Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 86%
| A Town Called Panic (2009) | "
An amazing head trip, a glorious journey right inside a semi-innocent imagination" — CHUD Posted Dec 7, 2009 |
Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 73%
| Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | "
A masterpiece about the sorrows of growing up, about the pain of being a bright, creative, lonely, troubled child, about the search for love, acceptance, stability and comfort." — CHUD Posted Oct 12, 2009 |
Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 90%
| District 9 (2009) | "
An amazing movie, one that will sweep you up emotionally and intellectually, that will give you plenty to think over and even more to marvel at. It's an achievement that needs to be seen to be believed, and once it's seen it's guaranteed to be beloved." — CHUD Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 98%
| Up (2009) | "
From start to finish Up is simply amazing." — CHUD Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Fresh 10/10
| Rotten 50%
| Observe and Report (2009) | "
Perfect; it's dark and strange and dances right on the edge of being completely mean and unfriendly, but manages to keep from tumbling over. It's f***ing amazing." — CHUD Posted Apr 10, 2009 |
Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 85%
| World's Greatest Dad (2009) | "
An amazing work of dark, dark genius." — CHUD Posted Apr 10, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 72%
| American Zombie (2007) | "
American Zombie is hands-down the best film I've seen so far this year." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 2, 2008 |
Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 90%
| Knocked Up (2007) | "
Filled with real characters, great pop culture references, foul-mouthed jokes and with a gooey sweetness right at the center, Knocked Up is a comedy classic." — CHUD Posted Mar 20, 2007 |
Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 90%
| Hot Fuzz (2007) | "
The movie, in many ways, is Agatha Christie getting triumphantly butt****ed by Michael Bay. With jokes. And more than a dash of genius." — CHUD Posted Feb 11, 2007 |
Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 92%
| Children of Men (2006) | "
Children of Men is about a miracle. Children of Men is, itself, a miracle. It's a movie that can single-handedly remove the scales of cynicism from your eyes, reminding you of what wonders cinema is capable." — CHUD Posted Dec 25, 2006 |
Fresh 9.8/10
| Rotten 51%
| The Fountain (2006) | "
The Fountain is beautiful, gripping and utterly transcendent. It's the best film of 2006." — CHUD Posted Jul 13, 2006 |
Fresh 9.7/10
| Fresh 84%
| The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) | "
What does a masterpiece look like? Like The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, one of the best movies of the decade so far." — CHUD Posted Dec 18, 2005 |
Fresh 9.5/10
| Fresh 88%
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | "
Ballsy, brash and utterly committed to the revolutionary power of cinema, Inglourious Basterds is a completely remarkable film." — CHUD Posted Aug 18, 2009 |
Fresh 9.5/10
| Fresh 83%
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) | "
A remarkable achievement... moving, funny, honest and true and sad and sweet. A movie about characters who we have come to know and love, and a movie that understands that it's these characters, and not the magic they perform, that is the real hook." — CHUD Posted Jul 6, 2009 |
Fresh 9.5/10
| Fresh 77%
| Burn After Reading (2008) | "
Burn After Reading is the new Coen Bros classic that you'll be quoting ad nauseum for the next decade." — CHUD Posted Sep 8, 2008 |
Fresh 9.5/10
| Fresh 68%
| Pineapple Express (2008) | "
The aesthetic here isn't homaging 80s buddy action movies so much as just making one. It's MIDNIGHT RUN for the 21st century." — CHUD Posted Aug 6, 2008 |
Fresh 9.5/10
| Fresh 87%
| Superbad (2007) | "
Superbad, essentially, is the filthiest episode of Freaks & Geeks ever." — CHUD Posted Aug 17, 2007 |
Fresh 9.5/10
| Fresh 93%
| The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | "
[T]he antidote to bloated, stupid threequels and mindless junk food cinema. Bourne isn't just the best action movie of the summer, it's one of the best movies of the year." — CHUD Posted Aug 3, 2007 |
Fresh 9.5/10
| Fresh 78%
| Dreamgirls (2006) | "
"And I Am Telling You..." is going to go down in history as one of cinema's great musical moments... and it's without doubt one of the most electric and amazing moments of 2006." — CHUD Posted Dec 10, 2006 |
Fresh 9.5/10
| Fresh 92%
| The Departed (2006) | "
As much as I appreciate the films he has made over the last decade, there is no denying that The Departed is Scorsese's best film since Goodfellas. It's just a f***ing awesome movie." — CHUD Posted Oct 2, 2006 |
Fresh 9.5/10
| Fresh 80%
| Little Children (2006) | "
Little Children is bursting with fantastic performances, filled with great and often hilarious dialogue, structured with layer upon layer of resonant meaning and shot with gorgeous, masterful camerawork. The film works on every single level." — CHUD Posted Oct 1, 2006 |
Fresh 9.5/10
| Fresh 95%
| Pan's Labyrinth (2006) | "
A filmmaker blossoming into true greatness... Pan's Labyrinth is a film of breathtaking emotional, thematic and visual depth." — CHUD Posted Sep 11, 2006 |
Fresh 9.5/10
| Fresh 83%
| Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005) | "
This movie is a classic already – you’ll be quoting it and referencing it as soon as you have walked out of the theater." — CHUD Posted Oct 20, 2005 |
Fresh 9.5/10
| Fresh 81%
| Oldboy (2005) | "
Darkly funny and aggressively transgressive, Oldboy is the kind of film that sends you out of the theater dazed..." — CHUD Posted Mar 25, 2005 |
Fresh 9.5/10
| Fresh 88%
| The Aviator (2004) | "
Gorgeous and engaging, The Aviator is the director’s greatest achievement since Goodfellas." — CHUD Posted Feb 8, 2005 |
Fresh 9.4/10
| Fresh 92%
| Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006) | "
The cinematic equivalent of that first beautiful day of spring ... when you can take off your coat and go to the park, bob your head with the radios playing to the open, sweet-scented air and watch the pretty girls walk by." — CHUD Posted Mar 3, 2006 |
Fresh 9.4/10
| Fresh 80%
| The Aristocrats (2005) | "
This is a funny movie. I’m going to go so far as to say this is one of the funniest movies. Ever." — CHUD Posted Jul 29, 2005 |
Fresh 9.3/10
| Fresh 66%
| Everything is Illuminated (2005) | "
Quite simply, Everything is Illuminated is a wonderful film, a moving film, and a funny film." — CHUD Posted Sep 11, 2005 |
Fresh 9.3/10
| Fresh 88%
| Millions (2005) | "
I’ve only seen this sensitive but slyly subversive film once, and I am dying to see it again. Danny Boyle’s Millions is a modern classic." — CHUD Posted Mar 10, 2005 |
Fresh 9.2/10
| Fresh 91%
| Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2006) | "
Tristram Shandy is going to be a cult classic." — CHUD Posted Jan 26, 2006 |
Fresh 9.2/10
| Fresh 82%
| Hustle & Flow (2005) | "
If 8 Mile was Rocky, Hustle & Flow is Raging Bull." — CHUD Posted Jul 21, 2005 |
Fresh 9.2/10
| Fresh 98%
| Murderball (2005) | "
Murderball isn’t just one of the year’s best documentaries, it’s one of the year’s best movies period." — CHUD Posted Jul 7, 2005 |
Fresh 9.2/10
| Fresh 73%
| War of the Worlds (2005) | "
War of the Worlds is, hands down, the best big budget film of the summer. Maybe the year. Spielberg has crafted a real classic." — CHUD Posted Jun 27, 2005 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 68%
| Grace (2009) | "
Grace is a truly horrifying movie." — CHUD Posted Aug 12, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 89%
| Moon (2009) | "
If only Hollywood was willing to make more science fiction films like this one." — CHUD Posted Jun 14, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 92%
| Drag Me To Hell (2009) | "
Drag Me To Hell isn't a perfect movie, but it may be a perfect moviegoing experience." — CHUD Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 98%
| Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) | "
A feel-good film of rockin' proportions." — CHUD Posted Apr 10, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 88%
| Adventureland (2009) | "
ADVENTURELAND is loving towards its characters but also brutally honest about them. sweet and funny and real, and definitely one of the best coming of age movies in years, if not ever." — CHUD Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 64%
| Watchmen (2009) | "
A huge budgeted superhero movie that delivers intellectually? That takes serious, ballsy chances with the form? Why, that sounds like a piece of art. A glorious, epic, exciting, mind blowing piece of art." — CHUD Posted Feb 24, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 64%
| The Brothers Bloom (2009) | "
With Brick Rian Johnson got me excited with his storyteller's tools; with The Brothers Bloom he used them to transport me. I loved being the mark in this con." — CHUD Posted Sep 5, 2008 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 69%
| Religulous (2008) | "
As a piece of agitprop op-ed filmmaking, Religulous is often brilliant. It's definitely hilarious, sometimes to the point of leaving me wheezing and giggling." — CHUD Posted Aug 21, 2008 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 71%
| Beowulf (2007) | "
Beowulf is an exhilarating experience, a glorious spectacle and a film that rewards viewers who keep their brains turned on behind their 3D glasses." — CHUD Posted Nov 12, 2007 |
Fresh 9/10
| Rotten 51%
| The Kingdom (2007) | "
Smart and thoughtful while never sacrificing tension, excitement or teeth-shattering action... Peter Berg has made a current events thriller that will stand in the years to come as a cinematic snapshot of our f***ed up moment in time." — CHUD Posted Aug 17, 2007 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 97%
| Once (2007) | "
I guarantee to you that this film will, in a few years, be regarded as a small classic. Discover Once now." — CHUD Posted May 20, 2007 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 75%
| Black Book (2007) | "
Verhoeven has finally come to a place where he can perfectly balance his populist, lowbrow impulses with his desire to say something important." — CHUD Posted Apr 4, 2007 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 89%
| Zodiac (2007) | "
Zodiac feels a lot like a masterpiece... [it's] like quicksand, inexorably drawing you deeper and deeper into itself." — CHUD Posted Feb 28, 2007 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 60%
| Crank (2006) | "
The movie they warned us the video game generation would make." — CHUD Posted Aug 31, 2006 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 72%
| Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) | "
You won't have seen anything this funny in a theater since... well, maybe since Anchorman." — CHUD Posted Aug 2, 2006 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 69%
| The Outsider (2006) | "
Watching The Outsider is like mainlining pure movie love." — CHUD Posted Jun 16, 2006 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 80%
| District B13 (2006) | "
The single best action movie of 2006." — CHUD Posted Jun 1, 2006 |
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