Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 78%
| $9.99 (2009) | "
Director Tatia Rosenthal's inspiration was to populate the proceedings with animated 3-D figures; her cerebral, darkly funny film is a feat of stop-motion rumination." — Boston Phoenix Posted Dec 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 92%
| Drag Me To Hell (2009) | "
Raimi embraces hoary clichés like Gypsy curses and gateways to Hades in this cautionary tale for financial professionals." — Boston Phoenix Posted Dec 15, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 70%
| Chelsea on the Rocks (2009) | "
A visually poetic, if erratically edited, portrait illustrating how “the energy of this hotel is bigger than the people in it.”" — Boston Phoenix Posted Oct 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 93%
| Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009) | "
As recounted in Mark Hartley's entertaining documentary, twisted imaginations went wild after the post-'60s liberation from censorship and the introduction of tax breaks." — Boston Phoenix Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 92%
| Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (2009) | "
The Goldbergs has been dismissed as schmaltz. Kempner convinces that it deserves better, as does its groundbreaking creator." — Boston Phoenix Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
— | Rotten 56%
| Elsa & Fred (2008) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 53%
| Mamma Mia! (2008) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 16%
| Spinning into Butter (2009) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 38%
| Gigantic (2008) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 25%
| Bedtime Stories (2008) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 27%
| Seven Pounds (2008) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 43%
| What We Do Is Secret (2008) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 42%
| Military Intelligence and You! (2008) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
Rotten 0.5/4
| Rotten 0%
| Witless Protection (2008) | "
It’s sad to watch Yaphet Kotto, as the shady fed, clothesline the stereotypical Muslim motel owner who’s already been threatened by Larry with a trip to Gitmo." — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 50%
| Penelope (2008) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Fresh 85%
| Ashes of Time (1994) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Fresh 90%
| Sputnik Mania (2008) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 85%
| World's Greatest Dad (2009) | "
Williams gets laughs from his character's slow implosion: even when things go well for Lance, the potential for humiliation is written all over his face." — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 59%
| Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2008) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 53%
| The Promotion (2008) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 54%
| The Protector (2006) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 41%
| My Name is Bruce (2008) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Fresh 96%
| Triad Election (2007) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 12%
| An American Carol (2008) | "
Using sledgehammer gags in the service of a dissent-bashing tale, Zucker aims for the flag-waving brio of Warner Bros. cartoons during World War II, but he succeeds only in ruining Farley’s big break." — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 28%
| 12 Rounds (2009) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Fresh 64%
| Beautiful Losers (2008) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 4%
| Miss March (2009) | "
The boys directed and co-scripted, so there's no one else to blame." — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Fresh 90%
| Momma's Man (2008) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 12%
| Bride Wars (2009) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Rotten 22%
| The Pool (2002) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
— | Fresh 93%
| Election (1999) |
Click here to read article — Boston Phoenix Posted Mar 24, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 62%
| Muppets from Space (1999) | The movie has a clever premise that will appeal to all ages! — Boston Globe Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 15%
| Pokémon the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1999) | The Japanese animation is beautiful, and the script adaptation for the English-speaking audience is well-paced, clever, and absorbing enough to keep parents from squirming. — Boston Globe Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 76%
| The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (1999) | The Jim Henson folks, who earlier this year gave us Muppets from Space, come up with another winner. — Boston Globe Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 16%
| The Astronaut's Wife (1999) | Theron is hardly ready to carry a movie. — Boston Globe Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 9%
| The Bachelor (1999) | Probably the best that can be said about The Bachelor is that it gave a lot of work to female extras. — Boston Globe Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 6%
| Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) | Its sequel is devoid of personality and has an annoying gratuitous sentimental streak. — Boston Globe Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 21%
| Urban Legend (1998) | A proud product of the Scream cookie-cutter! — Boston Globe Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
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