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3/4
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LEGO BATMAN: THE MOVIE - DC SUPERHEROES UNITE (2013) |
"
The action is light and silly, peppered with lame, scattershot jokes that are so goofy, they sort of work."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted May 21, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
91%
|
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) |
"
Blessed with gorgeously clear transfers of the hand-drawn magic, it's worth picking up for any anime lover."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted May 21, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
86%
|
Howl's Moving Castle (2005) |
"
Blessed with gorgeously clear transfers of the hand-drawn magic, it's worth picking up for any anime lover."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted May 21, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
46%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013) |
"
Solid performances overcome silly plotting and pathetic special effects to keep the thing mostly watchable."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted May 21, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
12%
|
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) |
"
This barely-watchable hackfest can't even generate decent shocks or T&A, and manages to render the formidable Leatherface into little more than a goofy, chainsaw-waving mascot."
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COEDMagazine.com
Posted May 14, 2013
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1/4
|
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Crimewave (1986) |
"
The brain-numbing one-liners, wretched special effects - even for 1985 - and atrocious acting on display show little of the filmmakers' talents. "
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted May 14, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
67%
|
Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
Little that happens onscreen makes sense, and what does coalesce is weighed down by heavy-handed symbolism. "
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted May 14, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
100%
|
Superman Unbound () |
"
This outing, in which the Man of Steel and Supergirl tangle with nemesis Brainiac, may not be as exciting and deep as some of his others, such as Superman/Doomsday, but it's still an entertaining yarn."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted May 7, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
66%
|
Mama (2013) |
"
The movie is all about its off-putting tone and nonsensical shocks, which are all the more unnerving because of how little sense they make. "
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted May 7, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
The Great Escape (1963) |
"
This nearly three-hour beast is exhausting to sit through, but an experience every self- respecting male movie-lover must go through before he can call himself a man. "
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted May 7, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
"
I don't know about all the Oscar love this romantic comedy/sports flick hybrid (think Jerry Maguire) received, but the funny, poignant and well-acted movie was undoubtedly one of the must-see films of 2012. "
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted May 7, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
Side Effects (2013) |
"
A crafty screenplay and devilishly sexy turns from Mara and Catherine Zeta-Jones keep the movie mesmerizing, and one of my favorite movies released in 2013 so far. "
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted May 7, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
30%
|
Broken City (2013) |
"
It takes more than typical tough-guy turns from Wahlberg and Crowe to save the lackluster affair."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Apr 30, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
69%
|
Not Fade Away (2012) |
"
David Chase, who created The Sopranos and brought James Gandolfini along with him to the movie world, can't recreate his HBO magic with this downbeat tribute to 1960s rock. "
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Apr 30, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
51%
|
Promised Land (2013) |
"
The earnestness of the performances had me digging the story all the way up to the idiotic twist that tries hard to ruin everything that came before. "
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Apr 23, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
Jurassic Park: An IMAX 3D Experience (2013) |
"
Steven Spielbeg's 1993 tale of an island plagued dinosaurs running amok holds up surprisingly well in the special effects category."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Apr 23, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
81%
|
The Impossible (2012) |
"
This may well be the best awards bait movie from 2012 that you never got around to seeing. "
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Apr 23, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
32%
|
Gangster Squad (2013) |
"
Deep 1940s detail, stylized, tough-talking dialogue, impressive set pieces and throwback, tough-guy performances from all the leads."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Apr 23, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
23%
|
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013) |
"
With such a ridiculous title, I was all prepared to make fun of the ridiculousness the movie surely contained, but I was pleasantly surprised by the surprisingly creepy and robust scare-fest. "
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Apr 16, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
44%
|
Save The Date (2012) |
"
It takes a lot for straight-to-video, wedding-themed romantic comedy to turn my head, but Save the Date managed the trick by snagging the ridiculously talented and underused Alison Brie (Community) and Lizzy Caplan (Party Down) as its leads."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Apr 16, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
38%
|
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) |
"
Bill Murray may not be going for laughs as World War II-era President Franklin D. Roosevelt, but he sure gets them in this slice of historical fiction."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Apr 9, 2013
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|
1/4
|
——
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Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2013) |
"
As 22-minute episodes go, it's fine, but the fact that there's nothing else on this disc was enough to send me into a rancor-like rampage."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Apr 2, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
18%
|
Parental Guidance (2012) |
"
A crotchety Billy Crystal earns more shrugs than laughs in this badly overacted family comedy."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Mar 26, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
89%
|
Lincoln (2012) |
"
Whenever other actors hear Daniel Day-Lewis is making a movie, they can pretty much give up any hopes that they'll win an Oscar that year. "
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Mar 26, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
93%
|
Zero Dark Thirty (2013) |
"
Despite what those silly Oscars would have you believe, it was this movie, not Argo, that was the finest of 2012."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Mar 19, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
65%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
The start of Peter Jackson's second Tolkien universe trilogy seemed to elicit more shrugs than awe, which was odd because the movie stands on par with his monumental The Lord of the Rings films. "
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Mar 19, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
52%
|
This is 40 (2012) |
"
Judd Apatow's opus finds laughs and sentiment in middle age suburban ennui."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Mar 19, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
74%
|
Rise of the Guardians (2012) |
"
A weirdly dark but not-bad-for-a-kiddie-flick action romp."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Mar 19, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
88%
|
Life of Pi (2012) |
"
Best director Oscar-winner Ang Lee unleashes some serious CGI black magic to create a ridiculously lifelike gang of animals stuck aboard the wackiest life raft trip you're ever likely to see."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Mar 19, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
69%
|
Les Misérables (2012) |
"
The bloated musical is best used as fodder for a drinking game that lets you down a shot every time Russell Crowe sings off-key."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Mar 19, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
63%
|
Hitchcock (2012) |
"
This piece of Oscar bait didn't catch any nibbles, but still stood out as one of the better movies to drop during last year's awards season."
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Mar 12, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
98%
|
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) |
"
The Looney Tunes-Disney crossover still stands as the best blending of live action and animation. "
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Mar 12, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
86%
|
Wreck-it Ralph (2012) |
"
I'm bitter that this funny, exciting tribute to old-school gaming was robbed of a best animated Oscar by Pixar's forgettable Brave. "
—
COEDMagazine.com
Posted Mar 6, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
13%
|
Red Dawn (2012) |
"
Chris Hemsworth continues his quest to try to become this generation's Patrick Swayze with this bizarre and unnecessary remake of the 1984 slice of Cold War paranoia."
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Mar 5, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
4%
|
Playing for Keeps (2012) |
"
Gerard Butler once again submits his man card to a brutal ritual sacrifice in pandering, mediocre romantic comedie. "
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Mar 5, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
95%
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) |
"
The first seven movies of the dreamy 1980s slasher series squeeze on to five discs, looking far better in HD than they did when you first saw them, peeking through a crack in your parents' bedroom door as they watched it on VHS."
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Mar 5, 2013
|
|
23/4
|
19%
|
Lay the Favorite (2012) |
"
Part invigorating gambling flick, part dull romantic comedy, the movie has trouble establishing a tone, but usually manages to entertain."
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Mar 5, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
90%
|
Holy Motors (2012) |
"
Beware of this one. It's one of those strange-for-the-sake-of-quirk slices of experimental nonsense that snooty critics fall all over themselves praising."
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Feb 26, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
86%
|
The Master (2012) |
"
Phoenix and Hoffman both put on clinics, and Anderson's story, though meandering, never stalls."
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Feb 26, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
33%
|
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"
The previous Terminator Blu-ray looked pretty good, and it takes an eye trained better than mine to notice any relevant upgrade in this remastered cut of the 1984 sci-fi stalwart. "
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Feb 18, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
63%
|
Sinister (2012) |
"
Director Scott Derrickson's film never fails to impress."
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Feb 18, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
100%
|
On the Waterfront (1954) |
"
Criterion deliver a long-overdue tribute to Elia Kazan's astounding 1954 drama, which boasts one of moviedom's game-changing performances."
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Feb 18, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
26%
|
Fun Size (2012) |
"
Victoria Justice makes a rickety transition from Nickelodeon star to movie lead in this droll, Halloween-themed comedy."
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Feb 18, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (Unrated) () |
"
Impressive effects and an intriguing roundup of surely doomed characters lend color and heft to the production."
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Feb 18, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
5%
|
Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012) |
"
The determined, if questionably talented, cast and crew of Ayn Rand devotees continue to hack their way through the lionized author's obtuse prose"
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Feb 18, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
Argo (2012) |
"
Ben Affleck continues to thrust himself into the top echelon of directors."
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Feb 18, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
64%
|
Anna Karenina (2012) |
"
The meandering Russian tale of forbidden aristocratic love - Knightley's character spurns her stiff, high-ranking husband, played by Jude Law for military man Aaron Taylor-Johnson - fails to ignite. "
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Feb 18, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
I lump this head-scratchingly beloved Bond flick along with The Dark Knight Rises as the most inexplicably overrated movies of 2012."
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Feb 10, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
6%
|
Silent Hill: Revelation (2012) |
"
This wretched sequel embarrasses the franchise by dispensing with the tenuous hold on logic by the previous movie and increasingly nonsensical game series."
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Feb 10, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
94%
|
The Sessions (2012) |
"
Sure, it may be Cinemax-style soft-core porn lightly disguised as inspirational drama, but there's plenty of film-snob value here"
—
OK! Magazine
Posted Feb 10, 2013
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