8 Mile (2002)

"Detroit has gotten a taste of Hollywood...here are some grown-at-home girls who took part in the 8 Mile process to tell us about the filming and behind-the-cinema secrets."

All the Queen's Men (2002)

"When it comes to Reel Pride’s full-length features, you might just split a back seam during Stefan Ruzowitzky’s All the Queen’s Men, a fun-führer flick that embraces queer filmmaking in all senses of the word."

American Wedding (2003)

"You'd think if you made a third one, you're gonna at least try to make some progress as a filmmaker, even within this limited scope of American Pie."

The Banger Sisters (2002)

"'The Banger Sisters leaves you with a smile [but]...loses its imaginative bite...when all the ugly loose ends are neatly and unnaturally tied in a Hollywood bow.'"

Beauty and the Beast (1946)

"Cocteau’s poetic aesthetic...the matter-of-fact extravagance...an otherworldly ambience...[combine to] strike an uncomplicated chord within us, directly connected to the wondrous nightmares of childhood."

Black and White (1999)

"A solid, creative effort."

Boiler Room (2000)

"Younger has set Boiler Room up as a sharp-edged morality tale."

The Chateau (2002)

"'The Château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot.'"

Chicago (2002)

"Marshall depicts flashes of thought and lust for fame with spaghetti straps, sequins, rolled stockings, songs through lush lips, gyrating hips and clever segues, as the act of murder blurs into top-notch movie entertainment."

City by the Sea (2002)

"'De Niro...is a veritable source of sincere passion that this Hollywood contrivance orbits around.'"

The Country Bears (2002)

"'...both hokey and super-cool, and definitely not in a hurry, so sit back, relax and have a few laughs while the little ones get a fuzzy treat.'"

Cremaster 1 (1995)

"As with all of [Barney's] films, translating Cremaster 1into words is a disservice to the elevating intensity and intrigue communicated through sound and imagery."

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

"'The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys manages to capture that impossible time when idealism clashes with reality and religion, wrapped inside a delicious nostalgia...'"

Destino (2003)

"This is a taste of classic Disney, a crooning, twisting song sung to the eyes, a vacation from rational thoughts."

Eight Legged Freaks (2002)

"'Eight Legged Freaks is drive-in-flavored arachnid anarchy...[a]cinematic fun ride where creepy-crawly things constantly pop out from off-screen.'"

The Emperor's Club (2002)

"The Emperor’s Club is a nerd’s version of Dead Poets Society...but lacking the wonder, revelation and charisma of the latter."

Evelyn (2002)

"The film’s lack of personality permeates all its aspects — from the TV movie-esque, affected child acting to the dullest Irish pub scenes ever filmed."

Games People Play: New York (2004)

"If reality is made up of truth without deceit, there’s nothing real about Games, unless you count really bad and really awful."

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

"Zenlike simplicity and elegance."

Girls Will Be Girls (2003)

"...an explosion of bad taste swallowed, and occasionally spit back out, over and over again, culminating in fashionable she/he cat fights by the pool."

Gods and Generals (2003)

"A more appropriate title would be The Great Whitewashing of the Rebellion."

The Grey Zone (2002)

"The Grey Zone gives voice to a story that needs to be heard in the sea of Holocaust movies...but the film suffers from its own difficulties."

The Haunting (1963)

"Without showing one ghost, Wise's camera works like a contorting black and white swallow."

High Fidelity (2000)

"A loving pastiche which manages to coalesce into its own distinctive -- and utterly charming -- entity."

The Hours (2002)

"Daldry slices scenes from the three women’s lives and fuses them into one momentous thrust."