Rotten
| Public Enemies | "
An action-heavy thriller so consistently barebones and lacking in any truly subversive thrust, and with mere peripheral vision of the historical moment, that the guns and clothes have more personality than the people." Posted Dec 19, 2009 10:42 AM PST | Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze |
Fresh
| Humble Pie | "
Emotional eating meets minimum wage blues, miraculously pulling off being outrageously hilarious while always remaining respectful of its persecuted portly protagonist, as it burrows into the heart and soul of small town dreams and big appetites." Posted Dec 19, 2009 06:51 AM PST | Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze |
Fresh
| Julie & Julia | "
A hi-carb generation gap gourmet outing contrasting elders hooked on sex, souffle and espionage with postmodern workaholic, too tired for romance youth. Though what's served up is basically Julia a la carte." Posted Dec 18, 2009 03:43 PM PST | Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze |
Rotten 2/4
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | "
Director David Yates clearly instructed cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel to shoot the movie through a windshield thick with dead bugs. It's dark, alright." Posted Dec 18, 2009 12:02 PM PST | Robert Cashill, Popdose |
Fresh 4/4
| 500 Days of Summer | "
An introspective, bittersweet romp reminiscent of the best of Woody Allen." Posted Dec 18, 2009 04:43 AM PST | Kam Williams, BlackFilm.com |
Fresh 4/4
| Motherland | "
Moving documentary chronicles humanitarian mission of women bonded by grief." Posted Dec 18, 2009 04:41 AM PST | Kam Williams, The Sly Fox |
Fresh 6/10
| Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging | "
...a lot of it is frivolous and predictable, yet there is also enough in it that's funny and appealing to make it a pleasant viewing experience probably for all ages." Posted Dec 17, 2009 10:03 AM PST | John J. Puccio, DVDTown.com |
Fresh 4/4
| Taking Woodstock | "
Effectively employs iconic Woodstock imagery not to regenerate a numbing sense of mass nostalgia but rather as a minimalist backdrop against which to amplify the anguished, intimate ordeal of a frustrated individual who wasn't even there." Posted Dec 16, 2009 04:01 PM PST | Kam Williams, The Sly Fox |
Fresh 4/4
| Abel Raises Cain | "
A host of hoaxes far funnier than the best of Candid Camera!" Posted Dec 16, 2009 03:26 PM PST | Kam Williams, NewsBlaze |
Rotten 2/5
| G-Force | "
The film exists simply as an excuse to show the CG animals in action scenes." Posted Dec 15, 2009 08:20 PM PST | Mike Long, DVDSleuth. DVDSleuth.com |
Fresh
| G-Force | "
Buy this DVD for your kid this Christmas%u2026because Zach Galifianakis wasn't in enough movies this year." Posted Dec 15, 2009 06:29 PM PST | Sal Cinquemani, Slant Magazine |
Rotten 2/5
| Angels & Demons | "
Talky, violent conspiracy thriller will bore kids and teens." Posted Dec 15, 2009 03:43 PM PST | Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media |
Fresh 4/5
| Yogi's First Christmas | "
Hey hey, Boo Boo! Yogi's Christmas caper is a keeper." Posted Dec 15, 2009 03:41 PM PST | Joly Herman, Common Sense Media |
Fresh 5/5
| Gone With the Wind | "
Still one of Hollywood's best sweeping epics." Posted Dec 15, 2009 03:41 PM PST | Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media |
Rotten 2/5
| The Christmas Martian | "
Outer space holiday cartoon beams mixed messages." Posted Dec 15, 2009 03:40 PM PST | Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media |
Fresh 3/5
| B.O.B.'s Big Break | "
Monsters vs. Aliens short too much for little kids." Posted Dec 15, 2009 03:39 PM PST | Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media |
Fresh 5/5
| Pixar Short Films Collection - Vol. 1 | "
Animation heaven! Hilarious mini-stories will delight all." Posted Dec 15, 2009 03:37 PM PST | Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media |
Fresh 3/5
| Veggie Tales: Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving | "
Bouncy moral tale takes a deep look at what giving means." Posted Dec 15, 2009 03:37 PM PST | Joly Herman, Common Sense Media |
Fresh 3/5
| Dora the Explorer - Dora's Christmas! | "
Sweet Dora holiday movie sprinkled with Latin flavor." Posted Dec 15, 2009 03:33 PM PST | Joly Herman, Common Sense Media |
Fresh 3/5
| Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol | "
Respectful Magoo treatment of Dickens is fun for kids." Posted Dec 15, 2009 03:33 PM PST | Charles Cassady, Common Sense Media |
Rotten 2/5
| The Three Musketeers | "
Frothy '90s Disney remake offers light amusement." Posted Dec 15, 2009 03:32 PM PST | Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media |
Fresh 3/5
| All Quiet on the Western Front | "
Classic anti-war epic tells dire, exhausting tale." Posted Dec 15, 2009 03:31 PM PST | Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media |
Fresh 3/5
| Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas | "
Sweet, funny holiday fare with familiar, loveable monkey." Posted Dec 15, 2009 03:29 PM PST | Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media |
Fresh 5/5
| E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial | "
Spielberg's family classic is still one of the best." Posted Dec 15, 2009 03:27 PM PST | Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media |
Rotten 2/5
| Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse | "
Lots of Disney faves stuck in a bland hodgepodge of shorts." Posted Dec 15, 2009 03:26 PM PST | Joly Herman, Common Sense Media |