|
5/10
|
46%
|
Parkland (2013) |
"
Pretentious and unproductive, it's a stylized postscript revealing no new insights or relevant information, nothing that historians and conspiracy theorists have not already rehashed."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Oct 5, 2013
|
|
4/10
|
8%
|
Runner Runner (2013) |
"
This dicey melodrama stacks the deck, meaning that buying a ticket is a gamble that doesn't pay off. Rent 'Rounders' instead."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Oct 4, 2013
|
|
4/10
|
42%
|
All Is Bright (2013) |
"
This strangely dark comedy is a wistful, joyless, forgettable interlude."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
9/10
|
98%
|
Gravity (2013) |
"
Not since Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' has there been a sci-fi fantasy as thrilling and intensely gripping as this. Wonderfully innovative, it's an awesome spectacle not to be missed."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Oct 2, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
95%
|
Enough Said (2013) |
"
An insightful, wryly amusing social commentary about compatibility and contemporary suburban anxiety."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Oct 1, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
59%
|
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) |
"
Silly, imaginative and noisy - it's a tasty second helping that's filled with family-friendly fun."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 28, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
83%
|
Don Jon (2013) |
"
From 'Pillow Talk' to pornography in three generations! Sleazy yet seductive, Joseph Gordon-Levitt cleverly distinguishes the different between lust and love."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 27, 2013
|
|
4/10
|
5%
|
Battle of the Year (2013) |
"
Filled with fancy, if frenetic footwork but weighed down by all-too-familiar plot/characters/dialogue."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
3/10
|
50%
|
Thanks For Sharing (2013) |
"
Predictably unsatisfying and so banal that it's a total turnoff."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 25, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
34%
|
Salinger (2013) |
"
Fatuous and infuriating, it's a shallow, superficial examination of a multi-layered, enigmatic author."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 25, 2013
|
|
4/10
|
14%
|
The Colony (2013) |
"
Dull and formulaic, it's yet another wannabe post-apocalyptic thriller."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 24, 2013
|
|
3/10
|
35%
|
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) |
"
Tedious and repetitive, it concludes with yet another creepy cliffhanger."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
9/10
|
80%
|
Prisoners (2013) |
"
Unflinching and intense, it's an intricate thriller evoking complex emotional conflict, moral ambiguity and sustained psychological suspense."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
8/10
|
88%
|
Rush (2013) |
"
Exciting, exhilarating and enthralling, even for those who are not into automobile racing."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 18, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
91%
|
In a World... (2013) |
"
Savvy, screwball, feminist comedy gem."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 14, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
33%
|
The Family (2013) |
"
Facetious and amusingly amoral, it lacks cohesion and consistency - and the carnage is far from comedic."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 14, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
60%
|
Riddick (2013) |
"
Viscerally ferocious, delivering brawny, low-octane Diesel."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 11, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
31%
|
Austenland (2013) |
"
Amiable, yet flimsy - too bad it's not a saucier, snarkier satire."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 10, 2013
|
|
3/10
|
3%
|
Getaway (2013) |
"
Tiresome wannabe thriller, incoherently spinning its wheels for 97 minutes with sheer stupidity."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 6, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
46%
|
Closed Circuit (2013) |
"
Subdued yet suspenseful, a timely conspiracy thriller."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
57%
|
The Frozen Ground (2013) |
"
Choppy and chilling, it's destined for a quick burial in the icy tundra."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 2, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
64%
|
One Direction: This Is Us (2013) |
"
A glossy, promotional concept that's overly enhanced by unnecessary amplification."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Sep 2, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
75%
|
You're Next (2013) |
"
A mediocre, late-summer slasher, filled with pointless carnage."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 26, 2013
|
|
8/10
|
100%
|
Out of the Clear Blue Sky (2013) |
"
Compelling - it's an insider's poignant view of the harrowing tragedy."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 24, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
91%
|
The Spectacular Now (2013) |
"
Strikes a bittersweet note of unaffected authenticity..."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 24, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
74%
|
The Grandmaster (2013) |
"
Somber, stylized and visually stunning"
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 24, 2013
|
|
2/10
|
38%
|
Dark Tourist (2013) |
"
Degenerate, depraved psycho-sexual drama revolving around a pathetic thrill-seeker who travels with intent to visit places of tragedy or disaster."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 22, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
27%
|
Planes (2013) |
"
Flimsy - weighted down with an air of familiarity"
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 21, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
26%
|
Jobs (2013) |
"
Superficial and unsatisfying..."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 17, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
4%
|
Paranoia (2013) |
"
So dumbed-down that it's totally lacking in suspense and common sense."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 17, 2013
|
|
4/10
|
30%
|
Kick-Ass 2 (2013) |
"
Flimsy and floundering, one of the stupidest sequels ever."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 17, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
89%
|
The World's End (2013) |
"
For Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg/Nick Frost fans, I suppose this silly, stylized, slapstick British romp is a ridiculously amusing, apocalyptic riff."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 17, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
99%
|
Short Term 12 (2013) |
"
Acclaimed at film festivals - this is a sensitive, poignant and distressing drama about troubled adolescents."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 15, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
83%
|
The Patience Stone (2013) |
"
Profoundly disturbing depiction of the grim realities and the oppression women endure under the Taliban regime - yet enthralling because of Golshifteh Farahani's performance."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 12, 2013
|
|
9/10
|
73%
|
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) |
"
Ambitious and affecting, it's a challenging, haunting, historical epic, hoping to follow the success of the similar, late-summer 2011 release 'The Help.'"
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 10, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
47%
|
We're The Millers (2013) |
"
Distasteful & mediocre, concluding with obligatory outtakes that are funnier than the film itself."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
38%
|
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) |
"
Without urgency or peril, it's flimsy, fantastical fun aimed at pre-teens familiar with pop-culture Greek mythology."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 7, 2013
|
|
9/10
|
91%
|
Blue Jasmine (2013) |
"
Unsettling and insightful, it's Woody Allen's 48th film - and one of his best."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 4, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
63%
|
2 Guns (2013) |
"
Bang! Bang! Boring."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 3, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
68%
|
Elysium (2013) |
"
Energetic, if sociologically simplistic - another violent, post-apocalyptic, sci-fi spectacle."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Aug 3, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
69%
|
The Wolverine (2013) |
"
Elevated above the ordinary comic-book adaptation by the charismatic ferocity of buffed-up Hugh Jackman."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Jul 28, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
42%
|
Red 2 (2013) |
"
Sly and savvy, it's a classy, globe-trotting action comedy for baby-boomers."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Jul 28, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
86%
|
The Conjuring (2013) |
"
A horror thriller that's silly yet scary enough to give you second thoughts if anyone suggests playing Hide 'n' Clap."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Jul 17, 2013
|
|
8/10
|
65%
|
Turbo (2013) |
"
It's a sweet, endearing 'Fast and Furious' animated comedy, a fun-filled adventure for adrenaline junkies of all ages."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Jul 16, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
72%
|
Pacific Rim (2013) |
"
Facile, fast-paced film-turned-video game...with a weak story and rather uninteresting heroes. "
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Jul 16, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
94%
|
Fruitvale Station (2013) |
"
Compelling and exasperating..."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Jul 9, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
31%
|
The Lone Ranger (2013) |
"
It's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' in the Old West. Any resemblance between the old-time radio/TV Western and this theme-park-ride-ready-to-happen is exactly what Disney had in mind."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Jul 2, 2013
|
|
8/10
|
85%
|
The Way Way Back (2013) |
"
It's a bittersweet, heartwarming delight! "
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Jul 1, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
75%
|
Despicable Me 2 (2013) |
"
This sweet 'n' sticky sequel is stolen by the mischievous Minions."
—
SSG Syndicate
Posted Jun 29, 2013
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