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2/5
|
9%
|
Dorfman in Love (2013) |
"
Brad Leong's "quirky" romantic comedy retreads ground that is already so well worn, everyone just slides right through."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
56%
|
Hunky Dory (2013) |
"
Enthusiasm carries the day in this paint-by-numbers period tale, which is just charming enough to coast on its own clichés."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
27%
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Everybody Has a Plan (2013) |
"
Hardly anyone will see it, but those who do ought to be impressed."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
51%
|
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) |
"
Fuqua knows exactly how to pump up a straightforward script from first-time scribes Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
40%
|
The Call (2013) |
"
Let's call The Call what it is: high quality trash that both diminishes and is redeemed by all the talents who have deigned to bring it to life."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Mar 15, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
37%
|
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) |
"
Like a creaky Vegas act desperate to please, "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" is so eager you can't help wanting to like it. But you also can't help wondering if something better is playing in the theater next-door."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
33%
|
Upside Down (2013) |
"
Though "Upside Down" starts with a strong idea, its compelling conceit is immediately weighed down by leaden execution."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
77%
|
Reality (2013) |
"
Four years after astounding audiences with his starkly grim mob tale "Gomorrah," Matteo Garrone returns with a more garish, and superficial, vision of Italian culture."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
69%
|
Philip Roth: Unmasked (2013) |
"
This dully conventional biography doesn't do justice to its subject."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
67%
|
Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey (2013) |
"
Though Perry probably wanted nothing to do with her project, his participation might have pushed this glimpse at the band's evolution into a genuine revelation."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
Electrick Children (2013) |
"
Thomas makes an assured debut as both writer and director, the gifted Culkin is excellent as always, and Garner finds lovely shades of nuance in Rachel's innocent faith."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
0/5
|
61%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
If it only had a brain. Or a heart. Or nerve."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
29%
|
21 And Over (2013) |
"
Lucas and Moore don't bother to come up with a single funny joke. Instead they apparently hope that combining racist and sexist insults with unfocused mayhem will be diversion enough."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Mar 1, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
56%
|
The End of Love (2013) |
"
There is plenty of evidence that Webber has something significant to say, and the gifts with which to express himself. Once he's ready to commit fully to his own vision, there's no end to what he might accomplish."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
91%
|
Future Weather (2013) |
"
Ever wonder what you're missing by not attending the Sundance Film Festival? Many of the entries look a lot like this little indie, a nicely observed but overly familiar coming-of-age tale."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
Hava Nagila: The Movie (2013) |
"
Anyone who grew up dancing to "Hava Nagila" at weddings and bar mitzvahs may be interested to learn the song's origins."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
53%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
Big and loud and so bland it kinda feels like we've been sold a bill of goods."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
31%
|
Dark Skies (2013) |
"
It's not that Dark Skies is so awful you need to be warned away from it. It's just that it's so bland you might as well find something better to do."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 22, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
92%
|
11 Flowers (2013) |
"
Wang Xiaoshuai's gently engrossing coming-of-age tale isn't strikingly unique, but it does possess the heartfelt confidence that comes from autobiographical influence - and natural talent."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 21, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
57%
|
Shanghai Calling (2013) |
"
A clear affection for its subject and setting help deepen Daniel Hsia's otherwise shallow romantic comedy."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 14, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
30%
|
The Berlin File (2013) |
"
The story feels fairly perfunctory - not to mention unnecessarily knotty - but the well-connected leads do their best to ground it."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 14, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
82%
|
Like Someone in Love (2013) |
"
The greatest pleasure comes from watching Okuno, a stage actor who wholly embraces the biggest film role of his 81 years."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 14, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
45%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013) |
"
What's missing -- from the entire movie -- is that magical spark that can turn a film into a franchise."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 13, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Night Across the Street (2013) |
"
Unusually suffused with the contrast between experience and memory, reality and surreality."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Caesar Must Die (2013) |
"
The Tavianis blur the boundaries between fact and fiction, but they couldn't do it without the full complicity of their actors, or the audience."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
55%
|
Top Gun (1986) |
"
There are elements that hold up - especially Cruise's blinding charisma. The aerial scenes are still thrilling, and perfectly suited to a giant screen. Everything else? Well, that depends on how nostalgic you're feeling."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
21%
|
Identity Thief (2013) |
"
What success the movie finds is due to the leads' efforts, which are impressively strenuous. They start out with a great premise, and they're clearly ready to run with it. But most of the laughs are stolen right out from under them."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
|
4%
|
Movie 43 (2013) |
"
As a film critic, I've seen nearly 4,000 movies over the last fifteen years. Right now, I can't think of one worse than Movie 43."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Feb 4, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
60%
|
John Dies at the End (2013) |
"
A movie so brazenly off-kilter that I'm not entirely sure its title is even accurate."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
100%
|
Sound City (2013) |
"
Grohl's aim is to explore the aura of a place, but what he winds up proving is that people make the magic."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
91%
|
The Last Gladiators (2013) |
"
At his best, Gibney focuses on his subject and then explodes it outward. But with "The Last Gladiators," he's taken a rare misstep. There is undoubtedly a great story within the bruised history of NHL enforcers. Why, though, did he choose Chris Nilan's?"
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
15%
|
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) |
"
Even if he's slumming, Renner gets it best: his dry delivery fully acknowledges the movie's ridiculousness. If you're planning on entering this fractured fairy tale, you'll want to follow his lead."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 25, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
87%
|
Yossi (2013) |
"
His struggles remain compelling, thanks to Knoller's sad-eyed authenticity."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
86%
|
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2013) |
"
There is indeed much beauty on display, from the icy Taiga landscape to the age-old trapping techniques passed on through generations."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
85%
|
The Pirogue (2013) |
"
Every moment feels human and true, from the naive optimism of the trip's sendoff to its unsparingly realistic conclusion, which trades reckless hope for quiet honor."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Supporting Characters (2013) |
"
Schechter made the whole thing for about $50,000, without any A-list names. And yet it's sharper and more entertaining than most of the movies to come out this month at 10 times the budget - or well beyond."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
28%
|
Knife Fight (2013) |
"
Though everyone's intentions seem honorable, this limp political satire overshoots its targets almost every time."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
39%
|
Parker (2013) |
"
A little more effort -- from anyone -- might be nice."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
59%
|
The Last Stand (2013) |
"
The script is a mess, built on lazy clichés, stilted jokes and easy payoffs. What the movie does have, though, is enthusiasm."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 18, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
34%
|
LUV (2013) |
"
The first half of the movie is painfully tense, drawing us into a relationship that we desperately want to see work. But the screenplay lets its characters down, as it devolves into platitudes and melodrama."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
30%
|
Broken City (2013) |
"
Wahlberg, at least, keeps the story watchable. But even he can't fix what's irreversibly broken."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
29%
|
Let My People Go! (2013) |
"
Though under 90 minutes, the whole frantically zany affair seems to last at least eight days. It might help to have a bottle of Manischewitz handy."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
Clandestine Childhood (2013) |
"
The calmer scenes are staged in staid and somewhat clunky fashion, but the graphic animation depicting the worst moments is starkly effective."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
18%
|
My Best Enemy (2013) |
"
The script relies on too many unlikely twists, but Bleibtreu manages to sell them all."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
23%
|
Struck by Lightning (2013) |
"
One can't blame Colfer for wanting to expand his range, but he's created a character who is neither hero nor villain, in a black comedy that is neither dark nor funny enough."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
32%
|
Gangster Squad (2013) |
"
Fleischer's noir-influenced focus on O'Mara and Cohen offers hints of interesting commentary about Hollywood's historical visions of good and evil. But it's a strong starting point that fizzles by the finale."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Quartet (2013) |
"
Everyone onscreen is experienced enough to realize that we create our own fates, regardless of the directions in which we are pushed."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
End of Watch (2012) |
"
The actors, both excellent, get right into Ayer's groove. So by the time we arrive at the unsparing climax, we really know and care about these guys."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 8, 2013
|
|
|
88%
|
Starlet (2012) |
"
Baker effectively juxtaposes two vastly different worlds, though he never makes the case that either is as significant as the gauzy visuals suggest."
—
New York Daily News
Posted Jan 8, 2013
|
65%
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