Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) | "
It might not break new ground, but this entertaining, inside-show-business documentary is greatly enhanced by the presence of the two engaging 'boys' of the title." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 29, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 58%
| The International (2009) | "
Tom Tykwer's glossy, high finance conspiracy thriller is a spectacular looking film with an unsettling intensity." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Feb 9, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 73%
| American Violet (2009) | "
Its simplistic, heavy handed treatment of a complex issue gives it the weight of a contrived movie of the week melodrama." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 24, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 71%
| Cactus (2008) | "
Suspenseful misadventure gets off to a roaring start but doesn't deliver the goods." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 21, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 35%
| The Lucky Ones (2008) | "
The plot functions in a rudimentary fashion setting up one contrived complication after another, engendering a desire, despite a few amusing scenes and pleasant company, for the trio to arrive at their respective destinations as soon as possible." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 25, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 47%
| Lakeview Terrace (2008) | "
Although LaBute has created memorably lacerating portraits of male cruelty and willful dominance, this one doesn't add up." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 8, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 94%
| The Dark Knight (2008) | "
... director Christopher Nolan's much-hyped, long awaited second entry in the Batman franchise is not only fabulous and the best film of the summer, it's possibly the best film of the year, a guaranteed mammoth hit." — culturevulture.net Posted Jul 26, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 84%
| In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008) | "
Showcases promising new talent in front of and behind the camera." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jun 5, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Juno (2007) | "
Juno, a smart-mouthed, sweet, well-acted comedy directed by Jason Reitman." — culturevulture.net Posted Jan 15, 2008 |
Fresh
| N/A | The People's Advocate: The Life & Times of Charles R. Garry (2007) | "
A bare bones, ragged-around-the-edges enterprise, the film is nonetheless an illuminating portrait of a driven, deeply committed man and the turbulent era he lived in." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Dec 3, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 27%
| Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) | "
Handsomely appointed but disappointing." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 12, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Anita O'Day - The Life Of A Jazz Singer (2008) | "
An engaging if less than revelatory documentary." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 6, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 71%
| Lust, Caution (2007) | "
Ang Lee’s latest, Lust, Caution is a sluggish disappointment with a catchy title." — culturevulture.net Posted Oct 22, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Eastern Promises (2007) | "
Cronenberg's latest is as engrossing as it is creepy." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 10, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 82%
| Into the Wild (2007) | "
While the material seems to warrant understated, direct storytelling...Penn opts for epic proportions and clutters his narrative with gimmicks." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Aug 31, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 76%
| Stardust (2007) | "
A magical adult fairy tale." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 30, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| Colma: The Musical (2007) | "
A little rough around the edges, this likable movie is filled with adolescent angst, youthful energy and hope." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 10, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 81%
| Ghosts of Cite Soleil (2007) | "
It's an unforgettable, visceral journey into the heart of darkness, grueling poverty and anarchy." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jun 26, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 60%
| Fog City Mavericks (2007) | "
Entertaining if overly reverent." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 22, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 71%
| Golden Door (2007) | "
A series of static, poetic tableaux rather than a full-blown cinematic experience, screenwriter-director Emanuele Crialese's Golden Door drains the drama and iconography out of an inherently dramatic, iconic story." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 27, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 84%
| Delirious (2007) | "
No one is spared in this whip-smart comedy about the entertainment industry." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 25, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 77%
| Crazy Love (2007) | "
Narrowly focused, poorly paced documentary lacks a narrative thrust that could have made for a more compelling film." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 25, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Girl 27 (2007) | "
Girl 27 is about the moral hypocrisy of Hollywood as well as a testament to the lingering damage inflicted by rape." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 25, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 67%
| The Nines (2007) | "
An offbeat, unpredictable story that plays out in parallel universes." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 23, 2007 |
Rotten
| N/A | The Night Buffalo (2006) | "
Too much sex and not enough humanity makes a dull film." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 22, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten (2007) | "
A rock documentary that's a good as it gets." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 22, 2007 |
Fresh
| Rotten 58%
| The Astronaut Farmer (2007) | "
Even for those who don't wholly buy into the film's 'if we don't have our dreams, we have nothing' ethos, there are many small pleasures to savor." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 18, 2006 |
Rotten
| Fresh 67%
| Americanese (2006) | "
A collection of scenes in search of a coherent story, the film's characters don't develop, and plot lines fail to coalesce by the movie's conclusion." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 26, 2006 |
Rotten
| Rotten 33%
| Berkeley (2007) | "
Guess you had to be there." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 10, 2006 |
Fresh
| N/A | Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst (2005) | "
[A] thoroughly original, whimsical documentary bio with dramatic recreations, sly wit and animation by SV2, who created collage-like imagery." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 26, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 75%
| American Blackout (2006) | "
Well structured and fast paced, the film uses news footage, interviews with voters and congressional leaders, poignant images of Ohio voters standing for hours in the rain, only to be told it was too late to vote." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 26, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 92%
| An Unreasonable Man (2007) | "
A heroic crusader to some and the spoiler who betrayed the Democratic Party to others, Ralph Nader emerges as a dedicated, controversial and flawed figure." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 26, 2006 |
Rotten
| Fresh 71%
| Who Needs Sleep? (2006) | "
An informative though not particularly exciting documentary." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 26, 2006 |
Rotten
| Fresh 70%
| Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006) | "
The film suffers from a crucial lack of perspective." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 24, 2006 |
Fresh
| Rotten 58%
| Kinky Boots (2006) | "
Kinky Boots, a crowd-pleasing British import based on a true story, may be this year's Full Monty." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 23, 2006 |
Rotten
| Rotten 0%
| Open Window (2005) | "
[A] sometimes unbearably slow, uneven melodrama that's not without a few powerful sequences." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 22, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| Drum (2004) | "
An intelligent, moving film steeped in an authentic sense of time and place." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 4, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| Ballets Russes (2005) | "
A captivating if somewhat conventional documentary." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 3, 2005 |
Rotten
| N/A | The Californians (2005) | "
Largely due to a loose, inconsistent script by Parker and Catherine di Napoli, it plays like a formulaic TV movie." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 21, 2005 |
Fresh
| Rotten 52%
| Secuestro Express (2005) | "
While it's difficult to resist the temptation to avert one's eyes, the film's power is undeniable." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Aug 4, 2005 |
Rotten
| Fresh 67%
| Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004) | "
Michael Palm's film remains earthbound despite its interesting, offbeat subject." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jun 7, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 95%
| Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2005) | "
Genuinely sweet, beautifully constructed documentary." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Feb 14, 2005 |
Rotten
| Fresh 71%
| Suite Habana (2006) | "
Aspires to the poetic but falls short because of a lack of dynamism." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 28, 2004 |
Fresh
| Rotten 56%
| Doppelganger (2003) | "
A mildly intriguing, if slight, entertainment." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 28, 2004 |
Fresh
| Fresh 87%
| Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004) | "
These are rich, aging men in a young man's game, and the discrepancy between image and reality, captured by the filmmakers, makes for engrossing material." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 6, 2004 |
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