Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 57%
| Died Young, Stayed Pretty (2009) | "
The poster makers... mine the outer limits of violence and misogyny with a garish, pop art palette." Posted Oct 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 80%
| Gran Torino (2008) | "
Ultimately, Gran Torino is not recommended for its moralizing or its scenery, but for Eastwood's compelling performance." Posted Jan 9, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 66%
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) | "
This new Narnia has more of everything, especially action and top-notch effects, but loses some of its soul in the process." Posted May 15, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| N/A | One Week (1920) | "
In 1920's One Week, the silent comedian known as the Great Stone Face attempts to assemble the build-it-yourself home he received as a wedding present." Posted Mar 7, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 96%
| Let's Get Lost (1988) | "
There are moments in Let's Get Lost when, if you squint just a little, [Chet] Baker is a ghost image of his former self, the 1950s musical equivalent of James Dean." Posted Mar 7, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| N/A | Blacksmith, The (1922)/ Balloonatic (1923) | "
As The Blacksmith, [Buster Keaton] bungles horse grooming and auto repair with slapstick finesse." Posted Mar 7, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 94%
| The Violin (2007) | "
The film from first-timer Francisco Vargas puts a human face on universal suffering. It is also about the power of music, as the title instrument saves (for a while anyway) three generations of peasant men in their roles as guerrilla fighters." Posted Mar 7, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 86%
| Billy The Kid (2007) | "
The best documentaries take you places you don't normally have access to." Posted Feb 29, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 54%
| Charlie Bartlett (2007) | "
Tone is everything in a movie like this, and director John Poll spends the entire running time trying to find it." Posted Feb 22, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 67%
| Honeydripper (2007) | "
It's best to forget the story here and focus on those small moments that shine in any Sayles film." Posted Feb 8, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 79%
| The Rape Of Europa (2007) | "
As thorough as the movie is, it could easily devote another hour to cases like this." Posted Feb 1, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 96%
| Persepolis (2007) | "
More than just the first film in recent memory to be considered a must-see, Persepolis begs for a second viewing, if only to chart the way it so delicately weaves together the different stages of Marjane's life." Posted Jan 25, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 40%
| 27 Dresses (2008) | "
Sorry, Sandra. Too bad, Meg. The mantle of movie cute queen has just been passed to Katherine Heigl, starring as the romantically challenged New Yorker of 27 Dresses." Posted Jan 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 79%
| Jimmy Carter Man From Plains (2007) | "
Demme says he entered the project expecting 'fireworks,' and he gets them time and again..." Posted Jan 11, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 0%
| One Missed Call (2008) | "
Another mediocre remake of a Japanese horror film in which flashes of computer-generated ghosts are meant to compensate for lousy acting and a banal storyline." Posted Jan 4, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 89%
| The Savages (2007) | "
The Savages not only boasts Oscar-worthy performances from Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney as a self-absorbed brother and sister, its attention to detail makes it sweetly funny and genuine." Posted Dec 26, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 79%
| The Great Debaters (2007) | "
The Great Debaters has value, to be sure, especially for teenage viewers. But serious moviegoers, especially those attracted by the movie's aggressive Oscar campaign, will likely find the package gorgeously wrapped but intellectually empty." Posted Dec 26, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 73%
| The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007) | "
You can't deny the solid performances, the meticulous period detail and, most importantly, the way it refuses to talk down to young audiences." Posted Dec 25, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 66%
| The Kite Runner (2007) | "
The filmmakers go by the book in The Kite Runner, a literate, if occasionally listless adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel." Posted Dec 21, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 74%
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) | "
This smart new spoof works because its makers...obviously love the genre they have so much fun sending up." Posted Dec 21, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 31%
| National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets (2007) | "
This National Treasure sequel, like its 2004 original, is a dumb movie about smart people that uses just enough historical trivia to make you feel like you're bettered by the experience." Posted Dec 21, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 22%
| P.S. I Love You (2007) | "
Tone is everything in a movie like this, but writer-director Richard LaGravanese, working from a novel by Cecelia Ahern, can't decide between quirky indie dark comedy and laugh-a-minute TV sitcom." Posted Dec 21, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 85%
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) | "
One of the most memorable films of the year." Posted Dec 20, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 53%
| The Walker (2007) | "
This is no masterpiece, but a fine-tuned little thriller packed with meticulously chosen details of character and place." Posted Dec 14, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 27%
| Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) | "
Young viewers will enjoy the slapstick, while parents will relate to Lee's amiable frustration as the trio's surrogate dad." Posted Dec 14, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 69%
| I Am Legend (2007) | "
All the effort that went into the spectacle of destroying Manhattan in flashbacks could have been better spent on developing the claustrophobic, creepy present." Posted Dec 13, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 16%
| The Perfect Holiday (2007) | "
Dear Santa: Please leave better scripts under her Christmas tree." Posted Dec 12, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 78%
| The Page Turner (2007) | "
This must be what a French movie-of-the-week look like, deemed art here because of the subtitles." Posted Dec 7, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 93%
| The Magic Flute (1975) | "
Using the opera's timeless whimsy and inventiveness, the movie replicates a performance on the stage that is so good that it almost makes you forget the participants' ABBA-like hairstyles." Posted Dec 7, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 100%
| The Magician (1958) | "
The movie has elements of Gothic horror and philosophy, along with lusty, low comedy rolls." Posted Dec 7, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 93%
| The Seventh Seal (1957) | "
Its view of a seemingly godless landscape in the grip of plague is still bold and frightening." Posted Dec 7, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 95%
| 12:08 East of Bucharest (2007) | "
12:08 East of Bucharest is easier to admire than enjoy, funnier to describe than actually watch." Posted Nov 30, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 92%
| Enchanted (2007) | "
What could have been an epic Disney misfire is saved by the charming Adams." Posted Nov 21, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 79%
| Summer '04 (2006) | "
What better way to spend 97 minutes in November than trying to sort out romantic complications in shorts and sailboats?" Posted Nov 16, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 27%
| Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) | "
Hopelessly misguided." Posted Nov 16, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| N/A | I'll Believe You (2007) | "
Cult movies have been made with a lot less, but this one, harmless enough, doesn't have enough originality or personality to get it off the ground." Posted Nov 9, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 74%
| Mr. Untouchable (2007) | "
Does the movie glorify Barnes and his nefarious profession? Probably, but show me a movie about the drug trade that doesn't hook us first with guts and glamour before the moralizing fall." Posted Nov 9, 2007 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 34%
| P2 (2007) | "
Even by the low standards of the horror subgenre playfully nicknamed "torture porn," P2 is scraping the bottom of the movie barrel." Posted Nov 9, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 21%
| Fred Claus (2007) | "
The eggnog quickly turns sour as the movie alternates between moments both heartwarming and bizarre." Posted Nov 9, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 31%
| Martian Child (2007) | "
The movie can also be accused of its own sugar overdose as director Menno Meyjes piles on every clichéd situation." Posted Nov 2, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 94%
| My Kid Could Paint That (2007) | "
More than a standard child prodigy profile, My Kid Could Paint That turns into a priceless examination of modern art, celebrity and what it means to be a kid." Posted Nov 2, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 65%
| Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007) | "
The future of Wristcutters as a cult favorite is less assured. Rather than benefiting from repeated viewings, the movie's charm is pretty much spent after the first half hour." Posted Nov 2, 2007 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 18%
| Saw IV (2007) | "
The dullest Saw in the shed." Posted Oct 29, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 96%
| Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2007) | "
Plagues and Pleasures is simultaneously fun and creepy, best appreciated by those who enjoy similar profiles of Detroit's crumbling grandeur." Posted Oct 26, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 88%
| Red Road (2007) | "
Unfortunately, its superb performances and assured camerawork are overwhelmed by dubious psychology and a clichéd climax." Posted Oct 26, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 95%
| Le Doulos (1962) | "
As good as Melville's setups are, the joys of the movie keep returning to Belmondo, then and now the king of effortless cool." Posted Oct 26, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 81%
| Lars And The Real Girl (2007) | "
The most poignant, well-acted and weirdly funny movie you'll see this year." Posted Oct 26, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| N/A | Kalamazoo? (2006) | "
While the low-budget comedy is occasionally charming, it mostly fails in clumsy attempts at evoking laughs and tears." Posted Oct 26, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 45%
| Bella (2007) | "
Confessional moments and life lessons pop up around every corner as the movie swaps reality for old-fashioned melodrama. The movie defies logic." Posted Oct 26, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 9%
| The Comebacks (2007) | "
There is no I in "team," but there are three in "idiotic." And idiotic more or less describes the appeal of The Comebacks, a so-stupid-it's-funny spoof of inspirational sports dramas." Posted Oct 22, 2007 |
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