 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
B+ |
|
(2007) |
|
"The recent revival in big-screen musicals has waited for a film like this: refusing to shriek diva-like for our respect, but rather winning us over like an old friend who always throws the best parties."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
D+ |
|
(2007) |
|
"The original is better. You know it. I know it. Rob Zombie knows it. Can we leave it at that and get on with our lives?"
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
F |
|
(2009) |
|
"Blood and guts are fine, and nihilism can be quite powerful in the right hands. But Halloween II uses them to cover up an utterly blighted experience."
[movie review] |
|
Mania.com |
|
|
|
|
| |
B+ |
|
(2000) |
|
"… it launches Shakespeare into the 21st century without sacrificing his timeless appeal."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B- |
|
(2008) |
|
"The sheer absurdity of it all allows one to forgive the fact that it never truly realizes its potential."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B- |
|
(2008) |
|
"Hancock endures by finding the right rhythm to match its star, and by lashing enough amusing moments together to provide a trim 92 minutes of entertainment."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
C |
|
(2001) |
|
"The movie lives on borrowed time, and for all the gorgeous scenery, the devilish wit, and the fine performances, the true power of its story has already come and gone."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
C- |
|
(2007) |
|
"Seeing the character's protean quirks reminds one of Dr. Evil's speech about luge lessons; it's that ridiculous."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
D+ |
|
(2008) |
|
"Another case of elegant filmmaking kneecapped by a thunderingly stupid concept."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
A- |
|
(2005) |
|
"Characters like these two can still grab us by the throat and refuse to let us go."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B+ |
|
(2002) |
|
"After struggling interminably to bring the first of the obscenely popular Harry Potter novels to the screen, director Chris Columbus finally cracks the code with his second effort."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B |
|
(2005) |
|
"Another solid chapter in an eminently reliable franchise."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B- |
|
(2007) |
|
"[Its] magic still remains -- deep and abiding, with enough strength to take us through another serviceable Harry Potter adventure."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B- |
|
(2004) |
|
"Less a proper story in itself than a reminder to enjoy the wonders
[J.K. Rowling] has conjured."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
C+ |
|
(2001) |
|
"Rarely has a movie seemed more beholden to its roots, or required so much outside help to give it its spark."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
D |
|
(2003) |
|
"Mansion is everything we feared Pirates [of the Caribbean] would be: gimmicky, unimaginative, and shackled to its source like an anvil."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
C |
|
(2007) |
|
"The Heartbreak Kid represents less a return to form than a worn regurgitation of past success."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
C- |
|
(2001) |
|
"…a lazy, unfocused, long summer afternoon of a film, full of good ideas that never get properly developed."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B+ |
|
(2001) |
|
"Like its protagonist, Hedwig succeeds on its own terms, brazenly asserting itself with no regrets or apologies."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B- |
|
(2001) |
|
"As a caper movie, Heist is as good as any you'll see. As a David Mamet movie, it leaves something to be desired."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
C |
|
(2004) |
|
"Without conveying its uniqueness to a larger audience, it finally becomes an empty spectacle of confusion and lost opportunity."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
C+ |
|
(2008) |
|
"This director has shown us how good he can be, and with a character he adores as much as this one, he should have more to show for it than the mixed bag on display here."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
A |
|
(2004) |
|
"Drawn in simple strokes but evoking a sense of awe on par with anything seen this year."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
C |
|
(2004) |
|
"It's hard these days to associate Viggo Mortensen with words like 'adequate,' 'competent,' or 'workmanlike.'"
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B- |
|
(2002) |
|
"High Crimes goes a long way on old-fashioned star power mixed with a few new twists. Luckily, it doesn't have to go any further."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
A |
|
(2000) |
|
"Though High Fidelity is hysterically funny, it never descends into slapstick or parody; the story remains grounded enough to let the central ideas develop beautifully."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B |
|
(2006) |
|
"Intense, stylish, unspeakably gruesome, and at least marginally evocative of the beyond-low-budget zeitgeist of the original."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B- |
|
(2005) |
|
"A standard-issue rom-com in almost every respect, but the irresistible charm of its lead pushes it over the top."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
C- |
|
(2007) |
|
"A long slow freeway drive to nowhere, marked by non-events that should be a lot more frightening than they are."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B |
|
(2005) |
|
"A great film it's not, but in the 'Dear God don't screw this up' department, it passes with flying colors."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B |
|
(2000) |
|
"It churns out moderately solid summer fun with enough flourishes to gloss over its disposable nature."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
D+ |
|
(2003) |
|
"That Ford deserves better goes without saying. The trouble is that Hartnett deserves better. So does Shelton. So do Washington, Greenwood and Olin... and so do we."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
C+ |
|
(2006) |
|
"Half the film is brilliant, half disposable. If only cutting it down the middle were an acceptable solution."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B+ |
|
(2007) |
|
"Any time Sayles clicks with his material this succinctly, the results are thrilling."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
A |
|
(2007) |
|
"You never quite grasp just how bad most comedies are until you see one as good as Hot Fuzz."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B |
|
(2009) |
|
"Those of us who remember that strange and marvelous era when the grindhouse gave way to VHS pajama parties are apt to see a kindred spirit at work here."
[movie review] |
|
Mania.com |
|
|
|
|
| |
C |
|
(2005) |
|
"House of Wax is cheap, dirty entertainment, and it knows it."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
C- |
|
(2000) |
|
"We should probably be grateful that The Grinch is merely flawed and mediocre, not the flat-out disaster it could have been."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
B- |
|
(2003) |
|
"An ugly mixture, like its protagonist, that we still find a way to admire. It took a director like Lee to bring so many invigorating techniques to the story, even as his artistic aspirations slowly lose their way."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
|
|
| |
3/4 |
|
(2008) |
|
"It probably ranks higher than either of the live-action Hulk movies: at once humbler in its aims and keener in its understanding of the character."
[movie review] |
|
Sci-Fi Movie Page |
|
|
|
|
| |
C+ |
|
(2003) |
|
"The Human Stain makes good use of its assets, yet the final product feels as soulless as Bad Boys II."
[movie review] |
|
Flipside Movie Emporium |
|
|
