|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
In the House (2013) |
"
Captures why we do what we do, and the extent to which stories reflect both the writer and the reader."
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RedEye
Posted May 9, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
74%
|
Love Is All You Need (2013) |
"
Has nothing to do with The Beatles' 'All You Need Is Love.' Based on the movie's low quantity of romance, it may as well be called The Walrus I Am."
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RedEye
Posted May 9, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
35%
|
Peeples (2013) |
"
Incorporates not one but two unintentional drug trips, which I think is a button on screenwriting software that automatically writes generic, dude-I'm-freaking-out scenes for you."
—
RedEye
Posted May 9, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
42%
|
The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
Isn't so much style over substance as an inability to access material rather than merely paste it to the screen. "
—
RedEye
Posted May 9, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
18%
|
Aroused (2013) |
"
It's tough not to wish Anderson, who fortunately moves away from initial, obvious statements about how sex sells, tried harder to get the full story."
—
RedEye
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
52%
|
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) |
"
Flawed but more compelling than it sounds."
—
RedEye
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
56%
|
At Any Price (2013) |
"
Achieves an ideal sense of place, where a small community isn't all innocence and sweetness."
—
RedEye
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
77%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
A clanging approximation of fun."
—
RedEye
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
24%
|
Arthur Newman (2013) |
"
Has two excellent actors on board and not a singular character who feels real as written."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
98%
|
Mud (2013) |
"
A story about how at one point or another love makes liars of us all, either to others or ourselves."
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RedEye
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
96%
|
Blancanieves (2013) |
"
May not have much depth to its characters or particular surprise, but its lovely depiction of family's ability to harm and mend has the flair of flamenco and the sorrow of opera."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
0.5/4
|
8%
|
The Big Wedding (2013) |
"
The film was delayed from the fall, assumedly so if the Mayan apocalypse really hit, the cast could have a silver lining."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
46%
|
Pain & Gain (2013) |
"
Johnson's never been funnier, while Wahlberg, a perfect choice for the part, again excels at finding charm in even someone whose behavior becomes repulsive."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
64%
|
Antiviral (2013) |
"
If weirdness was all that mattered, Antiviral would be a must-see."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
42%
|
To The Wonder (2013) |
"
'Ever notice how guys are always walking around with their hands in their pockets, saying and expressing nothing? And women are always twirling and letting their emotions get the best of them?'"
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
56%
|
Oblivion (2013) |
"
Kosinski should have worn sleeves if he was going to try stuffing tricks in there-I rarely predict twists, and I called three of 'em."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
4%
|
Scary Movie 5 (2013) |
"
Spoofs always break the rule of half-mocking something stale, but I had no idea we needed a minimum amount of time needed before a reference."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 12, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
51%
|
Welcome to the Punch (2013) |
"
When Max finally gets a chance to ask Jacob why the killer didn't kill him when he had the chance, the answer's as unsatisfying as the movie."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
87%
|
Upstream Color (2013) |
"
Pretentious hogwash--sometimes literally. Coherence is not your enemy, buddy, but you and your movies are why some people hate independent cinema."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
68%
|
Disconnect (2013) |
"
I'd say I'm of two minds about Disconnect, but I think it's more like my mind and my heart don't agree on this one."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
54%
|
The Company You Keep (2013) |
"
What begins as a crackling, '70s-style political thriller drags into a chatty, less-than-gripping drama that criticizes the press only to undermine its purpose."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
68%
|
Trance (2013) |
"
Until its nested structure grows tiresome, Trance serves as slick, shifty entertainment, anchored by three excellent lead performances as slithery as the movie."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
77%
|
42 (2013) |
"
Relentless obviousness disappears in the second half of 42, which features a potentially star-making turn from Chadwick Boseman."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
92%
|
Jurassic Park: An IMAX 3D Experience (2013) |
"
Just as extraordinary as always ... even diamonds get a periodic polish."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
94%
|
Room 237 (2013) |
"
The thrill's in the thinking about little pieces of cinematic language as words contributing to a two-hour essay."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
81%
|
The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) |
"
Attempts to depict a vicious circle of anguish that's as profound as a stacked deck eventually tipping over."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
62%
|
Evil Dead (2013) |
"
Brings nothing to the table but more money and more gore."
—
RedEye
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
70%
|
Wrong (2013) |
"
It's a lot easier to like a stunt when a filmmaker brings more than one idea to a movie, whether or not those ideas have anything to do with each other. "
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
91%
|
Gimme The Loot (2013) |
"
Promotes robbery and can't be serious in expecting us to care whether Malcolm and Sofia become more than friends."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
27%
|
Everybody Has a Plan (2013) |
"
The epitome of 'blah.'"
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
81%
|
From Up On Poppy Hill (2013) |
"
Based on the jolly, jazzy score that keeps From Up on Poppy Hill lively, the latest from Studio Ghibli appears to have missed its calling as a Broadway musical. "
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
93%
|
The Sapphires (2013) |
"
Mauboy has one hell of a voice, and the Sapphires' vocal performances speak to the endless power of great soul songs."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
0.5/4
|
9%
|
The Host (2013) |
"
Makes Edward and Bella look like Harry and Sally."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
28%
|
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) |
"
At least once as kids, we all gave an action figure's head the ol' 360-degree spin. Watching the confusing 3-D sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation, you know how that toy felt."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 27, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
79%
|
Ginger & Rosa (2013) |
"
Two-thirds of a good movie."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
45%
|
On the Road (2012) |
"
Comes off as the early days of douchebaggery in the aimless tale of a guy in love with the sound of his own voice."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
69%
|
The Croods (2013) |
"
Evidently exists to depict the invention of people being smacked in the face."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
48%
|
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) |
"
A cliche is a cliche no matter the clearance level, and the dimwitted Olympus embraces practically all of 'em--topped with a triple dose of rah-rah American fear-mongering."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
43%
|
Admission (2013) |
"
A Tina Fey movie that may as well be about Liz Lemon [with] neither the wit nor the comic and emotional surprise of an average 30 Rock episode."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
66%
|
Spring Breakers (2013) |
"
Unexpectedly great. [Korine] hasn't just tapped into the youthful, throbbing pulse of the party--he's analyzed the dash between the wub-wub."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
39%
|
The Call (2013) |
"
Just the kind of white-knuckle junk you want it to be. "
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
0/4
|
29%
|
Upside Down (2013) |
"
One of the worst movies I've ever seen. An instant landmark of crap."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
30%
|
Reincarnated (2013) |
"
Wait, Snoop likes weed?!"
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
38%
|
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) |
"
The show in the hopelessly stale, shorter-than-it-feels Burt Wonderstone didn't need to go on, but it does. And on and on and on."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
36%
|
Dead Man Down (2013) |
"
What would be an example of a dead man up? Weekend at Bernie's?"
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 8, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
70%
|
Somebody Up There Likes Me (2013) |
"
One of the funnier movies you can shrug off."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
92%
|
No (2013) |
"
An Oscar-nominated win for more than just political junkies."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
65%
|
Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey (2013) |
"
Part doc, mostly crock."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
60%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
If Oz the Great and Powerful only had a brain. And heart. And courage."
—
RedEye
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
42%
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