, 2005 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 13%
| Night of the Ghouls (1959) | As lame as 'Plan 9' and 'Glen or Glenda' but not quite as unintentionally funny. — Nitrate Online Posted Apr 3, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 87%
| Macbeth (1971) | An over-the-top bu highly effective adaption of the Shakespeare classic with Polanski's disctinctive touches. — Nitrate Online Posted Mar 25, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 60%
| The Howling (1981) | A first-rate horror offering. — Nitrate Online Posted Mar 25, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 96%
| Missing (1982) | Terrific work from Lemmon and Spacek highlights Costa Gavras' American debut. — Nitrate Online Posted Mar 21, 2005 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 10%
| Beverly Hills Cop 3 (1994) | The thrill is gone, long gone. — Nitrate Online Posted Mar 12, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 61%
| Hideous Kinky (1999) | Winslet is terrific as a mother whose quest for spiritual enlightenment comes at the expense of her family. — Nitrate Online Posted Mar 12, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 96%
| Full Metal Jacket (1987) | Not Kubrick's best, but often powerful, particularly for R. Lee Ermey's performance. — Hollywood Bitchslap Posted Jan 19, 2005 |
Rotten 2/5
| N/A | Raw Force (1981) | It's cheap; it's tawdry; it's vulgar; and it's almost watchable in a cheesy sort of way. — Hollywood Bitchslap Posted Jan 19, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 51%
| Stealing Beauty (1996) | Gorgeous Tuscan scenery and a breakthrough performance by Liv Tyler help make this sudsy flick entertaining. — Hollywood Bitchslap Posted Jan 19, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 83%
| Gentleman's Agreement (1947) | Preachy but effective indictment of anti-Semitism — Nitrate Online Posted Jan 18, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| To Catch a Thief (1955) | Vintage Hitchcock. — Hollywood Bitchslap Posted Dec 31, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 46%
| Johnny Stecchino (1992) | An enjoyably goofy ganster comedy. — Nitrate Online Posted Dec 31, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| A Face in the Crowd (1957) | Didactic but highly effective little black comedy from the folks who gave you 'On the Waterfront.' Andy Griffith is downright scary. — Nitrate Online Posted Dec 31, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 67%
| U2 - Rattle and Hum (1988) | Nicely shot if not terribly innovative concert film. — Nitrate Online Posted Dec 14, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| Flaming Star (1960) | If only the King had been paired more frequently with directors like Don Siegel and Michael Curtiz, he'd have given more terrific performances like the one here. — Nitrate Online Posted Dec 13, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) | Intriguing, if not totally successful adaptation of the Kundera novel. — Nitrate Online Posted Dec 10, 2004 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 0%
| Bushwhacked (1995) | After a funny opening, it goes downhill very quickly. — Nitrate Online Posted Nov 7, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 80%
| Gypsy (1962) | Entertaining adaptation of the Broadway musical. — Nitrate Online Posted Nov 7, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Badlands (1973) | Malick's dreamlike murder story is still haunting. — Nitrate Online Posted Oct 27, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Maltese Falcon (1941) | John Huston's debut is still primo noir. — Nitrate Online Posted Oct 22, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| Firemen's Ball (1968) | Once banned in its country of origin, this allegorical comedy is scathing and downright hilarious. — Nitrate Online Posted Oct 22, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) | This adaptation holds up really well, and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. is terrific as the bad guy. — Nitrate Online Posted Sep 19, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| Un Air de Famille (1996) | A charming entry from France. — Nitrate Online Posted Sep 17, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Richard III (1995) | An imaginative and visceral Shakespeare adaptation with a mesmerising perfromance by McKellen. — Nitrate Online Posted Sep 17, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 81%
| Last Tango in Paris (1972) | Brando's eerily unaffected performance is one his most mesmerisng. — Nitrate Online Posted Aug 20, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Pather Panchali (1954) | Ray's debut is still one of his best. — Nitrate Online Posted Aug 20, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| Let Him Have It (1991) | Solid little docu-drama. — Nitrate Online Posted Jul 23, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| N/A | Bed and Sofa (1927) | An innovative silent movie that changed the way sex and women's roles are portrayed onscreen. — Nitrate Online Posted Jul 23, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 86%
| The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) | One of Zhang Yimou's finest moments. — Nitrate Online Posted Jul 23, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 95%
| Animal Crackers (1930) | The first Marx Brothers movie that really captures their unique approach to comedy. — Nitrate Online Posted Jul 23, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 43%
| Born in East L.A. (1987) | Without the drugs or Tommy Chong, Marin still have something to offer. — Nitrate Online Posted Jul 23, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 67%
| Carried Away (1996) | A chilling, Lolita-like drama that's elevated by a terrific performance by Hopper. — Nitrate Online Posted Jul 23, 2004 |
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