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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." | |
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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." | |
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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." | |
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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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Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
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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." | |
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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." | |
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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." | |
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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." | |
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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." | |
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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." | |
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America's Sweethearts (2001) |
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"A purely forgettable romantic comedy." | |
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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." | |
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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." | |
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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." | |
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American Wedding (2003) |
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