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C- |
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Abandon (2002) |
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"A thriller with a twist that can't redeem its pokey pacing and meager thrills." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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A |
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About a Boy (2002) |
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"Charming and unforced, a genial romantic comedy that's genuinely funny and truly tuching." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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About Adam (2001) |
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"Engaging if not exactly revelatory." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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A |
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About Schmidt (2002) |
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"Together, Nicholson and Payne make About Schmidt a cinematic miniature with a massive heart." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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2/10 |
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Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
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"One lousy movie." | |
Jack Garner | |
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A |
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Adaptation (2002) |
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"It's hard to imagine a movie more audaciously, self-referential and just plain weirdly funny." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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D |
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Alex and Emma (2003) |
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"Like a comedy tortilla: flat and flavorless." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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A |
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Alexander (2004) |
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Georgette Gouveia | |
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B |
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Aliens of the Deep (2005) |
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Christy Lemire | |
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D |
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All About the Benjamins (2002) |
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Marshall Fine | |
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All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! (2001) |
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Marshall Fine | |
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C+ |
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All or Nothing (2002) |
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Matt Wolf | |
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D+ |
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All the Queen's Men (2002) |
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"There is more than one joke about putting the toilet seat down. And that should tell you everything you need to know about All the Queen's Men." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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2/4 |
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Along Came a Spider (2001) |
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"It's as if Moss has studied every bad cop show on TV since the beginning of the medium, then distilled what he'd heard into this screenplay." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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A- |
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Amandla: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2003) |
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"Despite horrifying tales of imprisonment, torture and death, the soldiers in this revolution transcended bitterness and embraced the idea of freedom as a principle by which to live, even in the face of hatred and violence." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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2/5 |
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American Wedding (2003) |
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Roger Moore | |
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Amores Perros (2001) |
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"Nominated for an Oscar as best foreign-language film, it's a movie that's all over the lot (and interestingly so)." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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B- |
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Analyze That (2002) |
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"DeNiro works his tail off for laughs, laboring as hard on weak material as on strong." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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8/10 |
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
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"A mighty silly send-up of a mighty silly era." | |
Jack Garner | |
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Angel Eyes (2001) |
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"Mostly, it's just humdrum kitchen-sink stuff that wouldn't even be interesting enough for Oprah." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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B |
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Anger Management (2003) |
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"There are plenty of laughs and solid surprises in Anger Management, as well as the sheer pleasure of watching Jack Nicholson untethered." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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The Anniversary Party (2001) |
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"Proves that people under pressure are still the only real special-effects you need to make an involving film." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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B- |
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Antwone Fisher (2002) |
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"It is a movie that leaves you feeling uplifted, even if the actual telling of the story feels mundane." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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B |
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Are We There Yet? (2005) |
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Kevin Canfield | |
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5/10 |
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Around the World in 80 Days (2004) |
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"If you've remained a Chan fan despite the action hero's obvious concessions to age and you've enjoyed his recent family-style films, 'Around the World in 80 Days' will entertain you ... Most other people, however, may want to make different travel plans." | |
Jack Garner | |
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C |
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The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) |
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Christy Lemire | |
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B+ |
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Assassination Tango (2003) |
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"Duvall is one of our great film actors -- and, with Assassination Tango, he once again shows just what a quirky and original storyteller he is." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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C |
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Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) |
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Kevin Canfield | |
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) |
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"Has the high-energy pace of an action movie, with more laughs and imagination than most of the live-action films currently littering the multiplexes." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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B- |
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Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) |
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"The fun in Goldmember lies in the bottomless capacity by writers Myers and Mike McCullers for raunchy jokes that are both sophomoric and funny." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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A |
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Auto Focus (2002) |
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"At once hilarious and chilling, a character study of a self-absorbed man that manages to look beyond its central figure at the landscape around him." | |
Marshall Fine | |
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B+ |
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The Aviator (2004) |
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Christy Lemire | |
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