|
5/5
|
84%
|
Mysteries of Lisbon (2011) |
"
Offers a Dickensian level of storytelling richness while unfurling the tangled personal history of a teenage boy seeking the truth about his parentage."
—
Radio Times
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
92%
|
The Four Times (Le Quattro Volte) (2011) |
"
Explaining it makes it sound aridly abstract, but watching it is pure delight..."
—
Time Out
Posted May 25, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
92%
|
Armadillo (2011) |
"
Presented with all the visual intensity of a Stanley Kubrick film, this is not just a vivid dispatch from Afghanistan, it's a classic snapshot of men at war."
—
Radio Times
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
The Social Network (2010) |
"
It's riveting stuff..."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 14, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Akibiyori (Late Autumn) (1973) |
"
Cinema that speaks to the soul."
—
Time Out
Posted Feb 2, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
90%
|
Séraphine (2009) |
"
This utterly beguiling biopic about a cleaning lady with the artistic gifts of a Van Gogh is just a bit special."
—
Time Out
Posted Nov 27, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
95%
|
The Cove (2009) |
"
There's an effective thriller element to this vividly assembled doc."
—
Time Out
Posted Oct 23, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
84%
|
In the Realm of the Senses (1976) |
"
Unsanitised, worryingly convincing in its sadomasochistic detail, this is seriously provocative cinema, a telling reminder of what it really means to be dangerous."
—
Time Out
Posted Aug 29, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
87%
|
Un Conte de Noël (A Christmas Tale) (2008) |
"
What could have been the acme of talky dramas about the inner lives of French intellectuals turns out to be a feast of a movie."
—
Film4
Posted Jan 16, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
The Leopard (1963) |
"
Is this the most beautiful film ever made?"
—
Time Out
Posted Feb 9, 2006
|
|
5/6
|
94%
|
Encounters at the End of the World (2007) |
"
Seemingly off-hand, cumulatively imposing, utterly masterful."
—
Time Out
Posted Apr 24, 2009
|
|
5/6
|
98%
|
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) |
"
The guy's a hero in any musical language, and he deserves this heartfelt, emotive, supremely entertaining tribute. Anvil! We salute you!"
—
Time Out
Posted Feb 19, 2009
|
|
5/6
|
100%
|
All About Eve (1950) |
"
[Features] more quotable dialogue in one movie than most screenwriters manage in a lifetime."
—
Time Out
Posted Aug 16, 2007
|
|
5/6
|
100%
|
Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki (When a Woman Ascends the Stairs) (1963) |
"
A new classic."
—
Time Out
Posted Jun 29, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Cafe de Flore () |
"
Whatever its flaws, in the moment this is one to set the film-lover's pulse racing."
—
Time Out
Posted May 9, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
76%
|
Tiny Furniture (2010) |
"
A deft self-portrait of someone who hasn't reached the point where they can take themselves seriously."
—
Time Out
Posted Mar 27, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
The Kid with a Bike (2012) |
"
The Dardenne siblings keep the story moving at a cracking pace, scrupulously avoid any syrupy sentiment, and deliver a drama that's both emotionally wrenching and morally complex."
—
Radio Times
Posted Mar 22, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
58%
|
Edge of Darkness (2010) |
—
Time Out
Posted Mar 15, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
In Darkness (2012) |
"
It positively clamours for your attention."
—
Time Out
Posted Mar 13, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Carancho (2011) |
—
Time Out
Posted Mar 1, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
12%
|
The Bounty Hunter (2010) |
—
Time Out
Posted Feb 25, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
House of Pleasures (2011) |
"
Seductive on the surface, steely underneath, this is an angry, fascinating, highly political film all wrapped up in costumed frilliness."
—
Time Out
Posted Jan 24, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Atmen (Breathing) (2011) |
"
There's no superficial flash here, just patient and compassionate storytelling gradually immersing us in this young man's world, as first-timer Schubert's vulnerable adolescent grows up before our very eyes."
—
Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Tabloid (2011) |
"
This is a lighter, less significant work than his 'Standard Operating Procedure' or 'The Fog of War', but it's engrossing and pleasingly slippery with the facts."
—
Time Out
Posted Nov 8, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Midnight in Paris (2011) |
"
Bravo, monsieur Woody!"
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 13, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
51%
|
Perfect Sense (2012) |
"
Thrillingly ambitious, ecstatically romantic, utterly unexpected."
—
Time Out
Posted Oct 5, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
George Harrison: Living In The Material World () |
"
Compendious and compassionate in equal measure, it's ultimately an affecting portrait."
—
Time Out
Posted Sep 27, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
97%
|
Tomboy (2011) |
"
Provocative yet utterly sympathetic, this is an engrossing study of what it's like when you don't quite fit into any of the available gender roles."
—
Radio Times
Posted Sep 15, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
The Skin I Live In (2011) |
"
At times, the narrative seems to be taking a somewhat roundabout route, but patience is rewarded, since this is elegant, perverse and provocative."
—
Radio Times
Posted Sep 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
In A Better World (2011) |
"
True, the resolutions on offer seem conventionally pat, yet the tough questions stay with you in an absorbing drama which pushes the viewer's buttons with effective intelligence."
—
Time Out
Posted Aug 17, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Super 8 (2011) |
"
For those who grew up on the Spielberg classics, a truly nostalgic treat awaits."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 4, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Life in a Day (2011) |
"
Life in a Day has the integrity never to cop out on the extremes of wealth and poverty that divide us - as well as the showmanship to remain thoroughly entertaining throughout."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jun 16, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
The Messenger (2009) |
"
This worthwhile drama reports from the home front as the war on terror continues."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jun 16, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
A Screaming Man (2011) |
"
The director's style is certainly deliberate, but the gradual build-up of events is undeniably thought-provoking, played out in images of stark beauty as Adam's personal odyssey reaches a powerful and moving conclusion."
—
Radio Times
Posted May 12, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Source Code (2011) |
"
Slightly anachronistic, yet altogether endearing."
—
Radio Times
Posted Mar 31, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
69%
|
Limitless (2011) |
"
Punchy and witty entertainment with an adept balance of adrenaline rush and clear-eyed sobriety."
—
Radio Times
Posted Mar 17, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Biutiful (2010) |
"
Iñárritu's film won't work for everyone. Yet, it offers consolation that, in a world of numbing, overwhelming anguish, human feeling is still possible."
—
Time Out
Posted Jan 26, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Blue Valentine (2010) |
"
Thanks to strong performances from Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling, there's a genuine emotional credibility to Derek Cianfrance's film, though it's by no means comfortable viewing."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jan 13, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
97%
|
GasLand (2010) |
"
While the hushed tones of Fox's would-be naïf commentary slightly grate after a while, his film's images, contrasting natural beauty with industrial horror show, are bracingly effective indeed."
—
Time Out
Posted Jan 12, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Catfish (2010) |
"
The film's freewheeling strangeness leaves the viewer unable to decide if it is truthful or exploitative, genuine or faked."
—
Radio Times
Posted Dec 16, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Of Gods and Men (2011) |
"
Some viewers might find the pacing over-deliberate, but it's clearly part of the film's plan to immerse us in these lives of devotion, and it works beautifully."
—
Radio Times
Posted Dec 2, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
71%
|
Monsters (2010) |
—
Radio Times
Posted Dec 2, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
75%
|
The Be All and End All () |
"
The film's keen observation of individuals in crisis, not to mention its adept balance of life-affirming wit and chastening introspection, give it plenty of heart."
—
Radio Times
Posted Dec 2, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Unstoppable (2010) |
"
Very big train hits stuff. Bish bash bosh. Job done. Great fun."
—
Time Out
Posted Nov 29, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Leap Year (2011) |
"
It shows what you can do when emotional understanding and storytelling craft become the ruling factors in a project, filtered through performers who can truly do the material justice."
—
Time Out
Posted Nov 29, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
The Hunter (2012) |
"
Sombre and piercing, The Hunter courageously defends the right to voice resistance."
—
Time Out
Posted Oct 27, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Involuntary (De Ofrivilliga) (2008) |
"
Östlund's single-shot scenes supply their own beady-eyed concentration, encouraging us to work a bit more. Little by little, it becomes clear the vignettes are chosen to illustrate the fault lines in everyday behaviour."
—
Time Out
Posted Oct 27, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Easy A (2010) |
"
True, the plot almost overreaches itself, but it's still enormously funny and has surprising cross-generational appeal."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 21, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
80%
|
Pianomania (2011) |
"
A captivating film not just for pianomaniacs."
—
Time Out
Posted Aug 19, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
63%
|
Lymelife (2008) |
"
Derick Martini's first feature may inhabit similar territory to The Ice Storm and American Beauty, but it's not overshadowed by them."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jul 8, 2010
|
64%
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