Battlefield Earth (2000)

"Legions of science-fiction fans will feel compelled to approach the ticket booth and scream for a refund."

Chicken Run (2000)

"When Mel Gibson passes on to that big screen in the sky, don't be surprised if he's best remembered for playing a flirtatious rooster."

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

"The change (in Edmund Dantes) isn’t just physical. It’s internal. I’m more of a predator. At the beginning of the film, he was more prey (laughs)."

Death of a Salesman (1985)

"Schlöndorff's artificial settings and some amazing performances help keep this from looking like a typical "filmed play.""

Die Another Day (2002)

"Die Another Day, the latest entry in the series, almost rejuvenates the franchise because it jettisons Bond's safety net early on."

Gladiator (2000)

"Thanks to a combination of real locations and convincing computer-generated effects, Scott can create sweeping vistas and that Cecil B. DeMille would envy."

Julius Caesar (1953)

"Brando shows some surprising flair with the Tudor dialogue, but this adaptation needs a little brushing up."

Narc (2002)

"Carnahan deserves credit for keeping gloom and hopelessness from getting dull."

Raining Stones (1993)

"A gripping and occasionally disturbing look at parental sacrifice."

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

"What starts as familiarity in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines quickly becomes diminishing returns."

The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)

"Jarecki and Gibney do find enough material to bring Kissinger's record into question and explain how the diplomat's tweaked version of statecraft may have cost thousands and possibly millions of lives."

Waking the Dead (2000)

"The result Keith Gordon's gamble is a movie that intrigues and occasionally frustrates anyone willing to take a chance on it."