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Speed Racer
 ... "The Wachowski Brothers, in bringing the 1960s Japanese manga inspired comic and anime cartoon to life, tapped into their overactive creative sides with hopes of bringing a style of auto racing beyond anything we know. But instead they've left us with what happens when a kid gets sick on Starburst candy" ...
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Botched
 ... "a film confident in its own intentions, whether accepted or not, and is adeptly crafted throughout. A well-made horror/farce, but not one that floated this reviewer’s boat" ...
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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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Cloverfield
 ... "the alien invasion theme has been done to death and this new twist is actually quite refreshing" ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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