|
|
94%
|
Moneyball (2011) |
"
Possibly the smartest, sharpest baseball movie since 1988's Bull Durham."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 16, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
84%
|
Contagion (2011) |
"
A level-headed take on a topic that's often an excuse for madness and melodrama."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 19, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
75%
|
The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
"
Like the 3D, an adventure that's serviceable but doesn't reach out and grab you as often as you'd expect. Frenetic to a fault, it'll divert the under-10s; older viewers may feel there's not enough lift in the quiff."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 13, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2011) |
"
Genre staples and stereotypes are slain only for convention to wreak revenge; but it'd sure be sweet to follow the loveable lugs on another misadventure."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 14, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) |
"
Prepare to lose yourself - in every sense - in a labyrinth of double-agents, deception and damn fine acting from the year's best British line-up. Oldman at least deserves the Oscar nod he's been long denied."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 7, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
Days of Heaven (1978) |
"
Wholly divine."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 26, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
44%
|
Cowboys & Aliens (2011) |
"
Solid bordering on stolid. It's Favreau in control again after Avengers advert Iron Man 2 - but given the possibilities, a mild, mild west. More horsing around and another set-piece or two might've helped."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 29, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) |
"
The final piece of the Avengers jigsaw falls efficiently into place: decent acting, decent action, a few too many "we're all heroes inside" platitudes."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 21, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
Chalet Girl (2011) |
"
It's steered to success - just - by Jones, a natural, likeable everygirl who will make you care, possibly against your will, about a story as old as the Alps."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 7, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
24%
|
The Dilemma (2011) |
"
A film with an identity crisis: an awkward hybrid of comedy and drama that's never sure of which avenue to pursue."
—
Total Film
Posted Jan 20, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
53%
|
Knight & Day (2010) |
"
Diminishing returns eventually topple it, but not before Cruise has cemented one of his most relaxed and likeable performances in some time."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 12, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo) (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) (2009) |
"
Bar the climactic dip, another Ghibli charmer that finds story, subject matter and style in freewheeling harmony. You haven't seen the sea until you've seen it through Miyazaki's goggles."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 16, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
56%
|
It's Complicated (2009) |
"
Not too sickly-sweet, but not sour either - still, Meyers' sex-with-the-ex comedy is an entertaining poke in the eye for Hollywood ageism."
—
Total Film
Posted Jan 8, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Inglourious Basterds (2009) |
"
This exploitation epic is a unique beast that molests history, wrong-foots expectations and royally entertains. The movies' coolest Basterd is back on his game."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 21, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
33%
|
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra (2009) |
"
Sommers bucks the bad buzz with a throwaway blast of solid, stupid fun. You laugh at it rather than with it, but a sequel would be worth it just for more of Gordon-Levitt's one-eyed dramatics."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 7, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
Red Cliff (Chi Bi) (2009) |
"
A sweeping, stirring breath-snatcher that finds the director on his finest form since Face/Off. Even half-cut, it's a whole lot of epic."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 12, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
63%
|
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) (2008) |
"
There are plausibility issues - no German accents; no guards noticing the kids' frequent chats - but Herman builds a tightening sense of dread that finds no release in the final, tragic twist. Expect a sleepless night."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 12, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
42%
|
Wild Child (2008) |
"
Shame on Iggy Pop for letting them (ab)use his anarchy-anthem 'Real Wild Child' in a girls'-own flick that is so paltry it makes the recent St Trinians addition look like Picnic At Hanging Rock."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 15, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
19%
|
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) |
"
John Williams' music elbowed in favour of Kevin Kiner's pale imitations... Little things that jar and jar, but at least there's no Jar Jar."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 15, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
77%
|
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) |
"
Stagey fluff, yes, but old romantics will spare a sigh for the fairytale fade-out."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 15, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Metropolitan (1990) |
"
A witty, urbane portrait of Manhattan's debutante scene."
—
BBC
Posted Jul 18, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
81%
|
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) |
"
Less than the sum of its A-list parts, Nichols' grown-up satire only catches fire when Hoffman's steamed up."
—
Total Film
Posted Jan 11, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
92%
|
Enchanted (2007) |
"
Subversive enough for older brother, sweet enough for kid sis, this cine-panto's a safe if not spectacular choice for a Chrimbo family outing. The cartoon chipmunk almost steals it, but Adams' dippy dazzle is the movie's heart, soul and lungs."
—
Total Film
Posted Dec 13, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
74%
|
Planet Terror (Grindhouse Presents: Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror) (2007) |
"
A bona fide trash pastiche. So good it's bad, then? Almost, but the panache and playfulness machine-gun most of the shortcomings. DVD suppliers! Can we have the two films plus trailers in one now, please?"
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 9, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
30 Days of Night (2007) |
"
This has more bite than we've come to expect from Sam Raimi's Ghost House production outfit. Some of the action misses the jugular, but Danny Huston makes for a sensational baddie."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 1, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
22%
|
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) |
"
Scaling dizzy heights of sheer averageness, the third in writer/ producer Paul WS Anderson's stillborn zombie saga is the best - or least worst - yet."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 10, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Ratatouille (2007) |
"
Novel in concept, exquisite in execution, another family feast from Pixar suitable for all palates. Not a studio chef d'oeuvre, perhaps, but still the richest of this year's animations. Don't miss the starter course, hilarious space short Lifted."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 10, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
41%
|
December Boys (2007) |
"
A warm, sentimental glow prevails at the end, while copious shots of rolling landscape offset the teatime-telly feel of veteran goggleboxer Rod Hardy's direction."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 14, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Superbad (2007) |
"
The funniest film since, um, Knocked Up. What it lacks in novelty it makes up for with consistency. Supergood."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 14, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
33%
|
Marigold (2007) |
"
A sari attempt to hybridise Hollywood and Bollywood."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 17, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
88%
|
Waitress (2007) |
"
A stylised indie chick-flick, Waitress gets itself into a tonal puree but still offers flavoursome pleasures and full-on food-porn visuals. A funny and touching testament to Shelly's multi-talent - savour it."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 10, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006) |
"
Captured at hair-raisingly close quarters by the fearless filmmakers, the sense of lawlessness grabs the throat and haunts the mind."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 20, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
94%
|
The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde inseglet) (1957) |
"
Fear, peril and hoplessness soak every frame."
—
BBC
Posted Jul 20, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006) |
"
Arguably the film romanticises its morally challenged protagonists, but there's little hint of rose-tint in the fear, peril and hopelessness that seem to soak every frame like a cold sweat."
—
BBC
Posted Jul 17, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
81%
|
Taxidermia (2006) |
"
Where Hukkle's circle-of-life surrealism had a certain twisted charm, this film's sense of the grotesque is more glum than fun. On the tail of such a promising debut, it can't help feeling like a hiccup."
—
BBC
Posted Jul 13, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
81%
|
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006) |
"
More a thumbnail than a full portrait."
—
BBC
Posted Jun 26, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
81%
|
Fong juk (Exiled) (2006) |
"
Saved by set-piece action."
—
BBC
Posted Jun 15, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
99%
|
La Battaglia di Algeri (The Battle of Algiers) (1967) |
"
A riveting reconstruction of the struggle for independence in mid-50s Algiers, its pseudo-documentary style still feels as headline-fresh as its content."
—
BBC
Posted May 15, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Bridge to Terabithia (2007) |
"
Smart, sprightly and sensitive, this is like a junior-edition Heavenly Creatures , complete with ace chemistry and tragic twist."
—
Total Film
Posted May 4, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Bridge to Terabithia (2007) |
"
Why can't more kids' films be this grown up?"
—
BBC
Posted May 1, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
Close to Home (Karov La Bayit) (2007) |
"
More a buddy movie than a political one, it nonetheless captures the festering tensions of a divided city."
—
BBC
Posted Apr 3, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
66%
|
Meet the Robinsons (2007) |
"
This is eye candy with a hollow centre."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 27, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
70%
|
Amazing Grace (2007) |
"
Accessibility is one of the movie's virtues: without dumbing down, it makes the workings of Parliament seem as gripping as a good suspense thriller."
—
BBC
Posted Mar 23, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
70%
|
Eden (2006) |
"
Earns its place-setting with other foodie movies (Eat Drink Man Woman, Big Night, Tampopo) for the sheer volume of delectable dishes - which, in spite of the muddy lensing, will set stomachs pining."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 16, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
33%
|
Duelist (Hyeongsa) (2005) |
"
Duelist turns from playful to precious in the last 30-odd minutes, straggling towards a prancey showdown that's as graceful as all get-out but as cold as the endless falling snow."
—
BBC
Posted Mar 8, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
55%
|
Gone (2007) |
"
If only it had taken the characters' lead and strayed further from the beaten track..."
—
BBC
Posted Mar 8, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
72%
|
Inland Empire (2006) |
"
The man's still a genius; he just needs to be more ruthless in the editing suite."
—
BBC
Posted Mar 6, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
Into Great Silence (2007) |
"
It sounds more like an endurance test than entertainment, yet this one-of-a-kind experience proves surprisingly immersive."
—
BBC
Posted Mar 1, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
98%
|
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams (Esma's Secret - Grbavica) (2007) |
"
A convincing portrait of how ordinary people strive to get on with their lives in the wake of terrible conflict."
—
BBC
Posted Feb 17, 2007
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