In Time 12-2-11
....."Thrilling to watch and interesting to think about"
Breaking Dawn Part 1 11-24-11
.....PG-13 - 89% "Splendid scenery, sets, and makeup"
The Big Year 11-16-11
.....PG - 86% "Obsessed birders with heart," fun to watch three really good actors
Columbiana
Three Musketeers 10-31-11
Cowboys and Aliens
Mighty Macs
The Names of Love
Friends with Benefits
Terri
Nora's Will
The Debt
Horrible Bosses
.....R - 74% Sheila hated it and left - pretty crass, but funny in places
Super 8 8-26-11
.....PG-13 - 82% - A modern-day Goonies. Fun.
Mr. Popper's Penguins 8-22-11
.....PG - 90% - A Surprising Delight
The Help 8-17-11
.....PG-13 - 87% - With I'd read the book first - the movie was a very good period piece.
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 8-8-11
.....PG-13 - 79% - All Harry's movie...not quite enough of everyone else....
.....PG-13 - 86% - Watching what the men will wear next is the best part...really cool outfits!
The Double Hour 7-30-11
.....unrated - 91% - Good movie. Good mystery. Great storytelling.
Transformers, Dark of the Moon 7-21-11
.....PG-13 - 36% Brendan really enjoyed it. I didn't.
Joueuse/Queen to Play 7-16-11
.....unrated - 79% - Lovely setting, a little too much chess
.....PG-13 - 83% - Light and entertaining
Thor
.....87% Just plain fun
The Beaver 6-30-11
.....92% - Oddly endearing
.....PG-13 - 98% Absolutely charming....and fun!
Amreeka 6-9-11
.....PG-13 - 90% Another good one!
.....PG-13 - 91% Super!
Incendies 5-29-11
....96% Powerful - a masterful piece of storytelling
Bridesmaids
.....92% - Rip Roarin' Funny! ! !
Jane Eyre 4-28-11
.....90% - a lovely film for a classic story
The Adjustment Bureau
.....83% - Clever entertainment
Hanna 4-23-11
.....68% - I expected something more, but I'm not sure what....
The Lincoln Lawyer 4-21-11
.....84% Michael Connelly and Matthew McConaughey- a winning combo
.....R - 90% A super movie!
Paul 3-30-11
.....R - 82% A Riot!
No Strings Attached 3-26-11
.....R - 91% Delightful!
Cedar Rapids 3-19-11
.....R - 91% Funnnnneeeee.....and fun
Beastly 3-15-11
.....PG-13 - 80% Enjoyed the book, enjoyed the movie
The Fighter 3-6-11 .....R - 95% Great accents...acting....and story!
Gnomeo & Juliet 3-1-11
.....58% Ho Hum
I Am Number Four 2-22-11
.....80% SO kept my attention, but the book was better.
Unknown 2-21-11
.....88% A wonderful mind-tickler
The Social Network 2-14-11
.....97% Intriguing!
Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest 2-13-11
.....69% Disappointing, left me wanting something more....
True Grit 2-6-11 .....94% So good!
Tiny Furniture 2-6-11
.....39% pathetic protagonist, did NOTHING for me.
Country Strong 1-26-11
.....73% Love the music.
The King's Speech 1-5-11 .....R 97% Amazing acting, my favorite movie of 2011
Black Swan 12-20-10 .....R - 85% Intriguing psychological story with too much ballet
Fair Game 12-9-10
.....PG-13 - 93% Entertaining AND educating.
Love and Other Drugs 12-4-10
.....R - 85% Nothing like what I expected. Jake!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Harrows Part 1 12-2-10
.....PG-13 - 92% The book dragged, the movie didn't!
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger 10-31-10
.....R - 86% I liked it a lot, despite not-so-great reviews
The Town 10-7-10 .....R - 87% Great setting (Boston) and great accents!
Secret in Their Eyes 9-23-10
.....R - 97% Great movie - an Argentinian murder mystery
Easy A 9-22-10
.....PG-13 - 90% Delightful. Fun. Clever
Winter's Bone 9-11-10 .....R - 86% Bleak, sad, depressing, but wonderfully put together
Eat, Pray, Love 8-25-10
.....PG-13 - 70% Gorgeous settings - Rome, India, Bali
The Girl Who Played With Fire 8-22-10
.....R - 88% Mesmerizing - but not as good as the first one
Mother and Child 8-14-10 .....R - 89% A beautifully woven beautiful story
The Other Guys 8-13-2-10
.....PG-13 - 71% Very funny - it's meant to be stupid so you don't mind that it is.
I Am Love 8-5-10
.....R - 81% Some WOW, Some Blech
Cyrus 7-22-10
....R- 66% Nowhere as good as expected...disappointing, actually
Grown Ups 7-18-10.....PG-13 - 85% Hilarious!
Bounty Hunter 7-8-10
.....PG-13 - 55% Cute but trite
Eclipse 7-4-10
.....PG-13 - 89% Better than the book!
Just Wright 7-2-10 .....PG - 72% predictable...but fun
Knight and Day 6-30-10
.....PG-13 - 85% Funny and action-packed
The Karate Kid 6-24-10
.....PG - 87% Fun movie, yucky bullies...
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 6-13-10.....R - 97% Wow. An incredible movie!
Iron Man 2 5-25-10
.....PG-13 - 42% Can't even compare to Iron Man 1
Letters to Juliet 5-15-10
..... PG - 76% A sweet, feel-ggod, predictable love story
City Island 5-13-10 .....R - 95% A new favorite - quirky with lots of laughs
She's Out of My League 5-5-10 - Haha funny and quite sweet
.....R - 84%
Date Night 4-28-10 - Fun and Funnnnnnny
.....PG-13 - 87%
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief 4-27-20 Enjoyed the book AND the movie
.....PG - 77%
The Back-up Plan 4-26-10 - Don't expect any surprises - but gorgeous protagonists
.....PG-13 - 40%
Greenberg 4-13-10
.....R - 45% - Slow-moving, hard to care about the characters
Hot Tub Time Machine 4-2-10
.....R - 38% - This really stunk
From Paris With Love 3-30-10
.....R - 68% - A bit boring at first, but redeemed itself with tongue-in-cheek humor
Invictus 3-24-10.....PG-13 - 86% Wonderful...you don't even need to "get" rugby
The Ghost Writer 3-12-10
.....PG-12 - 81% Kept me engrossed and thinking
The Last Station 2-22-10
.....R - 88% A fascinating story. Three "amazing" actors in a row - let's add James McAvoy!
A Single Man 2-21-10
.....R - 90% This time is was Colin Furth that was amazing!
Crazy Heart 1-30-10.....R - 96% Jeff Bridges was amazing!
New York, I Love You 1-26-10
.....R - 82% Artsy and different
Leap Year 1-19-10
.....PG - 63% Adorable but SO predictable
Avatar 1-10-10.....PG-13 - 96%
It's Complicated 1-6-10
.....R - 84%
Precious 1-5-10.....R - 94% Powerful. Great Acting. Tough to watch.
Sabah, A Love Story 1-2-10
.....NR - 88% My kind of movie
Alvin & the Chipmunks, the Squeakuel 12-26-09
.....PG - 50% The kids loved it.
Up in the Air 12-25-09.....R - 90% Completely enjoyable.
Secret Life of Words 12-18-09
.....NR - 83% Indie, off-beat, and interesting
New Moon 12-2-09
.....PG-13 - 60% Entertaining...though quite long....
Capitalism, A Love Story 11-28-09.....NR - 74% Informative, but a little choppy
The Blind Side 11-26-09
.....PG-13 - 90% A based-on-real-life feel-good movie
Julie & Julia 11-25-09.....PG-13 - 96% Simply wonderful in every way
The Invention of Lying 11-19-09
.....PG-13 - 65% Some good chuckles, entertaining....
Whip It 10-31-09
....PG-13 - 93% Thoroughly enjoyable entertainment
A Serious Man 10-29-09.....R - 93% Adored this Coen Brothers black comedy
My One and Only 9-24-09
.....PG-13 - 72% A surprise hit for me.
Adam 9-1-09
.....PG-13 90% - Wonderful acting and moving story.
The Time Traveler's Wife 8-19-09.....PG-13 - 89% Better than expected...a tear jerker, though.
Public Enemies - 8-6-09
.....R - 88% Really good movie
The Ugly Truth - 7-30-09
.....R - 55% Cute but silly
17 Again 7-20-09
.....PG-13 - 78% Cute and light
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 7-15-09.....PG - 91% A blast!
The Brothers Bloom 7-14-09
.....PG-13 - 91% Great story with really likeable protagonists
The Proposal 7-6-09
.....PG-13 - 90% - Charming and really, really funny
My Life in Ruins 6/10/09
...PG-13 - 25% Al waste of time
Gigantic 6/2/09
...R - 95% - Quirky and clever, a new favorite
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont 5/31/09
.....NR - 91% - Wonderful
Angels & Demons .....PG-13 - 70% - Nonstop action with never a dull moment
New in Town
.....PG - 75% - Predictable, cute, and charming
Adventureland 5/15/09
.....R - 70% Entertaining, untrivialized comedy-drama
State of Play 5/12/09.....PG-13 - 75% Very Good with suspense and a twist
Duplicity 5/7/09
.....PG-13 - 70% Very entertaining
Two Lovers 5/5/09
.....R - 80% Like it a lot
Sunshine Cleaning 4/27/09
.....R - 95% Loved it.
Monsters vs. Aliens 4/22/09
.....PG - 75% A fun movie
Doubt 2/25/09
.....PG-13 - 80% Fantastic acting
Slumdog Millionaire 2/4/09
.....R - 94% Outstanding
Last Chance Harvey 1/22/09
.....R - 60% - Super
It's almost Academy Award time! Let's see if I can see any more of the nominated top five before they're announced. Nominated:.....Milk (loved it, rated it 93%)
.....Slumdog Millionaire (loved it, too, rated it 94%)
.....Curious Case of Benjamin Button
.....Frost/Nixon (saw it on the plane, so-so)
..............The Reader
How can you choose a "BEST" movie when they are so very different??
Nothing Like the Holidays 12/16/08
.....PG13 - 80% - I liked it a lot
Milk 12/13/08.....R - 93% - Super
Happy-Go-Lucky 12/12/08
.....R - 90% - Charming and fun
Rachel Getting Married 12/2/08
.....R - Story 25%/Acting 85% - Unsettling
Twilight 11/27/08
.....PG13 - 60% - Pretty much what I expected
What Just Happened 11/21/08.....R - 40% - Mostly boring, much emotional sadness, some funny parts
Secret Life of Bees 11/18/08
.....PG13 - 90% - Wonderful
Ghost Town 11/7/08
.....PG13 - 70% - Imaginative and quite funny
Zack and Miri Make a Porno 10/31/08.....R - 67% - Fun, Funny, Sweet -- and Tasteless & Raunchy
Pride and Glory 10/28/08
.....R - 90% - A good murder mystery on film
Bottle Shock 10/24/08
.....PG13 - 75% Lots of Fun
Transsiberian 10/16/08
.....R - 80% - Hey, this was good
Hamlet 2 9/28/08.....R - 40% - Expecting More
The House Bunny 9/14/08
.....PG13 - 25% - Extremely silly
Vicky Cristina Barcelona 8/27/08
.....PG13 - 60% - Still mulling it over
Mamma Mia! 8/14/08
.....PG13 - 70% - Fun and funny
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 8/10/08
.....PG13 - 64% Just plain fun
RATINGS LIST
98
.....Midnight in Paris
97
.....The Social Network
.....The King's Speech
.....Secret in Their Eyes
.....The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
96
.....Incendies
.....Avatar
.....Crazy Heart
.....Julie & Julia
95
...... The Fighter
.....City Island
.....Gigantic
.....Sunshine Cleaning
94
.....True Grit
.....Precious
.....Slumdog Millionaire
93
.....Fair Game
.....Milk
.....A Serious Man
.....Whip It
92
.....Bridesmaids
.....The Beaver
.....Harry Potter & the Deathly Harrows Part 1
..... The Brothers Bloom
.....Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
.....Painted Veil
91
.....The Double Hour
.....Source Code
.....No Strings Attached
.....Cedar Rapids
.....Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince
90
.....Jane Eyre
.....Mr. Popper's Penguins
.....Amreeka
.....Win Win
.....Easy A
.....A Single Man
.....Up in the Air
.....The Blind Side
.....Adam
.....The Proposal
.....Happy-Go-Lucky
.....Secret Life of Bees
.....Pride & Glory
89
.....Breaking Dawn Part 1
.....Mother and Child
.....Eclipse
.....The Time Traveler's Wife
.....Once
88
.....Unknown
.....The Girl Who Played With Fire
.....The Last Station
.....Public Enemies
.....Hairspray
.....Jane Austen Book Club
.....Sabah, A Love Story
87
.....The Help
.....Thor
.....The Town
.....Date Night
.....The Karate Kid
86
.....The Big Year
.....Crazy, Stupid, Love
.....You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
.....Winter's Bone
.....Invictus
85
.....Black Swan
.....Love and Other Drugs
.....Grown Ups
.....Knight and Day
.....Ironman (the first one)
84
.....The Lincoln Lawyer
.....It's Complicated
.....She's Out of My League
83
.....Larry Crowne
.....The Adjustment Bureau
.....The Secret Life of Words
82
.....Super 8
.....Paul
.....New York, I Love You
81
.....I Am Love
.....The Hangover (didn't review this for some reason...)
.....The Ghost Writer
80
.....Beastly
.....I Am Number Four
..... Two Lovers
.....Doubt
.....Nothing Like the Holidays
.....Transsiberian
79
.....Harry Potter & the Deathly Harrows: Part 2
.....Queen to Play
78
.....17 Again
77
.....Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
76
.....Letters to Juliet
75
.....New in Town
.....State of Play
.....Monsters vs. Aliens
.....Bottle Shock
74
.....Horrible Bosses
.....Capitalism, A Love Story
73
.....Country Strong
72
.....Just Wright
71
.....My One and Only
.....The Other Guys
70
.....Eat Pray Love
.....Angels & Demons.
....Adventureland
.....Duplicity
.....Ghost Town
.....Mamma Mia!
69
.....Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
68
.....Hanna
.....From Paris with Love
67
.....Zack & Miri Make a Porno
66
.....Cyrus
65
.....The Invention of Lying
64
.....Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants 2
63
.....Leap Year
60
..... New Moon
.....Last Chance Harvey
.....Twilight
.....Vicki Cristina Barcelona
58
.....Gnomeo & Juliet
55
.....The Bounty Hunter
.....The Ugly Truth
50
.....Alvin & the Chipmunks, the Squeakuel
45
.....Greenberg
42
.....Iron Man 2
40
.....Back-up Plan
.....What Just Happened
.....Hamlet 2
39
.....Tiny Furniture
38
.....Hot Tub Time Machine
36
.....Transformers: Dark of the Moon
25
.....House Bunny
.....My Life in Ruins
Awards
2011 Golden Globes
2010 Golden Globes
2010 Academy Awards
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