|
2/5
|
46%
|
Parkland (2013) |
"
Landesman doesn't really connect these stories other than through the tragedy itself -- and, taken separately, none of the stories has any great depth."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Oct 4, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
68%
|
Bad Milo! (2013) |
"
Bad Milo probably wanted to be gleefully naughty, but instead it's just bad."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Oct 4, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
8%
|
Runner Runner (2013) |
"
A generic Hollywood thriller that has dumbed itself down and forgets about characters."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Oct 4, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
98%
|
Gravity (2013) |
"
[The] director's last effort was another great science-fiction movie, "Children of Men," which was borne of ideas. This one celebrates sensation. And it deserves to be one."
—
San Francisco Examiner
Posted Oct 4, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
95%
|
Enough Said (2013) |
"
Then James Gandolfini walks into the picture, and things settle down into a fine, genuine groove. "
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Sep 27, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
67%
|
Haute Cuisine (2013) |
"
A small pleasure, especially for those of us who love our "food movies.""
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Sep 27, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
90%
|
Inequality For All (2013) |
"
[Reich is] a great, charismatic movie hero, and he makes you feel you're in safe hands. "
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Sep 27, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
83%
|
Don Jon (2013) |
"
This is the kind of American movie that comes along far too rarely. It's funny and entertaining, but it remembers who we are as human beings, does not shy away from our many flaws, and finds something endearing in all of it."
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Sep 27, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Metallica Through the Never (2013) |
"
It's genuinely unsettling, and Metallica's intense, adrenaline-fueled music makes the horror sequences all that much more atmospheric and supercharged. "
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Sep 27, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
59%
|
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) |
"
The movie works thanks to its brisk pace (it seems as if animated films these days are far better paced than their increasingly bloated, lumbering live-action counterparts), cheerful humor, and awesome visual ideas."
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Sep 27, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
50%
|
Thanks For Sharing (2013) |
"
The good news is that this cast - including Pink aka Alecia Moore, in her first serious movie part - bring pulsating, organic life to their every moment. "
—
San Francisco Examiner
Posted Sep 20, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
50%
|
Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 (1988) |
"
When I first caught it around 1989 on VHS video, it was unlike anything I had ever seen before. "
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Sep 13, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
33%
|
Jayne Mansfield's Car (2013) |
"
Thornton manages to balance these themes with interesting and damaged characters while also creating a strong family dynamic. "
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Sep 13, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
35%
|
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) |
"
just because it's not as good as the original doesn't make this sequel a bad movie. "
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Sep 13, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
74%
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 - Dream Warriors (1987) |
"
Somehow A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors has always been just a bit more enjoyable than the typical horror sequel. "
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Sep 13, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
——
|
Origin: Spirits of the Past (Gin-iro no kami no Agito) (2006) |
"
Gorgeous anime with strong pro-environment message."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Sep 10, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
34%
|
Hell Baby (2013) |
"
Certainly isn't the worst horror comedy of all time (see Transylmania)... But most of it is still pretty bad. "
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Sep 6, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
60%
|
Riddick (2013) |
"
[Twohy has] gone back to the modest-budget genre movies he excels at and delivers another winner. RIDDICK is great fun."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Sep 6, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
75%
|
You're Next (2013) |
"
Outside of this assembling of like minds, not many actual ideas are generated."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Aug 26, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Hu die fei (Flying Butterfly) (Linger) (2008) |
"
[Johnnie To's] vast experience and finely honed skills help the ghost story/romance Linger occasionally step over the puddles of goop. "
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Aug 18, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
4%
|
Paranoia (2013) |
"
The plot isn't just routine but also totally nonsensical and illogical. No amount of "suspension of disbelief" can save this movie."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Aug 16, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
30%
|
Kick-Ass 2 (2013) |
"
Three years ago, Matthew Vaughn's crazy, wild "Kick-Ass" was shocking. It's a quality that is not duplicated in the new "Kick-Ass 2," which feels arbitrary and unnecessary."
—
San Francisco Examiner
Posted Aug 16, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
57%
|
Pitch Black (2000) |
"
Original Riddick pic is violent, with teamwork rewarded."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Aug 13, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
83%
|
Computer Chess (2013) |
"
"Computer Chess" is open to many interpretations, and it's great that Bujalski doesn't explain any of them. In a summer filled with numbingly repetitive entertainment, here's an extraordinary movie that invites viewers to think."
—
San Francisco Examiner
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
91%
|
Blue Jasmine (2013) |
"
Blanchett gives her best-ever performance, moving Jasmine back and forth on moody waves. She can be difficult company, but she's so fully fleshed out that she eventually earns compassion."
—
San Francisco Examiner
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
63%
|
2 Guns (2013) |
"
It's very hard to make a "twisty" movie and follow through with this promise up until the end.. 2 Guns does it pretty well. It's one of those movies that you may enjoy but will likely forget all about a week later."
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
The Spectacular Now (2013) |
"
The movie looks like any number of party-time high school movies, but burrows much deeper into its characters and situations, leaving a satisfyingly complex portrait of a guy you might actually know."
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
47%
|
I'm So Excited! (2013) |
"
It's a sometimes pleasing, and often unsettling movie, proof that Almodovar still has a playful side, but let's hope he goes back to work soon."
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
84%
|
Prince Avalanche (2013) |
"
With Prince Avalanche, Green has cleverly combined these two filmmaking styles. He has taken funny actors and given them a serious situation; they work in a funny occupation in a serious setting. "
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
47%
|
We're The Millers (2013) |
"
Not a bit of We're the Millers doesn't feel forced. None of it feels real. You don't know, have never met, and will never meet anyone in real life who is remotely like any of these characters. "
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
54%
|
Lovelace (2013) |
"
Seyfried is the perfect actress to play Linda; she's both charismatic and sexy but also squeaky clean -- she brings her own layers to the part... But the real surprise is Sharon Stone as Linda's tormented mother."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
68%
|
Elysium (2013) |
"
Blomkamp tells his story with a heavy hand, concentrating more on messages than on storytelling or on emotional connections with the characters. "
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
75%
|
Despicable Me 2 (2013) |
"
The movie captures that magical mixture: naughtiness and goodness. "
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Jul 31, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
69%
|
The Wolverine (2013) |
"
The changes [to the original comic are] pretty stupid, designed more for summer blockbuster purposes than to serve the story."
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Jul 31, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
83%
|
Computer Chess (2013) |
"
In a summer filled with numbingly repetitive entertainments, here's an extraordinary movie that invites viewers to think."
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Jul 31, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
14%
|
R.I.P.D. (2013) |
"
Comes across as almost totally lifeless, as if it were on autopilot or generated by a computer that had been fed certain data and asked to spit out a movie. "
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Jul 19, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
42%
|
Red 2 (2013) |
"
The movie clearly doesn't have much going on, so director Dean Parisot moves things quickly in a vain effort to keep viewers from noticing. "
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Jul 19, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
The Conjuring (2013) |
"
Rather than gore, Wan goes for a more old-fashioned, character-based movie here, and, as a result, a treasure trove of typical haunting tricks seems fresh and terrifying once again. "
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Jul 19, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
63%
|
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013) |
"
On the whole, Hart's material veers toward the lowbrow and doesn't quite hit the heights of cleverness, talent, language, or delivery that predecessors like Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, and Chris Rock reached."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Jul 5, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
31%
|
The Lone Ranger (2013) |
"
Despite the padding, "The Lone Ranger" moves extremely well, capturing many of the qualities that made "Pirates of the Caribbean" so much fun."
—
San Francisco Examiner
Posted Jul 5, 2013
|
|
|
67%
|
Lifeforce (1985) |
"
Seen today, it's actually an astoundingly brave, weird movie that tries more and accomplishes more than many of today's bland roller coaster rides. "
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Jun 28, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (2013) |
"
I happen to love magic tricks. Deceptive Practice gave me a healthy dose of them, plus a good bit of history as well, and I appreciated it. "
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Jun 28, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
99%
|
20 Feet From Stardom (2013) |
"
This is one of those documentaries that you just wish could keep going. "
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Jun 28, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
61%
|
Byzantium (2013) |
"
Director Neil Jordan's films have a moody, patient, quiet quality... BYZANTIUM works because of this style, and although it doesn't exactly reinvent the genre, it least offers a fresh, reflective take."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Jun 28, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
50%
|
White House Down (2013) |
"
After surprising us for once with the thoughtful, entertaining Anonymous, director Roland Emmerich has -- with White House Down -- gone back to making his usual noisy, explosive, brain-dead movies."
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Jun 28, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
44%
|
On the Road (2012) |
"
It's hard to imagine how such an exciting book became such a boring movie."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Jun 26, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
38%
|
The ABCs of Death (2013) |
"
In truth, this movie is more like a parade of overtly shocking and disturbing images, done almost as a one-upsmanship contest rather than any actual need to say anything."
—
Combustible Celluloid
Posted Jun 21, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
55%
|
Snitch (2013) |
"
Its smaller, quieter moments instill hope that Johnson can stretch even further and become worthy of much stronger material."
—
San Francisco Examiner
Posted Jun 21, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
15%
|
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) |
"
Very lean and speedy... Its primary goal seems to be to entertain as quickly as possible and get the audience back out the door before the story gets old."
—
Common Sense Media
Posted Jun 21, 2013
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