|
| 1. |
|
11/20/11 |
Fair |
 "...unconvincing... Nicolas Cage is unpersuasive as an inner-city schoolteacher, a part that gives him little leeway to explore the loopier shades that were showcased so entertainingly in 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans' and 'Kick-Ass.' " |
| 2. |
|
11/06/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...reliably engaging... tracks three years in the life of cult musician Bobby Liebling, whose band Pentagram never capitalized on its early promise." |
| 3. |
|
06/20/11 |
Good |
 "...an affectionate docu tribute to Sound It Out Records, the only independent music outlet in the north of England.... as a niche ancillary item for fans of alternative music, it does the job nicely." |
| 4. |
|
06/20/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "A star-making turn from bigscreen debutante Jessica Brown Findlay is the most notable aspect of British dramedy... relates a troubled teen's impact on the family of a middle-aged novelist with writer's block." |
| 5. |
|
06/10/11 |
Fair |
 "...devolves into the sort of sadistic game-playing that would be more at home in the 'Saw' movies with which director Darren Lynn Bousman established his reputation." |
| 6. |
|
03/12/11 |
Excellent |
 "...enormously appealing.... sees a quintet of teen street hoodlums defend their tower-block home in the projects from an invasion of shaggy-haired aliens with Day-Glo teeth." |
| 7. |
|
01/21/11 |
Very Good |
 "...lonely, rage-filled widower Joseph (Peter Mullan) seeks refuge from his pain in the charity thrift store managed by Christian do-gooder Hannah (Olivia Colman). Character, dialogue, storyline and production values exude grit..." |
| 8. |
|
11/02/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...world-beating West Indies cricket team that emerged in the mid-1970s reps the subject of the unashamedly celebratory docu.... this triumph-of-the-underdogs tale is enjoyable in the retelling, despite its repetitious hammering of the message." |
| 9. |
|
10/26/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...an amiable, creaky comedy about 19th-century corpse retailers.... Where the script stumbles is in its absence of any especially funny setpieces or memorable lines." |
