Fresh 3.5/4
| N/A | The Vice Guide to Travel DVD (2006) | "
Just the right size; travel guide will open your eyes without wasting your time"
DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 46%
| Whatever Works (2009) | "
So long as you don't hurt anybody and adapt to a New York state of mind... "whatever works"" Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 88%
| Three Days of the Condor (1975) | "
Has a dose of camp that might not have been intended 30 years ago"
DVD REVIEW Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| N/A | Pirate for the Sea (2008) | "
The underdog is the marine ecosystem and the hard-nosed protagonist is Paul Watson" Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 94%
| Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) | "
A powerful home movie about real-world evil and good" Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| N/A | Rome: Engineering an Empire () | "
Pretty good for TV; a solid overview of Roman architectural history" Posted May 14, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| N/A | The Unseen (2007) | "
Recent films capture the soul and pace of the South; this one seems only to capture the stereotypes" Posted May 14, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| N/A | History Channel Presents - Life After People () | "
Interesting idea, but doesn't rise above its made-for-TV roots" Posted May 14, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 78%
| Doubt (2008) | "
Not a cinematic powerhouse, but a good conversation starter" Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 93%
| Sugar (2009) | "
Dominican natives pursue their diamond dreams in the U.S." Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Rotten 58%
| Enemy at the Gates (2001) | "
An action movie for the art house crowd, or a highbrow movie for the action crowd"
DVD REVIEW Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 98%
| Let the Right One In (2008) | "
Excellent storytelling and a handful of very good shots add up to one of the year's best" Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 87%
| A Christmas Tale (2008) | "
Controlled chaos of a family reunion highlighed by likeable but flawed characters" Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 87%
| Timecrimes (2008) | "
A tight little movie where every setup is paid off" Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| N/A | Scrubs - The Complete Seventh Season (2007) | "
Another round the same old show that you're comfortable and familiar with"
DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 96%
| Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008) | "
If steroids were outlawed, only outlaws would have steroids" Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 98%
| Surfwise (2008) | "
New Bohemian lifestyle: good, bad, or neutral?" Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 98%
| The Wrestler (2008) | "
It's not the comeback, it's the writing and the characters" Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 97%
| To Catch a Thief (1955) | "
Not bad on TV; much better on DVD"
DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 69%
| Revolutionary Road (2008) | "
Can't tell whether Mendes speaks through his characters or speaks about them" Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 34%
| Adam Resurrected (2008) | "
The ending throws away the complexity that makes the rest of the movie so interesting" Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| N/A | The Lady With the Dog (1960) | "
Fans of Checkhov will delight in this pristine film from 1960"
DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 55%
| Shuttle (2009) | "
Immediate frights and long-lasting dread are still not quite enough" Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 92%
| Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) | "
An anti-miserablist film. A lark, but one with Mike Leigh's signature well-defined characters."
DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 100%
| The Odd Couple (1968) | "
"Opposites" a great comic setup, but the movie takes it as a starting point, not a focal point"
DVD REVIEW Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 60%
| Sukiyaki Western Django (2008) | "
With a lot to criticize, Sukiyaki Western Django still has its charms"
DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 22, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 53%
| Mamma Mia! (2008) | "
Skip it, not because it's a chick flick, but because it doesn't aim to be more than fluff"
DVD REVIEW Posted Feb 22, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 91%
| I.O.U.S.A. (2008) | "
Practically begs audiences to declaim it essential viewing, rather than quietly convincing us" Posted Feb 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 94%
| Milk (2008) | "
Much like the documentary that went before; Penn's performance makes the remake worthwhile" Posted Feb 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 100%
| Gomorra (2008) | "
The more you know about the story behind the story, the better it is" Posted Feb 22, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 54%
| What Just Happened (2008) | "
Polished, coherent, rich with internal consistency... and sacrilegious for believers in The Movies" Posted Feb 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 84%
| Wendy and Lucy (2008) | "
Dramatic arc is an elegant structure revealing the laws of emotional physics" Posted Feb 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 98%
| Roman Holiday (1953) | "
So light and enjoyable that it almost seems wrong to ascribe more to it than pure entertainment"
DVD REVIEW Posted Jan 20, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 98%
| Sunset Boulevard (1950) | "
Sunset Blvd. is both great entertainment and great literature"
DVD REVIEW Posted Jan 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 92%
| Frost/Nixon (2008) | "
The best boxing movie of 2008; with words and wits instead of gloves and fists" Posted Jan 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 94%
| Our Daily Bread (2006) | "
Pair with Michael Pollan's treatises on food, or with The Gleaners and I and King Corn"
DVD REVIEW Posted Jan 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 100%
| The Order of Myths (2008) | "
Separate but equal is alive and well in America; see how it works at Mardi Gras in Mobile" Posted Jan 20, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 48%
| Shall We Dance? (2004) |
Click here to read article Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | The Bill Douglas Trilogy: My Childhood / My Ain Folk / My Way Home (1972) | "
A personal memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood" Posted Oct 2, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 70%
| Religulous (2008) | "
Bill Maher shines light on the weird beliefs of people around the country and around the world" Posted Oct 2, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 92%
| Alexandra (2008) | "
Clever scenario looks at the balance of power betwween age, sex, and nationality" Posted Jul 19, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| N/A | Daft Punk's Electroma (2006) | "
Visually appealing but the pace is 20x too slow" Posted Jul 19, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 100%
| Noise (2008) | "
Even at the movie's climax, Saville wants us to keep looking at the characters" Posted Jul 10, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 61%
| Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) | "
If I were ten I'd go see this again and again and again" Posted Jul 10, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 81%
| Ghosts of Cite Soleil (2007) | "
Packs an emotional punch, but that only partly makes up for the lack of a good story" Posted Jun 26, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 90%
| Still Life (2008) | "
Jia chose a great setting, but don't give him too much credit" Posted Jun 19, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 94%
| The Violin (2007) | "
Perfect casting: the photogenic Ángel Tavira is a valuable find for writer/director Francisco Vargas"
DVD REVIEW Posted Jun 19, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 80%
| Standard Operating Procedure (2008) | "
Non-essential Morris. Pick any other documentary to find more interesting and colorful subjects." Posted Jun 19, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| N/A | New Urban Cowboy (2008) | "
Won't win any filmmaking awards, but the subject will make you think about your surroundings" Posted Jun 19, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 64%
| Noriko's Dinner Table (2007) | "
Has a mind-blowing scene at its climax that takes the whole movie to set up" Posted Jun 19, 2008 |
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