Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) | "
Yes, you probably want to see this." — CNN.com Posted Oct 28, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Toy Story (1995) | "
The 3-D viewing doesn’t make much difference...but it is a joy to see these superb films back on the big screen, even after dozens of DVD viewings." — Times [UK] Posted Oct 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 26%
| Pandorum (2009) | "
Riffing on Alien, Sunshine and Resident Evil, the German director Alvart finds an effective balance between action-excitement and psychological chills." — Times [UK] Posted Oct 4, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 57%
| The Invention of Lying (2009) | "
The movie never surpasses the gleeful hilarity of the first 25 minutes, when it allows us to imagine just how crushing and soulless this nakedly Darwinian universe would be." — CNN.com Posted Oct 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| Adventureland (2009) | "
One from the heart, a clear-sighted love letter to his own teenage tribulations. Starting out in high spirits then skewing more serious, it’s a funny, poignant, bittersweet treat. Get in line…" — Total Film Posted Sep 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 68%
| Funny People (2009) | "
Fans of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up will find much the same measure of sentiment and ribaldry — ie, too much of both — and, if it’s possible, even less of a grasp on what lesser film-makers call “story”." — Times [UK] Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 73%
| Rudo and Cursi (2009) | "
This is a movie enlivened by the two stars’ goofy love-hate relationship, its all-pervasive cynicism and the film-maker’s mischievous decision to keep his eye off the ball." — Times [UK] Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 36%
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) | "
Serviceable but inescapably redundant." — CNN.com Posted May 1, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 71%
| American Teen (2008) | "
Compelling but not especially insightful, this is like watching nine months worth of reality TV in an hour and a half. Parental discretion is advised: if you have teens, this won’t cheer you up." — Total Film Posted Mar 6, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 50%
| Notorious (2009) | "
Shooting shy of scandal, Notorious turns the life of Biggie Smalls into an off-the-peg cautionary yarn. Aside from Woolard’s larger-the-life lead turn, it’s strictly B.I.G. for beginners." — Total Film Posted Feb 12, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 16%
| The Secret of Moonacre (2008) | "
The costumes are beautiful. The sets are impressive… But somehow the movie feels cheap and malnourished, as if the money ran out when they were only halfway there." — Total Film Posted Feb 5, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 15%
| The Spirit (2008) | "
Miller shoots it in the inky graphic style of Sin City, but he clearly hasn't a clue how to stage a scene, or shoot it, and he singly fails to animate his actors." — Times [UK] Posted Jan 5, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 37%
| Speed Racer (2008) | "
Twelve-year-old boys should be wowed, but for the rest of us, it will depend on your appetite for eye candy." — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 51%
| Body of Lies (2008) | "
Yes, there are a couple of chase scenes, but Scott rarely shifts into high gear." — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 37%
| Street Kings (2008) | "
Keanu Reeves' bad-boy cop Tom Ludlow may not play by the rules, but the film sure does." — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| Tropic Thunder (2008) | "
Though some of the caricatures wear thin, some of the acting rises to a high level." — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 60%
| W. (2008) | "
It has its moments, one of the finest at the conclusion." — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 79%
| The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) | "
The storytelling is economical and brisk. In some ways, Waters approaches it more as a pre-teen horror movie." — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 37%
| Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (2008) | "
Complicated global problems require something a bit more challenging than this." — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
— | Fresh 96%
| Persepolis (2007) |
Click here to read article — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Iron Man (2008) | "
A supremely confident, well-tooled entertainment. It's bound to be the early pace-maker for the oncoming glut of summer blockbusters." — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 37%
| Swing Vote (2008) | "
It's a sentiment Capra might well have echoed, though he would surely have punched up the gags while he was at it." — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 66%
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) | "
Adamson barrels the action along in an even-handed manner that should keep most of the family happy." — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 96%
| WALL-E (2008) | "
The most consistent production unit in Hollywood just hit another home run." — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 55%
| Step Brothers (2008) | "
Unremittingly juvenile and irredeemably funny." — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
— | Fresh 86%
| The Orphanage (2007) |
Click here to read article — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 40%
| Hancock (2008) | "
Train wrecks are intrinsically spectacular, and Will Smith's new movie offers a doozy. Two of them, in fact." — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 80%
| In Bruges (2008) | "
For all his movie's tough talk, it's a sometimes slipshod construction." — CNN.com Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 17%
| Fly Me To The Moon (2008) | "
This witless 3D animated feature tries its best but never achieves lift-off." — Total Film Posted Oct 3, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 68%
| Redbelt (2008) | "
Not prime, grade-A Mamet, but this meaty martial-arts movie offers heavyweight performances and a deliciously juicy set-up. Things get scrappy in the last act, but you’ll want to see how it all unravels." — Total Film Posted Sep 26, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| Ghost Town (2008) | "
Naturally, Koepp makes it his business to redeem this unpleasant character and recast him as an acceptable stand-in for a romantic lead. But cynics should not despair; it's not a complete makeover." — CNN.com Posted Sep 19, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 36%
| You Don't Mess With The Zohan (2008) | "
After playing it relatively straight in his recent movies, Adam Sandler goofs off big time here, laying on a thick Israeli accent and proving real men blow dry. There are funny highpoints, but the grab-bag approach never quite gels." — Total Film Posted Aug 15, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 49%
| CJ7 (2008) | "
Chow’s kung fu fans may be disappointed that he’s made a family film, but on its own terms it’s well crafted, quite touching and frequently LOL." — Total Film Posted Aug 8, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 89%
| Kung Fu Panda (2008) | "
The action tends to blur into a whirlwind of slapstick chaos." — CNN.com Posted Jun 10, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 10%
| Fool's Gold (2008) | "
This lacklustre adventure wants to be Romancing The Stone: The Swimwear Edition. Coasting on the skimpy charm of its bronzed stars and Caribbean location, Fool’s Gold is sunny enough but desperately unfunny." — Posted Apr 18, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 10%
| Fool's Gold (2008) | "
http://www.totalfilm.com/cinema_reviews/films_out_this_week/fools_gold" — Total Film Posted Apr 18, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| You, the Living (2009) | "
Andersson’s movie reveals poetic ironies, surreal slapstick and melancholy truths, often all wrapped up together. The gloom gets a bit thick over the 92 minutes, but there are sequences here you will never forget." — Total Film Posted Mar 28, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 46%
| Mister Lonely (2008) | "
Korine comes back strong with an affected but intermittently affecting curio featuring the pseudo-starriest line-up you’ll ever see. Flying nuns on BMX bikes will be a leap of faith for many, but the wild black laughs keep things grounded." — Total Film Posted Mar 14, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 69%
| I Am Legend (2007) | "
So often, sci-fi is overproduced, but I Am Legend doesn't look like a CGI extravaganza. It looks like an edgy suspense movie shot on the fly in New York City after the fall. And because of that, it's all the more effective." — CNN.com Posted Jan 4, 2008 |
— | N/A | Savages (1972) |
Click here to read article — CNN.com Posted Jan 4, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 87%
| Superbad (2007) | "
This is the funniest picture since Borat, and more emotionally nuanced than you would expect." — CNN.com Posted Jan 4, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 75%
| Paranoid Park (2008) | "
A teenage art-flick, Paranoid Park proves the most fluent and coherent of Gus Van Sant’s recent experiments. Part crime mystery, part coming-of-age story, it’s positively overflowing with burnished imagery and adolescent turmoil." — Total Film Posted Dec 28, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 42%
| The Bucket List (2007) | "
Watching The Bucket List may not inspire philosophical introspection, but it's quite likely to make you re-examine your priorities. At least as far as movie-going is concerned." — CNN.com Posted Dec 27, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 81%
| Charlie Wilson's War (2007) | "
Maybe it wasn't his fault those chickens came home to roost in the form of the Taliban, but you have to wonder: Would Nichols have given Oliver North such an easy ride?" — CNN.com Posted Dec 27, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 78%
| You Kill Me (2007) | "
An uneven black comedy-thriller that’s nonetheless worth catching for Téa Leoni’s bracingly sharp performance and the inspired idea of putting hitman Ben Kingsley into AA. Just focus on the well-etched characters and don’t worry too much about the plot." — Total Film Posted Dec 7, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 51%
| The Kingdom (2007) | "
The Kingdom works as an exotic action thriller, but its politics are so choked on checks and balances it cancels itself out." — CNN.com Posted Nov 30, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| Beowulf (2007) | "
An excellent showcase for the advantages of computer-generated animation." — CNN.com Posted Nov 24, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 79%
| A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (2006) | "
Depressingly compelling." — Total Film Posted Nov 9, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| Into the Wild (2007) | "
In his fourth and best film to date, Sean Penn has made an eco-road movie that refreshes and invigorates. Exquisitely shot, robustly acted and deeply felt, it’s a potent ode to wanderlust and human pluck." — Total Film Posted Nov 9, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 19%
| The Invasion (2007) | "
A strong, proven premise, drained of almost all feeling and personality. Hirschbiegel’s Hollywood debut sporadically grips – but like Kidman and Craig’s characters, you’ll most likely end up battling to stay awake." — Total Film Posted Oct 10, 2007 |
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