The first reviews of the film have hit Metacritic, and they range from tepid antipathy to venomous scorn.
And, be on the lookout for
first reviews of the film from the Cannes Film Festival!
With
the first reviews of the film being stellar, the evening was bound to be a celebration, with fans who weren't at the bash loving the livestream of the event.
Not exact matches
It was a major shift — and one that took a while to catch on;
first used with The Princess and the Frog, a well -
reviewed film with disappointing sales, it began to catch hold with Tangled (2010) and Wreck - it - Ralph (2012), each
of which outperformed financial and critical expectations.
The silver lining
of this game is there's going to be A LOT
of game
film to
review for Donovan before his
first playoff series begins this weekend.
In 1970, I Told You So was one
of the
first Ghanaian
films to receive international acknowledgement and great
reviews by The New York Times.
Defying Columbia chief Harry Cohn's demand that he change his last name lest the critics take advantage
of it in negative
reviews, Lemmon quickly made a positive impression in his
first film, the Judy Holliday comic hit It Should Happen to You (1954) and quickly became a reliably nimble comic presence at Columbia.
The inevitable sequel strictly follows the structure and the tone
of the
first film so religiously, that I could have easily copy - pasted my
review for that one and called it a day.
Her
first film was 1955's The Court Martial
of Billy Mitchell, for which she was generously
reviewed as one
of the most dynamic young actresses
of her time.
Built as a road movie in its
first hour
of footage, the
film accompanies a truck driver on his way from Kosovo to Belgrade... It's in the whole
of this journey where the
film seems more robust... [Full
review in Spanish]
We love «
review proof movies» because you readers already know that (you) are going to buy the tickets and take the kids, all
of whom are champing at the bit «cuz the
first film was so much fun.
I didn't think much
of the
first film and skipped the 2nd but I have to say that this
review increases my inclination to see part 3.
The buzz has been building since Sundance, and early
reviews for Before Midnight have been great (the current Metascore is 99), but if you want to avoid any spoilers before the
film's May 24th release, stop now, because the
first trailer for the
film can't help but reveal a few things that fans
of the series might not want to know.
In my
review of the
first film, I argued that Woodley seemed out -
of - sorts in an action - adventure
film, but a year and a different haircut really made a world
of difference this time, with Woodley coming into her own here.
«Schrader works in a stately, dark - toned style that's far more compelling than the frenetic genre hash
of his last two
films, «Dying
of the Light» (2014) and «Dog Eat Dog (2016),» Variety opined in a
review, coming into «
First Reformed» as a summation
of Schrader's work: «Paul Schrader pours all his obsessions, from Robert Bresson to pulp violence, into a grindhouse art
film you can't stop watching.»
The National Board
of Review, the oldest
film organization to hand out year - end awards and who almost always announce their awards
first, didn't take that news lightly and revealed today that their winners will be announced on November 29th.
Texas Chainsaw 3D, the
first film I get to
review this year is actually one I saw a while back in December, Ruben Fleischer's (director
of one
of my favorite comedies
of recent years, Zombieland, and one
of the most forgettable comedies
of recent years, 30 Minutes Or Less) stylistic 1940s tale
of heroism, gangsters, and a colorful - but - corrupt Los Angeles, Gangster Squad.
And the result is a mix
of tones that works, with our
review from the Venice
Film Festival declaring that, «while the
film flirts with a number
of genres genres — melodrama, comedy, coming -
of - age — it ultimately lands closest to being Green's
first western by the time it reaches its conclusion.»
As you can see, it's not all doom and gloom from the critics so far, but even the
first positive Dracula Untold
reviews out
of the gate aren't exactly tripping over themselves to praise the
film.
No critic, no bad
review, nothing could take away the feeling
of seeing our
first real action role model in
film.
Fox announces their distrust
of critics with this title by splaying «Property
of 20th Century Fox Publicity Department» in huge letters across the screen for the duration
of the
film on both sides of the disc (the first time a major studio has done so since DreamWorks sent out advanced copies of the Gladiator Signature Selection in 2000 — which is why you never saw a review of it at FILM FREAK CENTRAL), in turn prohibiting an ethical assessment of the im
film on both sides
of the disc (the
first time a major studio has done so since DreamWorks sent out advanced copies
of the Gladiator Signature Selection in 2000 — which is why you never saw a
review of it at
FILM FREAK CENTRAL), in turn prohibiting an ethical assessment of the im
FILM FREAK CENTRAL), in turn prohibiting an ethical assessment
of the image.
Our studio had its
first ever $ 1 billion worldwide grossing
film in Michael Bay's hit «Transformers: Dark
of the Moon;» we successfully re-launched our «Mission Impossible» franchise with Tom Cruise, JJ Abrams and Brad Bird; our latest installment in the «Paranormal Activity» franchise had another $ 100 million dollar success; our
first original animated
film «Rango,» from director Gore Verbinski, earned rave
reviews and more than $ 100 million at the domestic box office; and we released global phenomenon «Super 8,» directed by JJ Abrams, who will now direct the newest «Star Trek» for 2013.
Today the National Board
of Review, typically the
first out
of the gate for critics organizations kudos, announced Mad Max: Fury Road as the best
film of the year.
The
first full day
of the festival saw several prominent titles make their Los Angeles
review, but the hot - ticket
film was Luca Guadagnino's Call Me By Your Name.
The
film won the Golden Lion (the top prize) in Venice last year, but while early
reviews have been very good, some critics have claimed it doesn't quite reach the heights
of the
first two
films.
The Cannes Film Festival is in full - swing and acclaimed director Todd Haynes» (Carol, Far From Heaven) highly - anticipated adaptation
of Brian Selznick's YA novel Wonderstruck was one
of the
first films screened at the fest — and it was met with
reviews that ranged from raves to lukewarm.
In Black & White: The Women (published on Parallax View here) The
first of two articles on women in
film, this one stepping off from a
review of Molly Haskell's From Reverence to Rape By Kathleen Murphy
Ethan Hawke has given many brilliant performances in his 33 - year
film career, including standouts like «Gattaca», «Before the Devil Knows You're Dead», «Boyhood», and the «Before Sunrise»...... Read more «New
Review from Jeff York
of Creative Screenwriting Magazine: Paul Schrader and Ethan Hawke stun with «
First Reformed» ``
I
reviewed Martin Scorsese's
first film in 1968, something I never tire
of reminding patient readers.
With a substantial ($ 453m) take at the box office and strong
reviews, it's no surprise that Rupert Wyatt's
film is the
first in a new series
of Planet
of the Apes movies, even less so given the series» history
of spawning sequels.
When the
first, «Flags
of Our Fathers,» stumbled out
of the gate despite strong
reviews, Warner Bros. rushed «Letters from Iwo Jima» into theatres later in the fall, largely in the hopes that one
film would elevate the other.
Dutch
film site Filmkrant is the
first to publish a
review of Blue Jasmine — in Dutch.
The very
first clip from Guillermo del Toro's next
film The Shape
Of Water, one which is getting rave
reviews following its premiere at...
(2) Quick
Review: The
first half
of this
film works very well as a reflection on why and how Europeans fall victims to radicalization.
We've been
reviewing movies and DVDs since we
first launched Bullz-Eye.com so we have a huge archive
of film reviews along with other features and a web guide.
No cast yet (and good luck strying ot out Stockard / Olivia / John) but it's aiming for 2015 Serious
Film my friend Michael liked Match, the Tribeca
film starring Patrick Stewart I
reviewed yesterday, a helluva lot more than me so it's worth sharing an opposing opinion
First Showing footage from Russell Crowe's directorial debut, The Water Diviner Empire the WB triples down on director Zach Snyder giving in both the Man
of Steel sequel and the Justice League movie (but why?
And while it's an art that has already yielded our
first magnum opus
of the year, the 100 Most Anticipated Movies Of 2014, (and we should probably be awarded the rest of January off as a result) there's still a category of film we've left unmined: those movies that we saw and reviewed in 2013 at festivals or sneak screenings or parts foreign tha t won't be in theaters until 201
of the year, the 100 Most Anticipated Movies
Of 2014, (and we should probably be awarded the rest of January off as a result) there's still a category of film we've left unmined: those movies that we saw and reviewed in 2013 at festivals or sneak screenings or parts foreign tha t won't be in theaters until 201
Of 2014, (and we should probably be awarded the rest
of January off as a result) there's still a category of film we've left unmined: those movies that we saw and reviewed in 2013 at festivals or sneak screenings or parts foreign tha t won't be in theaters until 201
of January off as a result) there's still a category
of film we've left unmined: those movies that we saw and reviewed in 2013 at festivals or sneak screenings or parts foreign tha t won't be in theaters until 201
of film we've left unmined: those movies that we saw and
reviewed in 2013 at festivals or sneak screenings or parts foreign tha t won't be in theaters until 2014.
The eagerly - anticipated release
of Warcraft is finally upon us, with the
first film based on the hugely successful video - game series opening in the UK this coming week [read our
review here].
Oli caught it
first at the London
Film Festival, calling it «absolutely stunning, one
of the year's best
films,» and Jess
reviewed it in full in Marrakech, agreeing that it's a «small, quiet, polished
film that unfolds slowly but with remarkable assurance,» with some «truly remarkable cinematography,» and a «striking central performance» from young Polish actress Agata Trzebuchowska.
It picks up the story
of Al Pacino's (now aging) mafioso Michael Corleone, but received mix
reviews in comparison to the
first two «Godfather»
films.
The Buzz: The
first two «Pirates»
films made buckets
of money — despite scathing
reviews, in the case
of the second installment — so there's no reason to expect «At World's End» to be anything other than a tentpole picture for Disney all summer long.
2 — Annie Award online voting opens 2 — Palm Springs International
Film Festival Awards Gala 3 — Deadline for receipt
of final Golden Globe ballots from HFPA members 3 — Voting ends for Art Directors Guild nominations 3 — Cinema Audio Society nomination ballot voting ends 3 — NYFCC awards dinner 4 — WGA theatrical and documentary screenplays announced 4 — Art Directors Guild nominations announced 4 — PGA nominations polls close for motion pictures and animated motion pictures 5 — AFI Awards luncheon 5 — PGA Awards nominations announced 5 — PGA nominations for TV, animated, motion pictures and digital announced 5 — Academy Award nominations voting opens at 8AM PST 7 — Golden Globe Awards 8 — Final ballots go out to BFCA members 8 — Final ballots go out to BTJA members 9 — Deadline for BFCA returning final ballots 9 — Deadline for BTJA returning final ballots 9 — National Board
of Review gala 9 — BAFTA nominations announced 10 — Cinema Audio Society nominees announced 10 — DGA TV, Commercial and Documentary nominees announced 11 — Critics» Choice Awards 11 — DGA feature
film and
first - time feature nominations announced 12 — Academy Award nominations voting closes at 5PM PST 15 — NAACP Image Awards 19 — PGA final voting closes 20 — PGA Awards 19 — SAG final voting closes 21 — SAG Awards 23 - Annie Award final voting closes 23 — Academy Award nominations announced 26 — ACE Eddie Awards Gala 27 — Art Directors Guild Awards
Below, all our coverage and
reviews of all the
films that screened at the 51st New York Film Festival that we saw (some
of them seen in Cannes
first).
I
reviewed the English language versions
of each
film, in my
first viewing
of the
films since Anchor Bay
first released them to VHS at the end
of the nineties.
Drew's
Review: In case you were wondering, yes - I decided that immediately after a «2009 in Review» article all about how I never go to the movies anymore and have reconnected with older cult films, my first review of 2010 would be of a movie currently in the
Review: In case you were wondering, yes - I decided that immediately after a «2009 in
Review» article all about how I never go to the movies anymore and have reconnected with older cult films, my first review of 2010 would be of a movie currently in the
Review» article all about how I never go to the movies anymore and have reconnected with older cult
films, my
first review of 2010 would be of a movie currently in the
review of 2010 would be
of a movie currently in theaters.
He is the Prince
of Puke, the King
of Bad Taste and the Pope
of Trash.1 Queer festival program notes and
film reviews regularly cite movies as reminiscent
of Waters in their «camp - ness» and humour: including But I'm a Cheerleader (Jamie Babbit, 1999),
First Period (Charlie Vaughn, 2013) and Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!
What You Need to Know: Marvel's «Avengers» franchise has amassed an unseeingly amount
of cash, and in May
of 2011 the
first «Thor»
film grossed almost 450 million worldwide despite mixed
reviews.
Sadly, not a single one delighted me, a person you may know from eight
reviews of his
first six
films as a huge fan
of Anderson's wit.
In addition to
reviewing films and writing interviews and features about the industry, she helps anchor the Star's coverage
of the Toronto International Film Festival and Hot Docs International and does
First ReelMovies, a weekly webcast
review at thestar.com with Star movie critic Peter Howell.
Prince Avalanche has been preceded in the media by the kind
of mood music that suggests that it is the
film in which director David Gordon Green retreats / recovers from the commercial, stoner - comedy digressions
of Your Highness and Pineapple Express to the artistic purity
of his well -
reviewed first films, George Washington and All the Real Girls.