Film Title |
Critics |
Readers |
We |
LAT |
Ebert |
Roeper |
The Gist |
The Departed |
N/A |
A- |
A |
yes |
|
up |
astonishing |
The Queen |
N/A |
A- |
A |
yes |
|
up |
Dryly funny and
unexpectedly poignant |
Little Children |
N/A |
B- |
C |
yes |
|
|
unsettling and
effective |
49 Up |
N/A |
C |
N/A |
yes |
|
|
immensely
satisfying |
12 and Holding |
|
|
|
yes |
up |
down |
|
The Puffy Chair |
|
|
|
yes |
up |
up |
|
4 |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
13 Tzameti |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
51 Birch Street |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Boynton Beach Club |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Boys Briefs 4 |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Buzz |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Changing Times |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Fanaa |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Favela Rising |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Giuliani Time |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Hard Scrambled |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Hurricane on the Bayou |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
I Trust You to Kill Me |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Iraq for Sale |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
La Moustache |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Le Petit Lieutenant |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Mardi Gras: Made in China |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
My Country, My Country |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Neo Ned |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Queens |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Red Doors |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Shakespeare Behind Bars |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
The Bridesmaid |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
The Fall Of Fujimori |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
The Motel |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
The Slanted Screen |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
The War Tapes |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Three Times |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Zen Noir |
|
|
|
yes |
|
|
|
Azumi |
|
|
|
so-so |
|
|
|
Darshan, the Embrace |
|
|
|
so-so |
|
|
|
Nearing Grace |
|
|
|
so-so |
|
|
|
Nightmare Man |
|
|
|
so-so |
|
|
|
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York
Cosmos |
|
|
|
so-so |
|
|
|
The Conrad Boys |
|
|
|
so-so |
|
|
|
Two Drifters |
|
|
|
so-so |
|
|
|
Employee of the Month |
N/A |
B- |
D+ |
no |
|
|
slightly smarter
than might be expected |
Another Gay Movie |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Autumn |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Border War |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Cease Fire |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Coastlines |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Dead Man's Shoes |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
El Cortez |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Infamous |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Issues |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Lemming |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Lunacy |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
My Grandmother's House |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Poster Boy |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Quality of Life |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Roving Mars |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Shock to the System |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Tales of the Rat Fink |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
The Dogwalker |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
The L.A. Riot Spectacular |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
Yang Ban Xi - The Eight Model Works |
|
|
|
no |
|
|
|
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning |
N/A |
B+ |
N/A |
|
|
down |
rank and
depressing. |
Saving Shiloh |
|
|
|
|
up |
down |
|
Flags Of Our Fathers |
|
|
|
|
|
up |
|
Keeping Mum |
|
|
|
|
|
up |
|
Looking For Kitty |
|
|
|
|
|
up |
|
Clerks II |
A |
A- |
A |
|
down |
up |
an agreeable
mischievous romp |
Who Killed the Electric Car? |
A |
B |
A- |
|
|
|
unapologetic |
A Scanner Darkly |
A |
B- |
B |
yes |
up |
up |
deeply intriguing |
Old Joy |
A |
B- |
A |
yes |
|
|
shimmering, quiet
treasure of a film |
World Trade Center |
A |
B+ |
B |
no |
|
|
personal and
mournful |
Wordplay |
A |
A |
A- |
yes |
up |
up |
a delightful
diversion. |
Been Rich All My Life |
A |
C |
A- |
|
|
|
Demonstrating
spunk and independence |
The Heart of the Game |
A |
B |
B+ |
yes |
up |
up |
a satisfying
emotional rush. |
Invincible |
A |
B+ |
B+ |
|
|
up |
unexpectedly
poetic |
The Descent |
A |
B+ |
A- |
|
|
|
The chills and
spills keep comin' |
Brothers of the Head |
A |
C |
N/A |
yes |
|
|
bizarre, edgy and
haunting |
Sir! No Sir! |
A |
C- |
A |
yes |
|
|
an exultant, even
elated tone. |
Half Nelson |
A |
B |
B |
yes |
|
|
terrifically
compelling |
Flags of Our Fathers |
A |
B |
B- |
yes |
|
up |
astonishing |
Jackass: Number Two |
A |
A- |
A |
no |
|
|
tastelessly
innovative |
District B13 |
A |
B+ |
N/A |
no |
|
|
a tasty morsel of
cinematic junk food |
American Hardcore |
A |
B |
N/A |
|
|
|
exuberantly
irritable |
Monster House |
A |
B- |
B |
yes |
up |
up |
supremely slick |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby |
A |
C+ |
A |
so-so |
|
|
fills you with
giddy pleasure |
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu |
A |
C+ |
A |
yes |
|
|
unexpectedly
mesmerizing |
A Prairie Home Companion |
A |
B |
B+ |
no |
up |
down |
Rib-ticklingly
funny |
Cars |
A |
B |
B- |
yes |
up |
up |
Periodic bursts of
cleverness |
This Film Is Not Yet Rated |
A |
C |
A |
so-so |
|
up |
cunningly outraged |
Mutual Appreciation |
A |
B+ |
N/A |
yes |
|
|
appealingly quirky |
Lassie |
A |
C+ |
A |
|
|
up |
heartwarming and
moving |
The Last King of Scotland |
A |
A |
B+ |
|
|
up |
intense, sometimes
hallucinatory |
Lady Vengeance |
A |
B+ |
B+ |
|
|
|
intense emotional
wallop. |
Mission: Impossible III |
A |
B+ |
C+ |
yes |
down |
up |
plenty of action
and intrigue. |
Sketches of Frank Gehry |
A |
C |
N/A |
no |
up |
up |
Lucid and engaging |
Little Miss Sunshine |
A |
B |
A |
yes |
|
|
A brainy blend of
farce and heart |
Deliver Us From Evil |
A |
B |
A |
|
|
|
brilliant and
psychologically transfixing |
Miami Vice |
A- |
D+ |
B+ |
no |
|
|
so cool that it's
almost too cool. |
Snakes on a Plane |
A- |
B+ |
A |
no |
|
down |
cheesy, campy
B-movie fun |
Driving Lessons |
A- |
B- |
C- |
|
|
|
conservative yet
titillatingly 'eccentric' |
Down in the Valley |
A- |
B- |
C+ |
|
|
|
often
breathtaking. |
Only Human |
A- |
B- |
N/A |
yes |
|
|
intermittently
hilarious |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
A- |
B- |
B- |
yes |
up |
up |
adrenaline-fueled
fun. |
Gabrielle |
A- |
C |
N/A |
yes |
|
|
perfectly realized |
The Ground Truth |
A- |
B |
A |
yes |
|
|
realistic,
heartbreaking |
I Like Killing Flies |
A- |
D |
N/A |
|
|
|
endearingly
cockeyed |
The Illusionist |
A- |
B |
B+ |
no |
|
|
Impeccably crafted |
The House of Sand |
A- |
C+ |
A |
yes |
|
|
admirably
pretentious |
Superman Returns |
A- |
B |
A- |
no |
down |
up |
gorgeously crafted |
Sherrybaby |
A- |
B- |
C+ |
no |
|
|
emotionally
arresting |
The Road to Guantanamo |
A- |
B- |
N/A |
so-so |
up |
up |
unconventional and
mostly effective |
Clean |
A- |
B- |
B+ |
yes |
up |
up |
scrupulous
straight-forwardness |
The Proposition |
A- |
A- |
N/A |
|
up |
up |
robust |
Quinceañera |
A- |
B- |
B- |
yes |
|
|
charming and
unpretentious. |
The Science of Sleep |
A- |
A |
N/A |
yes |
|
|
whimsical,
irrepressibly creative |
Shortbus |
A- |
C+ |
B |
no |
|
up |
sexually daring,
dramatically timid |
The Prestige |
A- |
B+ |
B |
yes |
|
up |
aggressively
devious |
Hollywoodland |
A- |
B |
B |
no |
|
up |
Glamorously adult |
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple |
A- |
B- |
A- |
yes |
|
|
disturbing and
provocative |
Jesus Camp |
A- |
C |
A- |
|
|
up |
a piercing
portrait of innocence perverted |
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man |
A- |
C |
N/A |
|
|
|
essential |
Marie Antoinette |
B+ |
C+ |
A |
yes |
|
down |
yummy-looking,
artfully personal |
An Inconvenient Truth |
B+ |
C |
B- |
yes |
up |
up |
An excellent
educational tool |
Ant Bully |
B+ |
B |
C- |
|
|
|
nifty |
Man Push Cart |
B+ |
C |
B+ |
yes |
|
|
a didactic
sentimental side |
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints |
B+ |
A- |
B+ |
|
|
down |
a damn interesting
piece. |
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles |
B+ |
A- |
B- |
so-so |
|
|
intimate yet
emotionally vast |
Conversations With Other Women |
B+ |
C |
C- |
yes |
|
|
witty and bleak |
Over the Hedge |
B+ |
B+ |
B- |
no |
up |
up |
charmer |
How to Eat Fried Worms |
B+ |
C+ |
A- |
|
|
up |
cheerfully crude |
Look Both Ways |
B+ |
B- |
N/A |
yes |
up |
up |
imaginative,
humorous and truthful |
Paper Dolls |
B+ |
B- |
N/A |
yes |
|
|
a surprise |
Lower City (Cidade Baixa) |
B+ |
B- |
N/A |
so-so |
|
|
a thing of beauty |
The U.S. vs. John Lennon |
B+ |
B- |
A |
yes |
|
|
Lennon's
tunes are used pointedly |
Nacho Libre |
B+ |
B |
B+ |
yes |
down |
down |
some sure-fire
ridiculousness. |
Heading South |
B+ |
C- |
B+ |
|
|
|
pleasurably
unsettling |
Sleeping Dogs Lie |
B+ |
C+ |
N/A |
no |
|
|
surprisingly
sweet, hilarious, and warm. |
Confetti |
B+ |
C |
C- |
yes |
|
|
emotionally
believable |
Crank |
B |
B+ |
B+ |
no |
|
|
Edgy and
outrageous |
Al Franken: God Spoke |
B |
C- |
N/A |
yes |
|
|
A lot of preaching
to the converted |
Twelve and Holding |
B |
C |
C- |
|
|
|
more obsessive
than artistically daring. |
The King |
B |
C |
N/A |
no |
up |
up |
beautifully
produced |
Edmond |
B |
C |
N/A |
|
|
|
for hard-core
David Mamet fans only. |
The Lake House |
B |
B |
C- |
no |
up |
up |
a wanly romantic
Hallmark postcard |
Strangers With Candy |
B |
C |
C |
no |
up |
up |
sorta thrillingly
raunchy |
Flicka |
B |
B |
B+ |
|
|
up |
quaint |
The Promise |
B |
B- |
D+ |
|
|
|
defies both
gravity and logic. |
The Devil Wears Prada |
B |
B |
B- |
yes |
down |
up |
sitcomy but
tolerably entertaining |
The OH in Ohio |
B |
C |
C- |
no |
|
|
a silly, amusing
trifle. |
Goal!: The Dream Begins |
B |
B+ |
C- |
yes |
up |
down |
every sports
cliché |
The Last Kiss |
B |
B |
C |
no |
|
|
People will
identify with [the characters] |
Factotum |
B |
A |
C+ |
yes |
|
down |
acidly funny |
Jet Li's Fearless |
B |
A- |
C |
|
|
|
manages to pack a
satisfying emotional punch |
Princesas |
B |
C+ |
N/A |
so-so |
|
down |
warmhearted,
sharp-eyed |
The Night Listener |
B |
C |
C+ |
|
|
|
tediously solemn |
Keeping Up With the Steins |
B |
C+ |
D+ |
|
up |
up |
initially sharp |
Wah-Wah |
B |
C |
B+ |
yes |
up |
down |
laughably bitter
tone. |
Rolling Family |
B |
C- |
N/A |
|
|
|
an extremely
leisurely pace |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
B |
B |
A- |
so-so |
|
|
does more than
improve |
Russian Dolls |
B |
B- |
N/A |
yes |
|
|
entertaining |
Renaissance |
B |
C |
N/A |
so-so |
|
|
all style, no
soul. |
Art School Confidential |
B |
B |
B- |
yes |
up |
up |
feels
insubstantial |
Step Up |
B |
B+ |
D |
|
|
|
clunky but
moderately charming |
V for Vendetta |
B |
B+ |
B |
|
|
|
not good. |
Idlewild |
B |
B |
C+ |
no |
|
down |
madly soulful and
enjoyable |
Feast |
B- |
B- |
N/A |
|
|
|
forgettable fun
for the undiscriminating. |
Accepted |
B- |
B+ |
B |
no |
|
|
winning dumbness |
Shadowboxer |
B- |
C- |
D |
|
|
|
a howler of a slab
of pulp fiction |
Take the Lead |
B- |
B |
B+ |
|
|
|
doesn't suck. |
The Da Vinci Code |
B- |
B- |
C- |
yes |
up |
up |
borders on tedium. |
Running With Scissors |
B- |
C |
C |
no |
|
down |
is like running
with a spatula |
My Super Ex-Girlfriend |
B- |
B |
B |
|
|
|
consistently funny |
The Guardian |
B- |
B+ |
B- |
so-so |
|
down |
crashes on wave
upon wave of clichés. |
You, Me and Dupree |
B- |
B- |
C- |
no |
|
|
a conventional
easy-laugh premise |
Beerfest |
B- |
B+ |
B |
no |
|
down |
cheeky irreverence |
Aurora Borealis |
B- |
B |
B- |
so-so |
|
|
Joshua Jackson can
actually act |
Flyboys |
B- |
B+ |
C- |
|
|
|
unashamedly
old-fashioned |
The Groomsmen |
B- |
C+ |
C |
|
|
|
Fatally
conventional |
Open Season |
B- |
B+ |
B- |
yes |
|
down |
paint-by-numbers
filmmaking |
Zerophilia |
B- |
C+ |
C- |
|
|
|
campy |
The Omen |
C+ |
C- |
C- |
no |
up |
up |
fascinating |
Poseidon |
C+ |
B |
C+ |
no |
down |
down |
It may be cheese |
The Fast and the Furious 3: Tokyo Drift |
C+ |
B |
B |
|
|
|
exhilarating |
Idiocracy |
C |
B+ |
N/A |
yes |
|
|
a satire for its
time. |
The Protector |
C |
A- |
A |
|
|
|
bone-crunching
power |
Looking for Kitty |
C |
C- |
C- |
|
|
|
says howdy,
rewards little |
The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green |
C |
C+ |
B |
so-so |
|
|
It's a dud. |
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties |
C |
C |
D+ |
|
up |
down |
The voices are
uncommonly well-cast |
The Great New Wonderful |
C |
A |
N/A |
|
|
|
does elicit
squirms and titters |
Killer Diller |
C |
B |
N/A |
|
up |
up |
lively |
Everyone's Hero |
C |
B- |
D |
|
|
down |
there's no sense
of magic |
Mouth to Mouth |
C |
C- |
N/A |
no |
|
|
occasionally
vivid, ultimately unsatisfactory |
An American Haunting |
C |
C+ |
D |
|
no |
no |
tame, lame serving
of PG-13 shocks. |
The Wicker Man |
C |
C- |
D- |
no |
|
|
a lousy thriller
but a damn good accidental comedy. |
Scoop |
C |
A |
B- |
no |
|
|
so flat, dull, and
off form |
Trust the Man |
C |
B |
D+ |
no |
|
|
blithely
self-involved |
Jimmy and Judy |
C |
C |
N/A |
|
|
|
shocking but
believable |
The Break-Up |
C |
B- |
B- |
no |
down |
up |
almost
relentlessly unpleasant |
Typhoon |
C |
C |
D- |
yes |
|
|
nothing too
striking |
Wassup Rockers |
C |
B |
A- |
no |
up |
down |
appealingly
nutzoid |
School for Scoundrels |
C |
B+ |
B- |
so-so |
|
up |
lazy |
Crazy Like a Fox |
C |
C+ |
N/A |
|
|
|
slapstick to
save-the-farm melodrama |
John Tucker Must Die |
C |
B |
D+ |
|
|
|
Oh, the hilarity. |
Waist Deep |
C |
B- |
B |
|
|
|
packs considerable
energy |
Say Uncle |
C |
D |
D+ |
yes |
down |
down |
self-righteous,
thoroughly unsavory |
Peaceful Warrior |
C |
B- |
D |
no |
down |
down |
half-baked |
Tideland |
C- |
C |
N/A |
no |
|
|
dour, absurdist,
gruesomely awful |
One Last Thing |
C- |
B- |
N/A |
no |
|
|
refreshingly
low-key |
Man of the Year |
C- |
B- |
F |
|
|
|
thinly amusing |
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker |
C- |
A- |
C- |
no |
|
|
without a smidgeon
of originality |
Hoot |
C- |
B- |
B- |
|
down |
down |
dawdling pace |
The Black Dahlia |
C- |
C+ |
C+ |
no |
|
down |
a good movie
plagued with problems |
Lady in the Water |
C- |
B- |
C |
no |
|
|
ponderous,
self-indulgent bedtime tale. |
Loverboy |
C- |
C |
N/A |
yes |
down |
down |
plays more like an
offbeat Lifetime made-for. |
The Wild |
C- |
C |
D |
|
|
|
been-there-seen-that. |
Mini's First Time |
C- |
C+ |
N/A |
no |
|
|
all the makings of
a camp jailbait classic. |
One Night With The King |
C- |
A- |
N/A |
no |
|
|
surprisingly
satisfying |
Artie Lange's Beer League |
C- |
A- |
N/A |
|
|
up |
little more than a
series of expletives |
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals |
C- |
B |
C- |
no |
|
|
hideous |
Click |
C- |
A- |
D |
|
down |
down |
most disturbing,
weirdly confessional |
America: Freedom to Fascism |
D+ |
B- |
N/A |
|
|
|
a flailing
Libertarian fever dream |
The Marine |
D+ |
B |
D |
|
|
|
Tongues are
planted firmly in cheek |
10th & Wolf |
D+ |
B |
N/A |
|
|
|
turgid,
ketchup-spattered dud. |
Broken Bridges |
D+ |
B+ |
N/A |
|
|
|
poorly dialogued,
feel-good |
Pulse |
D+ |
C+ |
C- |
|
|
|
has potential to
entertain. |
Gridiron Gang |
D+ |
B+ |
C- |
no |
|
down |
another overdose
of inspiration |
All the King's Men |
D+ |
B- |
N/A |
yes |
|
|
Overstuffed and
fatally miscast |
The Quiet |
D+ |
B- |
N/A |
no |
|
down |
A Lifetime movie
on crack |
Haven |
D |
B- |
D- |
yes |
|
down |
lackluster and
muddled |
Just My Luck |
D |
C+ |
D- |
no |
down |
down |
lame slice of
slapstick |
The Grudge 2 |
D |
C- |
D- |
no |
|
|
unforgivably
boring |
Crossover |
D |
B- |
D- |
|
|
down |
dry urban
melodrama |
See No Evil |
D- |
B |
C- |
no |
|
|
generic and
predictable |
Little Man |
F |
C |
N/A |
no |
|
|
takes dumb comedy
to new heights |
Material Girls |
F |
C |
D |
|
|
|
Overacting |
Zoom |
F |
C+ |
D |
|
|
|
lacks the
satirical edge |
The Covenant |
F |
B |
D |
no |
|
|
bloodless,
creepless, and depthless. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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