Splat 2/4
Amelia (2009)
"The key to selling a story is making people believe it's real. That's the trouble with Amelia -- I didn't buy a minute of it."
Gina Carbone
Splat 2.5/4
Angels & Demons (2009)
"The Da Vinci Code, while not a great movie by a stretch, was better and actually offered some interesting characters."
Avatar (2009)
"Breaks technological ground with stunning visuals, but disappoints on story and characters - which still do matter."
Tomato 3/4
Away We Go (2009)
"Narrowly manages to avoid the insufferably twee hipster cutesiness of, say, Juno, or any other works of Satan."
Splat 2.25/4
Australia (2008)
"You don't find many three-hour fairy tale love story war films about race relations featuring the ultra-competitive beef market in northern Australia. For good reason."
American Gangster (2007)
"American Gangster is a great title: clean, slick, commercial, a perfect fit for the product."
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
"Casey Affleck's performance as the awkward, awed, angry man-child carries this film, but never hogs it. It's probably too subtle and generous to get Oscar's attention, but at least the Golden Globes caught on."
Atonement (2007)
"One of the many films around Oscar season that's easy to respect but hard to love."
Awake (2007)
"Silly, but fans of Christensen and Alba should be pleased."
All The King's Men (2006)
"We have a series of beautiful threads weaved together in such haphazard fashion that, despite their potential, form a surprisingly ugly quilt."
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