|
C+
|
79%
|
The Grey (2012) |
"
Three-fifths of a solid film!"
—
Film.com
Posted Jan 30, 2012
|
|
B-
|
26%
|
Underworld Awakening (2012) |
"
Kate Beckinsale's "Selene" remains one-note, but it's a wildly entertaining note."
—
Film.com
Posted Jan 23, 2012
|
|
A+
|
46%
|
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2012) |
"
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close's greatest strength is that it prods and provokes, never relenting."
—
Film.com
Posted Dec 21, 2011
|
|
B-
|
22%
|
The Sitter (2011) |
"
It does not care for your soft comedy."
—
Film.com
Posted Dec 14, 2011
|
|
A-
|
88%
|
Margin Call (2011) |
"
Carefully crafted performances and taut pacing carry the day."
—
Film.com
Posted Nov 29, 2011
|
|
A-
|
96%
|
The Muppets (2011) |
"
You can rest easy - if you have previously loved the Muppets, you will likely currently love The Muppets."
—
Film.com
Posted Nov 24, 2011
|
|
C
|
24%
|
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) |
"
Some nice moments, but not enough of them."
—
Film.com
Posted Nov 18, 2011
|
|
D
|
36%
|
In Time (2011) |
"
Nothing more than a clumsily executed preach-a-thon."
—
Film.com
Posted Oct 28, 2011
|
|
B
|
40%
|
The Big Year (2011) |
"
A very mild movie, but in the nicest sense of the word."
—
Film.com
Posted Oct 17, 2011
|
|
C+
|
23%
|
What's Your Number? (2011) |
"
You can tell Faris craves laughs, and so it's incredibly easy to root for her."
—
Film.com
Posted Sep 30, 2011
|
|
D+
|
94%
|
Coriolanus (2011) |
"
There is a narrative arc to Coriolanus, but it moves along at a snail's pace and the main theme of the film (the pride of Gaius vs. the people he's sworn to protect) isn't a grabber."
—
Film.com
Posted Sep 19, 2011
|
|
A
|
93%
|
Drive (2011) |
"
The pace of this film is a beautiful thing to behold, as Drive is a patient but taut thriller."
—
Film.com
Posted Sep 16, 2011
|
|
D+
|
77%
|
Killer Joe (2012) |
"
Less about storytelling than depravity ..."
—
Film.com
Posted Sep 14, 2011
|
|
A-
|
80%
|
Shame (2011) |
"
It's a tribute to McQueen's steady directorial hand that he's able to evoke such exceptional performances."
—
Film.com
Posted Sep 14, 2011
|
|
A-
|
95%
|
Moneyball (2011) |
"
Though more abstract than most mainstream films, Moneyball is still a movie that should appeal to a broad audience."
—
Film.com
Posted Sep 14, 2011
|
|
B-
|
85%
|
Contagion (2011) |
"
Decent, but not completely viral."
—
Film.com
Posted Sep 9, 2011
|
|
A
|
98%
|
The Artist (2011) |
"
Delightful and lovely, a little gift of cinema."
—
Film.com
Posted Aug 25, 2011
|
|
D-
|
24%
|
Conan the Barbarian (2011) |
"
Shoddy acting, no real plot, and silly dialogue? You betcha!"
—
Film.com
Posted Aug 19, 2011
|
|
A+
|
73%
|
Like Crazy (2011) |
"
Like Crazy drives complexity, and it does so stylishly and cleverly. Delightfully done by director Drake Doremus."
—
Film.com
Posted Aug 9, 2011
|
|
C-
|
23%
|
The Smurfs (2011) |
"
The Smurfs ends up being just below average, it won't give you nightmares, and small ones might dig it."
—
Film.com
Posted Jul 29, 2011
|
|
B-
|
44%
|
Cowboys & Aliens (2011) |
"
A film that entertains, even if it doesn't live up to the full-on madness potential the title portended."
—
Film.com
Posted Jul 29, 2011
|
|
C-
|
79%
|
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) |
"
A forced love angle and vapid dialogue dooms Captain America."
—
Film.com
Posted Jul 22, 2011
|
|
A
|
96%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) |
"
This is the way The Harry Potter saga was meant to end."
—
Film.com
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
B
|
36%
|
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) |
"
Easily the best Transformers of the series, Dark of the Moon is everything that's boisterous and lively about our big studio cinema."
—
Film.com
Posted Jun 28, 2011
|
|
D
|
26%
|
Green Lantern (2011) |
"
It's almost as if no one cared to try hard enough to tell a coherent and engaging story."
—
Film.com
Posted Jun 17, 2011
|
|
B
|
84%
|
The Tree of Life (2011) |
"
The ambition of Tree of Life is sweeping and robust."
—
Film.com
Posted May 21, 2011
|
|
B+
|
90%
|
Attack the Block (2011) |
"
Boldly innovative while still flashily acknowledging those that have come before - this is a movie that should (and deserves to) foster a cult audience."
—
Film.com
Posted May 14, 2011
|
|
B+
|
76%
|
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012) |
"
Part horror, part drama, part cautionary tale, We Need to Talk About Kevin is a film that will lodge in your memory long after the end credits."
—
Film.com
Posted May 12, 2011
|
|
D-
|
49%
|
Sleeping Beauty (2011) |
"
A film where nothing ever happens, and yet everything is mean-spirited."
—
Film.com
Posted May 11, 2011
|
|
A
|
93%
|
Midnight in Paris (2011) |
"
Sweet, sentimental, and vibrant, Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" rightfully points out that yesterday's frolicking bar might be today's laundry mat ... but we can always visit the good times in our memories."
—
Film.com
Posted May 11, 2011
|
|
C
|
77%
|
Thor (2011) |
"
Many things within Thor must be accepted at face value, but these very things are what make the whole enterprise feel inconsequential."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
D
|
24%
|
Little Ashes (2009) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
B
|
68%
|
Funny People (2009) |
"
Funny People is funny, moving, dramatic, and alternately hilarious. It's a bit like a stand-up dramedy."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
B
|
84%
|
The Princess and the Frog (2009) |
"
It's a very cute film, a very accessible work for children and families."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
C+
|
13%
|
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
D+
|
33%
|
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"
It brings me very little joy to report that this version of the popular Terminator franchise is silly, obtuse, and pointless."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
D
|
16%
|
When in Rome (2010) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
D+
|
87%
|
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) (2008) |
"
In the end I found myself pulling for the bad guy -- because at least he was interesting."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
A-
|
54%
|
Body of Lies (2008) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
B
|
26%
|
Hop (2011) |
"
Kids will love Brand's frenetic drumming take on E.B., adults will love that there are a few clandestine adult jokes."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
C
|
49%
|
The Losers (2010) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
C
|
22%
|
Push (2009) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
C-
|
53%
|
Green Zone (2010) |
"
Green Zone is the rare miss from frequent collaborators Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
D
|
19%
|
Cop Out (2010) |
"
Joyless, pointless, humorless."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
A
|
93%
|
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"
A boisterous and magnificent treat."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
A
|
76%
|
Kick-Ass (2010) |
"
Most of the lessons in Kick-Ass are juvenile, but Lordy are they stylishly told."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
D
|
36%
|
Transporter 3 (2008) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
B
|
45%
|
The Box (2009) |
"
Is it an odd film? Certainly. Will it creep you out more than it engages you? Probably. Should we be rewarding folks who are willing to step out of bounds and make us think? Definitely."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
B
|
63%
|
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) |
"
Well played, Hot Tub Time Machine, well played. You defied expectations, in a good way, and managed to evolve from "potentially silly concept" to "fairly funny film.""
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
C
|
64%
|
Watchmen (2009) |
"
If you haven't read the source material I think you're going to dislike it even more than I did. So yeah, it's sort of bad news around here."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
B+
|
48%
|
The Book of Eli (2010) |
"
The Hughes brothers' film feels more vibrant than the bleak Road, which was launched at us in November. Here the brothers show us the horror but somehow the staid and calm Denzel feels more approachable than the distraught and scrambling Viggo."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
D+
|
38%
|
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
C-
|
49%
|
Twilight (2008) |
"
My hope is that the sequels are actual attempts at movies. The world doesn't need any more toothless cinema."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
B-
|
37%
|
From Paris with Love (2010) |
"
If you like a violent, silly, frenetic style of film you'll find plenty to enjoy here."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
B-
|
78%
|
The Informant! (2009) |
"
In the end, it seems as though it's better to aim for searing moments and whiff on greatness than to shoot for the middle and hit it."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
A-
|
84%
|
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"
I think it's the best of the series, fairly easily, and a testament to why occasionally throwing a massive budget at an endeavor of this scope can be considered a reasonable decision."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
C
|
37%
|
Angels & Demons (2009) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
—
|
43%
|
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
A
|
88%
|
Inglourious Basterds (2009) |
"
Like a bat to the head, it's not too subtle, but you can't help but watch."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
B
|
27%
|
Fast & Furious (2009) |
"
Though I admit the title of the film is slightly dumb, I can't really fault much else going on here."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
A
|
95%
|
Star Trek (2009) |
"
One of the most accessible and entertaining films of the year."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
B-
|
56%
|
It's Complicated (2009) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
B
|
27%
|
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) |
"
So long as there are people, there will be love stories -- I hope they all feel as lush and lively as this one."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
A
|
87%
|
500 Days of Summer (2009) |
"
It's very smooth and well done; Marc Webb clearly has a solid visual eye and natural sense of pacing."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
B-
|
39%
|
2012 (2009) |
"
2012 is the rare case of a bad film that I'm nevertheless obliged to recommend you see."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
D+
|
34%
|
Miracle at St. Anna (2008) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
C+
|
59%
|
W. (2008) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
C-
|
57%
|
The Invention of Lying (2009) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
C
|
20%
|
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) |
"
It adds up exactly as you'd think if you've seen a moving picture before; the motivations are simple while the laughs pound you about the head and face."
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
B-
|
73%
|
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
C+
|
26%
|
The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) |
—
Film.com
Posted May 6, 2011
|
|
C-
|
34%
|
Prom (2011) |
"
Never have the stakes seemed so low for everyone involved. This is a sterile high school environment, lacking anything nearing controversy."
—
Film.com
Posted Apr 29, 2011
|
|
B
|
78%
|
Fast Five (2011) |
"
Bold and beautiful in its hard-charging simplicity."
—
Film.com
Posted Apr 29, 2011
|
|
C+
|
72%
|
Rio (2011) |
"
A fairly typical children's movie, but at least it moves along with purpose!"
—
Film.com
Posted Apr 15, 2011
|
|
B-
|
58%
|
Scream 4 (2011) |
"
A perfectly acceptable Friday night, Scream 4 delivers plenty of scares without consequences, murder without depth, and a flood of legacy laughs."
—
Film.com
Posted Apr 15, 2011
|
|
D
|
84%
|
The Princess Of Montpensier (2011) |
"
Ruthlessly typical, "The Princess of Montpensier" plays out like an episode of "Beverly Hills 90210"."
—
Film.com
Posted Apr 14, 2011
|
|
B
|
90%
|
Tangled (2010) |
"
It's the best Disney animation in years, and a natural counterpoint to the contemporary comic style that has come to dominate the industry."
—
Film.com
Posted Mar 29, 2011
|
|
D
|
23%
|
Sucker Punch (2011) |
"
My personal rule of film enjoyment goes a little like this: you can be miserable or pointless, but you can't be both. Sucker Punch works hard to be both."
—
Film.com
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
C+
|
83%
|
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) |
"
That the premise of the film doesn't make a ton of sense shouldn't dissuade you if you're in the mood for a little escape."
—
Film.com
Posted Mar 18, 2011
|
|
A
|
88%
|
Certified Copy (Copie Conforme) (2011) |
"
A film in the form of a question, but my, how lovely the inquiry is."
—
Film.com
Posted Mar 11, 2011
|
|
B+
|
73%
|
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) |
"
The Adjustment Bureau has you pondering the angles throughout, and it's a credit to newly minted director George Nolfi that he never lets his foot off the gas pedal."
—
Film.com
Posted Mar 4, 2011
|
|
D
|
45%
|
Drive Angry (2011) |
"
I just wonder if these resources couldn't have been used for something, you know, actually good?"
—
Film.com
Posted Feb 25, 2011
|
|
B
|
32%
|
I Am Number Four (2011) |
"
Perhaps February's recent history as a movie "dumping ground" has me feeling overly generous, but "I Am Number Four" was an enjoyable romp."
—
Film.com
Posted Feb 18, 2011
|
|
C+
|
56%
|
Gnomeo and Juliet (2011) |
"
Sadly, the music is largely wasted on the material, as somehow gnomes racing a lawnmower doesn't organically translate to a song about fighting and getting a little action in."
—
Film.com
Posted Feb 14, 2011
|
|
F
|
30%
|
Sanctum (2011) |
"
Released over Super Bowl weekend, it makes perfect sense that Sanctum is horrid. What studio expects anyone to go to the theater on Sunday?"
—
Film.com
Posted Feb 4, 2011
|
|
F
|
24%
|
The Dilemma (2011) |
"
A very poor effort from a talented group of people, this is a terrible movie wrapped in a glossy package."
—
Film.com
Posted Jan 14, 2011
|
|
B-
|
22%
|
Country Strong (2011) |
"
If you like a spectacle, whoo boy, you have found your perfect match."
—
Film.com
Posted Jan 6, 2011
|
|
A
|
90%
|
True Grit (1969) |
—
Film.com
Posted Jan 1, 2011
|
|
A
|
96%
|
True Grit (2010) |
"
A great film that will stand the test of time."
—
Film.com
Posted Dec 23, 2010
|
|
C
|
51%
|
Tron Legacy (2010) |
"
Tron: Legacy shows off a world where everything is eye candy, and absolutely nothing is brain candy."
—
Film.com
Posted Dec 16, 2010
|
|
D
|
20%
|
The Tourist (2010) |
"
To battle the logic of the film would be to swat flies in a hurricane."
—
Film.com
Posted Dec 10, 2010
|
|
B+
|
71%
|
Somewhere (2010) |
"
That the movie is able to make us care is a testament to Coppola's prodigious gifts."
—
Film.com
Posted Dec 7, 2010
|
|
B
|
87%
|
Black Swan (2010) |
"
Natalie Portman's take on searing sensuality fused with desperate depression cries out for attention."
—
Film.com
Posted Dec 3, 2010
|
|
B
|
78%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010) |
"
There is much to love in the latest offering from the Potter franchise."
—
Film.com
Posted Nov 20, 2010
|
|
D+
|
86%
|
Unstoppable (2010) |
"
NONE of us is as dumb as ALL of us: The real life story of how we (seriously) lost control of a train!"
—
Film.com
Posted Nov 12, 2010
|
|
C-
|
39%
|
Due Date (2010) |
"
Films like Get Him to the Greek have already done a far superior job with madcap this year."
—
Film.com
Posted Nov 6, 2010
|
|
A+
|
93%
|
127 Hours (2010) |
"
Sleek and stylish, harrowing yet heartening, Danny Boyle and James Franco bring their best picture to the big screen."
—
Film.com
Posted Nov 4, 2010
|
|
B-
|
72%
|
Red (2010) |
"
What really works for Red is our shared history with the actors involved."
—
Film.com
Posted Oct 15, 2010
|
|
B
|
55%
|
Welcome to the Rileys (2010) |
"
An engaging, if tense, viewing experience."
—
Film.com
Posted Oct 13, 2010
|
72%
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