Fresh A
| Fresh 85%
| Avatar (2009) | "
No, there's no clever wordplay, but the sophistication exists in the vistas, the landscape, the staggering use of new technology." — UGO Posted Dec 11, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 38%
| The Lovely Bones (2009) | "
I'd say watch with the sound off, but then you'd miss the Brian Eno score. Try the Blu-ray but toggle the audio to a language you do not speak." — UGO Posted Dec 10, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 90%
| Up in the Air (2009) | "
With his third project it is now clear: Jason Reitman is our foremost maker of good-but-not-great films." — UGO Posted Dec 3, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| The Princess and the Frog (2009) | "
• The Princess and the Frog is a movie dedicated to having your beignet and eating it, too. It is a timeless story, yet has a modern spirit when necessary." — UGO Posted Nov 25, 2009 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 86%
| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) | "
Leave it to Werner Herzog to shoot a film in New Orleans with not one image of the French Quarter %u2013 and to harness Nicolas Cage's Razzie-worthy acting into something meaningful." — UGO Posted Nov 20, 2009 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 28%
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) | "
Never has a man's shirtlessness been so essential to a character's development." — UGO Posted Nov 19, 2009 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 92%
| Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | "
"Fantastic Mr. Fox [is] Wes Anderson's most enjoyable film since Rushmore."" — UGO Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 45%
| The Box (2009) | "
The first forty-five minutes does stay straightforward and (in the best possible sense of the word) conventional. Then all kinds of crazy break out." — UGO Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 54%
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | "
No doubt is aiming for a Catch-22 or Dr. Strangelove. . .it feels more like the Mel Gibson/Robert Downey Jr. vehicle Air America." — UGO Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Rotten D
| Rotten 18%
| The Fourth Kind (2009) | "
The Fourth Kind may have more unmotivated booms in its mix than any film I've ever seen." — UGO Posted Nov 4, 2009 |
Rotten D-
| Rotten 16%
| Gentlemen Broncos (2009) | "
Jared Hess is now, after Rudolf Hess, my most hated Hess." — UGO Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Fresh B-
| N/A | Life During Wartime (2009) | "
There is something to giggle at in nearly every frame of the movie." — UGO Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 20%
| The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) | "
I find enough to keep me in a satiated stupor here." — UGO Posted Oct 29, 2009 |
Rotten C-
| Fresh 73%
| Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | "
Where The Wild Things Are is beautiful, but it is also a mess." — UGO Posted Oct 14, 2009 |
Fresh B-
| Fresh 87%
| The House of the Devil (2009) | "
A group of people old enough to remember VHS parties may very well have flashbacks of the old days - for better and for worse - should they visit The House of the Devil." — UGO Posted Oct 12, 2009 |
Rotten D+
| Rotten 12%
| Couples Retreat (2009) | "
The "retreat" in the title is surely a warning to any potential ticket buyers." — UGO Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 34%
| St. Trinian's (2009) | "
Sadly, the level of deviance hovers around iCarly levels, as does the sophistication of the humor." — UGO Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 89%
| Zombieland (2009) | "
Eisenberg and Harrelson make a fine post-apocalyptic Hope and Crosby, zinging their way through set pieces of undead destruction." — UGO Posted Sep 30, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 40%
| Surrogates (2009) | "
Who doesn't want to see Radha Mitchell hurl a parking meter like a javelin?" — UGO Posted Sep 24, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Fresh 75%
| Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) | "
"A somewhat-droll, somewhat-glib superficial expose into how The Man is screwing you over."" — UGO Posted Sep 22, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 77%
| The Informant! (2009) | "
The Informant! is a fun, silly movie filled with absurd non sequiturs, unexpected story twists and one fugly moustache." — UGO Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 44%
| Jennifer's Body (2009) | "
The haters can go choke on some Boston Market and MoveOn.org." — UGO Posted Sep 15, 2009 |
Rotten D
| Rotten 6%
| Whiteout (2009) | "
Absurdities are to be expected in "genre" filmmaking, but disbelief can only be suspended so far." — UGO Posted Sep 10, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 57%
| 9 (2009) | "
[9's look] at times felt steampunk, and at other times looked straight goth. Then I realized it was something much better: it was unique." — UGO Posted Sep 8, 2009 |
Rotten B-
| Fresh 72%
| Definitely, Maybe (2008) | "
This is straight-up young people whining about their relationships." — UGO Posted Sep 8, 2009 |
Rotten D+
| Rotten 29%
| Gamer (2009) | "
When they open a Bad Movie Hall of Fame, there'll be a display case waiting for Amber Valletta's shorts." — UGO Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 63%
| Extract (2009) | "
Extract nails the slow burn." — UGO Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 77%
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) | "
I'll answer the most important question first. Yes, there is a Wilhelm scream in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." — UGO Posted Aug 31, 2009 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 87%
| Big Fan (2009) | "
It is a fabulous "What If?" and Siegel's screenplay squeezes drama out of every possible story permutation." — UGO Posted Aug 25, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 86%
| The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) | "
Never let it be said that when the Germans put their mind to something they don't follow through." — UGO Posted Aug 24, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 85%
| World's Greatest Dad (2009) | "
World's Greatest Dad is a dark film, but it retains a likability factor from a very unexpected source: Robin Williams." — UGO Posted Aug 19, 2009 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 88%
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | "
Every moment of genre-mashing, basking in the glow of left-field sound cues or funking up a scene's rhythm with unexpected edits has been a dress rehearsal of sorts for Inglourious Basterds." — UGO Posted Aug 18, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 65%
| Duplicity (2009) | "
It's not unfair to say that Duplicity is Michael Clayton on laughing gas. What's remarkable is that both movies pretty much work." — UGO Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 72%
| Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) | "
Monsters Vs. Aliens has plenty of lively animation and a handful of solid jokes. It is not of a caliber of most of the Pixar films, but, at times, it comes close." — UGO Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Rotten C+
| Fresh 60%
| Paper Heart (2009) | "
Watching Paper Heart isn't a painful process, but it isn't electrifying either." — UGO Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Rotten D-
| Rotten 18%
| The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) | "
Woe be to you if you don't see this film in a theater packed with back talking New Yorkers. Because then you might be forced to concentrate on what's on screen." — UGO Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 98%
| Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) | "
Anvil! The Story of Anvil is overflowing with honesty. It is fair to say that it is to metal what The Wrestler is to wrestling. It is brutal but, in a way, triumphant." — UGO Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 91%
| There Will Be Blood (2007) | "
In a way, there's not a step you haven't seen in classics going as far back as Citizen Kane. Still, there are enough oddities in the details to keep you full of questions." — UGO Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 85%
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) | "
This is a remarkable piece of work for people who like their genres all mashed together in a meat grinder." — UGO Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 76%
| Cloverfield (2008) | "
For gasps and thrills and movie monster mayhem, the film is a success. It's not flawless, but if you shove that aside, I guarantee you that you will have a gas at the theater." — UGO Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 88%
| Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) | "
Suspense and action would be enough to seal this film, but the feeling of dread, that under different circumstances this could be us, makes this a heist picture for the ages." — UGO Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Rotten C+
| Rotten 28%
| Fast & Furious (2009) | "
Fast & Furious is a piece of junk, but at least it is an entertaining and endearing piece of junk. For a franchise I actively dislike, this is the best of the bunch." — UGO Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 33%
| Knowing (2009) | "
Knowing feels like a bunch of cool ideas that were strewn about a table, picked up, shoved together, tied up with duct tape and, somehow, managed to stay working for the ride." — UGO Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Rotten C-
| Fresh 72%
| Sunshine Cleaning (2009) | "
There's close to nothing about this film that isn't contrived, forced and reminiscent of movies that twist themselves into knots to achieve Harold and Maude-like quirky charm." — UGO Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 32%
| Fanboys (2009) | "
For those who get a gag like 'Looking for love in Alderaan places?' you don't have to worry if the movie is on your level or not." — UGO Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 71%
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) | "
Between the visuals and the Pitt factor, this is a movie your girlfriend will dig, but there's enough crazy fantasy stuff going on that I'd never call it a "chick flick."" — UGO Posted Aug 13, 2009 |
Fresh B-
| Fresh 87%
| Timecrimes (2008) | "
While I enjoyed the film a great deal, I honestly wonder if there'd be this amount of hoopla if the picture, say, starred a yamhead like Val Kilmer and was set in New Jersey." — UGO Posted Aug 13, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Fresh 64%
| Quantum of Solace (2008) | "
I'm so turned off by this, I don't even have the energy to trash it. Why should I think of something clever to write? The authors clearly didn't see that as a mandate." — UGO Posted Aug 13, 2009 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 76%
| Role Models (2008) | "
Role Models is a film for the nerds, by the nerds. Lucky for Role Models, the rest of our culture is catching up and are invited along as well." — UGO Posted Aug 13, 2009 |
Rotten D
| Fresh 91%
| Ponyo (2009) | "
If you consider Teletubbies to be a work of creative genius then, yeah, okay, Ponyo is great, too." — UGO Posted Aug 13, 2009 |
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