Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 70%
| Sherlock Holmes (2009) | "
...just a single casting decision away from being another brilliant update. Instead, it's just a wonderful, if flawed, entertainment." — PopMatters Posted Dec 24, 2009 |
— | Fresh 64%
| Beautiful Losers (2008) |
Click here to read article — DVD Verdict
DVD REVIEW Posted Dec 24, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 37%
| Nine (2009) | "
The movie musical can still be a splendid bit of escapism. With Nine, the only thing you'll want to flee is the movie theater itself." — PopMatters Posted Dec 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 85%
| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) | "
In a year filled with audacity (Antichrist, Inglourious Basterds), nothing is cheekier and as out and out ballsy as The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans." — PopMatters Posted Dec 19, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 89%
| Up in the Air (2009) | "
...one of 2009's best experiences, a narrative highway where every mile represents another revealing rest area, where each conversation pushes us closer to our formidable final destination." — PopMatters Posted Dec 19, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 14%
| Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) | "
It would be acceptable if all this fakeness lead to something legitimately funny. Instead, we're left bemused and bored." — Filmcritic.com Posted Dec 17, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 83%
| Avatar (2009) | "
a stunning masterpiece." — Filmcritic.com Posted Dec 17, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 76%
| Invictus (2009) | "
...every sports movie cliche, combined it with a relatively revealing look at the early days of the Nelson Mandela administration..." — PopMatters Posted Dec 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| The Princess and the Frog (2009) | "
It's like getting into a time machine and going back to the days of great mouse detectives, lion kings, and open-hearted beauties and their lovelorn beasts." — PopMatters Posted Dec 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 72%
| Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) | "
What his other movies have done summarily or languidly, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels does with some clear novice stumbles. It's creative and very clever. It's just not a classic." — PopMatters Posted Dec 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 93%
| Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | "
...a wholly unique piece, a contemporized take on Dahl's 1970 book with as much interpersonal angst as kid-friendly fun." — PopMatters Posted Nov 26, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 31%
| Ninja Assassin (2009) | "
While there is more to Ninja Assassin than endless gory excess, what's remains is like an arterial spray afterthought." — PopMatters Posted Nov 25, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 72%
| The Road (2009) | "
(T)hanks to Hillcoat's reverence to the source material and his desire to visualize McCarthy's mind's eye Armageddon, we wind up with something so harsh it's almost unbearable." — PopMatters Posted Nov 25, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 72%
| The Blind Side (2009) | "
Even if it weren't true, The Blind Side would be a special film." — Filmcritic.com Posted Nov 23, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 23%
| Planet 51 (2009) | "
dull and lifeless, moving inertly from point to point without offering much that's memorable or amusing" — Filmcritic.com Posted Nov 22, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 80%
| Fight Club (1999) | "
Fight Club is still today a definitive film, a statement as strong as any rock anthem and twice as packed with power chords." — PopMatters Posted Nov 21, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Gone With the Wind (1939) | "
Gone with the Wind is still dated, but it's a dynamite kind of antiquity." — PopMatters Posted Nov 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 53%
| Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) | "
Like one massive inside joke that only regulars to the View Askew Universe will get, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is the ultimate measure of Smith's undeniable nerdiness." — PopMatters Posted Nov 21, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 91%
| Chasing Amy (1997) | "
Like a raw nerve tweaked over and over again by emotions both radiant and revealing, Chasing Amy is as close to a masterpiece as Smith has ever created." — PopMatters Posted Nov 21, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 87%
| Clerks (1994) | "
Clerks remains a defining debut, a symbolic shot into the darkened domain of legitimate moviemaking." — PopMatters Posted Nov 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 91%
| Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire (2009) | "
Most tragedies provide a final act of catharsis. All Precious has to offer is more and more malice." — PopMatters Posted Nov 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 60%
| Pirate Radio (2009) | "
Winning, witty, and wearing out its welcome toward the end, Pirate Radio is either a noble failure or the slightest of successes." — PopMatters Posted Nov 15, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 39%
| 2012 (2009) | "
Step right up and prepare to be mesmerized, bowled over, and generally blown away by Roland Emmerich's 2012, a movie that is guaranteed to be the last word on impending cinematic Armageddon for the foreseeable future." — PopMatters Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| N/A | Screwballs (1983) |
Click here to read article — DVDTalk.com
DVD REVIEW Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 53%
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | "
Neither as quirky as it thinks it is nor as witty as it wants to be, The Men Who Stare at Goats is a low grade military send-up." — PopMatters Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 55%
| Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) | "
all science and little sentiment" — Filmcritic.com Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 18%
| The Fourth Kind (2009) | "
a smart-ass slap in the face" — Filmcritic.com Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 80%
| Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) | "
As titles go, Jackson's own self-penned label lingers with hints of what could have been and what never will be. Still, for anyone still looking for a little bit of his magic, This Is It contains more than enough." — PopMatters Posted Oct 31, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | P (2005) | "
P offers a subtle, often scary look at life as a Thai bar girl in Bangkok, with some frightening folklore and magic thrown in for good measure." — PopMatters Posted Oct 31, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 73%
| Fear(s) of the Dark (2008) | "
Fear(s) of the Dark should put to rest once and for all any qualms about mixing animation with angst." — PopMatters Posted Oct 31, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | Sauna (2009) | "
Similar in style to the brilliant Let the Right One In, this story of blame and belief, terror and trepidation uses an unfamiliar era and event to lay the foundation for one undeniable work of fear." — PopMatters Posted Oct 31, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 46%
| Stargate (1994) | "
Still, this is a decent little diversion, the kind of pure popcorn fodder that would find a far more ballsy form when Will Smith took on city-sized flying saucers in Independence Day." — PopMatters Posted Oct 27, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | Black Devil Doll (2009) | "
...this outrageous example of Joe Bob Briggs' patented "three Bs - breasts, blood, and beasts" is so insane, so silicon injected and silly that it's almost impossible to take seriously." — PopMatters Posted Oct 27, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 55%
| Orphan (2009) | "
Orphan is not very good. At 90 minutes, it might have been amazing. At nearly two hours, it's tedious." — PopMatters Posted Oct 25, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Rotten 50%
| Antichrist (2009) | "
Absolutely stunning in its visual flourishes, horrifying in its aggressive violence, and knowing in its psycho-sexual philosophical bent, Von Trier's Antichrist is simply astonishing." — PopMatters Posted Oct 24, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| We Live in Public (2009) | "
There is so much about We Live in Public that is mesmerizing, so much that is both shocking in its statement and knowing in its insight, that it's hard to take in at one sitting." — PopMatters Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 94%
| Good Hair (2010) | "
Good Hair...uncovers a multibillion dollar industry relying on misinformation, misrepresentation, and misguided personal opinions about fashion to maintain its beauty salon stronghold." — PopMatters Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (2009) | "
No matter the accomplishments during her lifetime, Gertrude Berg remains an integral part of the modern media's formation. Thankfully, we now have a permanent testament to how important - and irresistible - she was." — PopMatters Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 54%
| Cheri (2009) | "
Clever, charming, and slightly superficial, Cheri is the kind of pert period piece that gets by on a great deal of creative goodwill." — PopMatters Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 40%
| Waterworld (1995) | "
While it is true that time, and the obsessive culture of the Internet, has lessened Waterworld's "Fishtar" reputation to some extent, this is still one massively flawed film." — PopMatters Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 37%
| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) | "
feels like something that should have been a whole lot better" — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 48%
| Astro Boy (2009) | "
fails to satisfy on any emotional or intellectual level." — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 24%
| Law Abiding Citizen (2009) | "
a slick cat and mouse where occasional splashes of gore substitute for any emotional depth or narrative context" — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 15, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 73%
| Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | "
absolutely amazing, as scary and beautiful as being a kid all over again." — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 15, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 78%
| It Might Get Loud (2009) | "
...(W)e except a sonic summit of Olympian proportions. What we get instead are three slight biographies followed by sequences that merely suggest what such a coming together could actually achieve." — PopMatters Posted Oct 10, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 86%
| Trick 'r Treat (2009) | "
Trick 'r Treat is a really good film. In fact, it's so unusual in its practical F/X approach and retro direct to video charms that a second viewing is definitely needed before confirming its almost masterpiece status." — PopMatters Posted Oct 10, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 82%
| Paranormal Activity (2009) | "
Paranormal Activity pretends to be a heart-stopping edge of your seat entertainment. It's actually just a homemade horror movie blown all out of proportion by studios sensing a hit." — PopMatters Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 12%
| Couples Retreat (2009) | "
While Billingsley acquits himself well in the directing department, it's the script that finally sinks (this film)." — PopMatters Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
— | Fresh 79%
| In a Dream (2009) |
Click here to read article — DVD Verdict
DVD REVIEW Posted Oct 8, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Rotten 57%
| The Invention of Lying (2009) | "
The Invention of Lying casts a critical light on the gullible and the guileless, the narrow minded and the unquestioning." — PopMatters Posted Oct 2, 2009 |
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