Movie Reviews6.3/10
Case 39 Review: Lillith’s Demonic Possession Turns Emily’s House Into Hell
A social worker takes in a troubled child, only to learn she carries a terror that consumes all within her shadow.
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Tag: 2009 film
Movie Reviews7.1/10
In Bronson, Tom Hardy Traps Himself in a Cell and Turns It Into a Stage
A grim tale of a man who spends three decades in solitude, becoming a legend in his own mind, told with a steady, uneasy hand.
Movie Reviews2.9/10
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Review: A Prequel That Fills in a Timeline and Nothing More
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) explains the vampire-Lycan war no one asked about, and does it badly. A 92-minute prequel that adds nothing.
Movie Reviews3.2/10
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Review: A Loud, Expensive Franchise Starter That Never Finds Its Center
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra review: a $175M toy-line blockbuster that grossed $302.5M but scored just 3.2/10 — loud, expensive, and incoherent.
Movie Reviews4.1/10
Nicolas Cage Gets a Number That Means the World Ends, and the Movie Never Recovers
A review of Alex Proyas's 2009 thriller Knowing, starring Nicolas Cage as an astrophysicist decoding a time capsule's deadly numbers.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
The Blind Side Turns Poverty Into a Feel-Good Story, and That’s the Problem
The Blind Side won Sandra Bullock an Oscar and $309M, but Michael Oher's 2023 conservatorship claim changes what its warmest scenes mean.
Movie Reviews6/10
Taylor Lautner’s arrival lifts a wobbly New Moon
A review of The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009): Kristen Stewart's grief, Taylor Lautner's breakout, and why the film lands at 6 of 10.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
Sherlock Holmes (2009): A Franchise Launch Wearing a Detective Story as a Coat
Guy Ritchie's 2009 Sherlock Holmes can't decide between grimy mystery and bare-knuckle action, and that indecision costs it. Our review scores it 5.7/10.