|
5/5
|
80%
|
Shame (2011) |
"
With rigorous direction, deeply committed performance and an unflinching willingness to expose raw nerves, Shame is an arty experiment that cuts deep."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Sep 15, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
95%
|
The King's Speech (2010) |
"
The King's Speech is that rare classy period piece that isn't like eating spinach; it's a treat from beginning to end."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Nov 27, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
The Social Network (2010) |
"
A portrait of the generational hero no one asked for, the world he changed by accident, and all the things his invention will never change no matter how hard we try."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Sep 27, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"
Well... it's got The Dark Knight on it, so that automatically earns it a star."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Dec 8, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
Entre les Murs (The Class) (2008) |
"
The Class simply exists as it is, a dispatch from a familiar world that has still never seemed to real."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Dec 6, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
Milk (2008) |
"
While Milk would be an excellent film any year, coming as it does in November 2008, it is almost unbearably poignant."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Nov 24, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
89%
|
Il y a Longtemps que Je T'aime (I've Loved You So Long) (2008) |
"
Richly layered like a novel, with themes ranging from entrapment to romance to fulfillment, this smart, beautiful, even funny movie is an unequivocal pleasure."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Oct 21, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
71%
|
American Teen (2008) |
"
...Burstein takes time to let the kids honestly express themselves; what she finds is both surprisingly and painfully familiar to anyone who has ever survived high school."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Jul 22, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
86%
|
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) |
"
Sweeney Todd is often considered Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece; it's too early to say, but it may be Tim Burton's as well."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Dec 20, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007) |
"
The film is so stuffed with visual poetry and moving turns of phrase that it practically takes flight."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Dec 11, 2007
|
|
4.5/5
|
86%
|
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) |
"
Feels perfectly of a piece with everything else the studio has made-- daffy, self-assured, willing to try pretty much anything, and utterly unique. "
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Apr 21, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
90%
|
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) |
"
Though it has the potential for real greatness it settles for ultimate audience satisfaction, which is pretty close to greatness anyway."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Mar 10, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
75%
|
The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
"
Fleet and thrilling and as boundlessly energetic as its hero, The Adventures of Tintin is Steven Spielberg's most purely joyful film in at least a decade."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Dec 19, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
94%
|
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) |
"
It runs faster, goes bigger, and tells stories better than nearly any action film this year."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Dec 14, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
87%
|
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) |
"
A bracing and completely absorbing thriller."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Dec 12, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
80%
|
Young Adult (2011) |
"
A harsh but insightful and often very funny take on what happens when you cling to that popularity well after its value has faded."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Dec 9, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
90%
|
Attack the Block (2011) |
"
A blast of imagination and wit and sheer nerve, an alien invasion movie twice as entertaining as the ones Hollywood has churned out all summer, made at a fraction of the cost. "
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Aug 1, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
85%
|
The Tree of Life (2011) |
"
Tree of Life is a gobsmacking experience that earns its grandness."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted May 25, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
85%
|
Jane Eyre (2011) |
"
There is no dust or pretension here, just a great story impeccably shot and acted, and a film impossible to shake."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Mar 10, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
90%
|
Tangled (2010) |
"
A clever and shiny and deliriously funny take on the classic princess genre"
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Nov 21, 2010
|
|
4.5/5
|
86%
|
Inception (2010) |
"
Inception doesn't just dream bigger than most movies even dare, but it leaves the audience feeling inspired to do the same."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Jul 7, 2010
|
|
4.5/5
|
85%
|
The Square (2010) |
"
A wonderfully twisty and dark noir perfectly inspired by the old masterpieces."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Mar 30, 2010
|
|
4.5/5
|
81%
|
Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) |
"
Even without the glitzy appeal of Jackson, there's a story about artistic collaboration in there that's worth seeing."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Oct 27, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
89%
|
A Serious Man (2009) |
"
The Coens are at their oddest, most inscrutable, and perhaps most elegant with A Serious Man."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Sep 30, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
78%
|
Humpday (2009) |
"
It's also hilarious, which makes all that unspoken relationship drama a lot easier to explore."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Jul 6, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
93%
|
Drag Me to Hell (2009) |
"
Behind the camera and in complete control, Sam Raimi comes to Drag Me to Hell with eyes ablaze, taking his genuine love for horror and bestowing it upon the audience like a gift."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted May 28, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
98%
|
Up (2009) |
"
For a story well told, an adventure with genuine thrills and a heartbreakingly believable love story, there's not much better than Up."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted May 27, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
94%
|
Sugar (2008) |
"
A deeply felt, personal story, exposing in very specific microcosm the struggle experienced by thousands of immigrants each year."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Mar 19, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
64%
|
Duplicity (2009) |
"
An effervescent burst of snappy writing, direction and star chemistry that burns a hole through the screen."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Mar 19, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
68%
|
Revolutionary Road (2008) |
"
Vital and brilliant, without American Beauty's occasional pretension, it's a shot in the arm for the dull holiday season, a shattering experience well worth having."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Dec 4, 2008
|
|
4.5/5
|
78%
|
Doubt (2008) |
"
A fascinating, worthy adaptation, even when its own cinematic shortcomings dilute its power."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Nov 24, 2008
|
|
4.5/5
|
94%
|
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
"
A story of coincidences and luck and eventually fate, it's a classic, perhaps cliched tale-- but one that has rarely felt or looked so alive."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Nov 10, 2008
|
|
4.5/5
|
94%
|
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"
Nolan has shown a new way to tell a superhero story, and it may turn out to be the only way to tell a story about heroes in this troublingly amoral time."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Jul 16, 2008
|
|
4.5/5
|
61%
|
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) |
"
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D feels like a visit to Frontierland, with boat rides, mine carts, and one heck of a log flume."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Jun 16, 2008
|
|
4.5/5
|
89%
|
The Savages (2007) |
"
It's the clarity with which Jenkins sees it that makes the film extraordinary."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Dec 4, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
75%
|
Sound of My Voice (2012) |
"
Focused on its razor-sharp execution and ideas rather than its characters, the movie is more of an intellectual wallop than an emotional one. "
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Apr 26, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
50%
|
Mirror Mirror (2012) |
"
This sometimes manic and very straightforward film won't be for everyone, but it does have a surprisingly broad appeal."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Mar 30, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
55%
|
Being Flynn (2012) |
"
With ace performances from Paul Dano and Robert De Niro as they create a supremely complicated father-son relationship, Being Flynn is a low-key drama full of pleasant surprises"
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Mar 2, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
80%
|
Haywire (2012) |
"
A go-for-broke action thriller that only gets more exciting the more grounded and real it feels."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Jan 18, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Arthur Christmas (2011) |
"
Arthur Christmas, a joyful and tremendously funny spin on Santa as a story of family dysfunction."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Nov 21, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) |
"
See it for Olsen's breakthrough performance and Durkin's keen cinematic eye."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Oct 19, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
Moneyball (2011) |
"
Brad Pitt anchors it with a performance that might be the best he's ever given as a leading man."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Sep 15, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Drive (2011) |
"
Something new and thrumming with life, a movie about detachment that has an intoxicating staying power."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Sep 15, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Contagion (2011) |
"
Contagion is satisfying and spooky and a total thrill to watch."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Sep 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
76%
|
The Debt (2011) |
"
The rare kind of thriller that's even more interesting below the surface."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Aug 31, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
44%
|
30 Minutes or Less (2011) |
"
A funny and fast-paced blast of silly energy, willfully dumb with a clever streak that keeps it afloat just long enough."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Aug 5, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) |
"
Deathly Hallows Part 2 isn't just a proper sendoff, but maybe the best argument for adapting these books to film in the first place."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Jul 11, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
69%
|
Horrible Bosses (2011) |
"
Horrible Bosses is entertaining and brazen, a clear reminder that to make a good comedy, all you've really gotta do is make it funny."
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted Jul 6, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
X-Men: First Class (2011) |
"
A blast of colorful and passionate enthusiasm with just enough weight to matter. "
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted May 28, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Midnight in Paris (2011) |
"
Enjoyable and funny and lovely to look at, not all we could ask from Allen, but the kind of fanciful and well-acted movie he still does better than anybody. "
—
CinemaBlend.com
Posted May 17, 2011
|
65%
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97%
