Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 80%
| Collapse (2009) | "
Collapse will leave you shaken about the future of the planet, and saddened about the shattered life of the messenger." Posted Dec 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 87%
| The House of the Devil (2009) | "
There's a payoff in The House of the Devil, if you have the patience. Some of the scenes seem draggy, but the characters are complex, and their motivations are explained." Posted Nov 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 84%
| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) | "
It's a rare and precious thing when a filmmaker gets funding for a script that features a coked-out, OxyContined-out, sleep-deprived Cage with a .44 Magnum in his waistband, spewing lines like "Shoot him again ... his soul is still dancing."" Posted Nov 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 94%
| Good Hair (2009) | "
It's funny, clever and marginally educational. You can tell your friends you went to a documentary without having felt as if you saw one." Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 93%
| The Damned United (2009) | "
Like a tense World Cup match, there's a lack of scoring, but it is still riveting." Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 37%
| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) | "
It's clear that the filmmakers had a hard time adapting Darren Shan's books, made the movie way too long and then hacked indiscriminately at the last minute. Some important scenes are cut off abruptly, and others seem to be missing altogether." Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 50%
| The Providence Effect (2009) | "
The subjects seem to be guiding the director through the movie, which offers no objectivity and avoids obvious questions. It's among the best films in history within its genre, but that genre is infomercial." Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 2/4
| Fresh 73%
| More Than a Game (2009) | "
The filmmakers go a little too far with the superlatives, at times trying to portray these gifted and often immature players as bigger underdogs than they appear to be in real life. But the movie is comprehensive and interesting..." Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 83%
| Paranormal Activity (2009) | "
A few people in the audience were laughing during the first half of the film. No one was laughing during the long walk out of the theater." Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 56%
| 9 (2009) | "
While children still watching Tigger videos should stay away, older kids will enjoy the bloodless action and awesomeness infused into nearly every frame." Posted Sep 8, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 28%
| Play the Game (2009) | "
Play the Game has all kinds of good intentions, but the comedy is too broad and the pacing is clumsy. Take away the dirty parts, and this is the type of thing you can get for free on the Hallmark Channel every day." Posted Aug 28, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 21%
| Halloween II (2009) | "
This movie isn't horrible, but it seems like a waste for Zombie to keep revisiting someone else's world." Posted Aug 28, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 38%
| X Games 3D: The Movie (2009) | "
This promotion for the ESPN event is poorly written, contains too much hero worship and profiles too many events." Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 91%
| Ponyo (2009) | "
The 68-year-old filmmaker shows that he's at the peak of his skills, both as a visual artist and a storyteller." Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 93%
| Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009) | "
It's all very foul, and completely entertaining." Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 58%
| A Perfect Getaway (2009) | "
A Perfect Getaway is a clever, heart-pounding thriller, and a welcome return to form for the director." Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 36%
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) | "
Compared to other big-budget movies out this summer, it's pretty mediocre. But as a movie that no one thought would be any good because it's based on an action figure that isn't even a foot tall any more, it wildly succeeds." Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 29%
| Aliens in the Attic (2009) | "
It's doubtful that many people will be asking for their money back after seeing this movie. But they won't be remembering too much about it 24 hours later, either." Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 36%
| Irene in Time (2009) | "
There's some sharply written dialogue, and a few strong performances in supporting roles. But much of the action onscreen doesn't ring true." Posted Jul 24, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 15%
| I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) | "
Beth Cooper isn't a terrible addition to the teen coming-of-age party movie catalog. It just feels dated." Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 20%
| Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) | "
If that sounds kind of hot, don't get your hopes up." Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 80%
| $9.99 (2009) | "
It's an entertaining, depressing and ultimately hopeful movie about the times we live in." Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 45%
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | "
If the third Ice Age were a bit better, there would be little need to dwell on the inconsistencies." Posted Jul 1, 2009 |
Fresh 2/4
| Rotten 59%
| Sleep Dealer (2009) | "
Sleep Dealer is flawed, but still vibrant and inventive. Whether he finds larger budgets or keeps doing movie like this, Rivera is definitely a filmmaker to follow." Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 88%
| The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) | "
An excellent film -- entertaining and informative and sometimes stunning in its display of the personal demons shared by these two geniuses." Posted May 22, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 18%
| Dance Flick (2009) | "
Dance Flick is a movie that will make you yearn for the subtle humor and profound character exploration of White Chicks." Posted May 22, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 68%
| The Merry Gentleman (2009) | "
A movie that doesn't quite have enough romance, thriller or revenge-fantasy elements to qualify for any of those genres." Posted May 8, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 22%
| Next Day Air (2009) | "
Screenwriter Blair Cobbs delivers some good lines, but the inconsistent tone and overacting by some of the lesser actors sabotage his efforts." Posted May 8, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 79%
| The Garden (2009) | "
A documentary about fighting city hall, the empty promises of politicians, backroom deals, small victories over the Man and the cost paid by a handful of farmers who endured all of the above. Imagine if John Steinbeck rewrote the script for " Posted May 1, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 98%
| Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) | "
Anvil! The Story of Anvil is a very funny documentary, following original band members Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner (seriously), on a disastrous European tour and an attempt at a comeback album." Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 41%
| Fighting (2009) | "
In a genre where too many films are all brawn and no brain, Fighting is a contender." Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 44%
| Hannah Montana The Movie (2009) | "
If you're no longer old enough to carry a Hannah Montana lunch box, this movie will feel like punishment." Posted Apr 10, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 35%
| Alien Trespass (2009) | "
How much you enjoy this strange picture depends on two things: Your appreciation of the genre that is being feted here, and the enthusiasm of the audience that you view it with." Posted Apr 3, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 18%
| The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) | "
It's boring to pick apart a movie's inconsistencies one by one, but The Haunting in Connecticut contains so many insults to the audience's intelligence, it doesn't offer much choice." Posted Mar 27, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 16%
| Howard the Duck (1986) |
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Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 33%
| Knowing (2009) | "
It's pretty much impossible to take the rest of a film seriously once you've seen a flaming moose running toward the camera in slow motion." Posted Mar 20, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 82%
| I Love You, Man (2009) | "
It's a hilarious comedy made even more successful because so much of the satire seems fresh." Posted Mar 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 41%
| The Last House on the Left (2009) | "
The action scenes are particularly gripping." Posted Mar 13, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 85%
| Azur and Asmar - The Princes' Quest (2006) | "
This is a unique effort that art film crowds and families will both be able to appreciate." Posted Mar 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 79%
| Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2009) | "
Deals almost entirely in known facts, but it's still a revelatory film." Posted Feb 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 92%
| Of Time and the City (2009) | "
A warm and extremely thoughtful journey, with a deliberately bare-bones narrative." Posted Feb 13, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 25%
| Friday the 13th (2009) | "
Hopefully, there's something in President Obama's stimulus package that will help the ailing slasher-movie industry." Posted Feb 13, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 13%
| The Pink Panther 2 (2009) | "
One can only hope that something good is coming from all the bad movies that Steve Martin has been appearing in." Posted Feb 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 32%
| The Uninvited (2009) | "
The Uninvited won't make anyone forget The Shining, but it's a nice throwback to the days when scary movies featured pretty good actors, a plot that holds together and a couple of creepy-looking ghost kids." Posted Jan 30, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 18%
| New in Town (2009) | "
There should be a special Oscar for good actors who still give their all when they're in bad movies." Posted Jan 30, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 35%
| Otto; Or, Up with Dead People (2008) | "
Moviegoers with a LaBruce fetish will appreciate another imaginative offering from the filmmaker. Mainstream audiences should stay far, far away." Posted Jan 16, 2009 |
— | Rotten 34%
| Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) | "
I suppose the food equivalent would be that nacho cheese that comes in a can with little chunks of jalapeņo mixed in." Posted Jan 16, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 15%
| The Spirit (2008) | "
Miller's distinction as one of the all-time best comic book writers is strong enough to withstand his role in making one of the worst comic book movies ever." Posted Dec 29, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 55%
| The Tale of Despereaux (2008) | "
The Tale of Despereaux may not be a classic, but it still has a lot of class." Posted Dec 19, 2008 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 21%
| The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) | "
This was supposed to be the winter season's big special effects picture. So why does it make Al Gore's PowerPoint presentation look like Spider-Man 2 by comparison?" Posted Dec 12, 2008 |
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