Dana Stevens

"As a cultural artifact, 'Talladega Nights' is both completely phony and, therefore, utterly authentic. Or, to put it differently: this movie is the real thing"  

"It is an enormous improvement over the brainless, patronizing teenage romances that have slouched into (and quickly out of) theaters in recent years  

"'Racing Stripes' is unlikely to ascend to the pantheon of perennially watchable children's films, but like its hero, what it lacks in skill, it makes up for in heart"  

"In essence, it's a ragged collection of bits and sketches cobbled into about a dozen plots"  

"Rarely has the basic nature of visual perception seemed so frightening"

"The movie is full of scattershot gags and indifferent acting, but you get the feeling that it's bad on purpose, which makes it, given the number of teenage movies that are terrible by accident, not bad at all"  

"The plot of Antitrust is intricate and uneven, overloaded with twists and not very jolting surprises"  

"Take this as a warning: it's not much fun"  

"Heist is a pleasure to watch, and the greatest pleasure is to watch Mr. Lindo and Mr. Hackman steal it."  

"Thrillingly smart, but not, like so many other pictures in this vein, merely an elaborate excuse for its own cleverness."  

"The film has its creepy, suspenseful moments -- but it shrinks a rich, strange story to the dimensions of an anecdote"  

"The always charismatic Ice Cube makes 'Are We There Yet?' watchable"  

"The film's powerful individual scenes seem like excerpts from a missing whole"  

"A disjointed, sometimes fascinating mélange of moods, associations and effects."  

"Bad and tasteless."  

"Together, Mr. Lee and Mr. Green have a daft comic energy, and they are assisted by game performances from the rest of the cast"

"Remarkable for its genuine, unpretentious lyricism"  

"Like a documentary version of 'Fight Club,' shorn of social insight, intellectual pretension and cinematic interest"  

"The movie is so small and emotionally constricted that it gives Hoffman too little room to explore his range."  

"Directorially, 'Dedication' is a bit of a mess, unable to settle on a tone or visual style. But it leaves you wishing the oddball couple well"