Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 85%
| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) | "
A fascinatingly complex film with intoxicating cross-currents of cynicism, tragedy, and absurdity." — About.com Posted Nov 18, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 88%
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | "
May indeed be morally troublesome, but unlike, say, Death Proof, it's also fiendishly entertaining." — About.com Posted Aug 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| N/A | Yattâman (2009) | "
I grinned like an "imbefool" all the way through." — About.com Posted Apr 1, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 50%
| The Education of Charlie Banks (2009) | "
A surprisingly amiable coming-of-age tale that is especially remarkable for its honesty about class." — About.com Posted Apr 1, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Adventureland (2009) | "
A lovely and hilarious reminder that the bittersweet days at the tail end of youth are as potent a topic as ever." — About.com Posted Apr 1, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 65%
| Duplicity (2009) | "
Lacks the tension and wow-factor we've grown accustomed to from slick star vehicles." — About.com Posted Mar 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Sin Nombre (2009) | "
Mashes up the tale of the arduous journey across borders with the developing world gangster drama, offering a fresh and convincing spin on both." — About.com Posted Mar 19, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| Tokyo Sonata (2009) | "
The beauty of Tokyo Sonata lies in the elegance in which the film dances between humor and a profound examination of tightly circumscribed lives." — About.com Posted Mar 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 75%
| Tokyo! (2009) | "
Uneven but worthwhile." — About.com Posted Mar 5, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 64%
| Watchmen (2009) | "
The worst adaptation of an Alan Moore comic yet." — About.com Posted Mar 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 33%
| Delhi-6 (2009) | "
Maybe the runaway success of Slumdog Millionaire will inspire western audiences to sample more authentic Bollywood fare; with its first-rate music, world-class stars, and postcard-ready views of India, Delhi 6 presents an especially welcomin" — About.com Posted Feb 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 59%
| The International (2009) | "
Swift investigations alter with elaborate set pieces in Milan and a staggering climax at the New York Guggenheim, a furious explosion of violence and excitement that ranks among the most exhilarating sequences I've seen in a long time." — About.com Posted Feb 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 32%
| Fanboys (2009) | "
My favorite moment involves a Jar-Jar Binks tattoo -- and whether or not that idea strikes you as funny should be a pretty good indicator of whether or not you'll like Fanboys." — About.com Posted Feb 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 89%
| Coraline (2009) | "
Selick's work has always been fascinating, but he has never had better material to work with than Coraline (sorry, Roald Dahl and Tim Burton.)" — About.com Posted Feb 3, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 49%
| Donkey Punch (2009) | "
Lusty, lurid, and completely laughable. Here's hoping for a bright future on late-night cable." — About.com Posted Jan 21, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Fresh 67%
| Synecdoche, New York (2008) | "
For a film that desperately wants us to empathize with its main character's plight, Kaufman's inability to reconcile his overambitious gimmickry with the story's emotional demands is a fatal flaw." — About.com Posted Oct 23, 2008 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 77%
| Burn After Reading (2008) | "
Chalk it up to the Coens' much-cited misanthropy or misplaced satirical intent, but there's nothing enjoyable or insightful about hanging out with this duplicitous crowd." — About.com Posted Sep 8, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 19%
| The Clone Wars (2008) | "
A worthy addition to the original six-film cycle, staying true to the spirit of the series while overhauling it in a number of important ways." — About.com Posted Aug 11, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| Wonderful Town (2007) | "
The tsunami looms large, even though it's only mentioned once." — About.com Posted Jul 18, 2008 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 94%
| The Dark Knight (2008) | "
Plodding, puffed-up kitsch mistaking itself for profound psycho noir that the source material won't support." — About.com Posted Jul 16, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 87%
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | "
There's a peculiarity to Hellboy 2 that blurs the line between del Toro's Hollywood blockbusters and his less conventional Spanish-language films." — About.com Posted Jul 8, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 72%
| Wanted (2008) | "
Wanted is as stylish as it is foolish, but it has one thing going for it: exploding rats." — About.com Posted Jun 24, 2008 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 13%
| Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) | "
Too underlit to qualify as splatter, too bloodless to qualify as fun, too unaware of its own idiocy to be enjoyed Grindhouse-style, AvP:R is a real education in the finer stratifications of badness." — JurgenFauth.com Posted Jun 13, 2008 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 66%
| The Incredible Hulk (2008) | "
Might be vaguely entertaining if you were holding a Wiimote." — About.com Posted Jun 10, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 82%
| The Dhamma Brothers (2008) | "
Beyond the visual novelty of murderers and rapist sitting in silent practice, The Dhamma Brothers seems to be interested in surprisingly little." — About.com Posted Apr 15, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 90%
| Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub (2008) | "
A heartfelt tribute to a joyous anomaly in New York's nightlife scene." — About.com Posted Mar 9, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 76%
| Heartbeat Detector (2008) | "
The analogy [equating multinational companies with fascism] is strained to say the least and finally distracts from what began as a clear-eyed portrait of a complex, contradictory character." — About.com Posted Mar 9, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 67%
| Snow Angels (2008) | "
Lacks distinctiveness that would lift it above middle-of-the-road domestic drama." — About.com Posted Mar 6, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 79%
| The Bank Job (2008) | "
Rote situations, wooden dialogue, and Jason Statham." — About.com Posted Mar 6, 2008 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 92%
| U2 3D (2008) | "
You'll thrill to the sight of a hundred thousand stoked fans! You'll duck from under Bono's flying sweat! You'll read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- in 3D!" — UGO Posted Jan 21, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 91%
| There Will Be Blood (2007) | "
Destined to take its place among such ageless tragedies of American avarice as The Godfather, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Scarface, and yes, Citizen Kane." — About.com Posted Dec 15, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 36%
| Southland Tales (2007) | "
Fitfully engaging but half-baked." — About.com Posted Nov 13, 2007 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 27%
| Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) | "
A movie of such boundless badness that it would take somebody with a Nobel Prize in literature to truly fathom the extent of its wretchedness." — About.com Posted Nov 6, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 58%
| Lynch (One) (2007) | "
A forthright portrait of a sincere and fertile artist with the courage to follow his ideas wherever they lead." — About.com Posted Oct 25, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 34%
| Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) | "
The work of a director who is intoxicated with the power of cinema." — About.com Posted Oct 10, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Fresh 75%
| Paranoid Park (2008) | "
There's nothing going on beneath the artful surface, and the kid's dilemma generates yawns instead of heat." — About.com Posted Oct 4, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| The Orphanage (2007) | "
Incredibly spooky." — About.com Posted Oct 4, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 92%
| Secret Sunshine () | "
There's more truth and wisdom in Secret Sunshine than I've seen at the movies in a long time." — About.com Posted Oct 4, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 63%
| The Man from London (2008) | "
The Third Man on Ambien -- will dazzle the faithful and bore the stuffing out of everyone else." — About.com Posted Oct 4, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 77%
| I'm Not There (2007) | "
Certainly an enjoyable experiment, but ultimately as fruitless as reporter Jerry Thompson's search for the truth about Charles Foster Kane." — About.com Posted Oct 4, 2007 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 57%
| Married Life (2008) | "
You know you're in trouble if the wallpaper is more exciting than anything that happens in front of it." — About.com Posted Sep 23, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 88%
| Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) | "
Masterful plotting and fine acting can't make this story any more appetizing." — About.com Posted Sep 22, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 94%
| In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) | "
With humor, humanity, and staggering images, In the Shadow of the Moon brings home the sheer guts it must have taken to ride a rocket to a barren rock in the sky." — About.com Posted Sep 5, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 67%
| The 11th Hour (2007) | "
Among recent documentaries questioning the status quo, The 11th Hour takes the most far-reaching point of view and connects issues into larger patterns, culminating in a truly global call for change." — About.com Posted Jul 30, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | "
The leanest and most exciting of the series yet, a chase movie of breathtaking purity." — About.com Posted Jul 29, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| The Simpsons Movie (2007) | "
We knew all along they had it in them to become movie stars." — About.com Posted Jul 25, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 70%
| Moliere (2007) | "
An especially endearing attempt at the budding subgenre." — About.com Posted Jul 24, 2007 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 93%
| This Is England (2007) | "
Starts out as well-acted and superbly designed mid-eighties time-capsule but degenerates to a formulaic conclusion that cheapens everything that went before." — About.com Posted Jul 21, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 59%
| Dans Paris (2007) | "
The real pleasure of Dans Paris isn't just film-geekery but the more profound joy of recognizing true-to-life characters and watching them heal." — About.com Posted Jul 20, 2007 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 46%
| Macbeth (2007) | "
Everything about this adaptation feels unconvincing and lackluster, and the beauty of the language never takes wing." — About.com Posted Jul 9, 2007 |
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