Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 87%
| The Princess and the Frog (2009) | "
Eye-candy–wise, the film plants a big wet smooch; everything else about this happily-ever-after tale, however, feels like a mere air-kiss." — Time Out New York Posted Nov 25, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953) | "
Jacques Tati’s bumbling stick-bug of an alter ego is considered by many to be the funniest creation to come out of Gallic cinema." — Time Out New York Posted Nov 18, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 73%
| The Blind Side (2009) | "
It’s just blinkered middle-class pandering at its most shameless." — Time Out New York Posted Nov 18, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 30%
| Women in Trouble (2009) | "
The film borrows beaucoup Almodóvarisms -- multilayered hysterical heroines, a singular homo-ironic aesthetic -- and reduces them to Podunk wink-wink camp and carping-harpy heroines." — Time Out New York Posted Nov 11, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 64%
| Dare (2009) | "
Adam Salky’s high-school soap offers a virtual Spumoni of caricatured adolescent hand-wringing. When subtlety equals a drama-class performance of A Streetcar Named Desire’s rape scene, expect a bumpy ride." — Time Out New York Posted Nov 11, 2009 |
Fresh 5/6
| Fresh 100%
| The Red Shoes (1948) |
Click here to read article — Time Out New York Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 77%
| Collapse (2009) | "
While [its] totally impartial approach is admirable, it also robs Collapse of any invested sensibility." — Time Out New York Posted Nov 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 73%
| Act of God (2009) | "
The approach matches up with the metaphysical aspects astonishingly well; the force of such ambient explorations hits you, surprisingly like a bolt out of the blue." — Time Out New York Posted Nov 4, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 16%
| Gentlemen Broncos (2009) | "
It’s unfair to blame Hess solely for condescension comedy’s bad aftertaste -- he’s not the only perpetrator -- but his particular brand is the most graceless." — Time Out New York Posted Oct 28, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 100%
| Rembrandt's J'accuse (2009) | "
[Greenaway] once studied to become a painter himself; apparently, he’s harbored dreams of being an amateur sleuth as well." — Time Out New York Posted Oct 21, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 85%
| Araya (1959) | "
The movie’s b&w images of craggy landscapes and shirtless young men have never looked more vibrant." — Time Out New York Posted Oct 7, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 56%
| The Invention of Lying (2009) | "
Once the sharp, clever satire gives way to what feels like a special must-see-TV episode, the movie’s promise slowly deflates. Does that seem unduly mean? Sometimes the truth hurts." — Time Out New York Posted Sep 30, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 44%
| Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009) | "
The question is, could someone turn these full-frontal-dudity snapshots into a satisfying, cohesive movie? Answer: no, but not for lack of trying." — Time Out New York Posted Sep 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 75%
| Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) | "
There are moments in Capitalism when you’re reminded of Moore’s talent for shrieking truth to power. The rest of the film, however, only proves that his quixotic preachiness can make even a worthy cause feel occasionally bankrupt." — Time Out New York Posted Sep 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 35%
| Blind Date (2009) | "
It’s the kind of two-hander that relies solely on the chemistry of the actors, both of whom banter, parry and bum rush their way through various left turns with grace. Their pas de deux almost makes up for this threadbare tragedy’s no-win endgame. Almost." — Time Out New York Posted Sep 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 100%
| Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009) | "
His “treason” gave credence to ending the war, helped push a corrupt administration toward its ruin and underlined the importance of the First Amendment. Rickety doc or not, Ellsberg deserves every ounce of hero worship he gets here." — Time Out New York Posted Sep 16, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 69%
| Paris (2009) | "
This could have been a true urban mosaic. Instead, we simply get a vision of Paris as the city of lite." — Time Out New York Posted Sep 16, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| 35 Shots of Rum (2009) | "
To fall in love with it, viewers only have to be receptive to a movie that examines the ties that bind with grace, wit and depth." — Time Out New York Posted Sep 16, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 18%
| The Other Man (2009) | "
While we wait for the inevitable showdown, the film treats us to several surprising plot twists, but shock value can’t distract from the fact that Eyre and his actors are fighting a losing battle." — Time Out New York Posted Sep 9, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 83%
| Gogol Bordello Non-Stop (2009) | "
Non Stop doesn’t know how to hit it and quit; it’s a rock doc that screams loud and says frustratingly little." — Time Out New York Posted Sep 9, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 70%
| American Casino (2009) | "
Thanks for not talking to us like idiots, but the lack of accessibility ends up turning this into a collegiate lecture." — Time Out New York Posted Sep 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 85%
| We Live in Public (2009) | "
Using archival material and footage Timoner herself shot over the previous ten years, We Live in Public would be fascinating by virtue of its subject alone." — Time Out New York Posted Aug 26, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 86%
| Big Fan (2009) | "
Regardless of where you fall on the scale, you’ll appreciate how both the writer-director and Oswalt deftly balance treating Paul with bemused condescension and bruised humanity." — Time Out New York Posted Aug 26, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 86%
| Fifty Dead Men Walking (2009) | "
God forbid anything even slightly suspenseful or significant should happen without revved-up ’80s Irish rock blasting over the soundtrack." — Time Out New York Posted Aug 20, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 86%
| The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) | "
This isn’t revisionist history; it’s a key moment in political radicalism reduced to an empty pop-cultural posture." — Time Out New York Posted Aug 19, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 74%
| Five Minutes of Heaven (2009) | "
Five Minutes of Heaven becomes less interested in rehashing nationalistic conflicts than in the scars left by righteousness, something both Nesbitt and Neeson hammer home with every thousand-yard stare." — Time Out New York Posted Aug 19, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 38%
| The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) | "
That the actors can pull off such Oprah-friendly, sci-fi–inflected sap and keep straight faces is the most fantastic thing about this loopy love story." — Time Out New York Posted Aug 12, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 25%
| The Collector (2009) | "
This is the sort of cheap bilking that separates completists from masochists; the brief suffering onscreen is nothing compared with the agony scary-movie buffs will feel after being so thoroughly cheated." — Time Out New York Posted Aug 5, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 10%
| Ghosted (2009) | "
Monika Treut (Female Misbehavior) has made a fruitful career out of documenting nonfiction gender studies and LGBT anthropology, but her attempt at exploring such issues in a narrative context is clunky to a fault." — Time Out New York Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 85%
| Flame & Citron (2008) | "
It’s hard to argue with such primal filmgoing pleasures, especially once the film introduces notions of how good people lose their morality during wartime." — Time Out New York Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 87%
| 500 Days of Summer (2009) | "
Scratch any cynic and you’ll find a romantic; scratch this movie’s surface and you’ll discover a typically tepid ode to pitter-pattering hearts dressed up in thrift-store chic and faux-edginess." — Time Out New York Posted Jul 15, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 82%
| Mississippi Mermaid (1969) | "
Try to view this tale of a siren’s song as something chewier than a cover version of Hitch’s greatest hits, and what’s left is a facile take on l’amour fou." — Time Out New York Posted Jul 8, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| Lion's Den (2009) | "
A portrait of a subculture whose members take pride in walking their kids to the penitentiary’s pre-K class." — Time Out New York Posted Jul 1, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 100%
| Afghan Star (2009) | "
Though the who-will-win? structure both allows a too-brief peek into the quartet’s backgrounds and generates tension, the answer almost seems superfluous. The phenomenon itself is the real star." — Time Out New York Posted Jun 25, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 80%
| DJ Spooky's Rebirth of a Nation (2009) | "
Mix [it] up, Mr. DJ; don’t just sample the hate wholesale." — Time Out New York Posted Jun 17, 2009 |
Fresh 3/6
| Fresh 86%
| Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love (2009) | "
When the movie lets the music do the talking, you understand the singer’s determination to see the album through. Praise filtered through pop is never an easy sell, but such gorgeously transcendental expressions can’t -- and shouldn’t -- be ignored." — Time Out New York Posted Jun 10, 2009 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 11%
| What Goes Up (2009) | "
If What Goes Up is what we can expect in the post-Juno era of alt-dramedy programming, then burn, Indiewood, burn!" — Time Out New York Posted May 28, 2009 |
Fresh 4/6
| Fresh 92%
| Drag Me To Hell (2009) | "
Raimi’s return to Evil Dead territory is proof that, respectability be damned, he can still whip up a slapstick splatterfest -- albeit a PG-13 one -- when the mood strikes." — Time Out New York Posted May 28, 2009 |
Fresh 4/6
| Fresh 98%
| Up (2009) | "
If such first-rate entertainment simply offers a remarkably fun experience instead of a life-changing one, it’s only because we’ve come to regularly expect epiphanies from its creators." — Time Out New York Posted May 28, 2009 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 51%
| Easy Virtue (2009) | "
Coward’s champagne-fizz lightness has never felt so labored; nothing here comes easy." — Time Out New York Posted May 20, 2009 |
Rotten 2/6
| Fresh 85%
| Kabei: Our Mother (2009) | "
The film’s comparisons of one woman’s suffering to one nation’s social descent aren’t well drawn enough to escape its own melodramatic pitfalls." — Time Out New York Posted May 20, 2009 |
Fresh 4/6
| Fresh 96%
| Burma VJ (2009) | "
Embedded within this meta-testament to the brave Burmese souls who risk all is a reminder that, in our era of info overload (too much imagery, too many screens!), technology is the next-gen frontier for fighting oppression." — Time Out New York Posted May 20, 2009 |
Fresh 4/6
| Fresh 100%
| Being Jewish in France (2009) | "
Even those who’ve boned up on Gallic history will have their eyes opened by Yves Jeuland’s comprehensive documentary regarding the Chosen People and this motherland blithe and brave." — Time Out New York Posted May 13, 2009 |
Fresh 5/6
| Fresh 100%
| Revue (2009) | "
By juxtaposing labor-filled activities with TV shows and plays proclaiming the 'bounties' of revolution, the film offers glimpses of a government-sanctioned alt universe." — Time Out New York Posted May 13, 2009 |
Fresh 5/6
| Fresh 86%
| Blockade (2005) | "
Blockade doesn’t barrage you with battle scenes; instead, we get eerie moments of calm as people walk down snowy streets littered with corpses and tanks roll off into the distance." — Time Out New York Posted May 13, 2009 |
Rotten 3/6
| Fresh 79%
| The Garden (2009) | "
The Garden does a fine job of promoting the power of grassroots advocacy; in almost all other respects, however, this is nonfiction filmmaking that’s nearly as dull as dirt." — Time Out New York Posted May 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3/6
| Fresh 72%
| Julia (2008) | "
Watching the actor broadly wallow in human ugliness before turning into a red-maned mama lion single-handedly redeems this exercise in semigratuitous grit." — Time Out New York Posted May 6, 2009 |
Rotten 1/6
| Rotten 8%
| The Skeptic (2009) | "
Tennyson Bardwell’s pretentious psycho-supernatural flick doesn’t even qualify as guilty-pleasure camp. It’s the sort of bad movie that will make you lose faith in the genre altogether." — Time Out New York Posted May 1, 2009 |
Rotten 1/6
| Rotten 27%
| Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) | "
There’s precious little to laugh at – not the lead’s one-dimensional swagger, Michael Douglas’s Rat Pack-meets-Robert Evans jive talk or an anti-misogyny parable with the gall to make every female a neurotic shrew or a sex-starved harpy." — Time Out Posted May 1, 2009 |
Rotten 1/6
| Rotten 27%
| Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) | "
McConaughey’s character is finally forced to face up to past transgressions; one day, the filmmakers behind this rancid, hypocritical farce will have to deal with theirs." — Time Out New York Posted Apr 30, 2009 |
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