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3.5/4 |
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
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"The acting throughout is confident and spot-on." | |
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3.5/4 |
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About a Boy (2002) |
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"The talents of Mr. Hornby and the Weitz brothers converge in the ability to make even life's worst moments good for a laugh." | |
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1/4 |
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Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
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"Every bit as violent, profane, mean-spirited and artificially sentimental as any live-action Adam Sandler movie." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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4/4 |
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Adaptation (2002) |
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"A movie that proves all movies, like flowers, can evolve in exotic and delightful and utterly unpredictable ways into something worthy of passion beyond words." | |
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Addicted to Love (1997) |
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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) |
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Affliction (1997) |
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Afterglow (1997) |
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Air Bud 2: Golden Receiver (1998) |
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Air Force One (1997) |
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4/4 |
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Ali (2001) |
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"Exhilarating, stylish, intelligent historical drama." | |
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2/4 |
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Alien Resurrection (1997) |
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"The film is so insistently formulaic there is hardly a moment when you don't know exactly what's going to happen." | |
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All About the Benjamins (2002) |
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All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! (2001) |
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All Over the Guy (2001) |
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All the Pretty Horses (2000) |
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4/4 |
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Almost Famous (2000) |
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"Everything about the movie...testifies to its maker's passion to get it right." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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3/4 |
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Along Came a Spider (2001) |
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"Director Lee Tamahori and screenwriter Marc Moss treat their star (and his character) with all due respect, and manage to turn out an engrossing, entertaining movie in the process." | |
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Amelie (2001) |
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3/4 |
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America's Sweethearts (2001) |
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"When it peeks behind the scenes, the movie can be very, very funny." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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4/4 |
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American Beauty (1999) |
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"An uncompromising, sometimes uncomfortable, but utterly exhilarating movie, easily the best yet this year." | |
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American Buffalo (1996) |
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American History X (1998) |
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American Outlaws (2001) |
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.5/4 |
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American Pie (1999) |
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"Cheap, soft-core porn masquerading as comedy." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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1/4 |
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American Pie 2 (2001) |
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"There is a bright side. None of us will live long enough to hear a future historian say, 'And that's how a civilization was doomed by a warm apple pie.'" | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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2/4 |
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American Psycho (2000) |
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"Comes across as cold to the core, as if untouched by human hands." | |
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American Women (2000) |
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3/4 |
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Amistad (1997) |
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"Steven Spielberg's engaging, heartfelt and well-made drama delves into a critical incident in the history of slavery in America." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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3.5/4 |
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Amores Perros (2001) |
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"Fresh, shocking, violent, romantic, profane and profound, Amores Perros is a revelation, a jolt of cinematic power and a bracing act of faith." | |
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Anaconda (1997) |
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3/4 |
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Analyze This (1998) |
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"Flaws aside, in the end Analyze This comes across with the goods -- crooked guys and straight-up laughs." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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3/4 |
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Anastasia (1997) |
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"The story may be a trifle complex for very young viewers, but for most, Anastasia serves up a tasty tale about a fairy-tale princess." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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2.5/4 |
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Angel Eyes (2001) |
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"It is a pleasure to see Ms. Lopez expand her acting range, and to see Mr. Caviezel move into the kind of major role he deserves." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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Anna and the King (1999) |
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Anna Karenina (1997) |
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3/4 |
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The Anniversary Party (2001) |
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"An encouraging sign, both for the potential of low-budget, digital video movie-making and for the potential of talented actors to bring fresh ideas to the other side of the camera." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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Another Day in Paradise (1998) |
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"I never walk out in the middle of a film, but with Another Day in Paradise, I came pretty darn close." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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2.5/4 |
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Anthem (1997) |
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"Many themes emerge -- equality, justice, freedom, environmental crisis -- but weaving them into cogent insights is beyond the adventurers." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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3.5/4 |
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Antwone Fisher (2002) |
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"Both star and director acquit themselves with dignity, in a movie that treats the emotional life of a troubled man with uncommon sensitivity and insight." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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3.5/4 |
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Antz (1998) |
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"Antz is crawling -- you'll excuse the pun -- with classic movie comedy." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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3/4 |
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Any Given Sunday (1999) |
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"The cast does an impressive job." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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4/4 |
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Apocalypse Now (1979) |
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"Apocalypse Now is one of the great American movies of all time and perhaps the single best war film ever made." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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The Apostle (1997) |
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Apt Pupil (1998) |
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Arlington Road (1999) |
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Armageddon (1998) |
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4/4 |
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As Good as It Gets (1997) |
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"An honest, original comedy about recognizable human beings." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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At First Sight (1998) |
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Margaret A. McGurk | |
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3.5/4 |
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) |
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"Visually, it represents a striking step forward for the Disney studios (as does the absence of singing animals, for that matter)." | |
Margaret A. McGurk | |
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