|
4/4
|
86%
|
The Master (2012) |
"
The latest masterpiece from Paul Thomas Anderson"
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Sep 29, 2012
|
|
|
65%
|
The Expendables 2 (2012) |
"
It brings back everything that was good about the first movie and makes it truly great, then adds a whole bunch of extra awesome on top of it."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Sep 10, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
87%
|
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) |
"
One hell of an ambitious, provocative, epic picture."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Jul 21, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
77%
|
Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012) |
"
A live-action cartoon of a Technicolor musical, in eye-popping 3D!"
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Jul 2, 2012
|
|
—
|
80%
|
Cheaters (2000) |
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Montreal Film Journal
Posted Apr 4, 2011
|
|
—
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——
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La Cité des ombres () |
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Montreal Film Journal
Posted Apr 4, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
80%
|
Familiar Ground () |
"
Little by little, it draws us in nonetheless."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Feb 25, 2011
|
|
4/4
|
86%
|
Rabbit Hole (2010) |
"
The sharp angles and rough edges of Nicole Kidman's performance appear all the more vividly."
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Montreal Film Journal
Posted Dec 22, 2010
|
|
—
|
94%
|
Carlos (2010) |
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Dec 21, 2010
|
|
4/4
|
90%
|
The Fighter (2010) |
"
It does somewhat feel different than many other movies in the genre because of its very realistic, gritty, intimate approach."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Dec 16, 2010
|
|
4/4
|
87%
|
Black Swan (2010) |
"
Further establishes Darren Aronofsky as one of the true visionaries of contemporary American cinema. "
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Dec 9, 2010
|
|
2.5/4
|
43%
|
Faster (2010) |
"
An action thriller that, while flawed, still reminds us that, if he really wanted to, The Rock could still become the next Schwarzenegger."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Nov 24, 2010
|
|
4/4
|
72%
|
Enter the Void (Soudain le vide) (2010) |
"
At his best, Gaspar Noé is so far ahead of everyone else that Enter the Void remains an absolute must-see, as flawed and exhausting as it can be."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Oct 18, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
71%
|
Never Let Me Go (2010) |
"
A sad, beautiful, thought-provoking picture that works on many different levels."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Oct 8, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
——
|
A Letter to Elia () |
"
As much, if not more about Scorsese as it is about Kazan."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Oct 4, 2010
|
|
4/4
|
96%
|
The Social Network (2010) |
"
Easily ranks as one of the best films of 2010, and David Fincher's best work this side of Fight Club and Se7en."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Oct 1, 2010
|
|
2/4
|
73%
|
Heartbeats (2011) |
"
What Xavier Dolan's sophomore effort lacks is a true sense of purpose. "
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Sep 29, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
Incendies (2011) |
"
A Greek tragedy set against the backdrop of a war movie. "
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Sep 16, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
72%
|
Machete (2010) |
"
Worth seeing for fans of Rodriguez's brand of Tex-Mex splatstick. Just don't expect it to be anything more than what it is."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Sep 3, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
66%
|
The American (2010) |
"
Anton Corbijn is clearly more interested in mood, atmosphere and visual storytelling than in the plot."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Sep 1, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
73%
|
Piranha 3-D (2010) |
"
Like a Troma production with a bigger budget and a better-known cast, but just as much gore, gratuitous nudity and disregard for good taste."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Aug 20, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
41%
|
The Expendables (2010) |
"
Flawed, but the action scenes are as violent, ridiculous and over the top as you could hope for."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Aug 16, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
The Other Guys (2010) |
"
Sloppy, slapdash and uneven, but hilarious nonetheless."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Aug 8, 2010
|
|
4/4
|
81%
|
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) |
"
Cartoons, video games, comic books, action movies, music, girls: this is basically all I ever loved packed into two hours. "
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Aug 8, 2010
|
|
4/4
|
86%
|
Inception (2010) |
"
An intellectualized action flick or an action-packed intellectual film? The answer, of course, is that it's both. "
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Jul 15, 2010
|
|
2.5/4
|
41%
|
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) |
"
I almost want to recommend the movie anyway for the sheer lunacy that Nicolas Cage [and Jay Baruchel] bring to it."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Jul 14, 2010
|
|
2.5/4
|
63%
|
Predators (2010) |
"
Adrien Brody does what he can, but at the end of the day, he'll never be as badass and physically imposing as Arnold Schwarzenegger."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Jul 9, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
6%
|
The Last Airbender (2010) |
"
Shyamalan has taken what could have been a big, flashy, generic Hollywood production and made it wholly his own."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Jul 1, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
66%
|
The Karate Kid (2010) |
"
A total crowd-pleaser, featuring a star-making turn by Jaden Smith."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Jun 12, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
57%
|
Shrek Forever After (Shrek 4) (2010) |
"
Reminds us why we fell in love with these characters, while also finding different ways for them to interact in a new adventure. "
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted May 22, 2010
|
|
2.5/4
|
73%
|
Iron Man 2 (2010) |
"
There are interesting ideas and cool moments, but momentum is rarely allowed to build and characters regularly seem to be forgotten about."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted May 8, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
76%
|
Kick-Ass (2010) |
"
An irreverent send-up of comic book movies that's as hilarious as it is badass."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Apr 16, 2010
|
|
2.5/4
|
63%
|
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) |
"
Rather hit and miss, but it did make me laugh quite a few times, most often courtesy of Rob Corddry."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Apr 1, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
69%
|
The Runaways (2010) |
"
Most often, it seems to get off on the titillating mayhem that is at the core of the story of the first all-girl rock band."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Mar 18, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
51%
|
Alice in Wonderland (2010) |
"
Faithful to Lewis Carroll's vision or not, I liked the ride Tim Burton took me on here."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Mar 4, 2010
|
|
4/4
|
97%
|
A Prophet (Un prophete) (2010) |
"
Deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as such gangster movie classics as The Godfather, Scarface, Goodfellas and City of God."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Feb 26, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
19%
|
Cop Out (2010) |
"
Kevin Smith's hilarious homage to 1980s buddy cop action comedies."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Feb 26, 2010
|
|
|
37%
|
From Paris with Love (2010) |
"
I mean, sure, Pierre Morel makes dumb, loud and violent B-movies... That's the whole point!"
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Feb 12, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
The White Ribbon (Das weisse Band) (2009) |
"
Michael Haneke's latest is a great film, but..."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Feb 8, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
7 Days (Les 7 jours du talion) (2010) |
"
This first feature from Daniel Grou, which recently premiered at Sundance, has much to offer."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Feb 1, 2010
|
|
4/4
|
83%
|
Avatar (2009) |
"
The best picture of 2009, one of the best films of the decade and, really, one of the best movies I've ever seen."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Dec 18, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
Invictus (2009) |
"
Eastwood directs all this with skill if not overwhelming urgency, delivering a classy, sincere, meticulously crafted picture."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Dec 14, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
66%
|
The Blind Side (2009) |
"
Hardly the most daring, profound or clever picture of the year, but certainly one of the most touching."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Nov 29, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
54%
|
Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) |
"
An exquisitely crafted visual experience."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Nov 7, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
33%
|
40 Is the New 20 (2009) |
"
Easily Simon Boisvert's best film to date."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Nov 1, 2009
|
|
4/4
|
73%
|
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
"
I truly hope I never turn into the kind of person who isn't able to enjoy a movie like this."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Oct 17, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
World's Greatest Dad (2009) |
"
This is like the Todd Solondz or Alexander Payne version of a Robin Williams father-son comedy."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Sep 7, 2009
|
|
2.5/4
|
34%
|
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) |
"
Not particulary good, but at times, the mayhem gets so over the top that it's hard not to have a big grin on your face."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Aug 7, 2009
|
|
4/4
|
88%
|
Inglourious Basterds (2009) |
"
Hysterically fun and gloriously excessive, Quentin Tarantino's latest is right up there with Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill."
—
Montreal Film Journal
Posted Aug 1, 2009
|
43%
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