|
B-
|
56%
|
Oblivion (2013) |
"
The characters aren't quite deep enough and the story's twists are too dependent on murky motivations and head-slapping coincidences to satisfy."
—
Zap2it.com
Posted Apr 22, 2013
|
|
C-
|
45%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013) |
"
If the best thing that can be said about a bad melodrama is that the actors are in on the joke, it's probably time to rethink the approach. "
—
Zap2it.com
Posted Feb 14, 2013
|
|
C-
|
15%
|
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
This is not the Die Hard you're looking for."
—
Zap2it.com
Posted Feb 14, 2013
|
|
C
|
20%
|
Identity Thief (2013) |
"
Plays like one of those junky '80s vehicles Whoopi Goldberg got saddled with because Hollywood didn't know what the hell else to do with her."
—
Zap2it.com
Posted Feb 8, 2013
|
|
C+
|
85%
|
Side Effects (2013) |
"
The narrative twists and turns ... are no match for the far more interesting mystery still unfolding off screen."
—
Zap2it.com
Posted Feb 8, 2013
|
|
|
40%
|
Hell Baby () |
"
A pileup of poorly improvised scenes and repetitive gags demonstrating zero flair for either satire or straightforward comedy."
—
Variety
Posted Feb 5, 2013
|
|
|
67%
|
A.C.O.D. () |
"
Carter's existential crisis simply isn't interesting enough to sustain the movie, even at a scant 87 minutes, no matter how likable the leading man."
—
Variety
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
|
89%
|
Fruitvale Station (2013) |
"
Even if every word of Coogler's account of the last day in Grant's life held up under close scrutiny, the film would still ring false in its relentlessly positive portrayal of its subject."
—
Variety
Posted Jan 22, 2013
|
|
—
|
75%
|
The Tall Man () |
—
Variety
Posted Jan 22, 2013
|
|
|
36%
|
The Collection (2012) |
"
An energetic but utterly weightless exercise in slice-and-dice cinema."
—
Variety
Posted Nov 27, 2012
|
|
|
25%
|
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) |
"
Less reliant on slow-burn suspense and larded with fake-out jump scares, this is the first sequel in the series that fails to advance the overall mythology in any meaningful way."
—
Variety
Posted Oct 17, 2012
|
|
|
11%
|
House at the End of the Street (2012) |
"
A schlockly spin on the girl-in-jeopardy genre."
—
Variety
Posted Sep 21, 2012
|
|
C
|
51%
|
Trouble with the Curve (2012) |
"
[Eastwood] doesn't argue with an empty chair, but he does kick the crap out of a coffee table."
—
HitFix
Posted Sep 20, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
54%
|
V/H/S (2012) |
"
Undeniably uneven but considerably more spirited and ambitious than we've seen from Hollywood lately."
—
Metromix.com
Posted Aug 30, 2012
|
|
|
29%
|
The Oogieloves in The Big Balloon Adventure (2012) |
"
A prime contender for most peculiar wide release of the year."
—
Variety
Posted Aug 30, 2012
|
|
|
39%
|
The Possession (2012) |
"
Keep a close eye on what your children buy at yard sales, suggests The Possession, a ho-hum exorcism chiller that tries to spice up a formulaic screenplay by converting a predominantly Catholic-fixated horror subgenre to Judaism."
—
Variety
Posted Aug 29, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
Compliance (2012) |
"
Incredibly thorny issues of morality, responsibility, loyalty, trust and resentment are in play here."
—
Metromix.com
Posted Aug 17, 2012
|
|
|
17%
|
Until They Are Home (2012) |
"
Like the recovery mission it chronicles, Until They Are Home is a noble but relatively uneventful experience."
—
Variety
Posted Aug 16, 2012
|
|
|
78%
|
Dredd (2012) |
"
Grim, gritty and ultra-violent, Dredd reinstates the somber brutality missing from the U.K. comicbook icon's previous screen outing."
—
Variety
Posted Jul 16, 2012
|
|
B+
|
78%
|
Take This Waltz (2012) |
"
Whether or not [Michelle Williams] receives a fourth Oscar nomination for this film, the performance is among her most challenging and complex."
—
HitFix
Posted Jun 28, 2012
|
|
B-
|
56%
|
People Like Us (2012) |
"
A good cast goes a long way in masking narrative and stylistic flaws."
—
HitFix
Posted Jun 27, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
86%
|
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) |
"
A feeling of genuine enthusiasm and ingenuity ... as if everyone involved was truly discovering the power and potential of filmmaking for the first time."
—
Metromix.com
Posted Jun 22, 2012
|
|
C-
|
55%
|
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) |
"
So clueless that its predictable 'Seize the day! Follow your bliss!' messages inadvertently make a case for its own irrelevance."
—
HitFix
Posted Jun 21, 2012
|
|
C-
|
21%
|
That's My Boy (2012) |
"
Could've used less of Sandler's childishness and more of someone willing to push it in a darker, more dangerous direction."
—
HitFix
Posted Jun 14, 2012
|
|
C
|
34%
|
Lola Versus (2012) |
"
A cinematic oxymoron, it's an utterly standard unconventional comedy."
—
HitFix
Posted Jun 8, 2012
|
|
C-
|
29%
|
Bel Ami (2012) |
"
There's nothing inspired enough in the filmmaking or the supporting performances to suggest a different lead would've dramatically improved the overall product."
—
HitFix
Posted Jun 7, 2012
|
|
C+
|
79%
|
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) |
"
Is there any reason to seek it out if you don't have kids to bring along or a desire to see every animated movie ever made? Not really."
—
HitFix
Posted Jun 7, 2012
|
|
D-
|
13%
|
Piranha 3DD (2012) |
"
Every attempt at horror and suspense is so shockingly inept Piranha 3DD might actually be hilarious if it wasn't so pathetic."
—
HitFix
Posted Jun 1, 2012
|
|
D+
|
20%
|
Chernobyl Diaries (2012) |
"
The silly, shallow people in Chernobyl are so spectacularly stupid and keep doing such massively moronic things that you start actively cheering for their deaths."
—
HitFix
Posted May 25, 2012
|
|
B-
|
75%
|
The Intouchables (2012) |
"
How did such a safe, familiar tale become such a super-sized smash in France? You'll have to ask the French."
—
HitFix
Posted May 24, 2012
|
|
C+
|
70%
|
Men in Black III (2012) |
"
Looks cool, seems promising and goes absolutely nowhere."
—
HitFix
Posted May 22, 2012
|
|
B
|
58%
|
Hysteria (2012) |
"
It's rare to find a romance of any kind these days where the love interests truly spark, and it's a pleasure to be reminded what that looks like in Dancy and Gyllenhaal's work here."
—
HitFix
Posted May 17, 2012
|
|
D+
|
22%
|
What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) |
"
Is the sight of a woman in labor screaming for drugs ever not hilarious? If you can honestly answer yes, then you might want to see Expecting after all."
—
HitFix
Posted May 17, 2012
|
|
C+
|
78%
|
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) |
"
Moviegoers of a certain age are eager to see themselves reflected on screen, no matter how banal that reflection looks. "
—
HitFix
Posted May 4, 2012
|
|
B
|
86%
|
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) |
"
Not many films aimed at kids would also make room for radically bastardized versions of historical figures Queen Victoria and Charles Darwin as prominent supporting characters"
—
HitFix
Posted Apr 27, 2012
|
|
C
|
23%
|
The Raven (2012) |
"
What's of slightly greater concern than the movie itself is just what the hell has happened to [John] Cusack's career."
—
HitFix
Posted Apr 27, 2012
|
|
C+
|
57%
|
Safe (2012) |
"
Story, setting, style and supporting characters are all beside the point. Just bring on the fights."
—
HitFix
Posted Apr 26, 2012
|
|
C
|
20%
|
The Lucky One (2012) |
"
Plays like a straight-faced parody of everything you'd expect from a [Nicholas] Sparks adaptation. Or a prototypical version of what people mean when they say they hate 'chick flicks.'"
—
HitFix
Posted Apr 19, 2012
|
|
B-
|
53%
|
Think Like a Man (2012) |
"
We've seen these stories before, but not with this cast. Sometimes that makes all the difference."
—
HitFix
Posted Apr 19, 2012
|
|
C-
|
38%
|
Lockout (Unrated) (2012) |
"
The only reason to bother discussing the derivative, chintzy Lockout is [Guy] Pearce."
—
HitFix
Posted Apr 12, 2012
|
|
B+
|
92%
|
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) |
"
Cabin is really, really fun. But here's my minor quibble: All the fun gets in the way of the scares."
—
HitFix
Posted Apr 11, 2012
|
|
B+
|
75%
|
Damsels in Distress (2012) |
"
Stillman has made an entertainment with enough depth to hold up over repeated viewings."
—
HitFix
Posted Apr 6, 2012
|
|
B
|
87%
|
Bully (2012) |
"
Although it doesn't dive deep enough into its subject, it's still an affecting piece of work well worth seeing by both adults and kids."
—
HitFix
Posted Mar 29, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
67%
|
Friends With Kids (2012) |
"
Likeable and astute, Friends with Kids is a minor revelation in a genre currently starved for worthwhile entries."
—
Metromix.com
Posted Feb 28, 2012
|
|
—
|
——
|
The Lost Thing (2010) |
—
Metromix.com
Posted Feb 16, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
94%
|
The Secret World of Arrietty (2012) |
"
It's a testament to the work of Studio Ghibli that the bighearted messages of films like Arrietty resonate as completely genuine."
—
Metromix.com
Posted Feb 13, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
26%
|
This Means War (2012) |
"
An agreeably dim-witted effort that coasts along on the charm of its stars."
—
Metromix.com
Posted Feb 13, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
37%
|
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012) |
"
How much you'll enjoy Billion Dollar Movie probably comes down to your tolerance for extreme gross out humor."
—
Metromix.com
Posted Feb 12, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
90%
|
Oscar Nominated Animation Shorts (2012) |
"
Not quite up to the standard established in recent years ... still an enjoyably brisk bunch"
—
Metromix.com
Posted Feb 10, 2012
|
77%
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