Rotten
| Fresh 92%
| Home (2009) | "
This original but overlong fable about a family menaced by industrial progress captures fears about a planet out of control." — Film Journal International Posted Nov 30, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 41%
| New York, I Love You (2009) | "
This collage of vignettes breathes life into New York's edgy lovers." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 6, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| Flame & Citron (2008) | "
A bold, riveting tale of wartime resistance borrowing the form of a noir thriller." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| Flame & Citron (2008) | "
A bold, riveting tale of wartime resistance borrowing the form of a noir thriller." — Film Journal International Posted Jul 16, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 63%
| The Girlfriend Experience (2009) | "
In this brilliant and provocative chamber piece, the ever-inventive Steven Soderbergh captures the life of a high-end call girl, equating it with the entrepreneurs she services." — Film Journal International Posted May 13, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 14%
| The Informers (2009) | "
Gregor Jordan and Bret Easton Ellis take no prisoners in this uncompromising, expertly crafted shocker about hedonism in early-'80s L.A." — Film Journal International Posted Apr 17, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 7%
| Reunion (2009) | "
This reunion of old college friends gets a leaden treatment in what is effectively a one-act play posing as a film." — Film Journal International Posted Mar 6, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 58%
| The International (2009) | "
Tom Tykwer's globe-spanning thriller about corporate malfeasance offers ideas, pace, beauty, and an aces turn from thinking-man's action hero Clive Owen." — Film Journal International Posted Feb 12, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 56%
| Defiance (2008) | "
Recreating true events, this rousing, impeccably lensed World War II drama depicts Jewish partisans battling Nazis in the woods of Belarus, with Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber outdoing themselves as heroic fighters." — Film Journal International Posted Dec 29, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| Lust, Caution (2007) | "
For those willing to enter its dangerous world, the rewards of this film are great." — Film Journal International Posted Sep 27, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 57%
| Interview (2007) | "
At film's end, we happily say adieu to a pair who deserve each other more than they imagine." — Film Journal International Posted Jul 13, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 27%
| Evening (2007) | "
Even the lineup of superlative thesps can't mask the pandering, manipulative ploys at the film's cheesy heart." — Film Journal International Posted Jun 29, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Sicko (2007) | "
[Moore] turns potentially dry material into a film that's funny, poignant, and a call to arms." — Film Journal International Posted Jun 25, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 77%
| A Mighty Heart (2007) | "
Those willing to stay with this often demanding film, though, will find an unusually balanced view that celebrates not only Mariane's courage, but the Pakistanis who fought valiantly on her behalf." — Film Journal International Posted Jun 6, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 64%
| The TV Set (2007) | "
David Duchovny as the writer delivers a turn so listless and bland, you want to goose him with a cattle prod." — Film Journal International Posted Apr 6, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| The Hoax (2007) | "
Pacey and entertaining, it's anchored by a zesty turn from Richard Gere, and it deftly evokes, through music and news clips, the early '70s of Nixon and anti-war protests." — Film Journal International Posted Mar 29, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 87%
| The Lookout (2007) | "
This film leaves you hoping for a project truly worthy of Gordon-Levitt's gifts." — Film Journal International Posted Mar 29, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 87%
| After The Wedding (2007) | "
The film generates such visceral heat, the whole notion of genre becomes irrelevant." — Film Journal International Posted Mar 9, 2007 |
Fresh
| Rotten 59%
| Last Days (2005) | "
The film will likely divide viewers, striking many as a self-indulgent wallow, others as a rewarding envelope-pusher. In fact, it combines elements of both." — Film Journal International Posted Mar 1, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 76%
| Games of Love and Chance (2005) | "
Viewers here can't help but respond to the raw emotions and acting ability of the largely nonprofessional cast." — Film Journal International Posted Mar 1, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| The Ninth Day (2005) | "
This powerful film celebrates individual acts of conscience in barbarous times." — Film Journal International Posted Mar 1, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 87%
| Broken Flowers (2005) | "
The auteur's unbeatable weirdness here mutates into preciosity." — Film Journal International Posted Mar 1, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 70%
| Friends With Money (2006) | "
For all its Sundance cool factor, the latest from this gifted director glances off the viewer without leaving much impact." — Film Journal International Posted Mar 1, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 75%
| A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006) | "
Montiel's first effort remains episodic and inward, failing to build a bridge to the viewer." — Film Journal International Posted Mar 1, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 78%
| Brick (2006) | "
An innovative ride that carries the viewer into a world familiar from genre films and the novels of Dashiell Hammett, yet quite unlike anything we've seen before." — Film Journal International Posted Mar 1, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 87%
| Kings and Queen (2005) | "
Its novelistic breadth, pitched intensity and on-the-fly shooting style pull the viewer smack-dab into the middle of these lives." — Film Journal International Posted Mar 1, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 65%
| Black Snake Moan (2007) | "
Preachy, schematic and numbingly predictable." — Film Journal International Posted Feb 28, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| Bamako (2006) | "
Miraculously manages to be not merely ferociously partisan, but dramatically compelling and a feast for the minds of moviegoers, not overly nourished these days." — Film Journal International Posted Feb 20, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| Red Road (2007) | "
In a triumph of filmmaking, Arnold has endowed a tale of female rage with disquieting social resonance." — Film Journal International Posted Feb 12, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 74%
| The Painted Veil (2006) | "
A soaring, tragic tale of transcendence and forgiveness that resonates long after the credits roll." — Film Journal International Posted Dec 19, 2006 |
Rotten
| Rotten 32%
| The Good German (2006) | "
Will prove more compelling as a technical study for Film Studies majors than as an entertainment for a general audience." — Film Journal International Posted Dec 14, 2006 |
Rotten
| Rotten 25%
| A Good Year (2006) | "
This Gallic tourist-porn feels as stale as yesterday's baguette." — Film Journal International Posted Dec 1, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 94%
| Good Night. And, Good Luck (2005) | "
Clooney confidently lasers away the characters' personal lives to focus on Murrow's maneuverings." — Film Journal International Posted Oct 6, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 73%
| Walk on Water (2005) | "
A film that brilliantly works the intersection of the personal and the political." — Film Journal International Posted Mar 24, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 69%
| Closer (2004) | "
Succeeds as an exercise for the excellent Nichols, even when its theatrical origins fight with the medium of film." — Film Journal International Posted Dec 8, 2004 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| Finding Neverland (2004) | "
It's Depp, sporting a Scottish accent, who carries the film with his daringly underplayed portrait of a man more at home in idyllic forests and lagoons than his own drawing room." — Film Journal International Posted Dec 8, 2004 |
Fresh
| Fresh 68%
| The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) | "
Offers up a brave, spot-on portrait of one man pulverized by the system during the Watergate era." — Film Journal International Posted Dec 8, 2004 |
Rotten
| Rotten 49%
| Vanity Fair (2004) | "
This is a middling venture destined for English lit courses." — Film Journal International Posted Sep 4, 2004 |
Fresh
| Rotten 55%
| Ned Kelly (2004) | "
Rises above its own shortcomings through Heath Ledger's electric embodiment of Ned." — Film Journal International Posted Aug 8, 2004 |
Fresh
| Fresh 72%
| Zelary (2003) | "
This foreign import is more than just a suspenseful wartime story; there's a lack of cynicism, a willingness to embrace human possibility that's as old-fashioned as it is refreshing." — Film Journal International Posted Aug 8, 2004 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) | "
Should be made mandatory viewing in places low and high." — Film Journal International Posted Aug 8, 2004 |
Fresh
| Rotten 52%
| Code 46 (2004) | "
Cuts it as thinking man's sci-fi, and marks another stretch for the ever-fertile Winterbottom." — Film Journal International Posted Aug 8, 2004 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| I'm Not Scared (2004) | "
Offers a startling mix of genres: a memory piece drenched in nostalgia for a lost childhood, clothed in the form of a thriller that grabs you by the throat." — Film Journal International Posted Mar 16, 2004 |
Fresh
| Fresh 61%
| The Dreamers (2004) | "
Like few filmmakers, Bertolucci captures ... the sexual delirium of youth." — Film Journal International Posted Feb 7, 2004 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Good Bye, Lenin! (2004) | "
The film's take on filial love is fresh and affecting. Its political savvy yields sharp insights." — Film Journal International Posted Jan 17, 2004 |
Rotten
| Fresh 71%
| Cold Mountain (2003) | "
Despite its surface allure and hi-lit cred, the hero remains opaque, the structure is episodic, and the film never quite attains the epic sweep it aspires to." — Film Journal International Posted Dec 23, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Distant (2004) | "
Once you downshift to the film's dreamy rhythms, this multiple prize-winner at Cannes and entry in the 2003 New York Film Festival offers modest rewards." — Film Journal International Posted Dec 20, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 98%
| Since Otar Left (2004) | "
Through its powerful emotions coupled with exquisite restraint, this 'small' film makes a big impact." — Film Journal International Posted Dec 20, 2003 |
Rotten
| Fresh 72%
| Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) | "
The psychology feels jarringly anachronistic." — Film Journal International Posted Nov 3, 2003 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| The Barbarian Invasions (2003) | "
Swarming with ideas, the film never turns schematic or hectoring." — Film Journal International Posted Nov 3, 2003 |
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