306 Reviews by Rob Vaux


	306 Reviews by Rob Vaux 306 Reviews by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium Movie: American Gangster Release date: 11/2/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (6/0) Scott's auteurial stamp lends the film a badly needed sense of distinction. 167 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bee Movie Release date: 11/2/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (6/0) Beyond its basic concept, Bee Movie hasn't the first idea where to go. 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: 30 Days Of Night Release date: 10/19/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (6/0) In order to enjoy the best, you have to put up with the worst... and rarely have "best" and "wors... 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wristcutters: A Love Story Release date: 10/19/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (6/0) It focuses on its own unique voice, and trusts that those who want to hear it will follow. 54 other reviews of this movie Movie: Elizabeth: The Golden Age Release date: 10/12/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (6/0) A failure on most any appreciable level: as compelling drama, as a history lesson, as a showcase ... 110 other reviews of this movie Movie: Heartbreak Kid, The Release date: 10/5/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The Heartbreak Kid represents less a return to form than a worn regurgitation of past success. 119 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kingdom, The Release date: 9/28/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Convincing technical details gathered for the purpose of a good yarn with only the vaguest connec... 107 other reviews of this movie Movie: Eastern Promises Release date: 9/14/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A fascinating entry into a little-understood subculture. 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shoot 'Em Up Release date: 9/7/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The best guilty pleasure of the summer... arriving just a couple of weeks too late. 98 other reviews of this movie Movie: 3:10 to Yuma Release date: 9/7/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Not quite on par with the 1957 version, perhaps, but certainly acting as a proper update instead ... 159 other reviews of this movie Movie: Exiled Release date: 8/31/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It looks slick, but without a little more steak beneath that sizzle, the pretense becomes intoler... 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Halloween Release date: 8/31/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The original is better. You know it. I know it. Rob Zombie knows it. Can we leave it at that and ... 99 other reviews of this movie Movie: Balls of Fury Release date: 8/29/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Balls of Fury is bad, but it's not really bad, and I suppose that's a victory of sorts. 98 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rush Hour 3 Release date: 8/10/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The material here makes one wonder how low you have to set the bar before it becomes irrelevant. 139 other reviews of this movie Movie: Stardust Release date: 8/10/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It adopts a slyly subversive tone -- two parts Princess Bride, one part Baron Munchausen -- and y... 123 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bourne Ultimatum, The Release date: 8/3/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) In many ways, it's no less stylish and no more substantive than Transformers. The only difference... 177 other reviews of this movie Movie: No End in Sight Release date: 7/27/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Its message should be dispassionately studied by anyone who presumes to care about the future of ... 80 other reviews of this movie Movie: Simpsons Movie, The Release date: 7/27/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A bit past its prime, but still delivering some very funny class-clown iconoclasm. 154 other reviews of this movie Movie: I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Release date: 7/20/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Pro-gay? Don't make me laugh, Happy Madison. I wouldn't want you to break the streak. 113 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sunshine Release date: 7/20/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Though it takes its principal cues from an earlier tradition, it panders to no one in terms of it... 121 other reviews of this movie Movie: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Release date: 7/11/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) [Its] magic still remains -- deep and abiding, with enough strength to take us through another se... 179 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rescue Dawn Release date: 7/4/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Solid viewing, if not quite on par with Herzog's best. 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: Transformers Release date: 7/3/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) No one presumes to apply artistic criteria to the sight of a high-rise being demolished. Why shou... 177 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sicko Release date: 6/29/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The target is simply too large and too obviously broken to keep the film from hitting home. 150 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ratatouille Release date: 6/29/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A furry, pink-tailed, and utterly irresistible affirmation of mainstream animation at its best. 152 other reviews of this movie Movie: Live Free or Die Hard Release date: 6/27/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) This year's honorary It Could Have Been Worse Award goes to Bruce Willis, who proves nearly as du... 166 other reviews of this movie Movie: Evan Almighty Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It simply regurgitates what marketing research has told it we want to hear, along with a few shot... 142 other reviews of this movie Movie: 1408 Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Evokes the author's good points as well as his bad, but like its fast-talking hero, it was in tro... 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Release date: 6/15/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Yeah Johnny, it's got a Hemi. Too bad the rest of your movie is such a broken-down lemon. 119 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ocean's Thirteen Release date: 6/8/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Robbing casinos? Shit, these guys should be in charge of Katrina relief! 157 other reviews of this movie Movie: Knocked Up Release date: 6/1/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Knocked Up depicts its central concept far more truthfully than we have any right to expect: a bl... 160 other reviews of this movie Movie: Crazy Love Release date: 6/1/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) You say 'psychotic codependency' like it's a bad thing. 48 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Release date: 5/25/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) 'Betrayal'... is the most apt word for At World's End. Betrayal of purpose, and of promise, and o... 165 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shrek the Third Release date: 5/18/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) What does it profit an ogre if he gains the whole world and loses his soul? 149 other reviews of this movie Movie: Severance Release date: 5/18/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A Cold War postmortem that shades the triumph of the West with the bloody mess we seem to have in... 67 other reviews of this movie Movie: Georgia Rule Release date: 5/11/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It might have helped to put as many women behind the camera as we see behaving badly in front of ... 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Georgia Rule Release date: 5/11/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It might have helped to put as many women behind the camera as we see behaving badly in front of ... 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: 28 Weeks Later Release date: 5/11/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) 28 Weeks Later holds itself to the same standards as its brilliant predecessor, but those very st... 134 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spider-Man 3 Release date: 5/4/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) These people know what the hell they're doing, and after five years of practice, they're not abou... 159 other reviews of this movie Movie: Paris je t'aime Release date: 5/4/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) If you've ever wondered why so many people go so moony over the City of Lights, then this breezy ... 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: Next Release date: 4/27/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It just has too much in its corner to ignore such depressing mediocrity. 111 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hot Fuzz Release date: 4/20/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) You never quite grasp just how bad most comedies are until you see one as good as Hot Fuzz. 167 other reviews of this movie Movie: Year of the Dog Release date: 4/13/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Were there a less compelling figure at its core, it might have been a disaster. 90 other reviews of this movie Movie: Grindhouse Release date: 4/6/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It makes you believe in the power of guilty pleasures -- suggesting in its own fanboy way that ev... 160 other reviews of this movie Movie: Reaping, The Release date: 4/5/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Fool! Dost thou not know that creepy children have cursed our screens in numbers too great to cou... 108 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lookout, The Release date: 3/30/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Its relatively modest reach conceals a memorable crime story that refuses to be limited to genre ... 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Meet the Robinsons Release date: 3/30/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Too fluffy to hate, too friendly to condemn, and too sweetly bright not to smile just a little at... 108 other reviews of this movie Movie: TMNT Release date: 3/23/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) I concede that it won't kill you, even if it feels like watching someone else play a decade-old v... 89 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wind That Shakes the Barley, The Release date: 3/16/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It transforms the simplistic polemic of the early scenes into something much deeper and more comp... 93 other reviews of this movie Movie: 300 Release date: 3/9/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Its themes and visual splendor demonstrably trump the sometimes-ludicrous bombast accompanying th... 188 other reviews of this movie Movie: Black Snake Moan Release date: 3/2/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) [Brewer] takes fearsome advantage of the steaming sexuality and thick pulp on display, while unde... 146 other reviews of this movie Movie: Zodiac Release date: 3/2/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The workaday grind of its heroes gives it a unique feeling that few thrillers can match. 169 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ghost Rider Release date: 2/16/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) That isn't brimstone we're smelling on Ghost Rider. It's something else. 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: Music and Lyrics Release date: 2/14/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The bounce in the film's step renders its otherwise timid approach agreeable. 156 other reviews of this movie Movie: Music and Lyrics Release date: 2/14/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The bounce in the film's step renders its otherwise timid approach agreeable. 156 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hannibal Rising Release date: 2/9/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Seeing the character's protean quirks reminds one of Dr. Evil's speech about luge lessons; it's t... 118 other reviews of this movie Movie: Smokin' Aces Release date: 1/26/2007 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) We ask for so little from movies like this; the least it can to is place its disposable thrills i... 133 other reviews of this movie Movie: Days of Glory Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:29 PM Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) As by the numbers as it sometimes becomes, those very clich�s also emphasize the fact that we hav... 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: Absolute Wilson Release date: 12/31/2006 11:01:26 PM Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Though it doesn't make Wilson's art any less obtuse, it certainly helps us connect to the man who... 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pan's Labyrinth Release date: 12/29/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) For adults who remember those long-ago nights under the covers... its temptations prove almost to... 160 other reviews of this movie Movie: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Release date: 12/27/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A bleakly comic fable, drenched in obsession and the vicious observation of human limitations. 54 other reviews of this movie Movie: Children of Men Release date: 12/25/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Children of Men works as a science-fiction parable, as a social commentary, as an action film, an... 61 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rocky Balboa Release date: 12/20/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It doesn't suck. Please take a moment to pick your jaw up off the floor and we'll continue. 145 other reviews of this movie Movie: Good German, The Release date: 12/15/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) An interesting stunt rather than a successful film. 96 other reviews of this movie Movie: Charlotte's Web Release date: 12/15/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The respectfulness... can't be denied, but beneath it lies an undue sense of entitlement: of big ... 111 other reviews of this movie Movie: For Your Consideration Release date: 11/17/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) While For Your Consideration has many of the same elements that have worked so well for [Guest] i... 128 other reviews of this movie Movie: Casino Royale Release date: 11/17/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) This is no omnipotent superspy. He's a government bagman, making messy problems disappear in equa... 65 other reviews of this movie Movie: Stranger Than Fiction Release date: 11/10/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) As a philosophical study, it's shaky beyond belief, but as a humorous trifle, it admirably makes ... 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: Death of a President Release date: 10/27/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Love him or hate him, George Bush has generated the kind of emotions that a film like this needs ... 38 other reviews of this movie Movie: Prestige, The Release date: 10/20/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The Prestige earns high praise as a terrific historical thriller, but also because it grasps the ... 61 other reviews of this movie Movie: Flags of Our Fathers Release date: 10/20/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Despite handsome production values and a worthwhile subject, Flags of Our Fathers ultimately fall... 158 other reviews of this movie Movie: Departed, The Release date: 10/6/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Watching some of the best thespians of our era beat the crap out of each other (both literally an... 189 other reviews of this movie Movie: Last King of Scotland, The Release date: 9/27/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) As storytelling, it could use some fine tuning, but it keeps its dark premise close to its heart ... 108 other reviews of this movie Movie: Black Dahlia, The Release date: 9/15/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It slides from pulp classic to guilty pleasure to cautionary example to full-bore train wreck. 146 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hollywoodland Release date: 9/8/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Half the film is brilliant, half disposable. If only cutting it down the middle were an acceptabl... 114 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wicker Man, The Release date: 9/1/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) LaBute's art-house misogyny + Warner Bros' need for a late-summer horror flick + a niche... 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: Snakes on a Plane Release date: 8/18/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A diverting bit of faddish silliness; enjoyable for what it is, but presuming more in its oddly p... 75 other reviews of this movie Movie: World Trade Center Release date: 8/9/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Who wants to feel good about 9/11? I sure want to feel good about 9/11! 215 other reviews of this movie Movie: Night Listener, The Release date: 8/4/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The scenario encounters routine hollow patches, substituting dead air for the necessary tension r... 70 other reviews of this movie Movie: Descent, The Release date: 8/4/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Few films parlay their assets so well... or reap such frightfully powerful rewards. 68 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lady in the Water Release date: 7/21/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A tedious, astonishingly irritating march through scene after scene of quasi-Jungian horse flop. 86 other reviews of this movie Movie: Monster House Release date: 7/21/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The final film isn't wretchedly bad, but clearly needed a lot more polish before being presented ... 122 other reviews of this movie Movie: You, Me and Dupree Release date: 7/14/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A video-store leftover, suitable only for viewers who have nothing better to do. 145 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Release date: 7/7/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Dead Man's Chest goes to some very scary places... and few of them are marked on Uncle Walt's bri... 186 other reviews of this movie Movie: Superman Returns Release date: 6/28/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Emulating [Richard] Donner may not be the most innovative path, but it's certainly the smartest..... 258 other reviews of this movie Movie: Road To Guantanamo, The Release date: 6/23/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) If its argument is flawed, then at least it's an argument worth making. 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Click Release date: 6/23/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The first half of Click is merely unfunny; the second is the most shameless appeal to sentiment s... 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cars Release date: 6/9/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Where did it all go right? 78 other reviews of this movie Movie: Break-Up, The Release date: 6/2/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) When, oh when, will the scorching on-screen chemistry between Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau finall... 157 other reviews of this movie Movie: X-Men: The Last Stand Release date: 5/26/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) If X3 is truly the end of the franchise... at least it leaves the table ahead of the game... if n... 204 other reviews of this movie Movie: X-Men: The Last Stand Release date: 5/26/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) If X3 is truly the end of the franchise... at least it leaves the table ahead of the game... if n... 204 other reviews of this movie Movie: Over the Hedge Release date: 5/19/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) If it settles for being ordinary, at least it's a well-made ordinary, delivering dependable enter... 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mouth to Mouth Release date: 5/19/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) For all the flaws, its grit and honesty have genuine strength. 21 other reviews of this movie Movie: Poseidon Release date: 5/12/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Is this what we've been reduced to? A film whose noise and explosions are separated from the seas... 78 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mission: Impossible III Release date: 5/5/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) While there's nothing wrong with M:I III... I found myself wondering if we really needed to bothe... 159 other reviews of this movie Movie: Proposition, The Release date: 5/5/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A darkly brilliant chapter to a genre whose creative spirit hangs by the thinnest of threads. 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Basic Instinct 2 Release date: 3/31/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Basic Instinct 2 would be a magnificent exercise in transcendental camp... were it not for the pl... 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Inside Man Release date: 3/24/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) If it's not a great thriller, then at least it's a different thriller... and "different" carries ... 150 other reviews of this movie Movie: Thank You for Smoking Release date: 3/17/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Its true strengths [go] beyond the easy jokes: asking why someone might choose to do what Naylor ... 74 other reviews of this movie Movie: V for Vendetta Release date: 3/17/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Director James McTeigue finds moments of pure brilliance amid a story that stumbles from one ques... 204 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shaggy Dog, The Release date: 3/10/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The Shaggy Dog is wholesome, yes. And safe. And homogenized and soulless and utterly devoid of an... 94 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hills Have Eyes, The Release date: 3/10/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Intense, stylish, unspeakably gruesome, and at least marginally evocative of the beyond-low-budge... 114 other reviews of this movie Movie: Running Scared Release date: 2/24/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) I wonder if Peter Hyams can sue these people. 53 other reviews of this movie Movie: Unknown White Male Release date: 2/17/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The nature vs. nurture debate may never have a more intriguing piece of data to work with than Ru... 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Firewall Release date: 2/10/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) As a routine thriller Firewall is barely functional, but as a waste of talent, it's positively am... 128 other reviews of this movie Movie: Nanny McPhee Release date: 1/27/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) To those of you who always wanted to refer to Mary Poppins as 'the hot one,' your hour has come! 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bloodrayne Release date: 1/6/2006 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Michael Madsen? Michelle Rodriguez? 'I'll take "Actors Who Should Never Appear in Period Pieces" ... 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: Matador, The Release date: 12/30/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) As January settles in to its usual mix of unspeakable turds and gravitas-laden Oscar contenders, ... 57 other reviews of this movie Movie: Munich Release date: 12/23/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) [Its] greatest asset is the singular rejection of its director's characteristic optimism, present... 163 other reviews of this movie Movie: Producers, The Release date: 12/16/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Flaccid, shambling, and ill timed, The Producers evokes the crumbling remnants of its predecessor... 122 other reviews of this movie Movie: King Kong Release date: 12/14/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Say what you will about Peter Jackson, he knows how to deliver a money shot. 203 other reviews of this movie Movie: Memoirs of a Geisha Release date: 12/9/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Memoirs of a Geisha builds a beautiful garden, then runs an interstate through it to let more peo... 127 other reviews of this movie Movie: Brokeback Mountain Release date: 12/9/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) By seemingly renouncing overt politics, it makes a case for tolerance and understanding far more ... 146 other reviews of this movie Movie: Walk the Line Release date: 11/18/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Mangold understands how to deliver romance without the moon eyes or saccharine coating, and his c... 177 other reviews of this movie Movie: Legend of Zorro, The Release date: 10/28/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Too flabby, too homogenized, and way too full of holes. 64 other reviews of this movie Movie: North Country Release date: 10/21/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Skillful filmmaking standing on a soapbox and pandering to the broadest audience possible. 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Elizabethtown Release date: 10/14/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) No, Cameron! Not another musical interlude! Please, I'll be good! 140 other reviews of this movie Movie: Serenity Release date: 9/30/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) An amiable B-level spinoff of a cult sci-fi series whose reach clearly exceeds its grasp. 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Just Like Heaven Release date: 9/16/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It weighs down the considerable charms of [Reese] Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo, who might have ot... 130 other reviews of this movie Movie: Brothers Grimm, The Release date: 8/26/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) To see what The Brothers Grimm aims for � to see how wonderful and glorious it could have been � ... 156 other reviews of this movie Movie: 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Release date: 8/19/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) As a star vehicle for Carell, as a raucous R-rated gigglefest, even as a sentimental date movie, ... 168 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dukes of Hazzard, The Release date: 8/5/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A lunch box in cinematic form: another half-assed excuse to slap a label on something and shill i... 143 other reviews of this movie Movie: Must Love Dogs Release date: 7/29/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Dragging your boyfriend/husband to this movie will give him the leverage to demand multiple scree... 123 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bad News Bears, The Release date: 7/22/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Watered-down beer. 114 other reviews of this movie Movie: Island, The Release date: 7/22/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) For movies of this type, it rarely gets better than 'you could do worse.' 161 other reviews of this movie Movie: Edukators Release date: 7/22/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) American movies don't have the capacity for such delicacy -- nor can they easily present their ch... 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Release date: 7/15/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) As good as it is at times, it's still missing a heart: the one thing about Dahl that postproducti... 204 other reviews of this movie Movie: War of the Worlds Release date: 6/29/2005 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Leave it to Steven Spielberg to turn the end of the world into a treatise on responsible parentin... 207 other reviews of this movie Movie: George A. 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Twenty years from now, thou... 95 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Release date: 12/17/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Dark, but not scary; whimsical but not saccharine; pessimistic but believing quite firmly in the ... 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Million Dollar Baby Release date: 12/15/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) [It] shines with the strength of true understanding, finding within its subject the riddles of li... 178 other reviews of this movie Movie: Blade: Trinity Release date: 12/8/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) If Blade himself can't carry a movie with his own name on it, then perhaps the time has come to h... 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: National Treasure Release date: 11/19/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A dumb movie National Treasure remains, but only the unkindest heart could call it bad. 146 other reviews of this movie Movie: Saw Release date: 10/29/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Though it has its share of unsettling moments, it's not nearly as scary as it wants to be. 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Team America: World Police Release date: 10/15/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It would be abhorrent if it weren't so screamingly funny. 58 other reviews of this movie Movie: Friday Night Lights Release date: 10/8/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Football here serves as the fulcrum of an entire society, in which everything... is distilled int... 135 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shark Tale Release date: 10/1/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Psst! DreamWorks! Your Nemo envy is showing! 110 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Release date: 9/17/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) [It] reminds us how much fun the movies are supposed to be. 165 other reviews of this movie Movie: Criminal Release date: 9/10/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A reminder of the genre's irresistible lure and what pleasures can be derived when it cares enoug... 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hero Release date: 8/27/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Drawn in simple strokes but evoking a sense of awe on par with anything seen this year. 151 other reviews of this movie Movie: Collateral Release date: 8/6/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A summer film for grown-ups, delivering verve and intelligence along with its pulsing visuals. 188 other reviews of this movie Movie: Village, The Release date: 7/30/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) As a failure, The Village is certainly interesting, but a failure it stubbornly remains. 158 other reviews of this movie Movie: Garden State Release date: 7/30/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) [Its] closest cousin is The Graduate, which also discovered beauty in the cognitive disconnect be... 112 other reviews of this movie Movie: I, Robot Release date: 7/16/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) There's no swifter way to ruin 'not bad' than a reminder of something truly great... and for I, R... 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Release date: 7/9/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) You finally got me, Will Ferrell. I surrender. 106 other reviews of this movie Movie: King Arthur Release date: 7/7/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Over the top and completely humorless, but also fiercely effective. 66 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spider-Man 2 Release date: 6/30/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Oh yeah. That's the sweet spot. 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: White Chicks Release date: 6/23/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It goes places... bad places. Creepy, skin-crawling, 'no, mommy, not the clown suit' places. Plac... 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Terminal, The Release date: 6/18/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) �as pleasantly adrift as its hero, a modestly enjoyable sojourn that has no idea where it should ... 154 other reviews of this movie Movie: Garfield Release date: 6/11/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Pleasant, mushy, and utterly, utterly soulless. 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Chronicles of Riddick, The Release date: 6/11/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Beneath the pseudo-religious undertones and the boomingly ludicrous dialogue, there's a big kid g... 124 other reviews of this movie Movie: Troy Release date: 5/14/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) How many summer pictures can you name where you're not certain if the right side wins? 117 other reviews of this movie Movie: Van Helsing Release date: 5/7/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It's like celebrating James Joyce with a monster-truck rally. 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Super Size Me Release date: 5/7/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A striking comic assault on the fast-food nation. 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: Laws of Attraction Release date: 4/30/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Balances between two perfectly opposing poles: a central couple who utterly enchant us, and a sup... 67 other reviews of this movie Movie: Laws of Attraction Release date: 4/30/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Balances between two perfectly opposing poles: a central couple who utterly enchant us, and a sup... 67 other reviews of this movie Movie: Girl Next Door, The Release date: 4/9/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Look past the surface and you'll see something more here: if not entirely original, then smart, e... 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: Alamo, The Release date: 4/9/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A lot of pretty postcards and some nice fellas we don't mind hanging out with -- okay for a histo... 117 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hellboy Release date: 4/2/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Without conveying its uniqueness to a larger audience, it finally becomes an empty spectacle of c... 145 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dogville Release date: 3/26/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Has the discipline to properly challenge us, to incite discussion on any number of topics, and to... 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ladykillers, The Release date: 3/26/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The Coens have been better, yes, but that doesn't make The Ladykillers any less entertaining. 148 other reviews of this movie Movie: Secret Window Release date: 3/12/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) For all its technical prowess, it can't shake the feeling that we've seen this all before... and ... 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Starsky & Hutch Release date: 3/5/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) That scraping sound you hear is postmodernism hitting the bottom of the barrel. 141 other reviews of this movie Movie: Passion of the Christ, The Release date: 2/25/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Retains a real sense of power. Its message never wavers, always visible beneath the gore. 203 other reviews of this movie Movie: Along Came Polly Release date: 1/16/2004 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Aids its cause with its inherent harmlessness, but the end result is too off-the-shelf to appeal ... 122 other reviews of this movie Movie: Peter Pan Release date: 12/25/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Like all good Christmas presents, Peter Pan keeps the best parts beneath the wrapping; dig deep e... 93 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cold Mountain Release date: 12/25/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Unlike many previous entries in the Miramax Oscar derby, it's actually quite good... even as the ... 156 other reviews of this movie Movie: Last Samurai, The Release date: 12/5/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Watching it is a frustrating experience: you can see what it strives for, only to have that poten... 166 other reviews of this movie Movie: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Release date: 11/14/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Event films need not cater to the lowest denominator, and 'action-packed' doesn't have to mean 'd... 157 other reviews of this movie Movie: Love Actually Release date: 11/7/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Love Actually is impossible to dislike... no matter how cynically we might try. 149 other reviews of this movie Movie: Matrix Revolutions, The Release date: 11/5/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It succeeds only in diminishing its predecessors' legacy, and turning a cinematic landmark into n... 158 other reviews of this movie Movie: Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Release date: 10/17/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Remakes are invariably a letdown; this one, at least, doesn't slip too far. 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: Runaway Jury Release date: 10/17/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Its aspirations to something higher only compound its final, terminal mediocrity. 87 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kill Bill Vol. 1 Release date: 10/10/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Tarantino the Genius is long gone; we'll have to settle for Tarantino the Fairly Interesting. 163 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mystic River Release date: 10/8/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Mystic River may only be 'pretty good,' but thanks to Eastwood, it's a reminder of how great 'pre... 142 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rundown, The Release date: 9/26/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Just when the routine has lulled us to sleep, The Rundown catches us by surprise, delivering a fr... 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lost In Translation Release date: 9/12/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The film's greatest strength comes from its sad wisdom about relationships and the way its protag... 156 other reviews of this movie Movie: Jeepers Creepers 2 Release date: 8/29/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The results aren't Shakespeare, but they do preserve its predecessor's modest charms. 94 other reviews of this movie Movie: American Splendor Release date: 8/15/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A one-of-a-kind wake-up call that begins and ends with Harvey Pekar. Without him, there is no mov... 133 other reviews of this movie Movie: Freddy vs. Jason Release date: 8/15/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Freddy vs. Jason is absolutely critic-proof: firewalled, fortified and dug in like an Alabama tic... 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: Seabiscuit Release date: 7/25/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Seabiscuit is a triumph of storytelling craftsmanship, a great film less for its subject matter t... 121 other reviews of this movie Movie: Garage Days Release date: 7/18/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Proyas strays from the formula just often enough to keep us on our toes. The remainder is too sli... 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Release date: 7/11/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The subject matter of LXG demands an intelligent approach... You simply can't marry such a litera... 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Release date: 7/9/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Pirates of the Caribbean makes us appreciate the absurd joys of a sadly underused genre, and demo... 152 other reviews of this movie Movie: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Release date: 7/2/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The first two films are classics. The third is just another carnival ride: fun perhaps, but ultim... 89 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Release date: 7/2/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Sinbad feels more like a stopgap than an actual production: something to make a little money whil... 30 other reviews of this movie Movie: Italian Job, The Release date: 5/30/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Even adults need a good car chase every now and then, a service this well-made piece of popcorn f... 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: Finding Nemo Release date: 5/30/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Finding Nemo would be a terrific movie regardless of its pedigree, but as the fifth in a seemingl... 136 other reviews of this movie Movie: Matrix Reloaded, The Release date: 5/15/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) 'Wait a minute, he's who? And they need to do what? That doesn't make any... Aw forget it, here c... 228 other reviews of this movie Movie: X2: X-Men United Release date: 5/2/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) ...if greatness eludes it, it remains sure-footed and dependable nonetheless, an exemplary roller... 179 other reviews of this movie Movie: Confidence Release date: 4/25/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It's a good film that strives to be great, a sharp piece of noir that can't quite sucker us the w... 57 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bulletproof Monk Release date: 4/16/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) By the time the bad guys start hooking Buddhists up to pseudo-bondage torture devices, there's no... 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Phone Booth Release date: 4/4/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) For all its high-profile exposure, it's basically a gimmicky throwaway with only a hot star to se... 154 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shanghai Knights Release date: 2/7/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) At times, it feels just as fresh and funny as the first film... which makes the periodic dead pat... 123 other reviews of this movie Movie: Recruit, The Release date: 1/31/2003 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) �cinematic comfort food, filling us up until more nourishing fare comes along. It's a pity the fi... 159 other reviews of this movie Movie: Chicago Release date: 12/27/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) I'd give real money to see the perpetrators of Chicago torn apart by dingoes. 176 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gangs of New York Release date: 12/20/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) �a big, baggy, sprawling carnival of a movie, stretching out before us with little rhyme or reaso... 149 other reviews of this movie Movie: Star Trek: Nemesis Release date: 12/13/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) 35 years of saving the universe takes its toll on the imagination, and this film, unfortunately, ... 118 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Release date: 12/12/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) [Director Peter] Jackson and his crew have so steeped themselves in the majesty of Tolkien's writ... 166 other reviews of this movie Movie: Die Another Day Release date: 11/22/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Die Another Day never escapes the urge to play with everything that's come before it -- so much s... 65 other reviews of this movie Movie: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Release date: 11/15/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) After struggling interminably to bring the first of the obscenely popular Harry Potter novels to ... 195 other reviews of this movie Movie: 8 Mile Release date: 11/8/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) There's no power fantasies here, no ego trips or fairy tale stories about a loser made good. In t... 143 other reviews of this movie Movie: Red Dragon Release date: 10/4/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Imperfect? Yes, but also intriguing and honorable, a worthwhile addition to a distinguished film... 136 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tuxedo, The Release date: 9/27/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Not only does it squander most of [Jackie Chan's] assets, but it provides very little to distract... 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: Four Feathers, The Release date: 9/20/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose, and in that oh-so-important category, The Fo... 53 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spirited Away Release date: 9/20/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Spirited Away conjures up a beautiful, diverse, richly envisioned tale that constantly delights..... 115 other reviews of this movie Movie: Austin Powers in Goldmember Release date: 7/26/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) �flop sweat is never shagadelic, baby. 126 other reviews of this movie Movie: Road to Perdition Release date: 7/12/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (5/2) �a movie that wants to be great, tries to be great, and on a certain level is great... though per... 54 other reviews of this movie Movie: Men in Black II Release date: 7/3/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (5/2) You'll probably see worse films than Men in Black II this year, but won't see many as disappointi... 153 other reviews of this movie Movie: Minority Report Release date: 6/21/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The effort is less surprising than the impressive and often spectacular way in which it succeeds.... 117 other reviews of this movie Movie: Emperor's New Clothes, The Release date: 6/14/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) At times, it waxes a little saccharine, but it believes fervently in its characters and story, an... 64 other reviews of this movie Movie: Scooby-Doo Release date: 6/14/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Sometimes, fond memories should stay in the past: a lesson this film teaches all too well. 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bad Company Release date: 6/7/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) This is a movie on autopilot, too tired and broken down even to find an appropriate place to cras... 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sum of All Fears, The Release date: 5/31/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A little more intensity and a little less charm would have saved this film a world of hurt. 134 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Release date: 5/24/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) �its solemn pretension prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself. 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Release date: 5/16/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) If Attack of the Clones struggles harder than its predecessors, its triumphs still shine through... 89 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spider-Man Release date: 5/3/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) For an hour or so, it really achieves something memorable. The rest of the time, it contents itse... 157 other reviews of this movie Movie: Salton Sea, The Release date: 4/26/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A neo-noir thriller as compelling as it is repugnant, it holds images and themes of such haunting... 38 other reviews of this movie Movie: Enigma Release date: 4/19/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It's a bit disappointing that it only manages to be decent instead of dead brilliant. 24 other reviews of this movie Movie: Scorpion King, The Release date: 4/19/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Oh come on. Like you couldn't smell this turkey rotting from miles away. 107 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cat's Meow, The Release date: 4/12/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A glorious metaphor about the price of riches, the power of lies, and the Bacchanalian excesses o... 74 other reviews of this movie Movie: High Crimes Release date: 4/5/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) High Crimes goes a long way on old-fashioned star power mixed with a few new twists. Luckily, it ... 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Big Trouble Release date: 4/5/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Though it can't match Sonnenfeld's best work, Big Trouble is more than up to the task before it. 79 other reviews of this movie Movie: Blade II Release date: 3/22/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It must be the end of the world: the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring We... 107 other reviews of this movie Movie: Time Machine, The Release date: 3/8/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) This new Time Machine is hardly perfect� yet it proves surprisingly serviceable. Even at its wors... 115 other reviews of this movie Movie: Collateral Damage Release date: 2/8/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The relic of a bygone age, sealed under glass and preserved well past its expiration date. If you... 97 other reviews of this movie Movie: Birthday Girl Release date: 2/1/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The film has potential, but never manages to put the pieces together quite right. 85 other reviews of this movie Movie: Count of Monte Cristo, The Release date: 1/25/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Without something more stirring to finish things off, The Count of Monte Cristo wastes 100 minute... 40 other reviews of this movie Movie: Others , The Release date: 12/31/2001 11:01:40 PM Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) With a top-notch lead and a talented director, it delivers some smart summer chills that serve as... 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: Black Hawk Down Release date: 12/28/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It isn't so much a yarn as an immersive experience, an attempt to convey the foot soldier's viewp... 70 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ali Release date: 12/25/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Though technically polished� it feels curiously ordinary, a word one never associates with Muhamm... 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Majestic, The Release date: 12/21/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It espouses simplistic solutions, phony platitudes, and dripping schmaltz in the place of genuine... 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Release date: 12/19/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) This film affirms my faith in the medium. 53 other reviews of this movie Movie: Vanilla Sky Release date: 12/14/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The important question isn't "What's going on?" but "Why should we care?" Vanilla Sky, unfortunat... 48 other reviews of this movie Movie: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Release date: 11/16/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Rarely has a movie seemed more beholden to its roots, or required so much outside help to give it... 39 other reviews of this movie Movie: Monsters, Inc. Release date: 11/2/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A few weak points appear� but the only reason they stand out is because we're so used to Pixar kn... 117 other reviews of this movie Movie: K-Pax Release date: 10/26/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) �a sort of Cuckoo's-Nest-meets-My-Favorite-Martian that probably sounded good on paper� 92 other reviews of this movie Movie: From Hell Release date: 10/19/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) From Hell knows how to show us what we want without dodging the moral implications of looking: a ... 114 other reviews of this movie Movie: Training Day Release date: 10/5/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) [Denzel Washington] towers above the film's petty failings, overwhelming them with his sheer pres... 105 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hearts in Atlantis Release date: 9/28/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) �a lazy, unfocused, long summer afternoon of a film, full of good ideas that never get properly d... 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: O Release date: 8/31/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It understands its source material, and it helps us to understand it as well. 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars Release date: 8/24/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It loves being quick and dirty, and it wants you to love it too. That honesty can be hard to resi... 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: Planet of the Apes Release date: 7/27/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) despite some wonderful moments, this Planet of the Apes isn't going to make anyone forget Charlto... 101 other reviews of this movie Movie: Final Fantasy: the Spirits Within Release date: 7/11/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The animators put in a lot of hard work here, and they should be very proud of themselves. But fr... 99 other reviews of this movie Movie: A.I. 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Bless its twisted little heart. 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mummy Returns, The Release date: 5/4/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The Mummy Returns has everything a sugar-addled twelve-year-old could possibly want. I'll leave i... 66 other reviews of this movie Movie: Along Came A Spider Release date: 4/6/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) With the post-Silence glut of serial killer films, it takes a lot to make an impression, and Alon... 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: 15 Minutes Release date: 3/9/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) So eager is this film to grapple with its demons, that it doesn't realize how much like them it h... 56 other reviews of this movie Movie: Monkeybone Release date: 2/23/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The filmmakers knew the type of movie they wanted to make, [but] their puckish spirit is no match... 69 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Like its protagonist, Hedwig succeeds on its own terms, brazenly asserting itself with no regrets... 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Caveman's Valentine, The Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Though not as brilliant as Eve's Bayou, The Caveman's Valentine represents an admirable sophomore... 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sexy Beast Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Unlike his protagonist, [director Jonathan] Glazer understands that you have to keep moving or di... 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: Thirteen Days Release date: 12/25/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Thirteen Days delivers a hugely engaging look at the closest we've come to the end of the world..... 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Release date: 12/22/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) �a meandering shaggy dog that never really goes anywhere but has a marvelous time trying. 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Space Cowboys Release date: 12/22/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Space Cowboys doesn't so much embrace high concept as get dragged behind it kicking and screaming... 68 other reviews of this movie Movie: Chocolat Release date: 12/15/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Its efforts to walk on air are consistently undermined by the solemn-yet-gutless lecturing it fee... 68 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dungeons and Dragons: the Movie Release date: 12/8/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Dungeons & Dragons, a misbegotten exercise in abject incompetence, produces all the magic and fun... 30 other reviews of this movie Movie: Unbreakable Release date: 11/22/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) You can't help but admire the craftsmanship, but you also wonder whether there's anything beyond ... 105 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas Release date: 11/17/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) We should probably be grateful that The Grinch is merely flawed and mediocre, not the flat-out di... 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: Red Planet Release date: 11/10/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) In a choice of lesser evils, you could do a whole lot worse� While it never climbs very high, it ... 30 other reviews of this movie Movie: Contender, The Release date: 10/13/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It has a propensity for manipulativeness which keeps it from the loftiest heights, but all other ... 62 other reviews of this movie Movie: Get Carter Release date: 10/6/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Get Carter ultimately lacks the courage of its convictions: it can't stand to be thought of as th... 10 other reviews of this movie Movie: Remember the Titans Release date: 9/29/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) �while it doesn�t entirely capitalize on its homogenized premise, it avoids embarrassing itself b... 89 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dancer in the Dark Release date: 9/22/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) The turgid soap opera of a plot reveals little of the human truths [it] presumably wants to uncov... 57 other reviews of this movie Movie: Under Suspicion Release date: 9/22/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Under Suspicion works less as an absorbing story than an absorbing work of craftsmanship. 24 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bless the Child Release date: 8/11/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Watching it stumble about reminds one how difficult this sort of material can be, and how Satan n... 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Titan A.E. Release date: 6/16/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It's hard to hate a movie that features Janeane Garafalo as a psychotic space kangaroo. 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: Battlefield Earth Release date: 5/12/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) This isn't a movie, it's a crime against celluloid. 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They've done what thirty-odd year... 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rules of Engagement Release date: 4/7/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It has the gumption to open a huge ethical can of worms without the first idea what to do with th... 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: Road to El Dorado, The Release date: 3/31/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Everything about it evokes comparisons to other animated features, and while it more or less hold... 45 other reviews of this movie Movie: High Fidelity Release date: 3/31/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Though High Fidelity is hysterically funny, it never descends into slapstick or parody; the story... 73 other reviews of this movie Movie: Romeo Must Die Release date: 3/22/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) A little more action and a little less talk would have taken things much further. 25 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mission to Mars Release date: 3/10/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Silly, turgid and devoid of even the hints of original thinking, Mission to Mars is a testament t... 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pitch Black Release date: 2/18/2000 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) [It] may be another Alien rip-off, but it's a rip-off with class, style and a lot of heart. 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cider House Rules, The Release date: 12/10/1999 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) It's hard to believe that an embarrassment like this will be remembered for anything other than i... 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hard Candy Release date: 12/31/1976 11:01:33 PM Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (7/0) Characters like these two can still grab us by the throat and refuse to let us go. 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: Queen of the Damned Release date: 2/22/2002 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (6/1) No reference Wanker Goths are on the loose! Run for your lives! 81 other reviews of this movie Movie: Memento Release date: 1/19/2001 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (6/1) No reference Walking out of Memento, we can be glad that we don't share Leonard's amnesiac condition; it's the... 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Release date: 5/19/1999 Review by Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium: (6/1) No reference The Phantom Menace opened to the exact same complaints as its now canonical predecessor. Only thi... 78 other reviews of this movie Served turbo style


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