|
5/5
|
90%
|
Tangled (2010) |
"
This isn't some Shrekified attempt at a Disney movie. It's a straightforward fairytale with a princess for little girls to fall in love with, a dashing hero and a wicked witch. "
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Examiner.com
Posted Nov 25, 2010
|
|
92/100
|
79%
|
The Grey (2012) |
"
Taught, intense and brilliantly directed, The Grey is a survival masterpiece."
—
Flixist.com
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
88/100
|
94%
|
Hugo (2011) |
"
Hugo is the kind of movie you will fall in love with and want to share with everyone. "
—
Flixist.com
Posted Nov 23, 2011
|
|
8.6/10
|
84%
|
Contagion (2011) |
"
By focusing in on just a few individuals and letting the rest of the story unfold in the background Soderbergh makes a micro experience into a macro one."
—
Flixist.com
Posted Sep 9, 2011
|
|
8.6/10
|
82%
|
Super 8 (2011) |
"
Super 8 rekindles your wonder with the movies."
—
Flixist.com
Posted Jun 9, 2011
|
|
8.55/10
|
71%
|
Hanna (2011) |
"
If you're looking to find out how to make an action/spy thriller more than just an action spy thriller then look no further then Hanna."
—
Flixist.com
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
|
84/100
|
85%
|
The Hunger Games (2012) |
"
Any gripes that I have with it stem from the fact that it couldn't be four hours long and that it can't be in first person like the books. "
—
Flixist.com
Posted Mar 24, 2012
|
|
8.4/10
|
76%
|
The Help (2011) |
"
Even if you wanted to complain about the film being too melodramatic or cute those complaints are washed away by powerful and compelling performances."
—
Flixist.com
Posted Aug 11, 2011
|
|
83/100
|
85%
|
Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2011) |
"
It's an easy crowd pleaser with its humor, heart and guts."
—
Flixist.com
Posted Sep 30, 2011
|
|
8/10
|
95%
|
Moneyball (2011) |
"
Moneyball is a rare beast: a sports film that is actually a good film."
—
Flixist.com
Posted Sep 23, 2011
|
|
7.95/10
|
79%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010) |
"
Basically, you'll love it if you love Potter and you'll hate if you hate Potter, but if you're just looking for some fun in the theaters you can do far, far, far, far, far worse than Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Nov 18, 2010
|
|
68
|
68%
|
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) |
"
While you're never quite sure where the movie is swinging at least it is swinging."
—
Flixist.com
Posted Mar 9, 2012
|
|
75/100
|
52%
|
John Carter (2012) |
"
I just had fun at John Carter. Stupid, old school, science fiction fun. It's the kind of science fiction that doesn't get bogged down in the science part and fully embraces the fiction."
—
Flixist.com
Posted Mar 9, 2012
|
|
75
|
44%
|
J. Edgar (2011) |
"
Worth seeing for DiCaprio's performance, which is sadly hampered by confusing direction and a poorly constructed screenplay."
—
Flixist.com
Posted Nov 9, 2011
|
|
7.5/10
|
60%
|
Final Destination 5 (2011) |
"
It's not about being scary and its not about shocking you with torture porn, Final Destination is simply about stupid fun."
—
Flixist.com
Posted Aug 12, 2011
|
|
|
86%
|
Inception (2010) |
"
Nolan's greatest aspect might be his own ability to show restraint when he could easily over blow everything. It worked miracles in Dark Knight and it has crafted a masterpiece in the form of Inception. "
—
Examiner.com
Posted Jul 15, 2010
|
|
|
41%
|
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) |
"
Turtletaub has already proven he can avoid logic spectacularly well in the National Treasure films and he does it again here as well. It isn't a bad thing."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Jul 15, 2010
|
|
|
81%
|
Despicable Me (2010) |
"
Despicable Me plays it right down the line, and delivers on that line in a perfect fashion."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Jul 9, 2010
|
|
|
49%
|
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) |
"
Do not fret, unwilling patrons dragged along to a viewing, the movie is actually quite entertaining in its own right."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Jun 29, 2010
|
|
|
53%
|
Knight & Day (2010) |
"
You might have to be hankering for a dumb action flick to really get your money's worth in the theater, but if you are that is exactly what you will get. "
—
Examiner.com
Posted Jun 25, 2010
|
|
|
67%
|
The Karate Kid (2010) |
"
The Karate Kid just won the award for surprise of the year. It's good. "
—
Examiner.com
Posted Jun 11, 2010
|
|
|
47%
|
MacGruber (2010) |
"
It's not just good punch lines, and it's not just parody, and it's not just a man sticking a stalk of celery up his ass to distract some guards. MacGruber is all these things, and it's damn funny because of it. "
—
Examiner.com
Posted May 21, 2010
|
|
|
74%
|
Iron Man 2 (2010) |
"
As superhero movies go this one is definitely a winner."
—
Examiner.com
Posted May 7, 2010
|
|
|
72%
|
The Crazies (2010) |
"
It's easy to see why one should shove The Crazies aside as another dumb slasher, but it's harder to actually do that."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Feb 26, 2010
|
|
|
69%
|
Shutter Island (2010) |
"
Of course a flat Scorsese film is still deeper and more textured than almost everything else out there, so this still ranks up there among the must sees."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Feb 19, 2010
|
|
|
16%
|
When in Rome (2010) |
"
What you get with When in Rome is a surprisingly good romantic comedy."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Jan 29, 2010
|
|
|
18%
|
The Tooth Fairy (2010) |
"
What can I say, I'm just a sucker for a large, muscular man dressed in a tutu."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Jan 22, 2010
|
|
|
48%
|
The Book of Eli (2010) |
"
This is one book worth watching."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Jan 15, 2010
|
|
|
75%
|
Invictus (2009) |
"
Invictus is not a bad movie. It's quite a good movie, in fact. It is simply not a great movie, and, unfortunately for it, expectations were high."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Dec 11, 2009
|
|
|
28%
|
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) |
"
One can't really complain about delivering what the fans want, can one?"
—
Examiner.com
Posted Nov 21, 2009
|
|
|
23%
|
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) |
"
All I can really say is that if liking a movie where two guys swing off of ropes tied to a building into a window with guns blazing and proceed to slide across the floor on their knees while shredding mobsters up with bullets is wrong, then I don't want t"
—
Examiner.com
Posted Nov 13, 2009
|
|
|
39%
|
2012 (2009) |
"
If the world had actually ended two hours into the film we'd all be discussing how awesomely stupid 2012 was in heaven."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Nov 13, 2009
|
|
|
53%
|
Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) |
"
If you've ever wanted to see what 3D could actually do for a film if it wasn't just used as a gimmick then check out A Christmas Carol."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Nov 5, 2009
|
|
|
82%
|
Paranormal Activity (2009) |
"
This isn't a horror film, it's a a lesson in how to build fear."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Oct 9, 2009
|
|
|
84%
|
Whip It (2009) |
"
Whip It is good, it just needs to be whipped into better shape."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Oct 2, 2009
|
|
|
90%
|
Zombieland (2009) |
"
Zombieland is a bloody, gorey, funny, over-the-top, zombie slaughtering piece of perfection."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Oct 2, 2009
|
|
|
27%
|
Pandorum (2009) |
"
For fans of the genre I can't see Pandorum disappointing."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Sep 25, 2009
|
|
|
43%
|
Jennifer's Body (2009) |
"
Jennifer's Body is horror thrown back at us with it's tongue firmly in its cheek and its conventions open for all to see."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Sep 18, 2009
|
|
|
56%
|
9 (2009) |
"
In an ultimate twist of irony for those who have seen the movie, the film lacks soul."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Sep 10, 2009
|
|
|
63%
|
Extract (2009) |
"
Extract actually has to extract its laughs from the movie (pardon the pun), and that is something great comedy never has to do."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Sep 4, 2009
|
|
|
83%
|
The September Issue (2009) |
"
It isn't simply interesting to see how American Vogue is put together, but actually fun, humorous and insightful. Plus, Wintour is really a b**ch sometimes, and that is always good to watch."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Sep 4, 2009
|
|
|
49%
|
Taking Woodstock (2009) |
"
Taking Woodstock is a fine film, it just isn't what it wants to be or what it should be."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Aug 28, 2009
|
|
|
91%
|
District 9 (2009) |
"
Director Neil Blomkamp, whose future in Hollywood should now be a lock, along with screenwriter Terri Tatchell (not to mention Peter Jackson, the film's producer) have created a world with massive scope."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Aug 13, 2009
|
|
|
34%
|
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra (2009) |
"
I don't think I've seen an untested film franchise be set up for a sequel so hard in my entire life."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Aug 13, 2009
|
|
|
84%
|
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"
So yes, Half-Blood Prince is a bloody good time, and the best summer blockbuster film since Star Trek, but make sure you make the time to sit down and read the books if you haven't."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Jul 17, 2009
|
|
|
87%
|
(500) Days of Summer (2009) |
"
(500) Days of Summer is that rare movie about boy meets girl that defeats the oldest nemesis of the rom-com genre: predictability"
—
Examiner.com
Posted Jul 17, 2009
|
|
|
67%
|
Brüno (Bruno) (2009) |
"
Some of the scenes do beg the question of if they were staged or not, but after the first ten minutes or so you're laughing too hard to really care."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Jul 10, 2009
|
|
|
43%
|
The Proposal (2009) |
"
The Proposal gives some hope that the rom-com can still function."
—
Examiner.com
Posted Jun 19, 2009
|
|
|
67%
|
Away We Go (2009) |
"
It's a slice of American life just like Mendes delivered in American Beauty, Revolutionary Road and, to a lesser extent, the heavily underrated Road to Perdition -- except now he's done it with a bunch of comedians and a bit less depr"
—
Examiner.com
Posted Jun 11, 2009
|
|
|
93%
|
Drag Me to Hell (2009) |
"
It's hard to know where to start with what the film does right, since almost everything in the movie is horrortastic."
—
Examiner.com
Posted May 28, 2009
|
67%
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