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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
5/10
Mafia Inc. (2020)
...a disappointing pale imitation of The Godfather. While violent as required by the genre, it is too long, talky, and derivative to be involving.
Posted Feb 27, 2021
2
8/10
The Dalai Lama: Scientist (2020)
...fascinating picture of a man chosen at the age of 5. What is amazing is the breadth of his knowledge and ability to converse with the smartest people in the world.
Posted May 19, 2020
3
8/10
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Posted Mar 22, 2020
4
8/10
Downton Abbey (2019)
Stands on its own even if you haven't watched the TV series. The acting is superb and the production values second to none.
Posted Sep 21, 2019
5
7/10
Surprise Me! (2019)
Contrary to Gertrude Stein, there is some there here, but it's inscrutable.
Posted Jun 3, 2019
6
7/10
A Dog's Journey (2019)
Fortunately, this fantasy about a dog's constant reincarnation is better than Cameron and Minchon's disappointing 'A Dog's Way Home' earlier this year.
Posted May 16, 2019
7
10/10
Hotel Mumbai (2019)
Everything about it, the acting, writing, and production values, is award-quality. While this may be damning with faint praise, it's the best movie of the year so far.
Posted Mar 22, 2019
8
4/10
Van Helsing (2004)
9
5/10
Annihilation (2018)
10
2/10
The Double (2011)
11
0/10
Deadpool (2016)
12
3/10
The Campaign (2012)
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Posted Jan 22, 2013
13
8/10
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Posted Jan 22, 2013
14
8/10
Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)
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Posted Jan 22, 2013
15
10/10
Marley (2012)
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Posted Jan 22, 2013
16
8/10
This Is 40 (2012)
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Posted Jan 22, 2013
17
8/10
Total Recall (2012)
...a rip-snorting, nonstop, high tension experience that starts fast and ends faster.
Posted Aug 16, 2012
18
5/10
Elles (2012)
19
1/10
Project X (2012)
...substituting crudity and shock value for intelligence and wit, this seems to encourage impressionable youth to engage in deplorable behavior.
Posted Mar 9, 2012
20
5/10
Wanderlust (2012)
Director David Wain's experience is TV and this crude film seems more like a sitcom that probably won't be renewed.
Posted Mar 3, 2012
21
9/10
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Posted Jan 12, 2012
22
9/10
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Posted Dec 14, 2011
23
1/10
The Dilemma (2011)
24
1/10
J. Edgar (2011)
25
9/10
The Ides of March (2011)
Clooney ably directs an exceptional cast in award-deserving performances. It's a treat to watch Hoffman, Giamatti, Gosling, and Clooney himself.
Posted Oct 9, 2011
26
8/10
Monte Carlo (2011)
Bezucha directs the agreeable cast with a deft touch capturing the spirit of the old screwball comedies.
Posted Jul 1, 2011
27
1/10
Drive Angry (2011)
28
1/10
Hall Pass (2011)
29
0/10
Of Gods and Men (2011)
My question is not so much the reason why the film was made, but how in the world did anybody get someone to finance something like this?
Posted Feb 7, 2011
30
9/10
True Grit (1969)
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Posted Dec 26, 2010
31
7/10
Nowhere Boy (2010)
An interesting, entertaining film that opens new doors in understanding Lennon and the strange person he became, but... this film is not about the music.
Posted Oct 21, 2010
32
7/10
Machete (2010)
Machete occupies the space of last year's violent comedy, Tropic Thunder, although not as funny.
Posted Sep 19, 2010
33
3/10
A Single Man (2009)
There's not much to this film, other than watching Firth act, and that's not enough to justify the price of admission.
Posted Jul 6, 2010
34
8/10
Winter's Bone (2010)
Highlighted by a knockout performance by Jennifer Lawrence, Granik's direction and McDonough's cinematography make this tense thriller as compelling as a documentary.
Posted Jun 27, 2010
35
1/10
Grown Ups (2010)
...a complete and utter waste of time.
Posted Jun 26, 2010
36
7/10
Knight & Day (2010)
This is a lot of fun, but leave your brain at home.
Posted Jun 23, 2010
37
3/10
The A-Team (2010)
38
10/10
The Karate Kid (2010)
I cringed when I saw the 2:20 run time, but this is terrifically entertaining, full of fine performances and wonderful scenery.
Posted Jun 10, 2010
39
7/10
Killers (2010)
The comedic talents of Luketic, Kutcher, and Heigl overcome a dismal script, a ludicrous contrived setup, and innumerable plot holes.
Posted Jun 9, 2010
40
3/10
Get Him to the Greek (2010)
...replete with crude language, vomit, prolific drug use, infidelity, and generally low class manners and morals, all Apatow staples...f-bombs and vomit are not humor.
Posted Jun 7, 2010
41
1/10
Multiple Sarcasms (2010)
The simplistic philosophy and cast of characters out of Hollywood's bag of cliches are bad enough, but do we have to be confronted with women's female problems, too?
Posted May 22, 2010
42
10/10
Solitary Man (2010)
Douglas' performance should not take anything away from this terrific cast.
Posted May 21, 2010
43
8/10
Letters to Juliet (2010)
Like 1962's 'Rome Adventure,' this saccharine story with incredible scenery is pleasant entertainment.
Posted May 16, 2010
44
7/10
Harry Brown (2010)
Michael Caine is at the top of his form as he goes out on his own in a cruel world in this fine 'Death Wish' knockoff.
Posted May 11, 2010
45
1/10
Disneynature Oceans (2010)
Could the script have been less informative? Could it have been more soporifically read than Pierce Brosnan's rendition? I don't think so.
Posted May 1, 2010
46
8/10
Exit Through The Gift Shop (2010)
Questions abound, but regardless of the verisimilitude of the film, it is highly entertaining.
Posted Apr 29, 2010
47
7/10
Paper Man (2010)
Emma Stone gives a tour de force over fine performances by Daniels, Kudrow, and Reynolds.
Posted Apr 22, 2010
48
8/10
Death at a Funeral (2010)
...as funny and enjoyable as the original.
Posted Apr 22, 2010
49
7/10
The Perfect Game (2010)
This entertaining film is so full of factual inaccuracies that are unnecessary they degrade the final product.
Posted Apr 15, 2010
50
7/10
Chloe (2010)