“a tour of an exaggerated interpretation of Victorian London using the Jack the Ripper murders as an entry point.”
From Justin to Kelly
“inept…but harmless.”
Gangs of New York
“like any good opera”
Garden State
“an arthouse movie for people who think they don’t like arthouse movies”
Ghost in the Shell
“where flesh-based life ends and computer-based life begins.”
Ghost in the Shell II: Innocence
“like an anime made by Bergman or Tarkovsky”
Ghost World
“a good movie about annoying people.”
Giant (1956)
“uses a drawn-out runtime to emphasize the passage of history, the change of social mores, and the young becoming old and a bit confused”
Girl with a Pearl Earring
“The master and the maid…is the oldest story”
Gladiator
“big dumb adventure trying to disguise itself as an epic.”
Go
“’Pulp Fiction’ recast with college drop-outs, for people who drink, dance, party, get paid by the hour, routinely fight with their parents, and think it’s cool to know drug dealers even if they don’t do drugs themselves.”
The Good German
“OMG shoes!”
Good Night, and Good Luck
“no man as ugly, jiggly, and sweaty as Joe McCarthy could become powerful today”
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
“Italians”
The Great Escape (1963)
“a Movie, in the truest sense of the word.”
Greenfingers
“heart is in the right place…sincere about responsibility, self-respect, and self-direction coming from watching pretty things grow…dampened by a routine treatment of the storyline.”
Grindhouse (2007)
"I never miss"
The Dancer Upstairs “more politics than the average American thriller.”
Daredevil (2003) “competent but unremarkable”
The Da Vinci Code “it drags on and on and on.”
Dawn of the Dead (2004) “when there’s no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth.”
Days of Heaven (1978) “deflates the good old days”
Dead Again “There’s a private eye, amnesia, opera, past lives, hypnosis, an electrocution, sweeping romantic gestures, someone pulling scissors out of his own back, a costume ball a la ‘Eyes Wide Shut,’ lots of candles, and a great way to quit smoking.”
Die Another Day “usual nonsense about a wealthy madman out to blow
up or rule the world, whichever comes first.”
Downfall (2004) “what a bunch of quitters”
Down with Love “my name is Zip Martinez”
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary “a terrific dirty joke”
Dreamgirls (2006) “horribly Satanic”
Electric Dragon 80,000 Volts “GUITAR!!”
Elizabeth (1998) “head on pikes”
Enigma (2001) “gadgets of spycraft do not take center stage.”
Entropy “it doesn’t have anything new to say about Hollywood, or about the romance of its lead characters, and then…takes forever to get there.”
Escape from Alcatraz (1979) “how did they do it?”
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind “a parable for intimacy in an age that encourages us not to share our toys”
eXistenZ “great, sick joke, or an above-average mind-game.”
The Exorcist (1973) “the power of Christ compels you!”
Fahrenheit 9/11 "like a newspaper editorial."
Far From Heaven “experiment in which [director Haynes] recreates the filmmaking style of the 1950s”
The Fast Runner “rarely has any film taken us to, and inside, a land as remote”
Fatal Attraction (1987) “only one place to go and takes forever to get there”
Femme Fatale (2002) "a delightful throwback to 'Dressed to Kill.'"
The Fifth Element “the right tone to all its absurdity.”
Finding Nemo “packed with all sorts of great details.”
Finding Neverland “Lofty visions of adulthood are portrayed as escape for children, just as a gauzily mis-remembered childhood is an escape for adults”
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara “utterly fascinating”
Following “engrossing, almost hypnotic examination of voyeurism and film noir.”
Formula 51 “phony eccentricities thrown together around nothing.”
Four Weddings and a Funeral “charming British comedy-of-manners with a dumb American romance tacked on”
Frailty “an effective thriller . . . and a genuine concern for religion.”