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60%
|
A Bag of Hammers (2012) |
"
Most of it seems baffled and unclear. Some nice ideas floating around in here, but A Bag of Hammers is one of the few movies I can remember that appears to be composed mainly of outtakes."
—
New York Observer
Posted May 9, 2012
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|
|
29%
|
Girl In Progress (2012) |
"
A corny, overwritten movie made by a director with nothing to say."
—
New York Observer
Posted May 9, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
0%
|
Hick (2012) |
"
The movie careers downhill with the speed of an unhinged kangaroo with one foot."
—
New York Observer
Posted May 9, 2012
|
|
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48%
|
The Perfect Family (2012) |
"
In the final scene I found myself laughing and crying at the same time."
—
New York Observer
Posted May 2, 2012
|
|
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95%
|
First Position (2012) |
"
It's a triumph, in more ways than one."
—
New York Observer
Posted May 2, 2012
|
|
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54%
|
Citizen Gangster (2012) |
"
As good as Citizen Gangster is, it would be even better if you could understand the dialogue."
—
New York Observer
Posted Apr 25, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
Bernie (2012) |
"
I, for one, eagerly await the sequel to Bernie."
—
New York Observer
Posted Apr 25, 2012
|
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2/4
|
15%
|
The Moth Diaries (2012) |
"
Where are the shivers? The girls are properly fragile, ethereal and neurotic, but the way Ms. Harron gingerly moves them around like porcelain dolls is too careful to stir up much terror."
—
New York Observer
Posted Apr 17, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
21%
|
Darling Companion (2012) |
"
When all is said and done, the dog is the only thing you care about in Darling Companion."
—
New York Observer
Posted Apr 17, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
Monsieur Lazhar (2012) |
"
Monsieur Lazhar builds hope in the face of tragedy and sheds new light on the question of what is truth and how we find it."
—
New York Observer
Posted Apr 10, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
28%
|
L!fe Happens (2012) |
"
It all sounds dreadful, like the pilot for another brainless comedy series on network TV, but it grows on you."
—
New York Observer
Posted Apr 10, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
90%
|
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) |
"
An entire row of what they call "fanboys" at the screening I attended laughed all the way through the movie, although I failed to see anything remotely amusing."
—
New York Observer
Posted Apr 10, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
54%
|
Bully (2001) |
—
New York Observer
Posted Apr 4, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
Bully (2012) |
"
Lee Hirsch is certainly one who is making a difference. I endorse him and his brave, powerful movie and urge you to see it for yourself. You might leave Bully with rage, but you will not leave Bully with indifference."
—
New York Observer
Posted Mar 28, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
33%
|
Intruders (2012) |
"
Intruders is never scary, and it's so implausible and uninvolving that even when it's being explained, it is still unconvincing. Talky psychology is a poor substitute for supernatural thrills."
—
New York Observer
Posted Mar 28, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
48%
|
Brake (2012) |
"
It is amazing how much hair-raising action and fluid movement this film captures in the confined interior of a car trunk, or how many mood shifts Mr. Dorff conveys in a performance that can only be called multi-dimensional."
—
New York Observer
Posted Mar 21, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
79%
|
The Deep Blue Sea (2012) |
"
The Deep Blue Sea is uneven and somewhat tentative in its evocation of a certain kind of fading moss rose among English womanhood, but it's mature, sophisticated filmmaking that is so welcome I recommend it highly."
—
New York Observer
Posted Mar 21, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
84%
|
The Hunger Games (2012) |
"
This futuristic tale of teenage violence is so not my kind of movie that I approached it grudgingly, so imagine my surprise when I ended up being totally exhilarated and enjoying it immensely."
—
New York Observer
Posted Mar 21, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
24%
|
Seeking Justice (2012) |
"
Seeking Justice is an intense thriller so full of shocks it keeps you wired from start to finish."
—
New York Observer
Posted Mar 13, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
52%
|
Detachment (2012) |
"
Adrien Brody, one of the weirdest looking actors of the millennium, plays Henry Barthes, a man so emotionally blocked by a lifetime of disillusion that he cannot connect with any other human being."
—
New York Observer
Posted Mar 13, 2012
|
|
|
63%
|
Friends With Kids (2012) |
"
Even though Friends With Kids is not a movie everyone will identify with, it fills 107 minutes with enough visual popcorn to keep you satisfied."
—
New York Observer
Posted Mar 7, 2012
|
|
|
67%
|
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) |
"
It's a spirited, eloquent film-delightfully offbeat, deliciously different and well worth investigating."
—
New York Observer
Posted Mar 7, 2012
|
|
|
42%
|
Silent House (2012) |
"
Look hard and you might find a few thrills in a potboiler called Silent House, but I was fighting too hard to stay awake to pay much attention."
—
New York Observer
Posted Mar 7, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
73%
|
Black Butterflies (2012) |
"
Black Butterflies is a dark, moving depiction of the life and death of a brave rebellious, idiosyncratic woman who made significant strides toward changing the world around her and paid a heavy toll for her passion."
—
New York Observer
Posted Feb 29, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
55%
|
Being Flynn (2012) |
"
Being Flynn is the kind of Dante nightmare actors find fun to play, but it's hell for an audience to watch."
—
New York Observer
Posted Feb 29, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
11%
|
Gone (2012) |
"
Gifted and sincere as she always is, there's not much Ms. Seyfried can do with this tripe."
—
New York Observer
Posted Feb 29, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
86%
|
The Forgiveness of Blood (2012) |
"
The result is a film of great humanity that reveals Albania as a primitive region struggling to bridge the gap between medieval European customs and the tide of progress."
—
New York Observer
Posted Feb 21, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
80%
|
Return (2012) |
—
New York Observer
Posted Feb 15, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
29%
|
The Vow (2012) |
"
The Vow is a welcome antidote to cynicism, and a bracing tonic that proves love hasn't disappeared from the film experience completely."
—
New York Observer
Posted Feb 14, 2012
|
|
0/4
|
25%
|
This Means War (2012) |
"
Not even Ms. Witherspoon can save it. It is, however, high time she started thinking about saving herself -- and what's left of her film career."
—
New York Observer
Posted Feb 14, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
83%
|
Bullhead (2012) |
"
Take a chance and you will be rewarded with a work of nightmarish force that is unforgettable."
—
New York Observer
Posted Feb 14, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
54%
|
Safe House (2012) |
"
This is a naive director with so little insight you wonder what comic books he's been reading."
—
New York Observer
Posted Feb 14, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
82%
|
Return (2012) |
"
A bargain-budget bore by writer-director Liza Johnson about a female soldier back from a tour of active duty in Iraq who cannot adjust to life at home."
—
New York Observer
Posted Feb 8, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
44%
|
Private Romeo (2012) |
"
Private Romeo will undoubtedly be regarded by some as a curio, but it's a sweet, sympathetic and surprising one, highly recommended to the adventurous spirit in an enlightened and changing world."
—
New York Observer
Posted Feb 8, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
65%
|
The Woman in Black (2012) |
"
It takes quite a time before the pieces of a poisonous puzzle appear, and when they do, they don't always fall into place with clarity."
—
New York Observer
Posted Feb 8, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
88%
|
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012) |
"
Let's hope Dolly finds her way back to center stage and never goes away again."
—
New York Observer
Posted Jan 31, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
51%
|
Perfect Sense (2012) |
"
If you crave action, dialogue, explanations, character revelations and clear plot resolutions, Perfect Sense never lives up to its title."
—
New York Observer
Posted Jan 31, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
77%
|
The Innkeepers (2012) |
"
I ask myself, how can any movie that calls itself a horror film also be boring at the same time? You will find the answer in The Innkeepers."
—
New York Observer
Posted Jan 31, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Greyfriars Bobby (2005) |
—
New York Observer
Posted Jan 25, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
55%
|
Albert Nobbs (2012) |
"
The point is to show the misery of a underprivileged woman ahead of her time, but so much dedication for such a small payoff makes you wonder why."
—
New York Observer
Posted Jan 24, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
85%
|
Declaration of War (2012) |
"
I admit I admire the writing and acting of the two brave stars, who declare war on film in which there is only one enemy to fight -- their child's deadly disease."
—
New York Observer
Posted Jan 24, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
The Grey (2012) |
"
Prepare to be devastated."
—
New York Observer
Posted Jan 24, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
40%
|
The Flowers of War (2011) |
"
I can't get it out of my thoughts, and I recommend it highly."
—
New York Observer
Posted Jan 17, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
80%
|
Haywire (2012) |
"
The whole point of this time-wasting farrago of idiocy is that women can cut, kick, slash, burn, maim and kill just like men -- and make bad movies that are just as stupid."
—
New York Observer
Posted Jan 17, 2012
|
|
—
|
14%
|
Ride the Divide (2010) |
—
New York Observer
Posted Jan 11, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
33%
|
Joyful Noise (2012) |
"
Don't expect high art, and you will leave Joyful Noise smiling to the beat."
—
New York Observer
Posted Jan 10, 2012
|
|
0/4
|
25%
|
The Divide (2012) |
"
If the objective is to make the audience ill, The Divide succeeds."
—
New York Observer
Posted Jan 10, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
5%
|
Beneath The Darkness (2012) |
"
You anticipate every scene before it happens and figure out every secret before it's revealed."
—
New York Observer
Posted Jan 10, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
21%
|
Loosies (2012) |
"
Not a great movie, but satisfying enough to hold attention and win your affection -- a rare blue-plate combo on today's overcrowded menu of movie chaos that sticks to your ribs and stays there."
—
New York Observer
Posted Jan 10, 2012
|
85%
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