Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 29%
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) | "
The boys preen while the girl sulks. And pouts. And sulks. And pouts." Richard Roeper.com Posted Nov 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 54%
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | "
Equal parts "Dr. Strangelove," "Three Kings" and a Hope/Crosby "Road" picture." Richard Roeper.com Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 26%
| Motherhood (2009) | "
Uma, overload. Overload, Uma." Richard Roeper.com Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Rotten 42%
| New York, I Love You (2009) | "
Not quite as wonderful as "Pari, je t'aime," but still one of my favorite movies of 2009." Richard Roeper.com Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 23%
| Law Abiding Citizen (2009) | "
"Final Destination" meets "Saw" meets disaster." Richard Roeper.com Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 82%
| Whip It (2009) | "
It's just "Footloose" goes to the roller derby." Richard Roeper.com Posted Oct 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 45%
| Jennifer's Body (2009) | "
I'd like to see Jennifer get transferred to that "Twilight" school and stir up some trouble." Richard Roeper.com Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 6%
| Whiteout (2009) | "
Even in a whiteout, you can see the plot twists coming." Chicago Sun-Times Posted Sep 11, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | "
One of the best performances of the decade in one of the most entertaining movies of the year." Richard Roeper.com Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 38%
| The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) | "
Buy the book." Richard Roeper.com Posted Aug 18, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| District 9 (2009) | "
A bloody good time. One of the most original movies of the summer." Richard Roeper.com Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 75%
| Julie & Julia (2009) | "
Less Julie and more Julia, and you'd have the perfect recipe..." Richard Roeper.com Posted Aug 10, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 98%
| The Hurt Locker (2009) | "
One of the best movies of the year, with a star-making performance from Jeremy Renner." Richard Roeper.com Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/5
| Fresh 67%
| Bruno (2009) | "
Undeniably funny, but the targets are far too obvious." Richard Roeper.com Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 68%
| Funny People (2009) | "
Nearly as long as the theatrical cut of "Apocalypse Now," but definitely funnier." Richard Roeper.com Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
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 65%
| 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 72%
| 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 16%
| Crossing Over (2009) | "
Apparently Sean Penn was cut from this film. Lucky him." Richard Roeper.com Posted Feb 27, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 83%
| 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 12%
| 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 68%
| 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 91%
| 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 44%
| 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 93%
| 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 20%
| 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 38%
| 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 13%
| 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 64%
| 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 |