Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 33%
| Ciao (2008) | "
Ciao moves at a snail's pace. It feels long even at its abbreviated length." Posted Dec 12, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 50%
| Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) | "
With help from a lively cast and a twist on the formula, it seems fresh and enticing -- like a Christmas present you didn't know you wanted but are delighted to receive." Posted Dec 12, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 73%
| Eden (2008) | "
To say it is bleak is an understatement. But it will make a lot of people reassess their marriages and decide that, in comparison, they're not so bad after all." Posted Dec 5, 2008 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 25%
| Nobel Son (2008) | "
Nobel Son is a dreary little thriller that irritates more than it thrills." Posted Dec 5, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 88%
| Bolt (2008) | "
Although it doesn't reach the heights of Finding Nemo or The Incredibles, it's a masterpiece compared with Disney's 2002 Treasure Island." Posted Nov 21, 2008 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 49%
| Good Dick (2008) | "
Surely some of the young woman's porn videos would make better viewing." Posted Nov 14, 2008 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 28%
| Filth and Wisdom (2008) | "
Nothing in this cynical bit of claptrap feels remotely real." Posted Oct 24, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 80%
| Trumbo (2008) | "
It's a pleasure to meet a truly moral man in a documentary that rightly heralds his name." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 53%
| A Four Letter Word (2008) |
Click here to read article Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 90%
| Transsiberian (2008) | "
As Alfred Hitchcock demonstrated three times, trains make a nifty setting for a thriller." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 58%
| The Secret Life of Bees (2008) | "
Prince-Bythewood makes you care about the characters and hope they live happily ever after." Posted Oct 17, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 92%
| Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) | "
The key to enjoying the film, a minor effort by Leigh, is warming up to Poppy. Her bubbly personality may be too much for some. She's like a walking, talking smiley face." Posted Oct 10, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 68%
| Save Me (2007) | "
Save Me doesn't poke fun at anyone's beliefs. It takes a more nuanced humanistic approach." Posted Oct 3, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 37%
| How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) | "
A sharp-witted satire of celebrity journalism and has much to recommend it once you get past its unwieldy title, which sounds like something that would get slapped on a self-help book." Posted Oct 3, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 61%
| The Duchess (2008) | "
Beguiling." Posted Sep 26, 2008 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 54%
| Choke (2008) | "
An annoying little film that attempts to be lascivious but is merely ludicrous." Posted Sep 26, 2008 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 47%
| Towelhead (2008) | "
It is so disturbing it makes you uncomfortable watching it. For the price of admission, you become an unwilling voyeur." Posted Sep 19, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 97%
| Trouble the Water (2008) | "
Is there more to be said about this national catastrophe? Yes, definitely, as the engrossing documentary Trouble the Water shows in just about every frame." Posted Sep 5, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 80%
| I Served the King of England (2008) | "
You are swept away by the beauty of individual moments and by Barnev's extraordinary performance, which beautifully serves I Served the King of England." Posted Aug 29, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 68%
| Love Comes Lately (2007) | "
One of the best compliments to be paid a movie based on fiction is that it compels you to read other things by the author. Love Comes Lately is likely to elicit such a response." Posted Aug 22, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 63%
| Hamlet 2 (2008) | "
It has an edge and degree of sophistication not seen in most summer comedies." Posted Aug 22, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 40%
| The Longshots (2008) | "
Anyone familiar with other inspirational sports movies knows that they lead up to a crucial game. The Longshots is no exception." Posted Aug 22, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 91%
| Boy A (2008) | "
In tandem, the director and screenwriter build up a palpable suspense. Boy A will rivet you while raising issues about forgiveness and just who deserves it." Posted Aug 8, 2008 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 11%
| Hell Ride (2008) | "
The script, written by Bishop, barely makes sense. It lacks anything resembling wit, unless you think it amusing that these aging cyclists brag about needing their three B's -- bikes, beer and booty." Posted Aug 8, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 74%
| Elegy (2008) | "
Spanish director Isabel Coixet displays what is almost reverence for the material. You can imagine her whispering on the set. She brings out the absolute best in her top-notch cast." Posted Aug 8, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 64%
| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) | "
Chandler's multilayered script, unusually thoughtful for a teen flick, returns again and again to the notion that friends are there to offer support." Posted Aug 6, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 95%
| My Winnipeg (2008) | "
The best way to take My Winnipeg is with a box of popcorn and a grain of salt." Posted Jul 25, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 90%
| Wonderful Town (2007) | "
A sensitive love story from Thailand set against the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami." Posted Jul 25, 2008 |
Rotten 1/4
| Fresh 79%
| How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2008) | "
Riedel reveals herself to be a novice filmmaker, especially in the pacing of most scenes." Posted Jul 24, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 56%
| Elsa & Fred (2008) | "
Elsa & Fred is worth seeing just to admire how Argentine writer-director Marcos Carnevale avoids so much as a whiff of condescension." Posted Jul 18, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 19%
| Meet Dave (2008) | "
Director Brian Robbins keeps going for easy laughs." Posted Jul 11, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 79%
| Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) | "
Kit Kittredge is proof of how far you can get with the right screenwriter -- in this instance one versed in Children's Adventures 101 -- and director." Posted Jul 2, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 31%
| The Children of Huang Shi (2008) | "
You can be 100 percent in favor of rescuing adorable orphans from war-torn zones and still find The Children of Huang Shi a tough haul." Posted May 30, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 86%
| Reprise (2008) | "
Reprise has a smart and knowing script and will compel audiences to reflect on themselves at that age." Posted May 23, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 70%
| Night of the Living Dead (1990) |
Click here to read article Posted May 20, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 68%
| Redbelt (2008) | "
Mamet's love for the sport comes through in every frame." Posted May 9, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 82%
| The Dhamma Brothers (2008) | "
There's one image you're likely to take away from this mind-boggling documentary. It's of rows and rows of men dressed completely in white and seated cross-legged on royal blue mats." Posted May 2, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 51%
| Then She Found Me (2008) | "
Where it really matters -- working with actors -- veteran filmmakers could learn from Hunt." Posted May 2, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 54%
| Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) | "
The film is carried by its charismatic stars, John Cho as Harold and Kal Penn as Kumar. Kumar plays Laurel to Harold's Hardy, continually getting the pair into messes. Cho is a marvel at displaying exasperation, his face contorting into a frown." Posted Apr 25, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 90%
| The Visitor (2008) | "
McCarthy puts a mark on each film, identifying it as distinctly his own. A couple more like them, and he'll be knighted an auteur." Posted Apr 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 90%
| Refusenik (2008) | "
[Director] Bialis may have been too diligent in tracking down sources." Posted Apr 11, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 70%
| Irina Palm (2008) | "
Although Faithfull only sporadically makes movies anymore, it's hard to imagine anyone who could have done this role better." Posted Apr 11, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 90%
| The Apartment (1960) |
Click here to read article Posted Apr 11, 2008 |
Rotten 3/4
| Rotten 31%
| Chaos Theory (2008) | "
Sometimes, Hollywood producers are too myopic to recognize a winner even when they made it." Posted Apr 11, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Rotten 49%
| Nim's Island (2008) | "
Nim's aquatic adventures and those on land provide the majority of thrills in this exhilarating and enchanting family picture. It's the best I've seen this year and highly recommended for girls and for boys, too." Posted Apr 4, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 58%
| Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul (2008) | "
There's nothing wrong with being difficult if there's a payoff at the end. Screenwriter-director Nacer Khemir provides that with a visually stunning final scene that makes sense of everything that came before." Posted Apr 4, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 48%
| Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) | "
This is a romantic comedy light on romance but heavy on comedy, and it's well cast to skew in that direction." Posted Mar 28, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 67%
| Snow Angels (2008) | "
David Gordon Green, among the most gifted of the young independent filmmakers, creates a mood that engulfs you in the lives of his characters." Posted Mar 21, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 73%
| Under the Same Moon (2008) | "
It has the feel of truth and is a vivid reminder of the hell Mexicans put themselves through to live in the United States, even illegally." Posted Mar 21, 2008 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 18%
| Sleepwalking (2008) | "
Sleepwalking is a slow-moving family drama guaranteed to induce a nap if not somnambulism." Posted Mar 14, 2008 |
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