"Panic" William H. Macy's hit man commands a serious black comedy, a quiet thriller that's also an evocation of middle-aged disappointment.
By Charles Taylor [January 19, 2001]

"The Patriot" Forgive the big, messy, flag-waving folly of the men who made "Independence Day" and "Braveheart" -- this bloody celebration finally gives the American Revolution the epic it deserves.
By Andrew O'Hehir [June 28, 2000]

"Pay It Forward" Haley Joel Osment's mom keeps a bottle of vodka in the chandelier. You would too with a demonic, passive-aggressive, New Age munchkin trying to run your life.
By Andrew O'Hehir [October 20, 2000]

"The Peacemaker" The Peacemaker is one of those dunderheaded blockbusters that makes you hate Hollywood.
By Charles Taylor [October 26, 1997]

"Pearl Harbor" Today, May 25, 2001 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Hollywood. Always will we remember the character of the onslaught against us.
By Stephanie Zacharek [May 25, 2001]

"A Perfect Murder" Stephanie Zacharek reviews 'A Perfect Murder' starring Gwyneth Paltrow
By Stephanie Zacharek [June 4, 1998]

"The Perfect Storm" Loaded with dumb dialogue and blubbery melodrama, Wolfgang Petersen's ocean epic still shakes.
By Stephanie Zacharek [June 30, 2000]

"Permanent Midnight" Permanent Boredom: The latest in the junkie-flick genre has plenty of low low's, but unfortunately few highs. Janelle Brown reviews 'Permanent Midnight.'
By Janelle Brown [September 18, 1998]

"The Phantom Menace" The spirit is willing, but the Force is weak: Finally, "The Phantom Menace." "Star Wars" fans deserve better.
By Charles Taylor [May 18, 1999]

"Pi" Fuzzy logic: Laura Miller reviews 'Pi' directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Sean Gullette
By Laura Miller [July 16, 1998]

"Picture Perfect" Charles Taylor reviews 'Picture Perfect', directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and starring Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon and Illeana Douglas.
By Charles Taylor [September 1, 1997]

"Pitch Black" Something wicked this way comes in David Twohy's stylish space-crash survival tale
By Andrew O'Hehir [February 17, 2000]

"Planet of the Apes" It looks beautiful, feels menacing and features the luminous Helena Bonham Carter, but Tim Burton's remake is disappointingly conventional.
By Stephanie Zacharek [July 27, 2001]

"Playing by Heart" Playing by Heart's' trite take on love and relationships leaves a bad aftertaste.
By Charles Taylor [January 22, 1999]

"Playing God" Robin Dougherty reviews 'Playing God,' directed by Andy Wilson and starring David Duchovny and Timothy Hutton
By Robin Dougherty [October 17, 1997]

"Pleasantville" Exile in "Pleasantville": Director Gary Ross fetishizes the '50s in this high-concept parable about the dangers of conformity.
By Charles Taylor [October 23, 1998]

"Pledge" Jack Nicholson as a hallucinating ex-cop is almost as good as he's ever been, but he can't save Sean Penn's pretentious thriller.
By Charles Taylor [January 19, 2001]

"Pollock" Actor Ed Harris' charged biopic of the abstract painter is not quite the divine mess it should be.
By Stephanie Zacharek [February 16, 2001]

"Portraits Chinois" Helena Bonham Carter dazzles in a lilting French relationship comedy.
By Charles Taylor [November 4, 1999]

"Practical Magic" Laura Miller reviews the movie "Practical Magic," directed by Griffin Dunne and starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman.
By Laura Miller [October 16, 1998]

"A Price Above Rubies" Charles Taylor reviews 'A Price Above Rubies' written and directed by Boaz Yakin and starring Renee Zellweger and Christopher Eccleston.
By Charles Taylor [March 27, 1998]

"The Princess Diaries" If this is royalty, get me out of squaresville
By Stephanie Zacharek [August 3, 2001]

"Princess Mononoke" After the success of Disney's "Mulan," Miramax does its parent company one better.
By Andrew O'Hehir [October 26, 1999]

"Proof of Life" Russell Crowe, all ironclad irony and bedrock honesty, makes competence look sexy in this intriguing action movie.
By Michael Sragow [December 8, 2000]

"Primary Colors" Charles Taylor reviews 'Primary Colors,' directed by Mike Nichols and starring John Travolta, Emma Thompson and Adrian Lester.
By Charles Taylor [March 20, 1998]

"The Prince of Egypt" A review of the animated feature 'The Prince of Egypt,' by Charles Taylor.
By Charles Taylor [December 18, 1998]

"The Princess and the Warrior" The director and the star of "Run Lola Run" return with a quieter story about bank robberies and psychiatric nurses that still pops with energy.
By Stephanie Zacharek [June 22, 2001]

"Pushing Tin" Fly boys: John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton play cowboys and Indians in the air traffic control comedy "Pushing Tin."
By Stephanie Zacharek [April 22, 1999]