|
4/5
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85%
|
The Hunger Games (2012) |
"
The Hunger Games has a rich sense of history that bobs on the surface of its culture of grim amusement."
—
Calgary Herald
Posted Mar 20, 2012
|
|
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65%
|
The Woman in Black (2012) |
"
The secrets of The Woman in Black turn out to be as you might expect: It's the telling of the tale, rather than the upshot, that provides the shivers."
—
National Post
Posted Feb 2, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
92%
|
Arthur Christmas (2011) |
"
Quite brilliant."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Dec 5, 2011
|
|
|
73%
|
The Whistleblower (2011) |
"
There are few surprises in its drama, and the relentless savagery of the wrongdoers wears you down. However, there is no denying the strength of its story and the commitment of its cast."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Aug 25, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
Friends With Benefits (2011) |
"
There's some fun in this if you stick with it."
—
Vancouver Sun
Posted Aug 24, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
53%
|
The Mechanic (2011) |
"
People who think they don't make movies like they used to should check out The Mechanic, a persuasive replica of a 1970s B-film with much of the same genre splatter."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jan 27, 2011
|
|
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2%
|
Meet the Spartans (2008) |
"
It's only about an hour and a quarter long, although a closing dance number stretches it out another few minutes. Brevity, it turns out, is also the soul of stupidity."
—
Canada.com
Posted Jan 25, 2008
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3/4
|
84%
|
Pieces of April (2003) |
—
National Post
Posted Nov 14, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
17%
|
A Problem with Fear (2003) |
—
National Post
Posted Nov 4, 2003
|
|
—
|
15%
|
I Spy (2002) |
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Nov 16, 2002
|
|
2.5/5
|
7%
|
Dragonfly (2002) |
"
Becomes a bit of a mishmash: a tearjerker that doesn't and a thriller that won't."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Mar 9, 2002
|
|
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14%
|
Black Knight (2001) |
"
The humour is 90 minutes of the same joke."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Nov 24, 2001
|
|
|
65%
|
Spy Game (2001) |
"
It needs twice the tradecraft and half the music."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Nov 24, 2001
|
|
|
12%
|
Thirteen Ghosts (13 Ghosts) (2001) |
"
Beck ... is very good on volume but not much for tension, suspense or frightening anyone."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Nov 2, 2001
|
|
|
96%
|
Chicken Run (2000) |
"
Delightful Chicken Run pure poultry."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Nov 2, 2001
|
|
|
41%
|
K-PAX (2001) |
"
Becomes sappier and more obvious as it works towards its solutions."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Nov 2, 2001
|
|
—
|
92%
|
The Celebration (Festen) (1998) |
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Nov 2, 2001
|
|
|
89%
|
Shrek (2001) |
"
There is so much to enjoy all the way along that you'd have to be an ogre not to have a good time."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Oct 15, 2001
|
|
|
82%
|
The Deep End (2001) |
"
An intensely focussed piece of work, told quietly and with great texture."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Aug 24, 2001
|
|
|
21%
|
Ghosts of Mars (2001) |
"
The whole planet looks like a WWF Halloween special. It's The Night of the Living Martians!"
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Aug 24, 2001
|
|
|
53%
|
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) |
"
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is what happens when a smart filmmaker decides that it's all right to get really stupid."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Aug 24, 2001
|
|
|
86%
|
The Closet (Le Placard) (2001) |
"
It never forgoes the human moments for the farce, and the speed of the storytelling ensures that it is believable enough to work."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Aug 17, 2001
|
|
|
52%
|
American Pie 2 (2001) |
"
Has an ear for adolescent humiliation and clunkiness."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Aug 10, 2001
|
|
|
50%
|
Lost and Delirious (2001) |
"
Bogged down in a wearying tone of longing, intense heartbreak and mad symbolic flights of Shakespeare."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jul 27, 2001
|
|
|
34%
|
The Center of the World (2001) |
"
Parker ... enters the role with a naked abandon that fulfils the promise she showed in Kissed and Wonderland."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jul 13, 2001
|
|
|
60%
|
The Anniversary Party (2001) |
"
Contains the undeniable fascination of the movie star world that is compelling even if you like to pretend that you couldn't care less."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jul 13, 2001
|
|
|
73%
|
The Score (2001) |
"
The film has a very long buildup for what turns out to be rather pedestrian robbery. It is the scenes among De Niro, Brando and Norton that are the most interesting."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jul 13, 2001
|
|
|
68%
|
Legally Blonde (2001) |
"
A perfect little summer film, and it's exactly what is wrong with Hollywood."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jul 13, 2001
|
|
|
62%
|
The Claim (2000) |
"
The emotional possibilities pretty well freeze to death in the snowbound landscapes."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jul 6, 2001
|
|
|
51%
|
Kiss of the Dragon (2001) |
"
[Jet's] great to watch as an action hero, but Kiss of the Dragon ties him up with its silly plot and its ridiculous ultraviolence."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jul 6, 2001
|
|
|
15%
|
Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
"
What exactly is being satirized when a priest has diarrhea?"
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jul 5, 2001
|
|
|
71%
|
Baby Boy (2001) |
"
For the most part, though, Baby Boy tells a provocative and original story."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jun 29, 2001
|
|
|
73%
|
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"
A mixed bag of science-fiction contemplations."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jun 29, 2001
|
|
|
52%
|
The Fast and the Furious (2001) |
"
It's all pretty dopey, but there are some exciting races, a great sequence involving a truck hijacking gone wrong, and the opportunity to watch Vin Diesel."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jun 22, 2001
|
|
|
42%
|
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) |
"
Messy and listless."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jun 22, 2001
|
|
|
37%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2001) |
"
Always surprising and the performances are carefully calibrated."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jun 20, 2001
|
|
|
21%
|
Baise-Moi (2000) |
"
Not all of the killings are related to sex: the movie is more a catalogue of heartless vengeance."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jun 20, 2001
|
|
|
19%
|
Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (2001) |
"
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is a movie in need of a joystick and an off button."
—
Southam Newspapers
Posted Jun 15, 2001
|
|
|
43%
|
Evolution (2001) |
"
If this is Evolution, put me down for creationism."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jun 8, 2001
|
|
|
26%
|
Swordfish (2001) |
"
Computers that flash 'Access Denied' until the last possible second, then say 'Access Granted,' are not quite the hair-raising suspense vehicles that screenwriters seem to believe."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jun 8, 2001
|
|
|
93%
|
The Circle (Dayereh) (2001) |
"
A quiet indictment and a quiet tribute as well."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jun 1, 2001
|
|
|
10%
|
What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001) |
"
Mildly amusing, if unusually stuffy."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jun 1, 2001
|
|
|
30%
|
The Animal (2001) |
"
Its creativity is all used up in its idea and Schneider's various animal impressions are all pretty much the same."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Jun 1, 2001
|
|
|
58%
|
A Knight's Tale (2001) |
"
Helgeland wrote L.A. Confidential and directed Payback, but this is his first stab at full auteurism, and A Knight's Tale comes with a coherent vision."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted May 11, 2001
|
|
|
47%
|
The Mummy Returns (2001) |
"
Good mindless summer fun."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted May 4, 2001
|
|
|
13%
|
Town & Country (2000) |
"
Under the gloss it's like the failed pilot for some overproduced TV sitcom."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Apr 27, 2001
|
|
|
33%
|
One Night at McCool's (2001) |
"
This is the shadow of a dark farce just as Tyler doesn't really embody an irresistible sex object as much as stand for one."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Apr 27, 2001
|
|
|
14%
|
Driven (2001) |
"
Plays like the world's first open-wheel racing music video: fast, noisy and flammable."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Apr 27, 2001
|
|
|
77%
|
The Tailor of Panama (2001) |
"
It is in the details that le Carré and Boorman weave this darkly funny story."
—
Ottawa Citizen
Posted Apr 20, 2001
|
79%
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