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3.5/5
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87%
|
The Conjuring (2013) |
"
With any luck, The Conjuring will lead potential future horror filmmakers raised on a diet of torture porn and slasher films to rethink their approach. One can hope, at least."
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Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Oct 7, 2013
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|
5/5
|
98%
|
Gravity (2013) |
"
Gravity is magical, the kind of movie that will inspire a generation of kids to grab cameras and let their imaginations run wild, the proverbial face that launches a thousand ships."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Oct 3, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
83%
|
Don Jon (2013) |
"
The fact that one can think of a movie about a guy hooked on porn as charming is high praise."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Sep 30, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
Elysium (2013) |
"
In order to make his point, Neill Blomkamp resorts to painting with an awfully broad brush, and the complex issues... Elysium seeks to tackle are marginalized by half."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Aug 8, 2013
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|
3/5
|
63%
|
2 Guns (2013) |
"
It may not have an original thought in its head, but it has Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, and they sell the hell out of it."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Aug 1, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
52%
|
The To Do List (2013) |
"
There are lots of individual things to like about The To-Do List... but there always seems to be something that derails its momentum."
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Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jul 25, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
65%
|
Turbo (2013) |
"
Turbo rises above its familiarity and makes for a charming, if predictable, experience."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jul 16, 2013
|
|
2.5/5
|
75%
|
Despicable Me 2 (2013) |
"
It feels as it Hal from marketing had some input in the creative process. This is never a good thing."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jul 2, 2013
|
|
2.5/5
|
50%
|
White House Down (2013) |
"
White House Down should not be as enjoyable as it is. And yet, it finds a way. Pass the popcorn."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jun 27, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
78%
|
Monsters University (2013) |
"
It's no Up or WALL∙E, but it's better than Pixar's last two films combined, and for that alone, we should be thankful."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jun 20, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
84%
|
This Is the End (2013) |
"
This Is the End is to Rogen and his crew what Grown-Ups is to Adam Sandler and his buddies: an excuse to get paid to play with his friends, only this one is actually funny."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jun 11, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
Now You See Me (2013) |
"
The characters themselves tell you that you're too close to see the big picture. As it turns out, the movie is the same way."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted May 30, 2013
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|
3/5
|
49%
|
The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
A bunch of clueless people ruining their lives by making bad decision after bad decision; it's like a Mike Leigh movie, with money."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted May 14, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
For anyone familiar with Shane Black's work, it's not long before a strong case of deja vu sets in."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted May 14, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
54%
|
Oblivion (2013) |
"
It's nice to see a science fiction film that doesn't patronize its audience."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
62%
|
Evil Dead (2013) |
"
A 2013 Evil Dead should have a healthy dose of self-awareness and adrenaline. This movie lacks both."
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Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
2.5/5
|
69%
|
The Croods (2013) |
"
Insert your own joke here about the caveman movie suffering from a lack of development."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
36%
|
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) |
"
Something predictable will work if it's well executed, and Burt Wonderstone benefits from three things: a top-notch cast, a damned funny script, and a healthy respect for its subject matter."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
52%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
Bryan Singer's name carries quite a bit of clout in Hollywood, this despite the fact that the man's last good movie turns 10 years old this summer."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
20%
|
Identity Thief (2013) |
"
If you think about it long enough, you'll realize that the movie is asking you to root for a disturbed sociopath who ruins people's lives for sport. Are we having fun yet?"
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
61%
|
Jack Reacher (2012) |
"
Think of this as Tom Cruise's chance to play a Jason Statham character, and that alone should tell you what to expect."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Dec 20, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
70%
|
Les Misérables (2012) |
"
Hathaway is a lock to win the Supporting Actress Oscar. Bank on it."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Dec 18, 2012
|
|
1/5
|
52%
|
This is 40 (2012) |
"
For those coming up on the big 4-0, relax: the events in this movie only happen at 40 if you've spent the previous few years making terrible, terrible decisions involving your money and your partner."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Dec 18, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
93%
|
Zero Dark Thirty (2013) |
"
There are lots of things to admire about Zero Dark Thirty, but there is little to love, and even less to connect with on an emotional level."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Dec 18, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
The series as a whole has steadily lowered the level of expectations to the point where 'less bad' has become 'good.'"
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Nov 15, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Wreck-it Ralph (2012) |
"
If ever a movie deserved the tag line 'Get ready to root for the bad guy,' it's this."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Nov 1, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
78%
|
Flight (2012) |
"
John Gatins' script certainly has good intentions, but as we all know, that is what they used to pave the road to hell."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Nov 1, 2012
|
|
1.5/5
|
12%
|
Alex Cross (2012) |
"
The entire film is a walking, talking checklist of '90s serial killer movie clichés."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Oct 18, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
87%
|
Frankenweenie (2012) |
"
Burton apparently worked on this at night while directing Dark Shadows during the day. Both movies would have benefited greatly from his undivided attention."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Oct 4, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
45%
|
Hotel Transylvania (2012) |
"
Hotel Transylvania has plenty of good visual gags and a couple of side-splitting one-liners, but rarely have a story's idea and its execution been at such great odds."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Sep 27, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
87%
|
Arbitrage (2012) |
"
For this story to work, writer/director Nicholas Jarecki had to include enough back doors to fill the scare floor at Monsters Inc. for a week."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Sep 12, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
76%
|
Premium Rush (2012) |
"
There is virtually nothing original about the premise of Premium Rush, but its execution is immensely entertaining."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Aug 25, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
56%
|
The Bourne Legacy (2012) |
"
Never tell a studio that their golden goose is finished laying eggs."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Aug 9, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
74%
|
Hope Springs (2012) |
"
How much you enjoy Hope Springs will depend largely on how much you enjoy watching old people have sex."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Aug 7, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
88%
|
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) |
"
The Dark Knight Rises is arguably Christopher Nolan's weakest movie, but let's put that in perspective: it's still better than the best Transformers movie."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jul 19, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
80%
|
Magic Mike (2012) |
"
You can almost see director Steven Soderbergh at odds with himself, torn between making a mainstream film or a gritty indie, and ultimately doing neither."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jun 28, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
78%
|
Brave (2012) |
"
Brave has its good points, but they cannot make up for what amounts to the weakest story Pixar has assembled to date."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jun 21, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
41%
|
Rock of Ages (2012) |
"
Rock of Ages feels like one of those movies that studio executives keep hidden in their vaults and only pull out at stag parties, a work of excess and wrongheadedness so far off the rails that to release it would be a P.R. disaster."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jun 14, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
74%
|
Prometheus (2012) |
"
Noomi Rapace will no longer be referred to as the original Girl with a Dragon Tattoo after her work here."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jun 8, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) |
"
A culture change is clearly taking place at DreamWorks Animation. Hallelujah."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jun 7, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
70%
|
Men in Black III (2012) |
"
They probably shouldn't make a fourth Men in Black, but then again, they probably shouldn't have made this one either, and it turned out all right."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted May 24, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Dark Shadows (2012) |
"
On paper, Dark Shadows is a home run, but they don't play the games on paper."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted May 10, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
92%
|
Marvel's The Avengers (2012) |
"
As entertaining as this movie is, it could have been even better."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted May 3, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
44%
|
American Reunion (2012) |
"
American Reunion is better than one would have the right to expect."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Apr 5, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
The Hunger Games (2012) |
"
This is only the third movie that Gary Ross has ever directed. That is just all sorts of wrong."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Mar 22, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
21 Jump Street (2012) |
"
As remakes of '80s properties go, you'd be hard pressed to find one so self-deprecating, yet ruthless."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Mar 15, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
67%
|
Friends With Kids (2012) |
"
The movie survives its sizable flaws thanks to a lot of heart and winning performances by its lead actors."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Mar 8, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
51%
|
John Carter (2012) |
"
It's easy to be fascinated with how John Carter looks, but it's difficult to get emotionally involved."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Mar 8, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
54%
|
Dr Seuss' The Lorax (2012) |
"
At the very least, the film makes up for the (awful) live action adaptations that Universal thrust upon moviegoers a decade ago."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Mar 1, 2012
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