Window to the Movies

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Aug 3, 2011 7/10 The successful run of a franchise such as this is truly a rare feat in Hollywood. Take a bow, folks. Go to Full Review Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) 96% 91%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Aug 3, 2011 7/10 Duncan Jones's sophomore film, Source Code, is an assured second step into the realm of thoughtful science fiction. Go to Full Review Source Code (2011) 92% 82%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Jul 26, 2011 5/10 Eventually the whole thing feels a little too silly to be able to take any of its inherent concerns meaningfully. Go to Full Review The Adjustment Bureau (2011) 71% 67%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Jul 20, 2011 7/10 Kudos to the director for making it as oddball as it could get away with. Go to Full Review Rango (2011) 89% 70%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Jul 15, 2011 4/10 Like Twilight, makes the shallow desire to run away with a boy the heroine's main concern. Go to Full Review Red Riding Hood (2011) 10% 39%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Jul 14, 2011 8/10 One to absorb, to wonder at, and, perhaps most significantly, to give exposure to lines of thinking that one might not be familiar with. Go to Full Review Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) 90% 61%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Jun 17, 2011 8/10 [Observes] the thin lines and acute angles which separate well-adjusted people on a continuing path of contentment from the less fortunate ones who live lives of regret and desperation. Go to Full Review Another Year (2010) 93% 74%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Jun 16, 2011 6/10 Even though this movie piles it on, I can see its positive values and the potential it would have to reach the hearts of its audience. Go to Full Review Biutiful (2010) 65% 75%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Jun 3, 2011 5/10 Derivative of several molds and unable to really take command of any of them. Go to Full Review The Green Hornet (2011) 45% 43%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies May 26, 2011 7/10 Would be lost in the crowd, perhaps deservedly so, if it didn't pull aces on its execution. Go to Full Review Megamind (2010) 73% 72%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies May 12, 2011 7/10 From the movie's standpoint, [its story] is a common tragedy that deserves acknowledgment and pity, and it pulls absolutely no punches in sharing its view. Go to Full Review Blue Valentine (2010) 87% 77%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies May 12, 2011 5/10 The lead kids here have their charms, and while the film is functional it lacks distinction and a passionate sense of drive. Go to Full Review The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) 50% 58%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies May 3, 2011 4/10 Depp and Jolie together create a chemical black hole. They couldn't produce sparks with dry hair and a comb. Go to Full Review The Tourist (2010) 21% 42%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Apr 8, 2011 7/10 Michôd takes familiar material and approaches it with less emphasis on the sensational and more on the surreal atmosphere of accepted dread. Go to Full Review Animal Kingdom (2010) 94% 83%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Apr 1, 2011 7/10 A drama about the cost of idealism and sticking to your guns in order to bring truth to the light. Go to Full Review Fair Game (2010) 78% 65%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Mar 21, 2011 7/10 Haggis somehow pulls off a delicate balancing act -- a gravity-bound fantasy scenario -- showing us John's desperate, dark, human need while playing out made-for-movie scenes. Go to Full Review The Next Three Days (2010) 50% 66%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Mar 21, 2011 7/10 Scott subdues his more stylized tendencies to deliver the kind of meat-and-potatoes action thriller that might very well be watched and enjoyed by the heroic blue collar characters in this movie. Go to Full Review Unstoppable (2010) 87% 72%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Mar 21, 2011 3/10 Is it just possible that Craven fumbled the ball this time and gave us the equivalent of a fairly amateur teen horror flick? Go to Full Review My Soul to Take (2010) 11% 26%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Mar 21, 2011 7/10 It does get by on lively energy, a creativity in its writing, and a star turn by Stone. Go to Full Review Easy A (2010) 85% 77%

Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Mar 16, 2011 8/10 To give Tati his posthumous chance to express a very sad story may have been Chomet's only true course, and, to be honest, the film is beautifully, thoughtfully realized. Go to Full Review The Illusionist (2010) 90% 79%