Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| Sin Nombre (2009) | "
Cary Fukunaga makes a strong impression with his debut feature, a visually rich Spanish-language thriller which borrows the conventions of the western and applies them to a world of gang brotherhoods and travelling immigrants in Mexico." — Screen International Posted Dec 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Avatar (2009) | "
An epic film born entirely of Cameron’s imagination, Avatar uses tailor-made technology to create the most astonishing visual effects yet seen on screen and blends them seamlessly into a mythical sci-fi story." — Screen International Posted Dec 10, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 49%
| It's Complicated (2009) | "
Nancy Meyers’ latest confection is like a rich dessert that tastes good to start with but gradually leaves you feeling overstuffed." — Screen International Posted Dec 10, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 37%
| Nine (2009) | "
Breezily superficial and emotionally hollow, it steers well clear of the surreal self-examination of its seminal source movie 8 ½ and works best as a slick music video-styled spectacle of retro Italia." — Screen International Posted Dec 4, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| The French Kissers (2009) | "
A notable directorial debut for comic book writer Riad Sattouf, this French teen sex comedy possesses a nice blend of humour and intelligence that places it somewhere between American Pie and Wild Reeds." — Screen International Posted Dec 3, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Crazy Heart (2009) | "
Crazy Heart is a story of redemption which has been told a thousand times before, but is infused with energy here by Cooper’s dialogue and his work with the actors." — Screen International Posted Dec 3, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 76%
| Invictus (2009) | "
An old-fashioned crowd-pleaser which is both a rousing sports movie and a testament to the nobility of Nelson Mandela, Invictus is another strong entry in Clint Eastwood’s fast-growing body of work." — Screen International Posted Dec 3, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 40%
| The Lovely Bones (2009) | "
Jackson captures the grim essence of the novel even while compressing much of its character development and plot detail." — Screen International Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 57%
| Brothers (2009) | "
Brothers is that rare animal, a US remake of a fine foreign language film which works on both a creative and thematic level in its conversion to an American setting." — Screen International Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 28%
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) | "
The actors appear at sea on more than one occasion, and some of Melissa Rosenberg’s risible dialogue doesn’t help them." — Screen International Posted Nov 18, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 39%
| 2012 (2009) | "
A deliriously ludicrous, guilty pleasure of a blockbuster in which the end of the world is turned into a two-and-a-half-hour rollercoaster ride." — Screen International Posted Nov 10, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) | "
While it reveals little about Jackson from conversation or dialogue, it offers some valuable insight into his character as a performer and showman." — Screen International Posted Oct 28, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 77%
| The Informant! (2009) | "
Far more serious than either the broad trailer campaign or the exclamation mark in its title would indicate, the film can’t quite decide its tone." — Screendaily Posted Sep 9, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 75%
| Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) | "
As intelligent and compulsively entertaining as his previous films." — Screen International Posted Sep 9, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 54%
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | "
The Men Who Stare At Goats is a light-hearted and highly entertaining antidote to pompous large scale movies about Iraq or Aghanistan." — Screen International Posted Sep 9, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) | "
What makes this film truly different is the unique tone introduced by director Werner Herzog." — Screen International Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| [Rec] 2 (2009) | "
Neatly paving the way for [REC]3 with a cliffhanger ending, it has enough invention and wit to extend the saga into a franchise even while the novelty value of the 2007 faux documentary has worn thin." — Screen International Posted Sep 3, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 63%
| Extract (2009) | "
An amiable, inconsequential movie that nonetheless produces an impressive amount of laughs about drugs, gigolos and generally moronic behaviour." — Screen International Posted Aug 19, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 57%
| 9 (2009) | "
9 is a post-apocalyptic fable notable for its visual beauty." — Screen International Posted Aug 18, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 38%
| The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) | "
In the final analysis the film fails to make much sense at all." — Screen International Posted Aug 10, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 36%
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) | "
Unpretentious popcorn entertainment which delivers the goods and should be a sizable hit." — Screen International Posted Aug 6, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| Beeswax (2009) | "
Andrew Bujalski’s third film is another memorably natural character piece evoking the spirit of Rohmer, Cassavetes and Woody Allen in a uniquely young American style." — Screen International Posted Aug 3, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 68%
| Funny People (2009) | "
It just about compensates for its many indulgences with typically warm humour and a knockout lead performance from Adam Sandler which shows a deepening maturity in the actor that could land him awards attention." — Screen International Posted Jul 25, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 60%
| Enter the Void (2009) | "
Spiked with all the tricks, sound effects and technological invention at Noe’s disposal, Enter The Void is a trip." — Screen International Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| The White Ribbon (2009) | A meticulously constructed, precisely modulated tapestry of malice and intrigue in a rural village in pre-World War I northern Germany. — Screen International Posted May 22, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 88%
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | "
Intermittently-inspired World War II epic ... the thread of the drama is left disjointed and the focus ever-changing." — Screen International Posted May 20, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 50%
| Agora (2009) | "
Agora ultimately fails to hang together narratively and does not engage on the same grand emotional level as the sword and sandal epics of old." — Screen International Posted May 18, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Mother (2009) | "
Filled with the elegant compositions and mood-drenched cinematography which are becoming Bong’s specialty, Mother is a largely satisfying film which marks the director out as South Korea’s most versatile young auteur." — Screen International Posted May 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Kinatay (2009) | "
A nerve-shredding exploration of crime which is both repellent and grimly compelling." — Screen International Posted May 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) | "
Obviously audacious for the gay romance at its core, it otherwise plays like a polished Hollywood picture starring Jim Carrey and will satisfy a certain percentage of his audience." — Screendaily Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 92%
| Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire (2009) | "
Second-time director Lee Daniels creates a must-see portrait of life’s underprivileged which is utterly compelling." — Screen International Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 98%
| Up (2009) | "
A highpoint of ingenuity and storytelling in the Pixar canon and indeed the animated form." — Screen International Posted May 13, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 36%
| Angels & Demons (2009) | "
Ron Howard does a far superior job of filming Dan Brown’s first Robert Langdon novel Angels & Demons than he did with his lifeless blockbuster The Da Vinci Code." — Screen International Posted May 7, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 94%
| Star Trek (2009) | "
JJ Abrams injects a gigantic dose of energy into this long-running franchise and brings it roaring back to life." — Screen International Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 78%
| Humpday (2009) | "
Humpday is the most accessible film so far to come out of the so-called Mumblecore movement." — Screen International Posted Apr 14, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| Dragonball: Evolution (2009) | "
Puerile childrens' sci-fi of a strictly B-movie standard." — Screen International Posted Mar 26, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 65%
| Duplicity (2009) | "
A high-tech romantic thriller set in the little-seen world of corporate espionage, Tony Gilroy's second feature is sophisticated adult entertainment which puts the lazy Ocean's films to shame with its clever writing, lively direction and visual panache." — Screen International Posted Mar 16, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 43%
| Race to Witch Mountain (2009) | "
In the tradition of Disney live-action films from the 70s, it's all very low rent." — Screen International Posted Mar 12, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 54%
| Cheri (2009) | "
The film belongs to Pfeiffer's Lea as she struggles to hold onto dignity in the face of age and crumbling vanity." — Screen International Posted Feb 27, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| The Pink Panther 2 (2009) | "
A hit-and-miss family entertainment which relies heavily on the audience's affection for the bumbling policeman to make up for a paper-thin storyline and a drab visual palette." — Screen International Posted Feb 2, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 44%
| He's Just Not That Into You (2009) | "
An intermittently engaging ensemble which outstays its welcome but contains some peppy performances and amusing observations." — Screen International Posted Feb 2, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 89%
| Coraline (2009) | "
Although it features some of the most exquisite stop motion animation seen to date, even more glorious to watch in 3D, the tone of the film is curiously unsympathetic." — Screen International Posted Feb 2, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 92%
| Mary and Max (2009) | "
A melancholy true story of unlikely friendship which is another bold example of adult storytelling through animation." — Screen International Posted Jan 16, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Jolene (2008) | "
While its lumpy story drags long before its running time is up, the film serves as the perfect showcase for new star Jessica Chastain, a dazzling redhead whose talent and radiance keeps its many parts watchable." — Screen International Posted Jan 8, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 15%
| The Spirit (2008) | "
Frank Miller's first solo effort as a director is an entertaining, if forgettable, cinematic imagining of Will Eisner's classic superhero The Spirit." — Screen International Posted Dec 19, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 55%
| The Tale of Despereaux (2008) | "
A somewhat charmless affair which, while striking to look at, fails to come to dramatic life." — Screen International Posted Dec 15, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Gran Torino (2008) | "
An unpretentious, often very funny humanist drama which is a small jewel in Clint Eastwood's canon of work as a director and a highpoint in his career as an actor." — Screen International Posted Dec 5, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 62%
| The Reader (2008) | "
A superbly fluid, elegant film crafted with distinctly European sensibilities which suit the bitter story at its heart." — Screen International Posted Dec 2, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 71%
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) | "
A wildly ambitious fantasy which contains many intriguing elements and superb production values but ultimately fails to cohere as the epic tragedy it wants to be." — Screen International Posted Nov 25, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 50%
| Twilight (2008) | "
An intoxicating blend of breathy romance and mild horror which will be must-see viewing for teenage girls." — Screen International Posted Nov 20, 2008 |
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