Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 87%
| A Serious Man (2009) | "
Far more relatable than the Coens' recent work, and one cannot watch it without pondering some questions about the meaning of trials and the nature of fate." Posted Oct 31, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 75%
| Cold Souls (2009) | "
While Cold Souls doesn't answer any of the questions it raises, it does provide a thought-provoking narrative framework from which to begin." Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 51%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
Ultimately, the film reminds us that human life is precious and worth preserving%u2014and all in a smart summer blockbuster." Posted Jun 24, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 72%
| The Great Buck Howard (2009) | "
Light, witty, and occasionally thoughtful, The Great Buck Howard is a good Saturday-afternoon popcorn flick for teens and adults." Posted Mar 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 98%
| The Wrestler (2008) | "
Tour de force may be a cliched reviewer's phrase for performances during Oscar season, but it's the only one that can be applied to Rourke here." Posted Dec 23, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 77%
| Doubt (2008) | "
Doubt brings assumptions about people and circumstances to the surface, and then challenges those assumptions with uncertainty and, yes, doubt. Nobody loses, but nobody wins, either" Posted Dec 16, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 67%
| Synecdoche, New York (2008) | "
A brilliant, gut-wrenching plunge into the painful work of facing the decisions we make and choosing to either continue onward, or live in regret." Posted Oct 24, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 86%
| Rachel Getting Married (2008) | "
Throbs with life from title to credits, employing perhaps the most authentic characters you'll see on screen this year." Posted Oct 3, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 64%
| Brideshead Revisited (2008) | "
Though a story of the disappearing tradition of aristocracy, Brideshead Revisited is, at its core, a tale of the outworking of God's grace in people's lives." Posted Sep 29, 2008 |
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