|
4/4
|
58%
|
Linsanity (2013) |
"
A moving biopic about a humble underdog who surmounted overwhelming odds with the help of family, friends and a strong faith. "
—
TheLoop21.com
Posted Oct 1, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
88%
|
Rush (2013) |
"
A compelling, high-octane thriller, literally and figuratively! "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Sep 30, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
59%
|
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) |
"
A dazzling and delightful sequel every bit as charming as the original!"
—
Baret News
Posted Sep 28, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
16%
|
Baggage Claim (2013) |
"
A pleasant, if predictable, romantic comedy trading in the same sort of moralizing and colorful characters of a typical Tyler Perry production. The only thing missing is a sassy, self-righteous, pistol-packing granny in a dress. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Sep 27, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
80%
|
Prisoners (2013) |
"
A compelling character study of the emotional toll exacted by a kidnapping on the psyche of the victims' loved ones."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Sep 18, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Four (2013) |
"
A cautionary tale featuring spectacular Fourth of July fireworks of the emotional variety."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Sep 11, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
86%
|
Blue Caprice (2013) |
"
Hollywood likes to make martyrs out of mobsters and murderers, but it usually waits at least a generation or two before romanticizing their life stories. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Sep 11, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
60%
|
Riddick (2013) |
"
A derivative disappointment that's more of an uninspired remake than a groundbreaking sequel. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Sep 9, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
15%
|
Winnie Mandela (2013) |
"
A warts-and-all biopic which focuses on its subject's childhood, college days and marriage while making short shrift of her transition into a war criminal."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Sep 7, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
100%
|
Best Kept Secret (2013) |
"
A magnificent tapestry of touching relationships more like mother and child than student-teacher. When scientists figure out how to clone humans, they ought to start with Janet Mino."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Sep 1, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
63%
|
Things Never Said (2013) |
"
An uplifting tale of female empowerment tarnished by its crude method of delivering a positive message."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Aug 31, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
74%
|
The Grandmaster (2013) |
"
Yip Man lives!"
—
TheLoop21.com
Posted Aug 26, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
——
|
King: A Filmed Record Montgomery To Memphis () |
"
A timeless tribute to a selfless martyr who led his people to the Promised Land by holding fast to his fervent faith that their willingness to endure suffering along the way would exceed their enemies' capacity to inflict suffering. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Aug 26, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
——
|
King: A Filmed Record From Montgomery to Memphis (1970) |
"
A timeless tribute to a selfless martyr who led his people to the Promised Land by holding fast to his fervent faith that their willingness to endure suffering along the way would exceed their enemies' capacity to inflict suffering."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Aug 26, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
3%
|
Getaway (2013) |
"
A high-octane thriller that might be best described as Taken meets Speed meets Ransom... Unfortunately, the execution leaves a lot to be desired."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Aug 26, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
75%
|
You're Next (2013) |
"
A tautly-edited, harrowing adventure that kept this critic on the edge of my seat and constantly reminding myself that 'It's only a movie.' "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Aug 21, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
30%
|
Kick-Ass 2 (2013) |
"
A relentlessly-gruesome bloodfest of no redeeming value that at least Jim Carrey had the decency to 'fess up about. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Aug 17, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
69%
|
The Happy Sad (2013) |
"
You almost need a score card to keep track of all the coupling, uncoupling, and re-coupling, but the out-of-the-closet antics are amusing enough to intrigue."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Aug 16, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
54%
|
Spark: A Burning Man Story (2013) |
"
Why Occupy Wall Street when you can occupy the desert? "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Aug 16, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
68%
|
Elysium (2013) |
"
An underwhelming, sci-fi adventure more akin to After Earth than District 9."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Aug 12, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
73%
|
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) |
"
Kudos to Lee Daniels for crafting such a gut-wrenching tour de force which never hits a false note while chronicling critical moments in the African-American fight for equality. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Aug 11, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
57%
|
When Comedy Went to School (2013) |
"
An alternately informative and hilarious documentary featuring reflections about the roots of the comedy icons who got their start in the Borscht Belt. "
—
Sly Fox
Posted Aug 8, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
47%
|
We're The Millers (2013) |
"
Picture Cheech & Chong on a National Lampoon Vacation!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Aug 5, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
63%
|
2 Guns (2013) |
"
A remarkably unengaging adventure, given its incessant attempt at overstimulation. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Aug 5, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
79%
|
Rising From Ashes (2013) |
"
An inspirational illustration of how the Olympics came to serve as a unifying step in terms of exorcising the demons ever haunting Rwanda's grisly killing fields."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jul 29, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
69%
|
The Wolverine (2013) |
"
Crouching Viper, Hidden Wolverine! "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jul 27, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
——
|
The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia (2013) |
"
An admirably informative and empathetic effort clearing up common misconceptions about dyslexia, explaining that it's not a character flaw but merely a neurological issue affecting as many as one out of five individuals. "
—
Sly Fox
Posted Jul 24, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
64%
|
Israel: A Home Movie (2013) |
"
Israel captured through the eyes of ordinary citizens as a vulnerable refuge where tragedy has become the norm, and where peace invariably leads back to war."
—
Sly Fox
Posted Jul 22, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
14%
|
R.I.P.D. (2013) |
"
R.I.P.D. is D.O.A.!"
—
Sly Fox
Posted Jul 22, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
100%
|
Big Words (2013) |
"
A poignant portrait of a very eventful day in the lives of a trio of African-Americans too self-absorbed to care about the fact that Barack Obama was about to win the Presidential Election that night. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jul 20, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
86%
|
The Conjuring (2013) |
"
The most spine-tingling exorcist flick since, well, since The Exorcist! "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jul 15, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
65%
|
Turbo (2013) |
"
A hilarious, high-octane variation of Aesop's fable about The Tortoise and the Hare!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jul 14, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
72%
|
Pacific Rim (2013) |
"
A mesmerizing, if mindless, apocalyptic adventure that doesn't ask anything more of an audience than to enjoy the action and root heartily for the heroes while consuming a copious amount of popcorn. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jul 8, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
94%
|
Fruitvale Station (2013) |
"
Whether Oscar Grant deserves to be remembered as a martyr or a provocateur, this poignant portrait of him as a flawed free-spirit is moving enough to be remembered come Academy Awards season."
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jul 7, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
75%
|
Despicable Me 2 (2013) |
"
Sure, the pat Hollywood ending is a foregone conclusion, but nobody's complaining when the roller coaster ride is so thoroughly enjoyable!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jul 7, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
65%
|
The Heat (2013) |
"
Don't be surprised to shed a few tears as the curtain comes down on this tale of female empowerment about a pair of polar-opposite lady lawmen who set aside their differences to get their man while forging an enduring friendship worthy of a sequel. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jul 1, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
63%
|
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013) |
"
You know he's still humble enough to remember where he came from when tears can be seen streaming down his face as he takes bows at Madison Square Garden. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jul 1, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
96%
|
A Band Called Death (2013) |
"
A very good movie about a very bad band!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jun 24, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
72%
|
How To Make Money Selling Drugs (2013) |
"
A step-by-step instruction video I fear might inadvertently influence some impressionable young minds to try an ill-advised line of work that will only land them in a lot of trouble. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jun 24, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
67%
|
World War Z (2013) |
"
A bona fide summer blockbuster any way you slice it, with all the fixin's to assure any audience its money's worth of viewing pleasure and excitement. "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jun 21, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
84%
|
This Is the End (2013) |
"
Armageddon never looked like so much fun!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jun 17, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
99%
|
20 Feet From Stardom (2013) |
"
A reverential retrospective representing the first tip of the cap to backups I can remember since Lou Reed warbled 'And the colored girls go!' on the gritty ditty 'Walk on the Wild Side.' "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jun 12, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
56%
|
Man of Steel (2013) |
"
A righteous, riveting relaunch leaving no doubt that, even after 80 years, you still don't tug on Superman's cape!"
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jun 10, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
49%
|
The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
A riveting reinterpretation for the Hip-Hop Generation apt to be best appreciated by fans of gangsta' rap videos weaned on shallow, hedonistic displays of misogyny and materialism."
—
Sly Fox
Posted Jun 9, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
38%
|
The Purge (2013) |
"
A cerebral screamfest certain to give you goosebumps! "
—
AALBC.com
Posted Jun 9, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
19%
|
The Hangover Part III (2013) |
"
A nutty kitchen sink comedy ending on a cliffhanger designed to keep diehard fans of the depraved franchise in suspense about whether yetta nudder sequel might be in the works."
—
Sly Fox
Posted Jun 9, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
76%
|
The Kings of Summer (2013) |
"
Between a host of memorable performances by a cast of relative newcomers, and a haunting, grungy score, this coming-of-age comedy is a bona fide sleeper not to be missed."
—
Sly Fox
Posted Jun 9, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
86%
|
Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2013) |
"
A riveting biopic about a rich kid-turned-rabid bully and pathological liar desperate enough for the limelight to sell his soul to the devil."
—
Sly Fox
Posted Jun 9, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
88%
|
Hannah Arendt (2013) |
"
A fascinating character study of an arrogant, cold-hearted, self-hating Jew who had the nerve to blame 6,000,000 of her own people for their extermination in concentration camps."
—
Sly Fox
Posted Jun 6, 2013
|
