“stick figures beating the crap out of each other and defying the laws of physics with their kung-fu.”
Tremors
“yokels insult each other while hiding on a giant rock from a predatory earthworm”
Triplets of Belleville
“c’est tres bien.”
Tron
“breathtaking and original visuals.”
Troy (2004)
“it’s sobering to see a movie that knows that Trojans and Spartans all burn the same.”
TV Party
“calling it a political party is being generous”
The Truth About Charlie
“Thandie Newton gives a splendid performance.”
2046
“did she ever love me?”
28 Days Later... and 28 Weeks Later
“experiment in digital fairytale”
The 25th Hour
“study of regret, sin, and the craving for redemption.”
Two Weeks Notice
“we’re entertained by the loosely-plotted bickering of these two caricatures of selfless activism and selfish ambition”
UHF
“cheerfully absurd…movie and television parodies.”
Undertow (2004)
“an unabashed Southern Gothic”
The Upside of Anger
“the word ‘upside’ not followed by ‘your head.’”
The Usual Suspects
“admirers practically worship it”
U-Turn
“guilty pleasure of watching a car crash.”
“composed entirely of existing serial killer elements...put in a slightly different order”
The Tao of Steve
“follows the traditional path of romantic comedies, only it's so much smarter”
Tarnation
“a collection of incidents and moods, not a narrative film…a pouch of smudged snapshots that start to talk.”
Team America: World Police
“offending everyone is the chic way to offend no one”
Tea with Mussolini
“Fascists…can spread across Europe like a plague and send millions off to death camps but they’re powerless in the face of daffy old ladies in big hats.”
The Terminal (2004)
“Kafka meets Mr. Bean”
The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day
“ka-boom!”
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
“your levity is good”
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
“all-out attack on the senses”
The Thing (1982)
“do you believe any of this voodoo bullshit?”
Thirteen (2003)
“who said you could go into my room?!?”
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
“four or five interlocking stories…each is its own modern fable.”
Thirteen Ghosts
“scared people trapped in a big house, yelling at each other to alternately run or shut up or, dumbest of all, split up”
300
“screaming excess and excessive screaming”
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
“death as the ultimate arranged marriage”
Time Bandits
“a plucky boy’s adventures…through time, and a spoof of children’s movies.”
The Time Machine (2002)
“mostly running around, smashing things…climaxes with the same fistfight as a dozen other movies.”
Titan A.E.
“does the clunky story distract too much from the images?”
Titanic (1997)
“If anyone could explore the hubris and flawed pride of creating this giant boat, it ought to be [James] Cameron, but instead he gives us the boring romance of two superficial people.”
Titanica
“would still be entertaining even if not viewed in the IMAX format.”
To Catch a Thief (1955)
“diamond encrusted cleavage”
To Have and Have Not (1944)
“I want to know what you have to do on a French island to earn the nickname Frenchie.”
Top Gun
“I want some butts!”
Touching the Void
“mountain climbers are insane.”
Tough Guys Don’t Dance
“Oh God! Oh man!”
Training Day
“glossy, mainstream Hollywood cop movie…ultimate strength is the power of its lead actors.”