|
| 1. |
|
05/22/13 |
Very Good |
 "...hypnotic.... while it could be accused of shallowness and lack of psychological complexity, for the target audience, it will be wicked cool entertainment." |
| 2. |
|
05/16/13 |
Excellent |
 "...both psychologically probing and unerringly elegant in its nonjudgmental restraint, driven by a transfixing performance from the incandescent Marine Vacth..." |
| 3. |
|
02/15/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...its mostly fast-moving roller coaster of kinetic action and its menagerie of fantastic creatures - from cute to menacing - should keep kids entertained." |
| 4. |
|
01/25/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...masterfully controlled.... a smart, sobering movie that speculates with compelling detachment on how the abhorrent urge to take innocent lives might evolve." |
| 5. |
|
01/24/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...a tremendously affecting salute.... a strangely beautiful insight into one man's distinctive way of looking at and experiencing war..." |
| 6. |
|
01/23/13 |
Excellent |
 "The film could stand to be tightened by 10 minutes or so, but this is a tremendously fascinating story told with probing insight and complexity." |
| 7. |
|
01/23/13 |
Weak |
 "...limp.... the film rings false at almost every turn despite its naturalistic performances. Lacking emotional substance, it comes off as far too studied in its subdued intensity." |
| 8. |
|
01/22/13 |
Excellent |
 "...terrifically entertaining.... Dave Grohl brings elements that can't be faked -- passion and heart -- to this lovingly assembled insider account..." |
| 9. |
|
01/21/13 |
Outstanding |
 "...exquisitely crafted... this slice of comedic melancholia suspends the two characters in an absurdist Beckettian limbo... breathes with real cinematic expansiveness." |
| 10. |
|
01/21/13 |
Fair |
 "...curiously flat... struggles to find a voice.... there's an unshakable sense that the protagonist has no pulse on the screen." |
| 11. |
|
01/20/13 |
Very Good |
 "...fresh and funny.... Jordan Vogt-Roberts has enough assurance and style to keep the pace steady, even when the film doesn't seem to be going anywhere." |
| 12. |
|
01/20/13 |
Moderate |
 "...absorbing on a scene-by-scene basis. But it connects the dots of Raymond's life in a perfunctory way, without locating a fluid through-line or gaining emotional access..." |
| 13. |
|
01/19/13 |
Good |
 "...captures the first flickers of the literary movement without hipster self-consciousness... an invigoratingly textured jazz riff..." |
| 14. |
|
10/05/12 |
Very Good |
 "...warm, funny.... The film is more driven by tone and texture than performance, but the characters are all sharply drawn with an affectionate embrace of their flaws..." |
| 15. |
|
09/26/12 |
Weak |
 "...addresses timely issues but eschews shading in favor of blunt black and white. It's old-school Lifetime fodder dressed up in Hollywood trappings.... dumbed-down..." |
| 16. |
|
09/20/12 |
Fair |
 "...low on scares and suspense.... While the screenplay works overtime to keep throwing convoluted twists at us, it becomes easy to stay a few beats ahead." |
| 17. |
|
09/18/12 |
Moderate |
 "...an engaging portrait that wins the game and perhaps the set, but not the match.... the film lacks intimacy, rarely getting inside the subjects' heads." |
| 18. |
|
09/15/12 |
Weak |
 "...didactic... the handsome production is honorably intentioned but stodgy, padded out with a wan romantic subplot that struggles to generate emotional heat." |
| 19. |
|
09/12/12 |
Very Good |
 "...an unnerving eco-disaster thriller that refreshes the found-footage trend with surprising effectiveness... sustains tension while delivering squirms..." |
| 20. |
|
09/11/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "If it ultimately isn't about much beyond its larkish spirit, the amount of blithe bloodletting will surely please fans of souped-up, self-referential crime capers." |
