Fresh
| Rotten 56%
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | "
As an insider, I know that GOATS is not 100% true, but true enough to enjoy." Posted Nov 3, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 16%
| The Fourth Kind (2009) | "
Alien abductees are back and they are still idiots." Posted Nov 1, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) | "
Awesome. Even if MJ is not singing his songs. What we do see is the state-of-the-art virtuosity of lip synching technology." Posted Oct 29, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 17%
| Amelia (2009) | "
A dull, torturous bore. Could Earhart's life really have been this uninteresting?" Posted Oct 25, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 85%
| A Serious Man (2009) | "
Every character is ugly and repulsive except the shiksa next door. What does this say about the Coen Brothers?" Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 23%
| Law Abiding Citizen (2009) | "
Revenge is a dish best served cold by a very angry, naked Gerard Butler." Posted Oct 17, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 71%
| Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | "
Angry boy runs away and names himself king of big, violent muppets. He never once misses his frantic mother. Back home, he gets rewarded with cake." Posted Oct 15, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 55%
| The Invention of Lying (2009) | "
It's a movie about something: The invention of lying and The Man in the Sky." Posted Oct 7, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 12%
| Couples Retreat (2009) | "
Mean, miserable married men. Not funny. A toddler easily steals the movie." Posted Oct 4, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 38%
| Surrogates (2009) | "
Harbinger of what should be coming." Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 83%
| Bright Star (2009) | "
Shallow, slow and Mr. Brown is an irritant." Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 45%
| Jennifer's Body (2009) | "
Not even Michael Bay can stop his ungrateful protégé's meteoric rise." Posted Sep 15, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 84%
| The September Issue (2009) | "
We should all apprentice under Anna Wintour." Posted Sep 14, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 77%
| It Might Get Loud (2009) | "
Guitar god? Check. Sex god? Absolutely. Jimmy Page effortlessly exudes sex - at 65." Posted Sep 12, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 30%
| Play the Game (2009) | "
Smart screenplay, good directing. Except for Griffith, casting is wrong." Posted Aug 28, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| District 9 (2009) | "
A brilliant social commentary." Posted Aug 18, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 75%
| Julie & Julia (2009) | "
Needs a story and a director. Bottom line: Who cares?" Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 55%
| Orphan (2009) | "
Scared me. The twist works." Posted Jul 25, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 15%
| The Ugly Truth (2009) | "
Butler almost made me forget a naked Leonidas. Here is the benchmark for charisma and chemistry with a co-star." Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 83%
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) | "
Should kill the franchise. Too many foolish, ancient wizards and HP, Hermoine and Ron are shallow extras. A crushing, muddy bore." Posted Jul 15, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 67%
| Brüno (2009) | "
Shock and awesome. We are co-conspirators with Bruno when we know where he's headed. Let's keep Borat out of this." Posted Jul 8, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 67%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
Mann delivers as does Depp and Bale. Billy Crudup's J. Edgar Hoover mesmerizes. As usual, Mann shortchanges female roles. Marion Cotillard is a dull temptress." Posted Jun 30, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 66%
| Away We Go (2009) | "
Indulgent bore about a freeloading confused couple who visit friends. Nothing happens." Posted Jun 25, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 19%
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | "
I hated every 149 minutes. This is so bad it's immoral. Michael Bay is a time-sucking vampire who will feast off your lost time. This is why the movie is so long." Posted Jun 23, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 10%
| My Life in Ruins (2009) | "
Embarrassingly bad. Will kill Greece tourism. A torturous bore." Posted Jun 2, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 92%
| Drag Me To Hell (2009) | "
Sam Raimi does not cheat us. I believe in curses and after Drag Me to Hell, so will you." Posted May 27, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 78%
| The Hangover (2009) | "
I loved Fat Jesus. A comedy that's funny and naughty. This is a franchise. Mike Tyson has a career in movies!" Posted May 23, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 62%
| The Girlfriend Experience (2009) | "
Crap. No script, no acting, no sex, and no talent. Disney animation has more sex. Grey is shot hidden in the dark and behind sofas. She's an emotional bore & spends 77 minutes putting her hair in a bun." Posted May 22, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 32%
| Terminator Salvation (2009) | "
I don't want to make Bale angry, but his weak supporting role isn't what we expected from iconic messiah John Connor." Posted May 19, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 36%
| Angels & Demons (2009) | "
A tedious bore. Too slow and too many words. A farfetched medieval history lesson. Robert Langdon saves the Catholic Church!" Posted May 7, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 95%
| Star Trek (2009) | "
Sunny hothead cadet meets his Vulcan soulmate. Wisely, no bloated, buffoon pitchman has a cameo. J.J. Abrams put the budget on the screen." Posted May 6, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| Tyson (2009) | "
Emotionally and psychologically raw, this is a revelatory experience. Tyson has a Second Act, he could mentor a troubled teen like his savior Cus D'Amato." Posted May 4, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 36%
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) | "
A troubled but toned super-mutant burned by love. You'll forget Jackman was in "Australia"." Posted May 1, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 55%
| The Soloist (2009) | "
Downey is taking his "greatest actor of his generation" tag too seriously." Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 84%
| State of Play (2009) | "
Standard political thriller with tense direction. Long weave-haired Charles Laughton does a serviceable job." Posted Apr 15, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 28%
| Fast & Furious (2009) | "
It's not called "Fast & Furious: Schindler's List". Perfect reboot if you like the genre. Big crashes, property mayhem, and sparse dialogue." Posted Apr 1, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 65%
| Duplicity (2009) | "
They took the lousy Soderbergh/Clooney template for Ocean's Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen and intentionally made this stinker." Posted Mar 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 41%
| The Last House on the Left (2009) | "
Terrifying. Director Iliadis burns tension and Garret Dillahunt still scares me. Makes Ned Beatty's Deliverance rape look like a romance." Posted Mar 10, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 64%
| Watchmen (2009) | "
Astonishing and highly original. Like Blade Runner, The Matrix, and 2001, it will visually affect future movies. Stunning, mature, and elevates the genre." Posted Mar 4, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 32%
| Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) | "
A casting disaster. Michael Sheen played Tony Blair and David Frost. Now he's killed a franchise." Posted Jan 23, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 12%
| Bride Wars (2009) | "
Will make you hate brides." Posted Jan 7, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| JCVD (2008) | "
Van Damme impressively takes the career comeback title from Mickey Rourke. It's an acting tour de force not to be missed. Van Damme bears his soul." Posted Dec 26, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| Hunger (2008) | "
Breathtaking. Astonishing. My pick for Best Picture of the Year. See this for one of cinema's greatest ever scenes, tagged as "The Scene"." Posted Dec 25, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 98%
| Let the Right One In (2008) | "
The best vampire movie of the year." Posted Dec 24, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 61%
| Valkyrie (2008) | "
A tension-packed thriller with a superb cast." Posted Dec 20, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 61%
| Marley & Me (2008) | "
A dog rules a bland couple. Makes me glad I didn't read the book. Cured my puppy lust." Posted Dec 19, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 65%
| The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) | "
A harrowing, unforgettable film. I highly recommend it." Posted Dec 19, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 21%
| The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) | "
Far superior to the silly robot in a silver jumper B&W original." Posted Dec 12, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 62%
| The Reader (2008) | "
Winslet is brilliant, fearless and shows other actresses how to play real people without compromising. Kidman and Jolie, I'm speaking directly to you. You are movie stars, Winselt is an actress." Posted Dec 9, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) | "
Pitt's trust in David Fincher proves that both richly deserve accolades for bringing magic and poignancy without sentimentality to this fantasy tale." Posted Dec 6, 2008 |
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