|
3/4
|
94%
|
The Secret World of Arrietty (2012) |
"
Ghibli makes another gorgeous growing-up movie"
—
Movie Habit
Posted May 24, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
89%
|
The Trip (2011) |
"
Deconstructing comedy, as comedy"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Mar 22, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
100%
|
Enemies of the People (2010) |
"
Six hours of extras are daunting, but this is history and not the movies"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Mar 22, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
69%
|
sleep furiously. (2011) |
"
Lovely and comforting portrait of life in a Welsh village"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Dec 1, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Elsewhere (2001) |
"
Next movie night, go somewhere else"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Aug 12, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
81%
|
Collapse (2009) |
"
Prophet and disciple conspire to present a chilling message of collapse"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Sep 28, 2010
|
|
4/4
|
90%
|
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) |
"
Picture quality improved over previous releases, new extras an added bonus"
—
Movie Habit
Posted May 2, 2010
|
|
2/4
|
35%
|
The Slammin' Salmon (2009) |
"
Not their best work, but still a guilty pleasure"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 13, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
The Last Stage () |
"
The world's first, most personal, Holocaust movie"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 4, 2010
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) |
"
Herzog has Cage explore the bliss of evil"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 4, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Lady of the Night () |
"
Impossible-to-find titles like this one now made on demand"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Mar 18, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
92%
|
Ponyo (2009) |
"
The first American Blu-ray release of a Miyazaki film! Hooray!"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Mar 13, 2010
|
|
2.5/4
|
68%
|
Paris (2008) |
"
Paean to Paris is light in all the right ways"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Mar 13, 2010
|
|
3/4
|
92%
|
Il Divo (2009) |
"
A smart political film, a fascinating villainous politician"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Oct 29, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Scrubs - The Complete Eighth Season (2009) |
"
More solid and funny than expected for a show on its way out"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Oct 18, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
84%
|
Rumba (2008) |
"
Tasty comedy descended from silent film comedy and Napoleon Dynamite"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Oct 18, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
95%
|
Munyurangabo (2009) |
"
Munyurangabo lies somewhere between cinema verité and fable"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Oct 18, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Private Century (2009) |
"
History creeps in, although the movie skews too close to the personal"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Oct 18, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
——
|
Vice Guide to Travel DVD (2006) |
"
Just the right size; travel guide will open your eyes without wasting your time"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jul 3, 2009
|
|
2.5/4
|
86%
|
Three Days of the Condor (1975) |
"
Has a dose of camp that might not have been intended 30 years ago"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jul 3, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
54%
|
Enemy at the Gates (2001) |
"
An action movie for the art house crowd, or a highbrow movie for the action crowd"
—
Movie Habit
Posted May 14, 2009
|
|
2.5/4
|
——
|
Scrubs - The Complete Seventh Season (2008) |
"
Another round the same old show that you're comfortable and familiar with"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 21, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
97%
|
To Catch a Thief (2009) |
"
Not bad on TV; much better on DVD"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 21, 2009
|
|
2.5/4
|
——
|
Lady With the Dog () |
"
Fans of Checkhov will delight in this pristine film from 1960"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 21, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) |
"
An anti-miserablist film. A lark, but one with Mike Leigh's signature well-defined characters."
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 21, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
100%
|
The Odd Couple (1968) |
"
"Opposites" a great comic setup, but the movie takes it as a starting point, not a focal point"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 21, 2009
|
|
2/4
|
56%
|
Sukiyaki Western Django (2008) |
"
With a lot to criticize, Sukiyaki Western Django still has its charms"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Feb 22, 2009
|
|
2/4
|
54%
|
Mamma Mia! (2008) |
"
Skip it, not because it's a chick flick, but because it doesn't aim to be more than fluff"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Feb 22, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
98%
|
Roman Holiday (1953) |
"
So light and enjoyable that it almost seems wrong to ascribe more to it than pure entertainment"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jan 20, 2009
|
|
4/4
|
98%
|
Sunset Boulevard (1950) |
"
Sunset Blvd. is both great entertainment and great literature"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jan 20, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
94%
|
Unser täglich Brot (Our Daily Bread) (2006) |
"
Pair with Michael Pollan's treatises on food, or with The Gleaners and I and King Corn"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jan 20, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
94%
|
The Violin (El Violin) (2007) |
"
Perfect casting: the photogenic Ángel Tavira is a valuable find for writer/director Francisco Vargas"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jun 19, 2008
|
|
4/4
|
93%
|
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007) |
"
Thankfully an artist, Julian Schnabel, is at the helm, rather than a cheerleader"
—
Movie Habit
Posted May 22, 2008
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
No Country for Old Men (2007) |
"
Better the second time around because you can look at the detail and nuance you might've missed"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 25, 2008
|
|
2.5/4
|
92%
|
El Cid (1961) |
"
An epic on the cusp of two eras. Dated, but well crafted. The "Miriam Collection" fills the box."
—
Movie Habit
Posted Feb 13, 2008
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
Helvetica (2007) |
"
Hustwit doesn't just poke his camera in the faces of experts on typography; he tells a story"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Dec 20, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
50%
|
Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) |
"
When you love a movie that earns 50% on the Tomatometer, it's safer to call it a "guilty pleasure""
—
Movie Habit
Posted Dec 20, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
——
|
Inside the Actors Studio - Johnny Depp (2007) |
"
Notorious for giving very few interviews, Depp agreed to go on Inside the Actors Studio"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Dec 20, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
93%
|
Crime Story (Zhong an zu) (New Police Story) (Police Dragon) (1993) |
"
Mr. Nice Guy picks up a gun for Crime story"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Aug 30, 2007
|
|
4/4
|
94%
|
Lat sau san taam (Hard-Boiled) (1992) |
"
If Hard Boiled is not Woo's masterpiece, it certainly represents him well"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Aug 30, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
92%
|
The Host (Gwoemul) (2007) |
"
Think Godzilla, but with better special effects and better all-around filmmaking"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Aug 30, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
——
|
One-Armed Swordsman (2007) |
"
Predictable, and not so focused on the fight scenes, but satisfying nevertheless"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jun 28, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
36th Chamber (2000) |
"
An excellent, palatable example of the genre that just about anybody can enjoy"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jun 21, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
King Lear (2007) |
"
King Lear is easier to appreciate than to like."
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jun 16, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
82%
|
Days of Glory (Indigenes) (2007) |
"
Heavyhanded in delivering its message, but by the end, we are rooting for these men"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jun 16, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
——
|
The Purple Heart (1944) |
"
Give The Purple Heart a look only after you've seen the truly great films from this period"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jun 16, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
65%
|
Apocalypto (2006) |
"
Apocalypto is a very ambitious movie, but not because of the weapons"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jun 16, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Scrubs - The Complete Fifth Season (2007) |
"
The Complete Fifth Season brings us within one season of being current"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jun 16, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
33%
|
Breaking and Entering (2007) |
"
One of the most overlooked films of the last year is finally out on DVD"
—
Movie Habit
Posted May 10, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
100%
|
La Haine (Hate) (1996) |
"
A groundbreaking portrait of life in the banlieu for young disaffected males"
—
Movie Habit
Posted May 10, 2007
|
79%
33%
54%
52%
