"Made" Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn as low-rent criminals don't have the "Swingers" snazz, but this modest picture is a better movie.
By Stephanie Zacharek [July 20, 2001]

"Madeline" rules! The movie version of the children's classic 'Madeline' is true to the spirit of the book.
By Fiona Morgan [July 9, 1998]

"Magnolia" Even with a stellar cast, director Paul Thomas Anderson's "Boogie Nights" follow-up flounders without a punchline.
By Charles Taylor [December 16, 1999]

"The Man in the Iron Mask"Stephanie Zacharek reviews 'The Man in the Iron Mask,' directed by Randall Wallace and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabriel Byrne, John Malkovich and Jeremy Irons.
By Stephanie Zacharek [March 13, 1998]

"Man on the Moon" Jim Carrey has the eyes down cold, but the rest of the Andy Kaufman story melts after a series of smeared details.
By Stephanie Zacharek [December 21, 1999]

"The Man Who Knew Too Little" Stephanie Zacharek reviews the movie 'The Man Who Knew Too Little' directed by Jon Amiel and starring Bill Murray.
By Stephanie Zacharek [November 14, 1997]

"Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember" A warm documentary honors the Latin lover who was more than a pair of dark liquid eyes.
By Charles Taylor [August 11, 1999]

"The Matrix" Short attention spawn: With its myriad action movie references, "The Matrix" is a masterful sci-fi stew.
By Andrew O'Hehir [April 2, 1999]

"Meet Joe Black" Slow Death: The Grim Reaper mingles with a toothsome millionaire in the ponderous 'Meet Joe Black.'
By Laura Miller [November 18, 1998]

"Meet The Parents" Robert De Niro works a menacingly cheerful voodoo in a rambling little comedy from the director of the "Austin Powers" movies.
By Stephanie Zacharek [October 6, 2000]

"Me, Myself & Irene" Jim Carrey's manic acting skills shine in the latest from Ÿber-booger geniuses Peter and Bobby Farrelly.
By Stephanie Zacharek [June 23, 2000]

"Memento" Backwards told is thriller noir-art empty ultimately but compelling and intriguing this.
By Charles Taylor [March 16, 2001]

"Men In Black" Sly humor and breezy rapport between Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones make the alien invasion spoof 'Men in Black' a sweet summer surprise.
By Charles Taylor [August 4, 1997]

"Men Of Honor" Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. remember a time when men were men, girls were cute and pencil-necked Poindexters stayed out of your damn face.
By Andrew O'Hehir [November 10, 2000]

"Mercury Rising" Charles Taylor reviews 'Mercury Rising' directed by Harold Becker and starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin.
By Charles Taylor [April 3, 1998]

"The Mexican" Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, together at last in a final burp of Tarantinoism.
By Charles Taylor [March 2, 2001]

"A Merry War" How to get behind in advertising: Richard E. Grant and Helena Bonham Carter shun middle-class mediocrity in, 'A Merry War,' the film adaptation of George Orwell's 'Keep the Aspidistra Flying'.
By Charles Taylor [September 18, 1998]

"Mickey Blue Eyes" Hugh Grant's bumbling allure wears thin in a tired comedy of mob rule.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams [August 19, 1999]

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Disenchanted forest: Too many weak performances -- and no, not including Calista's -- prevent Michael Hoffman's opulent "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from being more than a mildly pleasurable exercise in ornamentation.
By Stephanie Zacharek [May 13, 1999]

"The Million Dollar Hotel" Wim Wenders and buddies Bono, Rushdie and Schnabel botch a phony noir for the Artforum crowd. Only Mel Gibson escapes the fallout.
By Charles Taylor [February 2, 2001]

"The Minus Man" Hampton Francher's directorial debut is a thrill-less psychological thriller.
By Jeff Stark [September 14, 1999]

"M:i-2" Director John Woo's pyrotechnics and the spark between Tom Cruise and Thandie Newton can't redeem a strangely impersonal actioner.
By Charles Taylor [May 25, 2000]

"Mission to Mars" In space, no one can hear you jeer.
By Andrew O'Hehir [March 9, 2000]

"Mr. Death" An idiosyncratic documentary examines the life of Fred Leuchter, a man who built a better electric chair -- and denied the Holocaust death camps.
By Andrew O'Hehir [January 13, 2000]

"Mr. Jealousy" Jealousy becomes him: Charles Taylor reviews Noah Baumbach's 'Mr. Jealousy,' starring Eric Stolz and Chris Eigeman.
By Charles Taylor [June 12, 1998]

"The Mod Squad" Mary Elizabeth Williams reviews the Aaron Spelling-produced update of the TV show 'The Mod Squad'.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams [March 26, 1999]

"Monkeybone" This madcap classic is one of the funniest, wildest comedies in years. Why doesn't big Hollywood want you to see it?
By Charles Taylor [February 23, 2001]

"Moulin Rouge" Baz Luhrmann's messy musical will get you drunk on romance and whimsy. A few days later, you won't even mind the hangover.
By Stephanie Zacharek [May 18, 2001]

"Mulan" Honor thy daughter: Honor thy daughter. Mulan, Disney's first truly heroic female protagonist, battles Huns and gender stereotypes with equal valor.
By Jenn Shreve [June 19, 1998]

"Mumford" The movies' first sane therapist talks a big game in Lawrence Kasdan's winning comedy.
By Laura Miller [September 23, 1999]

"The Mummy" All dressed up and no place to go: Despite his studly physique, Brendan Fraser isn't enough of an action hero to keep "The Mummy" from unraveling.
By Andrew O'Hehir [May 6, 1999]

"The Mummy Returns" A sequel that's everything the original wasn't. That's not good.
By Charles Taylor [May 4, 2001]

"The Muse" Albert Brooks proves all too effective at playing a screenwriter who's lost the golden touch.
By Stephanie Zacharek [August 26, 1999]

"Music of the Heart" Wes Craven genre-hops, stumbles and makes a sappy melodrama.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams [October 28, 1999]

"My Favorite Martian" Andrew O'Hehir reviews 'My Favorite Martian'
By Andrew O'Hehir [February 12, 1999]

"My Name is Joe" British filmmaker Ken Loach returns to working-class Glasgow in his dark masterpiece 'My Name is Joe'
By Andrew O'Hehir [January 22, 1999]

"Mystery, Alaska" This small film about a small town and its small hockey team tells nothing more than a little Cinderella story.
By Chris Colin [September 30, 1999]

"Mystery Men" This droopy action comedy saps Hollywood's best comic actors of their superpowers.
By Stephanie Zacharek [August 5, 1999]

"The Myth of Fingerprints" "The Myth of Fingerprints" is as rigid and repressed as the family reunion it investigates.
By Charles Taylor [October 19, 1997]