Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 83%
| Avatar (2009) | "
Avatar is great to look at, often astonishing and sometimes beautiful. But, oh, is the story pedestrian." Posted Dec 20, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 83%
| The Princess and the Frog (2009) | "
Princess and the Frog revels in the sumptuous qualities of mood and color and especially music that flow naturally through hand-drawn animation but eludes the subroutines of computer animation." Posted Dec 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 72%
| The Road (2009) | "
The end of civilization in The Road is ugly and terrifying, but that makes the father and son's hope and faith so much stronger." Posted Dec 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 55%
| Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) | "
Leaving aside the technology behind Robert Zemeckis' animated A Christmas Carol, this is the most satisfying version of Charles Dickens' oft-told tale in years." Posted Nov 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 53%
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | "
Maybe it is just easier to laugh at things that happened decades ago, but the contemporary story never attains the same power as the flashbacks." Posted Nov 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 48%
| Astro Boy (2009) | "
Director David Bowers supplies just enough heart and more than enough humor to make "Astro Boy" an agreeable entertainment." Posted Nov 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 73%
| Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | "
Jonze creates perhaps the most artful film aimed at children since The Red Balloon, and one with unusually deep emotional resonance." Posted Nov 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 83%
| Whip It (2009) | "
An easy movie to like." Posted Oct 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 57%
| 9 (2009) | "
A visual feast, if you don't mind the depressing, post-Apocalyptic setting." Posted Oct 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 49%
| Taking Woodstock (2009) | "
The more tightly Taking Woodstock focuses on history, the more satisfying the experience." Posted Aug 31, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 75%
| Julie & Julia (2009) | "
Any movie that follows parallel stories runs the danger that one will be superior to the other, but the disparity is especially wide in Nora Ephron's Julie & Julia." Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 68%
| Funny People (2009) | "
Comes mighty close to becoming something few film critics dreamed they would declare, an Adam Sandler masterpiece." Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 67%
| Bruno (2009) | "
Bruno has one crucial element Borat lacked, a satirical point of view." Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 66%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
Some sloppy storytelling prevents Public Enemies from reaching greatness anyway, but what hampers the movie is Mann's decision to shoot in high definition video. The movie just looks cheap." Posted Jul 8, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 98%
| Up (2009) | "
Up may not quite rank as Pixar's finest film, but it is certainly the animation studio's oddest and bravest picture, and possibly its most beautiful." Posted May 30, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Rotten 32%
| Terminator Salvation (2009) | "
Who wants to see a Terminator movie without the star synonymous with not just with the role, but the whole concept of the series? Anyone who wants to see another smart, taut and exciting science-fiction extravaganza with outstanding action sequences, that" Posted May 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 94%
| Star Trek (2009) | "
J.J. Abrams muscles aside Trek's ponderous aspects with a rip-roaring storyline and enough action to qualify as a galactic James Bond movie" Posted May 8, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 84%
| State of Play (2009) | "
Though satisfying as throwaway suspense, State of Play is framed with fondness for the American newspaper and sadness for its presumed demise." Posted May 1, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 88%
| Adventureland (2009) | "
Adventureland tells a bleaker story than the audience might expect, but for the most part the coming of age drama is sincere and honest." Posted May 1, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 43%
| Race to Witch Mountain (2009) | "
Saves its best for last and emerges as an enjoyable and competent bit of family entertainment." Posted Mar 16, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 89%
| Coraline (2009) | "
The artistry on display in Coraline cannot be underestimated." Posted Feb 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 70%
| Last Chance Harvey (2008) | "
How refreshing to be in the hands of a filmmaker who doesn't follow a diagram he found in the pages of "Seven Easy Steps to a Boffo Screenplay."" Posted Jan 15, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 54%
| Australia (2008) | "
It is a pleasure, and not a guilty one, to place ourselves in the hands of a mischievous director who wants to push screen dimensions back to the era of CinemaScope, Technicolor and stereophonic sound." Posted Nov 26, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 64%
| Quantum of Solace (2008) | "
With his cool blue-eyed gaze and assured athletic moves, Craig holds this insanely uneven movie together." Posted Nov 13, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 64%
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) | "
Except for the moronic title (Madagascar is part of Africa, so it's not much of an escape, is it?), the sequel is more enjoyable than the original." Posted Nov 12, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 72%
| Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) | "
Cera and Denning are a winning team." Posted Nov 12, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 85%
| Ghost Town (2008) | "
Despite the high-concept premise, Ghost Town has a low-concept feel. The jokes are small, sly and sometimes gentle." Posted Nov 12, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 61%
| Traitor (2008) | "
Like The Fugitive, Traitor is a thriller where both the pursuer and the pursued are well-developed, compelling and sympathetic figures." Posted Nov 12, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 19%
| The Clone Wars (2008) | "
Despite Ahsoka's cloying presence, The Clone Wars is still easier to take than Attack of the Clones." Posted Nov 12, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 13%
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) | "
Another enjoyable bit of high adventure and malarkey." Posted Oct 29, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 55%
| Step Brothers (2008) | "
When Step Brothers is funny, it's hilarious. But when it isn't funny, the second hand of your watch sounds peculiarly loud." Posted Oct 29, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 37%
| Space Chimps (2008) | "
Some days you just can't resist cartoon chimps mocking William Shatner's delivery." Posted Oct 29, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 96%
| WALL-E (2008) | "
If you can imagine Buster Keaton as a small box with binoculars for eyes and tank treads for legs -- and WALL-E makes this easy to imagine -- then the movie's first half represents the purest visual storytelling since movies started to talk." Posted Jun 26, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 53%
| Get Smart (2008) | "
After four decades of technological improvements, the Cone of Silence still doesn't work, but Get Smart still does - mostly." Posted Jun 23, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 66%
| The Incredible Hulk (2008) | "
Essentially, this Incredible Hulk is a science fiction, Jekyll and Hyde version of The Bourne Identity." Posted Jun 16, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 31%
| Chaos Theory (2008) | "
As imperfect as it is, Chaos Theory is much better than most of Hollywood's output this year." Posted Apr 14, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 52%
| Leatherheads (2008) | "
Glib, sophisticated and silly." Posted Apr 14, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 64%
| Stop-Loss (2008) | "
Peirce ... dramatizes the problems of the Iraqi War vet with more subtlety than we've seen from other filmmakers." Posted Apr 14, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 26%
| Drillbit Taylor (2008) | "
With his laconic attitude, Owen Wilson has a talent for making dumb material funny. That talent serves him greatly in Drillbit Taylor." Posted Mar 20, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 78%
| Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008) | "
After two painful messes, Hollywood gets Dr. Seuss right with Horton Hears a Who!" Posted Mar 17, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 78%
| Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) | "
Adams channels every dizzy 1930s ingénue as she sashays about in silk and exclaims, 'Jeepers!' at every opportunity." Posted Mar 7, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 50%
| Penelope (2008) | "
The material is flawed, to be sure, but the story is less predictable than you would guess and it exudes an easy-going wit." Posted Mar 3, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 79%
| The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) | "
The Spiderwick Chronicles is a terrific ride for children who crave genuine excitement, not that tepid Scooby Doo stuff." Posted Feb 25, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 10%
| Fool's Gold (2008) | "
Thought it falters almost as often as it succeeds, Fool's Gold has an odd, low-key appeal." Posted Feb 25, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 67%
| How She Move (2008) | "
Newcomer Rutina Wesley brings dynamite physicality and haunted intellect to How She Move." Posted Feb 25, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 76%
| Cloverfield (2008) | "
A monster movie for the YouTube era." Posted Feb 25, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 40%
| 27 Dresses (2008) | "
It proves that with the right cast and creative team in place, even an old formula can still entertain." Posted Feb 22, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 91%
| There Will Be Blood (2007) | "
An intellectualized epic to make lovers of pure cinema swoon." Posted Feb 15, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 85%
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) | "
The most elegant slasher movie ever made." Posted Dec 21, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 81%
| Charlie Wilson's War (2007) | "
Rather than another of the solemn examinations of American foreign policy Charlie Wilson's War is a quip-filled, high-spirited comedy." Posted Dec 21, 2007 |
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