Fresh 4.5/5
| N/A | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) | "
For pure fun, adventure, romance and thrills this is clearly going to be the movie to raise the bar for this summer’s blockbusters." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Jul 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 65%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
Michael Mann's sharp-looking movie is a worthy vehicle for Depp, even if it doesn't break any new ground in the well-worn gangster genre." — Back Stage Posted Jul 1, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 46%
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | "
Going to the well for the third time and adding tons more action and razor-sharp 3D, the Ice Age series proves it is far from extinct as it hits its stride with an irresistible and enormously fun third entry that earns dino-sized laughs." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Jun 30, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 55%
| The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009) | "
A powerful,riveting and important film sure to become one of the year's most controversial." — Back Stage Posted Jun 27, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 51%
| Cheri (2009) | "
Modestly engaging story is enriched by delicious acting to become a good adult alternative to Transformers and Hogwarts this summer." — Back Stage Posted Jun 27, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 61%
| Surveillance (2009) | "
Performances are outstanding across the board." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Jun 26, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| N/A | Street Dreams (2009) | "
It’s no Lords Of Dogtown." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 45%
| Whatever Works (2009) | "
Woody Allen and Larry David! What could be better than this dream team?" — Hollywood.com Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 17%
| Year One (2009) | "
This lame biblical/caveman jokefest fails to elict many laughs." — Hollywood.com Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 46%
| The Proposal (2009) | "
Without question this riotously funny flick is the year's best comedy -- at least so far." — Hollywood.com Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| N/A | Dim Sum Funeral (2009) | "
Overly melodramatic and soap operatic. Very familiar episodic look at a comtemporary Chinese/American family and the gaps that divide them." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 60%
| Tetro (2009) | "
Coppola's directorial skills are still vibrant in this fascinating, if uneven look at two brothers at the crossroads of their relationship." — Hollywood.com Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 88%
| Moon (2009) | "
It feels like a "moon" trip we've taken before in better films but Sam Rockwell is brilliant in a tour-de-force performance." — Hollywood.com Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 43%
| Imagine That (2009) | "
After the debacle of last summer's dreadful "Meet Dave", Eddie is back at his best in his funniest comedy in years, a feel-good winner with something for everyone." — Hollywood.com Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 50%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
A solidly crafted suspense thriller set on a subway train proves the perfect vehicle for two stars at the top of their game." — Hollywood.com Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 35%
| Tennessee (2009) | "
A rewarding and moving small drama with exceptionally fine performances all around." — Hollywood.com Posted Jun 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 66%
| Away We Go (2009) | "
This hapless and annoying episodic comedy is one road trip you'll probably wish you hadn't taken." — Hollywood.com Posted Jun 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 12%
| My Life in Ruins (2009) | "
As a travelogue of Greece, it's swell but the script feels like a warmed-over episode of "The Love Boat"." — Hollywood.com Posted Jun 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 28%
| Land of the Lost (2009) | "
This big screen re-invention of the hokey old saturday morning series is a passably silly summer guilty pleasure thanks to the antics of Will Ferrell and Danny McBride." — Hollywood.com Posted Jun 7, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 78%
| The Hangover (2009) | "
Amusing but a bit overrated. Yes, it's a great comic premise but only partially fulfilled in a raucous summer comedy aimed squarely at the frat boy in all of us." — Hollywood.com Posted Jun 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 19%
| Downloading Nancy (2008) | "
Maria Bello’s courageous performance should find critical admiration but will not be enough for this spare and difficult drama to find much of an audience in its limited theatrical runs." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 72%
| Departures (2009) | "
This Oscar winning film about death is actually a joyous hymn to life." — Hollywood.com Posted May 29, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Up (2009) | "
For family audiences looking for heart and laughs , 'Up' soars above the rest as the funniest film of the summer." — Hollywood.com Posted May 29, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| Drag Me To Hell (2009) | "
One of the best horror films to be seen in many years." — Hollywood.com Posted May 29, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Food, Inc. (2009) | "
This stunning and vitally important doc pointedly shows how food industry lobbyists and lawyers basically took over the government agencies in charge of policing the very companies for whom they worked." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted May 28, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 32%
| Terminator Salvation (2009) | "
Packed with two hours of non-stop action, it delivers everything you could want from a 'Terminator' film and more. Much more." — Hollywood.com Posted May 20, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 47%
| Management (2009) | "
There isn't one thing in this movie that will help you remember anything about it ten minutes after leaving the theatre." — Hollywood.com Posted May 15, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 63%
| The Brothers Bloom (2009) | "
The "perfect" con job is the premise for this near-perfect con movie with a revelatory performance from Rachel Weisz." — Hollywood.com Posted May 15, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 37%
| Angels & Demons (2009) | "
The perfect summer entertainment, an exhilarating, heart-stopping thriller that doesn't let up for a minute." — Hollywood.com Posted May 13, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| N/A | Baby on Board (2008) | "
This lightweight concoction about a pregnancy that throws a power couple into marital crisis is a smart, funny and raunchy surprise." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted May 13, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| Mum & Dad (2008) | "
Could [become] a cult item in the genre." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted May 7, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Star Trek (2009) | "
This brilliant reninvention of the beloved sci-fi franchise boldly (and smartly) goes where no 'Star Trek' has ever gone before." — Hollywood.com Posted May 6, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/5
| Rotten 40%
| Naked Ambition: An R-Rated Look at an X-Rated Industry (2009) | "
Whether Grecco, with his awestruck, sycophantic narrative style is really just doing this all tongue-in-cheek or it’s a legitimate attempt to get inside the industry is debatable—but, for as far as it goes, it works." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted May 1, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 33%
| The Limits of Control (2009) | "
Director Jim Jarmusch tests the limits of our patience with this indulgent, minimalist exercise that all adds up to nothing." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 30, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 46%
| Battle for Terra (2009) | "
A thrilling, action-packed sci-fi adventure that lifts 3D animation to a whole new level of excitement. Mind blowing entertainment." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 30, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 28%
| Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) | "
Matthew McConaughey doesn't have a ghost of a chance in this mirthless romantic comedy that's anything but ROMANTIC." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 30, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 36%
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) | "
Hugh Jackman's action-filled spinoff delivers on the brawn but not the soul of the "X-Men" franchise that spawned it." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 30, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 85%
| Examined Life (2009) | "
Yes, examining philosophy for the greater effect it can have is admiral but it seems to get lost as the film jumps from one personality to another." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Apr 30, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/5
| Fresh 63%
| Lifelines (2009) | "
Although its really not much more than a 94 minute therapy session for the dysfunctional family from hell, this psycho-dramedy does have something going for it, with several nicely etched performances and some pungent scenes." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Apr 27, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 18%
| Obsessed (2009) | "
It's strictly a generic thriller, perhaps the 105th blatant rip-off of 'Fatal Attraction', but not without its own guilty pleasures." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 15%
| The Informers (2009) | "
There seems to be no point to this derivative Bret Easton Ellis retro-wallow. It's all sex, drugs, rock 'n roll and boredom - with the emphasis on boredom." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 86%
| Tyson (2009) | "
A brutally honest documentary gets Mike Tyson to put it all out on the record, and the results may surprise you." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 41%
| Fighting (2009) | "
Surprisingly this turns out to be the real deal, full of ferocious, red-hot, action-packed dynamite." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 55%
| The Soloist (2009) | "
This poignant true story is worthwhile but oddly unsatisfying." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 85%
| Earth (2009) | "
Spectacular! Remarkable in every way, even better than the 2005 Oscar winner, 'March Of The Penguins', this is a breathtaking motion picture achievement." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 22, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 62%
| Crank High Voltage (2009) | "
This Crank sequel fails to live up to the original in every way and that one didn't exactly set a high bar to begin with." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 18, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 67%
| Is Anybody There? (2009) | "
A triumphant true gem of a film with Michael Caine giving one of the finest performances of his career." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 17, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 71%
| American Violet (2009) | "
The true story of racial injustice gets uninspired treatment in this well-intentioned but uninvolving film version." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 17, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 56%
| 17 Again (2009) | "
Zac Efron shoots and scores in 17 Again which puts its own hilarious and heartwarming spin on a familiar premise and makes it work effortlessly." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 17, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 85%
| State of Play (2009) | "
Explosive political thriller with a top-notch cast keeps you in its grip all the way. Russell Crowe's best performance since "A Beautiful Mind"." — Hollywood.com Posted Apr 17, 2009 |
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