Fresh
| Fresh 70%
| Sherlock Holmes (2009) | "
Ritchie piles on the excess. It serves him well in fashioning a dazzling, detailed version of 1880s London, with the pardon-our-dust construction of the landmark Tower Bridge a pivotal element." — Associated Press Posted Dec 21, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 74%
| The Young Victoria (2009) | "
The Young Victoria is good, old-fashioned period drama _ not terribly lively, not terribly insightful, but rich in pageantry and fine moments of drama, the whole show hinging on a beguiling performance from Blunt." — Associated Press Posted Dec 18, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Crazy Heart (2009) | "
The songs become anthems inhabited by Bridges, whose Bad Blake may wish his life had turned out differently but is never going to dribble tears in his shot glass so long as he still can find a stage somewhere to belt out a tune." — Associated Press Posted Dec 15, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| The Princess and the Frog (2009) | "
Ron Clements and John Musker deliver a satisfying gumbo of snappy dialogue, lovable characters and bright-hued images, spiced up with just the right touch of voodoo peril." — Associated Press Posted Dec 9, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Up in the Air (2009) | "
Reitman has an impeccable talent for tearing out the spine of a novel and transposing it to the big screen, streamlining and simplifying a literary work without dumbing it down." — Associated Press Posted Dec 2, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| Red Cliff (2009) | "
What remains on screen is impressive -- grand battles, dazzling action, sumptuous sets, magnificent panoramas. What's lost in the abbreviation is the emotional element as Woo chronicles an epic clash of warriors in the 3rd century." — Associated Press Posted Nov 18, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | "
It may not merit the adjective in its title, yet the animated yarn Fantastic Mr. Fox offers some of the most goofy fun you'll have at a theater this season." — Associated Press Posted Nov 11, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire (2009) | "
Lee Daniels, in just his second film as director, crafts a story that rises from the depths of despair to a place of genuine hope." — Associated Press Posted Nov 3, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) | "
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the franchise's best so far, blending rich drama and easy camaraderie among the actors with the visual spectacle that until now has been the real star of the series." — Associated Press Posted Jul 14, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 59%
| RocknRolla (2008) | "
While Ritchie stumbled with his last two flicks, RocknRolla has the kind of manic energy that made audiences fall for the rogues of his earlier films." — Associated Press Posted Sep 5, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 19%
| The Clone Wars (2008) | "
Reasonably fun if generally forgettable." — Associated Press Posted Aug 11, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 61%
| Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) | "
With crisp images and depth that makes you feel you could reach out and stick your hand into the middle of the action, the movie projected in digital 3-D form actually makes that theme-park ride kind of fun." — Associated Press Posted Jul 11, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Barbershop (2002) | "
Barbershop is a cozy place to hang out for a while, even if you don't need a little off the sides." — Associated Press Posted Mar 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 50%
| Penelope (2008) | "
No offense intended, but a pig snout is very becoming on Christina Ricci." — Associated Press Posted Feb 27, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 79%
| The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) | "
The Spiderwick Chronicles may not be in the same fantasy league as the tales of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling. Yet the family flick based on the books of Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black is an all-around class act." — Associated Press Posted Feb 13, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 61%
| Grace is Gone (2007) | "
It's stirring, even gut-wrenching, on the strength of John Cusack's terrifically restrained performance as a husband in denial over the death of his wife in Iraq." — Associated Press Posted Dec 5, 2007 |
Fresh B-
| Fresh 75%
| Nine Lives (2005) | "
The stories are sketches, often without resolution, and while individual segments succeed admirably, taken together the portraits are a fitful match." — Associated Press Posted Oct 1, 2007 |
Fresh
| Rotten 57%
| Transformers (2007) | "
The action sequences are so turgid it's sometimes hard to tell which 'bot is doing what, but with Bay steadily hurling fireworks you won't really pause much to think about that, or about how truly inane the story is." — Associated Press Posted Jul 11, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 81%
| Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (2007) | "
For a pure summer power trip, it's a decent throwback to the pure-brawn heyday of Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, an agreeable respite from today's cartoonlike ballets of computer-generated action." — Associated Press Posted Jun 25, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 78%
| 1408 (2007) | "
1408 generally survives and thrives on the strength of John Cusack's passionate performance as a skeptic of the supernatural who learns that spooks may be real, plus a spirited supporting role by Samuel L. Jackson and some effective chills." — Associated Press Posted Jun 19, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| Hot Fuzz (2007) | "
What you get from Hot Fuzz is what you rarely see from Hollywood: Something genuinely smart and silly at the same time, a film and filmmakers that respect their characters, their audience and the genre at which they lovingly poke fun." — Associated Press Posted Apr 16, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| The Hoax (2007) | "
The film is a timely reminder that even the savviest and most skeptical audience can get snookered by the natural desire for a great story." — Associated Press Posted Apr 4, 2007 |
Fresh
| Rotten 46%
| Pride (2007) | "
[The film] has enough buoyancy to remain afloat, though without the vigor of Terrence Howard and the charm of Bernie Mac, it likely would sink in its own sea of clichés." — Associated Press Posted Mar 20, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 79%
| Le Petit Lieutenant (2006) | "
A quiet powerhouse of a film, an implacable, uncompromising French police drama, both old-fashioned and modern, that underlines the reasons impeccably made crime stories do so well on-screen." — Associated Press Posted Mar 16, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 84%
| Breach (2007) | "
An unusually smart, tense and engaging film amid the usual dreck that lands in theaters this time of year." — Associated Press Posted Feb 14, 2007 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 17%
| The Tiger and the Snow (2006) | "
Like Life Is Beautiful, The Tiger and the Snow incongruously offers sharp laughs and touches of tenderness amid moments of drama and danger." — Associated Press Posted Dec 29, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006) | "
It makes a good case for some all-American free enterprise to come up with an alternative." — Associated Press Posted Dec 27, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 92%
| Children of Men (2006) | "
It's definitely worth setting aside your urge for lightweight escapism and diving into this heavy, provocative tale, set so closely to our times and so recognizably an extension of our world that it offers an intriguing chance for reflection." — Associated Press Posted Dec 26, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 87%
| Notes on a Scandal (2006) | "
It's a grand thing to watch these two Academy Award winners, who easily could be back in Oscar contention with this film, have at each other." — Associated Press Posted Dec 26, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Venus (2006) | "
In the end, the film is a straight-ahead boy-meets-girl story -- half a century too late." — Associated Press Posted Dec 19, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 74%
| The Painted Veil (2006) | "
A pet project of Watts and Norton for years, the two actors clearly have great affinity for the story and capture authentic chemistry of young marrieds at odds, who develop respect -- if not necessarily love -- for each other." — Associated Press Posted Dec 19, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 61%
| 10 Items or Less (2006) | "
Slight and wispy, it‘s a film that could only work with the gracious presence of someone like Morgan Freeman , who delivers an amiably laid-back performance." — Associated Press Posted Nov 28, 2006 |
Fresh
| Rotten 50%
| For Your Consideration (2006) | "
The gags may be hit and miss in For Your Consideration, but the performances often are comic gems. This gang has worked together so often that they blend together effortlessly." — Associated Press Posted Nov 14, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 94%
| Casino Royale (2006) | "
Taking the world's greatest spy back to his roots as a raw, impressionable brute whose cockiness at times fails him and who can lose his heart to a woman was a keen stroke of intelligence." — Associated Press Posted Nov 13, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| Volver (2006) | "
[A] vibrant film that’s pure class, pure imagination and pure Almodovar." — Associated Press Posted Nov 2, 2006 |
Fresh
| Rotten 21%
| Man of the Year (2006) | "
What keeps Man of the Year alive is the homey interplay of its principals." — Associated Press Posted Oct 10, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 97%
| The Queen (2006) | "
Mirren and Sheen present gracious, humane portraits of two people whose conviction over their place in the world is shaken by unprecedented circumstance." — Associated Press Posted Oct 5, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 65%
| Shortbus (2006) | "
Following Mitchell's delightful 2001 rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the director's Shortbus is another marvelous mix of very adult, very overt themes and images coupled with a sense of childlike innocence and awe." — Associated Press Posted Oct 3, 2006 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 75%
| Sherrybaby (2006) | "
... Sherrybaby is not so much a film as a performance, and it's a great one from Gyllenhaal." — Associated Press Posted Sep 8, 2006 |
Fresh
| Rotten 39%
| Beerfest (2006) | "
Beerfest unfolds like a decent college kegger, the best moments coming late in the carousal, as more suds are quaffed, inhibitions loosen up and everything starts seeming funnier." — Associated Press Posted Aug 23, 2006 |
Fresh
| Rotten 57%
| How to Eat Fried Worms (2006) | "
How to Eat Fried Worms is a lot tastier than its title implies." — Associated Press Posted Aug 22, 2006 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 84%
| The Descent (2006) | "
The movie's thrill-and-chill sequences are nasty and suspenseful, though once the creatures start to attack, the scenes get repetitive." — Associated Press Posted Aug 3, 2006 |
Fresh
| Rotten 25%
| John Tucker Must Die (2006) | "
Though the movie strays deep and often into saccharine country, the filmmakers treat the characters with more respect than teen protagonists normally get in Hollywood." — Associated Press Posted Jul 27, 2006 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 88%
| Who Killed The Electric Car? (2006) | "
It's a lively, informative whodunit about an energy-efficient vehicle that debuted with fanfare and died with a whimper." — Associated Press Posted Jul 13, 2006 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 95%
| Wordplay (2006) | "
A light, breezy documentary that introduces us to a genial gang of crossword puzzle fans whose passion for the pastime is gleefully infectious." — Associated Press Posted Jun 23, 2006 |
Fresh
| Rotten 32%
| Click (2006) | "
The result is an Adam Sandler movie that works -- to a degree -- for just about everyone." — Associated Press Posted Jun 22, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 70%
| Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006) | "
Thorough it’s not, but the concert documentary Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man gathers solid interviews, anecdotes, recitations and tribute performances that present a fairly engaging portrait of the wry, dark poet who became a distinct voice." — Associated Press Posted Jun 21, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 81%
| A Prairie Home Companion (2006) | "
It's a suitable companion piece to past Altman forays into the arts such as Nashville and The Player, though lightweight by comparison." — Associated Press Posted Jun 9, 2006 |
Fresh
| Rotten 24%
| Peaceful Warrior (2006) | "
The sometimes dreamy pace of Peaceful Warrior is offset by good rapport among Nolte, co-star Scott Mechlowicz and an engaging ensemble cast." — Associated Press Posted Jun 1, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 87%
| The Proposition (2006) | "
The Proposition is no bloodier than many a schlocky horror flick, but the violence feels real and ruthless, carrying a much more visceral impact." — Associated Press Posted May 5, 2006 |
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