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2.5/4 |
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A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
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"A Scanner Darkly is a visually riveting mind-bender inspired by drug-induced experiences." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
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"A movie to be knocked, chewed and gummed, but not dismissed." | |
Mike Clark | |
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3.5/4 |
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About a Boy (2002) |
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"Most of us have uttered this familiar refrain: The movie is never as good as the book. About a Boy flies in the face of that maxim." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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3.5/4 |
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About Schmidt (2002) |
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"Flamboyant in some movies and artfully restrained in others, 65-year-old Jack Nicholson could be looking at his 12th Oscar nomination by proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary." | |
Mike Clark | |
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2/4 |
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Absolute Power (1997) |
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"Unintentional yuks litter an otherwise somber political thriller adapted from David Baldacci's novel." | |
Mike Clark | |
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2/4 |
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Accepted (2006) |
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"Accepted is trying to be a new species of Animal House, but at least that 1978 comedy had no pretensions of being more than a boisterous spoof of college life." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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2/4 |
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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) |
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"There's so little to watch besides Carrey, in fact, it makes you actually miss (gasp!) Sean Young from Ace 1." | |
Susan Wloszczyna | |
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2.5/4 |
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Across the Sea of Time (1995) |
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"Employing 3-D and PSE sound, then projected on a screen that suggests a small skyscraper, the new show at West Side Manhattan's Sony IMAX theater is, visually speaking, nothing but a clear day... but it definitely put me in scat-mode." | |
Mike Clark | |
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2.5/4 |
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Across the Universe (2007) |
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"An often-dazzling rock opera set to the accompaniment of 33 Beatles songs." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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1.5/4 |
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Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
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"Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights is 75 wasted minutes of Sandler as the voice-over hero in Columbia Pictures' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie." | |
Mike Clark | |
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2.5/4 |
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Adaptation (2002) |
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"Too smart to ignore but a little too smugly superior to like, this could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot." | |
Mike Clark | |
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3/4 |
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Addicted to Love (1997) |
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"This twisted romance possesses the soul and edgy atmosphere of an independent film but not quite the conviction." | |
Susan Wloszczyna | |
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3/4 |
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The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996) |
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"It's the woodsy children's movie Walt Disney didn't want to make: chockablock with mischievous mayhem and light on the sap." | |
Andy Seiler | |
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2.5/4 |
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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) |
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"Captures the tone and spirit of the original." | |
Andy Seiler | |
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1.5/4 |
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Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005) |
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"There's sad news to report about The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D: Put on the cardboard glasses, and you can still see the movie." | |
Mike Clark | |
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The Affair of the Necklace (2001) |
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"No matter how ornate or magnificent a strand of jewels might be, it's not the most effective device to pin a story on." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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2/4 |
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After the Sunset (2004) |
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"The movie grows progressively more routine in quarter-hour increments, eventually collapsing under the weight of its own insignificance." | |
Mike Clark | |
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2.5/4 |
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Afterglow (1997) |
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2/4 |
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Against the Ropes (2003) |
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"Neither very credible nor one of those beyond-belief disposables you still find affable." | |
Mike Clark | |
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2.5/4 |
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Agent Cody Banks (2003) |
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"[Muniz] has an endearing blend of self-deprecation, innocence and smarts that works well here." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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2/4 |
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) |
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"Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London is simply not worth the trip." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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2/4 |
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Air Bud (1997) |
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"Dull but harmless." | |
Mike Clark | |
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3/4 |
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Air Force One (1997) |
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"Preposterous but viscerally juicy" | |
Mike Clark | |
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2/4 |
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The Air I Breathe (2007) |
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"Each story has its moments, but Air lacks an overarching vision." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
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"... it's easy to overlook that contrivance, because the movie's heart is so clearly in the right place." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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2.5/4 |
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The Alamo (2004) |
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"The movie is a mild compeller for history buffs, and occasionally it's better than that. But the teenage mall rats, on whom box office success largely depends, are more likely to zoom away in Alamo rental cars." | |
Mike Clark | |
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2/4 |
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Albino Alligator (1996) |
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"Pretentious and show-offy, the noirish drama fairly reeks of film-student overkill." | |
Susan Wloszczyna | |
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2/4 |
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Alex and Emma (2003) |
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"Meant to be a funny, feel-good love story. Instead, it feels wan and uninspired, despite its likable cast." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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2.5/4 |
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Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006) |
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"Though the film is not terribly original ... the action scenes are diverting, the veteran cast is amusing and the engaging Pettyfer makes a solid debut." | |
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1.5/4 |
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Alexander (2004) |
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"This is Stone's weakest movie of the past 20 years, and it's unlikely to make any kind of blip." | |
Mike Clark | |
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2.5/4 |
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Alfie (2004) |
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"Though he's highly irresponsible, this Alfie is not quite a calculating heel, which makes the material go down easier while blunting the point." | |
Mike Clark | |
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Ali (2001) |
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"Ali is no disgrace, but it's not much of a performer, especially considering that it is one of the few hyped year-end releases that coulda been a contender." | |
Mike Clark | |
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2.5/4 |
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Alien Resurrection (1997) |
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"The movie never develops consistent momentum, despite sporadically notable passages." | |
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2/4 |
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All About the Benjamins (2002) |
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"The action clichés just pile up." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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2/4 |
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All The King's Men (2006) |
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"All the King's Men aspires to be a profound commentary on political corruption, but it's more of a vehicle for scenery-chewing by Sean Penn." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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2/4 |
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All the Pretty Horses (2000) |
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"This rendering is chillier than yesterday's coffee." | |
Mike Clark | |
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3/4 |
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All the Real Girls (2003) |
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"Girls isn't fabulous, but you do feel its characters really have connected." | |
Mike Clark | |
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Along Came a Spider (2001) |
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"Like a paperback plucked from a counter at an airport, Spider is an impulse buy of a film, a time killer that will neither tax your brain nor challenge your memory." | |
Susan Wloszczyna | |
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2/4 |
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Along Came Polly (2004) |
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"Trouble is, it isn't just Polly who comes along: Lots of extraneous matter does, too." | |
Mike Clark | |
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3/4 |
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Alpha Dog (2007) |
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"Alpha Dog is almost a sociological study of a youthful culture awash in freedom and steeped in violence, drugs, casual sex and offensive language. It also shines a light on parents who have abdicated their positions of guidance and discipline." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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1.5/4 |
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Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) |
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"Sure, rodents are hot this year. But unlike Ratatouille's chef prodigy Remy, these mischief makers bring nothing new to the table." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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4/4 |
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Amandla: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2003) |
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"Johanna Demetrakas' editing is magnificent at orchestrating and balancing potentially conflicting moods to build a consistent tone all the movie's own." | |
Mike Clark | |
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1.5/4 |
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The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995) |
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"Pandas are many things. Adorable fuzzballs. Voracious eaters. Vanishing species. But, as actors, they are black and white and dull all over, which The Amazing Panda Adventure demonstrates all too well." | |
Susan Wloszczyna | |
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Amelie (2001) |
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"Irresistibly endearing, with a visual verve all its own." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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3/4 |
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America's Heart and Soul (2004) |
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"Though America's Heart & Soul doesn't break new ground, its apolitical tone and diverse cast may be a tonic for those tired of our country's divisive climate." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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America's Sweethearts (2001) |
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"Ex-Disney exec and production company honcho Joe Roth, who hasn't directed in 11 years, is somewhat out of practice and out of touch." | |
Susan Wloszczyna | |
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4/4 |
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American Beauty (1999) |
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"American Beauty is a singular accomplishment so specifically keyed to Spacey's talents that it mandates going out on a limb to say it contains the performance that will ultimately be regarded as 'the one'." | |
Mike Clark | |
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3/4 |
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American Dreamz (2006) |
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"American Dreamz lampoons the public's appetite for mindless entertainment and easy distraction from serious concerns." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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3.5/4 |
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American Gangster (2007) |
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"The movie, based on a true story, takes surprising twists and turns right up to its chilling ending and is probably the best gangster crime drama of the year." | |
Claudia Puig | |
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3/4 |
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American History X (1998) |
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"While this movie is sometimes overbaked, it is the first major studio release in a while to engross wall-to-wall." | |
Mike Clark | |
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