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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Hook (1991) Libby Gelman-Waxner If Steven really loved the original story, how could he make this dopey movie? How would he feel if someone made a sequel about E.T.'s mid-life crisis starring Howie Mandel?
Posted Dec 19, 2025  Edit critic review
In the Mood for Love (2000) Glenn Kenny A picture that's about the spaces between people, the emotional connections not made, the cataclysmic effect of one hand withdrawing from another. In other words, not the most plot-driven picture ever made.
Posted Jul 15, 2023  Edit critic review
3/4
Mulholland Dr. (2001) Glenn Kenny More than anything else, Mulholland Drive is an incredible cinematic experience. You laugh, you wince, you fall in love, you hold your breath, you cringe, you mutter "Oh my God."
Posted Jul 11, 2023  Edit critic review
2/5
Godzilla (1998) Alex Lewin In the end, the Godzilla that terrorized Tokyo in the '50s is simply more fun.
Posted Feb 14, 2023  Edit critic review
3/5
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Christopher Kelly Depp and Del Toro deliver deliciously overstuffed ham-sandwich performances that more than compensate for the film's fractured narrative. But the real star here is director Gilliam.
Posted Feb 14, 2023  Edit critic review
Down in the Delta (1998) Glenn Kenny The best one can say about Down in the Delta is that it is, for the most part, an inoffensive, TV-movieish exercise in earnest uplift.
Posted Jan 05, 2023  Edit critic review
Dances With Wolves (1990) Michael Dorris Gorgeous to watch, earnest in its politics... [But] Dances with Wolves would be easier to love if screenwriter Blake had resisted the temptation to plug every positive stereotype about Native Americans.
Posted Nov 02, 2022  Edit critic review
Gladiator (2000) Glenn Kenny Crowe effortlessly projects a warrior's intelligence, as well as his unshakable belief in an ideal called Rome. Whenever Gladiator veers into a blind alley, or starts to suffer under the weight of bad writing, he comes along to steer it right.
Posted Nov 01, 2022  Edit critic review
3/4
Step Brothers (2008) Jenni Miller While it's somewhat sweeter, if you will, than a typical Apatow flick, the ludicrous situations call for equally ludicrous behavior and statements.
Posted Mar 30, 2019  Edit critic review
3/4
Arctic Tale (2007) Debbie Day "It's a playful study of Arctic life, starring a polar bear cub, its prey, and a tagalong fox -- with the inevitable dramatic moments when bear meets walrus."
Posted Nov 03, 2016  Edit critic review
3/4
Becoming Jane (2007) Debbie Day "The reality of love's disappointments enriches the film's heroine, who never married in real life, and brings a 200-year-old figure into living focus."
Posted Nov 03, 2016  Edit critic review
2/5
The Golden Compass (2007) Debbie Day "The Golden Compass ultimately fails as a film in its broad strokes and inadequate scene development."
Posted Nov 03, 2016  Edit critic review
2/4
Machete (2010) Nick Starkey Machete runs out of steam pretty early.
Posted Sep 02, 2010  Edit critic review
2/4
Cyrus (2010) John DeVore It wants to be a serious movie about relationships, but it also has a responsibility to the boxoffice, so at times it reaches for an outrageousness that betrays its attempts at humanity.
Posted Jun 17, 2010  Edit critic review
1/4
Jonah Hex (2010) John DeVore It's just too bad the movie didn't indulge its spookier, supernatural elements more, instead of relying on action movie cliches.
Posted Jun 17, 2010  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Toy Story 3 (2010) Kristin Hunt Toy Story 3 lives up to its predecessors in terms of cute yet clever humor and action-packed journeys, grabbing you immediately with an incredible opening.
Posted Jun 17, 2010  Edit critic review
3/4
MacGruber (2010) John DeVore MacGruber is crude. It's obscene. The dialogue is puerile and the jokes adolescent. And for the most part, it's hilarious: a bawdy riot drunk on impropriety, which is why the movie works.
Posted May 21, 2010  Edit critic review
3/4
Iron Man 2 (2010) Nick Starkey Like the original, Iron Man 2 is a good time from start to finish.
Posted May 06, 2010  Edit critic review
3/4
Green Zone (2010) Jordan Burchette The movie puts viewers on a war footing from minute one, authentically depicting the tracer fire, scattershot explosions and hostage smash-n-grabs that won us the Iraq war in a weekend.
Posted Mar 11, 2010  Edit critic review
1/4
Alice in Wonderland (2010) John DeVore There is very little to praise in what amounts to Burton's most mercenary movie.
Posted Mar 05, 2010  Edit critic review
1/4
Cop Out (2010) Nick Starkey When your movie is nothing more than a cheap and uninteresting homage, best not to call attention to that fact with a ten minute opening scene to that effect.
Posted Feb 25, 2010  Edit critic review
1/4
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) Nick Starkey Whew boy.
Posted Feb 12, 2010  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Wolfman (2010) John DeVore Unfortunately, there is too much "man," and not enough "wolf."
Posted Feb 12, 2010  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Daybreakers (2009) Nick Starkey A slick, bloody, fast-paced, and ultimately enjoyable B-movie.
Posted Jan 08, 2010  Edit critic review
4/4
Avatar (2009) Nick Starkey The movie is gorgeous, funny, fun, and engrossing in a way that a lot of movies aim for but few achieve.
Posted Dec 16, 2009  Edit critic review
3/4
The Road (2009) Mark Salisbury A heartbreaking and powerful adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Posted Nov 23, 2009  Edit critic review
3/4
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) Mark Salisbury This lively satire looks destined for future cult status.
Posted Nov 03, 2009  Edit critic review
3/4
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) Mark Salisbury With the global economic meltdown affecting just about everybody, the film is pertinent, hugely entertaining, and, above all, timely.
Posted Sep 22, 2009  Edit critic review
3/4
The Informant! (2009) Mark Salisbury Bright, breezy, and downright goofy, this superbly captures the workings of Whitacre's highly imaginative mind and the outlandish nature of the crime.
Posted Sep 15, 2009  Edit critic review
3/4
Public Enemies (2009) Robert Calvert Michael Mann shows some restraint and comes up big with this one.
Posted Jul 01, 2009  Edit critic review
3/4
Terminator Salvation (2009) Patrick Parker Despite some laughably silly plot elements, McG has created an overall entertaining movie experience.
Posted May 20, 2009  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Angels & Demons (2009) Patrick Parker If you're not up on history, religion and crazy conspiracy theories, it's easy to feel a little lost.
Posted May 15, 2009  Edit critic review
2/4
Crank: High Voltage (2009) Rob Calvert This movie is Tarantino on speed, and without focus and style. It is in-your-face and proud of it with no apologies.
Posted Apr 17, 2009  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Fast & Furious (2009) Patrick Parker Wild car chases and ridiculous humor don't make a film good, but they sure can make it fun to watch.
Posted Apr 03, 2009  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Adventureland (2009) Krista Soriano The relationships and exchanges feel like real life rather than gimmicky, over-the-top scenes from other R-rated comedies.
Posted Apr 03, 2009  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Sunshine Cleaning (2008) Olivia Putnal and Krista Soriano This is a good film to see once, but we aren't sure you are going to want to watch it again and again.
Posted Mar 13, 2009  Edit critic review
3/4
The Last House on the Left (2009) Olivia Putnal The cast, although aren't A-listers, were perfect for their parts.
Posted Mar 13, 2009  Edit critic review
4/4
Watchmen (2009) Patrick Parker The film really does the graphic novel justice.
Posted Mar 06, 2009  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Fired Up (2009) Patrick Parker Nicholas D'Agosto and Eric Christian Olsen make a hilarious pair; If you're under the age of 25 you'll like it.
Posted Feb 20, 2009  Edit critic review
2/4
Friday the 13th (2009) Rob Calvert The same dumb character decisions stick around to facilitate the murder.
Posted Feb 13, 2009  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) Krista Soriano We're pleasantly surprised by how good this movie makes us feel.
Posted Feb 13, 2009  Edit critic review
3/4
The Pink Panther 2 (2009) Patrick Parker Clouseau's sleuthing practices are so unbelievably absurd it's hard not to laugh.
Posted Feb 06, 2009  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Coraline (2009) Jenni Miller There really needs to be more films with smart, mischievous young girls.
Posted Feb 06, 2009  Edit critic review
1.5/4
New in Town (2009) Olivia Putnal Although it wasn't quite the comedy we had hoped for, the idea behind it is pretty cute; we just wished the laughs weren't so awkward and forced.
Posted Jan 30, 2009  Edit critic review
2.5/4
My Bloody Valentine (2009) Jenni Miller This is a fun midnight movie.
Posted Jan 16, 2009  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Revolutionary Road (2008) Jenni Miller Revolutionary Road isn't emotionally engaging or moving.
Posted Dec 30, 2008  Edit critic review
1.5/4
The Spirit (2008) Jordan Burchette First, Robert Rodriguez tried to make a Frank Miller movie. Now, Frank Miller is trying to make a Frank Miller movie. (Advantage: Rodriguez.)
Posted Dec 30, 2008  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Valkyrie (2008) Jenni Miller Sure, it's complicated to set up the assassination of a lunatic dictator, but does it have to be so boring?
Posted Dec 30, 2008  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Bedtime Stories (2008) Jenni Miller Russell Brand is absurd, funny and wonderfully out of place in a family movie. And hello: crazy pop-eyed animated guinea pig alert!
Posted Dec 29, 2008  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Marley & Me (2008) Olivia Putnal Kids and adults will like it, but be forewarned -- it's not all laughs.
Posted Dec 29, 2008  Edit critic review
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