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Critical Consensus: Lions And Witches And Wardrobes, Oh My! (14 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Dec. 08 2005, 04:12 AM

This week's sole wide release is the highly anticipated "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." Will the film garner the lion's share of accolades?

Critical Consensus: "Aeon Flux" Not Screened. Draw Your Own Conclusions (34 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Dec. 01 2005, 03:51 AM

A cast that includes two Oscar winners (Charlize Theron and Frances McDormand) and some top-flight supporting players (Pete Postlethwaite and Jonny Lee Miller). A big-budget remake of a visionary, unique MTV cartoon. The sophomore film by a director (Karyn Kusama) whose debut ("Girlfight") won high praise (it's at 89 percent on the Tomatometer). So why wasn't "Aeon Flux," this week's only wide release, screened for critics? Uh, no points for guessing.

Critical Consensus: "Harry Potter," "Walk the Line" Both Certified Fre (9 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Nov. 17 2005, 04:28 AM

This week's wide releases find us within both a goblet and a burnin' ring of fire. We've got legends, both fantastic ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire") and musical (the Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line"). Will these heavily anticipated films generate warmth, or be scorched by the critics?

Critical Consensus: "Zathura"'s Got Game, "Get Rich" Dies Tryin' (9 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Nov. 10 2005, 04:49 AM

This week's wide releases raise a number of questions. Is "Zathura" a game worth playing? Is 50 Cent's movie debut, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," the cinematic equivalent of a trip to the candy shop? Is "Derailed" a speedy locomotive, or is it true to its name? What do the critics have to say?

Critical Consensus: "Jarhead" Overflows, "Chicken Little" Undercooked (7 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Nov. 03 2005, 04:10 AM

This week at the movies, we've got bored marines fixing for a fight with Saddam ("Jarhead") and a small piece of poultry who overreacts to acorns hitting him on the head ("Chicken Little"). Which of these films will score with critics?

Critical Consensus: "Zorro" Off The Mark, "Saw II" A Little Rusty (4 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Oct. 27 2005, 04:17 AM

This week's wide releases contain tales of existential, angst-ridden meteorologists ("The Weather Man"), psychopaths in sequels ("Saw II"), swashbuckling spouses ("The Legend of Zorro"), and the trials and tribulations of love ("Prime"). Which of these films will get good marks from the critics?

RT Critical Consensus: "Doom" Gloom, "Country" Sounds Sweet (12 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Oct. 20 2005, 04:55 AM

This week at the movies brings stories of marines on Mars ("Doom"), iron miners fighting the man ("North Country"), little girls who love horses ("Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story"), and questions of human identity ("Stay"). Which of these films will score with critics?

Critical Consensus: "Domino" Topples, "Elizabethtown" Disappoints (10 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Oct. 13 2005, 03:47 AM

This week, the wide releases regale us with tales of beautiful bounty hunters ("Domino"), existential romance ("Elizabethtown"), and masses of deadly condensed water vapor ("The Fog"). Which films will connect with the critics?

Critical Consensus: "Curse" Is A Blessing, "Shoes" Fit (2 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Oct. 06 2005, 04:16 AM

This week at the movies brings us stories of camaraderie. We have a man and his dog ("Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"), sisters ("In Her Shoes"), disgruntled restaurant employees ("Waiting..."), and men who bond over gambling ("Two for the Money"). Which of these films will get some love from the critics?