Splat |
17 Again (2009) |
"If you've seen any of the "body swap" movies that were made in previous years, then there's no need whatsoever to see 17 Again." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
2012 (2009) |
"Roland Emmerich's latest Irwin Allen-on-steroids disaster movie is the mother of all apocalypse movies, and it mostly satisfies..." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Splat |
Astro Boy (2009) |
"Astro Boy ultimately fizzles when it should be flying." |
Todd Gilchrist |
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The Avengers (2012) |
"Zak Penn Talks The Avengers" |
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Tomato |
Big Man Japan (2009) |
"If Christopher Guest made a Japanese monster movie, the end result might be Big Man Japan." |
Todd Gilchrist |
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The Bourne Identity (2002) |
"Matt Damon Talks More Bourne" |
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Splat |
The Box (2009) |
"Badly paced, plotted, directed and acted, the film really defies understanding how and why anyone other than Kelly not only would want to see it, but would make it in the first place." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Splat |
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) |
"...the first installment in a potential franchise that fails to offer reasons why mainstream audiences will want to follow it any further." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
Crank High Voltage (2009) |
"Crank: High Voltage is the superior of the two films not because it knows it's a second helping of something that is all empty calories, but because it's simply more than the other one." |
Todd Gilchrist |
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The Dark Knight (2008) |
"Analyzing the Academy's TDK Snub" |
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Splat |
Dead Snow (2009) |
"This Norwegian export adds precious little to the zombie-movie canon that hasn't already been thoroughly cannibalized by better directors and storytellers." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) |
"...a remarkable and effective adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel that manages to overcome the familiarity of its source material and become something more fulfilling." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
District 9 (2009) |
"Because Neill Blomkamp's emphasis is on humanistic rather than cultural relevance, the writer-director's feature debut is a genuine triumph nonetheless." |
Todd Gilchrist |
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Dune (2010) |
"Peter Berg Talks Dune" |
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Splat |
Fanboys (2009) |
"For people who hated the prequels or just outgrew their love for Salacious Crumb action figures and Star Wars Holiday Special references, it will probably feel like 90 minutes in the Sarlacc pit." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Splat |
The Final Destination (2009) |
"It's a shame that the filmmakers didn't use a little bit of creativity and inventiveness to come up with characters that we might actually want to see live, even if we would still be entertained when they didn't." |
Todd Gilchrist |
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The Fourth Kind (2009) |
"Trailer Bulletin: The Fourth Kind" |
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Tomato |
Friday the 13th (2009) |
"...a technically superior and artistically credible slasher movie that's destined to be a genre benchmark%u2014on any day of the week." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) |
"Stephen Sommers' film captures the silly energy that made the series such a childhood favorite and finds a way to fulfill the expectations of fanboys from 13 to 30 (okay, 33) in the process." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Splat |
Gamer (2009) |
"...a film that isn't merely offensive but borderline irresponsible, and all the more so because the filmmakers might consider that description a compliment." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
Grace (2009) |
"It focuses on characters rather than the color red, which is why it manages to surpass many of its more prominent cinematic competitors and qualify as one of the few true must-see horror movies of 2009." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Splat |
Halloween II (2009) |
"Anyone uninitiated with Rob Zombie's brand of grainy hillbilly brutality would be better served by eating a bran muffin and steering clear of this particular horror film, because it's a compliment to call it a piece of crap." |
Todd Gilchrist |
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Hancock (2008) |
"Peter Berg Talks Hancock Sequel" |
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Happy Feet (2006) |
"Robin Williams Talks Happy Feet 2" |
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Splat |
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) |
"The Haunting in Connecticut is exactly as good as it needs to be to satisfy people who like haunted-house movies or ghost stories." |
Todd Gilchrist |
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The Hobbit (2010) |
"Ian McKellen Is Excited About The Hobbit" |
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Tomato |
The House of the Devil (2009) |
"...a virtual refutation of all of the conventions of contemporary horror that manages to be terrifying precisely because it refuses to give you that gratification until you've almost given up wanting it." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
I Sell the Dead (2009) |
"An equally suitable title might have been The Medieval Dead." |
Todd Gilchrist |
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Iron Man (2008) |
"Is Faran Tahir Iron Man's Mandarin?" |
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Splat |
The Last House on the Left (2009) |
"It fails to provide much in the way of entertainment value thanks to scenes of violence that turn its otherwise escapist gore into a harrowing and often hard-to-watch reality." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) |
"This tale of a plus-plus-plus-sized lady taking on extraterrestrial enemies with the help of some equally oddball friends is an entertaining, funny and emotionally resonant adventure for audiences of all ages." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
Moon (2009) |
"Moon is a terrific alternative for science fiction fans who like to think in addition to simply being thrilled." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Splat |
Mutant Chronicles (2009) |
"...makes one long for the comparatively straightforward incompetence of filmmakers like Uwe Boll." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Splat |
Orphan (2009) |
"Orphan delivers the goods and then some, but it's the pretense of respectability that overshadows its often silly, superficial but satisfying scares." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
Paranormal Activity (2009) |
"Paranormal Activity takes all of the things that go bump in the night and gives you enough of a reason to think they might be real." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Splat |
Planet 51 (2009) |
"Planet 51 sucks." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
Ponyo (2009) |
"Ponyo's considerable charms translate easily to audiences of all ages, making the film not mere spectacle, but something truly special." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Splat |
Race to Witch Mountain (2009) |
"A stunningly incompetent family adventure film that fails on all levels of art, intelligence and even basic technical proficiency." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
Sleep Dealer (2009) |
"Writer-director Alex Rivera crafts a smart, lean and engaging science fiction opus that proves you only need a little money if you have a lot of ideas." |
Todd Gilchrist |
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Spider-Man 3 (2007) |
"Venom Spinoff Officially in the Works" |
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Tomato |
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"...it's hard to get too excited about yet another extension of the series' fairly joyless mythology, even if it qualifies as an otherwise well-executed and engaging summer blockbuster." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
Thirst (2009) |
"Thirst might just be the best horror movie of the year so far, precisely because it isn't one, but nevertheless works as though it is anyway." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
Trick 'r Treat (2009) |
"Michael Dougherty's directorial debut is one treat that deserves not to be spoiled before it's opened." |
Todd Gilchrist |
- |
Tron (1982) |
"Olivia Wilde Talks Tron Sequel" |
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Twilight (2008) |
"Twilight Anime in the Works?" |
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Splat |
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) |
"Full of superficial drama but empty of emotional substance, Rise of the Lycans explains how everything happened in the first two films but fails to address why, which is why both longtime fans and newcomers will still feel they've been left in the dark." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
Up (2009) |
"Up delivers like no other movie released this year thus far, operating as a massive summer movie and an intimate character study at the same time and with equal impact." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
Watchmen - Tales of the Black Freighter & Under the Hood (2009) |
"A collection of content that would better serve the film's future DVD and Blu-ray iterations than exist as a standalone release." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic (2009) |
"The two-disc, five-plus-hour DVD and Blu-ray offers fans an animated epic that revisits the visionary artwork and storytelling that made the Watchmen such iconic figures in the comic-book world." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato |
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
"On a purely surface level, even the expanded story feels like the book." |
Fred Topel |
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