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Flipside Movie Emporium

Flipside Movie Emporium is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Jeremiah Kipp, Rob Vaux, Sean O'Connell.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
C
Angels & Demons (2009) Rob Vaux I don't dislike Angels & Demons; I just have no respect for it intellectually.
Posted May 15, 2009  Edit critic review
A
The Wrestler (2008) Rob Vaux The balance and nuance of this portrait hold realities that perhaps only Rourke can fully understand.
Posted Dec 18, 2008  Edit critic review
B+
Timecrimes (2007) Rob Vaux A time-travel story swathed in the banality of everyday life, yet girded with the tense and extraordinary inevitability possessed by the best tales of this ilk.
Posted Dec 15, 2008  Edit critic review
B
Frost/Nixon (2008) Rob Vaux If a slight sense of mustiness remains, Howard brings enough old-fashioned spit and polish to cover it up admirably.
Posted Dec 06, 2008  Edit critic review
B+
Milk (2008) Rob Vaux Its insight forms eerie parallels with the ongoing movement for which San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk gave his life.
Posted Nov 30, 2008  Edit critic review
D
Twilight (2008) Rob Vaux Supporters may argue that future installments bring more depth, but soup this thin rarely improves with age.
Posted Nov 23, 2008  Edit critic review
A-
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Rob Vaux The point isn't whether all of it is implausible -- it is -- but how easily that implausibility seduces us.
Posted Nov 19, 2008  Edit critic review
B-
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) Rob Vaux If it feels routine and workmanlike, at least it goes about its work with a spring in its step and a smile on its face.
Posted Nov 13, 2008  Edit critic review
B-
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) Rob Vaux Kevin Smith may never grow up and from where I sit, that's perfectly OK.
Posted Oct 31, 2008  Edit critic review
B+
Fear(s) of the Dark (2007) Rob Vaux If its French origins seem too art-house for such a ghoulish season, think about the last time an American monster movie provided anything more than business as usual.
Posted Oct 30, 2008  Edit critic review
C
Changeling (2008) Rob Vaux Proper drama is more than just screaming at the camera, and everyone involved here certainly knows the difference.
Posted Oct 26, 2008  Edit critic review
A-
Let the Right One In (2008) Rob Vaux It quietly pushes the envelope of what stories like this are supposed to be: a feat more shocking than a thousand Hollywood boogeymen.
Posted Oct 23, 2008  Edit critic review
B
W. (2008) Rob Vaux W. resembles a postmortem rather than an accusation: not an attempt to deride Bush's failures, but instead an examination of what drives his decision-making process.
Posted Oct 19, 2008  Edit critic review
A+
L.A. Confidential (1997) Rob Vaux Everything Angelinos love and hate about their city is here, as well as anything a movie fan could possibly wish for.
Posted Oct 14, 2008  Edit critic review
C
Body of Lies (2008) Rob Vaux It's basically just an excuse for Leonardo DiCaprio to play Jason Bourne while Scott once again turns his technical expertise towards making Morocco look pretty.
Posted Oct 10, 2008  Edit critic review
C+
The Express (2008) Rob Vaux The Express knows what made the man great. It just has difficulty embodying that greatness itself.
Posted Oct 10, 2008  Edit critic review
C
Religulous (2008) Rob Vaux You can't bamboozle a theme park mascot -- even one dressed up as Jesus -- and then ask to be taken seriously.
Posted Oct 04, 2008  Edit critic review
D+
Eagle Eye (2008) Rob Vaux We need to find some new places to stage foot chases, because the airport? It's been done.
Posted Sep 27, 2008  Edit critic review
B+
Choke (2008) Rob Vaux A polished piece of satire that bleeds deeply with the very targets it's eviscerating.
Posted Sep 27, 2008  Edit critic review
C+
Appaloosa (2008) Rob Vaux The parts of it that work, work very well... so much so in fact that the parts which don't simply can't keep up.
Posted Sep 20, 2008  Edit critic review
B
Burn After Reading (2008) Rob Vaux Burn After Reading aims for nothing but a few subversive giggles, which it delivers handily over the course of a quick 96 minutes.
Posted Sep 12, 2008  Edit critic review
C
Righteous Kill (2008) Rob Vaux Fans in need of a Pacino/De Niro hit can just watch the coffee-shop scene from Heat again: it's 20 times cooler and 80 minutes shorter.
Posted Sep 12, 2008  Edit critic review
B-
Hamlet 2 (2008) Rob Vaux The sheer absurdity of it all allows one to forgive the fact that it never truly realizes its potential.
Posted Aug 30, 2008  Edit critic review
B-
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) Rob Vaux The Clone Wars is what it is -- what Star Wars has become, for better or for worse -- and while it won't blow anyone over, you can't say you weren't warned going in.
Posted Aug 20, 2008  Edit critic review
B+
Tropic Thunder (2008) Rob Vaux Hell, it may even save Tom Cruise's career. Let's see Batman do that.
Posted Aug 15, 2008  Edit critic review
A+
Dark City (1998) Rob Vaux The experience of Dark City is one that no film lover should miss... seen now as it was intended after 10 long years of wandering in the shadows.
Posted Aug 10, 2008  Edit critic review
C
Pineapple Express (2008) Rob Vaux Stoner-based or not, good comedy shouldn't need any help from the baggie in your pocket.
Posted Aug 09, 2008  Edit critic review
C-
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) Rob Vaux I know that dragging old franchises out of mothballs is all the rage these days, but quality control still counts for something.
Posted Jul 31, 2008  Edit critic review
C-
Step Brothers (2008) Rob Vaux 'Look, they're grown men! And they behave like children!' Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Posted Jul 26, 2008  Edit critic review
A
The Dark Knight (2008) Rob Vaux Nolan is clearly on the title character's wavelength and understands how a crisis of such magnitude might affect good men trying to do the right thing.
Posted Jul 17, 2008  Edit critic review
B+
Batman: Gotham Knight (2008) Rob Vaux Synergistic product promotion Gotham Knight may be, but the people behind it treat their efforts as anything but disposable.
Posted Jul 13, 2008  Edit critic review
C+
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) Rob Vaux This director has shown us how good he can be, and with a character he adores as much as this one, he should have more to show for it than the mixed bag on display here.
Posted Jul 10, 2008  Edit critic review
B-
Hancock (2008) Rob Vaux Hancock endures by finding the right rhythm to match its star, and by lashing enough amusing moments together to provide a trim 92 minutes of entertainment.
Posted Jul 08, 2008  Edit critic review
B
Wanted (2008) Rob Vaux As long as you check your ethics at the door, there's nothing wrong with reveling in its skillful brand of sociopathic mayhem.
Posted Jul 08, 2008  Edit critic review
A+
WALL-E (2008) Rob Vaux Not only does it provide further proof of Pixar's unprecedented brilliance, but it may have actually elevated their game to a whole new level.
Posted Jun 26, 2008  Edit critic review
B-
Get Smart (2008) Rob Vaux In the land of bad comedies -- which this summer truly seems to be -- its serviceable workmanship reigns supreme.
Posted Jun 23, 2008  Edit critic review
B-
The Incredible Hulk (2008) Rob Vaux You want your "Hulk smash"? You got it.
Posted Jun 14, 2008  Edit critic review
D+
The Happening (2008) Rob Vaux Another case of elegant filmmaking kneecapped by a thunderingly stupid concept.
Posted Jun 14, 2008  Edit critic review
B
Kung Fu Panda (2008) Rob Vaux None of it sounds encouraging, but the directors find the right mixture of slapstick, satire, and affection to bring out the best in their material.
Posted Jun 08, 2008  Edit critic review
D
The Strangers (2008) Rob Vaux Yes, OK, bad things happen to good people. Consider the message received... about seven movies ago.
Posted May 29, 2008  Edit critic review
B
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Rob Vaux To counteract its shortcomings, what has the film got? It's got Indiana Freaking Jones, that's what.
Posted May 21, 2008  Edit critic review
B
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) Rob Vaux Adamson overcomes some of the book's better-read-than-spoken dialogue and the odd bits of chunky plotting with plenty of grace and charm.
Posted May 17, 2008  Edit critic review
D+
Speed Racer (2008) Rob Vaux By trying to convince us that we're having a good time even as it pounds us senseless, Speed Racer moves beyond mediocrity and into the realm of active irritant.
Posted May 10, 2008  Edit critic review
B
Redbelt (2008) Rob Vaux The director knows this world and the actor makes us care about it. Redbelt requires little more to make good on its promises.
Posted May 01, 2008  Edit critic review
B
Iron Man (2008) Rob Vaux A few lowered expectations and a tolerance for the odd slow patch will serve you quite well in soaking up the dependable fun on display.
Posted Apr 30, 2008  Edit critic review
C+
Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden? (2008) Rob Vaux It relies too much on Spurlock's own personality to make simple and fairly obvious points in a manner which never offends, but certainly fails to linger.
Posted Apr 17, 2008  Edit critic review
C+
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) Rob Vaux Toto and Scarecrow were dropped from the project after demanding excessive residuals on the back end.
Posted Apr 17, 2008  Edit critic review
B
Street Kings (2008) Rob Vaux Ayers makes the trip worthwhile largely through his excellent eye for asphalt level L.A. and his careful attention to Ludlow's moral dilemma.
Posted Apr 16, 2008  Edit critic review
B-
Smart People (2008) Rob Vaux Murro works overtime to find the humanity in his characters, and with help from the cast, the search eventually pays off.
Posted Apr 16, 2008  Edit critic review
C
Leatherheads (2008) Rob Vaux A well-meaning movie fatally dazzled by the very nostalgia it's drowning in.
Posted Apr 04, 2008  Edit critic review
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