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2/5 |
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A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
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"Most of A Scanner Darkly is a wasted opportunity, with B+-list stars paint-boxed onto a third plane where not very much happens at all." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
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"While not quite fulfilling, the trip is more than a little intoxicating." | |
Philip Booth | |
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Abel Raises Cain (2005) |
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"The movie could also do a better job of explaining the inner forces that drive Abel – and especially his wife, one of his regular co-conspirators. Such gaps, though, don't seriously detract from the movie's roguish pull." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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About Baghdad (2003) |
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5/5 |
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About Schmidt (2002) |
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"The people in Schmidt's life are just like the people in ours: flawed, frequently ridiculous, but possessed of their own peculiar dignity." | |
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3/5 |
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Accepted (2006) |
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"Long on winning attitude but not what you’d call consistent, the movie will do simply anything for a laugh." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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2.5/5 |
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Across the Universe (2007) |
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"Here’s an interesting failure: a collection of strung-together music videos -- scored with Beatles tunes -- that have plenty of Broadway pizzazz but no emotional resonance, a lot of visual distractions but nothing original to say." | |
John Thomason | |
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4.5/5 |
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Adaptation (2002) |
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"Streep and Cooper provide the support structure for two fine performances by Cage, which is two more than most pictures can claim." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (1999) |
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"A lightweight, familiar comic adventure that ought to thrill the very young." | |
Philip Booth | |
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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) |
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"You go, squirrel." | |
Philip Booth | |
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An Affair of Love (2000) |
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After Innocence (2005) |
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"An evenhanded but nonetheless startling depiction of a system that isn't merely blind -- it's deaf, dumb and stupid, as well." | |
Al Krulick | |
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2/5 |
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After the Sunset (2004) |
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"From the predictable double-crosses to the dopey locker-room humor, there's nothing here that couldn't have found its way into a heist flick in 1989. Or 1979. Or 1969." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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4.5/5 |
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After The Wedding (2007) |
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"The portent of [director] Bier’s unyielding vision may turn some viewers off, but she has the extraordinarily moving story to warrant the self-conscious artiness." | |
John Thomason | |
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1.5/5 |
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Against the Ropes (2003) |
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"When it comes to keeping the colored folk peripheral, this picture makes To Kill a Mockingbird look like Get on the Bus." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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Agent Cody Banks (2003) |
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) |
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4/5 |
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The Agronomist (2004) |
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"Finds like [Dominique] make a documentarian's life worth living." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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4/5 |
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Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) |
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"Not even Charlize Theron's lauded portrayal of the accused can compete with the captivating genuine article, whose calculated professions of remorse barely conceal her festering rage at a lifetime of mistreatment." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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3.5/5 |
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Air Guitar Nation (2007) |
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"That the event is not only taken seriously by its contestants, but is also surprisingly devoid of irony, makes Air Guitar Nation excellently enjoyable." | |
Jason Ferguson | |
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3/5 |
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The Air I Breathe (2007) |
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"The movie takes itself way too seriously, and it doesn’t add up to much, but, nevertheless, it’s borderline entertaining." | |
J.B. Mitchell | |
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Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
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"... a film that's very hard not to love." | |
John Thomason | |
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Al Franken: God Spoke (2006) |
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The Alamo (2004) |
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2/5 |
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Alex and Emma (2003) |
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"[A] threadbare, lazily plotted romance." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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1.5/5 |
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Alexander (2004) |
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"A lugubrious, self-important history lesson that gives free rein to all of the director's worst qualities while admitting none of his artistic saving graces." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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3/5 |
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Alfie (2004) |
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"That the movie succeeds about half of the time is tribute to its mature recognition of sexual cause and effect." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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Ali (2001) |
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"A TKO of face-acting his from the outset, Smith adds spot-on re-creations of Ali's perpetual head-bobbing and the semi-hoarse vocal cadences with which he delivered his infamous rhyming provocations." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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3.5/5 |
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Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
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"Anderson clearly relished making this wonderful, utterly silly film; his heart shows in every drip of slime." | |
Ian Grey | |
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5/5 |
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Alien: The Director's Cut (2003) |
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"Thrill again to how thoroughly conceived the whole thing is, how impeccably acted and genuine in its suspense." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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3/5 |
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All About the Benjamins (2002) |
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"Often is ... an enjoyable if ethically threadbare caper flick." | |
Ian Grey | |
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3.5/5 |
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All or Nothing (2002) |
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"With Spall's marvelously sheepish performance setting the example, every second of every interaction in All or Nothing feels correct, honest and true." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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All Over the Guy (2001) |
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3.5/5 |
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All The King's Men (2006) |
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"This new All the King’s Men is appropriately novelistic and detailed, bearing all the fruits and trappings of a direct-from-the-book retelling." | |
John Thomason | |
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2/5 |
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All the Real Girls (2003) |
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"A borderline- unwatchable excursion into rural romance." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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Almost Famous (2000) |
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"The best pop-culture picture since last year's High Fidelity and one of the best rock & roll movies ever." | |
Philip Booth | |
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1/5 |
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Alone in the Dark (2005) |
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"Utterly lost by its end, you can just sit back and let yourself be hijacked by the movie's outrageous dialogue, hyperventilating performances and all-around commitment to overkill." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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2/5 |
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Along Came Polly (2004) |
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"A dog of a script." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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2/5 |
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Amazing Grace (2007) |
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"It’s a good story, but director Michael Apted can’t help but fall into the usual cinematic habits of the hagiographic species." | |
Ian Grey | |
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3/5 |
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America's Heart and Soul (2004) |
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"Often, the results are compelling." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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America's Sweethearts (2001) |
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"A purely forgettable romantic comedy." | |
Brad Haynes | |
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The American Astronaut (2001) |
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"An unforgettable, irresistible stylistic hybrid that's part space opera, part western, part noir thriller and all hyperintelligent comedy." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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American Beauty (1999) |
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"This cinematic rose is truly the one to pick." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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4.5/5 |
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American Gangster (2007) |
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"a pulpy mash-up of Serpico and Black Caesar -- and there ain’t nothing wrong with that." | |
Corey Hall | |
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American Pie (1999) |
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"Half-baked!" | |
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American Pie 2 (2001) |
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"Packed with juvenile gags that would barely pass muster in a fifth-grade boys bathroom." | |
Philip Booth | |
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American Psycho (2000) |
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"The idea of cramming one's mind with these unavoidably ugly images is about as appealing as spending even one minute with the guys at Bateman's office." | |
Philip Booth | |
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5/5 |
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American Splendor (2003) |
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"Pair [Giamatti's Harvey] with Davis' Joyce, and you have one of those rare quirk-romance pairings that deserve mention alongside Alvy Singer and Annie Hall. Really." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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American Wedding (2003) |
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2.5/5 |
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The Amityville Horror (2005) |
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"Anyone over the age of 40 will find it largely redundant, and anyone younger will wonder why Hollywood felt the need to rip off The Shining, that lousy TV miniseries of a few seasons back." | |
Steve Schneider | |
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