Movies
In Theatres
96% WALL-E
Charming, audacious, and timely,
Wall-E
's lighthearted magic and stellar visuals testify once again to Pixar's ingenuity.
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95% The Dark Knight
Dark, complex and unforgettable,
The Dark Knight
succeeds not just as an entertaining comic book film, but as a richly thrilling crime saga.
93% Iron Man
Director Jon Favreau and star Robert Downey make this smart, high impact superhero movie one that even non-comics fans can enjoy.
92% U2 3D
3D
transports the viewer to an intimate seat at a U2 performance, for an exhilarating musical experience at the price of a movie ticket.
88% Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda
has a familiar message, but the pleasing mix of humor, swift martial arts action, and colorful animation makes for winning Summer entertainment.
87% Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Del Toro crafts a stellar comic book sequel, boasting visuals that are as imaginative as the characters are endearing.
80% Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Refreshingly sweet and sincere,
Kit
's doll-and-book-inspired do-good mystery may be geared towards the tween girl but will please audiences of all ages.
78% Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
Horton Hears A Who!
is both whimsical and heartwarming, and is the rare Dr. Seuss adaptation that stays true to the spirit of the source material.
76% Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Though the plot elements are certainly familiar,
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
still delivers the thrills and Harrison Ford's return in the title role is more than welcome.
72% Wanted
Wanted
is a fast-paced, crackling thrill ride tailor-made for the Summer audience.
67% The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
provides the action and excitement to please comic book fans and re-ignite this fledgling franchise.
66% The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
is an entertaining family adventure worthy of the standard set by its predecessor.
61% Baby Mama
Baby Mama
is a lightweight, predictable comedy that ekes by on the strength of its performers.
60% Journey to the Center of the Earth
Modern visuals and an old fasioned storyline make this family adventure/comedy a fast-paced, kitschy ride.
54% Mamma Mia!
This jukebox musical is full of fluffy fun but rough singing voices and a campy tone might not make you feel like "You Can Dance" the whole 90 minutes.
54% Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
It may not equal its predecessor, but
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
is still good for some laughs -- and food for thought.
53% Get Smart
Get Smart
rides Steve Carell's considerable charm for a few laughs, but in the end is a rather ordinary Summer comedy.
52% Step Brothers
The relentless immaturity of the humor is not a total handicap for this film, which features the consistently well-matched talents of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.
51% Sex and the City: The Movie
Sex and the City
loses steam in the transition to the big screen, but will still thrill fans of the show.
49% Nim's Island
Despite good intentions,
Nim's Island
flounders under an implausible storyline, simplistic stock characters, and distracting product placement.
41% The Strangers
The Strangers
provides a few scares, but offers little else to distinguish itself from other slasher films.
38% Hancock
Though it begins with promise,
Hancock
suffers from a flimsy narrative and poor execution.
37% Space Chimps
Space Chimps'
cheap animation and overabundance of monkey puns feels especially dated in a post-
Wall-E
world.
36% Speed Racer
The Wachowski Brothers have overloaded
Speed Racer
with headache-inducing special effects, and neglected to develop a coherent storyline.
34% You Don't Mess with the Zohan
You Don't Mess With the Zohan
features intermittent laughs, and will please Sandler diehards, but after awhile the leaky premise wears thin.
29% The X-Files: I Want to Believe
The chemistry between leads David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson do live up to
The X-Files
' televised legacy, but the roving plot and droning routines make it hard to identify just what we're meant ...
27% What Happens in Vegas
What Happens in Vegas
has a few laughs, but mostly settles for derivative romantic comedy conventions and receives little help from a pair of unlikable leads.
20% Meet Dave
Easy gags and slack direction drag this occasionally clever alien-out-of-planet comedy down to unimaginative lows.
19% The Happening
The Happening
begins with promise, but unfortunately descends into an incoherent and unconvincing trifle.
15% The Love Guru
The Love Guru
features far too many gross-out gags, and too few earned laughs, ranking as one of Mike Myers' poorest outings.
14% College Road Trip
Filled with shrill gags and middling slapstick,
College Road Trip
is woefully short on comic imagination.
100% Man on Wire
James Marsh's doc about artist Phililppe Petit's artful caper brings you every ounce of suspense that can be wrung from a man on a (suspended) wire.
100% La France
100% We Are Together
We Are Together tells the remarkable and moving story of a group of children who use music to overcome hardship and loss.
100% The Order of Myths
As winter turns to spring, Mobile, Alabama, buzzes and flutters with the floats, parades, masquerade balls, and secret mystic societies of Mardi Gras.
100% Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
Ranbeer Talwar (Saif Ali Khan), one of the country's top industrialists, is a loner, not by choice, but because he lost everyone he ever loved.
96% Chris & Don: A Love Story
Chris and Don
paints an affecting, enlightening portrait of a one-of-a-kind love affair.
96% My Winnipeg
My Winnipeg
is a charmingly irreverent 'docu-fantasy' from the unpredictable mind of Guy Maddin.
95% Encounters at the End of the World
Encounters at the End of the World
offers a poignant study of the human psyche amid haunting landscapes.
92% Tell No One
An intense, well-crafted thriller,
Tell No One
is equal parts heart-pounding and heart-wrenching.
92% The Visitor
The Visitor
is a heartfelt, humanistic drama that deftly explores identity, immigration, and other major post-9/11 issues.
91% Deep Sea (IMAX)
Viewers will welcome being whisked away to this magical world of exotic sea life.
91% Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and The Tangerine
Whether in her towering giant spiders or visceral abstract figures, sculptor Louise Bourgeois's work is firmly rooted in the traumas of her past.
90% The Edge of Heaven
Evocative and complex, this story of struggling immigrants in Germany will stay with you after you leave the theater.
89% Gunnin' for That #1 Spot
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch proves his worth as a director with
Gunnin' for That #1 Spot
, a fun-filled chronicle of the top high school hoopsters of 2006.
89% Kabluey
An effecting treatise on modern alienation, Scott Prendergast's story of an Iraq veteran who finds recognition by donning a featureless suit is full of whimsy and sorrow.
88% Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
This inspirational 3D IMAX film approximates for audiences what it is like to set steps on the moon.
88% Mongol
The sweeping
Mongol
mixes romance, family drama, and enough flesh-ripping battle scenes to make sense of Ghenghis Khan's legendary stature.
88% Young@Heart
Full of endearing characters, this doc about a choir of "seniors behaving badly" is uplifting and delightful.
88% Roman de Gare
Claude Lelouch has crafted an engaging thriller about murder and romance with plenty of stylistic panache.
88% The Exiles
Selected for the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival,
The Exiles
(1961) is an incredible feature film by Kent MacKenzie chronicling a day in the life of a group of twenty-something Native Ameri...
87% Space Station
As astoundingly beautiful as it is technically dazzling, Space Station 3D is the first-ever IMAX 3D space film.
87% Baghead
Pitting actors against murderers in a self-aware struggle for stardom,
Baghead
successfully skates the borders of horror and comedy.
87% Back to Normandy
86% Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
While not the comprehensive profile of the man that his die-hard fans might have hoped for,
Gonzo
remains an insightful introduction to the life of rebellious writer Hunter S. Thompson and his infl...
86% Before I Forget
Acclaimed French actor Jacques Nolot (PORN THEATER) directs and stars in this drama about an aging gay gigolo.
86% Days and Clouds
Well-to-do, sophisticated couple, Elsa and Michele, have a 20 year-old daughter, Alice, and enough money for Elsa to leave her job and fulfill an old dream of studying art history.
85% Transsiberian
Brad Anderson is a quintessentially independent film director known for his attention to character psychology and the details and nuance of place, traits that make the superbly crafted thriller Tra...
83% Priceless
Priceless
is a light, farcical rom-com that features sharp performances from Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh.
80% Love and Honor
Shinnojo Mimura(Takuya Kimura) as a lower-ranked samurai who is employed by his clan as a poison taster to the load of the clan has lived thrifty but happy life with his beautiful wife Kayo(Rei Dan...
80% Mad Detective
79% Boy A
Based on the award winning novel of the same name by Jonathan Trigell, Jack (Andrew Garfield) is released from prison at the age of 24, having been institutionalized for most of his life after he a...
78% Full Battle Rattle
The U.S. military has built a billion-dollar simulated Iraq in Californias Mojave Desert, complete with hundreds of Iraqi exiles employed to play civilians and insurgents, terrorist suspects, grie...
78% Brideshead Revisited
A provocative and suspenseful drama,
Brideshead Revisited
tells an evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-WWII era.
77% The Last Mistress
More complicated than your average bodice ripper, Catherine Breillat's
Last Mistress
features beautiful costumes, wrought romances, and a feral performance from Argento.
76% Lou Reed's Berlin
Julian Schnabel expertly captures the dark melancholy of Lou Reed's misunderstood concept album in this moving concert documentary.
73% When Did You Last See Your Father?
Sensitive to a fault, Tucker's adaptation of the Morrison novel is nonetheless solidly scripted and well-acted; guard your heartstrings.
72% Trumbo
Trumbo
celebrates the life and work of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo with measures of humor and sadness.
70% Very Young Girls
69% Beauty in Trouble
In this Czech dramedy from Jan Hrebejk (DIVIDED WE FALL), a woman with a sex addiction has to choose between her husband and an attractive older man.
67% Roving Mars
Roving Mars
is a decent thrill ride even when it starts feeling like a commercial plug for NASA's failing space program.
67% To the Limit
Thomas and Alexander Huber, risk takers in the extreme, rank as two of the best mountain climbers of our time.
64% Quid Pro Quo
Despite a stunning performance by Vera Farmiga,
Quid Pro Quo
never develops its effective parts into a convincing whole.
64% The Wackness
Sympathetic characters and a clever script help
The Wackness
overcome a familiar plot to make for a charming coming-of-age comedy.
63% A Very British Gangster
The British gangster genre has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years with films like Sexy Beast; Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; and Layer Cake (all of which screened at Sundance). However, as...
63% A Man Named Pearl
A Man Named Pearl tells the inspiring story of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar. It is a subtle and intriguing film that is certain to open hearts and minds.
63% CSNY Déjà Vu
If you grew up, as I did, with your dorm room full of albums by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young and antiwar activities as part of your daily agenda, you may approach the Freedom of Speech Tour with...
62% Brick Lane
Frustratingly slow-moving, but ultimately saved by Chatterjee's solid acting and Gavron's gentle patience.
61% American Teen
American Teen
skates some thin ice with its documentary ethics but, in the end, presents a charming and stylish (if packaged) tale.
60% Elsa & Fred
Elsa & Fred is a romantic comedy about the irresistible power and total madness of love when two people who, at the end of the road, discover that its never too late to love or to dream.
60% Expired
Heartwarming and acidic in turns, this offbeat dramedy about two meter maids in love features solid performances from Samantha Morton and Jason Patric.
60% Bustin' Down the Door
Surfing makes the journey from pastime to pro sport in this documentary about the Hawaii scene in the 1970s.
60% Love Comes Lately
Love Comes Lately
is a bittersweet film woven out of three Isaac Bashevis Singer stories about old age and the erotic imagination.
60% The 4th Life
56% Felon
54% Then She Found Me
A threadbare story anchored by strong performances,
Then She Found Me
is a mostly successful directorial debut by Helen Hunt.
53% The Fall
More visually elaborate than the fragmented story can sometimes support,
The Fall
walks the line between labor of love and filmmaker self-indulgence.
53% The Stone Angel
Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Laurence, The Stone Angel is the story of feisty firecracker Hagar Shipley (Christine Horne, Oscar Winner Ellen Burstyn). Her passionate heart has always...
50% Take
Take
occurs over two days one day in the present and one day in the past.
In the present, Ana drives through the desert to witness the execution of the man who has dominated her life for the...
47% Death Defying Acts
THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE TO BE DETERMINED Celebrated director Gillian Armstrong (MY BRILLIANT CAREER, LITTLE WOMEN) helms this film about Harry Houdini's romance with a con woman.
45% Before the Rains
While lushly photographed and politically suggestive, this soapy melodrama lacks emotional resonance.
45% Eight Miles High
Exuding the sexy poutiness of a Teutonic Bridget Bardot gone wild and the underground glamor and bad-girl attitude of Kate Moss, with just a dash of Jane Fondas chic revolutionary zeal, Uschi Ober...
39% Full Grown Men
Set in a stylized yet familiar landscape of Americana, Munros whimsical cautionary tale follows Alby Cutrera (Matt McGrath), a 35-year-old husband and father who longs for the days of his carefree...
38% Finding Amanda
Despite a charming turn by Matthew Broderick,
Finding Amanda
is too flimsily executed to succeed as a dark comedy.
36% August
Josh Hartnett puts in a well-intentioned performance but overall,
August
only superficially explores its dotcom-burst setting.
31% War, Inc.
War, Inc.
attempts to satirize the military industrial complex, but more often than not it misses its target.
28% Diminished Capacity
This low-key comedy about memory loss offers mild pleasures but is too bland to fully resonate.
26% The Children of Huang Shi
This beautifully photographed but dramatically flat war drama recounts an important chapter in history with little cinematic freshness.
25% The Doorman
A documentary film crew has set out to make an insiders guide to the nightlife of New York, inspired by a chance Fashion Week meeting with it's most powerful nightclub doorman, Trevor W. Trevor ...
25% Harold
14% Holding Trevor
Like his friends, Trevor is trying to find himself in life. It's a road paved with difficulties--namely his heroin-addicted boyfriend Darrell.
12% Garden Party
0% Hannari: Geisha Modern
Hannari - Geisha Modern
is a documentary film that seeks to capture the geisha and their culture for what they are truly meant to be. Geisha are artists and entertainers, who devote their lives t...
0% Red Roses and Petrol
Based on a successful Irish play by acclaimed writer Joseph OConnor, and directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs, Red Roses and Petrol is a darkly comedic drama and a tour-de-force showcase for Malcolm McDo...
No Regret
THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE TO BE DETERMINED A gay prostitute (Lee Young-Hoon) and his client (Lee Han) find love for a short time in this film from South Korea.
Legend of God's Gun
A gun-slinging preacher visits the sinful town of Playa Diablo seeking revenge from the notorious scorpion-venom drinking bandit El Sobero - lead outlaw and number one bad guy.
The Chosen One
A life in the day of Lou Hanske sucks. Attacked by a bear, his cars just been totaled on the way to work and then he loses his job, Lou thinks life cant get much worse.
The Sensation of Sight
"When life becomes a second language..."
In an awe-inspiring fusion of dream/reality, this off-beat drama about man's search for meaning amidst the ache of despair chronicles Finn (David Stratha...
Red 71
After a beautiful woman named Lorraine coaxes self-styled private eye Shane into investigating the mysterious Club 71, people start turning up dead.
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Ripple Effect
Hip clothing designer, Amer Atrash, is perpetually on the brink of success. Now, with time running out, he is undergoing a crisis in his business and in his marriage.
Another Gay Sequel
Man Who Bottled Clouds
% Now & Later
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