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5/5
|
96%
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) |
"
The Harry Potter saga comes to a spectacular conclusion with a spellbinding sense of emotion, energy and special effects."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jul 12, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
76%
|
Kick-Ass (2010) |
"
Kick-Ass is a gloriously bloodthirsty action romp that is funny, violent and stunningly entertaining."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Apr 14, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
39%
|
2012 (2009) |
"
An astonishingly impressive and entertaining disaster movie... one of the must-see films of the year."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 13, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Citizen Kane (1941) |
"
Truly one of the greatest films ever."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Oct 30, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
An Education (2009) |
"
An Education is a brilliant learning curve - one of the best British films of the year."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Oct 30, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
Up (2009) |
"
Up is quite wonderful entertainment blending moving moments with action-packed sequences and comedy. Buoyant and beautiful, it is a movie must."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Oct 9, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
87%
|
(500) Days of Summer (2009) |
"
A modern romance for grown-ups... a sweet-natured, funny, deeply-romantic tale that brims with energy and is blessed with top-notch performances."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Sep 4, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
91%
|
District 9 (2009) |
"
District 9 is one of the very best films of the year - packed with suspense, action, humour and great performances, and directed with real style and panache... brilliant!"
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Sep 4, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
The Hurt Locker (2009) |
"
An amazingly powerful movie that will leave you reeling. This mustsee movie is dazzlingly well made."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Aug 29, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
Once Upon a Time in the West (C'era una volta il West) (1968) |
"
Stunning big-screen cowboy film."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jul 24, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
The Wrestler (2008) |
"
The Wrestler is well worth catching. Against all of the odds you end up caring deeply for this battered and lonely man... plus Mickey Rourke is astonishingly good."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 16, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
77%
|
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
"
Set this alongside gun-wielding military bad guys and the expected conspiracy plots and the film looks set to fit easily alongside the other Indy films."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted May 18, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
62%
|
Blood Diamond (2006) |
"
Zwick does a fine job in combining a broad range of elements and turning them into a compulsive and thought-provoking adventure and is aided by beautiful cinematography."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 28, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2012) |
"
Quirkily perfect in a low-key way."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted May 10, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) |
"
A deliciously dark horror-thriller that brims with twists, turns and sneaky secrets and manages to spin the horror genre on its head to really deliver some smart chills."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Apr 12, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Into The Abyss (2011) |
"
Compulsive."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 30, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2012) |
"
A subtitled film full of mystery and dark tension."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 15, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
67%
|
We Bought a Zoo (2011) |
"
For all the movie's cute kids and sentimentality, [Damon] is the warm-hearted and convincing heart of this uplifting flick."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 15, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
67%
|
Hunky Dory () |
"
Think a Welsh blend of Glee and School of Rock, with a great soundtrack and young cast led by the terrific Aneurin Barnard as talented but troubled student Davey."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 1, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel (2011) |
"
Great clips and interviews with, among others including Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro and William Shatner."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 23, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
76%
|
Rampart (2012) |
"
Woody Harrelson is at his intense best."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 23, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
54%
|
Safe House (2012) |
"
It is loud and entertaining enough to watch, even if it does all feel rather familiar."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 23, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
25%
|
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) |
"
The Twilight films manage to cleverly blend melodrama with supernatural thrills, and while the film is not without its silly moments and cringeworthy dialogue it does deliver the drama and emotional highs we have come to expect."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 15, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Source Code (2011) |
"
An exciting and thoughtfully constructed sci-fi thriller."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 30, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
49%
|
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) |
"
It's thoroughly satisfying and enjoyable and leaves you wanting more...roll on (hopefully) the next in the series, The Silver Chair."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 6, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
49%
|
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) |
"
This action-packed fantasy adventure, based on Rick Riordan's hit Percy Jackson and the Olympians series of books, is great fun, and deserves to find an audience with teens now bereft of any Harry Potter magic."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 10, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Zombieland (2009) |
"
The best zom-com since Shaun of the Dead... a delightfully sharp and smart comedy actioner that is funny, thrilling and just a little bit gory."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Oct 9, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
68%
|
Funny People (2009) |
"
Life, death and comedy... Funny People is a thoughtful and funny comedy indulgence."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Aug 29, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Los Abrazos Rotos (Broken Embraces) (Broken Hugs) (2009) |
"
The film may lack great depth, but it is a visual treat about films within films and packed with top performances."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Aug 29, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
Moon (2009) |
"
A smart futuristic tale, blending paranoia, drama and humour."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jul 17, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
45%
|
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Ice Age 3) (2009) |
"
The laughs are balanced with some outstanding action sequences."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jul 3, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
The Hangover (2009) |
"
A devilishly smart comedy gem that manages to blend the raunchy and the rowdy with some deliciously left-field humour."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jun 12, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Looking for Eric (2010) |
"
The thoroughly charming, amusing and insightful Looking For Eric is a complete pleasure... a Ken Loach film brimming with wit and wisdom, interspersed with classic archive moments of Cantona magic."
—
Screen International
Posted Jun 12, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
33%
|
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"
This is a much more straightforward, all-gunsblazing sci-fi tale of downat-heel humanity at war with some rather nasty machines."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jun 5, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Drag Me to Hell (2009) |
"
The great thing about Drag Me To Hell is that it is laugh-out-loud funny as well as scream-out-loud scary... and as one who has a hard time with horror movies, I must say it is darn entertaining."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted May 29, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
The Damned United (2009) |
"
The film does a fine job in recreating England of the 60s and 70s - big cars and rubbish clothes - but is less convincing when actors are called upon to play footballers."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 27, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
50%
|
Notorious (2009) |
"
A swaggering delve into the life of the biggest of all rappers."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 19, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) |
"
Woody Allen is back in top form with this sparkling comedydrama. Its highlight is a fabulously funny and passionate performance by Cruz."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 5, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Bolt (2008) |
"
This cracking cartoon romp is just what you yearn for from an animated movie - smart, funny and not too long! Bolt is brilliantly animated entertainment that will keep both kids and their parents amused."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 5, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
73%
|
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) |
"
It is a fresh and engaging film that thankfully lacks the schmaltz and sentimentality of most romcoms aimed at older age-groups."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 30, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
61%
|
The Reader (2008) |
"
The Reader is a thoughtful and absorbing film, which is packed with delicately-structured twists and punctuated with truly impressive performances."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 5, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
45%
|
Yes Man (2008) |
"
Yes Man is a terrific feelgood comedy, with Jim Carrey in brilliant form."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 5, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
55%
|
Australia (2008) |
"
Some of it doesn't work, but it remains a gloriously ambitious romantic epic and a truly memorable big-screen movie experience."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 5, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
49%
|
Twilight (2008) |
"
It is not all top-notch stuff though. Some of the special effects are plain ropey but luckily the teen romance carries the movie. Naturally room is left at the end for the impending sequel. Something we're sure to get our teeth into..."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 19, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) |
"
This crackingly entertaining sequel is great fun, blending beautiful animation with genuinely funny jokes. In truth it tries to pack in a sub-plot too far, but what the heck - this is great entertainment."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 5, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
65%
|
Quantum of Solace (2008) |
"
A brilliant, breathless action romp. Daniel Craig is electrifying."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Oct 30, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
Surf's Up (2007) |
"
Wipeout! Surf's Up is terrific entertainment for all the family."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Aug 10, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
23%
|
Evan Almighty (2007) |
"
A FUN comedy of epic Biblical proportions with Carell in fine form."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Aug 3, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Live Free or Die Hard (2007) |
"
It's peppered with thrilling computer-generated action, but there's still something endearingly old-fashioned about McClane and his bare-knuckled way of dealing with bad guys."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jul 6, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) |
"
A deliciously dark affair, brimming with impressively gritty performances but still managing to balance magical wonder with breathless excitement."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jul 2, 2007
|
67%
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