Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 0%
| Transylmania (2009) | "
David and Scott Hillenbrand’s stoner horror-comedy predictably provides more groans than laughs. The filmmakers had better pray someone in the theater is holding, if you know what we mean." — Time Out New York Posted Dec 9, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 42%
| Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon (2009) | "
Director Mary Mazzio’s film, part documentary and part public-service announcement ... may prompt a discussion of totally revamping standard curriculum." — Time Out New York Posted Nov 11, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 29%
| Free Style (2009) | "
Anyone over the legal voting age will have to suffer through “valuable” life lessons to get to the sick two-wheel aerials. Nothing ever comes for free." — Time Out New York Posted Oct 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 38%
| X Games 3D: The Movie (2009) | "
Such dime-store philosophy, coupled with the running commentary from the Games’ heinously Spicoli-esque announcers, ruins an otherwise gripping, in-your-face experience." — Time Out New York Posted Aug 26, 2009 |
Fresh 4/6
| Fresh 63%
| New World Order (2009) | "
Jones and his followers are an easy subject for ridicule, but Meyer and Neel opt for a more nuanced -- even sympathetic -- treatment of the group’s ultralibertarian obsession." — Time Out New York Posted May 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3/6
| Rotten 16%
| Mutant Chronicles (2009) | "
The film plays like an extended-cut scene from an Xbox 360 shooter, but heroic sons of bitches mixed with exploding torsos at humanity’s darkest hour sometimes equals splattery fun." — Time Out New York Posted May 1, 2009 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 28%
| 12 Rounds (2009) | "
A graceless scrap between a Die Hard flick and the public-transportation mayhem of Speed." — Time Out New York Posted Apr 1, 2009 |
Rotten 3/6
| Fresh 71%
| Bart Got a Room (2009) | "
If nothing else, the film serves as a cringeworthy reminder to us all about what terrible people we were in high school." — Time Out New York Posted Apr 1, 2009 |
Fresh 3/6
| Rotten 40%
| We Pedal Uphill (2009) | "
All of Roland Tec’s miniportraits highlight the snake oil hucksterism and manufactured fear that still beset America." — Time Out New York Posted Mar 18, 2009 |
Rotten 1/6
| Rotten 8%
| Waiting for Dublin (2009) | "
Let’s just say that it will take many Guinnesses to get over the stilted awfulness of this nonsensical ode to the Emerald Isle. Many Guinnesses." — Time Out New York Posted Mar 11, 2009 |
Rotten 1/6
| Rotten 4%
| Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) | "
This painful background tale of the schoolgirl master of the really slow fireball attack almost makes one yearn for the days of Jean-Claude Van Damme." — Time Out New York Posted Mar 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/6
| Fresh 78%
| Life. Support. Music. (2009) | "
Watching Crigler go from likable, ax-wielding guy to a prone figure who can’t even close his mouth, and then his eventual return to the stage, is inspiring, and reaffirms our belief in the healing power of rock & roll." — Time Out New York Posted Feb 4, 2009 |
Rotten 3/6
| Fresh 79%
| Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2009) | "
The self-perpetuating cycle of hopelessness, ignorance and poverty is certainly a depressing spectacle. But it’s not a very revelatory one." — Time Out New York Posted Jan 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 45%
| Hotel for Dogs (2009) | "
The film would’ve been better served if the maudlin human struggles and teenybopper romance had been cut and replaced with a bunch of Shiba Inu puppies rolling around the hotel lobby." — Time Out New York Posted Jan 14, 2009 |
Fresh 4/6
| Fresh 94%
| Moscow, Belgium (2008) | "
Belgium has a reputation for dullness (In Bruges) and being invaded by Germans (the Schlieffen Plan), but this delightful film also proves that it’s a place where unlikely love can flourish." — Time Out New York Posted Dec 17, 2008 |
Rotten 2/6
| Fresh 67%
| Where God Left His Shoes (2008) | "
This film needs more than God’s Nikes to resonate with an already economically downtrodden filmgoing populace." — Time Out New York Posted Dec 10, 2008 |
Fresh 3/6
| Rotten 38%
| Let Them Chirp Awhile (2008) | "
Jonathan Blitstein’s debut feature works reasonably well by letting the characters’ collective emotional retardation speak for itself." — Time Out New York Posted Dec 3, 2008 |
Fresh 3/6
| Fresh 78%
| The End of America (2008) | "
Wolf’s dire message has lost some of its urgency, but is still worth paying attention to, if only as a study of how aggressive regimes market their language in palatable ways." — Time Out New York Posted Dec 3, 2008 |
Fresh 4/6
| Rotten 48%
| We Are Wizards (2008) | "
As with most uncontrollable pop-cultural phenomena, the various groups and organizations that have popped up around the Harry Potter franchise are more fascinating than the bespectacled object of their slavish devotion." — Time Out New York Posted Nov 20, 2008 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 50%
| The Beautiful Truth (2008) | "
The director’s suggestion that big pharmaceutical companies have no interest in actually curing cancer is credible, but the film itself unfortunately makes Kroschel’s beliefs come off like just so much hippie propaganda." — Time Out New York Posted Nov 12, 2008 |
Rotten 2/6
| Fresh 80%
| The Matador (2008) | "
The Matador suffers from a very predictable, almost staged quality when capturing Fandila’s unsequined life outside the ring." — Time Out New York Posted Oct 29, 2008 |
Rotten 3/6
| Fresh 67%
| First Basket (2008) | "
Students of the game will find the archival footage interesting, but casual filmgoers will likely be frustrated by the slavish on-court devotion to unflashy fundamentals and the inexcusable lack of dunking." — Time Out New York Posted Oct 29, 2008 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 12%
| Strength and Honour (2007) |
Click here to read article — Time Out New York Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 4/6
| Fresh 93%
| Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) | "
Boogie Man could have easily descended into a partisan polemic (by either side), but it pulls off the neat trick of presenting Atwater as both a sympathetic figure and the Antichrist." — Time Out New York Posted Sep 24, 2008 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 9%
| Bangkok Dangerous (2008) | "
Cage is believable as the brooding lone-wolf gunman, but the “hit man screwing himself by growing a conscience on his final kill” ploy needs to be put down for good." — Time Out New York Posted Sep 11, 2008 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 40%
| The Longshots (2008) | "
Unfortunately, director Fred Durst blends all of these time-honored components with the same skill level that he brought to the stage with his crappy band Limp Bizkit." — Time Out New York Posted Aug 21, 2008 |
Fresh 4/6
| N/A | Fire Under the Snow (2008) | "
This short but powerful doc provides a human element and historical perspective for armchair protestors who probably couldn’t find Tibet on a map—but because Adam Yauch and other celebrities care about the issue, know only that “they’re for it.”" — Time Out New York Posted Aug 6, 2008 |
Fresh 3/6
| Rotten 52%
| Stealing America: Vote By Vote (2008) | "
Despite backing up the sobering message of foul play with largely circumstantial evidence, Stealing America does offer useful advice (vote on paper, fools!) for those worried about our creeping American tyranny." — Time Out New York Posted Jul 31, 2008 |
Rotten 3/6
| Fresh 77%
| Bustin' Down the Door (2008) | "
While it’s pleasurable to watch surf legends wax nostalgic about fissures in the precorporate surf lifestyle, Bustin’ would be better served by delving a bit deeper into the erosion of a native culture." — Time Out New York Posted Jul 24, 2008 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 19%
| Meet Dave (2008) | "
Watching Murphy robotically walk around the city does stir nostalgia for the brilliant SNL skit where he masqueraded as an uptight white guy, but that formidable comic actor is long gone." — Time Out New York Posted Jul 16, 2008 |
Rotten 2/6
| Fresh 78%
| Outsourced (2007) | "
Picture Office Space, but shot in Mumbai and not funny." — Time Out New York Posted Jul 10, 2008 |
Fresh 4/6
| Fresh 83%
| Days and Clouds (2008) | "
Michele, in his inviolable pride and short temper, is almost a caricature of the vain Italian man, but the film otherwise deals with emotion in a truthful way." — Time Out New York Posted Jul 9, 2008 |
Fresh 4/6
| Fresh 100%
| We Are Together (2008) | "
This film about orphans in South Africa would be satisfying even if the only good thing about it were its refreshing lack of Bono." — Time Out New York Posted Jul 2, 2008 |
Fresh 3/6
| Rotten 57%
| Kicking It (2008) | "
You hope that this thoughtful portrayal of [these] players’ admirable representation of their countries will win them more respect back home." — Time Out New York Posted Jun 11, 2008 |
Fresh 3/6
| Fresh 100%
| Take Out (2008) | "
A sweet-and-sour look at the immigrant experience." — Time Out New York Posted Jun 4, 2008 |
Fresh 3/6
| Fresh 81%
| Quantum Hoops (2007) | "
David Duchovny narrates this inspirational account of Caltech’s 2006 basketball season (yes, the school has a team, and at the time of filming, the squad had not won in 21 years)." — Time Out New York Posted May 14, 2008 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 0%
| Short Order (2008) | "
Paulo’s anguish and plotting provide genuine laughs and some of the only quality moments in this otherwise forgettable movie." — Time Out New York Posted May 14, 2008 |
Rotten 1/6
| Rotten 36%
| Bloodline (2008) | "
If you thought the fallout of Dan Brown’s pop-Christian schlock had finally passed, think again." — Time Out New York Posted May 8, 2008 |
Rotten 1/6
| Rotten 10%
| Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008) | "
No intelligence allowed, indeed, as Ben Stein misguidedly crusades against what he perceives as the science community’s slavish devotion to natural selection." — Time Out New York Posted Apr 17, 2008 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 0%
| Remember the Daze (2008) | "
This dreck can’t even hold a candle to Can’t Hardly Wait and prompts the question: Where’s this generation’s Lloyd Dobler?" — Time Out New York Posted Apr 10, 2008 |
Fresh 3/6
| Fresh 63%
| Bra Boys (2008) | "
These siblings display a loyalty to their mates and to one another that is rather touching in this age of superficial friendships and mercenary values." — Time Out New York Posted Apr 10, 2008 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 5%
| The Hottie & the Nottie (2008) | "
Visionary director Tom Putnam injects new life into the stale romantic-comedy genre by introducing a hot girl and her ugly friend, only to pull the rug right out from under us by transposing their roles when you least expect it." — Time Out New York Posted Feb 7, 2008 |
Rotten 3/6
| Rotten 23%
| Balls of Fury (2007) |
Click here to read article — Time Out New York Posted Jan 18, 2008 |
— | Rotten 14%
| War (2007) |
Click here to read article — Time Out New York Posted Jan 18, 2008 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 25%
| Flakes (2007) | "
Some cute moments pepper the inane plot, but Flakes doesn’t have much snap, crackle or pop." — Time Out New York Posted Dec 13, 2007 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 34%
| P2 (2007) | "
Bentley plays the role of funny, cagey psychopath quite well, and the film packs more laughs than frights. What woman wouldn’t be interested after his homicidal message of love?" — Time Out New York Posted Nov 15, 2007 |
Fresh 3/6
| Fresh 79%
| Sharkwater (2007) | "
Undeniably captivating." — Time Out New York Posted Nov 1, 2007 |
Rotten 2/6
| Rotten 13%
| Mr. Woodcock (2007) | "
The amusingly deadpan Thornton cock-slaps the wishy-washy Scott through a medley of visual gags and dick jokes." — Time Out New York Posted Sep 28, 2007 |
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