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Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott pick the top 10 best films of 2009. Michael Phillips picks Pixar's 'Up' as the best film of '09. A.O. Scott chooses Spike Jonze' 'Where the Wild Things Are' as his best film.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott pick the worst films of 2009. The critics both agree that 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' was '09's worst film.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "The White Ribbon", "The Spy Next Door", "Wonderful World", "Daybreakers", and "The Book of Eli".
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Edge of Darkness", "When in Rome", "Saint John of Las Vegas", "Legion", "Tooth Fairy" and "44 Inch Chest". Their DVD picks for the week are "Michael Jackson's This is It", "Zombieland", and "Whip It". They also warn viewers to avoid the DVD releases of "Love Happens", "Amelia", and "The Time Travel's Wife" at all costs.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Dear John", "Temple Grandin", "From Paris with Love", "Red Riding Trilogy", and "Frozen". The critics also reveal their picks for this year's Academy Award winners in the "Best Actress" and "Best Supporting Actress" categories in the "Out Pick the Critics" segment.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Valentine's Day", "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief", "The Wolfman", and "Ajami". The critics also reveal their picks for this year's Academy Award winners in the "Best Actor" and "Best Supporting Actor" categories in the "Out Pick the Critics" segment. In the "DVD Out Now" segment, Phillips and Scott pick their favorite Valentine's Day movies. Michael Phillips picks 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', and A.O. Scott picks 'Wings of Desire'
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "The Ghost Writer", and "Shutter Island", and take a look back on the career of Martin Scorsese. The critics also reveal their picks for this year's Academy Award winners in the "Best Director" category in the "Out Pick the Critics" segment. In the "DVD Out Now" segment, Phillips and Scott recommend "A Serious Man", "The Informant", "The Damned United", "The Box", and "Everybody's Fine".
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland", "CopOut", "The Crazies", "The Art of the Steal", "Prodigal Sons", and "October Country". The critics also reveal their picks for this year's Academy Award winners in the "Best Picture" category in the "Out Pick the Critics" segment. Phillips and Scott predict that either "The Hurt Locker" or "Avatar" will take home the best picture award, but also acknowledge that an upset by "Inglorious Basterds" is also possible.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Brooklyn's Finest", and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland". The critics also reveal who they would award this year's Oscars to in the "If We Picked the Winners" segment. A.O. Scott chooses "The Hurt Locker" and Michael Phillips picks "Up" as their 'Best Picture' winners. They also express their regret that "In the Loop" and "Where the Wild Things Are" were not nominated for 'Best Picture'.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "A Prophet", "Green Zone", "Our Family Wedding", "Remember Me" and "She's Out of my League". The critics also look back at the film career of Matt Damon in the "DVD Out Now" segment.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Greenburg", "The Runaways", "The Bounty Hunter", "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid". The critics also look back at some of best music biopics like 'Ray' and 'walk the Line' in the "DVD Out Now" segment.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Hot Tub Time Machine", "City Island", "Chloe", and "How to Train Your Dragon". In the "DVD Out Now" segment, the critics recommend 'Twilight: New Moon', 'Brothers', and 'The Fantastic Mr. Fox'. Phillips and Scott also do a "speed round" of reviews for new films out now, including 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', and 'mother'.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Clash of the Titans", "The Greatest", "The Last Song", and "Leaves of Grass". In a special segment, the critics look back on the careers of several popular character actors. They celebrate the careers of J.K. Simmons, Amy Ryan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tom Wilkinson, and Patricia Clarkson.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Date Night", "La Mission", "After Life", "The Square", and "Why Did I Get Married Too". In a special segment, the critics look at the current trend of 3D movies. They compare the 3D effects in 'Avatar', 'How to Train Your Dragon', and 'Clash of the Titans', and pose the question "Is it worth the added charge?". A.O. Scott feels that the effect works best in animated films like 'Up' and 'How to Train Your Dragon'. Michael Phillips feels that the 3D effect is worth the extra charge when the film is good.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Kick-Ass", "The Secret in Their Eyes", "The Perfect Game", and "The Joneses". In a new segment called the Over/Under, the critics look at films that they feel may be Overrated or Underrated. For this week's debut Over/Under, the critics examined recent superhero movies.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "The Losers", "The Back-Up Plan", "You Don't Know Jack", "Oceans", "Exit Through the Gift Shop", and "Death at a Funeral". In the 'DVD Out Now' segment, the critics Recommend "Avatar", "It's Complicated", and "Crazy Heart".
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review the new remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street", "The City of Your Final Destination", "Please Give", "Harry Brown", and "Sita Sings the Blues".
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Iron Man 2", "Babies", "Mother and Child", "Solitary Man", "No one Knows about Persian Cats", and "Casino Jack and the United States of Money". In the 'DVD Out Now' segment, the critics look back on the career of "Iron Man 2" star, Robert Downey Jr. They trace his career from his early character actor days in films like "Back to School" and "Weird Science" to his starring role in blockbusters like "Iron Man" and "Sherlock Holmes".
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Robin Hood", "Letters to Juliet", "Just Wright", and "Daddy Longlegs". In the 'Over/Under' segment, the critics choose their picks for the most overrated and underrated films by Ridley Scott. A.O. Scott picked "Gladiator" as his choice for Ridley Scott's most overrated film, and "Matchstick Men" as his most underrated. Michael Phillips chose "Thelma and Louise" as his pick for the most overrated, and 1979's "The Duellists" for the most underrated.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott look back at the films released in the past six months in their Mid-Year Intermission. The critics choose their picks for the best and worst films of 2010 so far.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Sex in the City 2", "The Special Relationship", "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time", "MacGruber", and "Shrek Forever After". In the 'Over/Under' segment, the critics choose their picks for the most overrated and underrated films starring former 'Saturday Night Live' cast members. A.O. Scott picked "Ghostbusters" as his choice for the most overrated film, and "Tommy Boy" as his most underrated.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Get Him to the Greek", "Marmaduke", "Splice", "Ondine", "Holy Rollers", and "Micmacs". The critics also look back on the life of actor Dennis Hopper, who passed away on 5/29/10. Phillips and Scott trace his career from early performances in films like 'Giant', and 'Easy Rider' to his 1986 comeback in films like 'Blue Velvet' and 'Hoosiers'.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "The A-Team", "The Karate Kid", "Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work", "Killers", "Agora" and "Winter's Bone". In the 'Over/Under' segment, the critics choose their picks for the most overrated and underrated films of the 1980s. A.O. Scott picked 1989's "When Harry Met Sally" as his choice for the most overrated film, and 1987's "Ishtar" as his most underrated. Michael Phillips chose 1988's "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" as his pick for the most overrated, and 1985's "Runaway Train" for the most underrated.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Toy Story 3", and "Cyrus". Scott and Phillips also recommend that viewers seek out the newly remastered versions of Fritz Lang's 1927 sci-fi classic, "Metropolis" and Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 film, "Breathless". Both films have been remastered, and are currently playing in select cities. The critics also choose some of their all time favorite summer blockbusters. Michael Phillips picks 1975's "Jaws" as his favorite summer film. A.O. Scott picked M, Night Shyamalan's 1999 film, "The Sixth Sense".
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Knight and Day", "The Killer Inside Me", "South of the Border", "Restrepo", "I Am Love" and "Wild Grass". In the 'Over/Under' segment, the critics choose their picks for the most overrated and underrated films Starring Tom Cruise. A.O. Scott picked "Rain Man" as his choice for the most overrated film, and "Magnolia" as his most underrated. Michael Phillips chose "Top Gun" as his pick for the most overrated, and "Collateral" for the most underrated.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Twilight: Eclipse", "The Last Airbender", "The Kids are Alright", "Grown Ups", and "Love Ranch". In the 'DVD Out Now' Segment, the critics choose their favorite uniquely American movies in honor of Independence Day. Michael Scott chooses 1952's "Singin' in the Rain". A.O. Scott chooses 1976's "All the President's Men".
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Predators", "Despicable Me", "The Kids Are All Right", "Winnebago Man", "The Girl Who Played With Fire" and "Dogtooth". In the 'Over/Under' segment, the critics choose their picks for the most overrated and underrated indy comedies. A.O. Scott picked "Sunshine Cleaning" as his choice for the most overrated film, and "The Savages" as his most underrated. Michael Phillips chose "Little Miss Sunshine" as his pick for the most overrated, and "Junebug" for the most underrated.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Inception", and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".In the 'Over/Under' segment, the critics choose their picks for the most overrated and underrated films starring Leonardo DiCaprio. A.O. Scott picked "The Departed" as his choice for the most overrated film, and "Catch Me if you Can" as his most underrated.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "Salt", "Get Low", "Ramona and Beezus", and "Life During Wartime". In the 'Over/Under' segment, the critics choose their picks for the most overrated and underrated films starring Angelina Jolie. A.O. Scott picked "Changeling" as his choice for the most overrated film, and "The Good Shepherd" as his most underrated. Michael Phillips chose "Wanted" as his pick for the most overrated, and "A Mighty Heart" for the most underrated.
Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott review "The Other Guys", "Step Up 3D", "Lebanon", "The Disappearance of Alice Creed", and "Middle Men". In the 'Over/Under' segment, the critics choose their picks for the most overrated and underrated dance films of the past few years. A.O. Scott picked "Chicago" as his choice for the most overrated film, and "The Company" as his most underrated. Michael Phillips chose "Moulin Rouge" as his pick for the most overrated, and "Pennies From Heaven" for the most underrated.
''Eat Pray Love''; ''Scott Pilgrim vs. the World''; ''The Expendables''; a special tribute to the history of the show.
