|
58/100
|
87%
|
ParaNorman (2012) |
"
An extremely strange blend of genres and styles, ParaNorman somehow manages to pull it off...sort of."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jan 22, 2013
|
|
42/100
|
74%
|
Rise of the Guardians (2012) |
"
Alas, a sweet heart and a tender message aren't enough to save Rise of the Guardians from its overly sugary ways."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jan 12, 2013
|
|
64/100
|
98%
|
The Evil Dead (1981) |
"
A cult classic of the highest order, Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead is the rare 80′s movie that actually feels worthy of its lofty reputation; relatively, anyway."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jan 6, 2013
|
|
76/100
|
66%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
Should more than satisfactorily scratch the itch of those who have waited many long years to see Middle Earth back on screen."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jan 1, 2013
|
|
60/100
|
86%
|
Wreck-it Ralph (2012) |
"
Despite being a perfectly entertaining Disney picture, Wreck-it Ralph leaves that nagging taste in the mouth that it could have been so much more."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Dec 30, 2012
|
|
65/100
|
87%
|
Arbitrage (2012) |
"
It's appropriate that Arbitrage gets its American release while our country is knee-deep in the fight over the fiscal cliff and the future of our financial institutions."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Dec 30, 2012
|
|
80/100
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
Skyfall epitomizes what a Bond movie should be, and its director, for once, justifiably deserves much of the credit."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Dec 30, 2012
|
|
72/100
|
92%
|
Senna (2011) |
"
...a surprisingly deft examination of the power of faith..."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Feb 5, 2012
|
|
39/100
|
85%
|
The Ides of March (2011) |
"
A rehash of a recent political phenomenon dressed up to seem more daring than it actually is."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jan 20, 2012
|
|
65/100
|
100%
|
The Phantom Tollbooth () |
"
The animation is clean, with enough pop to do Dictionopolis-and-company justice."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jan 20, 2012
|
|
65/100
|
94%
|
Win Win (2011) |
"
There's a real earnestness to the proceedings: if someone had relayed the setup to me via email or over cocktails, I would have bet heavily that we'd be looking at a sappy mess of clichés."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jan 13, 2012
|
|
57/100
|
90%
|
Bridesmaids (2011) |
"
I like that Bridesmaids aspires to be more than just a dumb comedy, but that doesn't mean it needs to belabor its point for what feels like eons."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jan 13, 2012
|
|
70/100
|
96%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) |
"
For the most part, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II picks up right where Part I, the franchise's shining beacon on a hill, leaves off. "
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jan 13, 2012
|
|
60/100
|
68%
|
Black Death (2011) |
"
An entertaining, if by-the-numbers, entry to the sword-and-shield genre, Black Death features lots of blood, disease, and the seemingly requisite Sean Bean."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jan 2, 2012
|
|
57/100
|
80%
|
Shame (2011) |
"
The writing barely scratches the surface of what should have been a fascinating subject."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Dec 31, 2011
|
|
32/100
|
84%
|
A Better Life (2011) |
"
Each sequence plays out in mind-numbingly cliched fashion: father-son lectures, chin-up resilience-especially the final shot-and a stern message about the heartless anti-immigration movement are depicted in an infuriatingly shallow manner."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Dec 30, 2011
|
|
40/100
|
77%
|
War Horse (2011) |
"
The treacle is unyielding, and that's basically a kiss of death for a picture that's working off a script with such potential for hokey melodrama."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Dec 30, 2011
|
|
37/100
|
80%
|
Young Adult (2011) |
"
If Up in the Air had a certain cavalier attitude in its direction, Young Adult is downright lazy."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Dec 30, 2011
|
|
67/100
|
72%
|
Carnage (2011) |
"
Embattled filmmaker Roman Polanski has always been drawn to the dark sides of humanity, so it's no surprise he'd be drawn to the play "Carnage.""
—
Film and Felt
Posted Dec 30, 2011
|
|
67/100
|
67%
|
Hobo With a Shotgun (2011) |
"
A cult picture that's completely comfortable in its own skin."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Nov 30, 2011
|
|
64/100
|
75%
|
The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
"
A brisk, charming, enjoyable romp."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Nov 30, 2011
|
|
53/100
|
77%
|
The Other F Word (2011) |
"
We do get to see Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers cry, though. That gets some bonus points in my book."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Nov 17, 2011
|
|
49/100
|
85%
|
Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2011) |
"
This goofy, over-the-top tale of college students on a camping trip warring with two local West Virginia hillbillies lacks a core identity."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Nov 17, 2011
|
|
62/100
|
52%
|
The Lost World - Jurassic Park (1997) |
"
I never held The Lost World in such high esteem, but I watched it multiple times and always felt it got a bit of a bum rap. After checking it out again fourteen years later, I still feel the same way."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Oct 13, 2011
|
|
75/100
|
100%
|
The Gay Divorcee (1934) |
"
The Gay Divorcee offers a terrific mix of wit, humor, and, of course, song-and-dance. "
—
Film and Felt
Posted Oct 13, 2011
|
|
60/100
|
86%
|
Shall We Dance (1937) |
"
It's about innuendo and devious plots (though, of course, the stories are always essentially backdrops to showcasing the Astaire-and-Rogers show), and while it has plenty of amusing moments and some good musical numbers, it feels stiff at times, "
—
Film and Felt
Posted Oct 13, 2011
|
|
68/100
|
80%
|
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) |
"
It's not exactly a stretch for Astaire and Rogers, but they do the old rags-to-riches angle seamlessly, and the finale is surprisingly touching."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Oct 13, 2011
|
|
30/100
|
65%
|
The Outsiders (1983) |
"
Francis Ford Coppola's cheesy, overblown adaptation of S.E. Hinton's wonderful novel captures none of the book's gritty magic."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jul 12, 2011
|
|
76/100
|
94%
|
Le Rayon vert (The Green Ray) (Summer) (2011) |
"
It's as if we ourselves are observing life, learning and evolving with Delphine."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jul 9, 2011
|
|
46/100
|
88%
|
X-Men: First Class (2011) |
"
Its attributes and weaknesses can be broken down into two categories: the relationship between Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender), and everything else"
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jul 9, 2011
|
|
78/100
|
100%
|
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) |
"
Peter Yates' crime drama is chock-full of wonderful moments, creative framing (especially an intrusion in a bank teller's home early on in the proceedings), and emotional punch."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jul 9, 2011
|
|
68/100
|
100%
|
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010) |
"
An extremely dark, brisk chapter in the Dark Knight's ever-popular screen sagas."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jul 9, 2011
|
|
68/100
|
96%
|
Gone With the Wind (1939) |
"
The golden standard for classic Hollywood bombast, this one."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jul 9, 2011
|
|
35/100
|
64%
|
Room Service (1938) |
"
With far too many drawn-out chats lacking in any wit or humor, Room Service is close to a total Marx Brothers dud."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jun 29, 2011
|
|
69/100
|
93%
|
Midnight in Paris (2011) |
"
As befits Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris. is chock-full of cultural homages: Hemingway and Stein are just a small sample of the legends Allen parades onscreen."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jun 29, 2011
|
|
65/100
|
88%
|
The Freshman (College Days) (1925) |
"
My first foray into the comedic world of Harold Lloyd yielded eerily similar results to my initial exposure to W.C. Fields."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Apr 24, 2011
|
|
57/100
|
96%
|
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011) |
"
In many ways, Cave of Forgotten Dreams perfectly embodies the identity that Werner Herzog v. 2000′s has chosen to take on. "
—
Film and Felt
Posted Apr 24, 2011
|
|
76/100
|
——
|
Smart Money (1931) |
"
In many ways, the first half of Alfred E. Green's Smart Money can be seen as a stage-setter for John Dahl's game-changing Rounders."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Apr 24, 2011
|
|
69/100
|
100%
|
The Roaring Twenties (1939) |
"
A powerful story of wartime bonds and their staying power through the most adverse of circumstances."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Apr 8, 2011
|
|
55/100
|
84%
|
The Princess Of Montpensier (2011) |
"
Never dull, but it also never takes that step into truly encompassing like the very best genre entries."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
68/100
|
86%
|
Meek's Cutoff (2011) |
"
Meek's Cutoff may not match Reichardt's previous two works in emotional heft, but it continues to cement her as a young director to watch closely."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Apr 6, 2011
|
|
73/100
|
100%
|
Park Row (1952) |
"
Another strong, if lesser-known, depiction of the ruthless, cutthroat newspaper industry."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Apr 5, 2011
|
|
56/100
|
89%
|
Little Caesar (1930) |
"
Little Caesar makes two classic LeRoy joints that I've found perfectly solid...and thoroughly underwhelming, especially when viewed through the prism of their reputations."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Apr 5, 2011
|
|
61/100
|
87%
|
The Thing from Another World (1951) |
"
A solid, workmanlike film that holds up better than one would expect."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
45/100
|
94%
|
Winter's Bone (2010) |
"
Winter's Bone certainly has its redeeming qualities, particularly its cinematography and a superb lead performance by Jennifer Lawrence, but man, does it feel EMPTY until a gripping sequence near the end."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
70/100
|
91%
|
Hot Fuzz (2007) |
"
Hot Fuzz, Edgar Wright's follow-up to his extremely popular zombie satire Shaun of the Dead (2004), improves on the latter's strong points in every conceivable way while drastically tightening up its weakest elements."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Mar 13, 2011
|
|
54/100
|
100%
|
Ministry of Fear (1944) |
"
It's certainly fitting that after filling his German years with ballsy, predictive masterpieces about Nazi rule-by-fear, Fritz Lang would finally make a film that directly involves Nazis."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jan 31, 2011
|
|
58/100
|
83%
|
The Ghost Writer (2010) |
"
Polanski's skills are obvious in his compositions and patience, and a nervous energy hovers over much of the picture...yet I consistently felt disengaged, like the pacing was mismanaged."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jan 30, 2011
|
|
70/100
|
100%
|
The Woman in the Window (1944) |
"
For much of its brisk running time, The Woman in the Window plays like another balls-to-the-wall gem from the rarely-less-than-masterful Fritz Lang."
—
Film and Felt
Posted Jan 30, 2011
|
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