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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | Gwinnett Daily Post (GA) | Khari J. Sampson | You could do a lot worse than this film for a couple hours of escapism. But with a story almost as slight as its title is long and a star outshined (just barely) by his cohort, this city may not warrant a special visit. | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | false | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1,595 |
Venom | Gwinnett Daily Post (GA) | Khari J. Sampson | After taking their not-so-sweet time getting to the action, director Ruben Fletcher and his screenwriters rush from scene to scene in implausible fashion. | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | false | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1,595 |
Why Him? | Gwinnett Daily Post (GA) | Khari J. Sampson | Viewers in the mood for a holiday-related film with a little more raunch than sentimentality could do a lot worse than "Why Him?" | 2.5/4 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | false | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1,595 |
The Ghost Writer | H Magazine | Todd Gilchrist | a creepy, captivating thriller and the year's first great movie. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,596 |
Alice in Wonderland | H Magazine | Todd Gilchrist | a new story out of Carroll's mythmaking that fails to inspire interest, perhaps except as a rote exercise in mainstream weirdness. | 1.5/5 | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | false | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1,596 |
The Losers | H Magazine | Todd Gilchrist | It's not frivolous, but it is featherweight, and a hell of a lot of fun. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,596 |
Cop Out | H Magazine | Todd Gilchrist | it satisfies the demands of being entertaining, and doesn't bother with the business of emotional depth or even particularly effective storytelling | 2.5/5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | false | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,596 |
Date Night | H Magazine | Todd Gilchrist | a competent and engaging little comedy that delivers on its premise without demanding more from the audience than their enjoyment. | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,596 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street | H Magazine | Todd Gilchrist | a Nightmare just like the ones we've seen before, which is probably why it feels more tiresome than terrifying. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,596 |
Little Woods | HN Entertainment | Valerie Complex | "Little Woods" is a neo-western film that serves as a full deconstruction of what ails the United States of America through the eyes of women. | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | false | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1,597 |
22 July | Haaretz | Adrian Hennigan | Leaves you a little disconcerted by its almost feel-good message that democracy can defeat fascism if only the youth of the world make their voices heard. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1,598 |
Bird Box | Haaretz | Adrian Hennigan | It wants to be A Disquieting Place - but fails. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1,598 |
John Lewis: Good Trouble | Haaretz | Adrian Hennigan | Not all monuments are made of stone or bronze. This documentary is a worthy tribute to the Democratic congressman and civil rights activist. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,598 |
Roma | Haaretz | Adrian Hennigan | A film that deserves to be seen by anyone who cares about cinema. | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | false | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1,598 |
The Angel | Haaretz | Adrian Hennigan | The film can only scratch the surface of this amazing story, and by doing so actually makes it seem much less remarkable than it really is. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1,598 |
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Haaretz | Adrian Hennigan | Serves as a perfect smorgasbord of their work: Gross yet laugh-out-loud violence, memorable characters, and storylines that are never far from taking a turn for the macabre. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,598 |
The Outpost | Haaretz | Adrian Hennigan | The best, most believable war movie I've seen in years. It's an Afghan Alamo, where everyone is too busy dodging bullets and RPGs to issue vainglorious speeches. | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | false | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1,598 |
Bad Times at the El Royale | Hannah Hoolihan | Hannah Hoolihan | Bad Times at the El Royale weaves together multiple narratives into a Tarantinoesque story that's stylish and entertaining but ultimately gives way to the weight of its third act -- falling off the line that it balanced on so well in the beginning. | 7/10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | false | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1,599 |
Bill & Ted Face the Music | Hannah Hoolihan | Hannah Hoolihan | Led by charismatic performances and a script that relishes in the goofy humor that made the first film such a hit, Face the Music is the wholesome dose of pure joy we need right now. | 8/10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | false | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1,599 |
Boy Erased | Hannah Hoolihan | Hannah Hoolihan | Boy Erased is a distressing story told with compassion through its incredible leads and thoughtful direction from Joel Edgerton. | 9/10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | false | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1,599 |
Dumplin' | Hannah Hoolihan | Hannah Hoolihan | A delightful coming-of-age story that's as sassy and willful as the Dolly Parton tunes imbued within it. | 9/10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | false | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1,599 |
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Hannah Hoolihan | Hannah Hoolihan | The wonder of the wizarding world lives on in The Crimes of Grindelwald, even if its lackluster story leaves something to be desired | 6/10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | false | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1,599 |
First Man | Hannah Hoolihan | Hannah Hoolihan | First Man is a marvelous spectacle and an astounding feat for Damien Chazelle. It celebrates the success of Apollo 11 but acknowledges the long and heartbreaking path that Neil took to get there. | 9/10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | false | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1,599 |
Overlord | Hannah Hoolihan | Hannah Hoolihan | In the end, it tosses exposition out the window in exchange for incredible effects and some solid frights. It'll satisfy that B-movie craving for some good ol' fashioned zombie fightin'. | 7/10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | false | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1,599 |
Ralph Breaks the Internet | Hannah Hoolihan | Hannah Hoolihan | It's a delightful concoction of lovable characters and an enjoyable story, with just the right amount of adult humor sprinkled on top, that follows-up to its original and heartfelt predecessor with gusto! | 9/10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | false | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1,599 |
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Hannah Hoolihan | Hannah Hoolihan | With witty storytelling, lovable characters, and some solid laugh-out-loud moments, it's a fresh and exciting take on the familiar narrative of Marvel's favorite web-slinger. | 10/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | false | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1,599 |
Us | Hannah Hoolihan | Hannah Hoolihan | Sophomore slump be damned -- Jordan Peele brought something bigger and bolder to the table! | 10/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | false | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1,599 |
Yes, God, Yes | Hannah Hoolihan | Hannah Hoolihan | Maine's debut feature film is authentic storytelling at its best, capturing an important and complex coming-of-age milestone with hilarity and sincerity. | 8/10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | false | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1,599 |
Street Fighter | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | With Van Damme giving one of his most wooden performances, and de Souza failing to capitalize on his graceful fight moves, Street Fighter adds up to the worst of a bad crop of Christmas movies, a picture only an arcade junkie could cheer. | 0.5/4 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | true | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Bad Boys | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Bay's picture sometimes looks spectacular, especially in the eye-filling skyline shots. But despite its style, this is the kind of movie that gives action pictures a bad name. | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | true | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Blade | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | A futuristic gore fest that spills oceans of sticky stage blood but misses in a rather anemic attempt to pierce the heart. | 1.5/4 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | true | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
54 | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | A soapy, fictionalized chronicle of the fast times at 54. | 2.5/4 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | true | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Absolute Power | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | An ingenious, taut thriller beset with narrative gaps and unconvincing moments. | 2.5/4 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | true | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" ultimately falls prey to the worst tendencies of horror and teen pictures. | 0.5/4 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | true | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
The Cable Guy | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | For those with an appetite for Carrey and an admiration for Stiller, their zany collaboration will prove both funny and provocative. | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | true | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Clockers | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | This harrowing portrait of a young, ulcer- ridden, low-level drug dealer, or "clocker," adds up to the director's best film since "Do the Right Thing." | 3.5/4 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | true | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Cruel Intentions | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Yet after Cruel Intentions evolves into a boy-gets-girl, boy-loses-girl saga, it staggers towards a half-baked climax, and an absurd aftermath. | 1.5/4 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | true | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Die Hard: With a Vengeance | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Vengeance proves more technically impressive than truly gripping. | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | true | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
The English Patient | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | ...a deliberate, lengthy but always fascinating film... | 3.5/4 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | true | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Forrest Gump | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Hanks' power as an actor makes us believe in Forrest. He also draws us into Forrest's mind and morality system. And he sets out a singular film persona who will be watched and loved as long as people embrace movies. | 4/4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | true | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Fresh | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | Screenwriter Boaz Yakin makes a stunning directorial debut with "Fresh," the gripping, finely acted tale of a 12- year-old's life on the mean streets of New York. | 4/4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | true | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Immortal Beloved | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Despite Oldman's powers, this adds up to a less than immortal musical love story. | 2.5/4 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | true | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
In the Cut | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Like the story itself, the atmospherics border on ludicrous, yet In the Cut somehow proves fascinating. | 2.5/4 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | true | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Love Actually | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Curtis employs a superb cast to make every second count in a cleverly woven omnibus film that jumps from story to story with little sense of confusion. | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | true | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Mars Attacks! | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Even Tim Burton's maddest fans will feel disappointment creeping in as the invasion careens along. | 2.5/4 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | true | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Mercury Rising | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Fortunately, as directed with muscle and heart by Harold Becker, this tale of an angry die-hard and an orphaned autistic boy caught in a deadly government plot ranks at least as high as John McTiernan's first collaboration with an embattled Willis. | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | true | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Practical Magic | Hartford Courant | Garth Stahl | Practical Magic has its flaws. Some scenes are weak, occasionally lines are a little muddled, and there is some plot underdevelopment. Yet it is daring and fun. | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | true | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Prefontaine | Hartford Courant | Garth Stahl | Prefontaine's cocky competitiveness overstrides his good qualities. | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | true | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Pulp Fiction | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | With its blistering, rough-edged acting, acrid, funny dialogue, vivid, accurate feeling for Los Angeles and brilliant fracturings of time, Pulp Fiction more than lives up to its advance reputation. | 4/4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | true | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
The Relic | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | In the end, The Relic erupts into a monster mash. Hyams has filmed it excitingly, and Stan Winston delivers a blazing special effect. But there is a bit too much of Godzilla in the monster when it finally is revealed in all of its ghastly glory. | 2.5/4 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | true | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Skills Like This | Hartford Courant | Susan Dunne | The movie as a whole is better than it deserves to be. | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | true | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Stepmom | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Though Stepmom has its ups and downs, it shows Columbus as a director who has graduated to adulthood after his two Home Alone hits without losing sight of the struggles of children. | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | true | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
The Beast (La bête) | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | It dizzily and artfully celebrates the power of sex and lust without regard to anything but the primal, animal appetite. | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | true | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
The Cell | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | "The Cell" is not for everyone, but some will find it a portal to some extraordinary sights. | 2.5/4 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | true | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
The Prince & Me | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | [Julia] Stiles, whose lack of humor is contrasted by Mably's easy-going charm, is always playing the message. She so desperately wants Paige to be taken seriously that she forgets it is possible to have fun. | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | true | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Tommy Boy | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Mostly this is one long, loud, stupid road picture. | 1/4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | true | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
The Truth About Cats & Dogs | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | In time... this tale of a terrible quandary becomes as witty and engaging as the confident yet oddly insecure Abby. | 2.5/4 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | true | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Uptown Girls | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | One cannot help wishing that the film's budget had been cut in half to save on art direction and costumes. That way, [Boaz] Yakin might have been forced to focus the story down to what matters: a tale of two orphans who need each other. | 1.5/4 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | true | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
With Honors | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | The brainiest of the current class of college comedies and dramas, but not quite high enough to qualify as a magna cum laude portrayal of a meeting of minds. | 2.5/4 | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | true | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,600 |
Only You | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | If it seems implausible that a young woman on a teacher's salary would be able to sport designer clothes and stay in posh pensiones all over Italy, well, who is a reviewer to quibble with ``destino''? | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Freeway | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | The greatness of [Matthew] Bright's storytelling lies in his sympathy and admiration for his characters, especially his Red Riding Hood. | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
The Crucible | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | The miracle of Nicholas Hytner's rigorous, taut film arises from its ability to capture the high theatricality of its life in the theater. | 4.5/5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | false | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Big Fish | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | [Tim] Burton's film argues that a man becomes his stories, provided he tells them enough. It attempts to dramatize the idea that a man's imagination is his life. But even if you can agree in principle, the film has an opposite effect. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Peter Pan | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | The decision to have an antic Tink was a bad one. [Ludivine] Sagnier's stomping, pouting, mugging fairy is a monumental distraction despite her size. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Affliction | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | "Affliction'' stands as one of [Paul] Schrader's finest efforts, but the real star is [Russell] Banks, who tells a small story with universal implications and explores the devastating affliction of violence between men. | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | Its flaws notwithstanding, the sum of the parts in this Cody Banks sequel make the film ``Destination Entertainment'' for kids and parents. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Antonio Gaudí | Hartford Courant | Susan Dunne | A rare and noteworthy film. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Baadasssss! | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | Audiences unfamiliar with "Sweetback'' can enjoy and understand the story chronicled in "Baadasssss!,'' but the experience is infinitely richer if you have seen the film that inspired it. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Beautiful Thing | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Mostly though, Beautiful Thing works both as a gallery of life in the faceless but commodious blocks thrown up to house the working (and non-working) classes, and an intimate tale of two lonely boys. | 2.5/5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | false | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Billy Madison | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Even with all the circuslike parties that celebrate our student prince's getting through yet another grade, Billy Madison barely merits passing marks. | 1/5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | false | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
The Celluloid Closet | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Opening the door of the celluloid closet reveals a shifting kaleidoscope that underlines just how influential, for good or bad, the movies can be. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Chasing Liberty | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | The film's biggest problem is Moore's first daughter, an overblown and obnoxious young woman who seems the actress' antidote to the goody-goody she played in ``A Walk To Remember.'' | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Cops And Robbersons | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Cops and Robbersons bounces mindlessly along like a bright and zany pilot for a sitcom aimed at reviving the flagging career of Chevy Chase and capitalizing on the new Jack Palance cult. | 1.5/5 | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | false | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Corrina, Corrina | Hartford Courant | Owen McNally | Whoopi's great triumph is that she plays the kind of maid that has never been seen on the screen before...Whoopi's liberated maid is a symbolic payback of sorts for all those years of silver screen servitude for black actresses. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
De-Lovely | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | The result is a collection of overblown, poorly integrated bits featuring performers who seem almost uniformly ill at ease in the Porter songbook and in the style of performance called for by the film. | 1/5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | false | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Disclosure | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Though directed with machine-like precision by Barry Levinson, the screenplay by Paul Attanasio unfortunately eliminates too many key elements in Crichton's smart but convoluted story line. | 2.5/5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | false | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in The Hood | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | Perhaps if "Menace'' had been shorter and some of the weaker sketches had been left on the cutting-room floor, it would have added up to a stronger whole. In the end, it is too small a menace to match the efforts of filmmakers like Singleton and Lee. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Eat Drink Man Woman (Yin shi nan nu) | Hartford Courant | Owen McNally | The film is seasoned with humor and has a brisk pace. It's pleasing to the eye and stocked with zesty performances all the way around. | 4.5/5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | false | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Firelight | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Though sometimes predictable, Nicholson's film is sustained by the quality of his writing, especially the musings about the magical powers of firelight, by the almost surreal lake house scenes and by the scoring of Christopher Gunning. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
G.I. Jane | Hartford Courant | Owen McNally | You should applaud the message but boo the messenger, Demi Moore, an omnipresent force perpetually and unashamedly flaunting her gigantic celebrity and -cule acting skills. | 1/5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | false | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Good Bye, Lenin! | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | "Good bye, Lenin!'' is a wonder of a film with humor and heart and political savvy to spare. Don't miss it. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Hellboy | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | "Hellboy'' is great entertainment, a triumph for freaks and fans of self-determination that leaves you hoping for a sequel. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Jeffrey | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Every scene with Stewart and Batt delivers at least one masterstroke. But hilarious moments stud Rudnick's screenplay. His knack for dialogue and satire calls to mind some of the great screenwriters of Hollywood's golden era | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
The Jerky Boys | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | While not intended for those effete sophisticates whose idea of film is a Merchant-Ivory classic, this first movie for Johnny Brennan and Kamal proves fitfully funny as the boys bumble along with their low '90s humor. | 2.5/5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | false | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Jersey Girl | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | But the formulaic nature of ``Jersey Girl'' and its unabashed embrace of suds makes it awfully sweet stuff. ``Jersey Girl'' is [Kevin] Smith at his most tender but not, alas, at his most original. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
The Last Samurai | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | The supporting cast is outstanding. Watanabe brings a thoughtfulness and physical ferocity to the role of Katsumoto who sacrifices everything for an honored tradition | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
The Manchurian Candidate | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | [Denzel] Washington, an actor who can play anything with integrity and conviction, has the least showy part here, but he brings an honesty and torment to the role of Marco. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Maria Full of Grace | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | But because [Joshua] Marston lays out her alternatives so clearly and so grimly, it is impossible to watch "Maria'' without cheering for a young woman whose expanded possibilities can only come at a very steep price. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Mean Girls | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | [Lindsay] Lohan and her fellow cast members give thoroughly engaging, likable performances, but the real star here is Fey. As SNL fans know, this writer is not a mean girl, just a very smart and funny one. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Miracle | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | The result is something like the "Seabiscuit'' of sports team films or a "Remember the Titans'' of the Cold War. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Mother Night | Hartford Courant | Malcolm Johnson | Frankie Faison comes the closest to Vonnegut's spirit in his bold caricature of the Black Fuehrer of Harlem. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
National Lampoon's Senior Trip | Hartford Courant | Donna Larcen | Irreverent? Yes. Worth watching? No. | 1/5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | false | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Pokémon the First Movie - Mewtwo vs. Mew | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | Yes, parents, you poor things, "Pokemon" (derived from "Pocket Monsters") has morphed into yet another money-milking form, and it is going to cost you. | 1.5/5 | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | false | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
The Princess Diaries 2 - Royal Engagement | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | The pace of ``Diaries 2'' is not always as crisp as some of Marshall's other films, but it is an amiable enough entertainment. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Raising Helen | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | [Kate] Hudson is her sunny, insouciant self, and she and the rest of the film's terrific cast help raise ``Helen'' above the typical retread, if only by an inch or two. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Secret Window | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | When the twists and turns are finally settled and the corn is harvested, moviegoers may feel more disappointed than thrilled. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Shall We Dance | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | "Shall We Dance?'' celebrates marriage, self-renewal, the benefits of acting on impulse and the courage to dance to your own mambo beat. Audiences susceptible to its charms will be dancing down the aisles. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Something's Gotta Give | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | But for all the film's breezy romance, [Nancy] Meyers exposes the deeper feelings that are summoned when two more-than-middle-aged people find themselves ``overwhelmed'' by love. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | A singular picture, an exploration of spirituality that conveys lessons large and small. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
The Triplets of Belleville | Hartford Courant | Deborah Hornblow | End to end, `"The Triplets of Belleville'' is pure delight. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,601 |
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