Fresh
| N/A | Suck (2009) | "
Stefaniuk, a one-man band as writer, director, actor and author of seven of the film’s songs, leavens the schtick of band humour with vampire lore." — Screen International Posted Sep 15, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 10%
| My Life in Ruins (2009) | "
The film has the feel of a vaudeville show, with a series of stock characters entering and exiting, hamming for the camera as they go." — Screen International Posted May 27, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| Amreeka (2009) | "
Newcomer Cherien Dabis directs Amreeka with a sure hand which takes the film beyond the cliches and sentimentality of the standard immigrant saga." — Screendaily Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 47%
| Whatever Works (2009) | "
Whatever Works transcends Allen formulas thanks to David, who is taller, balder and more foul-mouthed than the usual types Allen himself has played." — Screen International Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 75%
| Cold Souls (2009) | "
As a tortured actor, Giamatti is the film's best asset in the marketplace, and French-born, US-trained Sophie Barthes certainly establishes herself as a name to watch with this ambitious debut." — Screen International Posted Apr 8, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 11%
| The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2009) | "
Over-compressed and unoriginal, Thurber's movie of Chabon's novel has turned an imaginative book into ordinary cinema." — Screen International Posted Apr 6, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 14%
| The Informers (2009) | "
Characters become real enough to draw you in, yet are not deeply drawn enough to make you care." — Screen International Posted Jan 23, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 36%
| August (2008) | "
This one has nothing extraordinary about it to compensate for seven years' staleness." — Screen International Posted Dec 1, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 84%
| Cherry Blossoms (2009) | "
Doris Dorrie's bittersweet film is a story of mourning and the futility of trying to recover something lost." — Screen International Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 14%
| Untraceable (2008) | "
Neither terrifying nor inspiring." — Screen International Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 31%
| The Children of Huang Shi (2008) | "
The real test of endurance is on the shoulders of an audience challenged to sit through more than two hours of predictable plot turns and recycled sentimentality." — Screen International Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Standard Operating Procedure (2008) | "
Morris's distillation of long talks with young ex-soldiers and the female general who commanded prisons all over Iraq is among the best documentaries on the Iraq war." — Screen International Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| Ballast (2008) | "
Ballast reminds us that you can find poetry in the unlikeliest and the saddest of places." — Screen International Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 43%
| Finding Amanda (2008) | "
Offers up some zinger lines in the trenches of Sin City but fails to live up to its ingenious concept." — Screen International Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 77%
| Baghead (2008) | "
A wildly funny parody of low-budget horror cinema." — Screen International Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 24%
| The Caller (2009) | "
A tender evocation of youth that turns ponderous as it crawls towards a company's revenge on one of its executives." — Screen International Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 66%
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) | "
If crossbows, strange creatures, and a squeaky-clean young cast are the right elements for a fantasy sequel, then this naive epic is your movie." — Screen International Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 49%
| Good Dick (2008) | "
Marianne Palka's comedy, which she wrote and stars in, lacks the script, acting and the laughs to rise in the marketplace above similar Sundance-style fare, despite the sado-masochistic streak." — Screen International Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 58%
| Trucker (2009) | "
Even with some fine acting, this film can be a long tiring ride." — Screen International Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| In Bruges (2008) | "
Playwright Martin McDonagh's debut feature of his own script shows still-tentative cinematic skills, yet his flair for dialogue and inanity delivers the laughs as the bodies hit the cobblestones." — Screen International Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 66%
| What Doesn't Kill You (2008) | "
Goodman's directing shows a sure hand at the Irish Goodfellas genre, and his actors (including Goodman himself) rally to give the picture plenty of credibility." — Screen International Posted Sep 15, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 58%
| Flash of Genius (2008) | "
Sentimental but remarkably compelling, the saga of a little man's victory over a corporate giant will ensure that you'll never see your windshield wipers the same way." — Screen International Posted Sep 9, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 9%
| Bangkok Dangerous (2008) | "
This version of Bangkok Dangerous is a respectable genre movie, but not much more." — Screen International Posted Sep 4, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 37%
| Swing Vote (2008) | "
This film packed with political cliches is unlikely to make a difference to American political culture or its distributor's bottom line, despite a dependable cast of stars including Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, and Dennis Hopper." — Screen International Posted Jul 30, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| Alice's House (2007) | "
[Director Chico] Texeira's ordinary characters have a quiet genuineness and clarity that is rare anywhere in movies these days." — Screen International Posted Feb 25, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 47%
| Bottle Shock (2008) | "
The only thing that differentiates this 'movie' from an infomercial is its unbearable feature length. If you have to sit through it, bring plenty to drink." — Screen International Posted Jan 31, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 48%
| Donkey Punch (2009) | "
Blackburn has assembled a solid cast that pivots from folly into fear with a frightful believability." — Screen International Posted Jan 29, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 50%
| Death In Love (2009) | "
Boaz Yakin's dark drama is about the legacy of pain." — Screen International Posted Jan 25, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 38%
| Henry Poole Is Here (2008) | "
[This] story of retreat and redemption, while deeply personal, may mean more to Pellington than to the audience. The miraculous elements in Albert Torres's script that offer hope also strain credulity." — Screen International Posted Jan 25, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 37%
| Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (2008) | "
After sitting down with lots of friendly people everywhere he goes, and a few nasty extremists, Spurlock is optimistic. He finds friendship and some real laughs, but the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks eludes him." — Screen International Posted Jan 23, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 62%
| Smiley Face (2007) | "
Make no mistake: Smiley Face, true to its title, is a silly movie, but not one that's stuck in hammy predictability." — Screendaily Posted Dec 21, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 85%
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) | "
Since Sweeney Todd premiered in 1979, screen serial killers have multiplied like so many disposable razors. Making the audience feel something more than the thrill of watching movie stars is the challenge here, and Sweeney Todd somehow cuts itself short." — Screen International Posted Dec 11, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Encounters At the End of the World (2007) | "
The dazzling images speak eloquently for themselves, even without the director's witty deadpan voice-over." — Screen International Posted Oct 6, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 8%
| New York City Serenade (2009) | "
Doesn't break enough rules of the mid-1990's Sundance coming-of-age buddy template to bring any new insights to the bonds of male friendship." — Screen International Posted Sep 29, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 73%
| Stuck (2007) | "
Clever and far more than competent." — Screen International Posted Sep 29, 2007 |
Fresh
| Rotten 38%
| Bad Company (2001) | I haven't seen any recent film about American teenagers in crisis with this kind of economy. — Film.com Posted Jan 23, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 77%
| The Tailor of Panama (2001) | If anything saves this movie, it's the acting. — Film.com Posted Mar 29, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 96%
| Yi Yi (2000) | Yang ties a dozen strands together elegantly with a mostly amateur cast. — Film.com Posted Jan 10, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 81%
| The House of Mirth (2000) | Stick with the film, accept the rules of the time and the meditative rhythm of the language that Davies has woven into his story, and you won't be disappointed. — Film.com Posted Dec 21, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 53%
| The Family Man (2000) | A string of cliches, clearly intended for a season that sells those cliches. — Film.com Posted Dec 21, 2000 |
Rotten
| Fresh 82%
| Pollock (2000) | Brawls and bravado aside, Pollock has the stiffness of an official biography. — Film.com Posted Dec 14, 2000 |
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