|
5/5
|
96%
|
True Grit (2010) |
"
Seemingly simple and straightforward upon first glance, the handsome period Western blossoms considerably into a profound nostalgic experience."
—
Movies.com
Posted Dec 22, 2010
|
|
9/10
|
83%
|
Warrior (2011) |
"
Yes, this is a mixed martial arts movie. It's also one of the most heart-wrenching and deeply felt films of the year."
—
Movieline
Posted Sep 8, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
88%
|
Blue Valentine (2010) |
"
At once sad and celebratory for anyone who's ever fallen in and then out of love. "
—
Movies.com
Posted Jan 2, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
91%
|
The Fighter (2010) |
"
Ward's story may unfold in the manner of many sports biopics but The Fighter's more about the complex familial ties that bind than it is about the sweet science itself."
—
Movies.com
Posted Dec 23, 2010
|
|
4.5/5
|
87%
|
Black Swan (2010) |
"
Portman gives a meticulously controlled performance that culminates in the most haunting and grandiose cinematic coup de grace of the year. "
—
Movies.com
Posted Dec 3, 2010
|
|
4.5/5
|
79%
|
The Other Guys (2010) |
"
Features the original song 'Pimps Don't Cry,' The first clear Oscar front runner of the year."
—
Movies.com
Posted Aug 4, 2010
|
|
4.5/5
|
86%
|
Inception (2010) |
"
A singular film that seeps into your brain so much so that you might leave the theater looking at the world differently. "
—
Movies.com
Posted Jul 14, 2010
|
|
4.5/5
|
99%
|
Toy Story 3 (2010) |
"
Delivers the goods as an engaging animated adventure and also gives the characters we've come to love the farewell they deserve. "
—
Movies.com
Posted Jun 18, 2010
|
|
4.5/5
|
98%
|
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) |
"
A film that makes family night at the movies worth the price of admission again."
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 30, 2010
|
|
4.5/5
|
84%
|
The Ghost Writer (2010) |
"
One of the first truly Oscar-worthy films of 2010."
—
Movies.com
Posted Feb 26, 2010
|
|
9/10
|
100%
|
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) |
"
What further elevates Deliver Us From Evil beyond the poignancy and courage of O'Grady's victims and the sorrow of their devastated families is Berg's access to the pedophile himself."
—
Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Sep 19, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
71%
|
Somewhere (2010) |
"
An intimate foray inside the emotional life of an adult who realizes they've been focusing for far too long on the wrong priorities in life."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jan 2, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) |
"
A darkly comic throwback to the kiddie horror pics of the '80s, cheeky and just a bit grotesque."
—
Movies.com
Posted Dec 23, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010) |
"
Get ready for a long eight months, Potterites."
—
Movies.com
Posted Nov 19, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
73%
|
Megamind (2010) |
"
A smart send-up of the Superman myth and the age-old precept of good vs. evil."
—
Movies.com
Posted Nov 5, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
59%
|
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) |
"
Builds gradual tension on repetitious scenes of domestic tranquility before shattering the calm with an escalating series of events."
—
Movies.com
Posted Oct 21, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
76%
|
Nanny McPhee Returns (2010) |
"
Whimsical, heartwarming, and a tad bittersweet."
—
Movies.com
Posted Aug 20, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) |
"
Wright proves himself an expert technician with Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, surely one of the most visually dense pieces of pop cinema ever made. "
—
Movies.com
Posted Aug 12, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Predators (2010) |
"
A spine-ripping good time that evokes the spirit of the original films."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jul 8, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
35%
|
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) |
"
A rollicking, epic-scale franchise-starter that's equal parts intrigue, action and Gyllenhaal, with a dash of feisty romantic banter thrown in for good measure. "
—
Movies.com
Posted May 28, 2010
|
|
8/10
|
76%
|
Catch a Fire (2006) |
"
The film champions its "terrorist" and vilifies its family man-turned-desperate lawman, and argues that when the lines between good and bad are forever blurred, forgiveness is mankind's only salvation."
—
Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Sep 19, 2006
|
|
8/10
|
57%
|
The Dog Problem (2007) |
"
Scott Caan's second directorial effort is an intimate, comical gem of a film..."
—
Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Sep 19, 2006
|
|
7.5/10
|
61%
|
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) |
"
Action purists should be entertained enough by the slick spectacles Ritchie chains together, set against as handsome a historical London as you're bound to get from the movies."
—
Movieline
Posted Dec 15, 2011
|
|
|
94%
|
The Damned United (2009) |
"
Thanks to Michael Sheen's innate charms, Brian Clough is redeemable even at his meanest and most self-destructive."
—
Cinematical
Posted Oct 16, 2009
|
|
|
82%
|
Bright Star (2009) |
"
In presenting Keats as much in Brawne's eyes as she in his, we watch Fanny's growing interest in John, we wait with her for his letters, we share in her anguish when all seems lost -- Campion suggests that he was her "bright star" as well"
—
Cinematical
Posted Oct 16, 2009
|
|
7/10
|
94%
|
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) |
"
If the hoodied Cruise evokes a touch of Eminem-level moodiness in the posters, it's with good reason: Stopping a maniacal supervillain may be on the docket yet again, but this time around Ethan Hunt has gone emo."
—
Movieline
Posted Dec 15, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
32%
|
How Do You Know (2010) |
"
Kudos to Brooks for crafting Lisa as the kind of smart, level-headed, capable, red-blooded, confident female protagonist we almost never get to see in the movies."
—
Movies.com
Posted Dec 23, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
37%
|
Burlesque (2010) |
"
Burlesque razzle-dazzles its way through a litany of familiar showbiz clichés and comes out, for the most part, with sequins and false eyelashes intact."
—
Movies.com
Posted Nov 24, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
94%
|
The Town (2010) |
"
Affleck's overall directorial instincts are sound; breathtaking car chases and ear-rattling shoot-outs are thrillingly executed."
—
Movies.com
Posted Sep 17, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
30%
|
The Virginity Hit (2010) |
"
It feels real, even if in the back of your brain you know it's about as authentic as the girl who quit her job via dry-erase board."
—
Movies.com
Posted Sep 10, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
35%
|
Lottery Ticket (2010) |
"
A 'hood comedy with heart. "
—
Movies.com
Posted Aug 20, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
73%
|
Piranha 3-D (2010) |
"
Has plenty of good, old-fashioned blood & guts and the kind of full frontal nudity that's guaranteed to send young boys into puberty. "
—
Movies.com
Posted Aug 19, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
70%
|
Ramona and Beezus (2010) |
"
Newcomer Joey King is a blue-eyed dynamo who brings Ramona Quimby vividly to life and steals the show from her veteran co-stars."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jul 21, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
69%
|
Babies (2010) |
"
Who needs heavy analysis when all you want is a cute fix?"
—
Movies.com
Posted May 7, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
76%
|
Kick-Ass (2010) |
"
Matthew Vaughn lovingly brings the comic book series to the big screen with an unabashed geekiness that will delight anyone who has a favorite superhero."
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 22, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
42%
|
Brooklyn's Finest (2010) |
"
Despite the script's too-neat constructions, this pulpy potboiler is a solid think piece and companion film to Fuqua's 2001 Oscar-winning Training Day."
—
Movies.com
Posted Mar 5, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
69%
|
Shutter Island (2010) |
"
Shutter Island feels disappointingly like a minor work. But hey, who says every film has to be a masterpiece?"
—
Movies.com
Posted Feb 18, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
20%
|
Legion (2010) |
"
Anne Rice was right; angels are just as hot and just as deadly as those bloodsuckers from Twilight and True Blood."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jan 29, 2010
|
|
7/10
|
33%
|
Stormbreaker (Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker) (2006) |
"
Filled with entertaining action sequences and a dazzling supporting cast, Operation Stormbreaker succeeds in serving up tasty fare for the older set, as well as kids."
—
Rotten Tomatoes
Posted Sep 19, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
63%
|
Jackass 3-D (2010) |
"
The only truly new element here is the use of 3-D, which occasionally brings various stunts leaping off the screen and into your lap, whether you like it or not."
—
Movies.com
Posted Oct 14, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
Easy A (2010) |
"
Stone's charisma sells her preternaturally mature character and makes the script's snarky, pop culture-referencing dialogue snap."
—
Movies.com
Posted Sep 17, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
51%
|
Devil (2010) |
"
Taut and slickly directed, Devil is actually one of the more solid genre movies we've seen all year."
—
Movies.com
Posted Sep 17, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
40%
|
The Expendables (2010) |
"
When it gets around to the righteous fightin' and killin' bits, The Expendables more than delivers on its promise to be the manliest movie ever made."
—
Movies.com
Posted Aug 11, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
46%
|
Step Up 3-D (2010) |
"
Two words: LASER FINGERS!"
—
Movies.com
Posted Aug 4, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
81%
|
Despicable Me (2010) |
"
The film, mirroring its anti-hero, settles on not being despicable by being just good enough."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jul 9, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
49%
|
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) |
"
The new, more assertive Bella Swan is the most welcome addition to the Twilight Saga -- that, and the sly humor Rosenberg's snuck into Eclipse."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jun 29, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
53%
|
Knight & Day (2010) |
"
Stays afloat on the strength of its leads even as the plot gets sillier and the 110 minute runtime has you fidgeting in your seat."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jun 22, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
67%
|
The Karate Kid (2010) |
"
I'm pretty sure these 12-year-olds could leave the entire cast of The Expendables in body bags."
—
Movies.com
Posted Jun 10, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
74%
|
Iron Man 2 (2010) |
"
If you're just going to see men in robot suits blow each other up while classic rock blares on the soundtrack, Iron Man 2 will do just fine..."
—
Movies.com
Posted May 7, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
41%
|
Death at a Funeral (2010) |
"
Poor Tracy Morgan with chunks of fecal matter stuck to his face. I laughed, and then I wanted to barf. Then I LOLed some more."
—
Movies.com
Posted Apr 15, 2010
|
62%
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