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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3/5
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston (2010) Christopher Campbell Becomes a casual get-together, albeit one where most of the guests don't get to physically interact, and that party atmosphere is appropriate to the story we're being told.
Posted Jan 20, 2012  Edit critic review
3/5
Crazy Horse (1996) Christopher Campbell I'm glad I was introduced to the place through Wiseman's eye if anyone's, but I just can't say that even he can make me love what I see there.
Posted Jan 18, 2012  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Pina (2011) Christopher Campbell Magnificent ... beautiful and enchanting ... a sexy, funny and spectacular work.
Posted Oct 07, 2011  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Change-Up (2011) Christopher Campbell Half-assed and half-hearted from Dobkin ... I'd love to see where [Katie] Aselton would go with the same situation played with here.
Posted Aug 05, 2011  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Christopher Campbell The best remake of Project X since Project Nim.
Posted Aug 05, 2011  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Friends With Benefits (2011) Daniel Walber The problem is that once all of the sex is over we find ourselves watching an inexplicable couple do their utmost to find their way to a pre-written happy ending.
Posted Jul 23, 2011  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Myth of the American Sleepover (2010) Christopher Campbell A timeless teen movie for grown ups.
Posted Jul 22, 2011  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Christopher Campbell Captivates but has little care for character.
Posted Jul 22, 2011  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Horrible Bosses (2011) Christopher Campbell The kind of lazy writing that ignores reason in order to accommodate easy and incredibly predictable storytelling.
Posted Jul 08, 2011  Edit critic review
4/4
The Sleeping Beauty (2010) Daniel Walber This provocateur has moved away from the "New French Extreme" to become the master of her own magical kingdom.
Posted Jul 08, 2011  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Crime After Crime (2011) Christopher Campbell Potash's restraint in sticking to the matter of justice at hand is surprising and very respectable.
Posted Jul 06, 2011  Edit critic review
.5/4
Larry Crowne (2011) Daniel Walber "Larry Crowne" will give you little more than a strong sense of empathy for the unfortunate cast and crew, shackled to a mind-bogglingly mediocre screenplay.
Posted Jul 01, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
Love Etc. (2010) Christopher Campbell A cute documentary for fans of ensemble rom-coms.
Posted Jun 28, 2011  Edit critic review
1.5/4
Sanctum (2011) Daniel Walber Even if you don't feel emotionally attached to the characters, or particularly invested in the outcome of this expedition, you totally feel submerged.
Posted Jun 24, 2011  Edit critic review
4/4
Trollhunter (2010) Daniel Walber It is as if we have been transported to a dimension where these monsters are no longer out of place, but rather the little humans are dwarfed and rendered eerily incongruous.
Posted Jun 24, 2011  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Wild Hunt (2009) Daniel Walber "The Wild Hunt" is a film so creatively conceived and hauntingly executed it will stick with you long after the first viewing.
Posted Jun 24, 2011  Edit critic review
1.5/4
Red Riding Hood (2011) Daniel Walber The screenplay is awful, the story is all over the place, and the pacing is way off the mark.
Posted Jun 24, 2011  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Passion (2010) Daniel Walber "Passione" is a hip city symphony for the 21st century.
Posted Jun 24, 2011  Edit critic review
1.5/4
Bad Teacher (2011) Daniel Walber "Bad Teacher" is bad, but not necessarily bad for women.
Posted Jun 24, 2011  Edit critic review
1.5/4
Green Lantern (2011) Daniel Walber It's far from exciting or unique when compared to other recent superhero flicks, and there are some moments that fall embarrassingly flat.
Posted Jun 24, 2011  Edit critic review
1.5/4
Super 8 (2011) Daniel Walber This movie doesn't make you want to go home and re-watch an old favorite; it makes you wish that's what you had done with your evening in the first place.
Posted Jun 09, 2011  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011) Christopher Campbell For a film that's all archival clippings and talking heads, it's a beautifully shot and polished-looking film and quite enjoyable to watch.
Posted Jun 08, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
Reindeerspotting: Escape From Santaland (2010) Christopher Campbell The kind of doc that I can't entirely get behind ethically, but I can't help but recommend it very highly, in large part because of those questions it leaves you with.
Posted Jun 08, 2011  Edit critic review
1/5
One Lucky Elephant (2009) Christopher Campbell Why should you pay for a feature-length animal rights PSA?
Posted Jun 08, 2011  Edit critic review
.5/4
The Hangover Part II (2011) Daniel Walber How is it that a group of screenwriters can sit down and just replicate their earlier film exactly?
Posted May 27, 2011  Edit critic review
2.5/4
You Won't Miss Me (2009) Daniel Walber Somehow the rawness of this film's subject remains potent throughout, and keeps drawing us in.
Posted May 27, 2011  Edit critic review
2/4
Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) Daniel Walber For the most part, "Gnomeo and Juliet" stays just a bit above that thin line between inspired remake and unfortunate caricature, which is both a relief and a delight.
Posted May 27, 2011  Edit critic review
3/4
Tuesday, After Christmas (2010) Daniel Walber The sparse austerity of every frame and the quietly raw performances are shaped into a beautifully potent series of increasingly dramatic set pieces.
Posted May 27, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) Christopher Campbell A sequel that's as good as the original.
Posted May 27, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) Christopher Campbell I don't mind that the franchise has found the Fountain of Youth and will continue churning out more sequels. I'll happily watch them all.
Posted May 20, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
Everything Must Go (2010) Christopher Campbell It may not be the most clever or unpredictable effort, but it's familiar in a comfortable and admirable way from a structural perspective.
Posted May 13, 2011  Edit critic review
4/5
Make Believe (2010) Christopher Campbell Really believes in its characters, and that's one of the best things a film can do.
Posted May 12, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
City of Life and Death (2009) Christopher Campbell A depressing spectacle that should make you stop liking war movies.
Posted May 11, 2011  Edit critic review
2/5
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird (2010) Christopher Campbell A warm but uneven tribute solely for the fans.
Posted May 10, 2011  Edit critic review
3/4
Lebanon, Pa. (2010) Daniel Walber It's more than a little refreshing to see the issue of teen pregnancy tackled in a fiction film without the need for campy humor or eccentric dialogue.
Posted May 07, 2011  Edit critic review
2/4
Something Borrowed (2011) Daniel Walber There's more to this film than meets the eye, or the critical consensus.
Posted May 07, 2011  Edit critic review
4/4
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) Daniel Walber "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" is not just a visually stunning masterpiece of 3D but also a film that turns the third dimension into an artistic necessity.
Posted May 07, 2011  Edit critic review
2/5
Thor (2011) Christopher Campbell A movie like Thor has to do a lot more than a comic book does, and I don't mean just turning the stationary 2D drawings into animated 3D computer art.
Posted May 07, 2011  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Beaver (2011) Christopher Campbell Only half as powerful as it could have been.
Posted May 06, 2011  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Stake Land (2010) Christopher Campbell Proof that a film can be terribly familiar and yet still be completely engrossing ... a near-identical brother to Zombieland, only much, much slower and subtler.
Posted Apr 22, 2011  Edit critic review
2/5
African Cats (2011) Christopher Campbell It's the typical savanna ecosystem stuff, only embellished and dramatically forced a lot to keep the crowd involved and occasionally thrilled.
Posted Apr 22, 2011  Edit critic review
2/5
Dumbstruck (2010) Christopher Campbell Documents the Underappreciated Craft of Ventriloquism But Has Little to Say
Posted Apr 20, 2011  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Rio (2011) Christopher Campbell Good for Kids, Better for Tourism
Posted Apr 17, 2011  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Scream 4 (2011) Daniel Walber The satire of this film is not comedy about fear; it's the combination of comedy and fear into a sort of meta-experience that is more than the sum of its parts.
Posted Apr 16, 2011  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Sucker Punch (2011) Daniel Walber A cautionary tale for those trying to write future super-heroines and female action heroes. Take notice ... write something a bit more nuanced and conscious.
Posted Mar 24, 2011  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Peep World (2010) Christopher Campbell Whatever you do, don't go in expecting this to satisfy your hunger for an Arrested Development movie.
Posted Mar 22, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
Rango (2011) Christopher Campbell The funniest western since Blazing Saddles
Posted Mar 03, 2011  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Dear Lemon Lima (2009) Christopher Campbell Tackles a common issue for teenagers of fitting in and parallels it smartly but delicately with the history of Native Americans adjusting to their forced assimilation.
Posted Feb 28, 2011  Edit critic review
2/5
Hall Pass (2011) Christopher Campbell Isn't even as smart as No Strings Attached in either what it says about polygamous desires or how it tries to tonally balance the immature with the mature.
Posted Feb 25, 2011  Edit critic review
3/5
Unknown (2011) Christopher Campbell I think I got more out of it than most will, but I also think I took away more than was actually there.
Posted Feb 18, 2011  Edit critic review
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