Rotten 2.5/5
| N/A | Redwoods (2009) | "
Yes, everyone loves a handsome stranger, but at this stage of the game, we need our handsome strangers -- gay or straight -- to do something new and interesting, not just recycle the same very familiar three-act story arc." — Filmcritic.com Posted Dec 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 67%
| Where God Left His Shoes (2008) | "
you won't get much out of Where God Left His Shoes other than an appreciation of the fact that you have a home for the holidays." — Filmcritic.com Posted Nov 17, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| N/A | Make the Yuletide Gay (2009) | "
a kindhearted and very low impact coming out tale with only the slightest bit of angst getting in the way of the feel good vibe" — Filmcritic.com Posted Nov 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 92%
| The Way We Get By (2009) | "
plucks every heartstring but never in a manipulative or maudlin way." — Filmcritic.com Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 20%
| Eating Out: All You Can Eat (2009) | "
a harmlessly silly gay L.A. comedy of manners that's far more notable for its profusion of abs and pecs than it is for such things as acting, story, and characters." — Filmcritic.com Posted Nov 10, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| N/A | West 32nd () | "
Writer/director Michael Kang seems to be going for a Mean Streets vibe, but he's no Scorsese, at least not yet." — Filmcritic.com Posted Nov 9, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| Law of Desire (1987) | "
a pivotal and unmissable piece of the Almodóvar puzzle, a romp that is Pedro at his young and kinky best." — Filmcritic.com Posted Nov 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 92%
| The Dead (1988) | "
a finely polished jewel and a wonderful way to remember a great director." — Filmcritic.com Posted Nov 3, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 43%
| Triangle (2007) | "
Your best strategy is simply to sit back, try to follow along, and enjoy the hijinks." — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | Half-Life (2008) | "
A healthy serving of Californian suburban angst is topped with a drizzle of existential angst" — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 15, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 0%
| A Beautiful Life (2009) | "
There's simply not enough for Maggie and David to do to sustain an entire movie." — Filmcritic.com Posted Oct 1, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| N/A | Island Etude (2009) | "
While Island Etude will obviously have special resonance for Taiwanese viewers, anyone can take something away from Ming's grueling, poetic journey." — Filmcritic.com Posted Sep 27, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 39%
| Full Grown Men (2008) | "
Full Grown Men might work better if the audience was given a reason to feel even a small sliver of sympathy for Alby" — Filmcritic.com Posted Sep 27, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 77%
| Valentino: the Last Emperor (2009) | "
What a nice surprise to settle in for a fashion documentary and find a touching love story hidden within its glamorous folds." — Filmcritic.com Posted Sep 27, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| Kabei: Our Mother (2009) | "
Painful though it may be, Kâbê is finely crafted and totally enjoyable. Watch" — Filmcritic.com Posted Sep 8, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 83%
| Après Lui (2007) | "
a great effort from a great actress who is at the peak of her powers in this, her sixth decade in movies." — Filmcritic.com Posted Sep 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Still Walking (2009) | "
There's also a touch of Bergman-style family angst here, and in the tale of the drowned golden boy and the surviving son, even a little bit of Ordinary People." — Filmcritic.com Posted Aug 27, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| N/A | Ryan And Sean's Not So Excellent Adventure (2008) | "
a low-budget movie set to indulge in antics aimed squarely at the 12-year-old boy demographic." — Filmcritic.com Posted Aug 12, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 0%
| Dim Sum Funeral (2009) | "
There were plenty of opportunities for originality here, but other than toying with a layer of Asian exoticism, writer Donald Martin doesn't stray far from convention" — Filmcritic.com Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| N/A | Hana Yori Dango Final: The Movie (2009) | "
reveals its biggest problem in its title" — Filmcritic.com Posted Jul 29, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| N/A | Twisted Souls (2007) | "
the devolution into animalistic psychos isn't really credible." — Filmcritic.com Posted Jul 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| N/A | The Sky Crawlers (2008) | "
how could a movie about the amazing sky-high acrobatics of aerial dog-fighting teenagers end up being so boring" — Filmcritic.com Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| N/A | 40 Dias (2008) | "
Is there any point to all this driving, any revelation, any epiphany? Not really" — Filmcritic.com Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| N/A | Ramen Girl (2008) | "
may make you hungry, but it won't warm your heart." — Filmcritic.com Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| N/A | Personal Effects (2009) | "
Despite its R rating, Personal Effects will not go down in history as the movie in which Ashton Kutcher boinks Michelle Pfeiffer" — Filmcritic.com Posted Jun 25, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| N/A | In Love We Trust (2007) | "
needlessly long" — Filmcritic.com Posted Jun 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 43%
| Killshot (2009) | "
the quality of the A-list cast's performances do deserve a tip of the hat." — Filmcritic.com Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | Newcastle (2009) | "
a bit like Endless Summer meets The Karate Kid" — Filmcritic.com Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 77%
| A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007) | "
Well-written, beautifully shot, and meticulously acted" — Filmcritic.com Posted May 30, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 54%
| The New Twenty (2009) | "
Writer/director Chris Mason Johnson is a sharp observer of urban life, and his story moves along so briskly that you won't spend much time considering the fact that it should have been set in 1999" — Filmcritic.com Posted May 26, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 79%
| The Towering Inferno (1974) | "
break out the popcorn, sit back, and enjoy a galaxy of stars picking up their fat paychecks and having a great time. They absolutely don't make 'em like this anymore" — Filmcritic.com Posted May 13, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 33%
| Between Love and Goodbye (2009) | "
lacks professional polish" — Filmcritic.com Posted May 8, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| N/A | Japan Japan (2008) | "
Unusual? Yes. Satisfying? Well, you kinda have to be in the mood for that sort of thing." — Filmcritic.com Posted May 7, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 77%
| Chocolate (2009) | "
Ultimately there isn't much of a movie here, just a series of great-looking and expertly filmed showdowns that are worth the price of a rental" — Filmcritic.com Posted May 3, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| N/A | Mulligans (2008) | "
Writer/star Charlie David may have wanted to keep things low key, but the movie ends up coming across as low voltage" — Filmcritic.com Posted May 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 74%
| A Jihad for Love (2007) | "
director Parvez Sharma sets out across the world to find out what it means to be gay and Muslim. In most cases, it means trouble." — Filmcritic.com Posted Apr 29, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| N/A | Baby (2009) | "
The main problem here is there is no one to root for" — Filmcritic.com Posted Apr 3, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 39%
| Goal II: Living the Dream (2008) | "
If your kids play soccer, they may appreciate this tall tale of Santi's rise from obscurity to shin-padded glory, but once you pop in the DVD, chances are you won't want to stick around." — Filmcritic.com Posted Apr 3, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | Beautiful Ohio (2008) | "
unfolds in extremely surprising ways" — Filmcritic.com Posted Apr 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| A Bittersweet Life (2005) | "
What's great about all this isn't just the gloriously choreographed violence (among the best I've ever seen) but also Lee Byeong-heon's bravura and surprisingly profound performance" — Filmcritic.com Posted Mar 10, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| N/A | Man Walking On Snow (2001) | "
I don't think I'll ever forget the weird imagery of him making his way along the snow-blasted streets of his miserable town while an eerily slow electronic version of the French Can-Can song plays on the soundtrack." — Filmcritic.com Posted Mar 9, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| Wonderful Town (2007) | "
Laundry drying in a breeze has never looked so threatening." — Filmcritic.com Posted Mar 9, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 0%
| Weapons (2007) | "
one slice of life that I hope to never see in my town" — Filmcritic.com Posted Mar 9, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 94%
| Chris & Don: A Love Story (2007) | "
A wonderfully crafted documentary about a most unusual long-term relationship" — Filmcritic.com Posted Mar 8, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| N/A | Gene Generation (2008) | "
Here's a three-word phrase that'll get any film critic's blood pumping: "Starring Bai Ling."" — Filmcritic.com Posted Feb 17, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| N/A | Mon Oncle Antoine (1971) | "
utterly unforgettable" — Filmcritic.com Posted Feb 17, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 35%
| Otto; Or, Up with Dead People (2008) | "
Sadly, this is one of those moments where I have to scan my reviewer's list of dismissive nouns to come up with the perfect word to describe this mess. Ah, yes, here it is: claptrap." — Filmcritic.com Posted Feb 11, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| N/A | The Wig () | "
may be built on a silly premise, but the production is slick" — Filmcritic.com Posted Feb 5, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 80%
| Death Note: The Last Name (2006) | "
clever" — Filmcritic.com Posted Feb 4, 2009 |
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