|
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78%
|
Bronson (2009) |
"
A pointless exercise in morbidity."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 30, 2009
|
|
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20%
|
Motherhood (2009) |
"
A pleasing, lighthearted look at the mommy wars."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 22, 2009
|
|
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27%
|
The Canyon (2009) |
"
Bad things happen to good people in this intermittently effective chiller."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 22, 2009
|
|
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63%
|
Peter and Vandy (2009) |
"
Small gem features two star-making performances."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 12, 2009
|
|
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58%
|
Trucker (2009) |
"
Michelle Monaghan delivers the goods."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 9, 2009
|
|
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25%
|
Fame (2009) |
"
Rated PG, it's almost laughably bland and watered-down in its desire to appeal to the widest possible audience."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 24, 2009
|
|
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17%
|
Love Happens (2009) |
"
The title is a good indication of this movie's blandness and predictability."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 17, 2009
|
|
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87%
|
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) |
"
Second-string animated movie makes it to the finish line."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 17, 2009
|
|
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62%
|
I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009) |
"
Tyler Perry's latest hodgepodge has its moments."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 12, 2009
|
|
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7%
|
Whiteout (2009) |
"
Stupefying journey to the bottom of the earth."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 10, 2009
|
|
|
91%
|
Up in the Air (2009) |
"
Laughs and heartbreak meld seamlessly in this brilliant character drama."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 8, 2009
|
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13%
|
The Ugly Truth (2009) |
"
Hit-and-miss comedy delivers the unsurprising news that opposites attract."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 20, 2009
|
|
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14%
|
I Love You Beth Cooper (2009) |
"
One high school graduation party that you won't want to attend."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 10, 2009
|
|
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19%
|
I Hate Valentine's Day (2009) |
"
The strength of Vardalos' movies is that she loves all of her fellow actors and allows large ensembles to flourish."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 30, 2009
|
|
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65%
|
Dead Snow (Død snø) (2009) |
"
The superior craftsmanship helps to sustain the film until the horrific violence makes it literally unwatchable."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 11, 2009
|
|
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24%
|
Little Ashes (2009) |
"
All of the technical credits are outstanding; it's the diffuse script that disappoints."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 5, 2009
|
|
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83%
|
I Love You, Man (2009) |
"
The slight Rudd and the gangly Segel strike the right physical contrast for comedy. And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 16, 2009
|
|
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16%
|
Crossing Over (2009) |
"
The film is rife with coincidences, and it frequently strains credulity."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Feb 17, 2009
|
|
|
90%
|
Must Read After My Death (2007) |
"
An intriguing and unsettling look at the turmoil hidden behind the white picket fences of suburbia."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Feb 11, 2009
|
|
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31%
|
The Uninvited (2009) |
"
In truth it's just a gimmicky thriller that doesn't play fair with the audience."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 30, 2009
|
|
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50%
|
Jolene (2010) |
"
This picaresque tale dawdles a bit, but Chastain keeps us rooting for Jolene's survival."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 13, 2009
|
|
|
50%
|
Antarctica (2008) |
"
This new Israeli sex romp is a better advertisement for the country than a tourist bureau could provide -- at least for gay travelers."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 14, 2008
|
|
|
39%
|
Tru Loved (2008) |
"
This plodding plea for tolerance would barely pass muster as an after-school special."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 24, 2008
|
|
|
73%
|
Peur(s) du Noir (Fear(s) of the Dark) (2007) |
"
The picture is best enjoyed as visual spectacle; it never achieves terrifying intensity."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 22, 2008
|
|
|
65%
|
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) |
"
Even within the confines of G-rated fluff, it could have been a lot sassier."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 20, 2008
|
|
|
36%
|
Igor (2008) |
"
Although the visuals tantalize and the actors providing the voices add a lot of sass, the result is only so-so."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 16, 2008
|
|
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51%
|
The Family That Preys (2008) |
"
It's hard to resist the movie's mixture of soap opera, humor and heart-filled homilies."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 15, 2008
|
|
|
0%
|
Surfer, Dude (2008) |
"
[A] lackluster vanity production."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 9, 2008
|
|
|
13%
|
The Women (2008) |
"
These women are ready for action, but the fur never flies."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 9, 2008
|
|
|
9%
|
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) |
"
Despite a few sentimental flourishes, this programmer delivers for action fans."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 8, 2008
|
|
|
98%
|
The Wrestler (2008) |
"
Although the film teeters on the brink of sentimentality, it never topples into the slush, and this is a tribute to the rigorous direction as well as the astringent performances."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 4, 2008
|
|
|
2%
|
Disaster Movie (2008) |
"
No one expects sophisticated wit from this type of movie, but would it be too much to ask for more than a chuckle every 10 minutes?"
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 29, 2008
|
|
|
43%
|
Death Race (2008) |
"
Actors try to add a touch of class to a picture that's utterly crass."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 22, 2008
|
|
|
68%
|
Were the World Mine (2008) |
"
This picture dares to summon the spirit of the Bard as well as the ghost of Arthur Freed and succeeds as a rousing, warm-hearted spectacle."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 31, 2008
|
|
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63%
|
Sixty Six (2006) |
"
Although the subject might sound specialized, the picture is engineered with such skill that it transcends the ethnic details to become a universal story of a boy trying to find his place in an inhospitable world."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 30, 2008
|
|
|
61%
|
Felon (2008) |
"
Directed with pounding energy by Ric Roman Waugh and acted to the hilt by a cast comprising several of yesterday's stars proving their mettle, the movie delivers the thrills and emotion that prison movies require."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 17, 2008
|
|
|
39%
|
The Stone Angel (2007) |
"
Ellen Burstyn deserves another Oscar nomination for this compelling drama."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 8, 2008
|
|
|
41%
|
Hancock (2008) |
"
Great concept, shaky execution."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 24, 2008
|
|
|
84%
|
Rudy (1993) |
"
Sean Astin is utterly winning..."
—
Movieline
Posted May 29, 2008
|
|
|
84%
|
Kabluey (2007) |
"
This charming, pointed comedy is a genuine discovery."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 12, 2008
|
|
|
69%
|
Bart Got a Room (2009) |
"
Bart has enough laughs to snare a distributor and decent-sized audiences."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 30, 2008
|
|
|
64%
|
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) |
"
The fight scenes are fun, but the filler in between is deadlier than one of Li's lethal kicks."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 16, 2008
|
|
|
72%
|
American Zombie (2007) |
"
Performances vary widely in quality. Some of the "experts" who expound on zombie culture are portrayed by such amateurish actors that the film threatens to collapse."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 24, 2008
|
|
|
52%
|
Funny Games (2008) |
"
It's not exactly entertainment, but it casts a poisonous spell."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 14, 2008
|
|
|
22%
|
Never Back Down (2008) |
"
At its core Never Back Down is just another teen exploitation movie, but middle-age viewers who wander into the theater might get the same giddy rush as the kids."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 14, 2008
|
|
|
79%
|
The Hammer (2007) |
"
The movie benefits from unpretentiousness; it never takes itself too seriously."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 10, 2008
|
|
|
70%
|
Definitely, Maybe (2008) |
"
The romantic banter between Will and his three paramours strains for sparkling wit and only occasionally achieves it."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Feb 12, 2008
|
|
|
15%
|
How to Rob a Bank (2007) |
"
It seems especially depressing when so-called independent filmmakers have nothing on their minds except aping the style of Hollywood's hip caper movies."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Feb 5, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Recycle (2008) |
"
There are many telling details in the film, even if it ultimately raises more questions than it can possibly answer."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 30, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Anywhere, USA () |
"
A genuinely odd duck, a quirky regional comedy that doesn't quite resemble anything else you've seen."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 30, 2008
|
|
|
48%
|
Bottle Shock (2008) |
"
Rocky for wine aficionados."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 28, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008) |
"
You won't want to get to know these obnoxious characters."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 28, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
The Deal (2008) |
"
A wacky Hollywood satire that never catches fire."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 25, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Wind and the Water () |
"
Wind and the Water is not an earth-shattering film, but it replays a familiar story in a novel setting and achieves a lyrical intensity."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 25, 2008
|
|
|
50%
|
Assassination of a High School President (2008) |
"
Doesn't find enough novel insights to make for essential viewing."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 25, 2008
|
|
|
91%
|
Alice's House (A Casa de Alice) (2008) |
"
Despite all the crises brewing in this family, we never feel there's anything at stake."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 24, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Half-Life (2008) |
"
Marks the debut of a promising, truly independent film artist."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 24, 2008
|
|
|
66%
|
The Escapist (2008) |
"
All of this mayhem keeps us watching, but it would be hard to describe the experience as pleasurable."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 23, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Drummer () |
"
A most entertaining ride with audience appeal well beyond the festival circuit."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 22, 2008
|
|
|
76%
|
Captain Abu Raed (2007) |
"
Belies the inexperience of its makers, for it's a substantial, deeply moving film that has the potential to captivate audiences everywhere."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 22, 2008
|
|
|
17%
|
Sleepwalking (2008) |
"
This is a breakthrough performance [for AnnaSophia Robb] that should do wonders for her career."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 22, 2008
|
|
|
87%
|
Liberty Kid (2008) |
"
Even though Liberty Kid is a small film, much of it is deeply poignant; it enhances our compassion for all the ghosts of Sept. 11."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 10, 2008
|
|
|
53%
|
Steep (2007) |
"
Helicopters take us astonishingly close to the skiers as they climb up dizzying peaks, then race down 90-degree cliffs and sometimes jump off precipices with parachutes to bring them back to Earth."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Dec 17, 2007
|
|
|
74%
|
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007) |
"
Family films that won't make adults gag are always in short supply, so a pleasing British fantasy, The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, is a welcome addition to the holiday season."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Dec 13, 2007
|
|
|
50%
|
Dirty Laundry (2006) |
"
The film's plea for tolerance is commendable but would have more weight if only it were executed with more panache."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Dec 4, 2007
|
|
|
——
|
Torn from the Flag (2007) |
"
This is a lively piece of history, put together with a good deal of technical skill as well as unmistakable passion."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 28, 2007
|
|
|
9%
|
Sex and Breakfast (2007) |
"
Turgid and pointless."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 22, 2007
|
|
|
63%
|
Holly (2007) |
"
An unsparing look at child prostitution is a hard sell for audiences, but this movie is a memorable achievement."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 9, 2007
|
|
|
33%
|
O Jerusalem (2007) |
"
Even with its flaws, the film finds many moving moments as it surveys the ravages of a perpetually divided country."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 24, 2007
|
|
|
14%
|
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007) |
"
A ho-hum exercise in mysticism and hocus-pocus."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 5, 2007
|
|
|
23%
|
Raising Flagg (2007) |
"
Most of the confrontations play out tepidly and predictably."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 1, 2007
|
|
|
5%
|
Good Luck Chuck (2007) |
"
Laughs are MIA in this month's comic raunchfest."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 20, 2007
|
|
|
51%
|
The Kingdom (2007) |
"
Peter Berg's movie is no more than an action movie with an exotic backdrop. That would be fine, if only the movie were more exciting."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 14, 2007
|
|
|
53%
|
Across the Universe (2007) |
"
Despite all the inventive work, the film never achieves the soaring sense of bliss that would place it in the pantheon of movie musicals."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 14, 2007
|
|
|
13%
|
Mr. Woodcock (2007) |
"
Sharp performances enliven this formulaic comedy."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 14, 2007
|
|
|
56%
|
Weirdsville (2007) |
"
The film jumps around following the misadventures of the characters, and the whole enterprise comes to be frenetic and convoluted rather than pleasingly impudent."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 10, 2007
|
|
|
15%
|
The Brothers Solomon (2007) |
"
The movie doesn't have much visual style or atmosphere, but it does have a kinder, gentler spirit than many gross-out comedies, and that makes it a likable time killer."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 7, 2007
|
|
|
51%
|
The Bubble (Ha Buah) (2007) |
"
The film's humanism gives it an overwhelming impact."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 6, 2007
|
|
|
88%
|
Superbad (2007) |
"
Like American Graffiti and Dazed and Confused, the film all takes place during a single day and night. But it doesn't have the smarts or the depths of those ensemble comedies."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 8, 2007
|
|
|
36%
|
Descent (2007) |
"
You'll want to avert your eyes from this intense and intensely unpleasant drama about rape and revenge."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 31, 2007
|
|
|
60%
|
Arctic Tale (2007) |
"
The film would be more enjoyable if one could turn off the soundtrack and simply revel in the stunning visual evocation of this white-on-white world."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 19, 2007
|
|
|
78%
|
1408 (2007) |
"
Cusack manages to summon deep wellsprings of personal grief along with breezy humor and naked animal terror. It's a tour de force performance that confirms the talents of this remarkably versatile, sometimes underrated actor."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 19, 2007
|
|
|
100%
|
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) |
"
Gibney pulls it all together with impressive clarity and command. In the end, this passionate indictment of present U.S. policies stirs both sadness and outrage."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 11, 2007
|
|
|
59%
|
Scotland, PA. (2001) |
"
A slyly macabre fantasia that works on its own demented terms."
—
Movieline
Posted Dec 2, 2002
|
|
|
34%
|
I Am Sam (2001) |
"
A fairly formulaic (and terribly overlong) tearjerker."
—
Movieline
Posted Dec 2, 2002
|
|
|
10%
|
Slackers (2002) |
"
It turns out to be a cut above the norm, thanks to some clever writing and sprightly acting."
—
Movieline
Posted Dec 2, 2002
|
|
|
85%
|
Monster's Ball (2001) |
"
Recalls Tender Mercies, another astutely acted character study that remained resolutely small-scale and was all the more affecting because it didn't overreach."
—
Movieline
Posted Dec 2, 2002
|
|
|
78%
|
After Sex (1997) |
"
The French may imbue romantic and sexual turmoil with a bit too much sturm and drang, but at least they examine intimate emotions that Americans nervously avoid."
—
Movieline
Posted Mar 6, 2002
|
|
|
95%
|
Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1996) |
"
Takes a familiar French story of a May-December romance and renders it with unexpected nuance and uncommon wisdom."
—
Movieline
Posted Mar 4, 2002
|
|
|
74%
|
Patriot Games (1992) |
"
It moves along at a speedy clip, though it substitutes sadism for such niceties as wit and style."
—
Movieline
Posted Mar 4, 2002
|
|
|
53%
|
Gray's Anatomy (1997) |
"
Gray's Anatomy is a triumphant reminder of the power of words to summon our deepest fears."
—
Movieline
Posted Mar 4, 2002
|
|
|
96%
|
Big Night (1996) |
"
The film offers many tasty tidbits, but it feels distended and a bit too delighted with its own modest charms."
—
Movieline
Posted Mar 4, 2002
|
|
|
68%
|
Kiss of Death (1995) |
"
Price has a good sense of story structure, and this remake of the 1947 thriller is taut and engrossing."
—
Movieline
Posted Jan 28, 2002
|
|
|
60%
|
The Gingerbread Man (1997) |
"
The unlikely pairing of John Grisham and Robert Altman proves rewarding for both partners."
—
Movieline
Posted Jan 28, 2002
|
|
|
95%
|
The Truman Show (1998) |
"
This is an astonishingly rich and provocative movie that finds one of our few authentically visionary directors still testing himself and daring his audiences to keep up."
—
Movieline
Posted Jan 28, 2002
|
|
|
48%
|
Love's Labour's Lost (2000) |
"
A number of the actors surprise and beguile."
—
Movieline
Posted Jan 28, 2002
|
|
|
87%
|
Under the Skin (1997) |
"
Reminds us what it's like to see an actress go to work when she has a juicy role to play."
—
Movieline
Posted Jan 28, 2002
|
|
|
8%
|
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998) |
"
Although it's wildly uneven, this satire on the movie business, which was written by Joe Eszterhas, is peppered with uproarious touches."
—
Movieline
Posted Jan 28, 2002
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Wild Things (1998) |
"
Wild Things is a cut above most of the other recent film noir knockoffs, mainly because director John McNaughton has an unmistakable talent for the tawdry."
—
Movieline
Posted Jan 28, 2002
|
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