N/A | Rotten 13%
| Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) | "
Click here for our interview coverage and exclusive photos of stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant." — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Dec 18, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Rotten 43%
| Nine (2009) | "
Splashy, glitzy and glamourous, Nine is a raucous, sexy time that brings fun and star power back into the cinemas." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Dec 17, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 83%
| Avatar (2009) | "
With Avatar, Cameron has created the first great epic of the 21st century and a new benchmark in filmmaking. No wonder that this took 4 years to produce, it was worth every minute to get this right." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Dec 17, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| The Princess and the Frog (2009) | "
Slapdash and second rate in script, animation and musical score, The Princess and the Frog is as shrill, uninteresting and headache-inducing as the worst Saturday morning cartoon." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Dec 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 57%
| Brothers (2009) | "
It's tempting to call Brothers a war film, but the war is only a backdrop for any family tragedy. Sheridan and his brilliant cast show deft and sensitive handling of complex and universal issues. Oscar noms abound." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Dec 4, 2009 |
N/A | Rotten 31%
| Ninja Assassin (2009) | "
Click here to read our Exclusive Interview with Ninja Assassin Star and International Pop Sensation, Rain" — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 28%
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) | "
Despite an abundance of nude male torsos, New Moon hasn't enough swoony romance for its female demo, action thrills or cleverness anywhere in the production, dragging on eternally like its vamp undead." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Nov 20, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 39%
| 2012 (2009) | "
2012's cutting-edge CGI special-effects technology combine with the campy failings of the worst of the 1950's B-movies making for an unlikely comedy of disaster-epic proportions." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Nov 15, 2009 |
N/A | Rotten 27%
| Splinterheads (2009) | "
Click here for our exclusive interview with Splinterheads star, Dean Winters, also from Oz and 30 Rock" — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 80%
| Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) | "
These pure, stripped-down moments of Jackson in his element on stage, music flowing through him are as close to the heart of the man as the public will ever get, resulting in an experience both joyful and melancholy." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Oct 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 48%
| Astro Boy (2009) | "
Astro Boy stands on its own as a nifty piece of animated fun, full of good lessons, brisk pacing and humour and sweetness the original anime sometimes lacked. It does Osamu Tezuka's source creation proud." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Oct 25, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 47%
| Ong Bak 2 (2009) | "
Moaning about the overlong, sloppily told story seems petty nitpicking when all I really want to see is Tony Jaa doing what he does best - beating the tar out of people, and we get that in spades in Ong Bak 2." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Oct 25, 2009 |
N/A | Rotten 21%
| Amelia (2009) | "
Click here to read our coverage of the Amelia Press Day featuring Oscar-winner Hilary Swank and director Mira Nair" — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
N/A | Fresh 88%
| Red Cliff (2009) | "
Click here for our exclusive interview with Hong Kong action film legend, Red Cliff director John Woo." — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Oct 19, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 73%
| Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | "
If only Jonze's reverence for Sendak's book had resulted in a representation as sharp, imaginative and magical as his source material instead of this flat, disjointed disappointment." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Oct 15, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 82%
| Paranormal Activity (2009) | "
While a welcome respite from classic horror movie remakes and gory torture porn, I can't cosign on the Paranormal Activity hype. Is this the scariest film ever made? Not in the least." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Oct 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 75%
| Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) | "
A two-hour op-ed piece raging against the hijacking of the American Dream by special interests, Moore's a canny enough filmmaker to balance entertainment and foursquare truths to keep the audience entertained and fascinated." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Oct 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 89%
| Zombieland (2009) | "
Slight, but wry, witty and a lot of fun, Zombieland is a last gasp of summer silliness that is welcome in the days before the big drama-heavy, late-fall Oscar push." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Oct 3, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 40%
| Surrogates (2009) | "
A familiar feeling mash-up of many films, Surrogates is enjoyable as the slight popcorn chomper it's meant to be. Won't tax the brain overmuch, but is enjoyable as the modern day 1950's B-movie that it is." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Sep 26, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 65%
| Coco Before Chanel (2009) | "
The only biopic approved by the House of Chanel, clearly for its utter topicality and lack of challenge to Chanel's mythos. Amazing how a life so thoroughly lived could come off so flat and listless onscreen." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
N/A | Fresh 85%
| Bright Star (2009) | "
Click here to read our interview and see exclusive photos of Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish & Jane Campion from Bright Star" — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Sep 20, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 85%
| Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) | "
Rollicking, hilarious and whiplash smart, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is a sweet, sugar-hyper blast that captures the heart, if not the gentle style of the beloved children's book." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Sep 17, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 58%
| 9 (2009) | "
9's innovative animation style doesn't need the latest 3D gimmicks to involve its audience, the depth and beauty of Acker's world pulls us in from the first frame." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Sep 10, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 6%
| All About Steve (2009) | "
Mistaking cute and quirky for teeth-grindingly obnoxious, All About Steve is one of the most irritating moviegoing experiences of the year. Shame on you, Sandra Bullock, you know better than this." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Sep 5, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 63%
| Extract (2009) | "
Judge's off-the-cuff humour suits Bateman's bone-dry delivery perfectly, yet I wonder if Extract's low-key comedy might've have been more successful as a series of FunnyorDie shorts?" — TheDivaReview.com Posted Sep 5, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| Still Walking (2009) | "
Still Walking is a triumph of mood and storytelling imbued with fine performances. Kore-eda creates more bombast in the quiet of a living room than I've seen from all this year's summer blockbusters." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
N/A | Fresh 100%
| Still Walking (2009) | "
Click here to read our interview with Still Walking's writer/director, Hirokazu Kore-eda" — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Aug 27, 2009 |
N/A | Rotten 58%
| 9 (2009) | "
Click here for our interview with the stars of 9, Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly and writer/director Shane Acker" — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Aug 26, 2009 |
N/A | Fresh 70%
| My One and Only (2009) | "
Click for our exclusive chat/photos with George Hamilton dishing on carousing with Robert Mitchum, Cary Grant on LSD, cleaning up after Jim Morrison, Inglourious Basterds and the Twilight vamps." — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Aug 23, 2009 |
N/A | Fresh 86%
| Fifty Dead Men Walking (2009) | "
Click here to read our new interview with Fifty Dead Men Walking stars Jim Sturgess and Sir Ben Kingsley" — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Aug 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | "
Pure Tarantino with the brash pop culture flourishes and disbelief suspension that entails, yet fine performances and memorable characters show real heart and thought behind Inglourious Basterds. I had a blast." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Aug 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 91%
| Ponyo (2009) | "
Not the spectacle that Princess Mononoke or Spirited Away are, Ponyo's beautiful, hand-drawn storybook pastels, mesmerising swirls of colourful action and sweet message of friendship are a gentle delight." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Aug 15, 2009 |
N/A | Fresh 80%
| Bandslam (2009) | "
Click here to read our interview with Bandslam's Vanessa Hudgens, Aly Michalka and Gaelan Connell and check out our exclusive photos." — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| District 9 (2009) | "
Original and ingenious, District 9 is smart, funny and a terrifically entertaining time at the movies. That this is a first feature makes the film a marvel and Neill Blomkamp a filmmaker to watch." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 75%
| Julie & Julia (2009) | "
Schizophrenic as it is, Julie & Julia is very fortunate to have Meryl Streep holding up both hers and everyone else's soufflé to keep the proceedings passably entertaining." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Aug 8, 2009 |
N/A | Fresh 82%
| Thirst (2009) | "
Click here to read our exclusive interview with Thirst director Chan-wook Park." — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Aug 2, 2009 |
N/A | Fresh 65%
| Adam (2009) | "
Click to read our interview coverage with Adam stars Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne" — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Jul 27, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 0%
| Homecoming (2009) | "
When is a movie remake not a movie remake? When the filmmakers involved know what they've made is so wretched they don't dare admit it. The most oblivious MTV viewer won't miss the blatant plagiarism." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Jul 17, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| 500 Days of Summer (2009) | "
Cool as a melty Creamsicle on a hot summer day and a sweet surprise in the middle of blockbuster season. Gordon-Levitt's performance is as starmaking as John Cusack's in the romcom opus, Say Anything." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Jul 17, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 83%
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) | "
Funnier and looser than previous sequels, it entertains like the blockbuster it's meant to be. If Deathly Hallows is anywhere as enjoyable as Half-Blood Prince, I just might miss this series when it's over." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Jul 14, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 67%
| Bruno (2009) | "
More envelope-pushing and funnier than Borat, Baron Cohen's perilous brand of agit-comedy takes us from meetings with terrorists to acrobatic penises. How did this get away with an R rating?" — TheDivaReview.com Posted Jul 7, 2009 |
N/A | Rotten 20%
| Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) | "
Click here for our exclusive interview with Blood:The Last Vampire producer, Bill Kong, the man behind such classics as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero & Lust, Caution" — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Jul 2, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 66%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
A generic title for one of the most generic, forgettable biopics in recent memory. Even Depp's formidable charm cannot illuminate the utter dreariness of this flatline of film." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Jun 30, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 45%
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | "
Does there need to be an Ice Age 4? Not really. Will there be an Ice Age 4? Most likely. As long as the quality and entertainment bar never drops below this level, that's not such a bad thing." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Jun 30, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 20%
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | "
Put in your earplugs and grab the aspirin. Enjoyable for the only the easiest to please 10-year-old boys; this deafening, tiresome epic is a skull-splitting hot mess for everyone else." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Jun 26, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 15%
| Year One (2009) | "
Instead of anything clever or original as one might expect from Harold Ramis; we're subjected to gross-out jokes. Note to Mr. Ramis; the Fountain of Comedy Youth is probably not located in a sewer." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Jun 18, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 47%
| Whatever Works (2009) | "
Powered by Larry David as Woody Allen's most successful avatar; if you can suspend your disbelief to go with the absurd geriatric male fantasy plot, the rest of the film is your oyster." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Jun 18, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 51%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
Not your average bombs-away summer blockbuster, The Taking of Pelham 123 is goofy but enjoyable, with its stars, notably Travolta's wired performance providing most of the fireworks." — TheDivaReview.com Posted Jun 13, 2009 |
N/A | Fresh 68%
| Tetro (2009) | "
Click here for our interview and exclusive photos of Tetro director Francis Ford Coppola and actor Alden Ehrenreich" — TheDivaReview.com
INTERVIEW Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 66%
| Away We Go (2009) | "
Heartwarming, insightful, and truly funny, Away We Go is an utter gem. Sam Mendes' most personal film is an adoring Hallmark card to mothers and young love everywhere." — MonkeyPeaches Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
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