|
3.5/4
|
75%
|
The Way Back (2011) |
"
a solid, resonant meditation on survival, on hope, on the value of life in the face of implacable hostility, portrayed memorably by an excellent cast and [Director] Weir's vast, brutal, awe-inspiring landscapes"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Feb 16, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
Zero Dark Thirty (2013) |
"
Purely as cinematic exercise, Zero Dark Thirty is an exhilarating piece of work. But, beyond its for-the-times subject matter, the work does not linger whatsoever."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Feb 13, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
66%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
a drag-down, mildly diverting entertainment"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
92%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
"
delivers the kind of sharply timed laughs that Sturges and Wilder would've appreciated"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Dec 6, 2012
|
|
7.5/10
|
95%
|
Chasing Ice (2012) |
"
Perhaps most eloquent of all -- the most frightening and heartbreaking proof that something is wrong -- lies in the documentary's incredible imagery."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Nov 29, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
Lincoln (2012) |
"
There is directorial mastery here, and, even for those like me for whom the power of Lincoln is a percolating realization, one thing is certain: The performance by Daniel Day-Lewis is astonishing."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Nov 24, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
79%
|
Flight (2012) |
"
As A-list substance-abuse melodramas go, this one lands safely enough."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Nov 14, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
Who pays the price for Skyfall? Bond fans do, of course. But so does Daniel Craig. He's not going to be around forever - not in this shape, anyway."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Nov 10, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
90%
|
Moon (2009) |
"
Intriguing, imaginative, and thematically ambitious, Moon gives ample proof that Jones is a serious talent, pushing his concepts into intellectually and spiritually challenging territory."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Nov 8, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Looper (2012) |
"
Looper is among the cleverest, most skillfully crafted and entertaining sci-fi thrillers of the past 20 years. "
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Nov 2, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
Argo (2012) |
"
Argo is among the worthiest spy thrillers to come out of Hollywood in years, and it puts to rest (at least for this reviewer) any doubts over Affleck's chops as a smart, shrewd director of consistently topnotch fare. "
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Oct 29, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
51%
|
Pusher (2012) |
"
a perfectly serviceable race-against-the-clock thriller thanks to a powerful lead performance from Richard Coyle."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Oct 26, 2012
|
|
6.5/10
|
70%
|
The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2012) |
"
While the technology is a dampener and the plotting burdensome, Flying Swords has enough charm and pizzazz to merit a good time at the movies."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Aug 31, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
33%
|
Death by China (2012) |
"
As a wake-up call... Navarro scores points."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Aug 17, 2012
|
|
7/10
|
97%
|
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) |
"
Ai Weiwei is too commanding and fascinating a figure to ignore, and Never Sorry is an excellent showcase for why he matters to the world."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Jul 26, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
67%
|
Trishna (2012) |
"
dismal and unconvincing"
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Jul 13, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
81%
|
Mr. Arkadin (Confidential Report) (1962) |
"
a mesmerizing experience, a schizoid crime caper that's half-potboiler and half-reverie"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted May 30, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
40%
|
Tonight You're Mine (2012) |
"
A prime example of a movie whose setting must compensate for an absence of any actual merit."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted May 9, 2012
|
|
8/10
|
79%
|
The Deep Blue Sea (2012) |
"
The intimacy of Davies's direction captures the brilliance of Weisz and her co-stars' performances."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Mar 15, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
The Kid with a Bike (2012) |
"
continues the Belgian writing-directing brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's extraordinary run of charting the lives of European down-and-outers navigating difficult moral and spiritual terrain."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Mar 15, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
No Room for Rockstars (2012) |
"
a heartbreaking snapshot of how the music becomes bait for corporate interests to snatch up alienated youth, turning an entire culture into a profiteering scheme."
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Mar 5, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
96%
|
Undefeated (2012) |
"
In introducing us to [Coach] Courtney...Undefeated finds its voice"
—
Paste Magazine
Posted Mar 5, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
94%
|
Hugo (2011) |
"
the most soulful, most personal fiction film in [Scorsese's] career"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Feb 24, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
85%
|
Chronicle (2012) |
"
an enjoyable spin through the tropes of the superhero origin story"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Feb 13, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
79%
|
The Grey (2012) |
"
Aside from Neeson's top-caliber performance...the movie's got several excellent set pieces..."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Feb 13, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
87%
|
The Ground Truth (2006) |
"
perhaps the most important protest statement yet committed to film since the outbreak of [the Iraq War]"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Feb 6, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
87%
|
Jesus Camp (2006) |
"
Jesus Camp doesn't just preach to the converted, it bores and frightens them."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Feb 6, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
23%
|
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) |
"
The occasional flashes of imagination aside, "Afterlife" epitomizes what movies written largely by software and marketing committees look like"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 30, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
86%
|
Le refuge (Hideaway (Le refuge)) (2010) |
"
Ozon masks his lack of sensitivity to the material with his characteristic cerebral detachment and pretense to subtlety."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 30, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
50%
|
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) |
"
the story's inherent sense of fantasy and genuinely felt moments of exhilaration...and danger...keeps us engaged - for a time, at least"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 30, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
43%
|
Barry Munday (2010) |
"
D'Arienzo's screenplay and direction goes for a cross between naturalism and absurdity, but it's largely a queasy, oil-and-water blend. "
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 30, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
98%
|
Inside Job (2010) |
"
As a documentary, this is a clear-eyed, steadily building prosecution against Wall Street. But, in the end, Ferguson's film is just a moot trial in which the defendants have already escaped scot-free."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 30, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
72%
|
Red (2010) |
"
The cast's efforts go about halfway to compensating for Red's lack of inspiration elsewhere. "
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 30, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
50%
|
Cool It (2010) |
"
That this documentary is solution-oriented rather than fear-oriented as so many recent ones...have been is itself a reason for touting it."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 30, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
32%
|
How Do You Know (2010) |
"
What happened to James L. Brooks? "
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 30, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
70%
|
Mumbai Diaries (2011) |
"
a refreshing, well-meaning entry in India's new brand of globally savvy cinema, [which] augurs exciting things from [director] Rao and her peers"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 30, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
The Last Lions (2011) |
"
an extraordinary achievement"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
68%
|
Black Death (2011) |
"
Bean owns this movie."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
37%
|
I Am (2011) |
"
a well-meaning metaphysical inquiry that hits all the right sentiments but manages precious little substance"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
83%
|
Potiche (2011) |
"
Catherine Deneuve continues her run as world cinema's most gracefully aging actress."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
17%
|
Miral (2011) |
"
Miral overrides its screenwriting flaws with Schnabel's uncanny sense of film art."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
82%
|
Wretches & Jabberers (2011) |
"
It's by engaging with all these extraordinary people that the film's beauty reveals itself."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
83%
|
The Double Hour (2011) |
"
most of The Double Hour doesn't really need to exist in order for the viewer to process the impact of the finale"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
48%
|
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2011) |
"
Adroit editing, camerawork and staging keep in step with Yen's formidable martial arts mastery, showcasing a talent on par with Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
59%
|
The First Grader (2011) |
"
achieves a poignant, humanist sincerity"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
63%
|
True Legend (2011) |
"
suffers from an erratic narrative pace, shoddy characters and an overuse of digital gimmickry, all of which create the impression of an ersatz epic spectacle"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
80%
|
The Last Mountain (2011) |
"
trenchant, impassioned"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
57%
|
Film socialisme (2011) |
"
likely to be an unbearable experience for anyone other than for Godard himself and his most hardcore adherents"
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
Senna (2011) |
"
Senna stands as a triumph of [its makers'] knack for story craft and their ability to sort through a staggering volume of material and piece it together into a unified, powerful narrative."
—
Cinema Writer
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
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