|
1/5
|
8%
|
Argento's Dracula 3D (2013) |
"
John Carpenter once called (Argento) his greatest influence. After this, he is surely his biggest disappointment. "
—
PopMatters
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Blue Caprice (2013) |
"
Thanks to his tone poem approach and desire to evoke instead of explain, Moors makes Blue Caprice a sensational study in subtle psychopathology."
—
PopMatters
Posted Oct 4, 2013
|
|
1.5/5
|
8%
|
Runner Runner (2013) |
"
Runner Runner falls flat, and keeps getting up when it really should just stay down."
—
PopMatters
Posted Oct 4, 2013
|
|
4.5/5
|
98%
|
Gravity (2013) |
"
a real edge-of-your-seat thrill."
—
Film Racket
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
53%
|
Instructions Not Included (2013) |
"
It's not a great film, but for what it wants to do, it's a decent diversion. "
—
Film Racket
Posted Oct 2, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
83%
|
Don Jon (2013) |
"
Don Jon is like watching a far more well behaved Jersey Show. It takes the same beats presented on that awful reality show and polishes them for a more compelling and complex experience. "
—
PopMatters
Posted Sep 27, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
78%
|
Metallica Through the Never (2013) |
"
Metallica are a lean, mean business machine, still ballsy enough to pull off something as silly as Through the Never but seasoned enough to never let the genre-bending concert film distract from their one true saving grace - their musicianship."
—
PopMatters
Posted Sep 27, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
59%
|
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) |
"
a pleasant enough diversion"
—
Film Racket
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
88%
|
Rush (2013) |
"
As racing films go, Ron Howard has crafted a winner. When you consider the other entries in that particular cinematic category, however, that's not saying much."
—
Film Racket
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
0%
|
I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013) |
"
a grim, god-awful experience"
—
Film Racket
Posted Sep 24, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
14%
|
The Colony (2013) |
"
The Colony would definitely fit into a Saturday night viewing experience...and you don't have to scour the bottom shelf of some dingy Mom and Pop video store to find it."
—
PopMatters
Posted Sep 21, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
5%
|
Battle of the Year (2013) |
"
so familiar that you half expect Julia Stiles and Channing Tatum to show up and start hoofing"
—
Film Racket
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
2.5/5
|
80%
|
Prisoners (2013) |
"
Prisoners wants to be operatic and epic. It never quite succeeds. "
—
Film Racket
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
3,5.5
|
35%
|
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) |
"
Insidious is back with a malevolent vengeance"
—
Film Racket
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
2.5/5
|
34%
|
Salinger (2013) |
"
there's very little for those looking beyond the basics"
—
Film Racket
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
33%
|
The Family (2013) |
"
entertaining enough to be a winner without warranting the kind of instant dismissal an early fall film - or something by modern Besson - typically deserves"
—
Film Racket
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
Frankenstein's Army (2013) |
"
As a fright flick it more or less fails. But as an example of how to make genuinely creepy monsters in this new, CG heavy age, it's a masterwork."
—
PopMatters
Posted Sep 9, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
34%
|
Adore (2013) |
"
By reducing all the issues down to a case of copulation, albeit set against a backdrop both sumptuous and superficial, Fontaine turns her intentions laughable. "
—
Film Racket
Posted Sep 6, 2013
|
|
1.5/5
|
60%
|
Riddick (2013) |
"
We've seen it all before, and frankly, don't need to see it again."
—
Film Racket
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
34%
|
Hell Baby (2013) |
"
In the end, the level of delirium is addictive. Getting there, however, is a challenge which may or may not be worth your time."
—
Film Racket
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
84%
|
Prince Avalanche (2013) |
"
Effortless and filled with gorgeous sights and sounds, the storyline may seem simple, but Green actually appears to be doing more here than just razzing a couple of highway workers stuck in the sad state of their own limited love lives."
—
PopMatters
Posted Sep 1, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
42%
|
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2013) |
"
While Levine employs a look that recalls the exploitation efforts circa a '70s drive-in, he doesn't have the same grasp on said material's button pushing provocation."
—
PopMatters
Posted Sep 1, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
64%
|
One Direction: This Is Us (2013) |
"
beyond the hype there is an interesting story here, and luckily, Morgan Spurlock found it."
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 29, 2013
|
|
1.5/5
|
3%
|
Getaway (2013) |
"
an absolute travesty"
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 29, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
67%
|
Magic Magic (2013) |
"
By mixing enough art and approach into what is otherwise a standard cinematic mind game, we end up with a winning combination"
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 29, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
46%
|
Closed Circuit (2013) |
"
wants to argue for its post-millennial, post-modern import. Instead, it can barely hold its own - legally, logically, or logistically"
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 28, 2013
|
|
4.5/5
|
97%
|
The Act Of Killing (2013) |
"
On the one hand, Congo and his pals are pure, unadulterated evil. Yet they all worked in a system which still embraces them to this day, to an ends where everyone agrees the means were justified. "
—
PopMatters
Posted Aug 26, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
74%
|
The Grandmaster (2013) |
"
this is one filmmaker so talented that, even when he's manipulated, he's amazing"
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 22, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
75%
|
You're Next (2013) |
"
You're Next wants to mess with our expectations, and by doing so, delivers the shivers."
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 22, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
12%
|
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) |
"
never as clever as it thinks it is, as frightening as it hopes to be, or as thrilling as it planned on"
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 21, 2013
|
|
4.5/5
|
89%
|
The World's End (2013) |
"
...Wright, Pegg, and Frost turn The World's End into a classic comedy with enough depth to defy even the most massive expectations."
—
PopMatters
Posted Aug 21, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
Amour (2012) |
"
a stunning work from a man more capable of provocation than actual insight. "
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 17, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
26%
|
Jobs (2013) |
"
the anti-Social Network"
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 16, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
98%
|
Blackfish (2013) |
"
Blackfish is what happens when human arrogance trumps harsh natural reality."
—
PopMatters
Posted Aug 16, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
73%
|
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) |
"
Entertaining if still a bit artificial, The Butler is destined to dust up some Award Season merit come the end of the year. It may not deserve it, but at least its heart and its head are in the right place."
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 15, 2013
|
|
2.5/5
|
30%
|
Kick-Ass 2 (2013) |
"
Previously, audiences thought the adventures of these high school heroes was fun, subversive stuff. After seeing this take on their escapades, things won't be so amusing, just aggravating."
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 15, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
——
|
Eric Clapton's Crossroads 2013 (2013) |
"
This is a show for anyone who appreciates the live experience, and more importantly, the skill required to make said showcase a jam-filled improvisational delight."
—
PopMatters
Posted Aug 11, 2013
|
|
2.5/5
|
54%
|
Lovelace (2013) |
"
Perhaps there was nothing more to this woman's storied stardom. If that's the case, maybe Lovelace didn't need to be made at all. "
—
PopMatters
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
27%
|
Planes (2013) |
"
a cloying commercial disguised as yet another House of Mouse wonder, and such disingenuousness is disturbing."
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
4.5/5
|
68%
|
Elysium (2013) |
"
It may not be nominated for an Oscar, but Elysium stands as a triumph for those who think sci-fi is nothing more than dumbed down dogfights in space."
—
PopMatters
Posted Aug 7, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) |
"
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters feels like a sequel no one asked for and took said sentiment to heart."
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 6, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
44%
|
On the Road (2012) |
"
Salles can't recreate the feeling of finding oneself in Kerouac's prose"
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 6, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
Europa Report (2013) |
"
Europa Report lacks a hook, a real investment to keep us glued to the occasionally jumbled narrative."
—
PopMatters
Posted Aug 2, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
63%
|
2 Guns (2013) |
"
2 Guns is a late summer season surprise. It also could have been much, much better."
—
Film Racket
Posted Aug 1, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
14%
|
The Smurfs 2 (2013) |
"
When the Smurfs take control of the movie, Smurfs 2 succeeds. When they don't, it dies."
—
Film Racket
Posted Jul 30, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
50%
|
Welcome to the Punch (2013) |
"
While it remains mildly entertaining throughout, Welcome to the Punch lacks the snap, crackle, and pop of other contemporary examples of the genre"
—
Film Racket
Posted Jul 26, 2013
|
|
1.5/5
|
31%
|
Twixt (2013) |
"
surreal, phoned in, and hostile toward its audience"
—
Film Racket
Posted Jul 26, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
6%
|
Evidence (2013) |
"
Evidence is actually three slightly incongruous film ideas in one almost effective package. "
—
PopMatters
Posted Jul 26, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
——
|
Apartment 1303 3D (2013) |
"
a dull, droning disaster."
—
Film Racket
Posted Jul 25, 2013
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