|
5/5
|
75%
|
The Road (2009) |
"
The muffled air, the rumbling tectonic murmurs, the groaning and incessant tree deaths, sounds of other humans, all these sounds sell the monochromatic but still stunning images of a completely dying world"
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
3.5/5
|
86%
|
An Ideal Husband (1999) |
"
It's a pleasant diversion but sadly, little more than a chance to hear Rupert's barbed wit."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
61%
|
American Pie (1999) |
"
American Pie shows us how little boys know about sex going into it, and how little the act really teaches them about it as well. But the true joy, for us in the audience anyway, is the chase. Vulgar and heartwarming!"
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
Doubt (2008) |
"
As a movie, very little actually happens. It's a lot of discussion about what might have happened or may occur in future, and then the emotional change that signals the curtain to drop and for the class to put down their pencils. The performances are st"
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
92%
|
Frost/Nixon (2008) |
"
The sparring, the research, the failed strategies, and the returns for more elicit an image of boxing more than anything else; while "two men in shorts punch each other until one cannot continue" is also dry on paper, in practice it is much more visceral"
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
The Wrestler (2008) |
"
Despite the low-tech feel, The Wrestler is very tight and disciplined. The score is spare but effective, nothing is wasted in dialogue or action, and the fight choreography and stunts are incredible. Rourke is phenomenal."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
——
|
Defiance (1980) |
"
As a WWII story, it's inspiring, and even new. As a film, it's tense and nerve-wracking and sobering. It's a simple, solid movie, worth seeing indeed, but I fear more like a satisfying Chinese dinner over time. See it before the world forgets about it."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
73%
|
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) |
"
Sure, I cried at the end. I'm not a robot. But I cry at cat food commercials if they punch the right button. I just can't get on the Button train. I wish I could have obeyed my instincts and stayed home."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
80%
|
Gran Torino (2009) |
"
After the clumsy beginning, the deft writing and excellent acting has so sunk you into your relationship with Walt and Sue and Thao that by the end, I loved this movie, but it took a while to snag me."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
3.5/5
|
90%
|
Zombieland (2009) |
"
Zombieland is a road movie, a little meta-commentary on zombie movie mayhem, and an extremely violent and pretty funny comedy."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
3.5/5
|
39%
|
Surrogates (2009) |
"
I would have liked to explore this world more and not keep slamming into some convoluted scheme that defeats its own purpose. I had fun watching it, but I actually thought the movie was smarter than its plot."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
83%
|
Paranormal Activity (2009) |
"
It's not the scariest movie I have ever seen, but it's probably the most efficient and insidious. The noises in my house never seemed so loud or inexplicable as they do after seeing this. It's a great scary treat and the filmmakers should be rewarded wi"
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
56%
|
The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009) |
"
This film is eye-opening and heart-draining and it is excellently produced.This is a very good film, but it is hard for me to chirp "check it out" because it will stick with you, twisting in your stomach and making your life's petty annoyances feel less t"
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
2.5/5
|
54%
|
Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) |
"
What's good is very good and what's bad is sadly bad. I wish I could cut a montage of the sobering and well-thought-out segue from Present to Future, the swooping flights through London and Scrooge's amazing face."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
52%
|
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) |
"
Sometimes the movie cannot get past being merely smile-inducing, but it's a gently funny story of belief in one's inner potential and in the general goodness of most people. I may forget I ever saw it, but I had a pretty good time nonetheless."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
39%
|
2012 (2009) |
"
My enthusiasm for 2012 is not because I think it's high art with an important social message. Screw that %u2013 this movie is about pure spectacle, and it pulls that off fabulously."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
81%
|
Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) |
"
This Is It gives us enough to see that this concert series was going to be the kind of show you tell your grandkids about, full of incredible dancing and innovative staging and energetic wowness. The missing elements serve to feature the star who has fal"
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
87%
|
Big Fan (2009) |
"
I didn't enjoy Big Fan, perhaps due to my lifelong total disinterest in sports but I can say that it is quite good and well-made, and Oswalt does a terrific job."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
85%
|
A Single Man (2009) |
"
Overtly gorgeous, but gently sad and lovely; Firth carries George's invisibility and mourning with grace."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Me and Orson Welles (2009) |
"
McKay's Welles is endowed by every other character with a panoply of larger-than-life qualities and he portrays them all without ever turning into a cartoon. His performance alone merits a viewing."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 15, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
89%
|
A Serious Man (2009) |
"
Perhaps the emperor is actually wearing clothes and I just can't see them... I came out of the movie theatre feeling disgruntled and a little cheated. See it for Stuhlberg and Lennick, and for Roger Deakin's unfailing cinematic eye."
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 19, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
73%
|
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
"
Occasionally I will mitigate opinions when I reviewing a film I know carries an emotional charge for people... to impart a sense of fairness. This is not one of those times. Where The Wild Things Are made me want to punch someone in the face."
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 19, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
38%
|
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) |
"
The funny bits are amusing, the action entertaining, the themes simple, the promise of future tales tantalizing, and the overall feel of the movie is more charming than epic or scary."
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 19, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
The Informant! (2009) |
"
It's the kind of movie that stymies my proper critical eye (and ability to write) due to being so jumbled and ambitious, much like its hero."
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 19, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
58%
|
The Invention of Lying (2009) |
"
...becomes dizzyingly hilarious, mixed with genuine sympathy, while an amusing and subversive element grows slowly, beginning as fascinating and then stumbling into inevitability."
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 19, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
96%
|
Food, Inc. (2009) |
"
His film shows us ugly, faceless corporate greed and its truly fatal consequences, but gives us tools to dismantle or at least throttle back the machine %u2013 and hopefully solve some of the world's ills as well."
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 19, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
89%
|
World's Greatest Dad (2009) |
"
This is the sort of movie that sends me to the keyboard to topple negative expectations, praise the participants, and hopefully drive up their box office a little."
—
Cinerina
Posted Sep 12, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
63%
|
Extract (2009) |
"
Despite the huge farcical situations and comedy genius cast, Extract is not so much riproarious as thoughtful and true %u2013 not unlike Judge's animated series King of the Hill"
—
Cinerina
Posted Sep 12, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
The September Issue (2009) |
"
Even if the subject of the magazine doesn't interest you, the mechanics of making it happen will add much to the story of these two women for whom fashion is the world, not just a job."
—
Cinerina
Posted Sep 12, 2009
|
|
3.5/5
|
74%
|
Cold Souls (2009) |
"
High concept, interesting, and well-performed, but ironically soulless. I enjoyed the journey we went on with Paul, but it had some intangible thing lacking."
—
Cinerina
Posted Sep 10, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
29%
|
Gamer (2009) |
"
Puts the viscera in visceral but a thought-provoking exploration of our increasingly disconnected society in drag as mindless action."
—
Cinerina
Posted Sep 10, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
88%
|
Inglourious Basterds (2009) |
"
97% mature, solid, suspenseful, respectful, artistic, violent, sophisticated, tremulous, funny, surprising"
—
Cinerina
Posted Sep 10, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
57%
|
Paper Heart (2009) |
"
Paper Heart is a kooky, gentle movie that's all about love, and well worth a look with an open heart."
—
Cinerina
Posted Aug 20, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
91%
|
District 9 (2009) |
"
Low key in its excellence by just being solid and real and well thought-out...substantial and revealing."
—
Cinerina
Posted Aug 19, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
84%
|
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"
Merlin's pants, what a fine motion picture! Steve Kloves is back and it makes all the difference in the world. This was a fantastic adaptation of an excellent book, and well worth your time and money."
—
Cinerina
Posted Jul 16, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
97%
|
The Hurt Locker (2009) |
"
I found it difficult at times to remember that these men are actors. The tension is pulled to just the right tautness to be sustained over time without having to defuse it with a narrative break. And the acting is great."
—
Cinerina
Posted Jul 16, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
Public Enemies (2009) |
"
You would think that sexy 1930's gangsters using excessive force and chasing around in gorgeous cars would at least be enough to help me forget that I need to do some laundry, but you would be wrong."
—
Cinerina
Posted Jul 16, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
67%
|
Away We Go (2009) |
"
The whole flavor of the movie seems to be trying to reproduce other small, earnest films, but I always got the feeling that it was an imitation flavoring. Wonderful cast."
—
Cinerina
Posted Jul 16, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
The Hangover (2009) |
"
My only complaint about The Hangover is that so many excellent moments were ruined by the preview. The Hangover, particularly Ed Helms, is very funny. Don't bring a family member and don't try any of this at home."
—
Cinerina
Posted Jul 14, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
51%
|
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) |
"
In the moment, it all feels very dangerous and urgent and important, but in retrospect it seems almost silly. What is The Taking of Pelham 123 meant to be? Drama? Spoof? It succeeds and fails at both at the same time."
—
Cinerina
Posted Jul 14, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
90%
|
Moon (2009) |
"
It's basically non-violent, yet at moments I felt a deep %u2013 not horror, exactly, more like dismayed awe %u2013 at what we are discovering with Sam. My companions and I left the theatre feeling very satisfied, and I hope you will as well. Moon feels"
—
Cinerina
Posted Jul 14, 2009
|
|
1/5
|
92%
|
Drag Me to Hell (2009) |
"
I really can't recommend it. Despite the fact that I support the idea of comedy horror, I do generally ask that it contain at the very least either comedy or horror."
—
Cinerina
Posted Jul 14, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
26%
|
Land of the Lost (2009) |
"
Land of the Lost the movie is upbeat, pretty silly, but funny in enough portion to render it pleasant, with heavy reliance on the tongue-in-cheek art of understatement."
—
Cinerina
Posted Jul 14, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
43%
|
The Proposal (2009) |
"
The Proposal feels both new and familiar. It's new, in that it doesn't obey a lot of rules of romantic comedies, while not breaking with tradition, and familiar in that it is reminiscent of some of the best romantic comedies without seeming too derivativ"
—
Cinerina
Posted Jul 14, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
45%
|
Yes Man (2008) |
"
The benefits of grounding comedy in reality are never-ending, and Yes Man takes advantage of most of them. Peyton Reed is officially one of my favorite comic directors."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
85%
|
Rachel Getting Married (2008) |
"
Kym crashes through her family and the weekend, careening off real and imaginary obstacles with a fierce yet still sympathetic rancor. It's the home movie you hope never to see of your life, impeccably filled with color and on-set live music and life and"
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
Waltz with Bashir (2008) |
"
Folman's personal journey to recover/understand his own memories in the context of a great national nightmare is a unique, arresting documentary that will stick with you for a good long while. I was so glad I was able to see it."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
2.5/5
|
——
|
Push (2006) |
"
Push is neither great nor terrible, it's got a labored climax, but it also has Dakota Fanning who really can make any part better just by being cast in it. Catch it on HBO with some popcorn if you like."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
33%
|
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) |
"
The title and premise alone sound like every stupid comedy you've avoided for decades. Something was different %u2013 something was done right. Three other friends shared my secret shame enjoying this amiable, broad %u2013 and subtle %u2013 romantic act"
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
70%
|
Last Chance Harvey (2009) |
"
What I say to people who ask me, "what did you think of it?" I just say I loved it."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
41%
|
He's Just Not That Into You (2009) |
"
It's really a relationship comedy more than a romantic comedy, since a lot of the film is concerned with demonstrating when one should walk away, rather than when to lean in for the kiss and cleave."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
89%
|
Coraline (2009) |
"
At times it was trying too hard to be WHIMSICAL %u2122 and missing the point that whimsy is best taken unselfconsciously. By all means see it if you can also endure the tedious splendor that is Nightmare Before Christmas. They are both stunning to look"
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
61%
|
The Reader (2008) |
"
I have no doubt that the novel makes this movie seem but a glissando of a complex series of emotional notes, but I can say that I was torn up every which way by the end of it."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
59%
|
The International (2009) |
"
See it for Owen's trademarked thinking cap and glower, the Guggenheim, the score, and the smugness of knowing first-hand that banks are actually much, much stupider than any movie could ever predict. Check it out, it's a fun time."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
64%
|
Watchmen (2009) |
"
Watchmen should not have been made into a movie, at least not this movie, but I do hope you fanboys enjoy your three-hour music video of your favorite graphic novel. I am so disappointed in this film for its own sake."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
72%
|
Sunshine Cleaning (2009) |
"
So many things worked so well that you might not expect would %u2013 from the cheery fakery of an awkward high school reunion to the complexities of this line of work."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
1/5
|
33%
|
Knowing (2009) |
"
Some producers sat in a screening room and thought, "Wow, this is gonna be great!" I give the filmmakers kudos for fully committing to an ending that others might have tried to mitigate or avert. They also fully committed to the immensely stupid surprise"
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
34%
|
Alien Trespass (2009) |
"
It's not really clear why this movie was necessary %u2013 it does not reinvent the 50's movie so much as do a highly faithful cover version of it. (Gus Van Sandy's shot-for-shot remake of Psycho is a similar pointless academic exercise.)"
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
3.5/5
|
37%
|
Angels & Demons (2009) |
"
It's enjoyable, toothless, and a disposable smartypants hero movie. These are rare enough that they deserve attention."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
84%
|
State of Play (2009) |
"
tate of Play is a smoothly written, almost instantly forgettable procedural featuring people we have trouble caring about."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
I Love You, Man (2009) |
"
I Love You, Man is a fun, charming comedy with the casual profanity of a bunch of dudes, but not a deep reliance on gross-out humor or sexcapades."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
Duplicity (2009) |
"
This movie wasn't firing on all cylinders despite some of them being great cylinders."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
72%
|
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) |
"
This movie was comfortably middle of the road. While Dreamworks has frankly annoyed me to the point of almost-boycott, they can't forever turn out such drivel, right? Monsters Vs Aliens is not poo at all, it's not bad. It's not going to set the world o"
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
88%
|
Adventureland (2009) |
"
Adventureland as a film never really takes off %u2013 some things are resolved, other things happen that make things change, but it always has this vague sense of only being exposition and pretty soon the movie will begin."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
3.5/5
|
55%
|
17 Again (2009) |
"
17 Again manages to be very sweet and romantic for the most part, and despite the fetishizing of living in the past, it really more about being responsible for one's choices and grateful for what one has."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
33%
|
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"
I will not apologize for giving this movie a strong Matinee with Snacks rating. I came out of it all pumped and gleeful and satisfied, and if anyone wants much more than that from a Terminator movie, well, it also has some freaking great sequences and ef"
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
43%
|
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) |
"
Smithsonian wants to be frothy, but it can't help having a little more heart and soul than you'd expect or even require. Give it a chance, it's a fun show."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
Up (2009) |
"
My six companions and I uniformly fell in love with this movie, and I can't wait to see it again, even at $15 for 3-D."
—
Cinerina
Posted May 31, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
The Visitor (2008) |
"
Jenkins, as always has a quiet, almost apologetic hesitation to his performance that serves him well as Walter....a very sweet and gentle film."
—
Cinerina
Posted Jan 5, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
Milk (2008) |
"
He antagonized people, he galvanized people, and he mesmerized me even from beyond the grave thanks to Penn's and Van Sant's beautiful and inspiring work here."
—
Cinerina
Posted Jan 5, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
68%
|
Revolutionary Road (2008) |
"
Is the movie trying too hard? In moments of self-doubt, I wonder...I found the performances stellar and I was emotionally rocked and rolled; I ask for little more."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 17, 2008
|
|
3.5/5
|
85%
|
Wendy and Lucy (2008) |
"
Writing this review gave me more appreciation for the film as a work than I had while I was watching it. Perhaps it was intended to be more like a lovely poem or a painting."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 17, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Man on Wire (2008) |
"
I would have found it easier to get emotionally invested in Le Coup (rather than abstractly awed) if I had a better sense of his coup de foudre."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 17, 2008
|
|
3.5/5
|
25%
|
Four Christmases (2008) |
"
Feels like they wanted to make 5 different holiday movies and couldn't decide which plot line was best, so they rolled them all together, glossing over everything."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 17, 2008
|
|
3.5/5
|
21%
|
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) |
"
We left the theatre feeling that we had spent a satisfying evening at the movies, but in retrospect I wish the screenwriters had tweaked the story's sophistication as much as they did the technical effects."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 17, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
I.O.U.S.A. (2008) |
"
I.O.U.S.A manages to keep this dense, dry information dynamic enough to be interesting and terrifying enough to be important."
—
Cinerina
Posted Dec 17, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
55%
|
Australia (2008) |
"
Recreates the old pleasure of discovering an epic en masse...One moment in particular elicited a mass groan of ecstasy from our packed audience, which then elicited empathetic giggles from everyone."
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 26, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
51%
|
What Just Happened? (2008) |
"
A film has not been this aptly titled since Paycheck...succeeds in giving us plebes a peek at what the Hollywood Elite suffer to entertain us, but it does nothing to atone for the results"
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 26, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
Quantum of Solace (2008) |
"
If you're a fan of excessive force (and what red-blooded American moviegoer is not?) you can ride the camera lens right into the baddie's face."
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 26, 2008
|
|
2.5/5
|
——
|
No Burgers for Bigfoot () |
"
Basically a 95 minute homage to Waiting for Guffman and Ed Wood (the filmmaker, not the Johnny Depp biopic)...pokey but generally charming."
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 18, 2008
|
|
4.5/5
|
59%
|
W. (2008) |
"
Stone has made a humble, respectful, interesting movie about a man 71% of us can't wait to see the back of. Brolin is simply incredible."
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 9, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
69%
|
Religulous (2008) |
"
Well put together, thought-provoking, and actually quite funny."
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 9, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
Burn After Reading (2008) |
"
It's like a spy thriller, but with no spies and no thrills."
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 9, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
Disfigured (2008) |
"
Well worth seeing even if the execution is a little choppy, because the issues explored here really attain some excellent depth."
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 9, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
41%
|
The House Bunny (2008) |
"
The flatness of humor comes from the directing and timing, rather than necessarily the dialogue or actor skill. More than once I thought to myself, "That joke totally could have worked.""
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 9, 2008
|
|
1/5
|
16%
|
Max Payne (2008) |
"
The moment of the film when you should be going "oh my god I can't believe it," you're thinking, "I wonder if we could sneak into the end of Beverly Hills Chihuahua.""
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 9, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
63%
|
Brideshead Revisited (2008) |
"
The events in the film felt rushed and overly obvious, as if Harry Potter's adopted parents dressed him in an "Ask me about wizardry" t-shirt before Hagrid ever turned up."
—
Cinerina
Posted Nov 9, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
62%
|
Hamlet 2 (2008) |
"
While they may be trying to "save drama," (the $6,000 a year Tucson High School luxury) they are also lovingly destroying it."
—
Cinerina
Posted Sep 8, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
70%
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American Teen (2008) |
"
We were on the edges of our seats, willing Jake not to ruin this moment with the girl, hoping Megan realizes her mistake, urging Hannah out of the car, cheering Colin's game, nurturing Mitch's discovery of just being yourself. It is a visceral ride throu"
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Cinerina
Posted Sep 8, 2008
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3/5
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55%
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Step Brothers (2008) |
"
There is a plot, but it only exists to give Ferrell and Reilly some focus for their juvenilia. While this sounds like a negative comment, it's actually not."
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Cinerina
Posted Sep 8, 2008
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1.5/5
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32%
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The X-Files: I Want to Believe (The X Files 2) (2008) |
"
Unfortunately for this movie, television has evolved well past this degree of silliness and spoon feeding, leaving our beloved X-Files in the vault. I wanted to believe it would be fun movie, but this was definitely time spent."
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Cinerina
Posted Sep 8, 2008
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4/5
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83%
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Tropic Thunder (2008) |
"
All sociopolitical malarkey aside, it's a delicious metafictional take on war action movies, hero worship, and Hollywood banality, filled with bigger-than-life egos struggling with bigger-than-life problems."
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Cinerina
Posted Sep 8, 2008
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3.5/5
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68%
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Pineapple Express (2008) |
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My companions had varying degrees of a good time (from "not" to "more than expected") but I think if you can love these guys, you can dig this violent bromantic action-comedy."
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Cinerina
Posted Sep 8, 2008
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4/5
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96%
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Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008) |
"
An an insider, Bell's work here is comprehensive to the point of over-saturation, but it's all so alien and interesting that it doesn't bog down."
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Cinerina
Posted Jul 25, 2008
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5/5
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94%
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The Dark Knight (2008) |
"
Be not fooled, this movie may circle D.A. Harvey Dent, and may toy with Wayne's weariness and loneliness, but this story belongs heart and soul to Ledger's Joker."
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Cinerina
Posted Jul 25, 2008
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4.5/5
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54%
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Mamma Mia! (2008) |
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Moving and fun and scenic and ecstatic, and we cried too. I hope you take a chance take a take a chance chance on Mamma Mia even if you think you won't like it."
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Cinerina
Posted Jul 17, 2008
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4/5
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54%
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Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006) |
"
Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny is diverting and fun and a great treat for fans, but it's as forgettable as Chinese dinner at the nursing home."
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Cinerina
Posted Jul 17, 2008
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5/5
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38%
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Stranger Than Fiction (1999) |
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I love movies like this but I hate reviewing them - they must be seen and felt to be properly appreciated, and I never feel I do justice to my feelings on the page. I hope you reward these filmmakers by seeing this one."
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Cinerina
Posted Jul 17, 2008
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4/5
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94%
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Gone Baby Gone (2007) |
"
Great job, everyone! The ride overall is solid and gripping, and very enjoyable despite the glimpses at the horrors of which the human animal is capable."
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Cinerina
Posted Jul 17, 2008
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