Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| District 9 (2009) | "
What an achievement in filmmaking." Posted Aug 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| Ponyo (2009) | "
I liked that it wasn’t bound by the conventions of normal storytelling and I loved seeing a film that is just hand drawn animation." Posted Aug 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Bandslam (2009) | "
These are characters that make mistakes, they redeem themselves, and they grow throughout the course of the film." Posted Aug 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | "
Superbly acted and well constructed, each scene is paced to a chaotic climatic frenzy." Posted Aug 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 26%
| The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009) | "
I definitely laughed, just not enough to fully recommend it." Posted Aug 17, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 38%
| The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) | "
Some fans of the book might enjoy seeing these two soul mates brought to life on the big screen, but for everyone else the interpretation seems forced and at times inconsistent." Posted Aug 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 60%
| Paper Heart (2009) | "
There’s a lot to love here." Posted Aug 10, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 58%
| A Perfect Getaway (2009) | "
A terrific twist, but goes wasted in a movie that really runs out of steam." Posted Aug 10, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 75%
| Cold Souls (2009) | "
A terrific premise, but I’m not so sure about the execution." Posted Aug 10, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 43%
| Fragments (2009) | "
[A] well acted ensemble piece that I think you should see." Posted Aug 10, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 75%
| Julie & Julia (2009) | "
Meryl Streep is terrific. She will be again the darling of the award show season." Posted Aug 10, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 65%
| Adam (2009) | "
Hugh Dancy is really spectacular in this film." Posted Aug 3, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 95%
| In the Loop (2009) | "
You feel like a fly on the wall inside of these meetings in the offices and you see how utterly ridiculous everybody is." Posted Aug 3, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 68%
| Funny People (2009) | "
Apatow has always found a balance of heart and humor in his best films, and Funny People is no exception." Posted Aug 3, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| World's Greatest Dad (2009) | "
It’s definitely got something special to it." Posted Aug 3, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 82%
| Thirst (2009) | "
Funny at times, perhaps not purposefully so, it’s never truly scary or even thrilling." Posted Aug 3, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 26%
| Shrink (2009) | "
A strong script from writer Thomas Moffett and stellar work from Spacey are what really make this movie work." Posted Jul 27, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 55%
| Orphan (2009) | "
Painfully predictable." Posted Jul 27, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 79%
| Humpday (2009) | "
It kind of runs out of steam." Posted Jul 27, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 31%
| The Answer Man (2009) | "
It almost felt like the characters weren’t really reciting dialogue that came from them but rather just simply memorizing it off the script." Posted Jul 27, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 24%
| G-Force (2009) | "
It just didn’t come together." Posted Jul 27, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 14%
| The Ugly Truth (2009) | "
It’s just not believable." Posted Jul 27, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| 500 Days of Summer (2009) | "
I can’t speak highly enough about this really inventive romantic comedy." Posted Jul 13, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 15%
| I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) | "
This is dreadful. This is a pathetic excuse for a movie." Posted Jul 13, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 67%
| Bruno (2009) | "
There are lots of moments in this movie that are genuinely funny." Posted Jul 13, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) | "
I think the film really sets up the next two installments of the franchise nicely." Posted Jul 13, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 84%
| Soul Power (2009) | "
Passionate fans of the music will relish these archived images while regular moviegoers will be entertained, but not moved by what they see." Posted Jul 13, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 66%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
Some strong performances, but I expected more from this great director and stellar cast." Posted Jul 6, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 36%
| Local Color (2009) | "
Obviously a passio project for Gallo but he is never really able to translate that importance to the audience. We never really care or connect with these characters." Posted Jul 6, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 45%
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | "
The whole movie is more of the same and I'm afraid the franchis is running out of steam." Posted Jul 6, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 16%
| I Hate Valentine's Day (2009) | "
I found it to be really one note. This is not authentic modern courtship." Posted Jul 6, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 47%
| The Girl From Monaco (2009) | "
The film dances around suspense and satire, but achieves little of both." Posted Jul 6, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Afghan Star (2009) | "
This is about an Afghan culture that is at a real turning point." Posted Jun 29, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 54%
| Cheri (2009) | "
Where is the passion? Where is the heat?" Posted Jun 29, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 97%
| The Hurt Locker (2009) | "
One of the most authentic and powerfully believable war movies in recent times." Posted Jun 29, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 20%
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | "
It’s confusing and excessive and it just missed the mark completely." Posted Jun 29, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 47%
| My Sister's Keeper (2009) | "
I found the movie to be really tough and challenging and enjoyable." Posted Jun 29, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 43%
| The Proposal (2009) | "
Believability really goes out the window here." Posted Jun 22, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 47%
| Whatever Works (2009) | "
It’s no secret that I am a lifelong Woody Allen fan." Posted Jun 22, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 55%
| Surveillance (2009) | "
I thought this was depressing and brutal for brutality sake alone." Posted Jun 22, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 66%
| Dead Snow (2009) | "
The excessive blood and guts and lack of any true scares results in an absurdly conceived and insanely executed movie." Posted Jun 22, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 15%
| Year One (2009) | "
This is a significant notch below the great Monty Python films that tackled religion with intelligence and wit." Posted Jun 22, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 51%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
I was really disappointed by this." Posted Jun 15, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 96%
| Food, Inc. (2009) | "
The film is eye-opening, shocking, and disgusting." Posted Jun 15, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 38%
| Imagine That (2009) | "
[A] misguided, poorly executed family disaster." Posted Jun 15, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Moon (2009) | "
This is a deep and inventive exploration into the human psyche, made believable thanks to a wonderful performance from Rockwell." Posted Jun 15, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 68%
| Tetro (2009) | "
Francis Ford Coppola gives you a lot to digest here and I appreciate that." Posted Jun 15, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 66%
| Away We Go (2009) | "
It's refreshing to see a romantic comedy where the leads are already in love at the beginning of the movie, as opposed to the focus being their courtship process." Posted Jun 8, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 33%
| Tennessee (2009) | "
The problem with the film is that it is depressing for no real reason." Posted Jun 8, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 25%
| Land of the Lost (2009) | "
Farrell and McBride are great together at times in this movie." Posted Jun 8, 2009 |
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