Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 76%
| Appaloosa (2008) | "
A western bromance." — Film Snobs Posted Nov 20, 2008 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 65%
| Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) | "
Kevin Smith sees homemade porn as the end of the empire." — Film Snobs Posted Nov 20, 2008 |
Fresh 6/10
| Fresh 60%
| W. (2008) | "
Josh Brolin develops an ingenious physical tic that encompasses the President: He talks with his mouth full, like a man who's bitten off more than he can chew." — Film Snobs Posted Nov 20, 2008 |
Fresh 5/10
| Rotten 53%
| Mamma Mia! (2008) | "
As for Meryl Streep, you sense that she's thinking what you're thinking: That she can't actually be in this movie." — Film Snobs Posted Nov 20, 2008 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 82%
| Tropic Thunder (2008) | "
A journey into Hollywood's heart of darkness." — Film Snobs Posted Nov 20, 2008 |
Fresh 6/10
| Fresh 85%
| Ghost Town (2008) | "
If, say, Tom Hanks had been cast in the lead rather than Rickey Gervais, "Ghost Town" would be "Wings of Desire" for the "You've Got Mail" crowd. Thankfully, it's more cantankerous." — Film Snobs Posted Nov 20, 2008 |
Fresh 6/10
| Fresh 77%
| Burn After Reading (2008) | "
Tries to be "The Big Lebowski" of the War on Terror." — Film Snobs Posted Nov 20, 2008 |
Fresh 6/10
| Fresh 72%
| Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) | "
Introducing the new Lloyd Dobler!" — Film Snobs Posted Nov 20, 2008 |
Rotten 4/10
| Rotten 37%
| Swing Vote (2008) | "
In its relentless sermonizing about voting, the movie treats the audience like we're Bud Johnson--who the movie also calls a 'dumbass.'" — Flak Magazine Posted Aug 6, 2008 |
Rotten 5/10
| Fresh 87%
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | "
Del Toro seems to use this movie as batting practice for The Hobbit." — Film Snobs Posted Jul 22, 2008 |
Rotten 2/10
| Fresh 72%
| Wanted (2008) | "
Never has a mainstream movie made more of a fetish from splattered brains." — Film Snobs Posted Jul 22, 2008 |
Rotten 4/10
| Rotten 18%
| The Happening (2008) | "
Shyamalan's religious ideas are a lot like Bush's: Nearly theology free." — Film Snobs Posted Jul 10, 2008 |
Rotten 5/10
| Fresh 89%
| Kung Fu Panda (2008) | "
'Chinese' in the way that Springfield-style cashew chicken is 'Chinese.'" — Film Snobs Posted Jul 10, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 40%
| Hancock (2008) | "
Hancock suggests the Colin Powell 'Pottery Barn' argument, but before it gets really interesting, veers wildly off course." — Film Snobs Posted Jul 10, 2008 |
Rotten 4/10
| Rotten 53%
| Get Smart (2008) | "
Hollywood has no idea what to do with Steve Carell." — Film Snobs Posted Jul 3, 2008 |
Rotten 5/10
| Fresh 77%
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) | "
You sense that if Lucas had his way, Harrison Ford would have measured Shia LeBeouf's midiclorian levels." — Flak Magazine Posted Jun 3, 2008 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 93%
| Iron Man (2008) | "
The brillance of Downey's performance is that Tony Stark is more of an impenetrable, unstoppable force than Iron Man." — Film Snobs Posted Jun 3, 2008 |
Fresh 6/10
| Rotten 54%
| Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) | "
If you're really, really high, you might think that H&KEfGB suggests that we are only truly free when we transcend our own racial identities." — Film Snobs Posted May 8, 2008 |
Fresh 6/10
| Fresh 84%
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) | "
The difference between Apatow and Hornby is that Hornby has written at least one compelling female character." — Flak Magazine Posted May 8, 2008 |
Rotten 5/10
| Rotten 52%
| Leatherheads (2008) | "
Clooney tries to Flags of Our Fathers if directed by Preston Sturges." — Film Snobs Posted Apr 16, 2008 |
Rotten 4/10
| Rotten 21%
| Semi-Pro (2008) | "
Jackie Moon is every other Will Ferrell character in John Stockton shorts." — Film Snobs Posted Apr 16, 2008 |
Rotten 5/10
| Fresh 78%
| Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008) | "
The metaphysical angle is too awkward: Horton comes off like a Giant Flying Spaghetti Monster." — Film Snobs Posted Apr 16, 2008 |
Fresh 6/10
| Fresh 79%
| The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) | "
Like "Terabithia," willfully darker than most children's fare." — Film Snobs Posted Feb 26, 2008 |
Fresh 6/10
| Fresh 72%
| Definitely, Maybe (2008) | "
Will Hayes' only flaw is that he's too idealistic--in the same way that John Edwards cares too much for poor people." — Film Snobs Posted Feb 26, 2008 |
Rotten 5/10
| Fresh 91%
| Hairspray (2007) | "
Like your high school's production of "Grease": A musical about sex with a chastity belt strapped to its waist." — Film Snobs Posted Dec 11, 2007 |
Rotten 2/10
| Rotten 21%
| Fred Claus (2007) | "
Paul Giamatti is forced to play Santa like a socially awkward version of Vince Vaughn" — Film Snobs Posted Dec 11, 2007 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 81%
| Talk to Me (2007) | "
Even Martin Sheen is keepin' it real." — Film Snobs Posted Dec 11, 2007 |
Rotten 4/10
| Rotten 52%
| Margot at the Wedding (2007) | "
Nicole Kidman hasn't been in a movie this bleak since "Dogville."" — Film Snobs Posted Dec 11, 2007 |
Rotten 2/10
| Fresh 89%
| Waitress (2007) | "
Completely inauthentic in every detail--the cinematic equivalent of an apple pie from Perkins." — Film Snobs Posted Dec 11, 2007 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 97%
| The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) | "
"When We Were Kings" for dorks." — Film Snobs Posted Dec 11, 2007 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 79%
| American Gangster (2007) | "
To Ridley Scott, Frank Lucas is less Superfly and more David Glass." — Film Snobs Posted Nov 28, 2007 |
Fresh 6/10
| Fresh 64%
| Dan in Real Life (2007) | "
Like a well-done Produce Pete sketch, Carell peels back layers of banality covering the bitterness underneath." — Film Snobs Posted Nov 28, 2007 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 87%
| Superbad (2007) | "
Superbad makes cultural statements that should be every bit as disturbing as blaxploitation's were." — Flak Magazine Posted Oct 30, 2007 |
Rotten 2/10
| Rotten 16%
| The Brothers Solomon (2007) | "
Imagines what might happen if Rod and Todd Flanders grew up and decided to have a surrogate child together." — Flak Magazine Posted Oct 30, 2007 |
Fresh 6/10
| Rotten 13%
| Mr. Woodcock (2007) | "
A close reading of Mr. Woodcock reveals a dark, depressing film about small town decline. I think." — Flak Magazine Posted Oct 30, 2007 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 88%
| 3:10 to Yuma (2007) | "
Russell Crowe plays his role as Ethan Edwards for the post 9/11 western." — Film Snobs Posted Oct 30, 2007 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 90%
| Michael Clayton (2007) | "
The story of some nice lawyers who give dozens of pro bono hours working to adopt puppies for orphans before Christmas. George Clooney plays the headmaster." — Film Snobs Posted Oct 30, 2007 |
Rotten 4/10
| Fresh 64%
| Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) | "
Benicio is the heroine addict with a heart of gold!" — Film Snobs Posted Oct 30, 2007 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 93%
| The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | "
A direct rebuke of the pro-torture "24," arguing that torture isn't just cruel to the tortured, but to those who are asked to torture." — Film Snobs Posted Sep 3, 2007 |
Fresh 6/10
| Fresh 63%
| Death at a Funeral (2007) | "
Another Frank Oz comedy with a mean streak, this time with such delights as an old man defecating in his wheelchair." — Flak Magazine Posted Sep 3, 2007 |
Rotten 2/10
| Rotten 13%
| I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry (2007) | "
Would be less offensive with a title like "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx is Flaming."" — Film Snobs Posted Sep 3, 2007 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 90%
| The Simpsons Movie (2007) | "
Gives us the most evil EPA agent in movies since William Atherton unleashed the minions of Zool on New York City." — Film Snobs Posted Sep 3, 2007 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 93%
| Sicko (2007) | "
Moore effectively vents our collective rage, but his Cuba is like the Buena Vista Social Club, but with better benefits." — Film Snobs Posted Jul 16, 2007 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 96%
| Ratatouille (2007) | "
But how would the rat match up against Iron Chef Morimoto?" — Flak Magazine Posted Jul 16, 2007 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 77%
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) | "
Yates' vision for Delores Umbridge is simple: She is to leave no wizard behind." — Flak Magazine Posted Jul 16, 2007 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 90%
| Knocked Up (2007) | "
For all the talk of "morals" in the American cultural dialogue, stoner Ben says the only thing that really should matter: "I just want to do right by you."" — Flak Magazine Posted Jun 28, 2007 |
Rotten 4/10
| Fresh 69%
| Ocean's Thirteen (2007) | "
If This Pays For Another Darfur Benefit, Then So Be It." — Flak Magazine Posted Jun 28, 2007 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 97%
| Once (2007) | "
It has a Before Sunrise vibe, but the aphrodisiac is music rather than pseudo-philosophical Gen-X ramblings." — Flak Magazine Posted Jun 28, 2007 |
Rotten 2/10
| Rotten 45%
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) | "
As Captain Sparrow himself observes: "The immaterial has become.....immaterial."" — Flak Magazine Posted Jun 7, 2007 |
Rotten 2/10
| Rotten 41%
| Shrek the Third (2007) | "
Antonio should use his Puss n' Boots voice in the Zorro sequel." — Flak Magazine Posted Jun 7, 2007 |
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