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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) Carmel Dagan This hilarious mockumentary spoofs the culture of the hard-rock world with sustained brilliance.
Posted Sep 04, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
K-PAX (2001) Cody Clark Shows signs of intelligent life.
Posted Oct 27, 2001  Edit critic review
Thirteen Ghosts (2001) Michael Atkinson A nicely nasty Halloween treat.
Posted Oct 26, 2001  Edit critic review
Donnie Darko (2001) Michael Atkinson A captivating dark vision.
Posted Oct 26, 2001  Edit critic review
On the Line (2001) Kevin Maynard A romantic comedy that's thinner than a copy of Bop magazine and proves, once again -- see Carey, Mariah -- that the transition from pop star to thespian is no easy leap to make.
Posted Oct 25, 2001  Edit critic review
Life as a House (2001) Kevin Maynard By-the-numbers, ailment-of-the-week fodder dressed up with a classy cast.
Posted Oct 25, 2001  Edit critic review
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) Kevin Maynard A mostly smart attempt to resurrect Ealing Studios-style hijinks.
Posted Oct 25, 2001  Edit critic review
Dinner Rush (2000) Kevin Maynard A funny, frenetic, and often quite touching microcosm of the Big Apple life itself.
Posted Oct 25, 2001  Edit critic review
Bones (2001) Kevin Maynard Stylish and ingratiatingly goofy.
Posted Oct 23, 2001  Edit critic review
4/5
Aberdeen (2000) Kevin Maynard [A] frank father-daughter drama.
Posted Oct 20, 2001  Edit critic review
2/5
Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000) Michael Atkinson A predictable exercise in fake tawdriness and half-nude psychodrama.
Posted Oct 20, 2001  Edit critic review
3/5
From Hell (2001) Cody Clark Great atmosphere, thin mystery.
Posted Oct 19, 2001  Edit critic review
Riding in Cars With Boys (2001) Kevin Maynard A funny, poignant adaptation of Beverly D'Onofrio's autobiography, and a chick flick that's refreshingly sap-free.
Posted Oct 18, 2001  Edit critic review
Intimacy (2001) Kevin Maynard Intimacy feeds on its achingly honest lead performances.
Posted Oct 18, 2001  Edit critic review
Waking Life (2001) Michael Atkinson Somewhat hit-and-miss, but just when you think Linklater's philosophizing and his digital foofaraw are about to try your patience, both begin to cohere and resonate.
Posted Oct 18, 2001  Edit critic review
Focus (2001) Kevin Maynard Arty lighting and shadows can't compensate for a plodding script and shallow characters.
Posted Oct 18, 2001  Edit critic review
The Last Castle (2001) Cody Clark Polished prison-flick popcorn.
Posted Oct 18, 2001  Edit critic review
2/5
Fat Girl (2001) Kevin Maynard Disturbing and disjointed.
Posted Oct 15, 2001  Edit critic review
1/5
Megiddo (2001) Cody Clark Once the action starts to kick in, Megiddo morphs, minute by minute and scene by scene, into a Mystery Science Theater smorgasbord.
Posted Oct 15, 2001  Edit critic review
Bandits (2001) Kevin Maynard Lock these desperadoes up and throw away the key.
Posted Oct 11, 2001  Edit critic review
Corky Romano (2001) Kevin Maynard Frankly, there wouldn't have been enough shtick here to warrant an SNL skit.
Posted Oct 11, 2001  Edit critic review
Better Than Sex (2000) Kevin Maynard A pretty minor affair, an outdated Aussie About Last Night.
Posted Oct 11, 2001  Edit critic review
Who Knows? (2001) Kevin Maynard Turns into an overextended intellectual conceit when it ought to be simply sophisticated fun.
Posted Oct 11, 2001  Edit critic review
Mulholland Dr. (2001) Michael Atkinson The results haunt the back of your skull.
Posted Oct 11, 2001  Edit critic review
3/5
Burning Money (2000) Kevin Maynard This bed-swapping crime story is ultimately too protracted, but Pieyro's direction is richly atmospheric, full of noir shadows and strong period detail.
Posted Oct 08, 2001  Edit critic review
3/5
Extreme Days (2001) Cody Clark Silly but worth the ride.
Posted Oct 08, 2001  Edit critic review
Max Keeble's Big Move (2001) Cody Clark If there's no way to avoid seeing Keeble's Big Move, take along a book, ideally a hefty one. With the proper arm speed and angle of release, you can probably nail the projectionist.
Posted Oct 06, 2001  Edit critic review
Training Day (2001) Kevin Maynard Training Day is mesmerizing entertainment, but it's also a cop-out.
Posted Oct 05, 2001  Edit critic review
2/5
Grateful Dawg (2000) Kevin Maynard The movie's too mellow cool for its own good.
Posted Oct 05, 2001  Edit critic review
4/5
Serendipity (2001) Kevin Maynard While this romantic confection is about as substantial as the frozen hot cocoa they serve at the titular Upper East Side restaurant, it's appealing cast and snowbound, fairy-tale NYC locations make it go down easy.
Posted Oct 05, 2001  Edit critic review
Joy Ride (2001) Michael Atkinson Feels like a long drive in circles, with no destination worth getting to.
Posted Oct 05, 2001  Edit critic review
Don't Say a Word (2001) Kevin Maynard Nothing more than one more run-of- the-mill, surprise-free, suspense programmer.
Posted Sep 27, 2001  Edit critic review
Hearts in Atlantis (2001) Cody Clark Too formulaic and discursive to engage our emotions.
Posted Sep 27, 2001  Edit critic review
Zoolander (2001) Kevin Maynard More than goofy enough to finish with style.
Posted Sep 27, 2001  Edit critic review
Born Romantic (2000) Kevin Maynard The actors are good enough to make it all work.
Posted Sep 27, 2001  Edit critic review
4/5
Go Tigers! (2001) Kevin Maynard A complex, revealing look at a year in the life of a small town and the tangled politics of the citizens' blind love of the game.
Posted Sep 24, 2001  Edit critic review
Glitter (2001) Kevin Maynard Only diehard Mariah fans, 11-year-old girls, or anyone truly desperate to escape last week's terror might find some reason to sit through this bland, bloated, self-addressed valentine.
Posted Sep 20, 2001  Edit critic review
Liam (2000) Kevin Maynard An emotionally devastating chronicle of the disintegration of a family.
Posted Sep 20, 2001  Edit critic review
2/5
Kill Me Later (2001) Kevin Maynard Badly employing all kinds of tricks ... [Lustig] ultimately overpowers her actors and does in her own film.
Posted Sep 17, 2001  Edit critic review
2/5
Vengo (2000) Kevin Maynard Both an ode to the passion of Spanish flamenco dancing and a polemic about the transitory state of the gypsy people it sprang from, Vengo doesn't succeed as either.
Posted Sep 17, 2001  Edit critic review
1/5
Soul Survivors (2001) Michael Atkinson Soulless, spookless sludge.
Posted Sep 14, 2001  Edit critic review
The Glass House (2001) Kevin Maynard A stinky wedge of domestic thriller cheese.
Posted Sep 13, 2001  Edit critic review
Famous (2000) Michael Atkinson As amusing and sharply performed as it is, Lisa Picard quickly grows thin and dull.
Posted Sep 13, 2001  Edit critic review
Haiku Tunnel (2001) Kevin Maynard This is satire on the giddy level of The Simpsons.
Posted Sep 13, 2001  Edit critic review
Hardball (2001) Cody Clark Strikes out looking.
Posted Sep 13, 2001  Edit critic review
2/5
Two Can Play That Game (2001) Cody Clark A feature-length movie demands a story, and this one barely has the substance of an anecdote.
Posted Sep 10, 2001  Edit critic review
L.I.E. (2001) Kevin Maynard Cuesta's film never succumbs to Larry Clark-esque seediness. The film's take on Oliver Twist is utterly dispassionate and all the more creepy and compelling for offering us no clues as to what will happen between Big John and Howie.
Posted Sep 06, 2001  Edit critic review
Bounce: Behind the Velvet Rope (2000) Kevin Maynard A compelling examination of masculinity and machismo.
Posted Sep 06, 2001  Edit critic review
The Musketeer (2001) Cody Clark In its fast-food way, this is an acceptable addition to the all-for-one canon.
Posted Sep 06, 2001  Edit critic review
Our Lady of the Assassins (2000) Michael Atkinson Strives for political points while it's whiffing on simplicities like character, motivation, and believability.
Posted Sep 06, 2001  Edit critic review
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