|
2.5/4
|
36%
|
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) |
"
All tricked out and nowhere to go"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jul 26, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
8%
|
Backseat (2005) |
"
Good acting, a clever soundtrack, sharp dialogue, and unexpected situations"
—
Movie Habit
Posted May 14, 2009
|
|
4/4
|
97%
|
The Class (2008) |
"
Has the feel of a true collection of natives and immigrants, with authentic attitudes and defenses"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 21, 2009
|
|
2.5/4
|
50%
|
Wilderness Survival for Girls (2007) |
"
Chew on this, then forget about it"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Feb 22, 2009
|
|
3/4
|
70%
|
Guest of Cindy Sherman (2008) |
"
Paul persists in filming, even when superior artists snub and insult him"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Feb 22, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
66%
|
The Brothers Bloom (2009) |
"
Great writing and good acting kept me guessing right up to the melodramatic ending"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Feb 22, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
94%
|
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
"
Succeeds in celebrating the beauty of India's culture and speaking aloud its terrible truths"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jan 20, 2009
|
|
3.5/4
|
53%
|
Steep (2007) |
"
Shares the thrill of extreme skiing while injecting some sobriety back into the proceedings"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jan 17, 2008
|
|
3/4
|
89%
|
The Savages (2007) |
"
... But will it play in Peoria?"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Dec 20, 2007
|
|
4/4
|
94%
|
Juno (2007) |
"
Introducing a screenwriter with raw talent and hot new actress"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Dec 20, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
——
|
Mystic Ball (2007) |
"
A game that is not played competitively, nor to showcase the skills of individual players"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Nov 17, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
96%
|
Ratatouille (2007) |
"
I found it very cool to see Keller's inspired take on ratatouille in the DVD extras"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Nov 17, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
96%
|
Ratatouille (2007) |
"
Adults will decide to try cooking an elaborate French dish; the kids will ask for a pet rat"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jul 12, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
80%
|
10 MPH (2007) |
"
A nearly irresistible concept, packaged a little too neatly"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jun 16, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
——
|
A Coat of Snow () |
"
These women are simply too annoying to relish watching, but at least director Hoffman made me think"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jun 16, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
53%
|
The Last Mimzy (2007) |
"
The kids are complex enough that, by the end, we truly want to know how things work out for them"
—
Movie Habit
Posted May 17, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
45%
|
Fay Grim (2007) |
"
Hartley uses all of the many layers of information a film can provide, not just dialogue and story"
—
Movie Habit
Posted May 17, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
50%
|
Color Me Kubrick (2007) |
"
Fails to deliver the clever film promised by the premise and the talent"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 19, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
63%
|
Music and Lyrics (2007) |
"
Hugh sings!"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Mar 8, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
57%
|
The Astronaut Farmer (2006) |
"
An imperfect but delightful film"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Mar 8, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
88%
|
Maxed Out (2006) |
"
The information in this documentary made my jaw drop down near my clavicle"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Mar 8, 2007
|
|
4/4
|
84%
|
Black Gold (2006) |
"
One of the most watchable documentaries I have ever seen"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jan 25, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
70%
|
Opal Dream (2006) |
"
The entire family seems stretched to the limits by Kellyanne's invisible friends"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Jan 25, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
67%
|
loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies (2006) |
"
An entertaining but less-than-satisfying filmic package for anyone but the die-hard Pixies fan"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Nov 8, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
49 Up (2006) |
"
"Every seven years, it's like a little pill of poison that is injected into my life""
—
Movie Habit
Posted Nov 8, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
95%
|
Wordplay (2006) |
"
A surprising amount of suspense keeps word-lovers interested"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Aug 12, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
86%
|
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2006) |
"
Succeeds as a music-based travelogue, my favorite kind of anthropology"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Aug 12, 2006
|
|
4/4
|
94%
|
Dirty Pretty Things (2003) |
"
Excellent writing, acting, and directing create a memorable story and characters"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 14, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
23%
|
Raising Helen (2004) |
"
Kate Hudson is the bright spot in this bittersweet romantic comedy that just stops short of maudlin"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 14, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
90%
|
Tom Dowd and the Language of Music (2004) |
"
Recording pioneer Tom Dowd polished some of the most brilliant careers in music"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 14, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
Exiles (Exils) (2004) |
"
Writer-director-composer Gatlif embroiders the travelers' sensory journey with rich aural textures"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 14, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
19%
|
Firewall (2006) |
"
Works as the two solid hours of thriller that it aspires to be"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 14, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
90%
|
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) |
"
After a slow start, Demme allows Young to reveal his pure love of family and yearning for home"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 14, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
——
|
Irish Jam (2006) |
"
Makers thought about more than how to make the quickest buck from a cross-cultural dramatic comedy"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 14, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
——
|
The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui (2005) |
"
Sednaoui's expertise is in getting out of the way of the performers and the song"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Feb 5, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
37%
|
A Good Woman (2006) |
"
Fast-moving and light on its feet, as any Oscar Wilde adaptation should be"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Feb 5, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
——
|
Satellite (2006) |
"
High-concept, low-budget drama has reckless and endearing romance and idealism"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Feb 5, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
43%
|
Bee Season (2005) |
"
The final stretch reaches too far for an audience's already extended credit"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Feb 5, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
92%
|
Sisters in Law (2005) |
"
Cameroonian women lawyers have their day in court"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Feb 5, 2006
|
|
4/4
|
90%
|
Capote (2005) |
"
Philip Seymour Hoffman channels Truman Capote as he writes his masterwork"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Feb 4, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
72%
|
Syriana (2005) |
"
A graduate-level lecture on oil politicking, Washington law and Middle-Eastern power structures"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Dec 8, 2005
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Femi Kuti Live at the Shrine (2005) |
"
Two performers (Mick Jagger and Femi Kuti) display their respective commitments to their communities"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Sep 1, 2005
|
|
3/4
|
100%
|
Gimme Shelter (1970) |
"
Two performers (Mick Jagger and Femi Kuti) display their respective commitments to their communities"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Sep 1, 2005
|
|
3/4
|
59%
|
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) |
"
When married assassins Pitt and Jolie learn they have been hired to kill each other, sparks fly"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Aug 5, 2005
|
|
2/4
|
57%
|
Last Days (2005) |
"
Oppressive dreariness permeates the hour-and-a-half stumble toward death"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Aug 5, 2005
|
|
3/4
|
90%
|
DiG! (2004) |
"
Entertainment for pop music lovers that also fills the gaps in your current pop knowledge"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Apr 13, 2005
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
Overnight (2004) |
"
A morality play for the ages, a train-wreck of a story you can't help but watch"
—
Movie Habit
Posted Oct 27, 2004
|
|
3/4
|
92%
|
Tarnation (2004) |
—
Movie Habit
Posted Oct 19, 2004
|
|
3.5/4
|
90%
|
Tom Dowd and the Language of Music (2004) |
—
Movie Habit
Posted Sep 1, 2004
|
87%
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