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A
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94%
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Milk (2008) |
"
At the moment, it's my favorite movie of the year."
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Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
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5/5
|
95%
|
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) |
"
With Pan's Labyrinth, director Guillermo del Toro taps the same magical vein that made his Devil's Backbone so memorable."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Jan 18, 2007
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4.5/5
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83%
|
Atonement (2007) |
"
The movie poses a fascinating question: Can one ever atone for a sin that destroyed somebody's life? The exploration of the answer and the execution of the film are equally remarkable, making this adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel a top 2007 film."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Dec 20, 2007
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|
4.5/5
|
94%
|
Juno (2007) |
"
This poignant comedy, which tackles the touchy subject of teen pregnancy with a frankness that startles, owes the bulk of its triumph to the screenplay by Diablo Cody."
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Baltimore City Paper
Posted Dec 20, 2007
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|
3.5/4
|
28%
|
Smokin' Aces (2007) |
"
... a lot more than it seems, even if you have to wait until the last five minutes to realize just how much more that is and just how integral the violence is to Carnahan's point."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Jan 25, 2007
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|
B+
|
82%
|
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
B+
|
69%
|
Synecdoche, New York (2008) |
—
Film.com
Posted Oct 24, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
No Country for Old Men (2007) |
"
Itâ(TM)s been six years and two movies since the Coen brothers directed a feature that didnâ(TM)t embarrass the memory of everything else theyâ(TM)ve ever made, but, with No Country for Old Men, the writing-directing duo are back to old form."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Nov 15, 2007
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4/5
|
81%
|
Lars and the Real Girl (2007) |
"
Director Craig Gillespie deserves praise for making such a silly premise so endearing, but Gosling, as always, is the real champ here."
—
Baltimore City Paper
Posted Oct 11, 2007
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|
4/5
|
72%
|
In the Valley of Elah (2007) |
"
In the Valley of Elah is the first great movie about the stateside aftermath of the Iraq War and should be considered a companion piece to Hal Ashby's post-Vietnam opus Coming Home."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Sep 20, 2007
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4/5
|
89%
|
Eastern Promises (2007) |
"
Eastern Promises proves two things: First, director David Cronenberg knows how to end a movie better than just about anybody else in the business and, second, Viggo Mortensen is the greatest American actor that nobody in America cares about."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Sep 20, 2007
|
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4/5
|
94%
|
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
"
The propulsive strength of Paul Greengrass' direction and the intensity of the non-stop chases usher you past any questions into a new reason to cheer."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Aug 2, 2007
|
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4/5
|
86%
|
Paris Je T'aime (2007) |
"
Nothing about Paris, Je T'aime feels stiff or hindered by its haphazard, sometimes truncated, but always sincere love letter to and tour of the City of Lights."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Jun 16, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
65%
|
Jindabyne (2006) |
"
Thanks to Beatrix Christian's beautiful screenplay, what was once a story about the way men and women communicate has grown into a haunting study of Australian race relations and gender dynamics."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Jun 7, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
Grindhouse (2007) |
"
Once you get past the absurdity of it all, what you get is a one-two punch of fun the likes of which rarely come out of Hollywood."
—
Baltimore City Paper
Posted Apr 5, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
59%
|
300 (2007) |
"
The exaggerated, stylized carnage takes on an almost Homeric beauty while still remaining in the historical ballpark."
—
Baltimore City Paper
Posted Mar 8, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Volver (2006) |
"
The unpredictable way all these stories begin to weave together makes it impossible to know where Volver is going until the final act. But it's the exploration of the ties that bind mothers to daughters that offers the real substance."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Jan 18, 2007
|
|
|
94%
|
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"
In a medium where CGI has become synonymous with superheroes, the limited presence of it adds a degree of startling reality to The Dark Knight that makes a person believe a billionaire could dress up as a bat and kick ass on a city's streets."
—
Baltimore City Paper
Posted Jul 16, 2008
|
|
|
72%
|
Stranger Than Fiction (2006) |
"
[Screenwriter Zach Helm is] called by those in the know "the next Charlie Kaufman...""
—
Baltimore City Paper
Posted Nov 11, 2006
|
|
B
|
89%
|
Adventureland (2009) |
"
Characters like James and Stewart's Em feel out of place for their own reasons, and consequently provide just enough perspective for us to remember the absurdity of the culture around them, but never with disdain."
—
Film.com
Posted Apr 3, 2009
|
|
B
|
68%
|
Cadillac Records (2008) |
—
Film.com
Posted Dec 5, 2008
|
|
B
|
94%
|
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
"
Not that the movie from director Danny Boyle isn't satisfying, isn't more than worth seeing. But I had been expecting cinematic fireworks to justify the claim that it's the best movie of the new millennium."
—
Film.com
Posted Nov 20, 2008
|
|
3.5/5
|
94%
|
Gone Baby Gone (2007) |
"
The older Affleck makes a fine turn behind the camera, utilizing Boston as a character much like Gus Van Sant did in his Good Will Hunting."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Oct 18, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
51%
|
30 Days of Night (2007) |
"
A gore-filled, cheer-inciting B-movie that re-imagines the vampire as something to be feared, not to sleep with."
—
Baltimore City Paper
Posted Oct 18, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
75%
|
Sunshine (2007) |
"
Director Danny Boyle avoids the clichés and instead embraces the sort of psychological drama and suspense that would've pleased Stanley Kubrick."
—
Baltimore City Paper
Posted Jul 26, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
77%
|
Surf's Up (2007) |
"
Don't worry, the laughs make up for the lame premise."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Jun 7, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
70%
|
Ocean's Thirteen (2007) |
"
The action starts with the opening scene so there's never a chance for it to slow down."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Jun 7, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
63%
|
Reign Over Me (2007) |
"
Binder delivers a quiet, pensive drama that embraces its nuances while giving the two leading men plenty of chances to embrace their characters' dysfunction."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Mar 22, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
89%
|
Zodiac (2007) |
"
Very little of it works as well as it should, but somehow the strength of his obsessive, single-minded direction makes you overlook all that."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Mar 1, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
76%
|
Catch a Fire (2006) |
"
The narrative resists the grandiosity of Vendetta and the self-righteousness of Syriana."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Nov 1, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
31%
|
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) |
"
Whereas Secretary didn't have to worry about truth, Fur never quite escapes it, nor embraces it."
—
Baltimore City Paper
Posted Dec 1, 2006
|
|
B-
|
77%
|
Appaloosa (2008) |
—
Film.com
Posted Oct 2, 2008
|
|
B-
|
14%
|
The Love Guru (2008) |
—
Film.com
Posted Jun 20, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
16%
|
Jumper (2008) |
"
Jumper isn't a comic-book movie, but it feels like one."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Feb 21, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
65%
|
The Jane Austen Book Club (2007) |
"
Everything the recent faux-biopic Becoming Jane got wrong, The Jane Austen Book Club gets right by successfully marrying frothy romantic comedy, painful drama and a smart knowledge of the writer's literary classics."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Oct 4, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
66%
|
Shoot 'Em Up (2007) |
"
Never once does it take itself seriously, nor does it attempt to convince you that this cartoon world populated by unstoppable gunmen, FBI-profilers-turned-hitmen and lactating hookers should be taken seriously, either."
—
Baltimore City Paper
Posted Sep 6, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
41%
|
Shrek the Third (2007) |
"
The most boring Shrek yet. That doesn't mean it's not entertaining; it's just disappointing when compared to its predecessors. Maybe in the next sequel, Shrek'll buy a minivan."
—
Baltimore City Paper
Posted May 17, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
63%
|
Spider-Man 3 (2007) |
"
When compared to just about every other Marvel comic-book movie released in the past couple of years, it's a goddamn cinematic masterpiece."
—
Baltimore City Paper
Posted May 3, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
49%
|
We Are Marshall (2006) |
"
It doesn't really matter that you've seen variations of the story time and time again. What matters is, you're not going to have a terrible time."
—
Baltimore City Paper
Posted Dec 22, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
62%
|
Blood Diamond (2006) |
"
Who wants to watch something so gruesome?"
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Dec 7, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
47%
|
The Holiday (2006) |
"
You'll find it hard to leave the theater not beaming."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Dec 7, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
51%
|
The Fountain (2006) |
"
It's that faith in [Aronofsky's] artistic vision -- a faith that's evident during every second of The Fountain -- that sustains the movie even when you have no idea what the hell is going down."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Nov 23, 2006
|
|
C+
|
61%
|
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
C+
|
10%
|
Hell Ride (2008) |
—
Film.com
Posted Aug 8, 2008
|
|
2.5/5
|
74%
|
The Mist (2007) |
"
The dialogue is more often than not artificial, predictable and even comical as it tries to wrestle characters into agreeing with the story line."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Nov 22, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
25%
|
El Cantante (2007) |
"
Unfortunately, the movie suffers from what all musical biopics tend to: clichés."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Aug 2, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
50%
|
Nancy Drew (2007) |
"
While [it] embraces the camp of transporting a '50s-style goody-two-shoes to modern-day Los Angeles, there's no attempt to comment on the clash of cultures or even pop culture in general - which would have elevated the material and broadened its audience."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Jun 14, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
61%
|
Bug (2006) |
"
Consider how low Friedkin has fallen when 'doesn't entirely suck' is a reason to celebrate."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted May 24, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
71%
|
28 Weeks Later... (2007) |
"
The sequel is divorced from its source material and instead focuses on bigger scares, louder music and two kids (who are almost as annoying as the Jurassic Park duo)."
—
Baltimore City Paper
Posted May 10, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
33%
|
Breaking and Entering (2007) |
"
[Minghella's] need to meticulously control every situation, to so perfectly intertwine the lives of every character and to tie up every loose thread creates a degree of contrivance so unrealistic that the fine performances of the cast are muted."
—
Orlando Weekly
Posted Mar 1, 2007
|
64%
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