|
2/5
|
84%
|
Bridge to Terabithia (2007) |
"
It's an appropriate thing this film is about the strength of imagination because you'll be needing yours if you plan on surviving until the final credits"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Feb 14, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
63%
|
Music and Lyrics (2007) |
"
Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore have a charming chemistry, though this shouldn't be too surprising, considering they both can pull off the bumbling goofball lover with ease"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Feb 6, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
21%
|
Catch and Release (2007) |
"
This is one of those chick flicks with nice characters and little plot, so boyfriends had best beware."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jan 25, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
44%
|
Night at the Museum (2006) |
"
about as distracting and inoffensive as Jumanji before it, and heck, it might even teach kids that history can be fun!"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jan 9, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
Dreamgirls (2006) |
"
while the soul, rhythm and blues is belted out to perfection by Beyonce and scene stealer Jennifer Hudson, many of the singing scenes tragically feel more like improvised song-speak than choreographed numbers"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jan 9, 2007
|
|
0/5
|
4%
|
Happily N'ever After (2006) |
"
Call me rash, but I wager the worst flick of 2007 is Sarah Michelle Gellar's latest clunker, Happily N'ever After."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jan 9, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
69%
|
Freedom Writers (2007) |
"
Retreading familiar territory isn't so bad when you have Hilary Swank as your guide."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jan 9, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
62%
|
Blood Diamond (2006) |
"
Like a highly prized jewel, the Blood Diamond is uniquely beautiful but flawed. Unfortunately, in the movie business, we prefer our gems flawless."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Dec 19, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Charlotte's Web (2006) |
"
Charlotte's Web is so good it almost makes a carnivore want to boycott pork."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Dec 19, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
16%
|
Eragon (2006) |
"
It's no wonder you can expect a spoof called "Epic Movie," in theatres next spring, from the makers of Scary Movie."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Dec 19, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
72%
|
Stranger Than Fiction (2006) |
"
Stranger than Fiction is more high-concept than high-brow; a comedy heavy on gimmick that falls a little short of cunning."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Dec 6, 2006
|
|
3.5/5
|
95%
|
Casino Royale (2006) |
"
The film is an unsentimental departure for the series with an exciting performance in brawny Daniel Craig's debut"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Dec 6, 2006
|
|
3.5/5
|
47%
|
The Holiday (2006) |
"
The two-hour-plus behemoth actually charms, and you get two gleeful romances for the price of one. If you need more incentive, Jude Law has never been sexier."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Dec 6, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
65%
|
Apocalypto (2006) |
"
Whether or not you still hate Mel Gibson for his drunken Anti-Semitic tirade, Apocalypto is a rousing experience and a spectacular ride."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Dec 6, 2006
|
|
0.5/5
|
11%
|
All The King's Men (2006) |
"
I didn't hate every second of All the King's Men. The film is book-ended by two cool bird's eye shots of the Louisiana State crest...Combined, these symbolic images last about 2-3 minutes. I did, however, hate every other second."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Sep 26, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
25%
|
A Good Year (2006) |
"
Where A Good Year is headed is obvious before the opening frame, but working from a warm script, Ridley Scott directs mostly genuine performances to keep us interested"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Sep 11, 2006
|
|
4.5/5
|
85%
|
The Descent (2006) |
"
Parents would be best to protect their children from the consequent psychological trauma of letting them see this."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Sep 5, 2006
|
|
1.5/5
|
24%
|
Lady in the Water (2006) |
"
Lady in the Water sounds wacky but it's mostly just boring."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Sep 5, 2006
|
|
1/5
|
26%
|
John Tucker Must Die (2006) |
"
Betty Thomas's sloppy storytelling and comic incompetence can be forgiven but to portray young women as flighty airheads obsessed with boys over all else is downright offensive."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Sep 5, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
Snakes on a Plane (2006) |
"
only gluttons for the tacky sub-genre of B-movie creature features will likely appreciate (or even see) this barge of filmic cheese, but for them, this is almost an all-you-can-eat buffet."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Sep 5, 2006
|
|
1.5/5
|
19%
|
Step Up (2006) |
"
Stealing freely from Save the Last Dance but unintentionally nixing the wicked dance moves, this teen turd doesn't even have the logical sense to remove its hunky lead's shirt."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Sep 5, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
World Trade Center (2006) |
"
I'd have preferred a more Crash -esque collection of vignettes that explored a wider range of the 9/11 repercussions."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Sep 5, 2006
|
|
2.5/5
|
74%
|
The Illusionist (2006) |
"
the whole romance against-all-odds angle is a little been there, done that eight months ago with Tristan & Isolde"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Sep 5, 2006
|
|
0.5/5
|
15%
|
The Wicker Man (2006) |
"
Watching Cage karate chop Leelee "Made-for-TV" Sobiesky into submission is almost worth the price of admission. Well, assuming admission was free. "
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Sep 5, 2006
|
|
3.5/5
|
71%
|
Invincible (2006) |
"
The formula is predictable but the film deserves props for making a momentary fan out of someone who wouldn't be caught dead watching Monday Night Football"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Sep 5, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
74%
|
Monster House (2006) |
"
the PG-rated antics suck any tension away when you become fully aware that killer houses in kids' movies can't actually kill anything."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jul 17, 2006
|
|
3.5/5
|
76%
|
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) |
"
you don't have to be female or gay to appreciate vicious wit"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 29, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
76%
|
Superman Returns (2006) |
"
Superman Returns is a thundering epic of Spielbergian proportions: colossal action, grandiose effects and a breathtaking story."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 26, 2006
|
|
2.5/5
|
40%
|
Nacho Libre (2006) |
"
If it wasn't for the inherent hilarity in mask-toting midgets that growl or obese wrestling fans who tunnel through walls, Nacho Libre would be an insultingly puerile dump"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 19, 2006
|
|
3.5/5
|
57%
|
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) |
"
what we do get is a blast, and the writers have the balls to let good characters die"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 19, 2006
|
|
2.5/5
|
36%
|
The Lake House (2006) |
"
as melancholy slow as Brokeback, only minus the hunks, the chemistry and the gayness"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 19, 2006
|
|
2.5/5
|
74%
|
Cars (2006) |
"
Cars is about as much fun as a traffic jam in desert heat, or heck, watching NASCAR"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 19, 2006
|
|
2.5/5
|
25%
|
The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
"
Dull Vinci Bore"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted May 22, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
23%
|
RV (2006) |
"
if getting rained on by fecal matter and fisticuffs with ferocious raccoons (played by three tracks of off-camera Foley-SFX) tickle your funny-bone, then by all means board this trailer-park dump."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Apr 28, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
19%
|
The Wild (2006) |
"
don't be mistaking this for a Madagascar rip-off, when it was that sloppy DreamWorks turd that only managed to make it to theatres first because of corporate espionage"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Apr 24, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
33%
|
The Sentinel (2006) |
"
worse than those episodes of 24 featuring cougars chasing Kim Bauer"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Apr 24, 2006
|
|
4.5/5
|
29%
|
Silent Hill (2006) |
"
it's the ferocious production design and unrelenting atmosphere that fully immerses us in Gans' horrifically breathtaking Silent Hill."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Apr 20, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
24%
|
Failure to Launch (2006) |
"
this rom-com dodges the unsavory omen of its title and once again demonstrates that predictable plots aren't so bad if they involve Matthew McConaughey removing his shirt."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Apr 10, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
73%
|
V for Vendetta (2006) |
"
V For Vendetta should be seen less for the conspiracy theories discussion it inspires and more for its vicious storytelling"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Apr 10, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Thank You For Smoking (2006) |
"
a rare breed of incisive, razor-sharp satire with charming life lessons for the family"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Apr 10, 2006
|
|
3.5/5
|
86%
|
Inside Man (2006) |
"
Spike Lee's auteur stamp of keeping-it-real dialogue and cross-racial, cross-class themes lets Inside Man pretend it's about more than a clever caper."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Apr 10, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
7%
|
Basic Instinct 2 (2006) |
"
the most gratifyingly God-awful guilty pleasure since Catwoman, another gem co-starring Sharon Stone"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Apr 5, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
44%
|
Final Destination 3 (2006) |
"
It's here to up the ante from Final Destination 2 (which featured a beautiful car pileup, a barbecue explosion and a fire-escape impaling) and instead it creates poetry out of the filmic slaughter. "
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Feb 16, 2006
|
|
0.5/5
|
69%
|
Curious George (2006) |
"
Curious George is unbearable animated torture: monotonous, hackneyed and lethally cute"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Feb 16, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
73%
|
Nanny McPhee (2006) |
"
The saccharine production design and nasty pink-and-red buxom costumes are as fabulous as the full palette of hysterical performances."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jan 29, 2006
|
|
2.5/5
|
78%
|
Munich (2005) |
"
Munich is worth seeing despite the fact it ends up a tedious watch."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jan 23, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
17%
|
Underworld: Evolution (2006) |
"
It's nice to watch a femme-driven action piece that doesn't completely suck (except in ways it should)"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jan 23, 2006
|
|
4.5/5
|
87%
|
Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
"
Brokeback Mountain is concerned with poignant storytelling and not once is this compromised by the glistening manlove."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jan 19, 2006
|
|
3.5/5
|
60%
|
Hostel (2006) |
"
If you're the squeamish type or think Hollywood's appreciation for bloodbath is barbarically crude, stay away at all costs and lock your kids inside"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jan 10, 2006
|
|
1/5
|
6%
|
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) |
"
This sequel is just a string of lame slapstick gags, where Steve Martin acts handicapped, makes a fool of himself and gets a wetsuit stuck up his butt."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jan 2, 2006
|
|
3.5/5
|
52%
|
The Family Stone (2005) |
"
The Stone's cruelty is a delight, especially when it turns out Parker actually is a giant loser."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Dec 28, 2005
|
|
2/5
|
29%
|
Fun With Dick and Jane (2005) |
"
Don't waste our time with sentimental homeless crap"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Dec 28, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
84%
|
King Kong (2005) |
"
I'm sorry Mr. Spielberg; you've just relinquished your title. Peter Jackson is now the reigning god of awesome movies."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Dec 14, 2005
|
|
2.5/5
|
76%
|
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005) |
"
Leave it to the Bible to spoil a perfectly fine fantasy epic."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Dec 12, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Pride and Prejudice (2005) |
"
The dialogue is as smoking as the leads, both of whom are irresistible whether they're spouting articulate debate or tongue-tied with affection."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Nov 28, 2005
|
|
4.5/5
|
88%
|
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
"
The latest episode of JK's wonderful allegory of childhood maturity demands your muggle attention"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Nov 21, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
44%
|
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) |
"
the scariest courtroom drama I've ever seen."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Nov 16, 2005
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Flightplan (2005) |
"
Rumor is Ms. Foster's picky about scripts. It's an interesting notion, but it doesn't quite explain the existence of Flightplan"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Nov 16, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Serenity (2005) |
"
Serenity pulls off more honestly thrilling action with a fraction of Lucas' average budget."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Nov 16, 2005
|
|
3/5
|
33%
|
Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children (2006) |
"
less like a satisfying followup to a great gaming experience, and more a technical demo on how pretty those blocky FF characters could look on expensive new hardware."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Oct 10, 2005
|
|
3.5/5
|
79%
|
Red Eye (2005) |
"
Craven wastes no time with blasé character development or backstory, launching into his 85-minute chiller without warning"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Aug 22, 2005
|
|
3.5/5
|
75%
|
Wedding Crashers (2005) |
"
probably the funniest film this year and it's doubtful anything else will be able to challenge that position. "
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Aug 4, 2005
|
|
4.5/5
|
40%
|
The Island (2005) |
"
Kudos to Bay for not only envisioning a bleak future that might one day come to be (and keeping those neurons firing) but also for keeping the action thrilling."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Aug 4, 2005
|
|
3/5
|
82%
|
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) |
"
If you like when adults creepier than Michael Jackson joke about cannibalism in front of children, than you'll be in wonky heaven"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jul 19, 2005
|
|
3.5/5
|
26%
|
Fantastic Four (2005) |
"
Heaven forbid a summer blockbuster embrace its popcorn-munching appeal and rescue the industry from the 2005 box office slump. "
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jul 13, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Sideways (2004) |
"
Sideways is non-mainstream pretentiousness done right"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jul 6, 2005
|
|
1.5/5
|
10%
|
Elektra (2005) |
"
The curse of the new Bennifer has birthed a deformed fury that not even sexy red ninja lingerie could save"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jul 6, 2005
|
|
1.5/5
|
21%
|
AVP - Alien Vs. Predator (2004) |
"
Just as the director sucked the soul and scares out of Resident Evil, he's torn every ounce of dread, tension and awe from Sigourney and Arnold's respective flagships"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jul 6, 2005
|
|
3/5
|
39%
|
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) |
"
Kingdom of Heaven isn't quite the next Gladiator with a fair share of boring moments, but it tries hard"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jul 6, 2005
|
|
3/5
|
74%
|
Land of the Dead (2005) |
"
If you've ever installed a v-chip in your family tellie, Land of the Dead may not be for you"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jul 5, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
74%
|
War of the Worlds (2005) |
"
If you like heart attacks with your movie-nights out, then sign yourself up for the war."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 27, 2005
|
|
3/5
|
80%
|
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 3D (2013) |
"
Why are blinds wipes and Fisher-Price spaceship interiors employed in a 2005 film?"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 21, 2005
|
|
1/5
|
55%
|
Madagascar (2005) |
"
Lesson learned? If you're insufferable, unfunny and charmless in live action, your voice alone is probably just as annoying"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 21, 2005
|
|
2.5/5
|
25%
|
Bewitched (2005) |
"
Since Nicole constantly seems like she's acting against a blue screen, it's only believable Ferrell would crush on her when he's under a spell."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 21, 2005
|
|
3.5/5
|
16%
|
Monster-in-Law (2005) |
"
Forget that boring subplot about getting married. This movie is a no-holds-barred catfight between the world's most psychotic mom and the pop star audiences most love to hate."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 15, 2005
|
|
5/5
|
59%
|
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) |
"
since the dialogue is so spectacularly good, we care as much about these two facing their "relationship" as we do watching them, well, beat the crap out of each other. "
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 15, 2005
|
|
3.5/5
|
85%
|
Batman Begins (2005) |
"
Batman Begins is certainly a solid restoration for the DC franchise, but it is flawed."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 15, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
69%
|
Hitch (2005) |
"
With it's share of Jerry Maguire moments mixed with real romance corn, Hitch is well worth the date. "
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Mar 6, 2005
|
|
2/5
|
46%
|
Constantine (2005) |
"
Reeves is more wooden than the cross and is about as sexy"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Mar 6, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
60%
|
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) |
"
Assault On Precinct 13 is the Tad Hamilton of 2005. What should be a forgettable genre release turns into a surprisingly watchable guilty pleasure"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Mar 6, 2005
|
|
4.5/5
|
91%
|
Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
"
Million Dollar Baby is about intelligent, ambitious people we respect and sympathize with, making the viewing experience actually satisfying, unlike, say, Mystic river."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Mar 6, 2005
|
|
3.5/5
|
30%
|
Be Cool (2005) |
"
Be Cool ... should leave you in stitches. Unless, of course, you're one of those anti-discriminatory humour kind of people. You know who you are."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Mar 3, 2005
|
|
2/5
|
30%
|
Flight of the Phoenix (2004) |
"
If you think sweltering UV rays, deadly sandstorms and dwindling water sources are bad, you haven't had to contend with Giovanni Ribisi's heinous new bleach blond hair"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Dec 27, 2004
|
|
1.5/5
|
39%
|
The Grudge (2004) |
"
Well this is not only the biggest disappointment of the year, but one crummy way to ruin my Halloween."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Oct 25, 2004
|
|
1/5
|
31%
|
The Forgotten (2004) |
"
The art direction is shoddy and sparing, the antagonists more laughable than menacing, the ending more PG than Full House. Amnesia never sounded more appealing. "
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Oct 6, 2004
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Shaun of the Dead (2004) |
"
Proves that uplifting romance doesn't have to take a back-seat to gory disembowelments but rather they can happily co-exist. "
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Oct 6, 2004
|
|
3/5
|
86%
|
Collateral (2004) |
"
in a flick where soap operatic contrivances literally kill the mood, coincidental twist endings just ain't cool"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Aug 9, 2004
|
|
3/5
|
26%
|
The Princess Diaries 2 - Royal Engagement (2004) |
"
it's a spoonful of Julie Andrews that helps the melodramatics go down"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Aug 9, 2004
|
|
0.5/5
|
9%
|
Catwoman (2004) |
"
this flick is so Giglicious ... I laughed so much I almost forgave Pitof for being in heat and spraying this cinematic violation all over DC's trademark vixen"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jul 26, 2004
|
|
3.5/5
|
31%
|
King Arthur (2004) |
"
Lowered expectations and spirited performances help make the latest quasi-visit to Camelot (this time minus the Camelot & the magic) a rousing bit of medieval hokum"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jul 12, 2004
|
|
2.5/5
|
83%
|
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) |
"
one wonders if Michael Moore's "eye-opener" isn't just political overkill"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jul 8, 2004
|
|
4.5/5
|
93%
|
Spider-Man 2 (2004) |
"
The sequel bests the original for the third time this summer as Spider-man 2 leaves your jaw touching the floor for the entire geek-gasmic blast"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 28, 2004
|
|
3.5/5
|
31%
|
Around the World in 80 Days (2004) |
"
The gargantuanly funny performance of Jim Broadbent as a deliciously greedy, quill-whipping maniac is worth the admission ticket alone."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 21, 2004
|
|
1.5/5
|
15%
|
White Chicks (2004) |
"
One character almost has it right when she describes it all as Jerry Springer. But even the Ringmaster has standards: Reverse racist drag is so three seasons ago."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 21, 2004
|
|
3/5
|
65%
|
13 Going on 30 (2004) |
"
Hopelessly predictable, with a gong-worthy deus-ex-machina dénouement to appease those darn test screeners"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 18, 2004
|
|
3/5
|
29%
|
The Punisher (2004) |
"
it may be cinematic punishment for the Denzel crowd, but this is a low-brow blast for the rest of us schlock-lovers"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 18, 2004
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
Mean Girls (2004) |
"
The girls may be mean, but I've got nothing nasty to say about this praise-worthy flick."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 18, 2004
|
|
4/5
|
29%
|
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) |
"
Vin Diesel is perfect as the marquee hero, breathing new life into the muscle-head antihero and looking great in leather chain-links or Necromonger plate-mail"
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 18, 2004
|
|
2/5
|
27%
|
The Stepford Wives (2004) |
"
Leave the comedy to the Witherspoons, Nicole. When we want a good dose of self-loathing depression, we'll give you a call."
—
Peterborough This Week
Posted Jun 18, 2004
|
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