|
2/4
|
86%
|
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
"
Jettisoning the franchise's optimistic, socially aware sci-fi, not to mention character development or a logical plot, Darkness turns out to be any Vulcan's worst nightmare: Team America: World Police with Tribbles."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted May 14, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
98%
|
Mud (2013) |
"
As far as brawny dramas or ripping coming-of-age yarns go, you could do a lot worse than getting stuck in the "Mud.""
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
62%
|
Evil Dead (2013) |
"
A dead end."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
47%
|
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) |
"
Ultimately, "Olympus Has Fallen" would have lost no more credibility if it revealed that the White House was actually made of birthday cake and Butler had to eat his way to safety."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
43%
|
Admission (2013) |
"
It's a nice movie, but it's actually also kind of good."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
52%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
As directorial regressions go, "Jack the Giant Slayer" seems positively M. Night Shyamalanian."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
45%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013) |
"
Too bad Ehrenreich and Englert have so little chemistry; it often appears director Richard LaGravenese shot their scenes with stand-ins."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Feb 14, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
61%
|
Jack Reacher (2012) |
"
A workmanlike take on "Jack Reacher" that fittingly adapts Child's fragmented sentences and blunt-force drama. Call it "Hemingway of the Gun.""
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Dec 20, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
13%
|
Red Dawn (2012) |
"
If you need a "Red Dawn" fix, just rent the original."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Nov 20, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
86%
|
Wreck-it Ralph (2012) |
"
"Wreck-It Ralph" doesn't just wreck 'em. It darn near kills 'em."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Nov 1, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
77%
|
Samsara (2012) |
"
Crams all of the supersized format's extra resolution into a standard image that's so pristine it often feels like 3-D."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Oct 11, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
82%
|
Seven Psychopaths (2012) |
"
All great films are both fairy tales and confessionals, and when the two collide, what's left beyond the crumple zone is magic."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Oct 11, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
32%
|
Won't Back Down (2012) |
"
"Won't Back Down's" suggestions for improving K-12 education include having kids wish themselves into college using "The Secret." Yeah, that should do it."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Sep 27, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
77%
|
Killer Joe (2012) |
"
Resembling yard sculptures in a trailer park, where trash becomes art, "Killer Joe" is a Picasso signed with a branding iron."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Sep 13, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
79%
|
Ruby Sparks (2012) |
"
Where's writer's block when you really need it?"
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Aug 2, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
51%
|
Savages (2012) |
"
For a mess, "Savages" is a big, bloody, crazy, beautiful mess, featuring enough visual fireworks to restart the Fourth of July."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jul 5, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
34%
|
Lola Versus (2012) |
"
"Lola Versus" is a heavyweight fight Gerwig just can't win."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jun 28, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
91%
|
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) |
"
Unlike time travel or jet-setting, "Safety Not Guaranteed" shows that making movies can still be more about the journey than the destination. Whether or not you have first-class tickets."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jun 21, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
58%
|
Hysteria (2012) |
"
Unlike the similar comedy "The Road to Wellville," "Hysteria" never reaches a fever pitch, mostly because of its predictable Merchant/Ivory-Soap plotting."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jun 7, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
34%
|
Battleship (2012) |
"
Berg does his best to emulate Michael Bay's timeless military-fetish-meets-farting-robots aesthetic, but he never succeeds at putting together an action set-piece that clicks."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted May 17, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
84%
|
The Raid: Redemption (2012) |
"
Lots of action movies hand out 3-D glasses at the door, but tickets for "The Raid: Redemption" should come with a defibrillator."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Apr 12, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
26%
|
Wrath of the Titans (2012) |
"
A sequel nobody asked for, except for some really hard-core Pegasus fans and Hollywood studio execs who would turn wallpaper into a trilogy if the rights were available."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 29, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
67%
|
Friends With Kids (2012) |
"
The horror that real-life parents survive every day is far too frightening for any movie monster, but "Friends With Kids" unearths humor amid all the gory details."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 8, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
27%
|
Project X (2012) |
"
"Project X" is "Animal House" for the YouTube generation - that is, if "Animal House" actually was about torturing animals while innocent bystanders got tased, all without ever being, you know, funny."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 1, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
42%
|
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) |
"
The sequel to 2008's "Journey to the Center of the Earth" isn't a movie so much as an amusement-park ride without the park. Or much grown-up amusement."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
30%
|
The Vow (2012) |
"
In "The Vow," love means never having to say "Who are you? What are you doing in my house?""
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
51%
|
Contraband (2012) |
"
The film would have been more interesting if Wahlberg was a retired mime who had to escape one last invisible box."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jan 12, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
80%
|
Young Adult (2011) |
"
Theron and Oswalt play their scenes with an unflinching earnestness worthy of all the award-season buzz."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Dec 15, 2011
|
|
1.5/4
|
7%
|
New Year's Eve (2011) |
"
Make it your New Year's resolution to see something other than "New Year's Eve.""
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
29%
|
Machine Gun Preacher (2011) |
"
"Machine Gun Preacher" feels inspiring, but never inspired. Which is the difference between a great story and a great film."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Oct 6, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Drive (2011) |
"
As taut a film as you're likely to see in theaters this year. And it easily leaves other street-racing movies of its kind in the dust, even classics like "Vantage Point" and "Two-Lane Blacktop.""
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Sep 15, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
The Debt (2011) |
"
Matthew Vaughn, whose "X-Men: First Class" was similarly groovy, co-wrote and produced "The Debt," and director John Madden takes a shot at Vaughn's action-a-go-go look."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Aug 30, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
72%
|
Fright Night (2011) |
"
"Fright Night" always seems to be heading toward another obligatory uninspired set piece, including a too-dark-to-see-in-3-D car chase and too-boring-to-care basement stakeout, both of which dilute the movie's Coumadin-thin metaphors about adolescence."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Aug 18, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
73%
|
Sarah's Key (2011) |
"
A heartbreaking portrayal of the difference between disagreement and distrust."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Aug 11, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
64%
|
Another Earth (2011) |
"
In space, no one can hear you scream, but in "Another Earth," no one can hear you mumble."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Aug 11, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
21%
|
Snow Flower And The Secret Fan (2011) |
"
"Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" wants to be "The Color Purple" in China, but it's really just a Lifetime Original Movie with subtitles."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jul 28, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
18%
|
The Art of Getting By (2011) |
"
Not all motion pictures are worth a thousand words. "The Art of Getting By" isn't even worth the price of a movie ticket."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jun 17, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
Incendies (2011) |
"
Begins with a promise and ends with revelations so combustible they'll consume anyone who uncovers the truth."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted May 26, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
78%
|
Fast Five (2011) |
"
"The Fast and the Furious" 2011 model comes fully loaded, with enough power under the hood to almost compensate for its lack of innovation."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Apr 28, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
34%
|
Prom (2011) |
"
Basically, it's "When Hilary Duff Met 1993 Eddie Vedder.""
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Apr 28, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
71%
|
Hanna (2011) |
"
Wright knows how to tell a story; he just doesn't seem to know how to tell this one."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
65%
|
The Music Never Stopped (2011) |
"
Director Jim Kohlberg misses a few beats, but more amplitude would have been appreciated."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 31, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
Source Code (2011) |
"
This adrenaline-drenched thriller stars Jake Gyllenhaal in the performance of his career."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 31, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
72%
|
Paul (2011) |
"
"Paul" embraces sci-fi culture with gleeful abandon. Anybody who catches its "Mac and Me" reference earned their laughter years ago."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 17, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
70%
|
Limitless (2011) |
"
The problem with "Limitless," other than its lack of Muppets, is a charismatic but unappealing protagonist."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 17, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
73%
|
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) |
"
"The Adjustment Bureau" is what "Inception" might have been like if it were written by Nicholas Sparks."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 3, 2011
|
|
1.5/4
|
32%
|
I Am Number Four (2011) |
"
A low-budget "Twilight" knockoff made by people, including director D.J. Caruso ("Eagle Eye") and producer Michael Bay, who obviously have no idea why "Twilight" is so popular - or even how actual human beings behave and talk."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Feb 17, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
38%
|
The Eagle (2011) |
"
"The Eagle's" sweeping score and grand cinematography are reminders of that old saying: When in ancient Rome, do as Ridley Scott does."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Feb 10, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
44%
|
The Green Hornet (2011) |
"
A joy ride of a film that evades the self-consciousness that stalls so many other recent comic-book adaptations, it is one of the best superhero movies ever."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jan 13, 2011
|
|
1.5/4
|
52%
|
The Next Three Days (2010) |
"
One thing's for certain: "The Next Three Days" was not made because somebody involved had a story to tell."
—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Nov 18, 2010
|
78%
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