Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 85%
| Avatar (2009) | "
Can easily sit on anyone's DVD/Blu-ray shelf alongside Aliens and The Abyss further bolstering Cameron's already impressive film legacy." — ComingSoon.net Posted Dec 15, 2009 |
Fresh 8.5/10
| Fresh 97%
| Crazy Heart (2009) | "
Jeff Bridges realizing one of his most memorable film characters in years with a performance you won't quickly forget." — ComingSoon.net Posted Dec 15, 2009 |
Fresh 7.5/10
| Rotten 33%
| The Slammin' Salmon (2009) | "
Michael Clarke Duncan steals every single scene ... a very different role for the actor played so over-the-top that you can't help but be impressed and amazed." — ComingSoon.net Posted Dec 8, 2009 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 84%
| A Single Man (2009) | "
A beautiful-looking film, very poignant and moving, showing Ford to be a real filmmaker and not some flash in the pan trying his hand at a new medium." — ComingSoon.net Posted Dec 8, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Rotten 47%
| Armored (2009) | "
A strong high concept heist thriller, sometimes hindered by the predictability of the genre and it's marketing but regularly salvaged by the movie's strong direction and the quality of the cast." — ComingSoon.net Posted Dec 4, 2009 |
Fresh 7.5/10
| Rotten 46%
| Everybody's Fine (2009) | "
Has many sweet moments, but tends to veer into territory that's overly sentimental and saccharine." — ComingSoon.net Posted Dec 3, 2009 |
Fresh 8/10
| Rotten 57%
| Brothers (2009) | "
Maguire delivers a dynamic performance unlike anything else we've seen from him...the movie might have been overwrought with grief in the hands of another director." — ComingSoon.net Posted Dec 3, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 84%
| Me and Orson Welles (2009) | "
An all-around warm and entertaining film ... has a romanticism that we haven't seen very much from Linklater in recent years." — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Rotten 6/10
| Rotten 31%
| Ninja Assassin (2009) | "
An action film that only works as long as there are ninjas on-screen slicing and dicing each other, and not so much when anyone opens their mouth and speaks." — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Rotten 4/10
| Rotten 28%
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) | "
Alternates between grueling amounts of bad dialogue and silly humor for the teen set; except for a few moments involving the werewolves and the Volturi, it's fairly dismissible drivel." — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 20, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| N/A | Up in the Air (1940) | "
George Clooney is amazing in this even though he wasn't even born at the time it was made!" — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 18, 2009 |
Fresh 8.5/10
| Fresh 88%
| Red Cliff (2009) | "
Hard not to be impressed by the spectacular way Woo gives Western audiences an Asian history lesson that's thoroughly entertaining at the same time." — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 17, 2009 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 89%
| The Messenger (2009) | "
A fine bookend to Katheryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker, showing another side of how the war at home can be just as rigorous as the one abroad." — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 14, 2009 |
Fresh 6.5/10
| Fresh 60%
| Pirate Radio (2009) | "
Perfectly harmless fun ... the unwieldy number of characters keeps it from ever being something more than a movie for 40-something women looking to relive their teeny bopper years." — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Rotten 4.5/10
| Rotten 39%
| 2012 (2009) | "
All the outright silliness can be quite entertaining, but it's unsatisfying to watch a movie spend so much time developing characters you can't possibly care about as you wait for Emmerich to throw in the next wave of destruction." — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 11, 2009 |
Fresh 8.5/10
| Fresh 70%
| William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (2009) | "
Particularly effective in showcasing the good Kunstler did for so many people and that tends to overpower all the bad stuff for which the majority probably remember Kunstler for later in his life." — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 10, 2009 |
Rotten 5.5/10
| Fresh 92%
| Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | "
Anderson's first foray into animation is far from fantastic ... his attempt to stay true to his gut while maintaining the integrity of Dahl's storytelling is a losing battle." — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 10, 2009 |
Fresh 7.5/10
| Fresh 80%
| Collapse (2009) | "
A grim but gripping film that foresees doom and gloom, not just for the economy but for the entire country as a whole; one can decide for themselves whether or not [Michael Ruppert's] claims are valid." — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Rotten 5/10
| Rotten 45%
| The Box (2009) | "
There's very little meat on the bones of this movie that's little more than an extended 'Twilight Zone' episode at best and a Stephen King TV movie at worst." — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Fresh 8.5/10
| Fresh 91%
| Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire (2009) | "
As hard as the subject of incest and rape and abuse can be, it's a truly inspirational tale of overcoming the odds and never losing sight of your dreams." — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 3, 2009 |
Fresh 7.5/10
| Rotten 18%
| The Fourth Kind (2009) | "
Olatunde Osunsnmi has created something incredibly original that can be debated and discussed endlessly regardless of whether you accept everything in his film as real or faked or a little bit of both." — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 3, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Rotten 55%
| Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) | "
By the time it's over, you'll have to be a real Scrooge yourself to not have at least a little bit of the Christmas spirit instilled into you." — ComingSoon.net Posted Nov 3, 2009 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 80%
| Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) | "
Consistently an entertaining and fascinating film that lifts the veil of secrecy to help us get closer to Jackson in ways that may have never been possible if he was still with us." — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 28, 2009 |
Rotten 2/10
| Rotten 16%
| Gentlemen Broncos (2009) | "
An abysmal waste of time and talent, a movie that takes a weak premise that could barely sustain a short homemade movie." — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 27, 2009 |
Fresh 8.5/10
| Fresh 87%
| The House of the Devil (2009) | "
A fine example of how a talented filmmaker can tackle a horror sub-genre in a way that's stylistically reverential but also original in its own way." — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 27, 2009 |
Fresh 6.5/10
| Rotten 20%
| The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) | "
Duffy is a smart filmmaker who knows what his mostly male fanbase will want to see in a sequel, while also wearing most of his obvious influences on his sleeve." — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 27, 2009 |
Fresh 7.5/10
| Rotten 21%
| Amelia (2009) | "
By no means the perfect biopic, but one that covers a lot of ground in telling Amelia Earhart's story. The amount of research that went into (it) is fairly impressive." — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Rotten 6/10
| Rotten 47%
| Ong Bak 2 (2009) | "
Not nearly as painful to get through as the Weinsteins' bastardization of Tom Yum Goong but those looking for more of the innovative modern-day action that made the original Ong Bak such a breath of fresh air in a somewhat tired genre might" — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 21, 2009 |
Rotten 6/10
| Rotten 37%
| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) | "
It's fairly obvious Paul Weitz is trying to mimic the style of Tim Burton ... it's hard not to immediately fault the movie for failing to achieve the same impeccable blend of dark humor and wonder." — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 21, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Rotten 48%
| Astro Boy (2009) | "
A futuristic take on "Pinocchio"... a competently-made animated adventure that probably will wow kids more than it will keep adults entertained for more than a few minutes." — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 21, 2009 |
Rotten 5/10
| Rotten 11%
| The Stepfather (2009) | "
The well-choreographed five-minute chase sequence offers more excitement than the rest of the movie combined. By then, it's far too late to forget the boredom suffered over the course of the rest of what's essentially a competent but dull and highly unnec" — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 8/10
| Rotten 24%
| Law Abiding Citizen (2009) | "
Strong performances by Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx drive this smart, sharp thriller that will keep you guessing with shocks and surprises at every turn." — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 15, 2009 |
Rotten 6/10
| Fresh 73%
| Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | "
Jonze has produced a gorgeous $80 million Muppet Movie in the shape of an art film that will bore kids as much as it will depress adults." — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 14, 2009 |
Fresh 8.5/10
| Fresh 94%
| An Education (2009) | "
Few people who walk out of this movie will be able to forget Carey Mulligan's Jenny ... finds many layers in the way it explores the world at that time." — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 8, 2009 |
Rotten 4.5/10
| Rotten 12%
| Couples Retreat (2009) | "
Offers nothing new to the tropical vacation comedy ... not even the funniest bits from the commercials really stack up to much of the cast's weakest work to date." — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 8, 2009 |
Fresh 7.5/10
| Fresh 80%
| Yes Men Fix the World (2009) | "
The Yes Men Fix the World definitely shows they're one step closer to achieving their goal." — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 7, 2009 |
Fresh 8.5/10
| Fresh 78%
| Bronson (2009) | "
Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange is an easy in for those looking for comparisons in terms of tone and mood and style." — ComingSoon.net Posted Oct 6, 2009 |
Fresh 7.5/10
| Fresh 82%
| Whip It (2009) | "
Drew Barrymore has successfully directed a generally fun roller derby movie that never loses sight that the main character's journey should always be kept front and center." — ComingSoon.net Posted Sep 30, 2009 |
Fresh 8.5/10
| Fresh 89%
| Zombieland (2009) | "
A refreshing new spin on the zombie flick, one with humor and heart, but also a great introduction to an innovative and talented new filmmaker." — ComingSoon.net Posted Sep 29, 2009 |
Rotten 5/10
| Rotten 40%
| Surrogates (2009) | "
Surely Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick and Stan Winston must be tossing in their grave for what all their creative and innovative ideas have wrought." — ComingSoon.net Posted Sep 24, 2009 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 75%
| Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) | "
Michael Moore fans should be able to appreciate what he does with this serious subject matter, while still keeping the movie entertaining and funny." — ComingSoon.net Posted Sep 23, 2009 |
Fresh 8.5/10
| Rotten 43%
| Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009) | "
Will surely allow you to see John Krasinski in a different light, both as a filmmaker and as a dramatic actor." — ComingSoon.net Posted Sep 22, 2009 |
Rotten 4/10
| Fresh 80%
| Loved Ones (2009) | "
Another derivative gore-filled shocker that goes for laughs by paying homage to the low-budget video nasties of the '70s and '80s ... ridiculously sensationalistic and over-the-top" — ComingSoon.net Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh 8.5/10
| Fresh 71%
| The Road (2009) | "
Really pulls you in and sticks with you ... an incredibly strong piece of dramatic storytelling." — ComingSoon.net Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh 8/10
| Rotten 47%
| Dorian Gray (2010) | "
An impressive character piece that explores important themes ... as well as embellishing aspects of the original story that have never been fleshed out so elaborately." — ComingSoon.net Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh 7.5/10
| Fresh 65%
| The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) | "
Fits perfectly next to Gilliam's earlier films, and more often than not, his distinctive humor and the visuals help the movie overcome any of the weaker moments." — ComingSoon.net Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh 8.5/10
| Fresh 72%
| The Boys Are Back (2009) | "
A head-turning performance by Clive Owen and a similar breakthrough from Emma Booth ... an incredibly powerful and moving film." — ComingSoon.net Posted Sep 15, 2009 |
Fresh 7.5/10
| Fresh 94%
| The Damned United (2009) | "
A fairly standard and straight-forward biopic, but Sheen just has a way of personifying these public figures [and it's] another role perfectly suited for him." — ComingSoon.net Posted Sep 14, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Rotten 57%
| The Invention of Lying (2009) | "
An okay film with a funny premise that offers enough laughs to excuse the weaker direction." — ComingSoon.net Posted Sep 14, 2009 |
Fresh 7.5/10
| Rotten 54%
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | "
An amusing film (albeit in spurts)... (although) Armando Iannucci's In the Loop is a hard act to follow for any politically-tinged comedy." — ComingSoon.net Posted Sep 14, 2009 |
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