|
3/4
|
97%
|
20 Feet From Stardom (2013) |
"
In a film that's often sad but not without its triumphs, director Morgan Neville smartly explores the complex role that ego and self-promotion play in this profession."
—
New York Post
Posted Jun 14, 2013
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|
1.5/4
|
22%
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Violet & Daisy (2013) |
"
A rather dull affair."
—
New York Post
Posted Jun 7, 2013
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|
2.5/4
|
82%
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Shadow Dancer (2013) |
"
The proceedings move so quietly and thoughtfully as to be occasionally somnolent, though they're punctuated with spasms of the violence that marked the Troubles."
—
New York Post
Posted May 31, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
50%
|
Now You See Me (2013) |
"
Perhaps the requisite summer-film explosion scene is just classic misdirection, per every magician's handbook. Look over here, and maybe you won't notice this movie doesn't make any sense!"
—
New York Post
Posted May 30, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
71%
|
Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (2013) |
"
Daunting though it may be for the aspiring pick-up entrant, this is a fun and worthwhile ode to one of New York's greatest summer pastimes."
—
New York Post
Posted May 23, 2013
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|
3/4
|
43%
|
Black Rock (2013) |
"
This indie, female-centric riff on "Deliverance" is spare, smartly written and shot through with moments of twig-snapping tension."
—
New York Post
Posted May 17, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
76%
|
Venus And Serena (2013) |
"
Any tennis fan interested in a straight-up account of what makes these fiercely talented players tick ... will find much to enjoy in "Venus and Serena.""
—
New York Post
Posted May 10, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
63%
|
Greetings From Tim Buckley (2013) |
"
Director Daniel Algrant chose well with Badgley, who transcends the rather made-for-TV vibe with a decent rendition of Buckley's haunting falsetto."
—
New York Post
Posted May 3, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
0%
|
Generation Um... (2013) |
"
Director Mark L. Mann seems to be searching for the meaning in aimlessness, and in lowered expectations. But too often the narrative left me feeling the titular "um.""
—
New York Post
Posted May 3, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
54%
|
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) |
"
Alas, the film's relevance - and ultimately sane upshot - is buried beneath a meandering and oft-implausible plot."
—
New York Post
Posted Apr 26, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
——
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Love Sick Love (2013) |
"
It's ultimately hard to care too much about a caddish protagonist like Norman - or, for that matter, about the clichéd "women are crazy!" sentiment that hums nastily under the antics of Dori's unorthodox family gathering."
—
New York Post
Posted Apr 19, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
100%
|
This Ain't California (2013) |
"
A trove of home videos, vintage commercial and propaganda footage and black-and-white animation dress up this energetic if somewhat unfocused look at the birth of skateboarding in the German Democratic Republic."
—
New York Post
Posted Apr 12, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
26%
|
The Brass Teapot (2013) |
"
Temple and Angarano, entertaining enough, never quite sell the idea that this goodhearted couple would be so easily transformed by greed."
—
New York Post
Posted Apr 5, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
50%
|
Welcome to the Punch (2013) |
"
One straight-faced gunfight after another, signifying nothing."
—
New York Post
Posted Mar 29, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
The Sapphires (2013) |
"
For the most part Aussie director Wayne Blair's feature debut is snappy and fresh."
—
New York Post
Posted Mar 22, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
80%
|
Ginger & Rosa (2013) |
"
There's not a bad performance in the bunch."
—
New York Post
Posted Mar 15, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
41%
|
The Call (2013) |
"
I'll say one thing for "The Call": Its ending is actually a bit of a surprise. Just when you think it couldn't get any stupider, pow!"
—
New York Post
Posted Mar 15, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
65%
|
Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey (2013) |
"
[Plods] from one performance to the next with unnecessary asides for veteran Journey members to talk about their own lives (trivia of interest to megafans and no one else)."
—
New York Post
Posted Mar 8, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
67%
|
Stoker (2013) |
"
Sure, it's got its horror aspects. But for my money, this movie belongs alongside "Secretary," "Ginger Snaps" and "Thirteen" in the family of deliciously dark female coming-of-age stories."
—
New York Post
Posted Mar 1, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
Red Flag (2013) |
"
In an era when awkwardness is the new self-confidence, the director manages to be palpably neurotic without trying too hard."
—
New York Post
Posted Feb 22, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
60%
|
Rubberneck (2013) |
"
One can only watch so many shots of the daily goings-on in a research facility without tuning out a bit."
—
New York Post
Posted Feb 22, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
36%
|
Dark Skies (2013) |
"
Mostly ... it all ends up feeling like a lost, minor episode of "The X-Files:" A little scary, a little silly and catnip for those who want to believe. "
—
New York Post
Posted Feb 22, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
13%
|
Safe Haven (2013) |
"
A cinematic valentine you'll be reasonably content to watch on a flight in a year or so."
—
New York Post
Posted Feb 14, 2013
|
|
0/4
|
56%
|
Would You Rather (2013) |
"
Director David Guy Levy's witless homage to the "Saw" franchise and its ilk."
—
New York Post
Posted Feb 8, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
20%
|
Girls Against Boys (2013) |
"
When it comes to "Girls Against Boys," it's a draw - everyone loses."
—
New York Post
Posted Feb 1, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
28%
|
Knife Fight (2013) |
"
Meanders aimlessly around too-familiar territory."
—
New York Post
Posted Jan 25, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
60%
|
The Last Stand (2013) |
"
[It] just seems to want to gin up a lot of high-fiving for a lot of shooting, and right now is the least palatable time I can think of for that."
—
New York Post
Posted Jan 18, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
27%
|
Struck by Lightning (2013) |
"
Ultimately, it all portends a much brighter future for Colfer than for Carson."
—
New York Post
Posted Jan 11, 2013
|
|
1/4
|
18%
|
Parental Guidance (2012) |
"
Parental Guidance kicks off with a mean-spirited joke about an overweight woman and heads downhill from there."
—
New York Post
Posted Dec 24, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
47%
|
Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012) |
"
It's refreshing to sit back and bask in the sheer joy with which these brightly costumed, stunningly agile performers navigate fire, water and air."
—
New York Post
Posted Dec 21, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
95%
|
West of Memphis (2012) |
"
This is a compelling and comprehensive guide to one of the most Kafkaesque crime stories in American history."
—
New York Post
Posted Dec 21, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
44%
|
Save The Date (2012) |
"
While Caplan works well in theory as an antiromantic-comedy heroine, director and co-screenwriter Michael Mohan just doesn't give her enough to do."
—
New York Post
Posted Dec 14, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
64%
|
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012) |
"
Too much of the film is taken up by creaky plot devices and one sibling vowing to track down and talk to another one to resolve a problem."
—
New York Post
Posted Dec 7, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
Finally, someone took the source material at its terribly written word and stopped treating the whole affair so seriously."
—
New York Post
Posted Nov 15, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
88%
|
Starlet (2012) |
"
[An] ethereal slice of life in the San Fernando Valley ..."
—
New York Post
Posted Nov 9, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
9%
|
Jack and Diane (2012) |
"
Tonally, the film swings between whispery romance and ominous horror as it explores the dark side of love and lust ..."
—
New York Post
Posted Nov 2, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
67%
|
Long Shot The Kevin Laue Story (2012) |
"
The mellow Laue, clearly still mourning the death of his dad, makes a likable enough subject, if sometimes low-key to the point of dull."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 26, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
93%
|
Sleep Tight (2012) |
"
"Sleep Tight" makes a sounder case for nocturnal Webcams than the "Paranormal Activity" franchise ever could."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 26, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
36%
|
Yogawoman (2012) |
"
The ancient Eastern tradition is demonstrably beneficial for both mind and body, but its execution can be so boring and its teachers so painfully earnest."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 19, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
47%
|
The First Time (2012) |
"
[An] inoffensive but bland ode to the talky high school movies of John Hughes and Cameron Crowe."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 19, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
25%
|
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) |
"
There is still activity, I regret to report, and none of it is of the normal variety."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 19, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
12%
|
Alex Cross (2012) |
"
Cohen squanders a surprisingly recognizable cast on a half-baked plot adapted from James Patterson's series of novels."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 19, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
90%
|
Gayby (2012) |
"
Harris, a talented comic actress who looks more like a real person than a Hollywood facsimile of one, makes every scene she's in shine."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 12, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
64%
|
Sinister (2012) |
"
C'mon, Ethan Hawke, you're better than this. Isn't there a "Before Sunset" sequel that needs your attention?"
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 12, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
54%
|
V/H/S (2012) |
"
"V/H/S" puts the majority of today's mainstream "scary" movies to shame; perhaps the solution is to cut them all down to about 15 minutes, and fund them on a shoestring."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 5, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
68%
|
Wuthering Heights (2012) |
"
If you can handle the glacial pacing and lack of dialogue, there is a certain squirmy satisfaction to watching this well-worn story of love, cruelty and madness play out minus the long-winded speeches and romantic catharsis."
—
New York Post
Posted Oct 5, 2012
|
|
2.5/4
|
43%
|
Hotel Transylvania (2012) |
"
[Tartakovsky's] wit and attention to detail enliven a collection of well-known ghosts and ghouls."
—
New York Post
Posted Sep 28, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
28%
|
Backwards (2012) |
"
Hickernell soft-pedals the material into a blandly feel-good dramedy."
—
New York Post
Posted Sep 21, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
100%
|
How to Survive a Plague (2012) |
"
A heart-wrenching portrait of one of the saddest, most heroic chapters in American history."
—
New York Post
Posted Sep 21, 2012
|
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