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Critics Consensus: Oz the Great and Powerful Looks Good But Lacks Magic (70 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Mar. 08 2013, 11:19 AM

This week at the movies, we've got a wonderful wizard (Oz the Great and Powerful, starring James Franco and Mila Kunis) and a pair of avengers (Dead Man Down, starring Noomi Rapace and Colin Farrell). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Jack the Giant Slayer is Fee-Fie-Fokay (68 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Mar. 01 2013, 07:08 AM

This week at the movies, we've got fairy tale swashbuckling (Jack the Giant Slayer, starring Nicholas Hoult and Ewan McGregor), submarine suspense (Phantom, starring Ed Harris and David Duchovny), excessive partying (21 and Over, starring Miles Teller and Skylar Astin), and devilish doings (The Last Exorcism Part II, starring Ashley Bell and Spencer Treat Clark). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Snitch Talks a Decent Game (40 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Feb. 22 2013, 09:11 AM

This week at the movies, we've got an undercover dad (Snitch, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Susan Sarandon) and terrorized suburbanites (Dark Skies, starring Keri Russell and Josh Hamilton). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: A Bad Day for A Good Day to Die Hard (85 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Feb. 14 2013, 03:50 PM

This week at the movies, we've got the return of John McClane (A Good Day to Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney); a tentative love affair (Safe Haven, starring Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel); teenage witchcraft (Beautiful Creatures, starring Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert); and alien astronauts (Escape From Planet Earth 3D, with voice work by Brendan Fraser and Rob Corddry). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Side Effects is Certified Fresh (35 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Feb. 07 2013, 04:20 PM

This week at the movies, we've got a woman on the edge (Side Effects, starring Rooney Mara and Channing Tatum); a shameless fraudster (Identity Thief, starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman), and some hotshot pilots (Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Warm Bodies is a Date Night of the Living Dead (66 comments)

by RT Staff on Thursday, Jan. 31 2013, 04:27 PM

This week at the movies, we've got a zombie rom-com (Warm Bodies, starring Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer), an aging hit man (Bullet to the Head, starring Sylvester Stallone), and aging ex-cons (Stand Up Guys, starring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin.) What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Not Screened -- Guess the Tomatometer! (99 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Jan. 24 2013, 04:20 PM

This week at the movies, we've got killer siblings (Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton), an avenging crook (Parker, starring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez), and a smorgasbord of comedy vignettes (Movie 43, starring Kate Winslet and Hugh Jackman). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Arnold Makes a Satisfying Return in The Last Stand (75 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Jan. 17 2013, 04:15 PM

This week at the movies, we've got a border skirmish (The Last Stand, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Knoxville), haunted children (Mama, starring Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), and a shady election (Broken City, starring Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Gangster Squad Is Style Over Substance (99 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Jan. 10 2013, 04:20 PM

This week at the movies, we've got tough cops (Gangster Squad, starring Sean Penn and Ryan Gosling), a tenacious CIA agent (Zero Dark Thirty, starring Jessica Chastain and Joel Edgerton), and a bedeviled couple (A Haunted House, starring Marlon Wayans and Essence Atkins). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: The Impossible is Certified Fresh (29 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Jan. 03 2013, 04:11 PM

This week at the multiplex, we've got a family in peril ("The Impossible," starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor), a town versus a corporation ("Promised Land," starring Matt Damon and John Krasinski), and killer with a chainsaw ("Texas Chainsaw 3D," starring Alexandra Daddario and Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson). Find out what the critics have to say!

Critics Consensus: Merry Christmas! Django Unchained is Certified Fresh (62 comments)

by on Monday, Dec. 24 2012, 12:08 PM

Merry Christmas! This week at the movies, we've got a quest for vengeance (Django Unchained, starring Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio), a prisoner-turned-businessman (Les Mis�rables, starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway), and an old-school grandfather (Parental Guidance, starring Billy Crystal and Bette Midler). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Jack Reacher Features Tom Cruise in Control (30 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Dec. 20 2012, 04:15 PM

This week at the movies, we've got a cool cop (Jack Reacher, starring Tom Cruise and Rosamund Pike); harried marrieds (This is 40, starring Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann); mother-son bonding (The Guilt Trip, starring Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen); and a fanciful circus (the performance film Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Is (Mostly) Worth the Trip (203 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Dec. 13 2012, 05:22 PM

This week's lone wide release is the The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, starring Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen in Peter Jackson's hotly-anticipated return to the Lord of the Rings universe. What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Playing for Keeps Misses the Mark (49 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Dec. 07 2012, 01:07 PM

This week at the movies brings only one new release: Playing for Keeps, a romantic comedy starring Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, and Uma Thurman. What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Killing Them Softly Is Certified Fresh (29 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Nov. 29 2012, 04:20 PM

This week at the movies, we've got an efficient enforcer (Killing Them Softly, starring Brad Pitt and Richard Jenkins) and a methodical madman (The Collection starring Emma Fitzpatrick and Josh Stewart). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: Life of Pi Is Certified Fresh (107 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Tuesday, Nov. 20 2012, 07:55 PM

Happy Thanksgiving! This week at the movies, we've got a furry castaway (Ang Lee's Life of Pi starring Suraj Sharma); folkloric fighters (Rise of the Guardians, with voice work from Chris Pine and Alec Baldwin); teen guerillas (Red Dawn, starring Chris Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson); and unhappy singles (Silver Linings Playbook, starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence). What do the critics have to say?

Critics Consensus: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Is a Decent Send-Off (67 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Nov. 16 2012, 12:09 PM

This week at the multiplex, we've got "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2," starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the final installment of the wildly popular vampire franchise, and Steven Spielberg's hotly-anticipated biopic "Lincoln," starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Honest Abe. And in limited release, we've got "Silver Linings Playbook," a romantic comedy starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, as well as Joe Wright's unorthodox adaptation of "Anna Karenina," starring Keira Knightley in the title role. There's no middle ground on the Twilight series: either you're enraptured by the tale of Bella Swan and her supernatural paramours, or you're mystified by its appeal.

Critics Consensus: Skyfall Is Certified Fresh (59 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Nov. 09 2012, 12:04 PM

This week at the movies brings only one new wide release: Skyfall, the latest James Bond adventure, starring Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem. What do the critics have to say? Director Sam Mendes is best known for his portrayals of suburban malaise (his credits include American Beauty and Revolutionary Road), so at first blush he?d seem to be an odd choice to direct a James Bond movie. However, critics say Skyfall is a nearly perfect balance of drama and action that winks at 007?s storied cinematic past while delving deeper into the psyche of the most iconic of movie characters.

Critics Consensus: Wreck-it Ralph, Flight Are Certified Fresh (41 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Friday, Nov. 02 2012, 01:58 PM

This week at the movies, we've got a sensitive villain (Wreck-it Ralph, with voice work by John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman), a troubled pilot (Flight, starring Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle), and a fighting blacksmith (The Man With the Iron Fists, starring Russell Crowe and the RZA). What do video game characters do when the lights go off at the arcade? That's the inspired premise of Wreck-it Ralph, which critics say is a visual phantasmagoria with a clever story and heartfelt characters that should appeal to kids and their parents. Flight is the tale of the flawed man behind a great act of courage, and critics say it features a terrific performance from Denzel Washington.

Critics Consensus: Cloud Atlas Is a Beautiful Mess (84 comments)

by Tim Ryan on Thursday, Oct. 25 2012, 04:20 PM

This week at the movies, we've got time-spanning connectedness ( Cloud Atlas, starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry); a Halloween escapade (Fun Size, starring Victoria Justice and Chelsea Handler); a legendary surfer (Chasing Mavericks, starring John Weston and Gerard Butler); and a demonic town (Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, starring Adelaide Clemens and Sean Bean). The Wachowskis have never been short on ambition; they've been blowing minds (or trying to) ever since The Matrix put them on the map. Now they're back with Cloud Atlas, and critics are divided -- some say it's an awe-inspiring work of visual and emotional daring, while others say it's muddled, pretentious, and overlong.