|
5/5
|
63%
|
Contact (1997) |
"
a film that creates a genuine sense of awe."
—
FirstShowing.net
Posted Apr 22, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
81%
|
Innerspace (1987) |
"
the breakneck pace, Mad Magazine-style humor, energetic performances, full-throttle action sequences and stunning special effects make for a giddily exciting ride."
—
FirstShowing.net
Posted Apr 22, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
89%
|
The Descendants (2011) |
"
one of the absolute best films of the year"
—
Maui Time
Posted Dec 24, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
85%
|
The Tree of Life (2011) |
"
The Tree of Life is a gigantic masterpiece. You'll feel this movie as much as the characters do. Love it or hate it, you will not forget it. For the price of admission, it's the best ride of the summer."
—
Maui Time
Posted Jul 21, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
65%
|
Be Kind Rewind (2008) |
"
the year's sweetest, most casually brilliant film."
—
Maui Time
Posted May 1, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
68%
|
Public Enemies (2009) |
"
The Best Film of 2009. This is why we go to the movies."
—
Maui Time
Posted May 1, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
88%
|
Inglourious Basterds (2009) |
"
This is pure cinematic insanity, Tarantino-style, a film madly in love with the movies, with references to Spaghetti Westerns, film noir, European cinema and classic film conventions. "
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
The Hurt Locker (2009) |
"
It's not only Bigelow's return to form, but one of the best films of the year. "
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
99%
|
Toy Story 3 (2010) |
"
Did we really need a third Toy Story and could they find something new to say? The answer to both questions is a resounding yes."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
86%
|
Inception (2010) |
"
When a film is this wonderful the first time, I'm more than happy to go back again and again."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
87%
|
Black Swan (2010) |
"
Black Swan, is a relentlessly intense experience, full of beauty and horror. By the film's end, I was giddy, stunned and awestruck."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 5, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
88%
|
Blue Valentine (2010) |
"
Blue Valentine underlines everything that is false and safe about many movies with a similar premise"
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 5, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
44%
|
The Green Hornet (2011) |
"
It's not Iron Man, but it has its own winning mix of risky choices, a surprising ensemble of actors, a postmodern take on a comic book movie and breathtaking imagery."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 5, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
73%
|
The Fifth Element (1997) |
"
Besson's bold strokes amount to a fearless and frequently overwrought vision."
—
FirstShowing.net
Posted Apr 22, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
80%
|
Breakdown (1997) |
"
Russell's performance is to this movie what Harrison Ford's was for The Fugitive, namely the believable drive and heart of the picture."
—
FirstShowing.net
Posted Apr 22, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Chasing Amy (1997) |
"
a love story for people who hate romantic comedies."
—
FirstShowing.net
Posted Apr 22, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
The Lost Boys (1987) |
"
The Citizen Kane of vampire movies"
—
FirstShowing.net
Posted Apr 22, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
74%
|
Chimpanzee (2012) |
"
Chimpanzee is lovely and gorgeous to behold, a vision of the wild worth seeing on the biggest screen possible. "
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 20, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
98%
|
The Artist (2011) |
"
The approach may be "old fashioned" but you'll be dazzled by how entertaining this is. "
—
Maui Time
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
Moneyball (2011) |
"
Unquestionably, this is one of the great baseball movies"
—
Maui Time
Posted Sep 22, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Contagion (2011) |
"
The only way to feel comfortable while watching Contagion is by going to the movie theater dressed in a HAZMAT suit."
—
Maui Time
Posted Sep 15, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Win Win (2011) |
"
a little comedy with a big heart"
—
Maui Time
Posted Jun 9, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Bolt (2008) |
"
Children will savor it while adults will be impressed by how exciting and uproariously funny it is."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
33%
|
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"
Charlie's Angels director McG, no one's first choice to continue the Terminator franchise, gives us a surprisingly impressive thrill machine."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"
I'll admit that I'm a mere Muggle and not a rabid Potter fan, but at the end of the new film, I found myself truly touched and excited for the next installment, which is a first for me."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
75%
|
Julie & Julia (2009) |
"
Streep steps into characters as easily as you and I put on a sweater, but this is among her most impressive achievements. "
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
68%
|
Funny People (2009) |
"
Director Judd Apatow follows comedic gems The 40-Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up with another laugh-out-loud film that's also more mature, risk-taking and emotionally satisfying than its predecessors."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
District 9 (2009) |
"
It's the miracle of the movie that, by the end, not only are the creatures strangely sympathetic, you find yourself emotionally engaged by two of them."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Food, Inc. (2009) |
"
Even those who pay the occasional visit to the drive-thru and crave a juicy steak will find this entertaining and illuminating without feeling they've been hit over the head with a carrot."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Zombieland (2009) |
"
We'd be lucky if all zombie movies were this great. "
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
73%
|
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
"
Strange, personal and wonderful; I was genuinely choked up and walked away feeling elated."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
63%
|
Coco avant Chanel (Coco Before Chanel) (2009) |
"
a pleasant surprise that does what all great movies do: tells a compelling story and confounds expectations."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"
Anderson found a perfect balance between his personal touches and the brilliance of the animation."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
63%
|
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) |
"
A return to form for Gilliam, who hasn't made a film this terrific since 12 Monkeys."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
28%
|
Extraordinary Measures (2010) |
"
The power of the performances and the immediacy of the characters' dilemma elevate the movie."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Crazy Heart (2009) |
"
This may end up being Bridges's greatest performance, which is saying an awful lot. "
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
The Town (2010) |
"
I walked in expecting a decent movie but was blind-sided by a potential Best Picture contender. Affleck has set out to make the Boston equivalent of Michael Mann's Heat and he almost gets there."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
55%
|
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) |
"
After the underrated World Trade Center and the mixed-bag, work-in-progress that was W., Stone comes roaring back with the cinematic equivalent of a page turner."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 6, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
127 Hours (2010) |
"
Boyle still goes a little haywire with his jackhammer visual approach but, for a change, he doesn't drown out a great story."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 5, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
75%
|
The Way Back (2011) |
"
Peter Weir's first film in seven years is a tough, often grueling and tremendously moving portrait of human lives put under enormous pressure."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 5, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Source Code (2011) |
"
Some suspense thrillers peak too early or too late; this one keeps you in its grip for the entire ride."
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 5, 2011
|
|
8/10
|
77%
|
The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) |
"
If you're a fan of Lennon, it's impossible not to be moved by his wonderful music and his ample verbal wit."
—
FirstShowing.net
Posted Sep 29, 2006
|
|
7/10
|
84%
|
Bridge to Terabithia (2007) |
"
It's rare to find a film in this day and age that is this rough-edged, heartfelt and moving."
—
FirstShowing.net
Posted Feb 16, 2007
|
|
7/10
|
72%
|
Infamous (2006) |
"
This take on the murder investigation and Capote's night life isn't perfect or subtle, but Toby Jones' great performance as Capote is a remarkable feat."
—
FirstShowing.net
Posted Oct 13, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
2%
|
Speed 2 - Cruise Control (1997) |
"
Speed 2, while a guilty pleasure at times, is mostly overblown."
—
FirstShowing.net
Posted Apr 22, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
29%
|
The Devil's Own (1997) |
"
dark, thought provoking and occasionally riveting."
—
FirstShowing.net
Posted Apr 22, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
72%
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 - Dream Warriors (1987) |
"
a wonderfully creative, surprising and even exciting film."
—
FirstShowing.net
Posted Apr 22, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
90%
|
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) |
"
refreshingly different, especially during the wild, go-for-broke climax but awfully pleased with itself and never at all scary"
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 12, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
88%
|
Titanic (in 3D) (2012) |
"
Titanic works, but man alive, is it overrated! "
—
Maui Time
Posted Apr 5, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
77%
|
Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2012) |
"
genuinely sweet and wants you to walk away happy. "
—
Maui Time
Posted Mar 29, 2012
|
62%
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