Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 75%
| Collapse (2009) | "
There's not much to Collapse beyond 77 minutes of one man talking about the possible end of society as we know it, and it's riveting stuff start to finish." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 48%
| The Box (2009) | "
What's intended to be a trippy, philosophical sci-fi parable winds up more overwrought than unsettling." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 87%
| Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire (2009) | "
Precious is a force of nature. You don't simply watch the movie, you experience it -- in all its fury, hope, bitterness, grace, horror and redemption." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 13%
| Gentlemen Broncos (2009) | "
Everything you need to know about the depressing, unsavory Gentlemen Broncos can be summarized by a single shot: a close-up on a steaming pile of dog crap." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 29, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 17%
| Amelia (2009) | "
If there's one thing Amelia wants us to know, it's that Amelia Earhart was her own woman. If there's another thing...I don't have a clue what it could be." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 48%
| Ong Bak 2 (2009) | "
The goal of Ong Bak 2 was to make something bigger and better. They only succeeded with the first half." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 37%
| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) | "
No satisfying resolution, no sense of characters coming into their own, and no feeling that the world that's been created was interesting enough to sustain one movie, let alone several." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| The House of the Devil (2009) | "
Slow, yet oddly spellbinding, horror film ... a living, breathing nostalgia piece oozing period authenticity" — Metromix.com Posted Oct 21, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 11%
| The Stepfather (2009) | "
[Nelson] McCormick has crafted a horror remake so undistinguished it makes Prom Night look like a masterpiece of transgressive filmmaking." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Maid (2009) | "
Both a domestic dramedy and a workplace procedural, incisively revealing the emotional consequences of living with a family that you're never quite a part of." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 15, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 84%
| Paranormal Activity (2009) | "
Worth seeing once (preferably with a large audience, preferably after dark), but then what? The success of the film's suspense makes it the ultimate in disposable entertainment." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 15, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 70%
| Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | "
Requires its audience to take a giant leap, use their minds and, occasionally, go to some uncomfortable places ... an uncommonly bold and brilliant piece of filmmaking." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 13, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 61%
| Peter and Vandy (2009) | "
Flirts with indie-filmmaking-by-the-numbers but still manages a refreshingly clear-eyed look at relationships." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 8, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 92%
| The Damned United (2009) | "
Classy light drama gets its larger than life scope from Brian Clough's own massive ego and Michael Sheen's sharp performance in the role." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 8, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 55%
| The Invention of Lying (2009) | "
Lying ambitiously stakes its claim to the highest level of film comedies. And by doing so, it just might be the best comedy of the year. Honestly." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 1, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 89%
| Zombieland (2009) | "
There's nothing wrong with a little light comedy after a zombie apocalypse leaves humanity utterly devastated. But there's nothing very smart about it either." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 1, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 35%
| Blind Date (2009) | "
[Patricia] Clarkson has the ability to make any character interesting, but if there's ever been a test of how enjoyable it is to watch a film just because she's in it, this is it." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 24, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 48%
| Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009) | "
Sometimes humorous, sometimes repulsive, never insightful, the movie comes off like the work of an overeager college student." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 24, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 38%
| Surrogates (2009) | "
By mixing a detective story and futuristic robots the filmmakers were likely aiming for the next Blade Runner. They wound up with the next Battlefield Earth." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 75%
| Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) | "
[Michael] Moore hasn't made a measured film because he's not looking for a measured response. He wants to get his viewers outraged and shake them out of their complacency." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 23, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 69%
| Paris (2009) | "
This mishmash is only sporadically successful." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 17, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| Bright Star (2009) | "
A small film, but also an uncommonly lovely work." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 17, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 45%
| Jennifer's Body (2009) | "
Jennifer's Body plays it safe and familiar. Juno would not be pleased." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 94%
| Crude (2009) | "
Keeps a tight focus on a sprawling topic, condensing three years of production into a narrative that neatly lays out the history of the controversy, the opposing viewpoints and key players" — Metromix.com Posted Sep 9, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 68%
| American Casino (2009) | "
Has the feel of a quickie made-for-TV doc. It's bare bones ... but timely." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 3, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 63%
| Extract (2009) | "
[Mike] Judge's most modest offering yet -- less quotable than Office Space, less provocative than Idiocracy" — Metromix.com Posted Sep 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 85%
| We Live in Public (2009) | "
Portrait of an egomaniac capitalizing on technology remains plenty valuable as a peek into the past that few would want to see become the future." — Metromix.com Posted Aug 28, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Still Walking (2009) | "
A gentle, absorbing drama that carefully modulates sentimentality with an eye for the way family members can be casually cruel to each other and outsiders." — Metromix.com Posted Aug 28, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 21%
| Halloween II (2009) | "
Zombie was interested in more than just a quick cash-in sequel. But Halloween II can't quite convince that a follow-up was necessary." — Metromix.com Posted Aug 28, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | "
As entertaining as it is audacious, a film that showcases Tarantino in top form and boasts a multitude of characters who could easily carry a movie of their own." — Metromix.com Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 46%
| Shorts (2009) | "
Decent filler for kids but too tedious for adults, [Robert] Rodriguez already proved he can do better than this with the first two Spy Kids." — Metromix.com Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 58%
| Art & Copy (2009) | "
[The] relentlessly positive approach results in a movie that feels like it was made for an advertising convention, not general audience consumption (let alone edification)." — Metromix.com Posted Aug 20, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 59%
| The Headless Woman (2009) | "
The movie isn't interested in moral judgments or lessons, just unflinching observation. Groove on the eerie vibe, then draw your own conclusions." — Metromix.com Posted Aug 19, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 91%
| Ponyo (2009) | "
Some may find it too childish, but the movie's innocence is infectious, and Miyazaki's artistry utterly transporting." — Metromix.com Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 38%
| The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) | "
The movie is earnest and flat, failing to even match the easy romantic escapism that made a blockbuster out of Twilight." — Metromix.com Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| District 9 (2009) | "
There's no doubt genre fans will eagerly surrender to the crafty, low budget charms of District 9 ... It definitely has the goods" — Metromix.com Posted Aug 13, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 68%
| Grace (2009) | "
Deeply unsettling stuff ... [but] sharp, witty and ambitiously artful too, like some lost gem from the highbrow spectrum of '70s exploitation cinema" — Metromix.com Posted Aug 13, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 36%
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) | "
Made for only two audiences: those who thought the '80s cartoon was abso-freakin'-lutely awesome and anyone who finds a mindless fantasy world of techno-military action abso-freakin'-lutely awesome on its own terms." — Metromix.com Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 75%
| Julie & Julia (2009) | "
Getting something half right would never have been good enough for [Julia] Child, and the movie goes all sorts of wrong with Julie." — Metromix.com Posted Aug 6, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 72%
| I Sell the Dead (2009) | "
The sort of movie that was probably more fun to make than it is to watch." — Metromix.com Posted Aug 6, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 60%
| Paper Heart (2009) | "
Takes an optimistic, undeniably sweet approach to issues of the heart, and doesn't lose its head in the process." — Metromix.com Posted Aug 6, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 28%
| Aliens in the Attic (2009) | "
Lightweight entertainment for kids with a thankfully low level of obnoxiousness." — Metromix.com Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 84%
| Flame & Citron (2008) | "
A consistently serious, well-acted effort. It's also, at 130 minutes, a bit of a slog at points." — Metromix.com Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 83%
| Thirst (2009) | "
It's tempting to call it True Blood East, but any comparisons to existing vampire sagas shortchange the unique appeal of Park's vision." — Metromix.com Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 93%
| Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009) | "
Worthy viewing for film buffs, but never quite transcendent enough for casual viewers ... as energetic but limited as an IFC Channel documentary special." — Metromix.com Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 15%
| The Ugly Truth (2009) | "
Too polished and professionally by-the-numbers to represent rock bottom in the battle of the sexes genre, but with material this mundane it's hard not to wish someone would've put up a better fight." — Metromix.com Posted Jul 24, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 55%
| Orphan (2009) | "
The acting is richer than the story ... but this is a film designed to live or die on its twist. Good luck with that." — Metromix.com Posted Jul 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 50%
| Death In Love (2009) | "
A raw and uncompromising drama with considerably limited appeal ... leaves a lasting impression, though it's rarely easy to watch." — Metromix.com Posted Jul 16, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 87%
| 500 Days of Summer (2009) | "
[Joseph] Gordon-Levitt's performance is reason enough to recommend this movie ... sure to become a cornerstone of a wildly promising career" — Metromix.com Posted Jul 15, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 83%
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) | "
Already past the point when most film franchises would be wheezing their way toward irrelevancy, Potter keeps going strong with a sense of purpose and ambition that puts most of Hollywood to shame." — Metromix.com Posted Jul 13, 2009 |
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