Rotten C-
| Fresh 71%
| Bruno (2009) | "
A condescending picture that always takes aim at easy targets, fires away with a blunderbuss, and then pretends to be courageous for what it's done." Posted Jul 9, 2009 |
Rotten F
| Rotten 11%
| I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) | "
Nowhere near as vulgar as most contemporary teen comedies...On the other hand, it's a crushing bore. At least Nia Vardalos' terrible I Hate Valentine's Day had the right verb in its title." Posted Jul 9, 2009 |
Rotten F
| Rotten 21%
| Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) | "
Of direct-to-DVD quality, so you might as well wait until this one makes it to disc--and then skip it." Posted Jul 9, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 89%
| Soul Power (2009) | "
The well-preserved (or well-restored) footage, and the simple joy of the artists, easily put any misgivings in the shade." Posted Jul 9, 2009 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 57%
| The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009) | "
The point that it's making about the treatment of women under traditional Islam and the inhumane modes of punishment still prevalent in many countries...is sufficiently important that, with all its flaws, it deserves to be seen." Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 92%
| Revanche (2009) | "
Unsettling and at the same time genuinely moving, it's a superb psychological thriller...remarkable for its meticulous creation of mood." Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Rotten F
| Rotten 17%
| I Hate Valentine's Day (2009) | "
An indie romantic comedy even worse than most of the bigger-budgeted but almost invariably rotten Hollywood examples of the genre." Posted Jul 2, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 43%
| The Girl From Monaco (2009) | "
A confection that has gone sour before you've finished consuming it." Posted Jul 2, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 96%
| The Hurt Locker (2009) | "
Less impressive as a whole than in its parts, it's still a provocative, well-crafted picture...one of the best films yet made about the Iraq War." Posted Jul 2, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 45%
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | "
Will probably keep the franchise humming along profitably, despite its persistent mediocrity." Posted Jun 30, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Fresh 66%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
A stylish stiff, hobbled by surprisingly uncharismatic lead performances from its stars." Posted Jun 30, 2009 |
N/A | Fresh 88%
| Moon (2009) | "
Interview with Duncan Jones"
INTERVIEW Posted Jun 29, 2009 |
Fresh B-
| Fresh 73%
| Departures (2009) | "
Occasionally goes saccharine, [but] mostly succeeds in telling an unusual story in an engaging way." Posted Jun 27, 2009 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 43%
| My Sister's Keeper (2009) | "
Like a Lifetime disease-of-the-week movie on steroids...tugs at your heartstrings so relentlessly that by the time it's over you might require a defibrillator." Posted Jun 24, 2009 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 51%
| Cheri (2009) | "
A numbingly wrong-headed period piece that misfires on virtually all cylinders...Hampton and Frears prove heavy-handed, and their clumsiness is magnified by the missteps of the cast." Posted Jun 24, 2009 |
Rotten D-
| Rotten 19%
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | "
Even longer and noisier than its predecessor--as well as dumber and more incoherent...like a big, unsightly, clattery toy powered by a battery that just wont quit, even though you devoutly wish it would." Posted Jun 23, 2009 |
Fresh B-
| Fresh 67%
| The Merry Gentleman (2009) | "
Isn't the sort of picture that grabs you from the start, but the tale of two loners who find one another gradually grows on you." Posted Jun 18, 2009 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 17%
| Year One (2009) | "
Not much more than another raunchy, adolescent boys-out-on-the-town farrago, even if the boys are dressed in animal skins and the town is Sodom." Posted Jun 18, 2009 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 46%
| Whatever Works (2009) | "
Though this is lesser Allen, it contains enough laugh-out-loud moments in Woody's old vein to make it an enjoyable trifle." Posted Jun 18, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 46%
| The Proposal (2009) | "
Sluggish when it should be scintillating and sappy where it should be sardonic, this romantic comedy winds up more softball than screwball." Posted Jun 18, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 92%
| The Lemon Tree (2008) | "
Has a distinct point of view on the Israeli-Palestinian impasse, but expresses it with considerable finesse as well as emotional power." Posted Jun 17, 2009 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 25%
| Little Ashes (2009) | "
A dry, dull retelling of a typical gay coming-of-age tale that's invigorated by neither the period backdrop nor the fact that the characters were real people." Posted Jun 17, 2009 |
N/A | Fresh 97%
| Food, Inc. (2009) | "
Interview with Robert Kenner"
INTERVIEW Posted Jun 17, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 87%
| O'Horten (2009) | "
A gentle, deadpan comedy-drama...you shouldn't miss the opportunity to make the acquaintance of this wryly observant little film." Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Rotten C+
| Fresh 88%
| Moon (2009) | "
An intellectual sci-fi tale that unabashedly takes its inspiration from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Unfortunately, it resembles the Kubrick masterpiece less than an episode of The Outer Limits." Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 50%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
A reasonably interesting but curiously routine heist movie that will be appreciated more by new riders than those familiar with the superior 1974 incarnation." Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Rotten C+
| Rotten 43%
| Imagine That (2009) | "
An innocuous father-daughter movie--sweet and inoffensive--and...a distinct improvement on Murphy's recent efforts. But...it's just okay, not the enchanting treat it's meant to be." Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 97%
| Food, Inc. (2009) | "
You're unlikely to look at the stuff on the shelves of your supermarket in quite the same way ever again...probably won't be seen by many consumers, but it deserves to be." Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
N/A | Rotten 50%
| Easy Virtue (2009) | "
Interview with Stephan Elliott and Sheridan Jobbins"
INTERVIEW Posted Jun 4, 2009 |
Rotten D
| Rotten 12%
| My Life in Ruins (2009) | "
Lovely scenery...stuck in a sub-sitcom script. Some of these group tours are really the pits." Posted Jun 3, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 66%
| Away We Go (2009) | "
The limberness of the leads and the affable nature of Mendes' treatment soften the material's harshness and make it go down easily. You should tag along with Burt and Verona on their journey of discovery." Posted Jun 3, 2009 |
Rotten F
| Rotten 28%
| Land of the Lost (2009) | "
We're in Howard the Duck and Pluto Nash territory here...so awful that watching all forty-three episodes of the original without a break would be less painful." Posted Jun 3, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Fresh 78%
| The Hangover (2009) | "
Coarse but only intermittently amusing example of boys' night out...Among guy flicks this one comes in around the middle, neither unmentionably terrible nor particularly memorable." Posted Jun 3, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 76%
| Outrage (2009) | "
Clearly an activist piece of filmmaking, but cleverly put together and highly enjoyable...It does, however, raise some troubling journalistic questions." Posted Jun 3, 2009 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 50%
| Easy Virtue (2009) | "
While everyone won't agree with the approach...it does result in the sort of mildly amusing, feel-good period piece with an easy-to-swallow message that appeals to today's older audiences." Posted Jun 3, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 75%
| Adoration (2009) | "
Those who make an effort to respond to its challenges will find it an absorbing and haunting experience." Posted Jun 3, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 98%
| Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) | "
Affectionate but revealing...a deeply human piece that's hilarious one moment and touching the next." Posted Jun 2, 2009 |
Fresh A
| Fresh 97%
| Up (2009) | "
An animated movie that's far more human than most live-action ones, and easily maintains the exalted standards we've come to expect from Pixar. It's guaranteed to raise your spirits." Posted May 28, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 93%
| Drag Me To Hell (2009) | "
Doesn't boast a plot to match its hilariously over-the-top title, but it offers enough scares and chuckles to make for an enjoyably ghoulish cinematic roller-coaster ride." Posted May 28, 2009 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 93%
| Summer Hours (2009) | "
Bittersweet, quietly poignant and emotionally resonant but without tears, it's a film about art that becomes a work of art itself." Posted May 28, 2009 |
Rotten D
| Fresh 62%
| The Brothers Bloom (2009) | "
Notable mostly for its ultra-cutesy style, which smothers the convoluted tale in visual and verbal affectation so heavy that you almost choke on it." Posted May 22, 2009 |
Rotten D
| Rotten 44%
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) | "
A big, bloated bore, so overstuffed with effects and racket that it's simply exhausting...the kind of empty extravaganza that gives family films a bad name." Posted May 22, 2009 |
N/A | Fresh 92%
| Every Little Step (2009) | "
Interview with Adam Del Deo"
INTERVIEW Posted May 21, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 58%
| The Girlfriend Experience (2009) | "
May not plumb the emotional depths, but in its cool, detached way it's a sharply observed commentary on the parched, incomplete relationships that result from a merely capitalist mentality." Posted May 21, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 32%
| Terminator Salvation (2009) | "
Does pretty much what you'd expect but little more, and its sullen efficiency doesn't make up for its lack of imagination." Posted May 19, 2009 |
N/A | Rotten 47%
| Management (2009) | "
Interview with Stephen Belber"
INTERVIEW Posted May 18, 2009 |
N/A | Fresh 70%
| Rudo and Cursi (2009) | "
Interview with Carlos Cuaron"
INTERVIEW Posted May 15, 2009 |
Rotten C+
| Fresh 78%
| Valentino: the Last Emperor (2009) | "
Lovely to look at, perhaps, but in the end there's not much to it behind the surface glamour." Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 47%
| Management (2009) | "
Thanks to the stars' adept way with Belber's script, this little movie manages to win you over." Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 70%
| Rudo and Cursi (2009) | "
There's no depth to Rudo y Cursi, but Bernal and Luna make the surface formula more fun than you might expect." Posted May 14, 2009 |
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