Fresh
| Fresh 94%
| Crazy Heart (2009) | "
Jeff Bridges channels Hank Williams, Jr. and Kris Kristofferson for his portrayal of an alcohol-addled outlaw country star hoping for one more chance." Posted Dec 14, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| Up in the Air (2009) | "
Funny and poignant tale similar to director Jason Reitman's two earlier efforts, Thank You for Smoking and Juno, but more mature, less snarky." Posted Dec 2, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 57%
| The Invention of Lying (2009) | "
We cannot tell a lie: This one is missable." Posted Oct 2, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 67%
| Paris (2009) | "
Anxious and amicable, Paris is in the eye of the beholder, like the city itself." Posted Sep 16, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 94%
| An Education (2009) | "
Coming-of-age story offers an ageless lesson in life, but An Education is ever fresh, never didactic, and very entertaining." Posted Sep 16, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 75%
| Cold Souls (2009) | "
Theatrical tale, well-acted, heavy on mood but light on meaning." Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 67%
| Bruno (2009) | "
Rated R for rude, raw, ribald, and repetitive, Brüno delivers Sacha Baron Cohen's brand of commando comedy, but little else." Posted Jul 7, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 78%
| The Hangover (2009) | "
This surefire summer hit might even get Vegas back on a winning streak." Posted Jun 1, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 51%
| Easy Virtue (2009) | "
Adaptation of Noel Coward's 1925 comedy reminds us that time has marched on." Posted Apr 29, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| Throw Down Your Heart (2009) | "
Roll up, roll up, for Béla Fleck's harmonious heritage tour, satisfaction (more or less) guaranteed." Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 34%
| The Edge of Love (2009) | "
British biopic about Dylan Thomas, his wife, Caitlin, and their relationship with another couple is as maudlin as a poet after too many pints." Posted Mar 13, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 66%
| Is Anybody There? (2009) | "
Alternating between the saturnine and the saccharin, Is Anybody There? brings sweetness and light to a depressing subject." Posted Feb 26, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 72%
| Sunshine Cleaning (2009) | "
Yet another small but sweet film featuring a dysfunctional family comprised of quirky characters caught up in curious circumstances." Posted Feb 24, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 32%
| Good (2008) | "
Sincere but stilted adaptation of the 1980s stage play dissecting a German intellectual's embrace of the Nazi Party." Posted Dec 19, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Gran Torino (2008) | "
Embellishing his trademark Dirty Harry snarl with exasperated grunts and growls, a fusillade of racial epithets, and discharges of contemptuous expectoration, Clint Eastwood redefines what it means to be a grumpy old man." Posted Dec 12, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 58%
| The Dukes (2008) | "
Retro comedy about doo-wop singers hoping for one last score has great harmony, but lacks a catchy beat." Posted Nov 13, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| Ghost Town (2008) | "
For a film that looks and feels au courant, Ghost Town could slip seamlessly into the rotation at Turner Classic Movies, an observation meant to be a compliment." Posted Oct 8, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 64%
| Brideshead Revisited (2008) | "
Will disappoint viewers who know Waugh's writing or the Granada production, while a younger audience unfamiliar with either won't care enough about rich Brits between the wars." Posted Jul 16, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 61%
| Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) | "
A well-made, high-spirited movie that (rare indeed) never takes itself too seriously... a perfect summer escape." Posted Jul 9, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 65%
| Brick Lane (2008) | "
Gavron coaxes good performances from her cast, and she captures the look and feel of council housing in East End London..." Posted Jun 23, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 60%
| The Fall (2008) | "
The Fall is meant to celebrate the restorative power of imagination, but it leaves viewers burdened with a sense of despair and impending doom." Posted May 7, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 10%
| Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008) | "
Manages to be flippant and darkly provocative at once." Posted Apr 21, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 37%
| Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (2008) | "
Intermittently funny, fitfully engaging and occasionally enlightening." Posted Apr 21, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 52%
| Leatherheads (2008) | "
Brantley and Reilly keep their story moving nimbly, melding period and genre like old hands, despite this being their first screenplay." Posted Apr 3, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 49%
| My Blueberry Nights (2008) | "
Here [Wong's] found-art sets appear cluttered, his still-life tableaus clichéd and his beauty-shot close-ups unglamorous." Posted Apr 2, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 92%
| Alexandra (2008) | "
An arty, cerebral film, Alexandra nevertheless speaks to the heart like a symphony." Posted Mar 26, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| Priceless (2008) | "
Clever if calculated, sentimental and silly, a sweet, unpretentious romance...in a phrase, old-fashioned." Posted Mar 5, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| In Bruges (2008) | "
Hard to beat a good crime story lightened up with honest laughter and existential angst." Posted Jan 29, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| The Air I Breathe (2007) | "
[Jieho] doesn't know what to do with actors, however, and the film's impressive ensemble is wasted." Posted Jan 23, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 81%
| Charlie Wilson's War (2007) | "
Public policy is played for laughs rather than dissected in spite, and for 90 minutes we bask in escapist entertainment." Posted Dec 19, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 72%
| Stephen King's The Mist (2007) | "
The film promises gnarly B-movie goosebumps but delivers an unctuous salve on noisome human nature." Posted Nov 20, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 96%
| 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2008) | "
A ragtag tour de force, a low-budget, high-drama independent marvel that reinvigorates cinéma-vérité." Posted Nov 19, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| Beowulf (2007) | "
IMAX 3D may be a gimmick, but it's a good one, perfectly suited to a film like Beowulf." Posted Nov 16, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 79%
| American Gangster (2007) | "
The filmmakers know their audience and spin a good story, the cast is wonderfully diverse and engaging, the production first-rate." Posted Nov 1, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) | "
A movie as gritty and shocking as anything [Lumet] has done in his remarkable career." Posted Oct 4, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 52%
| The Hunting Party (2007) | "
Shepard insists that we feel Simon's pain and empathize with his righteous indignation, as though The Hunting Party were a morality tale or revenge play. It's not, and there's the rub." Posted Sep 7, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 64%
| King of California (2007) | "
Owes a great deal to [Sideways], in terms of style and theme, but the plot and characters of Cahill's fable are fresh, and their capricious charms wholly their own." Posted Sep 5, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 51%
| Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) | "
Amusing, yet not what we expect, or want, in a Bean comedy." Posted Aug 24, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 79%
| Summer '04 (2006) | "
The resulting cinematic chimera isn't remarkably pretty, but it's pretty remarkable." Posted Aug 1, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 95%
| 12:08 East of Bucharest (2007) | "
Deserves praise well beyond its budget." Posted Jun 6, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 98%
| Ten Canoes (2007) | "
A film that testifies to the multicultural mood of our own moment in time." Posted Jun 4, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 62%
| Day Watch (2007) | "
Day Watch, like Night Watch, doesn't take itself seriously, one of its chief charms." Posted May 18, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 63%
| Death at a Funeral (2007) | "
A crisp and clever hour and a half that, like the best screwball comedies, barely pauses for laughs." Posted May 17, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 66%
| Jindabyne (2007) | "
Jindabyne is that rare film mixing suspense and melodrama, social commentary and spirituality." Posted Apr 23, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| Amazing Grace (2007) | "
Michael Apted channels history, but Grace is amazing for the modern sensibilities of its 18th-century saints." Posted Mar 29, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 94%
| Vodka Lemon () | "
An appealing film, a window onto a part of the world passed over by history." Posted Feb 22, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| Lost Embrace (2005) | "
Does what it sets out to do--celebrate the good nature of those people who, despite life's difficulties, remain true to their loved ones, their friends, and themselves." Posted Feb 22, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 71%
| Mondovino (2005) | "
Overly long and literally unfocused documentary about the wine industry." Posted Feb 22, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| Inside Deep Throat (2005) | "
As an exercise in nostalgia...Inside Deep Throat is amusing" Posted Feb 22, 2007 |
Fresh
| Rotten 58%
| Steamboy (2005) | "
The film's extended debates on the ethics of science, government and personal responsibility would recommend it to critics of a medium that too often panders to audiences." Posted Feb 22, 2007 |
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