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2/5
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42%
|
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) |
"
The usual escape-before-the-big-blast stuff ensues, augmented by some fairly tedious family dynamics."
—
New York Times
Posted Feb 9, 2012
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|
1.5/5
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13%
|
After Fall, Winter (2012) |
"
The lovebirds' dialogue has the sophistication of a junior high school romance, and Mr. Schaeffer appears to have pasted his story together from the button-pushing plotlines of other films."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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2/5
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54%
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The Viral Factor (2012) |
"
"The Viral Factor" wants to be both an action movie and a soap opera. But the merging of the two genres by Dante Lam, a director based in Hong Kong, is clumsy, and so is the film."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 19, 2012
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4/5
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64%
|
The City Dark (2012) |
"
A documentary about light pollution that is entertaining and thought-provoking? It hardly seems possible, but that's what Ian Cheney has made in "The City Dark.""
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 17, 2012
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3/5
|
57%
|
Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission (2012) |
"
"Man on a Mission," the most expensive home movie ever made, is one man's genial account of his trip into outer space."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 12, 2012
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|
1.5/5
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0%
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Beneath The Darkness (2012) |
"
Someone involved with "Beneath the Darkness" has either watched too many horror movies or not enough."
—
New York Times
Posted Jan 5, 2012
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3/5
|
63%
|
Miss Minoes (2011) |
"
Yes, the film is silly and light as a feather, but who doesn't love gossiping cats?"
—
New York Times
Posted Dec 22, 2011
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—
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——
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Em Pillo Em Pillado (2010) |
—
New York Times
Posted Dec 16, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
70%
|
The Pill (2011) |
"
This might be more entertaining if any of the three main characters were at all likable."
—
New York Times
Posted Dec 15, 2011
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2.5/5
|
13%
|
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) |
"
There is chipmunk gambling. There is seductive dancing by Chipettes wearing only towels. There is a musical gag involving the lyric "whip my tail back and forth.""
—
New York Times
Posted Dec 15, 2011
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3/5
|
50%
|
Fanny, Annie & Danny (2011) |
"
"Fanny, Annie & Danny" may be an unpleasant story about unpleasant characters, but the acting is fabulous."
—
New York Times
Posted Dec 8, 2011
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2/5
|
——
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Catch .44 (2011) |
"
A drug-deal tale featuring top-drawer actors trying to have fun with a medium-strength script. Sometimes they succeed, but not often enough to elevate the film to "Pulp Fiction" territory."
—
New York Times
Posted Dec 8, 2011
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3/5
|
9%
|
Answers to Nothing (2011) |
"
Some fine performances and an embrace of understatement make Matthew Leutwyler's oddly titled "Answers to Nothing" a respectable entry in the multiple-stories-that-interlock genre."
—
New York Times
Posted Dec 1, 2011
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3/5
|
92%
|
Arthur Christmas (2011) |
"
The plot may be a little too cluttered for the toddler crowd to follow, but the next age group up should be amused, and the script by Peter Baynham and Sarah Smith has plenty of sly jokes for grown-ups."
—
New York Times
Posted Nov 22, 2011
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3/5
|
71%
|
Dzi Croquettes (2009) |
"
If the film doesn't measure up as a piece of historical scholarship, it does manage to be a rather touching exploration of the troupe's life cycle: achieving notoriety, then being torn apart by fame, then being destroyed by forces beyond its control."
—
New York Times
Posted Nov 17, 2011
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4/5
|
80%
|
Buried Prayers (2011) |
"
The film would be stronger if it told us a little more about what the survivors have been doing since the camp was liberated by the Soviets in 1944, but their reactions to revisiting the camp are wrenching to watch."
—
New York Times
Posted Nov 17, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
38%
|
God's Fiddler: Jascha Heifetz (2011) |
"
The film, though generous with doses of Heifetz in performance, isn't entirely successful at illuminating the man."
—
New York Times
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
0%
|
A Novel Romance (2011) |
"
Steve Guttenberg is probably supposed to be a lovable loser in "A Novel Romance," a drab, clumsy film by Allie Dvorin, but he can manage to be merely annoying."
—
New York Times
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
69%
|
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011) |
"
If the sight of a baby covered in powdered cocaine offends you, you are an idiot for having gone to a Harold and Kumar movie."
—
New York Times
Posted Nov 3, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
44%
|
Five Star Day (2011) |
"
A drippy ending erases all the hopes you've built up and forces you to conclude that this wasn't such a well-thought-out film after all."
—
New York Times
Posted Nov 1, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
7%
|
All's Faire in Love (2011) |
"
Only Ann-Margret, as the fair's reigning queen, retains her dignity."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 27, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
48%
|
The Mighty Macs (2011) |
"
Sometimes a film feels a bit too pat and yet is impossible to resist."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 21, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
94%
|
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) |
"
A winning tale of the persistence and creativity behind one of the most famous and fuzziest faces in the world."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 20, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
33%
|
Texas Killing Fields (2011) |
"
Takes its suspense for granted, which leaves it weak where it should be at its most chilling."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 13, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
69%
|
The Dead (2011) |
"
A long, chemistry-free slog through the zombified countryside."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 13, 2011
|
|
—
|
——
|
George Crumb: Bad Dog! (2009) |
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 12, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
80%
|
The Way (2011) |
"
Mr. Estevez is both writer and director of this film, and also turns up in a small role, but he gives the spotlight to his father, who makes quite a lot out of a low-key story that could easily have degenerated into mush."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 6, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Hell and Back Again (2011) |
"
You can feel just how jarring and stressful it must be for a soldier to go from the life-and-death adrenaline rush of war to the maddeningly slow world of rehabilitation and forced inactivity."
—
New York Times
Posted Oct 4, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
American Teacher (2011) |
"
A heartfelt, bittersweet portrait of several teachers as they make the difficult decision of whether to stick with the profession."
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 29, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2011) |
"
A droll sendup of the killer-in-the-swamp genre that gets funnier as it rolls along."
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 29, 2011
|
|
0/5
|
——
|
Art History (2011) |
"
Anyone who sees [the] insufferable "Art History" and doesn't wish for the 74 minutes back has an empty life indeed."
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 22, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
83%
|
Dolphin Tale (2011) |
"
Accompanying grown-ups or older siblings will have to choke down a sizable dose of schmaltz with their fish milkshakes."
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 22, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
10%
|
One Fall (2011) |
"
Starts out with an intriguing premise but grows muddier as it grows more mystical."
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 15, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
66%
|
Shut Up Little Man! (2011) |
"
Makes the "Shut Up" phenomenon feel as if it meant something, unlike the here-this-morning, gone-this-afternoon viral sensations of today."
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 15, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
12%
|
Creature (2011) |
"
Doesn't throw in the kind of wit that can turn a formulaic creature feature into a pleasant diversion along the lines of "Lake Placid.""
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 10, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
71%
|
Kevin Hart: Laugh At My Pain (2011) |
"
A couple of adornments - one before the concert footage, one after - flesh out this funny, profanity-heavy movie nicely."
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 9, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
34%
|
Burke and Hare (2011) |
"
A droll take on one of the most notorious mass-murder cases of the 19th century."
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 9, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
——
|
Buttons (2011) |
"
It's fun to watch, as long as you don't think too deeply about it."
—
New York Times
Posted Sep 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Rebirth (2011) |
"
Stands as both a tribute and a study in healing."
—
New York Times
Posted Aug 30, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
40%
|
Damn! () |
"
By the end of this smart, subtle film by Aaron Fisher-Cohen, you realize that it's actually a deft look at flash-in-the-pan fame and the emptiness at the heart of it."
—
New York Times
Posted Aug 11, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
23%
|
The Smurfs (2011) |
"
On a hot summer day, "The Smurfs" is a decent enough excuse to haul the little ones into an air-conditioned theater."
—
New York Times
Posted Jul 28, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
——
|
Golf In The Kingdom (2011) |
"
Golf may be the world's dullest spectator sport, not counting soccer: it takes a long time for not much to happen. By that standard, "Golf in the Kingdom" captures the game perfectly."
—
New York Times
Posted Jul 28, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
55%
|
Hood To Coast (2010) |
"
Christoph Baaden, the director, loses sight of the fact that, for people who don't run, the cult of running is kind of boring."
—
New York Times
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
56%
|
General Orders No. 9 (2011) |
"
"General Orders No. 9" is a tone poem laid over 72 minutes' worth of images, many of them lovely, and is, as its press material says, "unlike any film you have ever seen.""
—
New York Times
Posted Jun 23, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
0%
|
A Love Affair of Sorts (2011) |
"
Endlessly fascinated by the idea that some people are endlessly fascinated with themselves? David Guy Levy has made a movie perfectly suited to you."
—
New York Times
Posted Jun 23, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
100%
|
Raw Faith (2011) |
"
It's refreshing to see a documentary about a normal grown-up who is struggling with problems of life and love, just as so many invisible others do."
—
New York Times
Posted Jun 23, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
Battle for Brooklyn (2011) |
"
This film should be discouraging and dismaying for people on all sides of the project, for what it says about oversize expectations and missed opportunities."
—
New York Times
Posted Jun 16, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
Reversion (2011) |
"
The film does a pretty good job of conveying the bleakness and pointlessness Eva and her fellow mutants feel, but it's as if Ms. Trachinger were reluctant to take the premise any deeper..."
—
New York Times
Posted Jun 9, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
40%
|
Turkey Bowl (2011) |
"
"It's sort of interesting," you might find yourself saying, "but is it a film?""
—
New York Times
Posted Jun 2, 2011
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