|
1.5/4
|
43%
|
The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
[Luhrmann's] "Great Gatsby" is all about the glitter but it has no soul - and the fact that he's directed it in 3-D only magnifies the feeling of artificiality."
—
Associated Press
Posted May 8, 2013
|
|
|
72%
|
Elephant (2003) |
"
The approach is oddly riveting, though, because the tension builds slowly, and you know what's going to happen at the end of the day."
—
Associated Press
Posted Apr 24, 2013
|
|
|
87%
|
A History of Violence (2005) |
"
The less you know about this movie before seeing it -- and you really should see it -- the better."
—
Associated Press
Posted Apr 15, 2013
|
|
|
85%
|
Batman Begins (2005) |
"
Nolan takes an admirable stab at developing a character-driven drama, only to give in to generic action-movie conventions with a blinding, deafening, explosion-laden finale that could have capped off any number of interchangeable Jerry Bruckheimer flicks."
—
Associated Press
Posted Apr 14, 2013
|
|
|
75%
|
Over the Hedge (2006) |
"
If Over the Hedge aims solely to entertain, it does so in a way that's mildly amusing but mostly hackneyed. If it aims to instruct, it weakens its own argument with the plethora of product tie-ins."
—
Associated Press
Posted Apr 14, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
Upstream Color (2013) |
"
The artistry on display is indisputable, and thrilling."
—
Associated Press
Posted Apr 1, 2013
|
|
|
28%
|
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) |
"
That's not to say that this G.I. Joe is good, aside from a couple of dazzling action set pieces, but at least it's efficient in its muscular mindlessness."
—
Associated Press
Posted Mar 27, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
81%
|
The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) |
"
''The Place Beyond the Pines'' aims admirably for an epic sense of Greek tragedy, and it does have some powerful individual moments, but the characters are all so underdeveloped that the whole effort feels like studied posturing."
—
Associated Press
Posted Mar 27, 2013
|
|
|
93%
|
Sugar (2008) |
"
To tell you what happens to him from here would be a tremendous disservice. We'll just say that, refreshingly, nothing about it is sickly sweet."
—
Associated Press
Posted Mar 20, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
43%
|
Admission (2013) |
"
What should be a hilarious, long-overdue pairing of two hugely likable, superstar comedians ends up being a major disappointment with "Admission.""
—
Associated Press
Posted Mar 19, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
69%
|
The Croods (2013) |
"
"The Croods" is both brisk and beautiful, and should be sufficiently entertaining for family audiences for whom few such options exist these days."
—
Associated Press
Posted Mar 18, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
66%
|
Spring Breakers (2013) |
"
We're all screwed, Korine seems to be saying. It's very sad - but also kinda sexy."
—
Associated Press
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
38%
|
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) |
"
After it's over, poof! You'll forget you ever watched it in the first place."
—
Associated Press
Posted Mar 12, 2013
|
|
|
60%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
Oz the Great and Powerful aims for nostalgia in older viewers who grew up on The Wizard of Oz and still hold the classic dear while simultaneously enchanting a newer, younger audience. It never really accomplishes either successfully."
—
Associated Press
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
26%
|
21 And Over (2013) |
"
While comparisons to ''The Hangover'' are inevitable, ''21 & Over'' is actually reminiscent of a different and specific kind of movie: the early Vince Vaughn-Jon Favreau romp."
—
Associated Press
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
52%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
''Jack the Giant Slayer'' ends up being smart, thrilling and a whole lot of fun."
—
Associated Press
Posted Feb 27, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
70%
|
Bless Me, Ultima (2013) |
"
A mostly gentle and tastefully photographed depiction of a young boy's coming of age in rural 1940s New Mexico."
—
Associated Press
Posted Feb 21, 2013
|
|
|
94%
|
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
"
Boyle takes his wildly high-energy visual aesthetic and applies it to a story that, at its core, is rather sweet and traditionally crowdpleasing."
—
Associated Press
Posted Feb 20, 2013
|
|
|
75%
|
Crash (2004) |
"
Haggis moves seamlessly between all these stories and has structured them in such a way that his characters reach a crisis point simultaneously, followed by melancholy clarity."
—
Associated Press
Posted Feb 15, 2013
|
|
|
15%
|
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
A Good Day to Die Hard is pointless and joyless, a barrage of noise and chaos, an onslaught of destruction without the slightest mention of consequence."
—
Associated Press
Posted Feb 13, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
45%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013) |
"
A strong cast of likable and, yes, beautiful actors can only do so much with the formula in which they're forced to work."
—
Associated Press
Posted Feb 13, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
20%
|
Identity Thief (2013) |
"
''Identity Thief'' strands these two ordinarily enjoyable comics in the middle of nowhere with no help for miles."
—
Associated Press
Posted Feb 8, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
85%
|
Side Effects (2013) |
"
The complexity of emotion, confusion and loss at the film's start gives way to some acrobatic trickery by the end, but "Side Effects" is never less than gripping or entertaining."
—
Associated Press
Posted Feb 6, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
37%
|
Stand Up Guys (2013) |
"
There's enough humor and tenderness in Fisher Stevens' film to make it a passably enjoyable experience for the most part."
—
Associated Press
Posted Jan 29, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
40%
|
Parker (2013) |
"
Statham is stepping into a well-known persona. But he's not exactly pushing himself outside his comfort zone; he's on auto-pilot here, despite the obvious physical demands of the part."
—
Associated Press
Posted Jan 23, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
30%
|
Broken City (2013) |
"
Everything is simultaneously too complicated and overly spelled out."
—
Associated Press
Posted Jan 16, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
59%
|
The Last Stand (2013) |
"
Kim keeps things moving briskly and the members of the strong supporting cast don't seem to mind that they're playing flimsy types. Everyone's just here for a mindless good time."
—
Associated Press
Posted Jan 15, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
32%
|
Gangster Squad (2013) |
"
It's all just noise disguised as entertainment."
—
Associated Press
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
|
93%
|
Zero Dark Thirty (2013) |
"
Bigelow's extensive staging of the May 1, 2011, raid is a prime example of virtuoso action filmmaking."
—
Associated Press
Posted Jan 8, 2013
|
|
|
86%
|
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) |
"
Beasts of the Southern Wild is sheer poetry on screen: an explosion of joy in the midst of startling squalor and one of the most visceral, original films to come along in a while."
—
Associated Press
Posted Jan 8, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
51%
|
Promised Land (2013) |
"
"Promised Land" offers an experience that's alternately amusing and frustrating, full of impassioned earnestness as well as saggy sections."
—
Associated Press
Posted Dec 31, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
52%
|
This is 40 (2012) |
"
It's the feel-bad comedy of the holiday season - and that's what makes it good."
—
Associated Press
Posted Dec 19, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
81%
|
The Impossible (2012) |
"
''The Impossible'' is about as subtle as a wall of water."
—
Associated Press
Posted Dec 19, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
61%
|
Jack Reacher (2012) |
"
Besides being a mind teaser, "Jack Reacher" offers the muscular thrills of a `70s action flick ..."
—
Associated Press
Posted Dec 18, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
93%
|
Amour (2012) |
"
It will surely strike a chord with anyone who's watched a loved one slip away in this manner, whether it's a parent or a spouse."
—
Associated Press
Posted Dec 17, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
70%
|
Les Misérables (2012) |
"
It is enormous and sprawling and not the slightest bit subtle. But at the same time it's hard not to admire the ambition that drives such an approach ..."
—
Associated Press
Posted Dec 10, 2012
|
|
0/4
|
4%
|
Playing for Keeps (2012) |
"
It is truly baffling that all the talented, acclaimed actors involved actually read this script and then agreed to devote their time to this movie, especially given its uncomfortably flagrant misogynistic streak."
—
Associated Press
Posted Dec 5, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
76%
|
Killing Them Softly (2012) |
"
An incredibly stylish genre exercise set in the world of mobsters, junkies and lowlifes, but it's also trying incredibly hard to be About Something."
—
Associated Press
Posted Nov 28, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
94%
|
The Central Park Five (2012) |
"
Even as "The Central Park Five" seeks satisfactory answers, it stirs outrage and discouragement all over again."
—
Associated Press
Posted Nov 27, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
82%
|
Rust and Bone (2012) |
"
These are people who never would have connected under ordinary circumstances; they end up needing each other desperately. Only in the movies."
—
Associated Press
Posted Nov 20, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
"
David O. Russell has pulled off a tricky feat here, finding just the right tone in crafting a romantic comedy whose sweethearts suffer from bipolar disorder and depression."
—
Associated Press
Posted Nov 20, 2012
|
|
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
Finally -- finally! -- the Twilight franchise embraces its own innate absurdity with the gleefully over-the-top conclusion, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2."
—
Associated Press
Posted Nov 14, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
64%
|
Anna Karenina (2012) |
"
Wondrous as all this artifice is, it's also a huge distraction. The self-consciousness of the structure keeps us at arm's length emotionally."
—
Associated Press
Posted Nov 13, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
89%
|
Lincoln (2012) |
"
This is a movie that's easier to admire than love; it's impressive but not exactly moving."
—
Associated Press
Posted Nov 7, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
Simultaneously thrilling and meaty, this is easily one of the best entries ever in the 50-year, 23-film series, led once again by an actor who's the best Bond yet in Daniel Craig."
—
Associated Press
Posted Nov 5, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
45%
|
The Details (2012) |
"
It's a frustrating movie in its inconsistency."
—
Associated Press
Posted Oct 31, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
79%
|
Flight (2012) |
"
For the most part, "Flight" manages to achieve the tricky balance of functioning as a serious, adult drama that's also crowd-pleasing."
—
Associated Press
Posted Oct 31, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
68%
|
Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
A bloated, pseudo-intellectual, self-indulgent slog through some notions that are really rather facile."
—
Associated Press
Posted Oct 23, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
37%
|
Nobody Walks (2012) |
"
Artfully constructed but hollow at its core, "Nobody Walks" makes it impossible to stop watching while simultaneously making it impossible to care about what's happening."
—
Associated Press
Posted Oct 16, 2012
|
43%
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