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Iron Man
 ... "a superhero movie with substance and because of that, I'm ready for the sequels. Bring 'em on. And as a long-time vocal opponent of sequels, I thought I'd never say that" ...
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The Golden Compass
 ... "The Golden Compass is meant to be read, not seen, and unfortunately not even the big money bags of New Line Cinema, that set precedent with the outrageously successful Lord of the Rings series, can change that" ...
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Deception
 ... "by the time Deception's final scenes roll around we've had enough. Our trust and interest in what happens to the characters – and the story itself – is long gone, washed away in a sea of absurd plot contrivances and excessive twists" ...
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The Savages
 ... "Jenkins has molded a poignant story around a universally relatable subject—the intrinsic dignity of dying. Just like life, the movie is wry, sad, noble, and not without flaws" ...
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The Ruins
 ... "It's a creepy-crawly little film that'll get under your skin and bore its way into your psyche if you let it" ...
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Cloverfield
 ... "the alien invasion theme has been done to death and this new twist is actually quite refreshing" ...
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The Oxford Murders
 ... "The film is a case in point that it is not an inflated budget that makes for a high-quality film, but well cast, talented actors, pooled effectively by a creative director lead to good film-making" ...
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Charlie Wilson's War
 ... "As good as Hanks and Roberts are, it's Hoffman that steals the show... he's one of the best actors in Hollywood right now, and in this role, he never let's us forget that fact" ...
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Drillbit Taylor
 ... "often lazy, mostly predictable, and sometimes downright silly. But when it's all said and done, the film is another uproariously funny romp through the Apatow repertoire" ...
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One Missed Call
 ... " feels like a college film school production, where everyone is competing for the instructor's notice, rather than working towards a common goal" ...
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The Bank Job
 ... "There's a lot going on in The Bank Job with many complicated sub-plots and narrative strands, but [director] Anderson never loses control of the story and it always feels light and breezy despite the edgy subject matter " ...
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There Will Be Blood
 ... "There's a kind of menace running through the film that has a real palpability. Part of it has to do with how well Paul Thomas Anderson's writing and directing transport you to the oil boom of the 1890's, and part of it is due to Daniel Day Lewis' positively monstrous depiction of a greedy oil magnate" ...
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Charlie Bartlett
 ... "the film, and any intended significance, are lost on audiences because it never feels authentic. Instead, it comes off as an after school TV special put together by adults who think they know how kids think and speak" ...
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P2
 ... "just a few missteps have taken this film away from a standout effort to a film that will probably be forgotten soon enough" ...
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Diary of the Dead
 ... "The guerilla-style filmmaking approach is a genius move here and shows us that he's just an old dog willing to use new tricks to keep his legacy alive" ...
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Sharkwater
 ... "This film had a purpose, and it accomplishes it within minutes with unflinching footage that is difficult to watch, but so effective in exposing the atrocities being committed in our oceans that – luck willing – some of the headway they make throughout the documentary getting laws changed may spread to other parts of the world" ...
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Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland
 ... "the fact that the whole thing works can't be denied. It's both a funny showpiece and a revealing drama. We get a newfound respect for comics when we discover that a common flaw running through their psyche is one of insecurity and the fear of failure" ...
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The Water Horse
 ... "never captures the oversized aquatic stallion in a manner that you makes us feel a reciprocate emotional bond from the creature toward the boy" ...
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Strange Wilderness
 ... "it's the kind of stuff running rampant through any Junior High School across America, and while some smiles do come from watching the actors laugh at their own jokes (a la Jackass), none of it is really funny enough to produce anything more than a few slight chuckles" ...
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Resurrecting the Champ
 ... "has some really good stuff going on that sometimes flirts with greatness. There's a brilliant story in there trying to get out, but unfortunately it just isn't told properly" ...
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Untraceable
 ... "nearly all mystery and suspense is sapped about half way through the film when we learn who the sadistic degenerate is, and why he does what he does. From then on, we're just front-row ticket holders to a seemingly endless onslaught of painful tortures and bizarre killings" ...
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
 ... " In surrounding himself with an army of actors and collaborators who are at the peak of their creative powers, Tim Burton has created a musical masterpiece that both compliments and challenges his previously honed artistic style" ...
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Cloverfield
... "the alien invasion theme has been done to death and this new twist is actually quite refreshing" ...
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Atonement
 ... "a rich story told with concise and economical movements... propels forward with a clear sense of purpose" ...
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One Missed Call
... " feels like a college film school production, where everyone is competing for the instructor's notice, rather than working towards a common goal" ...
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The Mist
 ... "the most compelling combination of other-worldly horror and the horrors of human paranoia since John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ " ...
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