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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
2.5/4
Persons of Interest (2004)
Delves into one of the most chronically undercovered 9/11 stories -- the still-unknown number of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals detained without trial in the wake of the attacks.
Posted Sep 3, 2004
2
1.5/4
Wicker Park (2004)
One of the silliest, most sieve-like screenplays of the year.
Posted Sep 3, 2004
3
2.5/4
Vanity Fair (2004)
Shoehorning all these characters and plot threads into one film is perhaps overly ambitious, but Nair makes Vanity Fair an elegant showcase for an unforgettable heroine.
Posted Sep 1, 2004
4
3/4
Hero (2004)
Full of passionate performances, sizzling swordplay, bold and dazzling hues, and breathtaking landscapes.
Posted Aug 27, 2004
5
1.5/4
Suspect Zero (2004)
The latest evidence that Hollywood has run the se rial-killer thriller into the ground through overuse.
Posted Aug 27, 2004
6
0/4
Chooch (2004)
The sort of vanity project that gives amateurs a bad name.
Posted Aug 27, 2004
7
3/4
Bush's Brain (2004)
One of the better political documentaries flooding into theaters after Fahrenheit 9/11 and before the election.
Posted Aug 27, 2004
8
2.5/4
The Brown Bunny (2004)
As evident from The Brown Bunny and his directing debut, Buffalo 66, Gallo is talented, although in an unconventional way.
Posted Aug 27, 2004
9
1.5/4
The supersize snakes don't even make an appearance until the movie's midway point -- and when they do, appalling special effects render them merely risible.
Posted Aug 27, 2004
10
1/4
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)
The sort of incoherent mess that invariably goes straight to video.
Posted Aug 27, 2004
11
3/4
Bright Leaves (2004)
Ross McElwee shows just how far subtlety can go with his latest charming effort.
Posted Aug 26, 2004
12
1/4
Uncovered: The War on Iraq (2004)
Greenwald does nothing with the interviews, basically just posting them, one after the other, with the hope that viewers will do his job for him. The result is one-sided and bone-dry.
Posted Aug 23, 2004
13
1/4
Almost Peaceful (2004)
Handsomely shot but almost bewilderingly bland.
Posted Aug 23, 2004
14
2/4
It's Easier for a Camel... (2004)
Overlong and heavy-handed, semi-autobiographical dramedy.
Posted Aug 20, 2004
15
2.5/4
Nicotina (2004)
Lightweight but enjoyable entertainment.
Posted Aug 20, 2004
16
2/4
Rosenstrasse (2004)
Mawkish and manipulative.
Posted Aug 20, 2004
17
3/4
Unvarnished and raw as the punk pioneers whose turbulent trajectory it traces, End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones is a true fan's nirvana.
Posted Aug 20, 2004
18
2/4
Without a Paddle (2004)
Never rises above the level of harmless video fare.
Posted Aug 20, 2004
19
3/4
Mean Creek (2004)
Estes and his cinematographer, Sharone Meir, present a vision of paradise and innocence lost in this beautifully understated drama.
Posted Aug 20, 2004
20
2/4
Bright Young Things (2004)
The lively whirl of debauched, drug-fueled parties and toffee-nosed exchanges between heiresses and aristocrats fails to mask the essential hollowness of the narrative.
Posted Aug 20, 2004
21
1/4
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
The acting is serviceable at best, the direction unfocused -- and the special effects and makeup cheesy-looking.
Posted Aug 20, 2004
22
1.5/4
Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
It all plays very much like an extremely drawn-out episode of Lassie updated with references to child, spousal and dog abuse.
Posted Aug 20, 2004
23
1/4
AVP - Alien Vs. Predator (2004)
One thing is certain: Nobody is going to be demanding a rematch.
Posted Aug 16, 2004
24
2/4
A loving portrait of 50 years of pop music and a man who by all accounts was a musical genius.
Posted Aug 13, 2004
25
2.5/4
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)
Director John Curran draws skillfully nuanced performances from the four leads, who have rarely been better.
Posted Aug 13, 2004
26
0/4
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie (2004)
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie, a hyperventilating feature-length advertisement for Japanese trading cards, would be hilarious if it weren't so dreadfully cynical.
Posted Aug 13, 2004
27
2.5/4
A number of the goofy set pieces fall flat but tweens should be too busy swooning at midnight horse rides and bling-bling walk-in wardrobes to notice.
Posted Aug 11, 2004
28
2/4
Other World (2004)
A melodramatic import from Algeria, is so relevant in this age of global terrorism, it's a shame it isn't much better.
Posted Aug 6, 2004
29
1/4
A rush job, and it shows.
Posted Aug 6, 2004
30
2/4
Stander (2004)
A second-rate action picture that's content to use apartheid as a colorful background.
Posted Aug 6, 2004
31
3/4
Last Life in the Universe (2004)
Directed by the talented Pen-ek Ratanaruang in a deadpan style that would be approved by Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismaki, the master of deadpan.
Posted Aug 6, 2004
32
2/4
Code 46 (2004)
The diminutive actress [Morton] and the much taller Robbins make the season's most improbable screen couple since Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones in The Terminal.
Posted Aug 6, 2004
33
3/4
Open Water (2004)
Wrings every possible drop of tension out of a simple premise and a micro budget.
Posted Aug 6, 2004
34
2/4
Little Black Book (2004)
The jaw-droppingly nasty second act is intriguing, but it veers into territory so dark that it sucks the air out of the bouncy chick flick that surrounds it, making for one confused -- and confusing -- comedy.
Posted Aug 6, 2004
35
3/4
Collateral (2004)
Collateral has such classy trappings, you're constantly expecting more -- but while there may be less here than meets the eye, this is solid stuff in the midst of Hollywood's dog days.
Posted Aug 5, 2004
36
2.5/4
Intimate Strangers (2003)
Does generate a fair amount of erotic tension and sly commentary on psychoanalysis.
Posted Jul 30, 2004
37
3.5/4
Gozu (2003)
Miike is at the top of his game, loving every minute of his surreal visit to the twilight zone.
Posted Jul 30, 2004
38
3/4
Festival Express (2003)
Its famous passengers celebrate with delirious joy the pure, unadulterated magic of music.
Posted Jul 30, 2004
39
1.5/4
Thunderbirds (2004)
A lackluster Spy Kids wannabe.
Posted Jul 30, 2004
40
3/4
The most gut-bustingly funny movie so far this year.
Posted Jul 30, 2004
41
2.5/4
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Uniformly excellent performances keep this destabilizing tale ticking, yet one can't help wishing Hollywood had combined this cast and these timely themes with a little bit of imagination to come up with something fresh.
Posted Jul 30, 2004
42
3/4
Daughters of the Sun (2004)
Beautiful and bleak.
Posted Jul 29, 2004
43
2/4
The Village (2004)
The Village pours on creepy atmosphere, but this dud is too intent on delivering its liberal 'message' to actually deliver the kinds of scares it promises in the terrific trailer.
Posted Jul 29, 2004
44
3.5/4
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
So terrifically entertaining, it would be a shame if it didn't inspire a companion piece on New York.
Posted Jul 28, 2004
45
3/4
Garden State (2004)
Braff proves himself a master of modulation, keeping a sure grip as the film's tone shifts like quicksand from humor to pathos and back.
Posted Jul 28, 2004
46
2.5/4
She Hate Me (2004)
May not be subtle or disciplined, but it is funny as hell.
Posted Jul 28, 2004
47
2/4
There are a few effective scenes ... but not enough to keep Ju-on on the fright track.
Posted Jul 23, 2004
48
3/4
Free Radicals (2004)
Brims with energy, carefully drawn characters and fine acting, and sad-eyed Deborah Ten Brink, as Manu's daughter, is a scene-stealer.
Posted Jul 23, 2004
49
3/4
Kitano enters new terrority with Zatoichi, his first period piece -- and emerges victorious.
Posted Jul 23, 2004
50
2/4
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Posted Jul 23, 2004