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True Confessions
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
Acting compensates for disappointing ending
3/5
5
3
5
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4
9
2
1,962
Vernon, Florida
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
the great turkey hunter creates a long lasting character along with the other Vernon residents
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,962
The Way We Were
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
Sentimental but not overly smaltzy
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,962
The Book of Life
On the Box
Ian Wolf
There are many things that are striking about The Book of Life.
4/5
5
4
5
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3
5
1
1,963
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
One People's Project
Kam Williams
Despite capturing many heartbreaking aspects of the disaster, this is essentially an overambitious mess which ultimately fails to convey effectively the scale or scope of the ongoing tragedy.
1/4
4
1
4
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4
1
1,964
Rise of the Footsoldier
One People's Project
Tim Evans
Gore-flecked rucks and bruising rumbles are the order of the day in this unflinching portrait of a demi-monde your really rather wish would stay that way.
1/5
5
1
5
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0
5
1
1,965
The Girl on the Train
One Room With A View
Stephanie Watts
The film is an entertaining watch on its own, with some standout acting from Emily Blunt, but a poor effort in comparison to Hawkins' skillful handling of the story in the book.
C
short_letter
null
null
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3
6
1
1,966
Face to Face
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
Face to Face will never be mistaken for the most exciting film of the year, but it's a bold one nonetheless that rewards viewers with spiky wordplay and tart performances.
B
long_letter
null
null
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13
18
1
1,967
Griff the Invisible
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
It's a film that asks potent questions about important topics, but will first and foremost charm viewers with its oddball humour and romanticism. Griff the Invisible is a treat.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
1,967
Lore
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
It's this mature take on the subject matter that makes Lore the finest Australian film of the year.
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,967
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
Stanley Nelson's film shoves entire generations of content into its runtime.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
1,967
Oranges And Sunshine
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
Oranges and Sunshine is a powerful exploration and its subjects should be proud.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
1,967
Sleeping Beauty
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
[The] movie trades in ambiguity and uncomfortable awkwardness, the often hypnotising trance it emits is a fascinating sight to witness.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
1,967
The Edge of Democracy
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
The Edge of Democracy is easily one of the great works of documentary this year. It is a riveting experience; an impeccably edited navigation of Brazil's volatile relationship with democracy...
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
1,967
The Hunter
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
It is an atmospheric and richly rewarding film that glides along at a pace akin to that of the small country local within which it's set.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
1,967
The Sapphires
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
The skill and sly moments of real panache help turn The Sapphires into a shining example of the type of film this country really ought to be making more of.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
1,967
The Tree
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
[The Tree is] one of the most personally striking films of the year.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
1,967
The Waiting City
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
[Director Claire McCarthy] wrings true emotion out of simple moments that audiences will recognise.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
1,967
Wake in Fright
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
If you have any interest whatsoever in discovering the true classics of Australian cinema, there are far worse places you could start than with Wake in Fright.
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,967
Wasted on the Young
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
Wasted on the Young's pulsating soundtrack, immediate direction by first time filmmaker Lucas ... and Leanne Cole's hectic editing all lend the film a vibrancy that is sorely lacking in a lot of cinema these days.
B-
long_letter
null
null
false
12
18
1
1,967
Wish You Were Here
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
[As] a more contemplative look at the ways unexplained tragedy plays with the emotions of people who supposedly have it all, it works.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
1,967
X: Night of Vengeance
Onya Magazine
Glenn Dunks
X most certainly won't be for everyone, but I found myself enjoying every second of its slick, bordering on camp, nature. It's one of the most alive and confident genre titles to come out of this country in quite some time.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
1,967
The Immigrant
Orange County Register
Michael Sragow
I can't think of another actor today who could vitalize the character of a virtuous, wronged woman as vividly and unsentimentally as Marion Cotillard does in The Immigrant.
4/5
5
4
5
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3
5
1
1,968
Venkovský Ucitel (The Country Teacher)
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Sometimes predictable, but it takes a number of surprising turns.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
1,969
The Kids Are All Right
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Despite its script's considerable shortcomings, (the film) is a timely, engaging story that provides the sublime pleasure of watching two lovely, exceptional actresses in great form.
B-
long_letter
null
null
false
12
18
1
1,969
Happy-Go-Lucky
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
An unusually cheery movie from veteran British writer-director Mike Leigh; one of the ten best films of 2008
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,969
It's Complicated
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
We love La Meryl, but this is the worst movie of 2009.
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
1,969
A Single Man
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Not only one of the best films of 2009, but one of the best gay-themed films ever...The most authentically detailed period film since 2002's "Far from Heaven"
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
1,969
A Serious Man
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
One of the ten best films of 2009
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,969
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
One of only three movies in my life I've walked out of before they ended; the worst film of 2008
F
long_letter
null
null
false
1
18
1
1,969
The Art of Being Straight
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
The director's inexperience shows at times...but his writing and acting are fine. Indeed, everyone in the cast is quite good.
B-
long_letter
null
null
false
12
18
1
1,969
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (The Baader Meinhof Complex)
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
One of the ten best films of 2009
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,969
Chris & Don
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
A great, revealing documentary; one of the best films released in 2008
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,969
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Excessively violent but oddly dull...a Crusades allegory for teeny-boppers
C-
long_letter
null
null
false
9
18
1
1,969
Filth and Wisdom
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Madonna's direction isn't half-bad...too bad she chose a poor script teeming with uninteresting characters
C-
long_letter
null
null
false
9
18
1
1,969
Four Minutes
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Potent tale...one of the ten best films released in 2008
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,969
Humpday
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
More sophisticated than a brief plot synopsis indicates, and it is one of the most observant and intelligent movies ever about male relationships.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
1,969
I Love You Phillip Morris
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Delightful...Carrey and McGregor give wonderful, unrestrained performances.
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,969
The Last Station
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
One of the ten best films of 2009
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,969
Milk
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
The best film of 2008; engrossing no matter what one's sexual orientation.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
1,969
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
A valentine to a by-gone era; one of the ten best films of 2008
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,969
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
One of the ten best films of 2009
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,969
Sex Positive
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Definitely worth seeing...many of us literally owe our lives to (the film's subjects).
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
1,969
Speed Racer
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Fellow critics mercilessly denounced this dazzling, visually inventive adaptation; one of the ten best films of 2008
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,969
Synecdoche, New York
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
A pretentious, witless disaster that largely wastes a great cast; one of the worst films of 2008
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
1,969
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Weaves a dark, complex tale...an engrossing, extremely well-made movie
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,969
WALL-E
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Disney-Pixar's greatest film yet; one of the ten best movies of 2008
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,969
Waltz with Bashir
Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Powerful...one of the ten best films of 2008
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,969
Chicken Little
Oregonian
Shawn Levy
The computerized animation hasn't got enough pop, the characters are vapid rather than nonsensical or silly, the musical numbers are awful, and the emotional situation of the plot is handled like a large piece of meat at the end of a hook.
2/4
4
2
4
false
1
4
1
1,970
Tangerine
Orlando Weekly
Patrick Cooper
Only when Tangerine puts on the brakes a bit can the sadness be seen, and it's then that the bittersweet undertone comes through.
4.5/10
10
4.5
10
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7
19
2
1,971
Broken Hill
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
Pleasant in a flavored-rice-cakes kind of way.
2/4
4
2
4
true
4
9
2
1,972
Big Trouble
Orlando Weekly
Steve Schneider
A wearisome stab at screwball comedy.
0/4
4
0
4
true
0
9
2
1,972
You Kill Me
Orlando Weekly
Jason Ferguson
[Leoni's] collaboration with Kingsley does provide moments of comedic excellence. Too bad those moments donâ(TM)t add up to enough to save the film from its ponderous messaging.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
true
5
9
2
1,972
The Informant!
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
Damon's portrayal is complicated, amusing and somewhat heartbreaking.
3/4
4
3
4
true
6
9
2
1,972
World's Greatest Dad
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
It's hard to argue with Goldthwait's assertion that society's search for spokesmen leads to false prophets, but it feels like an observation well-made many times over in the '90s, at the height of anti-celebrity culture.
3/4
4
3
4
true
6
9
2
1,972
A Serious Man
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
Joel and Ethan Coen have the ability to sit their audience down in front of a black screen and make them feel comfortable with two very important factors: 1) They will not understand everything that's going on, and 2) they won't care.
4/4
4
4
4
true
8
9
2
1,972
Barnyard
Orlando Weekly
John Thomason
Barnyard doesn't know if it wants to be another tiresomely 'hip' piece of post-Shrek postmodernism or a comfortably traditional kids' movie that delivers family values without the self-conscious smirk.
2/4
4
2
4
true
4
9
2
1,972
The Black Dahlia
Orlando Weekly
John Thomason
De Palma has finally made a movie in which his bravura filmmaking aesthetic complements an intriguing story rather than smokescreens a mediocre one.
4/4
4
4
4
true
8
9
2
1,972
Bright Star
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
Has Lady Jane gone as chaste as the PG rating on Bright Star suggests? You have no idea.
2/4
4
2
4
true
4
9
2
1,972
Capitalism: A Love Story
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
A film for everyone in the economic bottom 95 percent.
4/4
4
4
4
true
8
9
2
1,972
The Damned United
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
It's too easy to dismiss Sheen's work as basic mimicry; in fact, Sheen's Clough is his most intricate work thus far.
3/4
4
3
4
true
6
9
2
1,972
Death of a President
Orlando Weekly
John Thomason
Death of a President is important and provocative. It should not and cannot be ignored, no matter how much the holier-than-thou bastions of moral clarity and good taste try to dismiss it as reprehensible snuff.
4/4
4
4
4
true
8
9
2
1,972
The Descent
Orlando Weekly
Ian Grey
Aside from its high concept -- instead of Snakes on a Plane, it's Chicks in a Cave (with monsters!) -- place-setting is almost all Marshall does.
2/4
4
2
4
true
4
9
2
1,972
Dinner for Schmucks
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
This being a Steve Carell vehicle, these moments of elevated humor coexist alongside crass gags, but not as uncomfortably as you might think.
4/4
4
4
4
true
8
9
2
1,972
Good Hair
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
Whatever Rock's impetus for exploring the wallet-busting, day-consuming, sometimes chemically dangerous desire of black women to achieve European hair, he's never wanting for laughter.
4/4
4
4
4
true
8
9
2
1,972
Gran Torino
Orlando Weekly
Rob Boylan
Where Gran Torino fails at social criticism, it succeeds at capturing an engrossing snapshot of the human saga. If itâ(TM)s Clintâ(TM)s last film, itâ(TM)s a perfect ending.
4/4
4
4
4
true
8
9
2
1,972
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Orlando Weekly
Corey Hall
...The arrival of Neil Young: Heart of Gold should be an inspiration to music buffs and cinephiles alike.
3/4
4
3
4
true
6
9
2
1,972
Hollywoodland
Orlando Weekly
John Thomason
Bearing all the trappings of lazy cutting-room manipulation, it presents a puzzle hardly worth solving.
2/4
4
2
4
true
4
9
2
1,972
Humpday
Orlando Weekly
John Thomason
This low-budget art film about two straight men who drunkenly decide to shoot a porno together in the style of a low-budget art film is actually kind of touching, if you can get past the inherent credibility gap.
3/4
4
3
4
true
6
9
2
1,972
The Invention of Lying
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
The Invention of Lying, Iâ(TM)m happy to report, is true. And it is a romantic comedy in the best sense of the term.
4/4
4
4
4
true
8
9
2
1,972
Invincible
Orlando Weekly
John Thomason
This is a Disney movie, but even as harmless formula fluff, Invincible still has a genuine depth of feeling and the sincere, old-fashioned optimism inherent in classic triumphant-underdog movies.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
true
5
9
2
1,972
It Might Get Loud
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
If Guggenheim had let it play as is, without splicing in choppy life-story filler, then it might have been a rock doc for the ages.
4/4
4
4
4
true
8
9
2
1,972
The Last Kiss
Orlando Weekly
Jason Ferguson
... a patently offensive love story, where you root for the guy not to end up with the girl.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
true
5
9
2
1,972
Monster House
Orlando Weekly
Steve Schneider
Monster House is professionally assembled and contains a good amount of irreverent fun; as an adult, I dug a lot of it.
3/4
4
3
4
true
6
9
2
1,972
More Than a Game
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
Let's start with the title, which is problematic by nature: There is nothing more than a game on display here.
2/4
4
2
4
true
4
9
2
1,972
O' Horten
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
O' Horten moves slowly, sometimes excruciatingly so, but its thematic center is strong: How do you run out the clock of life?
4/4
4
4
4
true
8
9
2
1,972
Pirate Radio (The Boat That Rocked)
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
Curtis takes great joy in huddling an ensemble of misfits together, connecting them loosely and then sitting back and watching them all become a messy family.
4/4
4
4
4
true
8
9
2
1,972
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
It's a shame that Daniels is so unconvincing in his execution, because the performances mostly go for broke and there does seem to be a nugget of courage to Fletcher's screenplay.
2/4
4
2
4
true
4
9
2
1,972
Running With Scissors
Orlando Weekly
John Thomason
The most important quality of the memoir -- the ability to compose scenes that are at once hilarious and disturbing, exhilarating and depressing -- is here in spades.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
true
7
9
2
1,972
Scoop
Orlando Weekly
Steve Schneider
Nobody appears to have put much effort into this thing.
2/4
4
2
4
true
4
9
2
1,972
The September Issue
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
In its way, The September Issue is about expert craftsmen toiling away at a factory, albeit an unimaginably glamorous one.
4/4
4
4
4
true
8
9
2
1,972
Smokin' Aces
Orlando Weekly
Cole Haddon
... a lot more than it seems, even if you have to wait until the last five minutes to realize just how much more that is and just how integral the violence is to Carnahan's point.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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7
9
2
1,972
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Orlando Weekly
John Thomason
... even if Talladega Nights occasionally undercuts its satiric comments by genuinely celebrating the race sequences, this cultural phenomenon receives a scathingly funny treatment.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
true
7
9
2
1,972
Terminator Salvation
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
Terminator Salvation: the least they could give us.
2/4
4
2
4
true
4
9
2
1,972
The Devil Wears Prada
Orlando Weekly
John Thomason
The Devil Wears Prada is to the cutthroat world of chic glossies what Swimming With Sharks is to the movie business: a satirical indictment of its industry, with naive lackeys serving as the spectator's surrogates through the glitzy abyss.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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7
9
2
1,972
The Muppets
Orlando Weekly
Justin Strout
Under James Bobin's direction, however, the outing feels cheap and strangely small-screen.
2/4
4
2
4
true
4
9
2
1,972
The Night Listener
Orlando Weekly
Steve Schneider
Sometimes, holding up even a small mirror to contemporary anxieties is enough, which The Night Listener does by skillfully exploiting a mass distrust that's currently reverberating from book clubs to the blogosphere.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
true
7
9
2
1,972
Zombieland
Orlando Weekly
John Thomason
Unencumbered by such petty nuisances as a point, a vision or even an ounce of social commentary, Ruben Fleischerâ(TM)s transparently hollow zombie flick still succeeds at passing the time, even if a good 15 of its 81 minutes are pure filler.
2/4
4
2
4
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4
9
2
1,972
Queen of the Damned
Ottawa Citizen
Bruce Deachman
None of the characters is particularly likable, and the dialogue too often sounds like an endless string of overly dramatic Churchillian one-liners, most delivered in that gaudy thick accent.
2/5
5
2
5
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1
5
1
1,973
The Outpost
OurQuadCities / WHBF-TV (Illinois)
Linda Cook
I think this beautifully depicts the uncertainty of combat and the moments before and after, too.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,974
To the Stars
Out Magazine
Josh Encinias
How Maggie's own fate is handled squarely places her in the problematic trope that's as old as the black and white styling of the movie's cinematography.
C-
long_letter
null
null
false
9
18
1
1,975
Dhoom: 2
Outlook
Namrata Joshi
Healthy diet is a must. But sometimes you can't help craving for junk food. Dhoom 2 is like masala street grub, tangy and savoury.
3/5
5
3
5
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2
5
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1,976
1917
Outtake Mag
James Hanton
The single take is no gimmick, but a way of forcing you to sit through every minute of wartime, with all of its horror and false hope.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,977
Abominable
Outtake Mag
James Hanton
Dreamworks have delivered a film that has lighthearted and feelgood written all over it.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,977
After We Leave
Outtake Mag
James Hanton
After We Leave does manage to elicit reactions, but not often enough, and this inconsistency is glaring.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,977
Anna
Outtake Mag
James Hanton
Any sense of empowerment in this female-led spy thriller is lost amidst a hanging fog of poor decisions and cardboard characters.
2/5
5
2
5
false
2
9
2
1,977
Apollo 11
Outtake Mag
James Hanton
The technical remastering of some of the footage is alarmingly incredible. Some shots are so clear they could have been filmed yesterday.
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,977
Astronaut
Outtake Mag
James Hanton
Astronaut is a reflective and heartwarming tale of ageing that is let down simply by not settling comfortably on the story it wants to be.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,977
Avengers: Endgame
Outtake Mag
James Hanton
If Infinity War wanted to blow you away, Endgame wants to punch you in the gut and leave you a speechless, quivering wreck.
5/5
5
5
5
false
8
9
2
1,977
Dark Phoenix
Outtake Mag
James Hanton
All in all, the franchise has petered out with a film that is neither its best nor worst entry.
3/5
5
3
5
false
4
9
2
1,977