|
6/10
|
56%
|
Man of Steel (2013) |
"
The good and grand things outnumber the bad, but the film works as hard as it can to keep that from being the case."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 18, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
40%
|
My Bloody Valentine (1981) |
"
[Has] a sense of place matched by literally no other slasher film I have seen."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 18, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
——
|
Superman (1948) |
"
Evoke[s] a simple, happily naïve impression of how gosh-darn terrific a superhero would be to have around."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 18, 2013
|
|
4/10
|
——
|
Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (2007) |
"
[Teaches] all our little girlchildren largely useless moral lessons about how gosh-darn hard it is to go princessing all the time."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 14, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
85%
|
This Is the End (2013) |
"
Breezy enough that it's not very hard to enjoy it for what it is... [although] it's stretched out and there frankly aren't enough jokes in it."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 13, 2013
|
|
2/10
|
38%
|
The Purge (2013) |
"
It really oughtn't be quite this easy to screw up something as bog-standard as a home invasion thriller quite this thoroughly."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 12, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
71%
|
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007) |
"
It is, at a minimum, fun to watch; occasionally because it is clever, frequently because it is dumbfounding."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 11, 2013
|
|
9/10
|
100%
|
My Man Godfrey (1936) |
"
Hasn't lost an ounce of its thematic resonance even after all these decades."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 10, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
33%
|
Prom Night (1980) |
"
A special movie. Not by any means a great one; only barely and inconsistently a good one."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 9, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
50%
|
Now You See Me (2013) |
"
The enthusiasm and bouncy energy with which the film rockets through its plot... are enough to keep it peppy and fun despite how utterly shallow and trivial it is."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 7, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
91%
|
Frances Ha (2013) |
"
Gerwig, beyond a doubt, is immeasurably appealing, and Frances Ha is tailor-made to showcase her gifts better than anything she's ever been in."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 6, 2013
|
|
4/10
|
37%
|
Star Trek - Nemesis (2002) |
"
Feels, unmistakably, like Paramount and everybody involved was trying to get through it as fast as possible, dumping the series in an alley to let the rats gnaw at the body."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 6, 2013
|
|
3/10
|
11%
|
After Earth (2013) |
"
[Shyamalan's] best film since The Village, which would be a really mean thing to say about anybody who wasn't the auteur behind Lady in the Water."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 5, 2013
|
|
8/10
|
——
|
Les Misérables () |
"
A pretty terrific adaptation of the book and solid movie in its own right, neither of which conditions necessarily apply to most cinematic tellings of the story."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 5, 2013
|
|
4/10
|
55%
|
Star Trek - Insurrection (1998) |
"
The problem with Insurrection [isn't] that it's like a two-part episode. The problem is that it's like a one-part episode that was more than doubled in length without having nearly enough drama."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 4, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
——
|
Death Weekend (The House by the Lake) (1976) |
"
[Not] a great thriller, just one that is more intelligent and dignified than you would ever imagine, sight unseen."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 3, 2013
|
|
8/10
|
100%
|
The Magician (Ansiktet) (The Face) (1958) |
"
Tremendously important Bergman, even it it doesn't have the instant cachet of his more famous and direct movies."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 3, 2013
|
|
9/10
|
98%
|
Before Midnight (2013) |
"
American cinema has only rarely produced a pair of entangled lovers as flawlessly lived-in and carefully observed."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 3, 2013
|
|
8/10
|
93%
|
Behind the Candelabra (2013) |
"
Douglas and Damon perfectly navigate the entire lifespan of a relationship from giddy freshness to screaming fights."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted Jun 3, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
92%
|
Star Trek - First Contact (1996) |
"
If the film itself is a little bit generic, more of a popcorn sci-fi action film than a faithful adaptation of the characters from the series, that's probably all to the good."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 31, 2013
|
|
8/10
|
83%
|
Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country (1991) |
"
Not very great Star Trek, but it's such an impeccably made popcorn movie that it's just not worth it to pretend that it matters."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 30, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
62%
|
Epic (2013) |
"
At least it's pretty."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 30, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
47%
|
Star Trek Generations (1994) |
"
Star Trek at its geekiest, and cursory filmmaking at its blandest."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 29, 2013
|
|
3/10
|
0%
|
The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006) |
"
The question is surely not, are there better sequels or even midquels to the original Fox and the Hound, but, could there possibly be a worse one?"
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 27, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
75%
|
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) |
"
Not great. Not an all-time legendary accomplishment of family-friendly cinema. But pretty darn decent altogether."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 27, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
71%
|
Fast & Furious 6 (2013) |
"
The fourth consecutive Fast and Furious picture helmed by Justin Lin finds the director more comfortable than ever in handling this car-porn mayhem."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 27, 2013
|
|
3/10
|
——
|
The Clown Murders (1976) |
"
Except for some flashes in the last 30 minutes where the inherent creepiness of clowns and whispery voices buys the film some atmosphere, it's got boredom to spare."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 25, 2013
|
|
2/10
|
21%
|
Star Trek V - The Final Frontier (1989) |
"
The absolute nadir of the series, a movie so bad in so many ways that the second-worst has to squint and use binoculars to see that far down."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 24, 2013
|
|
8/10
|
85%
|
Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home (1986) |
"
A bit flimsy to be legitimately counted as "great" Star Trek, but aware enough of its characters and their attachments to each other and the audience that it's "fun" Star Trek."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 23, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
99%
|
Mud (2013) |
"
Up till just past the three-quarter mark, Mud is one heck of a nifty psychological fable."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 23, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
78%
|
Star Trek III - The Search for Spock (1984) |
"
Almost certainly the best of the "bad" Star Trek films... and for the first 30 or 40 minutes, it's not really even bad, to speak of."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 22, 2013
|
|
9/10
|
91%
|
Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan (1982) |
"
This isn't great "for a Star Trek movie", it's one of the best sci-fi adventure films of the post-Star Wars era."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 21, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
50%
|
Brother Bear 2 (2006) |
"
It's just a neutral object, with bears."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 21, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
44%
|
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) |
"
Merely a weak, inapt Star Trek movie, not a completely awful one."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 20, 2013
|
|
8/10
|
94%
|
Jason and the Argonauts (1963) |
"
A great adventure movie... presents spectacle in the most wide-eyed, awe-inspired register."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 20, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
79%
|
Shanghai Noon (2000) |
"
You can't get a whole lot less substantial than this, but well-played, friendly banter is tough to do, and the film hits its mark perfectly on that front."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 19, 2013
|
|
5/10
|
66%
|
Clash of the Titans (1981) |
"
The visual effects are clearly the only thing here that's worth bothering with."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 19, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
92%
|
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953) |
"
Clumsy in some very key ways at the script level, it's nevertheless an exemplary B-picture."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 18, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
63%
|
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) |
"
Given the number of movies like this that DIDN'T pay off with such a top-notch monster, it is easier to forgive the various narrative, cinematic, and psychological failings. "
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 18, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
87%
|
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
"
For the most part, the film is a carbon copy of the last one, in both its strengths and weaknesses."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 17, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
50%
|
One Million Years B.C. (1967) |
"
Some of the very finest dopey schlock ever put onscreen."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 17, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
83%
|
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960) |
"
Retains some scant measure of Swift's satiric intent, however distorted."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 17, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
71%
|
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) |
"
[The finest] of these formula-driven alien invasion movies... and not only because its flying saucers are pretty much the best ever."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 16, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
50%
|
The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
It's really not possible to retrofit a soaring romance onto Fitzgerald's plot skeleton."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 14, 2013
|
|
7/10
|
——
|
Le Faux Magistrat () |
"
Isn't up to the same level of mad, proto-surrealist invention. [of] anything else in the Fantômas series."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 13, 2013
|
|
6/10
|
71%
|
Romeo + Juliet (1996) |
"
Put simply: you're not likely to regard Romeo + Juliet as truly great cinema unless the song "Lovefool" stirs your soul."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 12, 2013
|
|
8/10
|
——
|
Fantômas contre Fantômas (1914) |
"
A lot better than most franchises this silly can claim to be by their fourth entry."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 12, 2013
|
|
8/10
|
——
|
Mort qui tue, Le (The Dead Man Who Killed) () |
"
Unfathomably for a century-old movie that has influenced an entire genre, it's actually a little bit surprising in spots."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 11, 2013
|
|
8/10
|
——
|
Juve contre Fantômas (Juve Against Fantomas) (1913) |
"
All the best parts involve criminal plots so outré that delighted disbelief is the only sane response."
—
Antagony & Ecstasy
Posted May 10, 2013
|
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