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Critical Consensus: I Am Legend All Over the Map, Chipmunks Hits Sour Note (23 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Dec. 13 2007, 05:52 PM

This week at the movies, we've got the last man on earth (I Am Legend, starring Will Smith), Alvin, Simon, and Theodore (Alvin and the Chipmunks, starring Jason Lee), and mommy kissing Santa Claus (The Perfect Holiday, starring Gabrielle Union and Morris Chestnut). What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: The Golden Compass Loses Its Way (42 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Dec. 06 2007, 04:32 PM

This week at the movies, we've got the first installment of the His Dark Materials trilogy, The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, and Daniel Craig. What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: Awake Not Screened For Critics (51 comments)

by Tim Ryan and Alex Vo on Thursday, Nov. 29 2007, 03:21 PM

This week at the movies we have a grand total of one new wide release: Awake, starring Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen. What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: Enchanted Bewitches, Hitman Misses, No Country is Certified Fresh (13 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Tuesday, Nov. 20 2007, 04:34 PM

This week at the movies, we've got real-life fairy tales, a deadly fog, loads of gunplay, musical families, yuletide conflict, and the latest from the Coen Brothers. What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: Beowulf is Certified Fresh; Magorium Short on Magic; Cholera is Under the Weather (14 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Nov. 15 2007, 03:23 PM

This week at the movies, we've got epic poems come to life (Beowulf, starring Ray Winstone and Angelina Jolie), a magical toy shop (Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, starring Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman), and romance in the midst of infectious disease (Love in the Time of Cholera, starring Javier Bardem). What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: Fred Claus Fails to Spread Cheer; Lions Is Tame, P2 is Average Genre Fare (8 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Nov. 08 2007, 03:25 PM

This week at the movies, we've got Santa's not-so-little helper (Fred Claus, starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti), geopolitics (Lions for Lambs, starring Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, and Meryl Streep), and one scary parking garage (P2, starring Wes Bentley). What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: American Gangster is Certified Fresh, Bee's a B-, Martian Alienates (10 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Nov. 01 2007, 06:20 PM

This week at the movies, we've got crime lords (American Gangster, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe), busy bees (Bee Movie, starring Jerry Seinfeld), and kids from another planet (The Martian Child, starring John Cusack). What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: Life Has Its Ups And Downs, Darjeeling Is Transporting (36 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Oct. 25 2007, 03:51 PM

This week at the movies we have a lovelorn single dad (Dan in Real Life, starring Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche), brothers on a train (The Darjeeling Limited, starring Owen Wilson and Jason Schwartzman, and the return of Jigsaw (Saw IV, starring Tobin Bell and Scott Patterson). What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: Night Doesn't Shine, Rendition Unextraordinary, Gone Baby Gone is Certified Fresh (16 comments)

by Tim Ryan and Alex Vo on Thursday, Oct. 18 2007, 03:45 PM

This week at the movies we have Alaskan vamps, imprisoned citizens, private eyes, grieving adults, biblical figures, athletes, and teen detectives of the supernatural. What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: No Debatin' Clayton, Night Almost Owns, Elizabeth Not Golden (18 comments)

by Tim Ryan and Alex Vo on Thursday, Oct. 11 2007, 05:36 PM

This week at the movies we got lawyer types (Michael Clayton, starring George Clooney and Tilda Swinton), dueling brothers (We Own the Night, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg), virgin queens (Elizabeth: The Golden Age, starring Cate Blanchett). What say ye, critics?

Critical Consensus: Heartbreak Needs Discipline, Jane Worth Perusing, Seeker Reeks (10 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Oct. 04 2007, 04:07 PM

This week at the movies, we've got honeymooners (The Heartbreak Kid, starring Ben Stiller and Michelle Monhagan), teenage heroes (The Seeker, starring Alexander Ludwig), bookworms in love (The Jane Austen Book Club, starring Maria Bello and Emily Blunt), and fledgling rappers (Feel the Noise, starring Zulay Henao). What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: Game Plan Fumbles, Kingdom is Overthrown, Feast Is Semi-Appetizing, Elah Worth a Visit (7 comments)

by Alex Vo on Thursday, Sep. 27 2007, 03:10 PM

This week at the movies we have parenting quarterbacks (The Game Plan, starring The Rock), FBI agents (The Kingdom, starring Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner), lonely citizens (Feast of Love, starring Greg Kinnear and Radha Mitchell), and one angry father (In the Valley of Elah, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron). What speaketh the critics?

Critical Consensus: Chuck is No Good, Sydney White is No Fairy Tale, Eastern Exceeds Promises (15 comments)

by Tim Ryan and Alex Vo on Thursday, Sep. 20 2007, 03:27 PM

This week at the movies, we've got cursed couples (Good Luck Chuck, starring Dane Cook and Jessica Alba), a collegiate Snow White (Sydney White, starring Amanda Bynes), the London underworld (Eastern Promises, starring Viggo Mortensen and Naomi Watts), and post-apocalyptic zombie killing (Resident Evil: Apocalypse, starring Milla Jovovich). What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: Brave One Isn't Tops, Mr. Woodcock is Flaccid, Hunting Party is Busted (12 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Sep. 13 2007, 04:14 PM

This week at the movies, we've got vigilantes (The Brave One, starring Jodie Foster), gym teachers (Mr. Woodcock starring Billy Bob Thornton and Susan Sarandon), war correspondents (The Hunting Party, starring Richard Gere and Terrence Howard), and dragons (Dragon Wars, starring Jason Behr). What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: Yuma is Certified Fresh; Shoot 'Em Up Shoots And Scores (4 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Sep. 06 2007, 04:25 PM

This week at the movies, we've got shootouts (3:10 to Yuma, Starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale); shoot-em-ups (Shoot 'Em Up, starring Clive Owen); and last shots (The Brothers Solomon, starring Will Forte and Will Arnett). What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: Fury Drops The Ball; No Stay of Execution For Death Sentence (9 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Aug. 30 2007, 05:39 PM

This week at the movies, we've got ping pong (Balls of Fury, starring Dan Fogler and Christopher Walken); revenge (Death Sentence, starring Kevin Bacon); and the return of Michael Myers (Rob Zombie's Halloween). What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: Champ Is No Chump; Nanny Is Dire, Bean is No Holiday, Dawn Needs Rescue (13 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Aug. 23 2007, 04:15 PM

This week at the multiplex, you'll have your choice between babysitters (The Nanny Diaries, starring Scarlett Johansson and Laura Linney) manchilds (Mr. Bean's Holiday, starring Rowan Atkinson), boxers (Resurrecting the Champ, starring Josh Hartnett and Samuel L. Jackson), Mormons (September Dawn, starring Jon Voight), and rogues (War, starring Jet Li and Jason Statham). What are the critics saying?

Critical Consensus: Superbad is Certified Fresh; The Invasion Crash-Lands (14 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Aug. 16 2007, 03:31 PM

This week at the movies, we've got some McLovin (Superbad, starring Michael Cera and Jonah Hill), pod people (The Invasion, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig), and swordplay (The Last Legion, starring Ben Kingsley and Colin Firth). What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: Rush Hour 3 Runs On Fumes; Stardust Shines; Daddy Day Camp Is Laugh-Free (20 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Aug. 09 2007, 06:42 PM

This week at the movies, we've got wacky cops (Rush Hour 3, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker), fairy tales (Stardust, starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer), the great outdoors (Daddy Day Camp, starring Cuba Gooding Jr.), and lycanthopes (Skinwalkers). What do the critics have to say?

Bourne Is Certified Fresh; Hot Rod Hits the Skids; Bratz is Grade-Z; El Cantante Hits A Flat Note (12 comments)

by Tim Ryan and Alex Vo on Thursday, Aug. 02 2007, 04:32 PM

This week at the movies, we got amnesiac spies (The Bourne Ultimatum, starring Matt Damon and Julia Stiles), loser daredevils (Hot Rod, with Andy Samberg and Isla Fisher), salsa singers (El Cantante, starring Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez), school girls (Bratz: The Movie, starring Nathalia Ramos and Jon Voight), flying canines (Underdog, starring Jason Lee and Peter Dinklage), and radio personalities (Talk to Me, starring Don Cheadle and Chjwetel Ejiofor). What do the critics have to say?