|
2.5/5
|
8%
|
Runner Runner (2013) |
"
The movie itself feels like the bigger con: a fast-paced thriller that turns out, in retrospect, to have been kind of a drag. "
—
Film Racket
Posted Oct 7, 2013
|
|
1.5/5
|
68%
|
Bad Milo! (2013) |
"
pitches stupidly between sketch and reality"
—
Film Racket
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
1.5/5
|
50%
|
Thanks For Sharing (2013) |
"
like a strained joke from a recovery counselor "
—
Film Racket
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
95%
|
Enough Said (2013) |
"
smart and low-key"
—
Film Racket
Posted Sep 17, 2013
|
|
C+
|
35%
|
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) |
"
Characters in Whannell/Wan screenplays speak with the first-draft expository bluntness of a cheap '50s thriller, letting the characters step on some of the best reveals."
—
AV Club
Posted Sep 17, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
99%
|
Short Term 12 (2013) |
"
It's a serious drama with warm, sometimes funny edges, made with an understated sense of craft."
—
PopMatters
Posted Aug 23, 2013
|
|
B
|
91%
|
Sparrows Dance (2013) |
"
Basically a two-hander, Sparrows Dance could be easily adapted for the stage, but writer-director Noah Buschel uses plenty of cinematic tools to fancy up his simple story."
—
AV Club
Posted Aug 22, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
Upstream Color (2013) |
"
the movie is, I think, supposed to take on the added dimension of an interdependent, possibly desperate romance"
—
Film Racket
Posted Apr 12, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
44%
|
To The Wonder (2013) |
"
For better and worse, To the Wonder is embodied by that repeated shot of Marina running ahead: close, vivid, just out of reach."
—
Film Racket
Posted Apr 12, 2013
|
|
1.5/5
|
12%
|
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) |
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 22, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
86%
|
Robot & Frank (2012) |
"
Despite some moments of surprising emotional impact, as we realize the depth of Frank's condition, the movie is too often mechanical."
—
PopMatters
Posted Jan 7, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
65%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
Even at their eye-filling best, these sequences generate more spectacle than suspense."
—
PopMatters
Posted Dec 13, 2012
|
|
6/10
|
64%
|
Cosmopolis (2012) |
"
As usual, Cronenberg shows masterful control, starting with Pattinson."
—
PopMatters
Posted Aug 21, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
86%
|
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) |
"
The lovingly crafted sight gags are plentiful and the lightly Pythonesque dialogue is cleverer than your average live-action comedy."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 27, 2012
|
|
1.5/5
|
0%
|
Dark Tide (2012) |
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
67%
|
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) |
"
A sweet, charming couple in search of a movie sturdier than a wisp. "
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 15, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
53%
|
Safe House (2012) |
"
genre pulp "
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
74%
|
Big Miracle (2012) |
"
pretty much resembles a message-y family-friendly movie about saving some whales, which obviously isn't the worst thing in the world"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 2, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
32%
|
Man on a Ledge (2012) |
"
a bit like Spike Lee's Inside Man remade by tourists"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
83%
|
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) |
"
feels like an extended quiz on your ability to put names to faces, codenames to other faces, and nicknames to important intelligence organizations"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
Shame (2011) |
"
sometimes the ridiculousness of Brandon's obsession has a dark humor to it, especially when he's cornered"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 1, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
Tower Heist (2011) |
"
an agreeable time-waster with some funny moments"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 3, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
70%
|
Footloose (2011) |
"
a pretty good remake of Footloose: good-hearted, sincere, enjoyable, not too stupid"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 13, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
93%
|
50/50 (2011) |
"
sweet but sometimes a little too aggressively normal."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 29, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
17%
|
I Don't Know How She Does It (2011) |
"
not spectacularly unfunny or appallingly made; it's just a rote treatment of a familiar subject"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 15, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
73%
|
Bellflower (2011) |
"
the movie is so in love with itself that it's difficult to say where observation ends and revelry begins"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 18, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
90%
|
Attack the Block (2011) |
"
a bit like Goonies and War of the Worlds filtered through the original English version of Skins"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 28, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
71%
|
The Future (2011) |
"
Even at its most willfully bizarre, The Future has a sincere ache at its core, filled with anxiety about growing old and living a meaningful life"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 28, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
77%
|
Fast Five (2011) |
"
It took ten years, but here, finally, is a worthwhile sequel to The Fast and the Furious"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 28, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
73%
|
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011) |
"
while it's funny to see footage of actual collector cups being manufactured for a documentary, the movie can't, of course, offer much in the way of results"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 24, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
40%
|
Henry's Crime (2011) |
"
verges on absurdity -- the non-comedic kind"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 16, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
41%
|
HappyThankYouMorePlease (2011) |
"
resembles a sitcom -- but the good kind, or at least one you might not flip past immediately on a Monday night"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
49%
|
Super (2011) |
"
Gunn may not have his finger on the pulse of popular tastes, but he's certainly adept at reading the nerd-scented tea leaves."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 31, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
20%
|
Peep World (2011) |
"
mildly amusing"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
76%
|
Cold Weather (2011) |
"
Katz has honed the offhand observational techniques of mumblecore, gazing at characters and genre rather than navels; I can't wait to see where he looks next."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 3, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
24%
|
The Dilemma (2011) |
"
There is a dark but funny, likable but truthful movie that could be made from this material, maybe even with the same cast. But best efforts or not, The Dilemma isn't quite it. "
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 13, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
10%
|
Little Fockers (2010) |
"
ramshackle and lazy "
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 21, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Rabbit Hole (2010) |
"
Kidman and Eckart are terrific "
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 16, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
72%
|
I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) |
"
sort of like a darker, weirder Catch Me If You Can"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 2, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
48%
|
Love and Other Drugs (2010) |
"
It's a shame that Zwick and Herskovitz make use of the romantic-comedy junkyard"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 23, 2010
|
|
1.5/5
|
17%
|
You Again (2010) |
"
tries so hard to be relatable that it can only make jokes if five or six other recent movies or sitcoms have tried them out first"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 23, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
29%
|
The Virginity Hit (2010) |
"
observant, to be sure, but curiously, not that funny"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 9, 2010
|
|
2.5/5
|
59%
|
Centurion (2010) |
"
gory and loud "
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 26, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
73%
|
Piranha 3-D (2010) |
"
delivers truly imaginative levels of gore and mayhem"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 21, 2010
|
|
2.5/5
|
84%
|
Get Low (2010) |
"
breaks through potential tedium with such consistency that he strings the movie along, threatening to make the whole thing work"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 29, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
80%
|
Cyrus (2010) |
"
a compelling and enjoyable ninety minutes"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 17, 2010
|
|
1/5
|
26%
|
Finding Bliss (2009) |
"
fails to provide insight into the porn industry, filmmaking, or basic human behavior."
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 3, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
87%
|
Please Give (2010) |
"
Keener, Peet, and Hall are so strong, so empathetic even at their weakes"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 29, 2010
|
|
2.5/5
|
61%
|
Leaves of Grass (2010) |
"
a fitfully enjoyable but unsatisfying playground of ambition and occasional wit"
—
Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 1, 2010
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