IN THEATERS
9%
10,000 B.C.
Critics’ Consensus: A visually impressive but narratively flimsy epic.
Synopsis: Director Roland Emmerich weaves myth and legend together in this epic love story. As the Ice Age is ending, the Yagahl people are struggling to survive. When Evolet (Camilla Belle), a young, blue-eyed girl is found and brought back to the tri… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Release Date: Mar 7, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Release Date: Mar 7, 2008 (Wide)
31%
21
Critics’ Consensus: Supplants the fascinating true story in favor of mundane melodrama.
Synopsis: Inspired by a true story, 21 mixes Las Vegas casino wheeling and dealing with college-kid angst: think OCEAN’S ELEVEN via THE PAPER CHASE. Kevin Spacey is crafty MIT professor Micky Rosa, who trains brainiac students to count cards and then f… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Wide)
40%
27 Dresses
Critics’ Consensus: Clichéd and mostly forgettable.
Synopsis: Jane is idealistic, romantic and completely selfless – a perennial bridesmaid whose own happy ending is nowhere in sight. But when younger sister Tess captures the heart of Jane’s boss — with whom she is secretly in love – Jane begins to re… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Release Date: Jan 18, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Release Date: Jan 18, 2008 (Wide)
7%
88 Minutes
Critics’ Consensus: A shockingly inept psychological thriller.
Synopsis: In 88 Minutes Al Pacino stars as Dr. Jack Gramm, a college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI. When Gramm receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live, he must use all his skills and tra… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Wide)
24%
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Critics’ Consensus: Suffers from bland potty humor and a rehashed kids’ movie formula.
Synopsis: This live-action/computer-animated update of Ross Bagdasarian’s squeaky-voiced cartoon characters finds the chipmunks (in CGI form) transported from their woodland habitat to the city, where they wind up in the home of Dave Seville (Jason Lee… [More...]
Rated: PG
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Release Date: Dec 14, 2007 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Release Date: Dec 14, 2007 (Wide)
78%
Bank Job
Critics’ Consensus: A thoroughly entertaining British heist thriller.
Synopsis: Inspired by the infamous 1971 robbery that took place at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone London, LIONSGATE’s ® The Bank Job stars Jason Statham (Transporter, Snatch, Crank, Italian Job) and Saffron Burrows (Klimt, Enigma). … [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Release Date: Mar 7, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Release Date: Mar 7, 2008 (Wide)
41%
Bucket List
Critics’ Consensus: Earnest performances can’t overcome a schmaltzy script.
Synopsis: Academy Award winners Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman star in the comedy drama “The Bucket List,” directed by Rob Reiner, a touching, no-holds-barred adventure that shows it’s never too late to live life to its fullest.
A long time ago, … [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Release Date: Jan 11, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Release Date: Jan 11, 2008 (Wide)
14%
College Road Trip
Critics’ Consensus: College Road Trip is woefully short on comic imagination.
Synopsis: Directed by Roger Kumble (THE SWEETEST THING, JUST FRIENDS), the 2008 comedy COLLEGE ROAD TRIP stars Martin Lawrence as Chicago cop James Porter, an overprotective father who wants to keep his college-bound daughter, Melanie (Raven-Symone), c… [More...]
Rated: G
Runtime: 82 mins
Release Date: Mar 7, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 82 mins
Release Date: Mar 7, 2008 (Wide)
38%
Doomsday
Critics’ Consensus: A pale imitation of previous futuristic thrillers.
Synopsis: Writer/director Neil Marshall earned the respect of horror devotees with his first two features, DOG SOLDIERS and THE DESCENT, refreshing and scary twists on the werewolf and expedition-gone-wrong genres. Where those works exemplified a respe… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Wide)
78%
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!
Critics’ Consensus: Stays true to the spirit of Dr. Seuss’ classic story.
Synopsis: On the fifteenth of May, in the jungle of Nool, in the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool. He was splashing…enjoying the jungle’s great joys…When Horton the elephant heard a small noise.
With his signature evocative and rhyming t… [More...]
Rated: G
Runtime: 88 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 88 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Wide)
26%
Drillbit Taylor
Critics’ Consensus: An unfunny, overly familiar bullied-teen comedy.
Synopsis: DRILLBIT TAYLOR tells the story of three nerdy adolescents who, on their very first day of high school, find themselves the target of a merciless, near psychotic bully. The friends band together and pool their funds to hire a personal bodygua… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Wide)
10%
Fool’s Gold
Critics’ Consensus: Full of humorless gags, a predictable storyline and flat performances.
Synopsis: Having proven themselves a magnetic pair in 2003’s HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS, Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey team up once again as two fun-loving, bickering exes in this action-packed, violent, and sexy treasure hunt. Part romantic co… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Release Date: Feb 8, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Release Date: Feb 8, 2008 (Wide)
63%
Forbidden Kingdom
Critics’ Consensus: Great fight scenes, but too much filler.
Synopsis: An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in han… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Wide)
85%
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Critics’ Consensus: Finds just the right mix of romantic and raunchy comedy.
Synopsis: From the producers of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up comes a comic look at one guy’s arduous quest to grow up and get over the heartbreak of being dumped — if he can only make himself start Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Struggling mus… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Wide)
75%
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
Critics’ Consensus: A high-energy concert film.
Synopsis: Based on the hit Disney television show, HANNAH MONTANA/MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT TOUR 3-D provides dedicated fans an all-access pass to the Best of Both Worlds concert tour. Leaving behind character Miley Stewart, the concert … [More...]
Rated: G
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Feb 1, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Feb 1, 2008 (Wide)
16%
Jumper
Critics’ Consensus: An erratic action pic with little coherence and lackluster special effects.
Synopsis: Based on Steven Gould’s critically acclaimed novel, JUMPER leaps onto the screen courtesy of director Doug Liman. David (Hayden Christiansen) has inexplicably been given the power to teleport himself, or jump. He can jump into a bank vault, t… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Feb 14, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Feb 14, 2008 (Wide)
53%
Leatherheads
Critics’ Consensus: Half screwball and half fumble.
Synopsis: From his casual charm to his cleft chin, George Clooney has frequently drawn comparisons to an actor of another age: Cary Grant. With his third directorial effort, the Oscar winner pays homage to the style of films that helped make Grant famo… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Wide)
31%
National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets
Critics’ Consensus: A talented cast goes to waste in this improbable sequel.
Synopsis: Treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) embarks on a new adventure in director Jon Turtletaub’s sequel to NATIONAL TREASURE. Ben and his father, Patrick (Jon Voight), take great pride in their ancestors and their family’s devotion to the Uni… [More...]
Rated: PG
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Release Date: Dec 21, 2007 (Wide)
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Release Date: Dec 21, 2007 (Wide)
25%
Never Back Down
Critics’ Consensus: Faithfully adheres to every imaginable fight movie cliché.
Synopsis: Set against the action-packed world of Mixed Martial Arts, Never Back Down is the story of Jake Tyler, a tough kid who leads with his fists, and, often, with his heart. Jake Tyler, played by Sean Faris, is the new kid in town with a troubled … [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Wide)
48%
Nim’s Island
Critics’ Consensus: Flounders under an implausible storyline and simplistic stock characters.
Synopsis: Based on the popular children’s novel of the same name by Wendy Orr, NIM’S ISLAND follows the adventures of Nim Rusoe (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE’s Abigail Breslin), a spirited young girl who lives on a remote island with her scientist dad, Jack (3… [More...]
Rated: PG
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Wide)
40%
Other Boleyn Girl
Critics’ Consensus: Plays more like a soap opera than a historical drama.
Synopsis: Based on the best selling novel by Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl is an engrossing and sensual tale of intrigue, romance, and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in history. Two sisters, Anne (Natalie Portman) and… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Release Date: Feb 29, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Release Date: Feb 29, 2008 (Wide)
53%
Penelope
Critics’ Consensus: The charming cast can’t overcome the faulty narrative and sloppy direction.
Synopsis: Like Tim Burton’s EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and the TV show PUSHING DAISIES, PENELOPE is a modern fairy tale, complete with candy colors and whimsical cinematography. PENELOPE begins with a generations-old curse by a jilted lover: the next girl in … [More...]
Rated: PG
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Release Date: Feb 29, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Release Date: Feb 29, 2008 (Wide)
9%
Prom Night
Critics’ Consensus: Prom Night fails to be memorable.
Synopsis: Donna’s senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life. After surviving a horrible tragedy, she has finally moved on and is enjoying her last year of high school. Surrounded by her best friends, she should be safe from the horrors… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 88 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 88 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Wide)
42%
Ruins
Critics’ Consensus: Suffers from weak scripting and an excess of gore.
Synopsis: Author Scott Smith adapts his own popular 2006 novel in this unsettling and surprising horror yarn. In its first half hour, THE RUINS seems to be cut from the same “body-count-of-young-Americans-abroad” cloth as HOSTEL and TURISTAS, but the f… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Wide)
50%
Run, Fat Boy, Run
Critics’ Consensus: Sporadic laughs can’t overcome the formulaic and predictable story.
Synopsis: DENNIS (Simon Pegg) is an ordinary guy. He’s a little overweight and he smokes, but he’s nice, charming and unassuming. However, five years ago, Dennis did something that wasn’t so nice. On his wedding day to his pregnant fiancé LIBBY (Thandi… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Wide)
21%
Semi-Pro
Critics’ Consensus: An intermittently funny, half-hearted attempt at sports satire.
Synopsis: Over the course of a string of successful comedies that includes TALLADEGA NIGHTS and BLADES OF GLORY, Will Ferrel has perfected a type of swaggering, machismo-fueled character, heavy on ego and severely lacking in intellect of any kind. Typ… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Feb 29, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Feb 29, 2008 (Wide)
7%
Shutter
Critics’ Consensus: Another lame Asian horror remake.
Synopsis: Treading territory similar to JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (2003), RINGU (1998), and ONE MISSED CALL (2003), all Asian horror films remade for American audiences, SHUTTER is the first English-language film for director Masayuki Ochiai, whose career has … [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 85 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 85 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Wide)
50%
Smart People
Critics’ Consensus: Well acted but thinly plotted.
Synopsis: SMART PEOPLE is the darkly comic story of Lawrence Wetherhold, a widowed, acerbic and self-absorbed literature professor played by Dennis Quaid, who has alienated his son and turned his daughter into an overachieving, friendless teen. He fall… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Wide)
80%
Spiderwick Chronicles
Critics’ Consensus: An entertaining children’s adventure with heart and imagination to spare.
Synopsis: Based on the bestselling series of children’s fantasy novels of the same name by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi, THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES follows the adventures of the Grace family, newly transplanted from New York City to an inherited home… [More...]
Rated: PG
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Feb 14, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Feb 14, 2008 (Wide)
27%
Step Up 2 the Streets
Critics’ Consensus: Been there, danced that.
Synopsis: Jon Chu directs this feel-good sequel about pursuing what you love and finding yourself along the way. Andie (Briana Evigan, daughter of actor Greg Evigan) is a tough Baltimore teen who grew up dancing and is now part of the 410, the hottest … [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Feb 14, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Feb 14, 2008 (Wide)
64%
Stop-Loss
Critics’ Consensus: Sincere and complex.
Synopsis: Director Kimberly Peirce (BOYS DON’T CRY) tackles another controversial topic with STOP-LOSS, the story of a U.S. soldier forced back into battle. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) has just returned to Texas after a harrowing final tour in Iraq. … [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Wide)
34%
Street Kings
Critics’ Consensus: Has formulaic violence but no shred of intelligence.
Synopsis: In STREET KINGS, a police thriller directed by David Ayer, Keanu Reeves plays Tom Ludlow, a veteran LAPD Vice Detective. Ludlow sets out on a quest to discover the killers of his former partner, Detective Terrance Washington (Terry Crews). Ac… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Wide)
15%
Superhero Movie!
Critics’ Consensus: Relies too heavily on tired gags and lame pop culture references.
Synopsis: In this spoof of Hollywood blockbusters, director and screenwriter Craig Mazin (THE SPECIALS) tackles the age-old story of a regular guy who suddenly finds that he possesses super powers. Ricky Riker (Drake Bell) is a typical teenager, excep… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 85 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 85 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Wide)
30%
Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns
Critics’ Consensus: Undone by incessant melodrama and scattered narrative threads.
Synopsis: Adapted from the stage play, TYLER PERRY’S MEET THE BROWNS is a touching family drama and very funny romantic comedy rolled into one. Angela Bassett gives one of the best performances of her career as Brenda, a single mother trying to raise t… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Wide)
92%
U2 3D
Critics’ Consensus: An exhilarating concert experience for the price of a movie ticket.
Synopsis: The larger-than-life rock band is given perhaps the only treatment that can properly capture its outsized popularity with a 3D concert film extravaganza. Produced by the 3D masters at 3ality Digital Entertainment, the film comprises footage f… [More...]
Rated: G
Runtime: 85 mins
Release Date: Jan 23, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 85 mins
Release Date: Jan 23, 2008 (Wide)
36%
Vantage Point
Critics’ Consensus: Premise is undermined by fractured storytelling and wooden performances.
Synopsis: A presidential assassination attempt is told from multiple points of view in Pete Travis’s directorial debut, VANTAGE POINT. U.S. president Ashton (William Hurt) is in Salamanca, Spain (though much of the film was actually shot in Mexico), to… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Feb 22, 2008 (Wide)
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Feb 22, 2008 (Wide)
95%
Alexandra
Critics’ Consensus: Features a spectacular turn by opera star Galina Vishnevskay.
Synopsis: From the director of Russian Ark,
a viscerally powerful new film starring opera legend Galina Vishnevskaya.
a viscerally powerful new film starring opera legend Galina Vishnevskaya.
–© Cinema Guild
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Release Date: Mar 26, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Release Date: Mar 26, 2008 (Limited)
67%
American Zombie
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Filmmakers Grace Lee (The Grace Lee Project) and John Solomon (Nonsense Man) team up to shoot a documentary about high-functioning zombies living in Los Angeles and their struggles to gain acceptance in human society. Despite their wildly di… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
N/A
Amhurst
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: N/A
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
26%
Anamorph
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Willem Dafoe (THE ENGLISH PATIENT) plays an NYPD detective who grapples with a string of unusual serial murders, perpetrated by a killer who fashions himself an artist. As he investigates the brilliantly composed crime scenes, he draws closer… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
8%
Backseat
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Although Ben (Rob Bogue) and Colton (screenwriter Josh Alexander) are all grown up, they still have some maturing to do. The two New Yorkers exit the city for a road trip to Montreal with a dual purpose: meet actor Donald Sutherland and trans… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
98%
Band’s Visit
Critics’ Consensus: A clever slice-of-life comedy, and poignant cross-cultural exploration.
Synopsis: Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin’s debut feature, THE BAND’S VISIT, is a subtle, heartfelt, and humane work that goes a long way toward dissolving the incredibly complex cultural divide that continues to plague the Middle East. When the Alexand… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 89 mins
Release Date: Feb 8, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 89 mins
Release Date: Feb 8, 2008 (Limited)
45%
Bella
Critics’ Consensus: A sweet, but ultimately pedestrian drama.
Synopsis: BELLA opens with a flashback to a confident young man named Jose (Eduardo Verastegui) who is poised to become a major soccer star. The film then flashes forward to the present day, and we see Jose working as a chef in his brother Manny’s (Man… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Release Date: Oct 26, 2007 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Release Date: Oct 26, 2007 (Limited)
56%
Beyond the Call
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: In an Indiana Jones meets Mother Teresa adventure, three middle-aged men, former soldiers and modern-day knights, travel the world delivering life saving humanitarian aid directly into the hands of civilians and doctors in some of the … [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 82 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 82 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
26%
Boarding Gate
Critics’ Consensus: Has little substance beneath its faux-thriller surface.
Synopsis: Director Oliver Assayas has established his name by crafting well-made erotic thrillers like DEMONLOVER and CLEAN. The director sticks closely to his guns by adding another similarly themed entry to his canon in BOARDING GATE. Assayas’s film … [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
83%
Bra Boys
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Are Sydney’s Bra Boys a violent gang or just a loyal bunch of surfers? This documentary narrated by Russell Crowe (AMERICAN GANGSTER) explores this underground culture from the inside courtesy of writer-director-producer Sunny Abberton. The f… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: N/A
Starring: N/A
20%
Chapter 27
Critics’ Consensus: Fails to penetrate to mind of Mark David Chapman.
Synopsis: What went on in the mind of the man who felt compelled to assassinate John Lennon? Chapter 27 deftly pilots us into the dark psyche of Mark David Chapman the weekend before the December 8, 1980, shooting. Inspired by Chapman’s recollections, … [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 84 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 84 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
94%
Contempt
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Jean-Luc Godard’s cynical look at the art of filmmaking follows a screenwriter in his attempts to recount Homer’s THE ODYSSEY. Full of insights into the compromises required of filmmakers, as well as autobiographical allusions, especially con… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
35%
Dark Matter
Critics’ Consensus: Suffers from creaky plotting and inscrutable characters.
Synopsis: The feature film debut of renowned opera and theater director Chen Shi-Zheng, DARK MATTER delves into the world of Liu Xing (Chinese for “Shooting Star”), a Chinese science student pursuing a Ph.D. in the U.S. in the early 1990s. Driven by am… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: N/A
Starring: N/A
79%
Dhamma Brothers
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: East meets West in the Deep South. An overcrowded maximum-security prison—the end of the line in Alabama’s correctional system—is forever changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program. Behind high security towers and a double row … [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 76 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 76 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: Jenny Phillips
Starring: N/A
Starring: N/A
N/A
Dying to Live
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Documentary filmmaker Ben Mittleman turns the camera on himself when confronted with the same open-heart surgery that derailed his father’s life. A quest for truth, Dying to Live, gives public exposure to his own fears about mortality. In th… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: Ben Mittleman
Starring: N/A
Starring: N/A
11%
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Critics’ Consensus: A cynical political stunt in the guise of a documentary.
Synopsis: There is a nation today in which scientists are being silenced and ousted, in which teachers and professors teach a theory as indisputable fact. No, this isn’t a Third World dictatorship, it’s America, as recorded in Ben Stein’s controversia… [More...]
Rated: PG
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
N/A
Fade
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Arthur Dichter thinks he’s dying of insomnia, but the reality is much more frightening. He wanders the streets, finding new ways to keep his body moving, even self-mutilation. He has lost the ability to communicate, keeping a journal to expre… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
68%
First Saturday in May
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: 40,000 horses are born each year. Only 20, however, will make it to the gate in the
Kentucky Derby.
Known as ʺthe most exciting two minutes in sports,” the Kentucky Derby is
racingʹs holy grail and every horsemanʹs u… [More...]
Kentucky Derby.
Known as ʺthe most exciting two minutes in sports,” the Kentucky Derby is
racingʹs holy grail and every horsemanʹs u… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: Hennegan Brothers
Starring: N/A
Starring: N/A
50%
Flash Point
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Like the flashy sports car he controls, Detective Sargent Jun Ma (Donnie Yen) of the Serious Crimes Unit is precise and brutal. Determined to destroy his criminal nemeses Archer, Tiger and Tony (Collin Chou), a gang of three powerful brother… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 88 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 88 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
64%
Flawless
Critics’ Consensus: Michael Caine’s performance elevates this heist picture.
Synopsis: Michael Radford (IL POSTINO) brings an artful touch to Edward Anderson’s screenplay with FLAWLESS, a serious account of a remarkable heist at London Diamond, one of the world’s premier diamond holders. Set in 1960s London, the film focuses on… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
77%
Flight of the Red Balloon
Critics’ Consensus: Unhurried, contemplative, and visually rapturous.
Synopsis: In 1956, Albert Lamorisse made THE RED BALLOON, a short in which a young boy, played by his son, makes friends with a red balloon. Some 50 years later, Taiwanese auteur Hou Hsiao Hsien has made his first French-language film, the charming and… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
N/A
Flow: For Love of Water
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Irena Salina’s cautionary documentary is determined to stir things up. Water, the quintessence of life, sustains every creature on Earth. The time has come when we can no longer take this precious resource for granted. Unless we effect global… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: Irena Salina
Starring: N/A
Starring: N/A
71%
Four Letter Word
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: “Let the Manhunt begin!” when Luke enters the gay bar flanked by his sidekicks, he doesn’t know that he
is about to meet his match—in hot macho man Stephen. Awakening in a twisted heap of naked
strangers, Luke heads to work at a Chelsea sex… [More...]
is about to meet his match—in hot macho man Stephen. Awakening in a twisted heap of naked
strangers, Luke heads to work at a Chelsea sex… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 87 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 87 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
73%
Four Minutes
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: This German drama from director Chris Kraus explores the intense relationship between a female prisoner and an older woman. A piano teacher, who is the older of the two, connects with the younger woman through classical music and eventually m… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
49%
Funny Games
Critics’ Consensus: A sadistic exercise in chastising the audience.
Synopsis: In 1997, writer-director Michael Haneke (CACHE) made the controversial Austrian thriller, FUNNY GAMES, about two young men who terrorize a family on vacation. A decade later, Haneke was convinced by producer Chris Coen to bring the story to A… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
42%
Grand
Critics’ Consensus: A hit-and-miss poker satire.
Synopsis: In the tradition of such improv-driven comedies as BEST IN SHOW and A MIGHTY WIND, director Zak Penn (INCIDENT AT LOCH NESS) casts an affectionate eye on the world of professional poker in his highly entertaining mockumentary, THE GRAND. Penn… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
N/A
Grizzly Park
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: N/A
Rated: R
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
74%
Hammer
Critics’ Consensus: Ultimately perseveres as an above-average sports comedy.
Synopsis: Jerry Ferro’s 40th birthday has brought his life into sharp relief and it’s not a pretty picture. A once-promising amateur boxer—who quit so he wouldn’t risk his perfect record of underachievement—Jerry has been knocking around from one const… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
36%
Hats Off
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: With the style and grace of Katharine Hepburn, the smoky wit and wisdom of Dorothy Parker, and her own personal philosophy, “rise above it,” Ms. Weddell is truly an iconic American original, rising above the mundane and difficult confines of … [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: Jyll Johnstone
Starring: N/A
Starring: N/A
71%
Heartbeat Detector
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: N/A
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 2 hrs 23 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 2 hrs 23 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
78%
In Bruges
Critics’ Consensus: An effective mix of dark comedy and crime thriller.
Synopsis: Mr. McDonagh makes his feature directorial debut on the film, from his own
original screenplay. His plays (which include The Lieutenant of Inishmore
and The Pillowman) have brought him two Olivier Awards and four Tony Award
nominations. He… [More...]
original screenplay. His plays (which include The Lieutenant of Inishmore
and The Pillowman) have brought him two Olivier Awards and four Tony Award
nominations. He… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Release Date: Feb 8, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Release Date: Feb 8, 2008 (Limited)
74%
Irina Palm
Critics’ Consensus: Strong performance from Faithfull anchors this lethargic drama.
Synopsis: Belgian director Sam Garbarski assembles an international cast for this thought-provoking drama. Iconic singer and actress Marianne Faithfull stars as Maggie, a middle-aged woman whose desire to pay for her sick grandson’s operation takes her… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
N/A
Jack and Jill vs. the World
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Freddie Prinze Jr. returns to the romantic comedy genre that made him famous with this sweet film about love between opposites. Jack (Prinze) is a New York businessman who finds his dull life upended by the appearance of Jill (Taryn Manning)…. [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 87 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 87 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: N/A
Starring: N/A
76%
Jellyfish
Critics’ Consensus: Lyrical, well-crafted and inventive.
Synopsis: Winner of the Camera d’Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, JELLYFISH (MEDUZOT) is a moving film that follows the travails of three women in modern-day Tel Aviv. Batya (Sarah Adler) is struggling to make ends meet, living in an apartment with… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 78 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 78 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
93%
Juno
Critics’ Consensus: One of the brightest, funniest comedies of the year.
Synopsis: The word “quirky” has become the quick and easy way to describe films such as LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE and LARS AND THE REAL GIRL that straddle the lines between indie and studio films and comedy and drama. While JUNO fits into that same category… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Release Date: Dec 5, 2007 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Release Date: Dec 5, 2007 (Limited)
N/A
Kiss the Bride
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: When Matt receives an invitation to high school best friend Ryan’s wedding he’s surprised – especially that Ryan is marrying a woman! Matt plans to rescue his former love from whatever “she-devil” has trapped him into this huge mistake.
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Rated: R
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
29%
Life Before Her Eyes
Critics’ Consensus: A confusing, painfully overwrought melodrama.
Synopsis: Imaginative, impetuous and wild, Diana (Evan Rachel Wood) can’t wait for her adult life to begin. Whiling away the final days of high school in the lush springtime, Diana tests her limits with sex and drugs as her more conservative friend Mau… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
62%
Love Songs
Critics’ Consensus: Hampered by lack of focus, held together by deft direction.
Synopsis: Director Christophe Honoré pays homage to French cinema of the 1960s with LOVE SONGS (LES CHANSONS D’AMOUR). Though it borrows its structure from Jacques Demy’s classic THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, this modern musical paints its sad story in m… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
54%
Married Life
Critics’ Consensus: Witty but uneven.
Synopsis: This melodramatic musing on the trials and tribulations of marriage features a small but talented ensemble cast that includes Patricia Clarkson, Chris Cooper, and Rachel McAdams. Set in 1949, the story opens into a picturesque, affluent subur… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Mar 7, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Mar 7, 2008 (Limited)
20%
Meet Bill
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Meet Bill (Aaron Eckhart)—a doormat if there ever was one. A man reduced to a mere accessory to his family by working a dead end job at his father-in-law’s bank, Bill’s wife Jess (Elizabeth Banks) is loathe to explain her “friendship” with th… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: N/A
Starring: N/A
76%
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Critics’ Consensus: A breezy period comedy carried by strong lead performances.
Synopsis: As in MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS and BEING JULIA, this period comedy brings wit and style to its depiction of 1930s London. Based on Winifred Watson’s novel, MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY begins with the title character, a frumpy governess winn… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Release Date: Mar 7, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Release Date: Mar 7, 2008 (Limited)
47%
My Blueberry Nights
Critics’ Consensus: A mixed bag of dedicated performers working with thin material.
Synopsis: With his first English-language film, beloved Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai’s touch loses none of the seductive luster and magic that made his Chinese films so popular. MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS follows the fortunes of Elizabeth (Norah Jones), wh… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
90%
My Brother is an Only Child
Critics’ Consensus: The cast has fine performances and the script has light wit.
Synopsis: Already a smash in its native Italy, MY BROTHER IS AN ONLY CHILD, which was presented at this year’s Cannes and Toronto film festivals, reunites director Luchetti with longtime collaborators Sandro Petraglia and Stefano Rulli, best known as s… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
90%
Never Forever
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Sophie seems to have an idyllic life; she’s the perfect Caucasian housewife for Andrew, her successful Asian American husband. Their relationship is put to the test, though, when she can’t conceive a child. To save her marriage, Sophie does s… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
N/A
On Broadway
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: On Broadway tells the story of Jack O’Toole, a 30-something Boston everyman, who writes a play about his dead uncle as a way to reconnect with his hard-nosed dad. With no money and just his gut to guide him, Jack quits his job as a carpenter … [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
46%
Pathology
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Milo Ventimiglia portrays a young intern, newly arrived at the University Hospital in Philadelphia, who stumbles onto a psychopathic group of colleagues playing a vile game. They regularly select one of their members (on a rotational basis) t… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
95%
Persepolis
Critics’ Consensus: An emotionally powerful, dramatically enthralling autobiographical gem.
Synopsis: NEW YORK PREMIERE AT NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL 2007
IN THEATRES DECEMBER 25, 2007 (Limited)
IN THEATRES DECEMBER 25, 2007 (Limited)
PERSEPOLIS presents a deeply personal coming-of-age tale about finding one’s place in the world. Based on her bestselling graphic novel, Marjane Satr… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Release Date: Dec 25, 2007 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Release Date: Dec 25, 2007 (Limited)
88%
Planet B-Boy
Critics’ Consensus: Makes a compelling argument for breakdancing as an art form.
Synopsis: With compelling characters and vibrant dance sequences, Planet B-Boy is set in the International world of b-boying – the urban dance more commonly known as “breakdancing.” Weaving between the vivid backdrops of Osaka, Paris, Seoul and … [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: Benson Lee
Starring: N/A
Starring: N/A
84%
Priceless
Critics’ Consensus: A witty, charming French farce.
Synopsis: Directed by Pierre Salvadori, this delightful French comedy features AMELIE star Audrey Tautou and the charming Gad Elmaleh (THE VALET). Jean (Elmaleh) is a hardworking employee at one of southern France’s elite resort hotels. He is known for… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
N/A
Race
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: N/A
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
0%
Remember the Daze
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: This comedy looks through the eyes of a handful of teenagers who make their way through the last day of high school in the last year of the past millennium and provides a glimpse into the teenage wasteland of 1999 suburbia. The film follows s… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
N/A
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Roman Polanski is certainly admired and respected as one of the world’s great film directors. But his reputation has been forever tarnished by his public conviction for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor some 30 years ago and his… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
26%
Sex and Death 101
Critics’ Consensus: Has little life behind the sex or the death.
Synopsis: This amusing sex farce updates age-old concepts about love, sex, and hot lesbians. A new supercomputer (with vague ties to the afterlife) spits out random e-mails that tell when people will die, or in the case of suave, affluent groom-to-be R… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
53%
Shelter
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: A man overcomes his hectic life to fall in love with his friend’s brother in this engaging drama. SHELTER stars Brad Rowe (BILLY’S HOLLYWOOD SCREEN KISS) and Tina Holmes (EDGE OF SEVENTEEN).
Rated: R
Runtime: 88 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 88 mins
Release Date: Mar 21, 2008 (Limited)
87%
Shine a Light
Critics’ Consensus: Scorsese’s document of the Stones’ live show should provide satisfaction.
Synopsis: The music of the Rolling Stones has lit up the soundtrack to so many Martin Scorsese films (“Gimme Shelter” has appeared in no less than three of his features–GOODFELLAS, CASINO, and THE DEPARTED) that it’s little surprise to find the direct… [More...]
Rated: PG
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
90%
Shotgun Stories
Critics’ Consensus: A talented cast and uncommon depth, helps it rise above its familiar plot.
Synopsis: Son Hayes never speaks of the scars on his back. The shotgun pellets left under his skin make for a sporadic pattern of blue-black dots. The men he works with take bets on how he got them. His brothers, Boy and Kid Hayes, don’t discuss it…. [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Release Date: Mar 26, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Release Date: Mar 26, 2008 (Limited)
16%
Sleepwalking
Critics’ Consensus: Grim and sluggish.
Synopsis: Nick Stahl (Sin City, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines), AnnaSophia Robb (Bridge to Terabithia,
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron (Monster, North Country)
star in Sleepwal… [More...]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron (Monster, North Country)
star in Sleepwal… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
87%
Sputnik Mania
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Fifty years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the earth, bringing America to its knees in awe – then fear. Initially thrilling as a marvel of science, Sputnik was soon viewed by Americ… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
60%
Super High Me
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Super High Me features comedian Doug Benson and explores the current situation with medical marijuana in California and the United States, specifically focusing on the conflict between federal and state law and the explosive growth in … [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 90 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
93%
The Counterfeiters
Critics’ Consensus: A gripping and fascinating true account of one prisoner’s moral dilemma.
Synopsis: Winner of the 2008 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Stefan Ruzowitzky’s THE COUNTERFEITERS is the first film from Austria to ever receive that prestigious honor. Based on the memoir by Adolf Burger, the film tells the inspiring s… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Release Date: Feb 22, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Release Date: Feb 22, 2008 (Limited)
73%
Under the Same Moon
Critics’ Consensus: Manipulative but heartfelt, and features strong performances.
Synopsis: Director Patricia Riggen delivers a heartwarming debut with UNDER THE SAME MOON. The story of the enduring bond between mother and son, the film stars Kate del Castillo as Rosario, a mother struggling to support her family in Mexico while liv… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Release Date: Mar 19, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Release Date: Mar 19, 2008 (Limited)
92%
Visitor
Critics’ Consensus: A heartfelt, humanistic drama that deftly explores major post-9/11 issues.
Synopsis: In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. In actor and filmmaker Tom McCarthy’s follow-up to his award winning directorial debut The Station Agent, Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) stars as a disillusion… [More...]
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
88%
War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: War Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. Narrated by actor and activist … [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 73 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 73 mins
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008 (Limited)
N/A
Water
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: N/A
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 2 hrs
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 2 hrs
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: Udo Maurer
Starring: N/A
Starring: N/A
86%
Water Lilies
Critics’ Consensus: A sharply-observed, provocative coming-of-age story.
Synopsis: N/A
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 85 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 85 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: N/A
Starring: N/A
33%
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
Critics’ Consensus: Gets bogged down by the director/subject’s gimmicky schtick.
Synopsis: Morgan Spurlock, director of the unforgettable Super Size Me (2004 Festival), returns with a surprising follow-up: his search for the most wanted man on earth. And as he did with fast food, he’s determined to go the distance.
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Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: Morgan Spurlock
Starring: N/A
Starring: N/A
N/A
Who’s Your Monkey
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: BOBBY STORK, a beer guzzling widower, runs into his old friend MARK , an out of work doctor who has resorted to making crystal meth to pay the bills. Bobby discusses Mark’s problem with their mutual friends LAITH, an uptight guy who’s packed… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008 (Limited)
73%
Young & Restless in China
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Starting in 2004 Ambrica began filming nine Chinese Gen X’ers at home and at work, returning once a year to record the changes in their lives. The film tracks four wildly ambitious graduates, a media savvy hip hop artist, two migrant workers … [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Release Date: Apr 11, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: Sue Williams
Starring: N/A
Starring: N/A
43%
Young Yakuza
Critics’ Consensus: N/A
Synopsis: Filmed over an 18-month period, Young Yakuza explores the Japanese crime underworld, through the portraits of two figures: 20-year-old Naoki, a new recruit of the Kumagai crime organization, and his boss, confronted by new social trend… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Release Date: Apr 4, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: N/A
Starring: N/A
87%
Young@Heart
Critics’ Consensus: Full of endearing characters, this doc is uplifting and delightful.
Synopsis: pare to be entertained by the inspiring individuals of YOUNG@HEART, a New England senior citizens chorus that has delighted audiences worldwide with their covers of songs by everyone from The Clash to Coldplay. As Stephen Walker’s documentary… [More...]
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Release Date: Apr 9, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Release Date: Apr 9, 2008 (Limited)
Directed by: Stephen Walker
Starring: N/A
Starring: N/A
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41%
Zombie Strippers
Critics’ Consensus: Suffers from poor execution, and never rises above its silly premise.
Synopsis: Worldwide media sensation JENNA JAMESON and Nightmare on Elm Street’s ROBERT ENGLUND star in ZOMBIE STRIPPERS. When a secret government agency lets out a deadly chemo virus causing the reanimation of the dead, the first place to get hit is Rh… [More...]
Rated: R
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Apr 18, 2008 (Limited)
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