Critic consensus:A few rousing action sequences can't make up for Pathfinder's non-existent plot and silly dialogue.

Numbered reviews:1. Director Marcus Nispel continues in Pathfinder the gory/lame tradition he began with his Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake.
2. Though you can't say Pathfinder doesn't deliver the goods, action-wise, the movie often has trouble sticking to its story between battles or involving us with its characters and its self-consciously mythic hero.
3. Heroic Fantasy of the first order, from filmmakers who obviously studied the paintings of Frank Frazetta and the writings of Robert E. Howard.
4. Once the actual fighting begins, the film turns dull and lifeless. From beginning to end, the film plods when it should pulse.
5. A chaotic piece of storytelling, told with the dull flash of quick-cut editing, ugly cinematography, and clichés that apparently pre-date Columbus' journey to the New World.
6. Pathfinder's moody, muddy look is courtesy of music-video director Marcus Nispel, who doesn't distinguish between people and tree trunks when it comes to emotional content.
7. [A] compelling example of purely cinematic storytelling that eschews almost all dialogue and lets moody colors and visceral action tell a tale that is mythic and metaphoric...
8. It's all a mess, but the scenery is nice.
9. Even an epic film with the best of intentions can be badly directed. And here's a fine example."Pathfinder," with its silly melodrama of a script, is proof of this.
10. Whatever significance the legend had gets lost amid the repellent butchery.


Critic consensus:Black Gold is an eye-opening account of the winners and losers in the global coffee trade.

Numbered reviews:1. A beautifully made, provocative and very righteous documentary.
2. The documentary Black Gold tells an unresolved modern version of the age-old David and Goliath story.
3. Punctuated by long shots of foggy mountainsides as well as very close shots of glistening green coffee beans on the tree, the film makes its argument with the help of an evocative score by Andreas Kapsalis.
4. Economic repression by competitive market forces is a systemic injustice in this corner of the marketplace.
5. It almost makes you want to be forced to spend six bucks for a latte.
6. Compared to a documentary like Darwin's Nightmare, which found disturbing visual analogues for the moral rot of global trade, Black Gold makes most of its points in words, not pictures.
7. A dry but enlightening documentary.
8. Meskela's is a story worth tackling again -- but without the over-caffeinated approach.
9. The film serves as a valuable explanation of the ways in which the cultivation and exportation of a particular crop can affect the welfare of fragile countries.
10. A mesmerizing documentary illuminating the human element in one corner of modern global trade.


Critic consensus:This dark thriller boasts a fresh approach, but it can still get bogged down by its heavy subject matter.

Numbered reviews:
1. A very unconventional way to tell a story we've seen about a million times, and for that (along with the lean 94-minute running time), I am thankful. Keep an eye on Moncrieff -- she's the real deal.
2. Moncrieff chooses to scrutinize highly unpleasant material but, fortunately, she never takes an exploitative or sensationalistic approach. The movie has its integrity.
3. The movie's a big step up from BLUE CAR, which had a similar stillness but less to say
4. A total downer and disappointment given writer and director Karen Moncrieff's poignant debut with Blue Car.
5. Karen Moncrieff's melodrama is less noxious than Paul Haggis's race fantasy by virtue of having nothing to say about anything that will be of any importance to anyone.
6. The various tales amount to little on their own and fail to resonate outside of their narrow narrative confines.
7. If you're weary of crime stories that follow the conventional path on the way to a generically inevitable conclusion, The Dead Girl is a title you might want to throw a red circle around.
8. Works like a package of crisp, individual psychological profiles of the women whose already troubled lives are disrupted by the murder.
9. While some may find the film unrelentingly depressing, it is a richly acted, well written piece that deserves consideration.
10. The film picks up speed and interest, due largely to a host of strong performances by some fiercely committed actresses.