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2/4
|
26%
|
Green Lantern (2011) |
"
Ryan Reynolds' most heroic feat in this effects-laden comic book adaptation is saving it from being a complete dud."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jun 16, 2011
|
|
3/4
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82%
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Super 8 (2011) |
"
J.J. Abrams' lovingly nostalgic tribute to early Spielberg will make you look back fondly to a time when a group of schoolkids could outsmart the government."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jun 9, 2011
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|
2.5/4
|
88%
|
X-Men: First Class (2011) |
"
This ambitious origin story of the Marvel Comics mutants sets the action against the backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis and achieves an uneasy peace between the serious and the campy."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jun 3, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
33%
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) |
"
Johnny Depp and director Rob Marshall attempt to steer the soggy franchise back on course with this goof of an installment."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted May 19, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
77%
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Thor (2011) |
"
You might not expect it, but this Kenneth Branagh-helmed comic book movie delivers - thanks to a deftly-balanced tone and Anthony Hopkins as Odin."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted May 4, 2011
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1/4
|
23%
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Sucker Punch (2011) |
"
"300" director Zack Snyder may be an expert in fetishistic CGI cartoon violence, but "Sucker Punch" proves that style never trumps story."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Mar 25, 2011
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|
3/4
|
70%
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Limitless (2011) |
"
Frenetic thriller about a drug that unleashes your brain's full potential doesn't quite achieve its own, but star Bradley Cooper and director Neil Burger make the most of it."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Mar 17, 2011
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1/4
|
35%
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Battle: Los Angeles (2011) |
"
Viewed as a parody, this subpar alien invasion flick is worth a few laughs. If only it were meant that way."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Mar 10, 2011
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3/4
|
88%
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Rango (2011) |
"
Admirably ambitious animated ode to Spaghetti Westerns featuring a Johnny Depp-voiced lizard as the unlikely hero."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Mar 4, 2011
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2/4
|
34%
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Hall Pass (2011) |
"
It's hard to tell what's fallen farther: the Farrelly Brothers' career or the institution of marriage."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Feb 24, 2011
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|
1/4
|
56%
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Unknown (2011) |
"
Despite its Herculean plot contortions, this latest entry in the American-caught-in-a-foreign-city formula fails to live up to its stolen-identity premise."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Feb 18, 2011
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|
1.5/4
|
44%
|
The Green Hornet (2011) |
"
Pointless goof of a film, can't decide if it wants to be a superhero movie or a parody of one."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jan 13, 2011
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|
2/4
|
90%
|
True Grit (1969) |
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 26, 2010
|
|
2/4
|
96%
|
True Grit (2010) |
"
This disappointing Coen Brothers foray into the Western genre has little of the Brothers' trademark quality and barely improves on the John Wayne original."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 21, 2010
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|
4/4
|
94%
|
The King's Speech (2010) |
"
If the thought of watching a film about the Duke of York overcoming his speech impediment already has you clicking elsewhere, then director Tom Hooper's masterfully-crafted biopic may not be for you. You'll be missing out."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 13, 2010
|
|
2.5/4
|
90%
|
The Fighter (2010) |
"
Biopic about former welterweight champ Micky Ward has neither the subtle heart of "Rocky" nor the brutality of "Raging Bull", but it does possess an achingly real performance from Amy Adams that's a complete knockout."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 8, 2010
|
|
2.5/4
|
32%
|
All Good Things (2010) |
"
Considering the facts of the still-unsolved Robert Durst case, this underwhelming docudrama from Andrew Jarecki should leave more of an impression."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 2, 2010
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3/4
|
87%
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Black Swan (2010) |
"
Darren Aronofsky continues his obsession with, well, obsession with this story of a New York ballerina who gets the dance of a lifetime."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 2, 2010
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3/4
|
79%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010) |
"
The seventh "Harry Potter" movie asks the most of its audience thus far, and returns the least. If you're not a fan and know nothing of the characters, the film will be a difficult slog. Those bought into the franchise will be appropriately enthralled."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Nov 18, 2010
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|
3/4
|
86%
|
Unstoppable (2010) |
"
Popcorn-movie that it is, this straightforward actioner from director Tony Scott - about a runaway train carrying tons of toxic chemicals - delivers exactly what you'd expect and nothing more."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Nov 11, 2010
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3/4
|
93%
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127 Hours (2010) |
"
You're not going to do much better than Danny Boyle."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Nov 3, 2010
|
|
2.5/4
|
72%
|
Monsters (2010) |
"
A great exercise in low budget filmmaking but not much of a monster movie."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Oct 28, 2010
|
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3/4
|
59%
|
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) |
"
New house, new family, same problems, in this rare sequel that is not only a worthy follow-up to the original but also improves upon it by adding extra depth to the story."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Oct 23, 2010
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3/4
|
47%
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Hereafter (2010) |
"
Clint Eastwood's somber meditation on life after death is every bit as ponderous as you'd expect. In the hands of this superlative director, it's also very watchable."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Oct 14, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
72%
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Red (2010) |
"
A pitch-perfect parody of over-the-hill action heroes nails and sustains the right tone throughout. Of course, when you've got Helen Mirren stationed behind a mounted machine gun, how can you fail?"
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Oct 14, 2010
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|
2.5/4
|
89%
|
Let Me In (2010) |
"
This American remake of 2008's small Swedish gem is a valiant effort but rarely evokes the eerie essence of the original."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Sep 30, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
55%
|
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) |
"
This sequel -- like its iconic character -- is every bit as slick, relevant and, yes, mature as you'd want it to be."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Sep 26, 2010
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|
2.5/4
|
85%
|
Easy A (2010) |
"
This overly self-aware teen comedy strives to be a "Clueless" or "Mean Girls" but, like its heroine, it just doesn't quite fit in."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Sep 16, 2010
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|
2/4
|
23%
|
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) |
"
Like one of its lumbering undead, this video game franchise is hard to kill. The fourth entry is less about zombie mayhem than about progressing a larger story arc - if anyone still cares."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Sep 10, 2010
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|
3/4
|
72%
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Machete (2010) |
"
Robert Rodriguez finally delivers on the promise of 2007's "Grindhouse" with this gleefully campy Mex-ploitation flick about a knife-wielding anti-hero doling out bloody slices of justice."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Sep 2, 2010
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|
2.5/4
|
73%
|
The Last Exorcism (2010) |
"
If you ignore the marketing, this is actually a clever and creepy (if ultimately pointless) little thriller possessed by the soul of a horror movie."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Aug 26, 2010
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|
3/4
|
35%
|
Lottery Ticket (2010) |
"
Sweet, and very noisy, ensemble comedy lives up to its premise when it sticks closely to its neighborhood and its characters."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Aug 19, 2010
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|
2/4
|
41%
|
The Expendables (2010) |
"
There's a lot in this nostalgic Sylvester Stallone actioner that lives up to its title - the recycled plot, the forgettable characters, the monotonous violence - but it's an undeniable kick to see these vets in action."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Aug 15, 2010
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|
3/4
|
78%
|
The Other Guys (2010) |
"
The humor in this big budget action-comedy is a lot like one of its many chase scenes: the jokes fly like bullets, some hit the target and some don't, but in the end they get the job done."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Aug 5, 2010
|
|
2.5/4
|
46%
|
Step Up 3-D (2010) |
"
The 3D, as well as the rehashed plot, do little to enhance the frequently phenomenal dancing in this third "Step Up" film."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Aug 5, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
96%
|
Restrepo (2010) |
"
Sebastian Junger's chronicle of a fourteen-month mission in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley isn't much of a documentary, but the undeniably harrowing footage should be required viewing."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 29, 2010
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|
2.5/4
|
43%
|
Dinner for Schmucks (2010) |
"
A perfectly stupid and ultimately forgettable comedy from director Jay Roach that will, nonetheless, have you laughing even as the film dissolves from your memory."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 29, 2010
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|
1/4
|
62%
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Salt (2010) |
"
Angelina Jolie's half-baked actioner feels like it was unearthed from some pre-Iron Curtain time capsule. Maybe back then we would've bought the wildly improbable plot."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 22, 2010
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|
2.5/4
|
63%
|
Predators (2010) |
"
It's no "Aliens", but it does have an intriguing setup, good pace and a surprisingly action-ready Adrien Brody."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 13, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
87%
|
X2: X-Men United (2003) |
"
'X' hits the spot."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 7, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
91%
|
Knocked Up (2007) |
"
A surprisingly sincere look at male-female Mars-Venusness in these 00s. It's funny alright, but not in the way you might think."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 6, 2010
|
|
0.5/4
|
29%
|
The Punisher (2004) |
"
Standard, styleless revenge fantasy."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 6, 2010
|
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2/4
|
66%
|
Anchorman - The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"
Relentlessly silly but not quite funny parody of 70s network news never quite lives up to its promise."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 6, 2010
|
|
1.5/4
|
9%
|
Grown Ups (2010) |
"
A bunch of funny guys goof their way through the thinnest of plots in a bucolic setting. It plays like watching someone else's vacation footage."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jun 24, 2010
|
|
1.5/4
|
12%
|
Jonah Hex (2010) |
"
This comic book adaptation is an ill-defined mess of a film that attempts to shoehorn its character into a superhero "origin story" with vague hints of the supernatural."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jun 17, 2010
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2/4
|
43%
|
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (2010) |
"
A clever title in search of a movie to support it, this playful mash-up of Shakespeare and vampires aims for the type of brain-twisting meta-plot that Charlie Kaufman has all but monopolized. Mr. Kaufman makes it look easy. It's not."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jun 14, 2010
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|
3/4
|
47%
|
The A-Team (2010) |
"
What this 80s redo lacks in common sense it more than makes up for in sheer nostalgic, explosion-filled mayhem."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jun 10, 2010
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|
2/4
|
72%
|
Get Him to the Greek (2010) |
"
Russell Brand's "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" character gets a movie all his own. The result is, as you might imagine, too much of a good thing."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jun 3, 2010
|
|
2/4
|
35%
|
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) |
"
This mildly diverting video game adaptation strives to be nothing more than exactly that. It's both comforting in its predictability and depressing in its lack of ambition."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted May 27, 2010
|
|
1.5/4
|
47%
|
MacGruber (2010) |
"
This SNL adaptation misses even the most obvious of opportunities. What's left is as pieced together as one of its hero's many "gadgets"."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted May 20, 2010
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|
3/4
|
95%
|
Best Worst Movie (2010) |
"
Sweetly amusing documentary about the making of the oft-debated worst movie of all time, "Troll 2", is solely for fans who are in on the joke."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted May 13, 2010
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|
3/4
|
73%
|
Iron Man 2 (2010) |
"
Director Jon Favreau's light touch and Robert Downey Jr.'s gift with a wisecrack continue to make this superhero franchise good, noisy fun."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted May 6, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
76%
|
Kick-Ass (2010) |
"
When a movie's called "Kick-Ass", the best you can hope for is that it lives up to its name. This one lives up to it, and then kicks its ass."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Apr 15, 2010
|
|
2.5/4
|
67%
|
Date Night (2010) |
"
Harmless action-comedy rests on the considerable comedic shoulders of its two stars but generates few real laughs."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Apr 8, 2010
|
|
2.5/4
|
28%
|
Clash of the Titans (2010) |
"
An unnecessary 3D upgrade and choppy script make Louis Leterrier's update of the 1981 camp classic an Olympian missed opportunity."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Apr 1, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
63%
|
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) |
"
This raunchy, 80s-soaked comedy is every bit as funny as a movie called "Hot Tub Time Machine" should be. Which is to say, quite a bit."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Mar 25, 2010
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|
.5/4
|
22%
|
Repo Men (2010) |
"
Grisly, humorless and over-long, this sci-fi thriller about the repossession of artificial organs isn't nearly as interesting, clever or original as it wants to be."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Mar 18, 2010
|
|
1.5/4
|
28%
|
Remember Me (2010) |
"
Angst-ridden, wanna-be tear-jerker - featuring Robert Pattinson as another tortured, brooding James Dean-type - doesn't come close to earning its big payoff."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Mar 11, 2010
|
|
2/4
|
51%
|
Alice in Wonderland (2010) |
"
The most wondrous thing about director Tim Burton's take on the Lewis Carroll classic is how lacking in wonder it all is."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Mar 4, 2010
|
|
1/4
|
19%
|
Cop Out (2010) |
"
Desperately unfunny, tone-deaf homage to 80s buddy cop movies from director Kevin Smith - just one of the many who should have known better."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Feb 25, 2010
|
|
2/4
|
35%
|
The Wolfman (2010) |
"
This been-there-mauled-that monster movie gets points for being loud and rather bloody, but it still hasn't found a way to make werewolves interesting."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Feb 11, 2010
|
|
2/4
|
48%
|
The Book of Eli (2010) |
"
Another lone traveler wanders another post-apocalyptic landscape. This time, he carries a book. Who is this man and what's with the book? If that question is enough to keep you interested for two hours, you're all set."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jan 14, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
67%
|
Daybreakers (2010) |
"
I'm as surprised as anyone, but this clever vampire movie from the Spierig Brothers proves the genre still has some bite left in it."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jan 6, 2010
|
|
2.5/4
|
70%
|
Sherlock Holmes (2009) |
"
Guy Ritchie's frenzied, over-long "reimagining" of the much-adapted Conan Doyle character isn't quite the blasphemy you'd think, thanks to a solid cast and Robert Downey Jr's inherent likability as the title."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 24, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
83%
|
Avatar (2009) |
"
James Cameron's long-awaited, unspeakably expensive 3-D epic may not change the way we watch movies, but it's undeniably beautiful, engrossing, and sets a new bar in computer-generated animation. Not bad for the King of the World."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 17, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
Invictus (2009) |
"
As usual, Mr. Eastwood tells his story with a quiet grace and reverence."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Dec 11, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
75%
|
The Road (2009) |
"
Oppressively, but appropriately, bleak adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's end-of-the-world novel about a father and son wandering a post-apocalyptic landscape. Points for strong performances from the two leads and the film's unyielding view of the end of day"
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Nov 24, 2009
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|
3/4
|
26%
|
Ninja Assassin (2009) |
"
Gleefully bloody martial arts tribute - about a renegade ninja hunted by his clan - makes "Kill Bill" look like an episode of "7th Heaven"."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Nov 24, 2009
|
|
2.5/4
|
54%
|
Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) |
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Nov 6, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
19%
|
The Fourth Kind (2009) |
"
The Fourth Kind aims to do for alien abduction what Paranomal Activity did for hauntings. And to a large degree, it succeeds."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Nov 6, 2009
|
|
2/4
|
21%
|
Amelia (2009) |
"
Stiff biopic of the legendary flier skims the surface of her achievements but never quite takes off."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Oct 22, 2009
|
|
2.5/4
|
73%
|
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
"
Spike Jonze's beautifully audacious and sadly flawed film brings Maurice Sendak's much-beloved, nine-sentence children's story to vivid, CGI-enhanced life. If only he had kept it a short story."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Oct 15, 2009
|
|
2/4
|
11%
|
Couples Retreat (2009) |
"
On the surface, "Couples Retreat" appears to be a quickly stitched together comedy that places a bunch of likable actors in a tropical setting for some cheap laughs. And that's exactly what it is."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Oct 8, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
90%
|
Zombieland (2009) |
"
The undead live on in this broad, crowd-pleasing - and gleefully gory - comedy about the inevitable "zombie apocalypse"."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Oct 1, 2009
|
|
2.5/4
|
58%
|
The Invention of Lying (2009) |
"
This high-concept comedy, about the first person to develop the ability to lie, is wildly uneven but features a few laughs, cameos galore, and an indictment of organized religion that would make Bill Maher proud."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Oct 1, 2009
|
|
2/4
|
39%
|
Surrogates (2009) |
"
Like the titular avatars in this graphic novel adaptation, "Surrogates" is a rote whodunit masquerading as a techno-thriller."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Sep 25, 2009
|
|
2.5/4
|
78%
|
The Informant! (2009) |
"
Playful adaptation from Steven Soderbergh features Matt Damon, 30 pounds heavier, whose beautifully nuanced take on wide-eyed naiveté saves this otherwise pointless goof."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Sep 17, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
87%
|
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) |
"
Delightfully witty, feature-length adaptation of the popular children's book doesn't have the emotional heft to take its place among the great animated classics, but when it rains it soars."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Sep 16, 2009
|
|
2/4
|
7%
|
Whiteout (2009) |
"
An adequate thriller - complete with scares, red herrings and a nonsensical twist-ending %u2013 which exploits its Antarctic surroundings for all their worth."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Sep 10, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
57%
|
9 (2009) |
"
Wondrously-imaginative, lightly-plotted fable about the stitch-work creations who outlive humanity in a post-apocalyptic wasteland."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
63%
|
Extract (2009) |
"
Mike Judge returns to form with this amusing, if oddly misogynistic, workplace comedy set in a flavor extract factory."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Sep 3, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
District 9 (2009) |
"
Inventive, intriguing sci-fi indie with mainstream polish is pure allegory - and isn't afraid of the questions it raises or the objections it may incur."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Aug 12, 2009
|
|
2.5/4
|
60%
|
A Perfect Getaway (2009) |
"
A Hawaiian honeymoon turns sinister in this effective but absurd thriller from writer-director David Twohy."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Aug 6, 2009
|
|
2.5/4
|
68%
|
Funny People (2009) |
"
This isn't the type of comedy we've come to expect from Judd Apatow. And that's fine. But while this labor-of-love is at times bittersweet and raucously funny, it's also an over-long, meandering mess."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 30, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
84%
|
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"
The sixth Harry Potter film is the most mature and fully-realized yet - which is great news for fans, but may hold little interest for the uninitiated."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jul 14, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
68%
|
Public Enemies (2009) |
"
Though it provides no insight into its subject, Michael Mann's John Dillinger biopic is still an engrossing period piece, thanks largely to the director's sure hand and signature style."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jun 30, 2009
|
|
.5/4
|
20%
|
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) |
"
Even for a Michael Bay movie, this robot-on-robot sequel is a pointless, messy assault on the senses. The special effects, of course, are flawless. The rest is scrap metal."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jun 23, 2009
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|
3/4
|
50%
|
Whatever Works (2009) |
"
In this return to Manhattan - and to his old tricks - Woody Allen finds a perfect representative in Larry David."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jun 18, 2009
|
|
2.5/4
|
79%
|
The Hangover (2009) |
"
As forgettable as a night of hard drinking, this frat-level comedy is good for a few laughs but never quite gels."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Jun 4, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
43%
|
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) |
"
Along with the addition of Amy Adams as a spunky Amelia Earhart, moving the action to the Smithsonian (and ignoring any concerns about believability) brings this goofy sequel to life like a wax sculpture of Teddy Roosevelt."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted May 20, 2009
|
|
2/4
|
33%
|
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"
This ambitious redefinition of a franchise is also loud, clumsy and, in the end, doesn't make much sense."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted May 20, 2009
|
|
1.5/4
|
37%
|
Angels & Demons (2009) |
"
The team behind "The Da Vinci Code" returns to the ecclesiastic trough with this Vatican-based hooey that plays more like a Roman travelogue."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted May 14, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
Star Trek (2009) |
"
J.J. Abrams boldly takes the "Trek" franchise where it hasn't gone in a long time: to box office gold."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted May 6, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
38%
|
X-Men Origins - Wolverine (2009) |
"
Reliably action-packed first attempt at an X-Men origin story, succeeds largely based on having Hugh Jackman back behind the claws and facial hair."
—
Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Apr 30, 2009
|
|
2/4
|
39%
|
Fighting (2009) |
"
As innocuous as its title, this modest indie about underground street fighting boasts a gritty tongue-in-cheek attitude but (sorry) packs little punch."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Apr 23, 2009
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2.5/4
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66%
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Sleep Dealer (2009) |
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Modest sci-fi entry out of Mexico %u2013 about the ultimate offshore labor force - shows impressive vision but lacks the story to keep it going."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Apr 16, 2009
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3/4
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84%
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State of Play (2009) |
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Solid political thriller follows all the precedents of a typical journalist-led whodunit. But with strong performances and a tight script, it still works."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Apr 16, 2009
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2/4
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27%
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Fast & Furious (2009) |
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Following in the skid marks of its predecessors, this fourth installment of auto erotica reunites the original cast for one more go around the track."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Apr 9, 2009
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2.5/4
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98%
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Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) |
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This mildly moving documentary - about the best Canadian metal band you've never heard of - is nearly undermined by its own similarity to countless music mockumentaries past."
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Big Picture Big Sound
Posted Apr 9, 2009
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