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3/5
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69%
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X: Night of Vengeance (2011) |
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Time Out
Posted Feb 3, 2012
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2/5
|
42%
|
Intruders (2012) |
"
As these parallel supernatural mysteries begin to meld into one another, all semblance of credibility dissolves, leaving behind an impenetrable and frustrating fog of unanswered questions."
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Time Out
Posted Jan 24, 2012
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1/5
|
29%
|
Underworld Awakening (2012) |
"
Crude, cheap and pointless, this surely drives a stake through the heart of the 'Underworld' franchise."
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Time Out
Posted Jan 20, 2012
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3/5
|
45%
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Yes Man (2008) |
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Time Out
Posted Dec 23, 2011
|
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3/5
|
92%
|
Evil Angels (A Cry in the Dark) (1988) |
"
The powerful performances and sharp script augment this revealing human drama."
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Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 19, 2011
|
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3/5
|
64%
|
Another Earth (2011) |
"
Cahill's visually inconsistent first feature tries to beam epic sci-fi concepts into a micro-human drama, refracting its thought-provoking ideas through the prism of the central emotional relationship."
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Time Out
Posted Dec 6, 2011
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2/5
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——
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Camp Hell (Camp Hope) (2011) |
"
Budgetary limitations, a plodding script, ropey visual effects and an excruciating score undercut a heartfelt cautionary tale about a confused teenager wrestling with his religious faith and the dogmatism of his overzealous elders."
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Time Out
Posted Dec 1, 2011
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2/5
|
7%
|
Dream House (2011) |
"
A well-acted but ramshackle mess."
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Time Out
Posted Nov 22, 2011
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1/5
|
40%
|
Saw VI (2009) |
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Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
|
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3/5
|
48%
|
The Ruins (2008) |
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Time Out
Posted Nov 18, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
24%
|
Awake (2007) |
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Time Out
Posted Nov 16, 2011
|
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4/5
|
64%
|
Outcast (2011) |
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Time Out
Posted Nov 16, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
30%
|
The Children of Huang Shi (2008) |
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Time Out
Posted Nov 16, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
18%
|
The Happening (2008) |
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Time Out
Posted Nov 16, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Snowtown (2012) |
"
'Snowtown' is an uncomfortable film to watch, but its sickening suburban horror is made bearable by Kurzel's rigorous restraint..."
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Time Out
Posted Nov 15, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
71%
|
The Awakening () |
"
A ridiculous revelation and a redundant sexual assault undercut all good sense, as fierce rationality gives way to absurd contrivance and hysteria."
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Time Out
Posted Nov 8, 2011
|
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2/5
|
31%
|
The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) (2011) |
"
In stark contrast to the original's cool, clinical horror, Martin's cack-handed creation of the arse-to-mouth creature is played for cheap, sick slapstick laughs."
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Time Out
Posted Nov 1, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
25%
|
The Three Musketeers (2011) |
"
One for all and all for nowt."
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Time Out
Posted Oct 11, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
59%
|
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011) |
"
There is so much here that one admires, one wishes that there was more to love."
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Time Out
Posted Oct 5, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
A Lonely Place to Die (2012) |
"
The film's relentless momentum, coupled with Ali Asad's breathtaking location photography, distract us from the often two-dimensional supporting characters."
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Time Out
Posted Sep 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
TrollHunter (2011) |
"
Given that the cast improvised all the scenes live on set, the dialogue has a surprising ring of truth, and is shot through with an unexpected, often unsettling, humour."
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Time Out
Posted Sep 7, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
74%
|
Fright Night (2011) |
"
A boring revamp, with dull 3D effects, insipid teenage protagonists and only sporadically scary outbursts of neck-biting, crucifix-wielding and staking through the heart."
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Time Out
Posted Aug 31, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
60%
|
Final Destination 5 (2011) |
"
It sticks to gimmicky scenes in which twentysomethings are dispatched in ingenious ways, but first-time director Steven Quayle delivers cheap fun that will keep fans happy."
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Time Out
Posted Aug 24, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
83%
|
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) |
"
Distinguishes itself from other ill-conceived reboots in general, and from Tim Burton's disastrous 2001 remake in particular, by looking with fresh, simian eyes at its core conflict between human and primates."
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Time Out
Posted Aug 17, 2011
|
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2/5
|
34%
|
Larry Crowne (2011) |
"
This is like a well-worn vintage dress: comfortable but a little threadbare."
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Time Out
Posted Jun 28, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
75%
|
Stake Land (2011) |
"
Jeff Grace's melancholy music underscores the atmosphere of bleak dystopian despair, leavened by flashes of humour and hope."
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Time Out
Posted Jun 15, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
35%
|
The Hangover Part II (2011) |
"
Your head hurts like hell, the whole thing feels horribly familiar, and it's just not funny any more. Can this really be happening again?"
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Time Out
Posted May 25, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
94%
|
Los ojos de Julia (Julia's Eyes) (2011) |
"
Aims for intricate, Hitchcockian suspense, embellished with ornate visual flourishes that recall Dario Argento's early giallo movies."
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Time Out
Posted May 18, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
79%
|
I Saw the Devil (2011) |
"
A remorseless catalogue of calculated violence, casual cannibalism and sexual sadism, this inflicts over two hours of suffering on the audience..."
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Time Out
Posted Apr 27, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
68%
|
Insidious (2011) |
"
Not so much insidious as inexcusable."
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Time Out
Posted Apr 27, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
76%
|
The Silent House (La casa muda) (2011) |
"
Cranks up the tension with fluid, choreographed camera moves and unnerving off-screen sounds."
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Time Out
Posted Apr 6, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
23%
|
Sucker Punch (2011) |
"
Snyder pulverises our senses with derivative digital images and obvious musical choices. But his failure to delineate the levels of 'reality' is confusing and self-defeating."
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Time Out
Posted Mar 30, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
91%
|
Source Code (2011) |
"
Ripley's intricate script and Jones's brisk direction invite us to climb aboard and enjoy the ride. But if you want to dig deeper, there is some serious stuff about a guy lost in fragments of time, groping towards a sense of his own identity."
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Time Out
Posted Mar 30, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
80%
|
Wake Wood (2011) |
"
For all its pre-Christian paganism, demon child imagery, blood and guts, David Keating's rural horror movie is at heart an involving portrait of a young couple struggling to come to terms with the death of a daughter."
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Time Out
Posted Mar 23, 2011
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|
3/5
|
37%
|
The Resident (2011) |
"
Swank is typically credible as a confident yet vulnerable professional woman, and Morgan is subtly convincing as the insinuating Max."
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Time Out
Posted Mar 9, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
35%
|
Battle: Los Angeles (2011) |
"
The weak link is Christopher Bertolini's script, which lumbers the flat military characters with hackneyed dialogue and corny sentimentality. Not even Eckhart can survive such banality, and kick-ass specialist Michelle Rodriguez is wasted."
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Time Out
Posted Mar 8, 2011
|
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2/5
|
43%
|
Ironclad (2011) |
"
One has to admire the spirit of this independent production, which aims for the sweeping spectacle of 'El Cid', but it falls way short of its epic ambitions."
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Time Out
Posted Mar 2, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
20%
|
The Rite (2011) |
"
This is a dreary metaphysical drama dressed in the vestments of a religious horror movie."
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Time Out
Posted Feb 23, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
30%
|
Sanctum (2011) |
"
Even in this dim light, one can see every plot development coming a mile off."
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Time Out
Posted Feb 2, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
35%
|
I Spit On Your Grave (2010) |
"
By honing the jagged edges of Meir Zarchi's cheap and nasty rape-revenge shocker into slick entertainment, this unwelcome remake improves technically on the 1978 original, while retaining all that was sleazy and repellent..."
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Time Out
Posted Jan 18, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
52%
|
Brotherhood (2011) |
"
Despite a running time of less than 70 minutes (minus the credits), still outstays its welcome."
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Time Out
Posted Jan 12, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
41%
|
A Serbian Film (2011) |
"
A sordid welter of sexual sadism, incestuous necrophilia and 'snuff movie' nihilism."
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Time Out
Posted Dec 9, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
71%
|
Monsters (2010) |
"
A seamless blending of romance, road movie and monster flick."
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Time Out
Posted Dec 1, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
73%
|
Machete (2010) |
"
This gleefully excessive pastiche of an exploitation picture delivers everything promised by its own faux trailer."
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Time Out
Posted Nov 29, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
74%
|
Dream Home (2010) |
"
For all the film's bleak ironies, Lai-sheung's brutal asphyxiation of a pregnant woman, who aborts her child while dying, destroys any residual empathy."
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Time Out
Posted Nov 17, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
72%
|
We Are What We Are (2011) |
"
While it concerns itself with the gruesome logistics of finding bodies to be ritually sacrificed and chopped into bite-size pieces, Grau's hybrid film achieves a morbid fascination that is reinforced by Santiago Sanchez's artfully scuzzy cinematography."
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Time Out
Posted Nov 15, 2010
|
|
1/5
|
18%
|
You Again (2010) |
"
Vapid, Disneyfied post-teen comedy lacks a mean (girl) streak."
—
Film4
Posted Nov 11, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
38%
|
The Horde (La Horde) (2010) |
"
This latest example of the French new wave of horror does at least have the Romero-like guts to address a topical social problem."
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Time Out
Posted Sep 15, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
73%
|
Piranha 3-D (2010) |
"
Aja serves up the tongue-in-cheek thrills, CGI-enhanced gore and gratuitous nudity with such unabashed relish that this may prove to be the summer's break-out horror hit."
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Time Out
Posted Aug 19, 2010
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