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Critics Consensus: Iron Man 3 is Certified Fresh (125 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, May. 03 2013, 12:08 PM

This week at the movies, we've got only one new wide release in theaters, but it's a biggie: the hotly-anticipated Iron Man 3, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow. What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Pain & Gain is Visceral But Uneven (56 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Apr. 25 2013, 04:00 PM

This week at the movies, we've got bodybuilding bad guys (Pain & Gain, starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) and matrimonial mishaps (The Big Wedding, starring Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Oblivion Looks Great, But Its Story Meanders (89 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Apr. 18 2013, 04:20 PM

This week at the movies, we've got only one wide release: the post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure (Oblivion, starring Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman. What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: 42 Is Earnest and Inspirational (76 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Apr. 11 2013, 04:20 PM

This week at the movies, we've got a pioneering ballplayer (42, starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford) and a horror spoof (Scary Movie V, starring Ashley Tisdale and Simon Rex). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Evil Dead Is a Solid, Gory Update (82 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Apr. 05 2013, 12:01 PM

This week at the movies, we've got an army of darkness (Evil Dead, starring Jane Levy and Shiloh Fernandez) and an island of dinosaurs (Jurassic Park, starring Sam Neill and Laura Dern). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: G.I. Joe: Retaliation Hits a Roadblock (80 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Mar. 29 2013, 12:15 PM

This week at the movies, we've got real American heroes (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Channing Tatum); body snatchers (The Host, starring Saoirse Ronan and Diane Kruger); and a passionate marriage counselor (Temptation, starring Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Lance Gross). What do critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: The Croods is Charming and Funny (53 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Mar. 22 2013, 02:22 PM

This week at the movies, we've got a stone-age family (The Croods, with voice work by Nicolas Cage and Emma Stone); secret servicemen (Olympus Has Fallen, starring Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart); an Ivy League application reader (Admission, starring Tina Fey and Paul Rudd); and girls gone wild (Spring Breakers, starring Selena Gomez and James Franco). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is Short on Razzle Dazzle (86 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Mar. 15 2013, 01:54 PM

This week at the movies, we've got dueling magicians (The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, starring Steve Carell and Jim Carrey) and a distressed 911 operator (The Call, starring Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Oz the Great and Powerful Looks Good But Lacks Magic (70 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Mar. 08 2013, 11:19 AM

This week at the movies, we've got a wonderful wizard (Oz the Great and Powerful, starring James Franco and Mila Kunis) and a pair of avengers (Dead Man Down, starring Noomi Rapace and Colin Farrell). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Jack the Giant Slayer is Fee-Fie-Fokay (68 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Mar. 01 2013, 07:08 AM

This week at the movies, we've got fairy tale swashbuckling (Jack the Giant Slayer, starring Nicholas Hoult and Ewan McGregor), submarine suspense (Phantom, starring Ed Harris and David Duchovny), excessive partying (21 and Over, starring Miles Teller and Skylar Astin), and devilish doings (The Last Exorcism Part II, starring Ashley Bell and Spencer Treat Clark). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Snitch Talks a Decent Game (40 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Feb. 22 2013, 09:11 AM

This week at the movies, we've got an undercover dad (Snitch, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Susan Sarandon) and terrorized suburbanites (Dark Skies, starring Keri Russell and Josh Hamilton). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: A Bad Day for A Good Day to Die Hard (85 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Feb. 14 2013, 03:50 PM

This week at the movies, we've got the return of John McClane (A Good Day to Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney); a tentative love affair (Safe Haven, starring Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel); teenage witchcraft (Beautiful Creatures, starring Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert); and alien astronauts (Escape From Planet Earth 3D, with voice work by Brendan Fraser and Rob Corddry). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Side Effects is Certified Fresh (35 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Feb. 07 2013, 04:20 PM

This week at the movies, we've got a woman on the edge (Side Effects, starring Rooney Mara and Channing Tatum); a shameless fraudster (Identity Thief, starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman), and some hotshot pilots (Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Warm Bodies is a Date Night of the Living Dead (66 comments)

by RT Staff on Thursday, Jan. 31 2013, 04:27 PM

This week at the movies, we've got a zombie rom-com (Warm Bodies, starring Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer), an aging hit man (Bullet to the Head, starring Sylvester Stallone), and aging ex-cons (Stand Up Guys, starring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin.) What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Not Screened -- Guess the Tomatometer! (99 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Jan. 24 2013, 04:20 PM

This week at the movies, we've got killer siblings (Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton), an avenging crook (Parker, starring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez), and a smorgasbord of comedy vignettes (Movie 43, starring Kate Winslet and Hugh Jackman). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Arnold Makes a Satisfying Return in The Last Stand (75 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Jan. 17 2013, 04:15 PM

This week at the movies, we've got a border skirmish (The Last Stand, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Knoxville), haunted children (Mama, starring Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), and a shady election (Broken City, starring Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Gangster Squad Is Style Over Substance (99 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Jan. 10 2013, 04:20 PM

This week at the movies, we've got tough cops (Gangster Squad, starring Sean Penn and Ryan Gosling), a tenacious CIA agent (Zero Dark Thirty, starring Jessica Chastain and Joel Edgerton), and a bedeviled couple (A Haunted House, starring Marlon Wayans and Essence Atkins). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: The Impossible is Certified Fresh (29 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Jan. 03 2013, 04:11 PM

This week at the multiplex, we've got a family in peril ("The Impossible," starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor), a town versus a corporation ("Promised Land," starring Matt Damon and John Krasinski), and killer with a chainsaw ("Texas Chainsaw 3D," starring Alexandra Daddario and Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson). Find out what the critics have to say!

Critics Consensus: Merry Christmas! Django Unchained is Certified Fresh (62 comments)

by on Monday, Dec. 24 2012, 12:08 PM

Merry Christmas! This week at the movies, we've got a quest for vengeance (Django Unchained, starring Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio), a prisoner-turned-businessman (Les Mis�rables, starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway), and an old-school grandfather (Parental Guidance, starring Billy Crystal and Bette Midler). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Jack Reacher Features Tom Cruise in Control (30 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Dec. 20 2012, 04:15 PM

This week at the movies, we've got a cool cop (Jack Reacher, starring Tom Cruise and Rosamund Pike); harried marrieds (This is 40, starring Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann); mother-son bonding (The Guilt Trip, starring Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen); and a fanciful circus (the performance film Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away). What do the critics have to say?