Rotten
| Rotten 23%
| Law Abiding Citizen (2009) | "
While preferably to the typical Saw entry by about a five-to-one ratio, Law Abiding Citizen still isn't any good." — Projection Booth Posted Nov 25, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 39%
| Surrogates (2009) | "
Seems less like a 21st Century would-be blockbuster than a lost 80's relic only just rediscovered. Either way, we're lucky to have it." — Projection Booth Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Rotten .5/4
| Rotten 15%
| Stan Helsing (2009) | "
This might be the cheapest-looking production of the year." — Slant Magazine Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 21%
| Halloween II (2009) | "
This film might be the most artfully rendered slasher sequel ever made. Alas, Zombie's dark poetry only goes so far without more substantive justification." — Projection Booth Posted Oct 18, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 66%
| Dead Snow (2009) | "
The pre-credits opening - a hilariously self-aware, subversive chase scene scored to "In the Hall of the Mountain King" - stands as an easy comedic high point." — Projection Booth Posted Oct 17, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 83%
| Paranormal Activity (2009) | "
Paranormal Activity only occasionally rises above the status of a cute haunted house tour or hayride." — Slant Magazine Posted Oct 11, 2009 |
Rotten D-
| Rotten 15%
| Year One (2009) | "
The only thing that can be mustered up for the whole sorry enterprise is pity." — Projection Booth Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 100%
| Toy Story (1995) | "
Like the transcendent long shot of Buzz and Woody soaring as one, Toy Story does the impossible in casting us up." — Slant Magazine Posted Oct 1, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 94%
| In Search Of Beethoven (2009) | "
After the monotonous guide through history that was In Search of Mozart, Phil Grabsky's follow-up plays like a much-needed shot of adrenaline to the brain." — Slant Magazine Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 62%
| Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009) | "
I Can Do Bad acknowledges Madea's flaws with loving scrutiny, and doesn't require approval of her more selfish attributes." — Slant Magazine Posted Sep 12, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 83%
| Gogol Bordello Non-Stop (2009) | "
Most of the best sequences simply give over to footage of Gogol's live performances, with lead singer Eugene Hütz often seen inviting audience members on stage for any number of gags or creative involvements." — Slant Magazine Posted Sep 10, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 94%
| Goodbye Solo (2009) | "
Fine performances all around act like vital organs within the body of Bahrani's resonant chamber piece." — Suite101.com Posted Aug 25, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 72%
| Sunshine Cleaning (2009) | "
Not entirely insubstantial, even as the bulk evaporates from the mind." — Suite101.com Posted Aug 25, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 88%
| Adventureland (2009) | "
Deserving of Citizen Kane status in its insight, emotional depth, and yes, entertainment." — Suite101.com Posted Aug 25, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Rotten 53%
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) | "
Every image, sound, and color ultimately clicks into place, like a puzzle one is only subconsciously aware of." — Suite101.com Posted Aug 18, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 24%
| G-Force (2009) | "
Disney [hates you and] wants your money." — Suite101.com Posted Aug 18, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Boy Interrupted (2009) | "
Not unlike Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, personal anguish here proves emotionally cathartic." — Slant Magazine Posted Aug 4, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 29%
| Aliens in the Attic (2009) | "
What else can be said of a film in which even the vocal talent of J.K. Simmons is virtually indistinguishable from the rest of the cast?" — Slant Magazine Posted Aug 1, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 19%
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | "
Is it too strong to compare Revenge of the Fallen to Rodney King?" — Projection Booth Posted Jul 24, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) | "
The thoughtfully expressive compositions, in their vast, almost embracing depth, suggest a silent film made today." — Projection Booth Posted Jul 15, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 67%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
Though less ravishing than Miami Vice, Public Enemies again finds Michael Mann forging new ground in the digital arts." — Projection Booth Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 25%
| Land of the Lost (2009) | "
The year's funniest moment may involve dino pee." — Projection Booth Posted Jun 22, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 98%
| Up (2009) | "
Far more lopsided than WALL-E, Up fails to reach the stratosphere." — Projection Booth Posted Jun 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 88%
| The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | "
Rarely rises above the overbearing, obnoxious and trite." — Projection Booth Posted Jun 20, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 54%
| Choke (2008) | "
Choke sucks." — Projection Booth Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 81%
| Under Our Skin (2009) | "
Only in its investigation into these downright evil motives does it take on the necessary role of activist, and...I wish it had gone further and deeper." — Projection Booth Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 40%
| The Limits of Control (2009) | "
Seems to exist neither in complete reality or complete fantasy." — Projection Booth Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Godzilla vs. Gigan (1977) | "
Among the most efficient and exciting of the series since the 1954 original." — Projection Booth Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 60%
| Godzilla Vs. Hedorah (1972) | "
The image of the massive smog beast sucking fumes off of pollutant factory pipes proves almost indelible, but little else registers." — Projection Booth Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 95%
| Dirty Harry (1971) | "
Little in Dirty Harry aims above the barely cognizant." — Projection Booth Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 32%
| Terminator Salvation (2009) | "
No small tragedy, this is the first Terminator film without a heart." — House Next Door Posted Jun 16, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 34%
| Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) | "
It's only almost the making of a comedy classic." — Projection Booth Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 92%
| Drag Me To Hell (2009) | "
Stands as the latest in a line of occasional, much-needed reminders that the horror genre isn't going completely downhill anytime soon." — Projection Booth Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 23%
| Fired Up (2009) | "
Fast forward to the end credits to see the greatest dragon pratfall in cinematic history." — Projection Booth Posted Jun 9, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 63%
| Crank High Voltage (2009) | "
Both exhilarating and exhausting, it falls just short of a fever pitch." — Suite101.com Posted Jun 2, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 55%
| My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009) | "
Though it stands as one of the better horror remakes to come along in recent memory, 2009's My Bloody Valentine still only just passes for competent watchability." — Projection Booth Posted May 29, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 36%
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) | "
For pure stupidity, nothing tops the scene in which a mutant falls at a descending rate so as to prolong the showing off of its long-since unimpressive superpower." — Projection Booth Posted May 29, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Eclipse Series 15: Travels With Hiroshi Shimizu (1933) | "
Behold, the untold wonders of Japanese cinema. Arigato, Criterion!" — Slant Magazine Posted May 24, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 12%
| Bride Wars (2009) | "
Enough to make one yearn for the rich complexity of Home Improvement." — Projection Booth Posted May 1, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 84%
| Wendy and Lucy (2008) | "
The last masterpiece of 2008, and the perfect yin yang to its first." — Projection Booth Posted Apr 30, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 84%
| Wendy and Lucy (2008) | "
Wendy and Lucy gets under your nails, which is to say, it's the stuff of life." — Projection Booth Posted Apr 30, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| Throw Down Your Heart (2009) | "
Unbegrudgingly hands itself over to the music of its chosen subjects." — Projection Booth Posted Apr 30, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 56%
| Enlighten Up! (2009) | "
A modest, sublime look at the search for truth" — Projection Booth Posted Apr 20, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 13%
| Dragonball: Evolution (2009) | "
A more accurately descriptive moniker would have been Dragonball Stagnation." — Slant Magazine Posted Apr 10, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 69%
| Who Does She Think She Is? (2008) | "
Feels like little more than one overly drawn-out act of throat-clearing." — Projection Booth Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 28%
| 12 Rounds (2009) | "
Renny Harlin's 12 Rounds attempts to put the final nail into the coffin of the static shot." — Slant Magazine Posted Mar 29, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Oblivion (2008) | "
Oblivion maintains its focus on Peru but its examination of corruption renders its insights universal." — Projection Booth Posted Mar 24, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 25%
| Friday the 13th (2009) | "
The year is young and we already have a contender for worst film." — Projection Booth Posted Mar 22, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 58%
| Skills Like This (2009) | "
This likable indie comedy fails to completely get off the ground." — Projection Booth Posted Mar 20, 2009 |
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