— | Rotten 55%
| Lymelife (2009) |
Click here to read article Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 58%
| Skills Like This (2009) | "
The movie is so well made that it’s hard not to like this often funny movie regardless whether one takes the story too seriously." Posted Apr 1, 2009 |
— | Fresh 73%
| Eden (2008) |
Click here to read article Posted Mar 17, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 100%
| Life of Reilly (2007) | "
Unfortunately, I never caught Nelson live, but this film has to be the closest thing to it." Posted Mar 10, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 50%
| Notorious (2009) | "
Biggie is played well by newcomer Jamal Woolard, who not only looks the part but has the moves of a slick street rapper down." Posted Jan 15, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 46%
| Hotel for Dogs (2009) | "
Hotel for Dogs is light entertainment with plenty of dog action for adults an kids alike." Posted Jan 15, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 71%
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) | "
A bit of a downer, but profoundly so." Posted Dec 25, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 94%
| Milk (2008) | "
It puts Harvey Milk back on his soap box, where his unyielding commitment to his issue cost him his life." Posted Nov 27, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 13%
| College Road Trip (2008) | "
To put it bluntly, this trip isn’t worth taking for the vast majority of movie-goers." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 28%
| Eagle Eye (2008) | "
Caruso’s films only borrow great ideas rather than use them for special inspiration." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
— | Fresh 82%
| Atonement (2007) |
Click here to read article Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 43%
| Death Race (2008) | "
The main problem with the new film is that it tries to make the whole thing credible, whereas the original never tried to make any sense." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 100%
| Take Out (2008) | "
The filmmakers have tried to approach their subject from the Ken Loach school of filmmaking and their really hands-off style is refreshing -- nothing seems forced." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
— | Fresh 85%
| Unconscious (2007) |
Click here to read article Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 60%
| George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead (2008) | "
Once again the master of the independent genre film manages to bring something fresh and worthy to the table." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 84%
| In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008) | "
Shot in black and white and edited extremely well, Kiss is funny and consistently credible." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 16%
| Jumper (2008) | "
Director Liman is a major talent. He deserves better material to mold." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 57%
| Married Life (2008) | "
It is as though filmmaker Ira Sachs fears that just making a film about infidelity is too straight, too pedestrian, so, he’s got to introduce the possibility that murder is on the horizon." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 36%
| August (2008) | "
A movie that makes a good initial public offering." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 59%
| Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2008) | "
This charming trip might be worth revisiting." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 72%
| American Zombie (2007) | "
A clever kind of documentary hybrid." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 84%
| The Witnesses (2008) | "
A somber look back, and for Americans, a view from somewhere else of a time that might have been just recently forgotten." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 67%
| Snow Angels (2008) | "
David Gordon Green is a very unique filmmaker." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 51%
| City of Ember (2008) | "
Darned good family viewing." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 37%
| How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) | "
The tone is never quite mean enough or never quite nice enough and the film never catches its stride." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 96%
| WALL-E (2008) | "
WALL-E is something completely different for the kiddie crowd that will hold the attention of adults even with the 'G' rating." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Rotten 49%
| Good Dick (2008) | "
The independently minded have spirits to aflame." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 21%
| Semi-Pro (2008) | "
A lot of it is funny, but the problem is that it doesn’t amount to much." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
— | Rotten 43%
| Hats Off (2008) |
Click here to read article Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 35%
| 21 (2008) | "
Regardless whether there are a number of clichés and plot incongruities, this entertaining and fast-paced flick will find an audience hoping to learn how to beat the dealer." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 47%
| Lakeview Terrace (2008) | "
Neil LaBute hasn’t made a really good film in 8 years." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
— | Fresh 79%
| The Great Debaters (2007) |
Click here to read article Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 12%
| Deception (2008) | "
The film plays like two movies in one and they are sadly somewhat in conflict with one another." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 49%
| Smart People (2008) | "
Cutesy early and then becomes more complicated." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
— | N/A | A World Without Thieves (2004) |
Click here to read article Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 54%
| Charlie Bartlett (2007) | "
Charlie Bartlett plays it too safe." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
— | Fresh 100%
| The Gravedancers (2006) |
Click here to read article Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 37%
| Space Chimps (2008) | "
While it is not a transcendent flick, it will certainly provide necessary child pacification on a hot Saturday afternoon." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
— | Rotten 50%
| Graveyard Alive (2006) |
Click here to read article Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 35%
| Igor (2008) | "
It is a pale impostor lacking in the three dimensional feel of Burton’s animated classics." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 62%
| Cthulhu (2008) | "
What is best about Cthulhu is the style that insists on keeping the viewer completely off-balance." Posted Sep 11, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 39%
| The Rocker (2008) | "
I felt nothing for the characters, and worse, I didn’t care if Fish confronted his old band members and got even." Posted Aug 21, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 81%
| Quantum Hoops (2007) | "
Quantum Hoops is a terrific film." Posted Aug 4, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 37%
| Swing Vote (2008) | "
Getting an 'A' for whimsy, Swing Vote might strike a chord with viewers who want a little light humor with their political discourse." Posted Aug 1, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 90%
| Transsiberian (2008) | "
Transsiberian is a film that fails to make us care enough to be concerned about the peril faced by its protagonists." Posted Jul 17, 2008 |
— | N/A | Reversion (2008) |
Click here to read article Posted Jun 5, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 50%
| Penelope (2008) | "
A neat modern fairy tale." Posted Mar 5, 2008 |
— | Rotten 54%
| Across the Universe (2007) |
Click here to read article Posted Feb 7, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 40%
| 27 Dresses (2008) | "
It’s an awfully likable affair." Posted Jan 17, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 46%
| Cassandra's Dream (2008) | "
The buildup here is gripping but the story falters as it grinds to an end." Posted Jan 17, 2008 |
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