Film Title LAT RTMC RTC The Gist
The Age of Stupid yes N/A
d:Think "An Inconvenient Truth" but with a personality
The Queen and I yes N/A
d:captivating
The Poker House yes N/A
vital, stirring film
Kassim the Dream yes N/A
d:a nuanced survivor's story that memorably transcends its genre.
Newcastle yes N/A
a surfer film in which its story and its people count for more than its surfing sequences
Fados yes 100 100 d:the final film in Carlos Saura's glorious musical trilogy
Up yes 98 94 heartfelt enough to restore your faith in whatever needs restoration.
Tulpan yes 97 100 by turns off-the-wall and serious, comic and sad.
Anvil! The Story of Anvil yes 97 100 d:endearing and warmhearted
Star Trek yes 96 91 has in general bridged the gap between the old and the new with alacrity and purpose.
The Song of Sparrows yes 96 100 The overlooked and the ordinary is exactly the terrain Majidi loves to walk
Herb & Dorothy yes 95 92 An ordinary couple with an extraordinary art collection.
Summer Hours yes 95 95 a family drama with a larger point.
Drag Me to Hell yes 94 85 fearsomely scary, wickedly funny and diabolically gross
Food Inc. yes 94 89 d:smart, expertly shot
Goodbye Solo yes 94 100 deals thoughtfully with some of the most complex elements of the human equation
Revanche yes 93 90 a darkly compelling film from Austria
Seraphine yes 91 100 it neither condescends to nor romanticizes its subject.
(500) Days of Summer yes 90 85 **something seldom seen: an original romantic comedy.
Forbidden Lie$ yes 89 83 d:[a] dizzying, drop-dead fascinating documentary on Norma Khouri
Adventureland yes 89 88 engaging, bittersweet and even fun.
Sugar yes 89 92 a beautifully made film about a young man's journey of self-discovery
Tyson yes 88 91 d:"It's like a Greek tragedy. Only I'm the subject."
Burma VJ yes 86 83 d:filmmaking at its most fearless
Soul Power yes 85 80 d:a vibrant and joyous new documentary
Earth yes 85 85 difficulties be damned, it shouldn't be missed.
Il Divo yes 85 100 be prepared to hold on to your seat
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince yes 84 89 **cozy tales told around a cinematic campfire
Tony Manero yes 84 N/A a stinging allegory on the corrosive effects of the Pinochet regime in Chile
Every Little Step yes 83 89 d:a can't-miss effort that knows how to please
O'Horten yes 82 100 a gentle comedy, both funny and melancholy
Unmistaken Child yes 81 100 d:bears witness to a strange and mysterious process
Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love yes 80 N/A d:an exemplary look at the African superstar's life
Jerichow yes 79 100 fresh complexities and bleak irony
An Unlikely Weapon yes 79 100 d:love letter of a documentary
Big Man Japan yes 78 67 You've probably never seen anything like [it]
The Hangover yes 78 79 A comedy that is hysterically and embarrassingly black
Ballerina yes 76 100 d:everyone is beautiful at the ballet
Valentino: The Last Emperor yes 75 82 d:smart and incisive film
Who Does She Think She Is? yes 73 83 d:its impulse is visionary, not plaintive
Our City Dreams yes 71 60 d:powerful, daring and makes you think
Outrage yes 70 85 d:a look at conservative Republican politicians who are alleged to be closeted gays
Brüno yes 69 52 Baron Cohen's instincts for outrage are spot on
Departures yes 69 69 manages to be anything but dark; whimsy and sweet irony are laced throughout
Rudo y Cursi yes 69 100 [a] puckishly entertaining, fleet-of-foot drama-comedy
Paris 36 yes 66 56 irresistible and impeccable period musical
The Merry Gentleman yes 62 54 a dark and lovely drama
Easy Virtue yes 58 70 a Noel Coward comedy of manners
The New Twenty yes 55 60 engaging
Is Anybody There? yes 52 38 another memorable Michael Caine film.
The Taking of Pelham 123 yes 51 55 crisp, effective New York subway hostage drama
Death in Love yes 50 44 a head-turning, visionary achievement.
Sleep Dealer yes 50 67 Adventurous, ambitious and ingeniously futuristic
Battle for Terra yes 46 58 Earthlings are the alien invaders in this engaging 3-D animated film.
Gigantic yes 42 27 one of the better independent films in recent memory.
Naked Ambition: An R-Rated Look at an X-Rated Industry yes 40 N/A d:an entertaining, adeptly crafted documentary
Weather Girl yes 40 N/A **breezy romantic comedy
Fighting yes 37 57 The word that best expresses the film is "vivid."
The Limits of Control yes 26 16 absorbing and visually mesmerizing
Fast & Furious yes 24 21 should leave you exhausted and satiated for a very long time.
Mutant Chronicles yes 18 N/A It's photogenic people killing mutants before green screens; what more could you ask?
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story yes

d:so heartfelt that it elicits a sense that complex creative relationships may ultimately elude explication
Lemon Tree so-so 92 92 A tale of encroachment and entrenchment
Examined Life so-so 85 88 d:10 minutes apiece with seven notable philosophers
Bart Got a Room so-so 71 71 slight comedy
Tetro so-so 59 58 haunting, beautiful and often frustrating
Lymelife so-so 59 71 stumbles at the end, but is otherwise well acted
Management so-so 53 55 a mellow slow dance of a romantic comedy
Hannah Montana: The Movie so-so 45 52 big, beautiful, a little boring and utterly safe.
American Swing so-so 45 57 d:unexplored sadness ... amid the orgy of upbeat testimonials.
Alien Trespass so-so 35 21 The ode to '50s sci-fi gets props for authenticity but could have upped the entertainment factor.
Terminator Salvation so-so 34 34 elements from earlier in the franchise. But some of its soul has been lost.
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past so-so 27 26 an amusingly sentimental whiff of a romantic comedy
Everybody Dies no N/A
so minimalist that it barely exists in any aspect.
That Game of Chess no N/A
unconvincingly played and poorly crafted
The Butterfly Tattoo no N/A
as sputtering as an awkward teen
Break no N/A
a hard-boiled Quentin Tarantino knockoff
C Me Dance no N/A
rudimentarily written, acted and directed
Not Forgotten no N/A
more convoluted than satisfying
Moon no 85 73 we're left stranded on the dark side of the moon
Treeless Mountain no 81 50 it's hard not to feel emotionally hijacked by the well-worn iconography of pathos
State of Play no 80 65 a meandering movie that sometimes hits dead center and sometimes misfires dismally
Adoration no 79 77 it all feels familiar -- that is, when it doesn't just feel lost
In a Dream no 71 63 d:detract[s] focus from the bigger picture.
Enlighten Up! no 69 N/A d:essentially a high-minded reality TV turn
Julia no 67 57 nothing about Julia is easy
American Violet no 67 64 demands more
Away We Go no 62 48 squanders its genuine assets and ends up not as special as it tries to be.
The Girlfriend Experience no 61 57 leaves one feeling that a sleek gadget has been needlessly purchased.
Brothers at War no 61 70 d:never finds a satisfying enough structure or viewpoint to give it an actual center.
Lifelines no 60 20 an insufferably over-familiar take on angst in affluent suburbia.
Crank no 60 33 Crank' turns it up to 'silly'
The Soloist no 56 71 hits all the wrong notes.
17 Again no 55 43 Light in substance
The Brothers Bloom no 55 45 forced creativity throughout
Empty Nest no 54 20 in the end, it all can't help feeling a little slight
Observe and Report no 53 55 like the film version of a stun gun
Imagine That no 46 52 shiny, family-friendly trifle
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian no 44 33 not so much a movie as a series of running antiquity gags
Angels & Demons no 38 35 ...its many fast-moving plot lines are hard to follow.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine no 37 15 Believe me, it's not a pretty picture.
Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America no 31 N/A unfortunately marred
Land of the Lost no 29 19 a silly contrivance of a comedy
Little Ashes no 27 10 a trifling historical fantasy, gossip wrapped in gossamer, beautiful to watch but it takes only a light wind to leave the story in tatters.
Dance Flick no 27 36 grinding its way through formulas
Love N' Dancing no 25 N/A pretty unremarkable stuff that has little to excite
Blood: The Last Vampire no 20 10 often-unwatchably dim
Obsessed no 19 7 It's no 'Fatal Attraction,' but when Beyoncé's in the room, you'll hardly care.
Next Day Air no 19 21 fails to deliver the goods
I Hate Valentine's Day no 17 15 is seriously outfitted for chick-flick duty.
The Informers no 14 5 amounts to flipping through an out-of-date fashion magazine
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh no 14 14 may be slick and acted with some conviction, but it is a fake
Dragonball Evolution no 14 33 the movie equivalent of deep-fried sushi
I Love You, Beth Cooper no 13 8 A flat, tired rehash of teen movie story tropes
My Life in Ruins no 12 9 doesn't do Greece or its star many favors.
The Skeptic no 8 N/A Old-fashioned in the worst sense
What Goes Up no 0 0 succeeds only in producing a series of contrived characters and situations
Homecoming no 0 0 B-grade redo of “Misery”
Skills Like This
57 50 feels maniacally scattershot