Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 31%
| Ninja Assassin (2009) | "
Uncertain of what it wants to be, Ninja Assassin will likely disappoint action fans with excessive CGI gore, and gore fans with excessive uninspired action." Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 59%
| Sleep Dealer (2009) | "
what you'll be left with after seeing Sleep Dealer is not a collection of cool scenes so much as a collection of compelling questions about where our world is headed" Posted Sep 28, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| American Son (2008) | "
ends up being one of the strongest entries in the growing list of films about Iraq even though, ultimately, it probably doesn't belong on that list at all." Posted Sep 20, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 23%
| Push (2009) | "
Push falters not in trying to add its voice to the genre, it falters in not having anything compelling to say." Posted Feb 5, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 74%
| Becket (1964) | "
it finds what's compelling about that history and, more importantly, what's compelling about the people in that history. And, just to be on the safe side, it throws in two of the greatest actors of the day." Posted Dec 14, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 28%
| Eagle Eye (2008) | "
a likable paranoid fantasy that will handily kill a couple of hours on a Saturday afternoon... before disappearing into the endless data stream it depicts with such apprehension." Posted Sep 25, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 19%
| The Clone Wars (2008) | "
In watching The Clone Wars, one is filled with the overwhelming urge to grab George Lucas, thank him for his immeasurable contribution to the science fiction canon, and ask him politely to cut it out already" Posted Aug 14, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 83%
| A Necessary Death (2008) | "
a gripping tale that raises troubling questions about the nature of art and our voyeuristic society." Posted May 17, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 26%
| Drillbit Taylor (2008) | "
What it sets out to do, and effectively so, is to wring some giggles out of the insecurities we all feel on that first day of school." Posted Mar 20, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 9%
| 10,000 B.C. (2008) | "
about as slow and lumbering as a wounded manuk." Posted Mar 6, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 17%
| Illegal Tender (2007) | "
bland and forgettable." Posted Dec 29, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 69%
| I Am Legend (2007) | "
though a little too pat in its conclusion, the journey it takes to get there is no less entertaining." Posted Dec 13, 2007 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 21%
| H.G. Wells' The Food of the Gods (1976) | "
without even a hint of irony, fun, thrills, imagination, or anything else approaching entertainment" Posted Sep 16, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 63%
| Death at a Funeral (2007) | "
feels like a British attempt to pull off American humor -- broad versus dry. And while it doesn't always work, it makes for an interesting take on a familiar dish." Posted Jun 28, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2007) | "
shines a light on one of the most pervasive (and potentially disastrous) problems affecting our society today" Posted Jun 17, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 29%
| Next (2007) | "
If the protagonist of Next were to use his ability to peer two minutes into the future before watching Next, he'd probably have enough to go on to skip it altogether." Posted Apr 26, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 69%
| Blades of Glory (2007) | "
It may seem like faint praise to deem Blades of Glory par for the course, but when the par is that funny, it's no mean feat." Posted Mar 29, 2007 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 8%
| The Number 23 (2007) | "
moments meant to instill fear either evoke boredom or, more often, the giggles" Posted Feb 22, 2007 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 38%
| The Nativity Story (2006) | "
lacks a visual stamp... and a point of view" Posted Nov 30, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| The Departed (2006) | "
proof positive that neither Scorsese nor Nicholson have lost their touch." Posted Oct 5, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| The Descent (2006) | "
The Descent is probably best seen at a midnight screening with a gaggle of like-minded horror junkies. The screams (and there will be screams) will be much louder then." Posted Aug 6, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 24%
| Lady in the Water (2006) | "
not without its magical moments, but you really have to want them." Posted Jul 22, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 36%
| The Lake House (2006) | "
If I were sending letters back in time to someone advising them on which films to skip, I'd probably forget to even mention this." Posted Jun 15, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 33%
| Poseidon (2006) | "
Our guides on this route, while not as cheesy as their antecedents, certainly seem more soulless." Posted May 11, 2006 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 40%
| Running Scared (2006) | "
genuinely clunky" Posted Feb 23, 2006 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 19%
| Firewall (2006) | "
gives us a main character whose relationship to his family is so generic as to be negligible, a threat so mild that the bad guy is crueler to his henchmen than to his victims, and a crime so petty-yet-lucrative that we wish we'd thought of it ourselves" Posted Feb 9, 2006 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 86%
| Brokeback Mountain (2005) | "
A work of universal substance, earning its heartbreak every step of the way." Posted Dec 1, 2005 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005) | "
does for the action genre what Scream did for the slasher flick." Posted Oct 20, 2005 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 18%
| Domino (2005) | "
annoys, disappoints, and reminds the viewer of far better films" Posted Oct 13, 2005 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 78%
| Red Eye (2005) | "
doesn’t fully mine the modern fear of post-9/11 air travel" Posted Aug 18, 2005 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Murderball (2005) | "
depicts the hope that comes from challenging those notions in a very unsentimental, yet moving, way" Posted Jul 7, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 71%
| Cronicas (2005) | "
riveting" Posted Jul 7, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| My Summer of Love (2005) | "
conveys the desperation of a man whose redemption seems to be slipping away" Posted Jun 22, 2005 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 84%
| Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) | "
lacks the tension that marks a movie like Spellbound" Posted May 11, 2005 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 59%
| Lonesome Jim (2006) | "
If you were to saddle Garden State with a far less likeable lead and set it in Indiana, you might end up with this small gem" Posted Apr 20, 2005 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 81%
| Oldboy (2005) | "
What can you say about a movie that has not one, not two, but three scenes of improvised oral surgery?" Posted Apr 16, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 80%
| Layer Cake (2005) | "
a must for those who like their tough talk delivered with an English accent" Posted Apr 15, 2005 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 66%
| Bride and Prejudice (2005) | "
cute but ultimately meaningless" Posted Feb 11, 2005 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 84%
| Kagemusha (1980) | "
Nakadai’s performance as Kagemusha and Shingen is impressive, creating two distinct characters, one of whom eerily mimics the other" Posted Jan 26, 2005 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 73%
| Stander (2004) |
Click here to read article Posted Jan 15, 2005 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 92%
| Hotel Rwanda (2004) | "
The story here is stronger than the actual screenplay, which is too bad, since this is a tale that deserves to be told with as much impact as possible" Posted Dec 20, 2004 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 34%
| Shark Tale (2004) | "
As funny as it may have seemed at the time, Martin Scorsese should never, ever try to talk hip-hop. Ever." Posted Sep 29, 2004 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 90%
| Proof (1991) | "
Andy’s actions suggest a complicated personality, but the half-assed backstory he feeds Martin does little to bring that persona into any sort of sharp relief." Posted Sep 16, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| The Sugarland Express (1974) | "
a fine example of the fugitives-on-the-run genre, holding its own alongside Thelma and Louise, Bandits, The Defiant Ones, and to a lesser extent Badlands and Bonnie and Clyde" Posted Aug 18, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| Collateral (2004) | "
In spite of a somewhat disappointing conclusion, Collateral still delivers on several levels." Posted Aug 4, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 65%
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) | "
The results may not be coherent, or even consistent, but they are often hilarious." Posted Jul 7, 2004 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Fresh 64%
| To End All Wars (2001) | "
the unoriginal presentation, which often favors hitting us over the head when restraint would be far more enticing, leaves much to be desired" Posted Jun 16, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 89%
| Shrek 2 (2004) | "
if not a necessary sequel, certainly a welcome one" Posted May 18, 2004 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 93%
| Super Size Me (2004) | "
I haven't touched a Big Mac since." Posted May 5, 2004 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 6%
| Envy (2004) | "
What we need now is a spray that eradicates bad movies. I think I’ll call it Crappy Film Be-Gone. Wanna invest?" Posted Apr 29, 2004 |
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