|
2.5
|
92%
|
The General (1927) |
"
This is by no means so good as Mr. Keaton's previous efforts."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
85%
|
Manhattan Melodrama (2003) |
"
One finds a mechanical plot which is scarcely worthy of the cast, which includes Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy and Leo Carrillo."
—
New York Times
Posted Aug 8, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
88%
|
College (1927) |
"
Keaton himself strives to be funny, but his actions are so frightfully absurd that it strikes one that the character he plays never ought to be out of an asylum."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
88%
|
Arsenal (1928) |
"
Although one is impelled to be in thorough sympathy with its argument against war, one cannot but help feeling that one-fourth of the footage of this production would be ample for one sitting."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
86%
|
Michael (Chained: The Story of the Third Sex) (1924) |
"
A dull piece of work, redeemed only by some artistic scenes and Benjamin Christensen's able portrayal of Claude Zoret, an artist."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
71%
|
The Wedding March (1928) |
"
Because of what they are called upon to do and not because of the performances of the players the characters are not much more human than a troupe of Robots."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
17%
|
The Skin Game (1931) |
"
Mr. Galsworthy's narrative is bound to enlist one's attention, but Mr. Hitchcock, who is responsible for the adaptation as well as the direction, cannot be said to have accomplished either task in a fashion the subject deserves."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 28, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
92%
|
Duck Soup (1933) |
"
This production is, for the most part, extremely noisy without being nearly as mirthful as [the Marx brothers'] other films."
—
New York Times
Posted May 20, 2003
|
|
2.5/5
|
89%
|
Napoléon (1929) |
"
There is in this edition of the picture an effort to cover too many historical incidents and the consequence is that quite a number of the passages are confused."
—
New York Times
Posted Feb 26, 2013
|
|
2.5/5
|
78%
|
Lonesome (1928) |
"
Dr Fejos has paid more attention to his interesting dissolves and double exposures than he has to the characterization of his story."
—
New York Times
Posted Jul 6, 2010
|
|
2.5/5
|
95%
|
Chelovek s kino-apparatom (Man with a Movie Camera) (1929) |
"
It becomes quite tedious and the hour that it lasts seems at least an hour and a half."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
2.5/5
|
83%
|
Zemlya (Earth) (Soil) (1930) |
"
Much of this film is chaotic, especially during the church episode and some of the closing scenes."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 28, 2006
|
|
2.5/5
|
90%
|
Pandora's Box (1929) |
"
Miss Brooks is attractive and she moves her head and eyes at the proper moment, but whether she is endeavoring to express joy, woe, anger or satisfaction it is often difficult to decide."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 27, 2005
|
|
3/5
|
83%
|
The Champ (1931) |
"
This picture is a further example of clever acting saving the day, for there is little in this narrative of horse racing and pugilistic bouts that possesses much akin to originality."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 31, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
76%
|
The Jazz Singer (1927) |
"
The Vitaphoned songs and some dialogue have been introduced most adroitly."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
100%
|
Tarzan and His Mate (1934) |
"
Aside from the wild tale, this film is a marvel from a photographic standpoint."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
——
|
Criminal Code () |
"
Granted that Howard Hawks's direction is for the most part intelligent and firm, there are occasional sequences which he spoils by extravagant ideas or by leaving too little to the imagination."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 28, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
95%
|
Island of Lost Souls (The Island of Dr. Moreau) (1933) |
"
Although the attempt to horrify is not accomplished with any marked degree of subtlety, there is no denying that some of the scenes are ingenously fashioned and are, therefore, interesting."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 28, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
91%
|
Dracula (1931) |
"
With Mr. Browning's imaginative direction and Mr. Lugosi's makeup and weird gestures, this picture succeeds to some extent in its grand guignol intentions."
—
New York Times
Posted May 20, 2003
|
|
3.5/5
|
——
|
East Lynne (1931) |
"
Mr. Brook acts with his usual restraint. Miss Loftus is capital as the sinister Cornelia."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 31, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
40%
|
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) |
"
It is a talking and singing film free from irritating outpourings of coarse slang or a tedious, sobbing romance."
—
New York Times
Posted Jun 24, 2006
|
|
3.5/5
|
83%
|
Underworld (1927) |
"
Largely through the competent work of Messrs. Bancroft and Brook, Mr. von Sternberg gives a better idea of his powers as a director."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
3.5/5
|
89%
|
The Manxman (1929) |
"
Filled with enchanting scenes and the story itself is quite well told."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
3.5/5
|
89%
|
The Farmer's Wife (1928) |
"
It has been nicely directed with a keen eye for the sunlight and shadows over the winding country roads, and the indoor scenes are always correct as to furnishings."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
3.5/5
|
57%
|
Mata Hari (1932) |
"
A glamourous and romantic conception of the latter days of the life of the Dutch dancer and courtesan who was shot as a spy by the French in 1917."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 28, 2006
|
|
|
95%
|
The Cocoanuts (1929) |
"
Fun puts melody in the shade in the audible pictorial transcription of the musical comedy The Cocoanuts."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
|
100%
|
Frankenstein (1931) |
"
A stirring grand-guignol type of picture, one that aroused so much excitement at the Mayfair yesterday that many in the audience laughed to cover their true feelings."
—
New York Times
Posted May 20, 2003
|
|
4/5
|
——
|
Smilin' Through (1932) |
"
It is a beautiful production, too immaculate, if anything, in its scenes of the past."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 31, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
50%
|
In Old Arizona (1928) |
"
[A] distinctly enjoyable offering."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Battleship Potemkin (1925) |
"
The director displays a vivid imagination and an artistic appreciation of motion picture values."
—
New York Times
Posted Aug 29, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
The Freshman (College Days) (1925) |
"
This is a regular Harold Lloyd strip of fun, which is made all the more hilarious by introducing something like suspense in the sequences on the football field. "
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 8, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
The Unholy Three (1925) |
"
After viewing this production the figures that have passed upon the screen still cling to one's mind, and one feels like talking about the strange and unusual tale."
—
New York Times
Posted Jun 10, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Skippy (1931) |
"
This youthful player [Jackie Cooper] gives a truly remarkable portrayal in a film that is endowed with wholesome amusement and affecting tenderness."
—
New York Times
Posted Dec 1, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
The Emperor Jones (1933) (1933) |
"
It is a distinguished offering, resolute and firm, with a most compelling portrayal by Paul Robeson."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 16, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
——
|
The Temptress (1926) |
"
In many respects this picture is a distinguished piece of work, wherein Fred Niblo, the director, keeps the audience on the qui vive."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 28, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Five Star Final (1931) |
"
This production races along without a desultory instant."
—
New York Times
Posted Jun 24, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
The House of Rothschild (2000) |
"
Not only does Mr. Arliss's work here excel that which he has done in any other picture, but most of the other rôles are acted expertly."
—
New York Times
Posted Jun 24, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) |
"
Wit and melody swing through Maurice Chevalier's latest picture."
—
New York Times
Posted Jun 24, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
——
|
Potomok Chingis-Khana (Storm over Asia) (The Heir to Genghis Khan) (1929) |
"
Excellent photography and sterling work by the eminently suitable cast are the conspicuous assets of Vsevolod Pudovkin's silent cinematic contribution."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Flesh and the Devil (1926) |
"
Miss Garbo is undeniably alluring as Felicitas. Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Hansen give sound performances in their respective roles."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
Phantom Of The Opera (1925) |
"
The Phantom of the Opera is an ultra fantastic melodrama, an ambitious production in which there is much to marvel at in the scenic effects."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
The Crowd () |
"
Throughout this subject Mr. Vidor shrewdly avoids the stereotyped conception of setting forth scenes, and in more than one case he uses his camera in an inspired fashion."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
50%
|
Cimarron (1931) |
"
A graphic and engrossing screen conception."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
——
|
The Eagle (1925) |
"
This is a satisfying picture in which Mr. Brown introduces some interesting touches."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Trader Horn (1931) |
"
This shrewdly fashioned jungle melodrama proved to be thoroughly exciting to the spectators last night and it seemed as though many of them were a bit nearer than they ever wanted to be to a big game hunt."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
43%
|
Alibi (1929) |
"
It is by far the best of the gangster films, and the fact that it is equipped with dialogue makes it all the more stirring."
—
New York Times
Posted Mar 25, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Hell's Angels (1930) |
"
These air scenes, with the crashing of flaming planes, have never been matched on the screen."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 28, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) (1930) |
"
Not only is Mr. Jannings's and Miss Dietrich's acting excellent, but they are supported by an unusually competent cast."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 28, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Horse Feathers (1932) |
"
Some of the fun is even more reprehensible than the doings of these clowns in previous films, but there is no denying that their antics and their patter are helped along by originality and ready wit."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 28, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
The Invisible Man (1933) |
"
It is hardly necessary to dwell upon the performances of the cast beyond saying that they all rise to the demands of their parts. As for the settings, they seem very real, and the direction and acting of the uniformed police force are unusually good."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 28, 2006
|
78%
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