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Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Daniel Gallant, Ed Travis, Eric Vespe, Moriarty.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Transsiberian (2008) Moriarty My vote is that this is a film that is certainly worth a look but most probably on your DVD player unless you are the type of person who can't figure out basic mysteries.
Posted May 05, 2020  Edit critic review
Alien: Covenant (2017) Harry Knowles The action and kills that occur are inventive and fun and surprising and truly horrifying. Nobody dies the way they'd prefer.
Posted Jun 06, 2017  Edit critic review
Outrage (2010) Devin Faraci To me there's no better praise you can give to a crime film -- when a hood gets his comeuppance you don't feel thrilled but bummed out.
Posted Oct 18, 2011  Edit critic review
Paranormal Activity (2007) Moriarty This is a strong movie that should please both hardcore horror fans and casual viewers equally, something that's very difficult to do.
Posted Sep 27, 2009  Edit critic review
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) Merrick There's an overwhelming sense here that Sommers and his minions were carried back to their own childhoods while making this movie, and are fiercely determined to re-create that experience for anyone watching it.
Posted Jul 31, 2009  Edit critic review
Funny People (2009) Moriarty ... if my complaints are 'I'd like to spend more time with many of the characters' and 'there's too much good stuff,' there are worse problems for a filmmaker to have.
Posted Jul 31, 2009  Edit critic review
Public Enemies (2009) Moriarty ... a solid, smart adult entry into the summer sweepstakes this year, and a nice moment for Mann, even if it doesn't particularly break new ground.
Posted Jun 28, 2009  Edit critic review
Brüno (2009) Moriarty This is our cultural conversation right now, and Bruno minces in, ready to demolish preconceptions in every direction.
Posted Jun 28, 2009  Edit critic review
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation (1989) Harry Knowles I feel this is the best damn fan film I've ever seen. The love and passion and sacrifice is on every single frame of this thing.
Posted May 13, 2009  Edit critic review
Star Trek (2009) Moriarty A new mission worth taking, a spirited, energetic new beginning to a series long assumed dead.
Posted Apr 27, 2009  Edit critic review
The Hurt Locker (2008) Eric Vespe All in all, Bigelow, Boal and the rest of the team crafted a very entertaining movie that puts character first, but also gives you a real impression of what our troops are dealing with in the Middle East
Posted Apr 03, 2009  Edit critic review
Drag Me to Hell (2009) Moriarty [The] brand-new self-described "spook-a-blast" is a nasty little bit of cyanide fun, a new Sam Raimi horror film, and it is an indecent amount of fun.
Posted Mar 20, 2009  Edit critic review
The Hurt Locker (2008) Moriarty I'm not sure this is a film that will be easy to sell to the general public, but anyone who is willing to test themselves will find that it's a dynamic and memorable experience.
Posted Mar 20, 2009  Edit critic review
I Love You, Man (2009) Moriarty [I]f you're in the mood for some straight-faced absurdism this weekend, "I Love You, Man" delivers.
Posted Mar 20, 2009  Edit critic review
Duplicity (2009) Moriarty "Duplicity" may not be an award-winner at year's end, but for adults looking to see something that treats them with genuine respect this weekend, there are few films in wide release that better fit the bill.
Posted Mar 20, 2009  Edit critic review
Observe and Report (2009) Moriarty If you think full frontal male nudity, "Old Boy"-style asskickings, date rape, and elderly incontinence are hilarious, you are in for a treat.
Posted Mar 18, 2009  Edit critic review
While She Was Out (2008) Moriarty [Kim] Basinger does truly exceptional work in this intimate thriller that marks a promising debut for [Susan] Montford as a writer/director.
Posted Dec 16, 2008  Edit critic review
Nobel Son (2007) Moriarty Nobel Son gives a unpredictable well told thrill ride that in less than two hours gives the audience more than their money's worth.
Posted Dec 05, 2008  Edit critic review
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) Moriarty It's a brutal emotional experience.
Posted Nov 25, 2008  Edit critic review
American Teen (2008) Eric Vespe I loved this movie. It's entertaining, emotionally moving. Sometimes it's mean, sometimes it's funny as hell, sometimes it's sweet, but it's never boring, repetitive or dull.
Posted Jul 15, 2008  Edit critic review
The Dark Knight (2008) Eric Vespe THE DARK KNIGHT is a spectacular piece of storytelling. It is as giant a leap forward from BATMAN BEGINS as THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK was to STAR WARS.
Posted Jul 15, 2008  Edit critic review
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) Moriarty This time, the freaks carry the film, and you get the distinct feeling that's the way it was always meant to be.
Posted Jul 07, 2008  Edit critic review
The Wackness (2008) Eric Vespe It's not an easy film to label. It's a comedy, it's a drama, it's just great. Whatever the mixture is that writer/director Jonathan Levine whipped up it works.
Posted Jul 05, 2008  Edit critic review
The Love Guru (2008) Eric Vespe It feels like the Uncle at the reunion who got a laugh from his horny monkey joke at the last get-together so he does it again this year. Awkward and a little painful.
Posted Jun 19, 2008  Edit critic review
Get Smart (2008) Eric Vespe Anne Hathaway [is] gorgeous, funny... She's everything that Barbara Feldon embodied in the TV show, but in a whole different way. They couldn't have found a better 99.
Posted Jun 19, 2008  Edit critic review
Cloverfield (2008) Moriarty ... there's a lot of visual imagination in the way certain moments are staged, and I think there are few films that better capture the panic and the chaos of a crisis in a big city.
Posted Jan 25, 2008  Edit critic review
Look (2007) Moriarty This is a great example of what you can do with not a lot of money as long as you're willing to think outside the box.
Posted Dec 17, 2007  Edit critic review
What Would Jesus Buy? (2007) Monki What Would Jesus Buy is a brilliant documentary that never falls into the classic documentary traps of boring you with facts and figures.
Posted Nov 29, 2007  Edit critic review
Beowulf (2007) Harry Knowles I have to give it to Zemeckis, Avary and Gaiman -- they pulled it off.
Posted Nov 12, 2007  Edit critic review
5/5
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) Marcus Everything a dark comedy should be.
Posted Oct 24, 2007  Edit critic review
There Will Be Blood (2007) Harry Knowles This is not just the best performance of the year to date, but one of the great performance period.
Posted Oct 01, 2007  Edit critic review
Zodiac (2007) Harry Knowles I loved the film.
Posted Sep 15, 2007  Edit critic review
Hot Rod (2007) Massawyrm You can't help but give into the cheesy goodness of it all.
Posted Aug 02, 2007  Edit critic review
Hostel Part II (2007) Harry Knowles This film is completely different in the fact that the three girls in the situation, I felt protective of, invested in, and had private movie crushes on all three.
Posted Jun 07, 2007  Edit critic review
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) Moriarty Do I think PIRATES 3 is a perfect film? Nope. Do I think it delivers on the promises that the first two films have been making? For the most part, absolutely.
Posted May 24, 2007  Edit critic review
Grindhouse (2007) Moriarty These are filmmakers who have followed their muse, for better or for worse, and what they've come up with here rewards every bit of faith I've ever put in them as a viewer.
Posted Apr 06, 2007  Edit critic review
Sidekick (2005) Moriarty Sidekick isn't a comedy so much as it is a twist on the genre. It's a solid little film, and I'll be curious to see what these filmmakers do next.
Posted Aug 10, 2006  Edit critic review
Clerks II (2006) Harry Knowles CLERKS II is a message movie wrapped in filth, pop culture and honest emotional characters.
Posted Jun 19, 2006  Edit critic review
Abominable (2006) Harry Knowles It completely captured me.
Posted Apr 25, 2006  Edit critic review
Silent Hill (2006) Moriarty It wants to get under your skin and unnerve you, and when that fails, it's willing to grab you, shake you, and even yank your skin clean off if that's what it takes to affect you.
Posted Apr 21, 2006  Edit critic review
V for Vendetta (2005) Moriarty We have here something that we rarely see in SF films these days... a movie about ideas over action, character over special effects, and emotion over action.
Posted Feb 07, 2006  Edit critic review
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) Moriarty This film... remembers to entertain as it illuminates, and it keeps its anger focused in a way that's never preachy.
Posted Jan 21, 2006  Edit critic review
Sin City (2005) Harry Knowles God I want to see it again. It's so cool.
Posted Jan 08, 2006  Edit critic review
The New World (2005) Moriarty ... a fever dream of the Pocahontas legend, a troubling, haunting poem of innocence tainted.
Posted Dec 31, 2005  Edit critic review
Munich (2005) Moriarty MUNICH takes a clear-eyed look at a terrible moment in cultural history and the ramifications of that moment, and it's brave enough to say that there are no simple answers, no absolutes, when you are dealing with violence and hatred.
Posted Dec 23, 2005  Edit critic review
Match Point (2005) Moriarty ... one of the best adult films of the year, a sleek moral quagmire that will no doubt be compared to crap like FATAL ATTRACTION, but which outclasses it in all regards.
Posted Dec 19, 2005  Edit critic review
The Producers (2005) Moriarty Leave the classics alone, Mel. You made three perfect films in your career, more than most people ever could, and now you've remade one of them badly.
Posted Dec 19, 2005  Edit critic review
King Kong (2005) Moriarty If you can look past the places where it doesn't hang together, KONG is a tremendous entertainment, as passionate a movie as any little self-financed indie film you want to name this year.
Posted Dec 14, 2005  Edit critic review
Domino (2005) Moriarty DOMINO is a baffling mess, a movie that means to thrill but which ends up as one of the most depressing, empty exercises of the year.
Posted Oct 14, 2005  Edit critic review
Elizabethtown (2005) Moriarty ELIZABETHTOWN is joyous and sloppy and frustrating at times but ultimately very satisfying, all of it jumbled up together.
Posted Oct 14, 2005  Edit critic review
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