Fresh 5/5
| N/A | Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2009) | "
The payoff combination of Karaoke unleashed, with its slinking lyrics spilling over archival footage of the riots (replete with half-step modulations) is unforgettable." — JWR Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 56%
| Trucker (2009) | "
Like mother like son" — JWR
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| N/A | Gravestoned (2009) | "
Thank goodness for the tracks" — JWR Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Rotten 50%
| Kassim the Dream (2009) | "
The abduction of innocent life" — JWR Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| N/A | Guns on the Clackamas (1996) | "
From the ever-inventive mind of Bill Plympton ... comes the release on DVD of a mockumentary that is a hilarious feast for the senses." — JWR
DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 5, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Rotten 20%
| Eating Out: All You Can Eat (2009) | "
The third installment of the Eating Out series is an engaging affair that is the most accomplished, balanced offering to date." — JWR
DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 5, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | Suck (2009) | "
The cinema's insatiable appetite for all things vampire has just received a bloody musical helping of rock 'n' roll that aims for the jugular then doesn't let go." — JWR Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| N/A | Before Flying Back to Earth (2005) | "
Incredible journey begs a question." — JWR Posted Aug 27, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| N/A | Paris 1919: Un Traité Pour la Paix (2009) | "
Bordering on peace." — JWR Posted Aug 19, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| N/A | New Wave (2008) | "
Dying to be together." — JWR Posted Aug 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | The Notorious Newman Brothers (2009) | "
The flick slips by with enough enjoyable scenes to make it worth a peek." — JWR Posted Aug 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 54%
| Cimarron (1931) | "
Black and white in every respect" — JWR
DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 28, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Yiddish Theater: A Love Story (2007) | "
However, whether by design or happy coincidence, several more universal truths lurk tantalizingly in the upper balcony and lift this production from the specific to the universal." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| N/A | The Woman in the Moon (1929) | "
The heavenly lengths of being worlds apart" — JWR
DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| Vampyr (1931) | "
Through the magic of digital technology ... a couple of aging prints ... have been miraculously transformed, enabling this first “sound-film” (1932) to be enjoyed by film and fear devotees worldwide." — JWR
DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 43%
| The Stone Angel (2008) | "
Too much story, too little time" — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 86%
| The Orphanage (2007) | "
However, the creative trust hasn’t forgotten those who love their art served up rich in metaphor and message." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | The Life I Lived (2007) | "
Deadly family values" — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| N/A | The Falling (2006) | "
The devil's in the details" — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 98%
| The Devil Came On Horseback (2007) | "
To balance the chilling reality of the powerful having their unabated way with the miserably weak, the faces of carefree children mugging into the camera is a welcome balm on the wounds of systemic depravity." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 92%
| The Departed (2006) | "
Much splat, little art" — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| N/A | The Curiosity of Chance (2008) | "
... imagine yourself as Chance when he finally gets to be himself, in front of family and friends, his arch enemy is humiliated and he gets a big wet one from the man of his dreams." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| N/A | The Art of Negative Thinking (2007) | "
Finally, a film about disabilities (real and imagined) whose characters pull no punches and land a few hits of their own on unexpected targets." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| N/A | Takva (2006) | "
Uneven at times, Kiziltan’s moral earthquake will, hopefully, put the fear of God (you choose the denomination) into religious establishments worldwide." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | Straight Men and The Men Who Love Them (2005) | "
A wide-ranging collection of shorts" — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 50%
| State's Evidence (2006) | "
While it focuses on despondent, troubled youth, the film has much to offer and warn parents or guardians from every walk of life." — JWR
DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 86%
| Starting Out in the Evening (2007) | "
ut when all is finally revealed it’s gesture—especially the hands—that lifts this film into the ranks of extraordinary and ... bears repeated viewings to savour the subtlety and intimate sense of self." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 43%
| Splinter (2006) | "
But the shot du jour (heard and seen daily in every corner of our deadly globe) comes from the bereft mother; her family’s vocational tradition skids to an awful conclusion." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| N/A | Spare Parts (2003) | "
Director/writer Damjan Kozole provides a metaphor-rich narrative that puts everyone in the shadow of a constantly belching nuclear plant whose 24/7 excrement may well be the cause of the higher-than-average cancer rates." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 80%
| Shoot Down (2008) | "
And Justice for None" — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 56%
| Shelter (2008) | "
At the epicenter of this tale is Zach (Trevor Wright is always a pleasure to watch but the measure of his acting talent requires a script with more scope to reveal his depth)." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 57%
| Shake Hands With The Devil (2009) | "
Then as now, the world recoils as the various documentations of those horrors become available for all who wish to see." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 50%
| Puccini for Beginners (2007) | "
But when all is said and done, Maggenti’s film transcends mere lesbian angst and offers some food for thought to lovers everywhere as they dance, sing or fornicate around the scary subject of commitment." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | Opie Gets Laid (2008) | "
James Ricardo’s ... first feature whets the appetite for more as it tracks the metamorphosis of a geeky, fast-food devouring, jerk-off meister into a fuck-by-appointment Don Juan for the Levis set." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| N/A | Noise (2007) | "
Do You Hear What I Hear?" — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Nanking (2007) | "
Living through a screening of ... the 1937/8 Japanese invasion, devastation and occupation of Nanking creates a fervent wish to have nothing o do with our membership cards in the homo sapiens species." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| N/A | No Burgers for Bigfoot (2008) | "
Too many condiments confuse the message" — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | My Brother's Wedding (1983) | "
Too much compromise on character development qualifies this film as merely remarkable when, given the promise of previous work, it ought to be great." — JWR
DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| N/A | Mercy (2006) | "
Director/writer/cinematographer Patrick Roddy has shaped a moody tale of horror that begins with much promise but can’t quite find its tempo and tone." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 52%
| Margot at the Wedding (2007) | "
Noah Baumbach’s entry into the dysfunctional-family sweepstakes is a successfully depressing affair that has some genuine laughs to maintain interest while the fake relationships that dominate every scene leave the viewer as estranged as the char" — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| N/A | LovecraCked! The Movie (2006) | "
For anyone who admires collaboratives, common cause or kinky copulation, LovecraCked! The Movie is a compelling look into the subtext of increasingly rampant mocumentaries." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| N/A | Die Herbstzeitlosen (2006) | "
Silver threads amongst the old" — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Killer of Sheep (1977) | "
Writer/director Charles Burnett pulls no punches and most certainly lands more than a few." — JWR
DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| N/A | Kama Sutra - Essentials for Lasting Intimacy (2007) | "
Copulation primer fails to score" — JWR
DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 82%
| Into the Wild (2007) | "
Thank goodness for Eric Gautier’s miracle of cinematography that floods the screen with spectacular moments of pristine beauty and long shots ..." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 68%
| Hollywoodland (2006) | "
Despite a stellar cast, Coulter and screenwriter Paul Bernbaum can’t decide whether to plumb the depths of 'noir' or tug at the heartstrings of failed ambition." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 79%
| He Was a Quiet Man (2007) | "
Cappello's brilliant script and expert storytelling would merely be interesting if anyone other than Christian Slater had been cast as Bob Maconel." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Rotten .5/5
| Rotten 48%
| Hatchet (2007) | "
Only a brief, nicely sculpted bass clarinet line provides any redeeming quality." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 91%
| Hairspray (2007) | "
It falls to individual efforts by the cast to keep the eye and ear coming back for more." — JWR Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
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