|
3/4
|
64%
|
Antiviral (2013) |
"
Our Lindsay Lohan-obsessed culture gets its comeuppance in this surgically precise satire."
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Big Hollywood
Posted May 6, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
53%
|
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) |
"
Come for the barrage of clunky plot devices but stay for the morally repugnant comparison between religious radical killers and capitalists."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted May 3, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
77%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
Iron Man 3 is a primer on how not to handle a superhero sequel--but Paltrow's abs look great!"
—
Big Hollywood
Posted May 3, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
24%
|
Arthur Newman (2013) |
"
Firth and Blunt give life (and flawless American accents) to this restrained, and occasionally bland, road trip flick."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Apr 26, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
54%
|
The Company You Keep (2013) |
"
The Company You Keep comes down hard on modern-day journalists but takes it easy on '60s era radicals bent on destruction."
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Big Hollywood
Posted Apr 19, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
77%
|
42 (2013) |
"
42 hits too many obvious Biopic Moments, but Chadwick Boseman's Jackie Robinson is too busy swatting home runs to care."
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Big Hollywood
Posted Apr 12, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
9%
|
The Host (2013) |
"
Midway through The Host I started longing for the depth and sophistication of any random Twilight movie."
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Big Hollywood
Posted Mar 29, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
43%
|
Admission (2013) |
"
Admission offers two appealing leads, a gaggle of potentially strong themes and, well, that's about it."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Mar 22, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
48%
|
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) |
"
Olympus Has Fallen isn't ashamed to wave the American flag, but it should be embarrassed of its cliche-ridden script. "
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Mar 22, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
60%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
No Toto, no problem."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Mar 11, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
52%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
If we must endure the unnecessary trend of rebooting kiddie stories, they might as well be as breezy and fun as Jack the Giant Slayer"
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Mar 2, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
70%
|
Bless Me, Ultima (2013) |
"
Bless Me, Ultima creates a wholly original coming of age story by blending mysticism with conventional Catholicism."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Feb 22, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
58%
|
Snitch (2013) |
"
Dwayne Johnson officially leaves his Rockness behind in the thoughtful, gritty Snitch"
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Feb 22, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
——
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The Factory (2013) |
"
Lloyd Dobler and his pals at the Gas 'n Sip would have had a field day mocking a movie like The Factory."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Feb 18, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
21%
|
Hollow () |
"
Like found footage horror movies? You'll change your mind after enduring the British import Hollow"
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Feb 15, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
15%
|
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
At this stage in the franchise, the best thing to be said about the Die Hard sequels is that they come up with cool titles."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Feb 15, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
14%
|
Smiley (2012) |
"
It's amazing what a killer mask and a smarter than expected ending can do to a mediocrity like Smiley"
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Feb 11, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
20%
|
Identity Thief (2013) |
"
You know Melissa McCarthy has arrived in Hollywood when you see her receive mediocre material like Identity Thief and watch her make it funnier than it deserves to be."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Feb 8, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
62%
|
The Awakening (2012) |
"
The Awakening is a handsome, well-acted thriller with a script that's never cringe-inducing. So why did it sneak its way onto home video with no fanfare?"
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Feb 1, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
37%
|
Stand Up Guys (2013) |
"
Stand Up Guys needs a Grumpy Old Men-ectomy, stat."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Feb 1, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
59%
|
The Last Stand (2013) |
"
Schwarzenegger is older, and creakier, than we remember, but that's part of The Last Stand's folksy charm."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Jan 18, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
64%
|
Cosmopolis (2012) |
"
Robert Pattinson works mighty hard to make Cosmopolis more than just an erudite slap at modern capitalism. The Twilight heartthrob ultimately fails to rescue a meandering story hitting stale versions of the same talking points."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Jan 15, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
Sleep Tight (2012) |
"
Sleep Tight threatens to be a real snooze until the film's electric second half jolts us awake."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Jan 15, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
48%
|
Hit & Run (2012) |
"
Hit & Run may stall early and often, but the Bell/Shepard screen chemistry serves as a nitrous boost."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Jan 15, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Zero Dark Thirty (2013) |
"
Zero Dark Thirty is a model of artistic restraint, a film letting fantastic history trump the need to score partisan points."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Jan 15, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
69%
|
Not Fade Away (2012) |
"
Not Fade Away is the greenest film of the new year, recycling '60s cliches with alacrity."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Jan 4, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
Arbitrage (2012) |
"
Arbitrage avoids lazy, anti-corporate talking points to tell the thrilling story of a man drowning in his own greed."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Dec 28, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
51%
|
Promised Land (2013) |
"
Promised Land wears its ideology on its sleeve, along with its hackneyed plot twists and wholly unbelievable characters."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Dec 28, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
66%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
Peter Jackson catches a nasty case of George Lucas-itis with his latest Middle earth saga."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Dec 14, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
64%
|
Silent Night (2012) |
"
Santa slasher flick sticks to genre template while Jaime King works overtime to make us care about the person gunning for ol' St. Nick."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Dec 4, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
35%
|
Butter (2012) |
"
Butter is a dizzying blend of smug satire, surface-level observations and mean-spirited swipes at flyover types. Oh, and take away Olivia Wilde and it's a laugh-free affair. "
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Dec 2, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
76%
|
Killing Them Softly (2012) |
"
Brad Pitt's hit man yarn keeps getting interrupted by political talking points as well as director Andrew Dominik's obsession with Tarantino-style tics."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Dec 2, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
The villain isn't intent on destroying the world, and the gadgets consist of items you might find at The Sharper Image. The 23rd Bond outing delivers thrills all the same."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Nov 12, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
55%
|
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) |
"
Seeking a Friend mocks the modern rom-com formula, but its apocalyptic gags soon give way to a heart-breaking love story."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Oct 26, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
67%
|
Fanny, Annie & Danny (2011) |
"
Fanny, Annie & Danny will make you run up and hug your sketchiest uncle this holiday season. Family dysfunction at its finest."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Oct 26, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
39%
|
Here Comes the Boom (2012) |
"
Here Comes the Boom lets Kevin James strip off his shirt as well as his reliance on pratfall comedy."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Oct 12, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
Argo (2012) |
"
Ben Affleck, director, can do no wrong with the terrific political thriller Argo. Ben Affleck, actor and star, that's another story."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Oct 12, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
71%
|
The Giant Mechanical Man (2012) |
"
The Giant Mechanical Man has the heart of a smart, sophisticated indie rom-com with wacky supporting players swiped from your average Kate Hudson clunker."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Oct 9, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
51%
|
Trouble with the Curve (2012) |
"
"Gran Torino" felt like a fitting end to Clint Eastwood's acting career. Turns out Trouble with the Curve is just as solid a send off."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Oct 9, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
21%
|
Taken 2 (2012) |
"
Taken 2 shows there's just enough juice in this formula to fuel a solid sequel. Any more Mills family kidnappings, though, and things will quickly descend into farce."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Oct 9, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
42%
|
Hide Away (A Year in Mooring) (2012) |
"
Josh Lucas drinks, bats his watery eyes and stares into space for nearly 90 minutes in Hide Away. And yet somehow the actor overshadows the obvious life lessons that threaten to sink the project at every turn."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Sep 1, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
Juan of the Dead (2012) |
"
This zombie revolucion takes aim at our funny bone and the damage done by the Castro regime."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Sep 1, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
76%
|
Premium Rush (2012) |
"
Wafer-thin characters aside, Premium Rush delivers thanks to Michael Shannon's unhinged villain."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Sep 1, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
50%
|
Penumbra (2012) |
"
The film's ending is a letdown, but it's a blast to root for such a brassy, rhymes with "itch" heroine."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Sep 1, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
39%
|
The Possession (2012) |
"
As Yogi Berra might say, The Possession is deja vu all over again."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Sep 1, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
56%
|
The Bourne Legacy (2012) |
"
The Bourne Legacy is competently made, features a rugged hero and packs a few visceral wallops. It's also a wholly unnecessary extension of the "Bourne" brand, and that fact drags down the entire project."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Aug 10, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
97%
|
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) |
"
Who doesn't hate it when critics say, "this is an important documentary you must see!" Well, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is a critically important documentary you need to see."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Aug 10, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
31%
|
Total Recall (2012) |
"
No Arnold, no personality."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Aug 4, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) |
"
Nolan's final Batman film delivers grand excitement, grounded performances and the kind of conservative themes rarely embraced in blockbuster films."
—
Big Hollywood
Posted Jul 26, 2012
|
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