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4/5
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The Snowman () |
"
Charming, wordless, book-based holiday fable for all ages."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Nov 29, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Life of Pi (2012) |
"
Beautiful, emotional, intense story of faith and friendship."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Nov 21, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
70%
|
Sexy Baby (2012) |
"
Provocative docu questions media's impact on girls' image."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Nov 7, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) |
"
Quirky mix of laughs, romance, strong violence."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Sep 14, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
81%
|
Innerspace (1987) |
"
'80s sci-fi adventure comedy has some drinking, swearing."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted May 4, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
Bully (2012) |
"
Powerful documentary addresses critically important issue for kids."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Mar 8, 2012
|
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4/5
|
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Anne of Green Gables - The Sequel (Anne of Avonlea) (1987) |
"
Lovely, kid-friendly sequel has more romance than the first."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Jan 4, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
98%
|
The Artist (2011) |
"
Loving tribute to silent films has a few tense moments."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Nov 23, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) |
"
Comic book adventure mixes patriotism, explosive action."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Jul 22, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
70%
|
Ramona and Beezus (2010) |
"
Beloved book girl comes to life in sweet, kid-friendly tale."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Jul 23, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
43%
|
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) |
"
Fun, fast-paced sequel is more upbeat than the original."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted May 22, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
65%
|
The History Boys (2006) |
"
The History Boys is much less about lighting and composition than it is about Bennett's sharp, insightful script."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Nov 20, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
53%
|
City of Ember (2008) |
"
Fast-paced fantasy has lots of tense moments."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Oct 8, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Tsotsi (Thug) (2006) |
"
Gavin Hood's Oscar-nominated tale about a young South African gangster who gets an unexpected chance at redemption is literally a world apart from anything produced by Hollywood."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 27, 2008
|
|
3/4
|
70%
|
American Teen (2008) |
"
Candid, intimate, and often heart-wrenching, Nanette Burstein's documentary captures the confusion and agony of living through high school."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Jul 25, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
20%
|
Camp Rock (2008) |
"
Disney turns out a fun, clean, surefire tween hit."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Jun 19, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
51%
|
Nim's Island (2008) |
"
Book-based tropical adventure is good family fun."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Apr 4, 2008
|
|
2.5/4
|
47%
|
My Blueberry Nights (2007) |
"
Wong Kar Wai's dreamy film boasts strong performances but ultimately feels more like a wistful character study than a heartfelt romance."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Apr 4, 2008
|
|
2.5/4
|
56%
|
Flawless (2008) |
"
For a movie about a diamond heist, Michael Radford's talky, 1960s-set Flawless lacks sparkle--despite strong period detail, earnest messages, and committed performances."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Mar 28, 2008
|
|
2/4
|
55%
|
Married Life (2008) |
"
Stuck somewhere between a dark comedy and a thriller, director Ira Sachs' Married Life doesn't really work as either, leaving its strong cast adrift."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Mar 7, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
77%
|
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) |
"
A charming mix of screwball comedy and poignant romance, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is lighthearted period fun."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Mar 7, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
70%
|
Definitely, Maybe (2008) |
"
Teen-friendly romcom about love's ups and downs."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Feb 14, 2008
|
|
3/4
|
96%
|
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) |
"
Starkly, brutally honest, Cristian Mungiu's well-acted abortion drama paints a bleak picture of Romanian life in the late '80s."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Jan 25, 2008
|
|
2.5/4
|
66%
|
How She Move (2008) |
"
Thanks to earnest performances and flat-out amazing dancing, the fairly predictable inner-city drama of How She Move feels surprisingly fresh."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Jan 25, 2008
|
|
3/4
|
65%
|
The Kite Runner (2007) |
"
Faithful to the bestselling novel on which it's based, The Kite Runner is a thoughtful, often heart-wrenching story about betrayal and redemption."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Dec 14, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
62%
|
Grace Is Gone (2007) |
"
John Cusack takes it down several notches in James C. Strouse's somber, well-acted family mourning tale."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Dec 9, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
77%
|
I'm Not There (2007) |
"
Simultaneously head-scratching and thought-provoking, Todd Haynes' metaphorical Bob Dylan drama feels more like poetry (or music) than a biopic."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Nov 21, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
37%
|
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) |
"
Dustin Hoffman charms in [this] colorful fairy tale, but despite plenty of magical moments, it's missing the extra sparkle that could make it a classic."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Nov 16, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
81%
|
Lars and the Real Girl (2007) |
"
Thanks to grounded performances from its top-notch cast, Lars overcomes an ultra-quirky premise and develops into a thoughtful, albeit unusual, romance."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Oct 13, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
69%
|
Ira and Abby (2006) |
"
If Dharma and Greg went to therapy--a lot--you might end up with something like Robert Cary's appealing but uneven romantic comedy."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Oct 5, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) |
"
Ride along to dysfunction in quirky indie comedy."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Oct 1, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
36%
|
Sydney White (2007) |
"
Tween star hits college; drinking, hazing ensue."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Oct 1, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
82%
|
Into the Wild (2007) |
"
Sean Penn's gorgeous, tragic film is both an advertisement for wanderlust and a sobering cautionary tale."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 28, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
75%
|
The Last Winter (2007) |
"
Sure, global warming is scary, but chances are even Al Gore would be baffled by Larry Fessenden's moody, Arctic-set 'eco-thriller.'"
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 28, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
7%
|
Silk (2007) |
"
The movie looks gorgeous ... but the story never really builds momentum; you keep waiting for the 'real' action to start, but it never does."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Sep 14, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
50%
|
Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) |
"
Rowan Atkinson's second feature-length outing as the bumbling Brit has moments of genuine humor and charm, but overall, [it's] more of a mini-break than a full vacation"
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Aug 24, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
27%
|
Evening (2007) |
"
Despite strong performances from its excellent cast, Lajos Koltai's wistful adaptation of Susan Minot's novel doesn't quite connect."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Jun 29, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
34%
|
Reno 911!: Miami (2007) |
"
As always, the most impressive thing about Reno is the cast's stellar improvisational skills. All of them are completely committed to their characters."
—
DVDJournal.com
Posted Jun 17, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
74%
|
La Vie en Rose (La Mome) (2007) |
"
Vivid and emotional--but also disjointed and melodramatic--Olivier Dahan's Edith Piaf biopic ... is all about Marion Cotillard's passionate performance."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Jun 16, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
Crazy Love (2007) |
"
Dan Klores' documentary proves that truth really is stranger than fiction as it spins the tale of an infamous crime of passion--and its unbelievable result."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Jun 8, 2007
|
|
1/4
|
2%
|
Epic Movie (2007) |
"
More a string of already-past-their-expiration-date gags based on big popcorn flicks than an actual film."
—
DVDJournal.com
Posted May 21, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
94%
|
Away from Her (2007) |
"
Spare and poignantly bittersweet, Sarah Polley's wrenching romantic drama ... delves into the painful effects of Alzheimer's disease."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted May 18, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
76%
|
Black Book (Zwartboek) (2007) |
"
Paul Verhoeven's well-acted but overblown (and overly long) WWII thriller ... is like The Diary of Anne Frank by way of Basic Instinct."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted May 11, 2007
|
|
4/4
|
96%
|
Big (1988) |
"
Hanks has since aced plenty of other parts ... but he's rarely been as beguilingly charming -- and utterly convincing -- as he was playing a 12-year-old trapped in a grown man's body."
—
DVDJournal.com
Posted May 6, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
44%
|
Night at the Museum (2006) |
"
Kids who don't care about the finer points of cinematic storytelling (in other words, most of them) will certainly enjoy the film, as will older viewers with a taste for the fantastic."
—
DVDJournal.com
Posted Apr 22, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
44%
|
In the Land of Women (2007) |
"
Wistful and uneven, Jonathan Kasdan's [drama] is like Garden State by way of a John Hughes movie -- but less engaging than either."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Apr 20, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
Notes on a Scandal (2006) |
"
An absorbing character study that successfully deals with the shades of gray that are part and parcel of real, messy, everyday life."
—
DVDJournal.com
Posted Apr 15, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
58%
|
First Snow (2007) |
"
Fate plays havoc with a salesman's existence in [this] bleak psychological thriller about life and death in the New Mexico desert."
—
Hollywood.com
Posted Apr 13, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
92%
|
Volver (2006) |
"
Unlike so many of the characters Cruz has played [in Hollywood], Volver's Raimunda -- earthy, sensuous, confident, and capable -- feels like a real, lived-in woman."
—
DVDJournal.com
Posted Apr 8, 2007
|
73%
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