|
5/5
|
67%
|
Disconnect (2013) |
"
"There wasn't a moment during this movie when I was thinking about anything other than this movie""
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Apr 12, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
67%
|
Disconnect (2013) |
"
I believed the lives of these people. I believed they'd do the drastic things they do in the face of crisis. I ached for them when things went terribly wrong and rooted for them when there were glimmers of hope."
—
Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
4/4
|
81%
|
The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) |
"
"The Place Beyond the Pines" earns every second of its 140-minute running time."
—
Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
Zero Dark Thirty (2013) |
"
'Zero Dark Thirty' is the best movie of 2012."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 14, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
88%
|
Life of Pi (2012) |
"
One of the most remarkable films in recent years."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Nov 21, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
Argo (2012) |
"
'Argo' is one of the best movies of the year."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Oct 14, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
74%
|
Prometheus (2012) |
"
Brilliant. Epic. Haunting. Grotesque. Great."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jun 8, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
The Artist (2011) |
"
Yes, it's virtually silent, it's black-and-white, and you might not know the leads. But if you don't take a chance on this film, we can't be friends any more."
—
Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Dec 16, 2011
|
|
5/5.0
|
94%
|
Hugo (2011) |
"
One of the most magical viewing experiences of the decade so far."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Nov 23, 2011
|
|
5/5.0
|
85%
|
Contagion (2011) |
"
"Contagion" is a brilliantly executed disease outbreak movie."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Sep 7, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) |
"
This is a masterful and worthy final chapter in one of the best franchises ever put to film."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jul 13, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
61%
|
The Beaver (2011) |
"
Brilliant film by Jodie Foster, with Oscar-level performances."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Apr 25, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
90%
|
The Fighter (2010) |
"
A great boxing movie, a great film about family. Gritty, thrilling, inspirational. Deserves multiple Oscar nominations."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 17, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
The Social Network (2010) |
"
Thanks to David Fincher's straightforward direction, Aaron Sorkin's Oscar-level script and a half-dozen sharp performances, this is one of the best movies of the year."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Sep 30, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
The Town (2010) |
"
As a director, Affleck now has two home runs in two at-bats. This is one of the best movies of the year."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Sep 21, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
86%
|
Inception (2010) |
"
One of the most intoxicating, challenging and beautiful movies of the 21st century, deserving of multiple Oscar nominations."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jul 14, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
99%
|
Toy Story 3 (2010) |
"
The best movie of the year so far."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jun 30, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
91%
|
Up in the Air (2009) |
"
If Reitman's first two films were triples, this is a home run."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 4, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
62%
|
Brothers (2009) |
"
Natalie Portman deserves an Oscar nomination. Tobey Magure in the performance of his career. This is the best movie I've seen this year."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 4, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
"
The best movie of 2008."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Feb 7, 2009
|
|
4/4
|
60%
|
300 (2007) |
"
It is excessively, cheerfully violent -- and it is gorgeous to behold. It looks like the world's most sophisticated and expensive video game, and I mean that in a good way."
—
Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Mar 9, 2007
|
|
4/4
|
84%
|
Breach (2007) |
"
About the only thing ineffective about Breach is the humdrum title. Everything else in this smart thriller works like a perfectly crafted Latin Square puzzle."
—
Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Feb 16, 2007
|
|
4/4
|
87%
|
Notes on a Scandal (2006) |
"
It is a chilling, memorable performance by Dame Judith, who will earn many award nominations, as should Blanchett. They are the perhaps the most impressive acting duo in any film of 2006. And Bill Nighy is their equal."
—
Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Dec 27, 2006
|
|
4/4
|
62%
|
Blood Diamond (2006) |
"
Blood Diamond is a work of amazingly orchestrated chaos."
—
Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Dec 8, 2006
|
|
4/4
|
69%
|
Babel (2006) |
"
One of the most challenging and saddest movies of the year -- and also one of the most memorable."
—
Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Nov 9, 2006
|
|
4/4
|
73%
|
Flags of Our Fathers (2006) |
"
An American masterpiece. It is a searing and powerful work from a 76-year-old artist who remains at the top of his game."
—
Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Oct 20, 2006
|
|
4/4
|
93%
|
The Departed (2006) |
"
It is funny, shocking and brutal, and it's filled with brilliant performances, with some of our best actors sinking their teeth into a great screenplay from William Monahan."
—
Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Oct 6, 2006
|
|
4/4
|
68%
|
World Trade Center (2006) |
"
[T]here's much discussion about whether audiences are 'ready' to see a mainstream movie about the events of 9/11... That's your choice, but you'll be missing one of the best films of the year."
—
Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Aug 10, 2006
|
|
4.5/5
|
50%
|
The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
The best attempt yet to capture the essence of the novel. "
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted May 10, 2013
|
|
4.5/5
|
55%
|
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) |
"
Deliberately ambiguous, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" provides just enough answers while leaving us with more than enough questions."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted May 3, 2013
|
|
4.5/5
|
80%
|
Warm Bodies (2013) |
"
This is a bloody fresh twist on the zombie genre."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Feb 3, 2013
|
|
4.5/5
|
92%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
"
Just about everybody in the cast of David O. Russell's strange and disturbing and deeply romantic new film has the chance to act with a capital A."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Nov 21, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
This is perhaps the most visually stunning Bond movie ever made. "
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Nov 7, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
87%
|
Frankenweenie (2012) |
"
"Frankenweenie" is a chill-inducing delight."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Oct 3, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
85%
|
End of Watch (2012) |
"
Writer/director David Ayer gives us an authentic, sometimes shockingly gruesome ride along. "
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Sep 20, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
74%
|
Hope Springs (2012) |
"
Director to Jones: "Just be yourself." Works for me. Master class in acting from the two leads."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Aug 9, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
77%
|
Killer Joe (2012) |
"
One of the three best performances of McConaughey's career."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jul 26, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
87%
|
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) |
"
TDKR completes on the great trilogies in movie history."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jul 19, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
55%
|
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) |
"
Steve Carell and Keira Knightley make for one of the most unlikely and yet one of the most touching romantic couples of the year."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jun 26, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
90%
|
Bernie (2012) |
"
Has a little bit of an East Texas Fargo feel. Jack Black gives one of his best performances."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted May 2, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
93%
|
Marvel's The Avengers (2012) |
"
One of the great joys of Marvel's The Avengers is its sense of humor about itself."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Apr 30, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
87%
|
Bully (2012) |
"
There's no doubt 'Bully' should be required viewing in every classroom in America"
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Apr 5, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
67%
|
Friends With Kids (2012) |
"
This is a sharp, funny, touching and utterly winning slice of New York."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Mar 9, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
76%
|
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012) |
"
Nothing seared my consciousness like the stunning work from Tilda Swinton in "We Need to Talk About Kevin.""
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jan 27, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
79%
|
The Grey (2012) |
"
This is much more than a man vs. nature vs. animal thriller."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
51%
|
Contraband (2012) |
"
This is a first-rate action film with a great cast, a talented director and a strong script."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jan 12, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
77%
|
War Horse (2011) |
"
What a gorgeous, breathtaking, epic adventure this is."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 22, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
67%
|
We Bought a Zoo (2011) |
"
This is a sweet, funny, unapologetically sentimental film."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 21, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
80%
|
Young Adult (2011) |
"
Charlize Theron delivers one of the most impressive performances of the year."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 7, 2011
|
|
4.5/5
|
74%
|
Rampart (2012) |
"
It's either one of the last great movies of 2011 or one of the first great movies of 2012."
—
Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 2, 2011
|
87%
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