|
2.5/4
|
26%
|
War of the Buttons (2012) |
"
The cast is fine, especially the boys, and the cinematography lush and wistful, but the score is pure fromage and the storyline sacrifices tension for romance."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Oct 25, 2012
|
|
1/4
|
4%
|
The Apparition (2012) |
"
Doesn't offer anything new, let alone entertaining."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Aug 29, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
90%
|
The Well Digger's Daughter (2012) |
"
Despite a verbose script and the kneejerk sexism of Pascal, the visual beauty and narrative simplicity make the film a pleasure."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Jul 25, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
95%
|
5 Broken Cameras (2012) |
"
Shocking footage details the horrors of the village's daily routine; but amidst the violence, a spirit of resistance prevails, providing hope of redemption."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Jun 20, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
92%
|
The Fairy (2012) |
"
Though occasionally the absurd humor falls flat, the attempt to forge something utterly unlike anything else happening in cinema today gives this film a mesmerizing and memorable charm."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 19, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
Kill List (2012) |
"
Following up his impressive debut, Down Terrace, Ben Wheatley's Yorkshire-based crime thriller swerves with abrupt satisfaction into horror in its final moments."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Mar 3, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
79%
|
The Innkeepers (2012) |
"
West only manages to wrangle a tepid horror film out of a fine opportunity to explore the territory of paranormal belief in a down-to-earth way."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Jan 31, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
76%
|
The Debt (2011) |
"
The story itself sometimes feels implausible and overwrought, but the film's taut pacing and artful editing make for a chilling and satisfying spy drama."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Aug 31, 2011
|
|
—
|
45%
|
You yi tian (One Day) (2010) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Aug 20, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
36%
|
One Day (2011) |
"
Hathaway shines as always, Patricia Clarkson is a marvel in a key role, and Scherfig's masterful treatment of silences, surfaces, and locations is worth watching."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Aug 17, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
16%
|
Priest (2011) |
"
As happens with big-screen comics, the dialogue fizzles at times. But mostly this is a delicious mash-up of styles and genres: gothic, steampunk, Wild West, martial arts, dystopian fun."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted May 19, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
75%
|
Stake Land (2011) |
"
This is The Road meets Testament by way of The Devil's Rejects, in the best possible way: a brutal, elegiac take on how a post-apocalyptic America might look and feel."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 28, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
44%
|
White Irish Drinkers (2011) |
"
This is a gritty, dreamy Everyman story, sure to resonate with viewers who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Mar 25, 2011
|
|
3.5/4
|
93%
|
Of Gods and Men (2011) |
"
This is really a story of finding peace and purpose in a chaotic world."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Mar 18, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
11%
|
Red Riding Hood (2011) |
"
Fattening fairy tales for the screen is tricky, and Hardwicke gets it half right, valorizing romance over duty, integrity over tyranny."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Mar 10, 2011
|
|
2.5/4
|
38%
|
The Eagle (2011) |
"
There's an annoying "buddy movie" feeling to this that just won't go away. At least Centurion had a sexy witch to offset the unintentional homo-eroticism."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Feb 10, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
20%
|
The Rite (2011) |
"
Those wanting to see a film devoid of clichés and implausibility should look elsewhere. Still, Hopkins is terrific, inhabiting the role like, well, a man possessed."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Jan 27, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
10%
|
Season of the Witch (2011) |
"
Poor plot twists and CGI-heavy action further muddle what might have been an intriguing story of fanaticism and superstition."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Jan 12, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
91%
|
Kings of Pastry (2010) |
"
Hegedus and Pennebaker treat this event as both rehearsal and performance, allowing occasional moments of beauty and humanity to peek through."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Sep 22, 2010
|
|
2/4
|
73%
|
The Last Exorcism (2010) |
"
The purity of the docu conceit falls apart thanks to the intrusion of a spooky score and deliberately eerie camera shots."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Aug 26, 2010
|
|
—
|
65%
|
Is Anybody There? (2009) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted May 1, 2009
|
|
—
|
51%
|
Down in the Valley (2005) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
75%
|
Lady Chatterley (2007) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
70%
|
28 Weeks Later... (2007) |
"
Every bit as visceral and provocative as the original, but cinematographer Enrique Chediak's deserted London can't hold a candle to Anthony Dod Mantle's."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
54%
|
Alpha Dog (2007) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
66%
|
Brick Lane (2008) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
Notes on a Scandal (2006) |
"
British cinema fans shouldn't miss this one."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
72%
|
Under the Same Moon (2008) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
58%
|
A Slice of Lynch (2007) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
63%
|
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) (2008) |
"
The performances never falter, and even James Horner's heavy-handed score can't dim the film's unfathomable, unshakable ending."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
70%
|
The Price of Sugar (2007) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
62%
|
Faubourg 36 (Paris 36) (2009) |
"
Top-notch performances buoy up this sentimental (some might say clichéd) musical romp -- and who doesn't enjoy a guilty pleasure of the vintage Parisian variety?"
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
100%
|
Live-in Maid (Cama adentro) (2007) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
63%
|
Sixty Six (2006) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
95%
|
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
52%
|
Garçon Stupide (2005) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
26%
|
Nobel Son (2008) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
72%
|
Golden Door (2007) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
60%
|
The Boynton Beach Club (2006) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
2/4
|
41%
|
The Last House on the Left (2009) |
"
What's missing are the subversive, shocking conceits of the original."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
41%
|
December Boys (2007) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
2/4
|
8%
|
The Number 23 (2007) |
"
There is something to this 23 stuff, and a film about apophenia (obsession with random connections) would be fascinating. But no."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
57%
|
Kinky Boots (2006) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
73%
|
Jet Li's Fearless (Huo Yuan Jia) (Legend of a Fighter) (2006) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
73%
|
Glastonbury (2007) |
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Apr 23, 2009
|
|
—
|
50%
|
America's Heart and Soul (2004) |
—
PopMatters
Posted Nov 11, 2004
|
|
|
63%
|
Starsky & Hutch (2004) |
"
The result is an action film that is also a scrumptious slice of a much-maligned era."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Mar 6, 2004
|
|
|
90%
|
Whale Rider (2003) |
"
It sounds like a recipe for precious melodrama, but writer/director Niki Caro creates a gripping portrait of a people managing to sustain a living mythology."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Jul 2, 2003
|
|
|
68%
|
Treasure Planet (2002) |
"
With its inventive art direction and stunning action sequences, not to mention sophisticated hilarity and no small amount of tongue-in-cheek homo-eroticism, this may be the sci-fi space pic for the grown-ups to see this holiday season."
—
Boston Phoenix
Posted Nov 30, 2002
|
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