Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Star Trek (2009) | "
Highly illogical but entertaining as hell." — Richard Roeper.com Posted May 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 55%
| The Soloist (2009) | "
Has its moments, but too heavy-handed and predictable." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Apr 27, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 66%
| Duplicity (2009) | "
Julia Roberts in a luxury hotel room, bantering with a suave leading man? That works." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Mar 20, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 73%
| Sunshine Cleaning (2009) | "
Amy Adams in the best performance of the young year." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Mar 13, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 64%
| Watchmen (2009) | "
Great book, mediocre adaptation." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Mar 13, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 12%
| Crossing Over (2009) | "
Apparently Sean Penn was cut from this film. Lucky him." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Feb 27, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| Two Lovers (2009) | "
Ranks with the best work Joaquin Phoenix has ever done." — Chicago Sun-Times Posted Feb 27, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 58%
| The International (2009) | "
Impossible to follow the plot but easy to appreciate the thrilling shootout at the Guggenheim." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Feb 13, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 23%
| Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) | "
"Coraline" is more grounded in reality." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Feb 12, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 13%
| Bride Wars (2009) | "
You want to see Anne Hathaway in a worthy vehicle? Check out "Rachel Getting Married." You want to see Kate Hudson in a worthy vehicle?Rent a time machine." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Feb 8, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 69%
| Revolutionary Road (2008) | "
Bolstered by Thomas Newman's score, spot-on set design and the brilliant source material, "Revolutionary Road" is a darkly effective portrait of an Eisenhower-era couple who fall tragically short of reaching Camelot." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Feb 8, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 92%
| Frost/Nixon (2008) | "
Nixon is infinitely more complex than George W. Bush, which is probably why this one slice of his life is more intriguing than "W," which covers decades." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Feb 8, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 79%
| Gran Torino (2008) | "
A brilliant commentary on a lot of earlier Clint Eastwood roles." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Feb 8, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 88%
| Coraline (2009) | "
Well-crafted and effectively creepy." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Feb 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 43%
| He's Just Not That Into You (2009) | "
Like that's a problem for Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connelly and the rest of these people." — Chicago Sun-Times Posted Feb 7, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 94%
| Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | "
The best movie of 2008." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Feb 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 57%
| Taken (2009) | "
You've just kidnapped the wrong teenager, Mister Foreign Slave Trader Man." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Feb 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 18%
| New in Town (2009) | "
The offspring of "Baby Boom" meets "Doc Hollywood."" — Richard Roeper.com Posted Feb 7, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 32%
| Fanboys (2009) | "
This is not the film you're looking for." — Richard Roeper.com Posted Feb 7, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 21%
| Righteous Kill (2008) | "
Taken purely on its merits as a psychological thriller, Righteous Kill is probably a two-star film. The third star is there strictly for De Niro and Pacino. Playing off each other, they stir up the ghosts of past greatness." — Chicago Sun-Times Posted Sep 12, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| Tropic Thunder (2008) | "
Some of it is very funny, some of it is too broad." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 39%
| The Rocker (2008) | "
It is a goofy and amusing late summer film with more than enough laughs to recommend it." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 19%
| The Clone Wars (2008) | "
One of the more mediocre entries in the entire Star Wars catalogue." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 37%
| Henry Poole Is Here (2008) | "
This film really and truly moved me." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 17%
| Fly Me To The Moon (2008) | "
You can skip it in all three dimensions." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) | "
Penelope Cruz deserves a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her fiery, crazy, sexy work in Vicky Cristina Barcelona." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 11, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 11%
| Hell Ride (2008) | "
Maybe only once every six months am I in the mood for jokey sadism, but this struck me as the right picture for the right time." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 11, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 68%
| Pineapple Express (2008) | "
Watching Pineapple Express is like sitting dead sober in a room with a bunch of stoned people who are laughing uproariously. They’re having a great time. You’re not." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 11, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 74%
| Elegy (2008) | "
Wonderful writing, good performances, beautiful photography, and a lot of food for thought." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 11, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 64%
| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) | "
You believe these four are friends now and will probably be friends when they’re little old ladies." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 11, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 14%
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) | "
I was never a fan of the first two, but those are masterpieces compared to this clunk ‘o junk." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 4, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 65%
| Sixty Six (2008) | "
I think it’s a very heartfelt story, but we get the same thing over and over again." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 4, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 37%
| Swing Vote (2008) | "
Not a bad movie, probably OK to rent on DVD, but I’m saying don’t rush to the theaters." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 4, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| Frozen River (2008) | "
What a beautiful and impressive job by first-time writer-director Courtney Hunt." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 4, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 67%
| CSNY Déjà Vu (2008) | "
It is a good, strong documentary." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Aug 4, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| Boy A (2008) | "
Bleak but expertly rendered." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 28, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 55%
| Step Brothers (2008) | "
Don’t watch it on an airplane, don’t check it out on cable, don’t walk past the bargain basement bin where it’s been sold." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 28, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 65%
| Brideshead Revisited (2008) | "
Yes, it’s a compressed version, but I found it very enjoyable." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 28, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 32%
| The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) | "
The movie gets into some pretty freaky territory in the third act, but for this casual fan of the series, it’s a strong effort featuring some great characters." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 28, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| American Teen (2008) | "
Compared to the contrived junk we see on MTV masquerading as a reality series, I think this is very authentic." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 28, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 53%
| Mamma Mia! (2008) | "
A lot of fun." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 21, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 36%
| Space Chimps (2008) | "
I have to admit, there’s a sort of dopey, cute, harmless charm to this movie. It actually doesn’t stink." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 21, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Tell No One (2008) | "
I think it’s one of the best movies of the year." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 21, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| Transsiberian (2008) | "
I’m not saying it’s that good, but it’s a solid if sometimes messy and confusing crime story." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 21, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 39%
| Hancock (2008) | "
It’s definitely a mish-mash, but really good performances." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 14, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 87%
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | "
Very good stuff." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 14, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 68%
| The Wackness (2008) | "
A minor triumph." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 14, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 19%
| Meet Dave (2008) | "
Even in C-movie junk like this, Murphy manages to wring a few laughs out of the material. But the humor is so broad it barely fits onto the screen." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 14, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) | "
This is more about the culture of celebrity, the sensationalism, a power hungry, media-hungry judge, and all the things that have happened since then. And as such, it’s a very good documentary." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 14, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 94%
| The Dark Knight (2008) | "
This is a rich, complex, visually thrilling piece of pop entertainment, as strong as any superhero epic we’ve ever seen." — Ebert & Roeper Posted Jul 14, 2008 |
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