Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 6%
| Old Dogs (2009) | "
The ploy of pairing John Travolta and Robin Williams, whose salaries probably represented most of the budget, is the only pedigree Old Dogs has going for it." — Seattle Times Posted Nov 25, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 88%
| Skin (2009) | "
Skin is a moving and smartly made account of a truly peculiar episode from the period of apartheid that existed as national policy in South Africa until just 15 years ago." — Seattle Times Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 80%
| Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) | "
Ultimately, though, This Is It<./em> is a shallow homage to the good memories of the King of Pop." — Seattle Times Posted Oct 28, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 73%
| More Than a Game (2009) | "
Utterly captivating for the humanity at its core." — Seattle Times Posted Oct 15, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 82%
| Paranormal Activity (2009) | "
After the disturbing experience of squirming through this astonishing movie, you'll be wide awake with lights blazing and may never want to sleep again." — Seattle Times Posted Oct 8, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 32%
| The Burning Plain (2009) | "
The emotional elements in all the plot threads are tremendously earnest, but Arriaga's manipulation of time and his abrupt shifts in focus ultimately detract from the knotty narrative puzzle." — Seattle Times Posted Sep 17, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 18%
| Love Happens (2009) | "
For a sparkly star vehicle with aspirations no greater than highlighting the perfect bone structure of its featured players, Love Happens makes a good case for the three-act formula of a skillfully crafted Hollywood romance." — Seattle Times Posted Sep 17, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 78%
| It Might Get Loud (2009) | "
It's as enchanting to watch them listening to each other as it is for us to listen to all three." — Seattle Times Posted Aug 27, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 46%
| Ex Drummer (2007) | "
A thoroughly offensive and often hilarious punk requiem about rape, murder, violence, kinky sex, drugs, destruction, bad manners and rock 'n' roll -- not necessarily in that order." — Seattle Times Posted Aug 6, 2009 |
Rotten 3/4
| Fresh 86%
| Throw Down Your Heart (2009) | "
This is an honest journey into discovery that reveals the connection music brings between cultures where commonality is not always easy to find." — Seattle Times Posted Aug 6, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 68%
| Funny People (2009) | "
Considering all the funny people who contributed to the creative mix of Funny People, it's a crying shame this good-hearted comedy doesn't deliver more genuine laughs." — Seattle Times Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 20%
| Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) | "
This live-action update of a popular Japanese anime film from 2000 has a heart full of mythology, but its fangs are dulled by an anemic script and clumsy action sequences that are notable mostly for an excess of cheese, not blood." — Seattle Times Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Rotten 3/4
| Fresh 67%
| Bruno (2009) | "
Intolerance and outrage has never been funnier, and nobody incites it better than Brüno, Borat or Baron Cohen." — Seattle Times Posted Jul 9, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 75%
| Shall We Kiss? (2008) | "
[A] delightful and deeply satisfying French confection." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 90%
| The Black Balloon (2008) | "
There are wrenching scenes that are brutally stark, yet there remains a steady sense of calm that is touching and sensitive without ever turning sentimental." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 28%
| Fast & Furious (2009) | "
Even the most mundane lives occasionally sparkle with moments of exhilaration, and so does Moscow, Belgium." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 18%
| The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) | "
Despite well-designed scare shots, the laborious telling of this elaborate ghost story ultimately fizzles under the weight of too much effort." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 26, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 52%
| Shuttle (2009) | "
Shuttle is a grim and twisted exercise in high-stress terror that falls just short of the torture-porn subgenre." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 12, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 42%
| The Last House on the Left (2009) | "
First-time director Dennis Iliadis spices up the visual style with unusual camera and cutting choices that liven the tempo beyond typical horror-movie cliché. Time will tell whether or not this Last House launches his career." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 91%
| Gomorrah (2009) | "
If The Godfather is the operatic pinnacle of gangster movies, let Gomorrah be its biblical counterpart." — Seattle Times Posted Feb 26, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 88%
| Medicine for Melancholy (2009) | "
A hazy, nuanced and remarkably assured debut from filmmaker Barry Jenkins." — Seattle Times Posted Feb 19, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 23%
| Fired Up (2009) | "
This is a silly little movie that can." — Seattle Times Posted Feb 19, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 49%
| Donkey Punch (2009) | "
Packs a magnetic jolt of fearsome intensity." — Seattle Times Posted Feb 12, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 32%
| Fanboys (2009) | "
While it may score some points as an extended in-joke, the mix of juvenile comedy and insider asides is arcane, snobby and just not very funny." — Seattle Times Posted Feb 5, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 15%
| The Spirit (2008) | "
The script often plods through sequences of clunky dramatic structure. Comic art may be inherently cinematic, but there's still some ink separating panels on a page from flickers on a screen." — Seattle Times Posted Dec 29, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 74%
| Virtual JFK (2008) | "
The controversial process of counterfactual history gets a captivating workout in Virtual JFK." — Seattle Times Posted Dec 11, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 95%
| Obscene: A Portrait Of Barney Rosset And Grove Press (2008) | "
The focus of Obscene remains steadfastly on the man, thanks to a rich variety of archival and interview clips that span his entire career and a slew of colleagues, fiends and enemies." — Seattle Times Posted Nov 21, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 80%
| Flow: For Love of Water (2008) | "
Problems are addressed in a narrative progression that gets more horrendous and builds into utter despair, except for the final few words of activism and optimism." — Seattle Times Posted Nov 7, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 59%
| RocknRolla (2008) | "
RocknRolla is a recovery from the knockout blows of his past two films but Ritchie is certainly retreading familiar thematic territory." — Seattle Times Posted Oct 31, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 18%
| Max Payne (2008) | "
A movie that cares much more for poetic choreography in explosive gunfights than gaping lapses of logic in a flimsy crime narrative." — Seattle Times Posted Oct 17, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 52%
| Allah Made Me Funny (2008) | "
The package is a friendly, if lackluster, affair..." — Seattle Times Posted Oct 3, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 37%
| How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) | "
When a movie features two spit takes in the first 15 minutes, it's a pretty clear indicator of which way the rest of the farce will go." — Seattle Times Posted Oct 3, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 72%
| Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) | "
There's not much reality or intellect to be found." — Seattle Times Posted Oct 3, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 91%
| Still Life (2008) | "
An extraordinary glimpse into the psychology, subtext and austere reality of modern Chinese culture." — Seattle Times Posted Sep 26, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 61%
| Universe of Keith Haring (2008) | "
An affectionate and absorbing look at the premiere artist of the '80s downtown New York art scene, whose images quickly penetrated popular culture around the world." — Seattle Times Posted Sep 19, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 66%
| Ping Pong Playa (2007) | "
Ping Pong Playa falters on formula only occasionally, but otherwise remains a consistently agreeable romp that strikes just the right chord of ironic sentimentally." — Seattle Times Posted Sep 12, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 84%
| In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008) | "
Writer/director Alex Holdridge maintains the intrigue of Wilson and Vivian's dance through a combination of naturalistic dialogue and a magical-realist style." — Seattle Times Posted Sep 12, 2008 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 39%
| The House Bunny (2008) | "
If another dumb-blonde joke is something you've hoped never to suffer again, make every effort to avoid the protracted punch line that constitutes the bulk of The House Bunny." — Seattle Times Posted Aug 21, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 39%
| The Rocker (2008) | "
An innocuous late-summer entry that barely rises above the level of sitcom alternative to Olympic-coverage overload." — Seattle Times Posted Aug 20, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 86%
| The Silence Before Bach (2008) | "
The engaging enigma of The Silence Before Bach demonstrates an artistic wisdom that is as satisfying as it is challenging." — Seattle Times Posted Aug 1, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 68%
| CSNY Déjà Vu (2008) | "
Might have packed a stronger punch with more commitment to both the music and the message." — Seattle Times Posted Jul 25, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 55%
| Step Brothers (2008) | "
It doesn't rank high in the lowbrow-comedy genre that has produced legitimately smart entries such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin or Knocked Up, but it does succeed as a token contender by delivering real laughs at the expense of intelligence and decency." — Seattle Times Posted Jul 25, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 19%
| Meet Dave (2008) | "
[An] unremarkable sci-fi gagfest." — Seattle Times Posted Jul 11, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 87%
| Bomb It (2008) | "
The kinetic editing that keeps bopping from continent to continent never lets up, and it's often impossible to absorb the impressive array of images." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 4, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 81%
| Quantum Hoops (2007) | "
While it may not be the most absorbing subject for a feature documentary, the hoop dreams of a brainiac team that wants to win just once does make for an amusing diversion, especially with another season of college-bracket fever upon us." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 28, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 75%
| Paranoid Park (2008) | "
Gus Van Sant's capper to a trilogy of experiments in elliptical narrative and lyrical structure is a masterful triumph of art, craft and empathy for the complicatedness of being a real teenager." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 21, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 58%
| Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul (2008) | "
Using a mostly seamless series of narrative techniques, the film spins a string of interconnected stories based on Sufi mysticism." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 14, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 13%
| College Road Trip (2008) | "
Even Donny Osmond's sparkling teeth seem a little dim compared with the unsullied gleam the movie presents as real life." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 7, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 92%
| U2 3D (2008) | "
It's an incredible performance captured in a medium that attains a unique aesthetic of immediacy and humanity from the powerful rock quartet." — Seattle Times Posted Jan 23, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 51%
| Steep (2007) | "
Even though the pull of the mountain remains a mystery, we do gain some understanding of the humanity that fuels the hair-raising risks captured so eloquently on film." — Seattle Times Posted Jan 18, 2008 |
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