Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 73%
| Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | "
Not as easy or airbrushed as Potter, Ice Age, or Narnia then, but with its darkness, loneliness, and wonder, it might be the most honest kids' film of the year." — Sky Movies Posted Dec 11, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 79%
| Unmade Beds (2009) | "
Reminiscent of Francois Truffaut or Wong Kar-wai at their most romantic, this, suitably enough, has cult sleeper written all over it." — Sky Movies Posted Dec 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 47%
| The Horseman (2008) | "
A footnote revenge movie, but never dull and marking Kastrissios as a grindhouse merchant to watch." — Sky Movies Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 69%
| Coffin Rock (2009) | "
Hamstrung by its commitment to ticking off these stalker clichés, but recommended for its earlier, subtler scenes, great location photography, and Chappell's film-carrying charisma." — Sky Movies Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| Pontypool (2009) | "
Ignore the shaky tongue-tied opening fifteen minutes; when Pontypool gets its words in order it reminds you how much creepy fun can be had in keeping the horror tantalisingly offscreen." — Sky Movies Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 81%
| Triangle (2009) | "
Choppy then, and prone to listing, but with Triangle Smith has come of age." — Sky Movies Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 78%
| I P Man (2009) | "
A respectful biopic designed to pay cinematic homage to one of the great kung-fu masters and spread the word about the man." — Sky Movies Posted Oct 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 27%
| Fame (2009) | "
Fans of the original won't care if this lives forever, but when the kids' High School Musical DVDs finally become too scratched to play, this should be waiting in the wings." — Sky Movies Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 40%
| Born in 68 () | "
While watchable in a soapy way, TV level dialogue and script offer few surprises, and characters feel at the mercy of the next big bit of history Ducastel and Martineau have lined up." — Sky Movies Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 100%
| Three Miles North Of Molkom (2009) | "
Three Miles North of Molkom proves truth is stranger than even fiction the Great Dane can dream up." — Sky Movies Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 36%
| Je Veux Voir (2009) | "
Whatever the meaning, or lack of meaning, occasionally powerful images sock you between the eyes." — Sky Movies Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 77%
| Chevolution (2008) | "
Balanced, thought-provoking, and unexpectedly compelling." — Sky Movies Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 67%
| The Agent (2009) | "
A labour of love and principle, right down to the uncommerical ending, its message does lodge in the mind." — Sky Movies Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 30%
| Gamer (2009) | "
With its nano-technology synching different brains together, spyware programs attached to DNA, and a double dose of bad taste served up with a side-dish of splattered brains and skull fragments, Gamer is still mad, bad, and dangerous to know." — Sky Movies Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 80%
| The Thing (1982) | "
The Thing is a masterpiece: a black comedy, monster movie, conspiracy thriller and whodunit." — Sky Movies Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 84%
| The September Issue (2009) | "
Intimate knowledge of designer threads is not essential, and although this won't make you rush out and grab the latest Vogue, it does shake its little tush on the catwalk in a surprisingly agreeable way." — Sky Movies Posted Sep 11, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| Fish Tank (2009) | "
Jarvis is the discovery of the year, while Arnold has just stepped up into the same league as those masters of kitchen sink classics, Ken Loach and Alan Clarke." — Sky Movies Posted Sep 11, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| Tricks (2007) | "
Sprinkled with more than a touch of the breezy charm that characterised European new wave films of the 60s, Tricks is a pleasant diversion best enjoyed on a lazy afternoon." — Sky Movies Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| Mesrine: Part 2 - Public Enemy #1 (2009) | "
The movie situates the audience directly in numerous lines of fire and automobile smash-ups, and dazzles with a low-key, yet gripping escape from a maximum security prison." — Sky Movies Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| The Hurt Locker (2009) | "
Kathryn Bigelow's explosive, edge-of-the-seat thriller is one of the best war movies ever made. After years in the wilderness, the director's stunning return to form is set, fittingly enough, in the arid landscape of a scorched Iraq." — Sky Movies Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| Scarface (1983) | "
Pacino's drug-crazed, bloodshot performance gives this gangster movie a terrifying edge." — Sky Movies Posted Aug 24, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | "
Tarantino’s finest film since Pulp Fiction." — Sky Movies Posted Aug 24, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 14%
| The Ugly Truth (2009) | "
Legally Blonde director Luketic keeps the film light and frothy, and the script (penned by three women) isn’t afraid to flavour the romance with a little raunch." — Sky Movies Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 79%
| Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2009) | "
A shotgun blast of a crime thriller; a dizzying, violent, and terrifying thrill ride." — Sky Movies Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 11%
| Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009) | "
Shonky script, shonky FX, shonky acting, and less money than Michael Bay gets out of bed for make this a disappointment after the chuckles generated from that hilarious promo on YouTube." — Sky Movies Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| Home (2009) | "
Ursula Meier’s Home is one of the strangest horror films of recent years, a real get under the skin movie." — Sky Movies Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 64%
| Beautiful Losers (2008) | "
The affection these people have for each other is what makes Beautiful Losers (the name is taken from one of their shows) so attractive." — Sky Movies Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 36%
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) | "
A hoot from explosive start to deafening finish." — Sky Movies Posted Aug 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 51%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
The year's most surprisingly enjoyable pulse-racer." — Sky Movies Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 86%
| Rumba (2008) | "
Remember the comedy of Jacques Tati? Okay, how's about the wordless wackiness of Benny Hill? That is what the filmmaking trio of Rumba ape in this often laugh out loud funny romcom." — Sky Movies Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 25%
| Land of the Lost (2009) | "
Drawn out to 100 punishing minutes, this has all the markings of 2009's flabbiest summer turkey." — Sky Movies Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 65%
| Coco Before Chanel (2009) | "
Pretty then, but as decoratively superficial as those society hats Chanel loathed." — Sky Movies Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Once Upon a Time in the West (1969) | "
Leone's film, authentic yet hyper-stylised, complete with the coolest cowboy fashion (gunslingers in long coats has never been bettered), mainstreet shootouts and raw, memorable characters, is a tough, leathery sundried masterpiece." — Sky Movies Posted Jul 24, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 74%
| Just Another Love Story (2009) | "
Nimbly weaving between mid-life crisis melodrama, noir, comedy, horror, this is Lars von Trier meets Michael Haneke and, in a good way, one of the year's most uncomfortable watches." — Sky Movies Posted Jul 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 43%
| The Proposal (2009) | "
Ultimately, there is something refreshing about The Proposal's undemanding humour and unabashed feel-good factor." — Sky Movies Posted Jul 24, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| Soul Power (2009) | "
Capturing the site, the sounds, the smells, and the sweat of a major musical happening, Soul Power is irresistible." — Sky Movies Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Mishima - A Life in Four Chapters (1985) | "
Those unfamiliar with Mishima’s work may find the expressionistic novel sequences overly rich, but Schrader’s film is a visually arresting, imaginative and intelligent overview of a difficult subject." — Sky Movies Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 71%
| Ichi () | "
With Ran action choreographer Hiroshi Kuze on swordplay duties, the fisticuffs is suitably impressive, with even Ayase not relying too heavily on quick editing." — Sky Movies Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 23%
| Fired Up (2009) | "
Fired Up is cinema as abuse, and its chief victim is any paying audience. To have shelled out cash for this witless farrago of sub-Porky's japery and straight-to-bargain-bin acting would be the airborne spin that broke the cheerleader's back." — Sky Movies Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 75%
| Heimatklänge () | "
Those who thought Alpine warbling ended with Julie Andrews as a nun (ie. all of us), get ready to open your ears, and your mind... and your mouth, as this yodelling malarky is catchy stuff." — Sky Movies Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 83%
| Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2009) | "
It’s a solidly-made, enjoyable story that manages to rope in some notable cameos (can anyone spot Jimmy Carr) and shows Moran is a name to watch as a director." — Sky Movies Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| North by Northwest (1959) | "
Hitchcock succeeded in wanting to give popcorn munchers a movie to smile at. And he was never this playful again." — Sky Movies Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 91%
| Katyn (2007) | "
Mainstream attempts at melodrama, sweeping crane shots and a Charlotte Gray gloss unbalance Wajda's desired mood." — Sky Movies Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 64%
| The Disappeared (2008) | "
With ambition to spare and a talent for shocks and surprises worthy of seasoned directors, Kevorkian has revived the spirits of those who thought the English ghost story was dead." — Sky Movies Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 50%
| Soi Cowboy (2009) | "
Soi Cowboy's wet concrete pacing, dialogue free scenes, and prolonged takes will test the patience of even the most understanding movie buff." — Sky Movies Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 45%
| New Town Killers (2009) | "
Caught between wanting to make a bold statement and deliver edge of the seat thrills, New Town Killers is a curious mix." — Sky Movies Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 70%
| Summer Scars (2008) | "
Summer Scars packs more suspense into 68 minutes than most big budget thrillers do at twice the length." — Sky Movies Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 25%
| Shadows in the Sun () | "
Heartfelt and well-behaved, this slight story of a divorced man attempting a reconciliation with his prickly mum is gracefully watchable, but resistant to embrace any actual drama." — Sky Movies Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 75%
| Anything for Her (2008) | "
A striking thriller with a strong central performance from Gallic Robert Powell-alike Lindon." — Sky Movies Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 79%
| Sleep Furiously (2008) | "
More a mood piece than a typical documentary, it takes time to acclimatise to Gideon Koppel's quiet study of life in his mum's Welsh village, but once you're in there is much to enjoy." — Sky Movies Posted May 29, 2009 |
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