Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| Disgrace (2009) | "
Surprisingly successful adaptation." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 89%
| Séraphine (2008) | "
Superb central performance in this original take on the art biopic." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 27, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 55%
| Robin Hood (1973) | "
Foxes with bows and arrows. What could be better than that?" — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 83%
| Peter Pan (1953) | "
Definitely a Disney classic but misses out much of the darker side of J.M.Barrie's fantasy tale." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 3, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 59%
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | "
Like Lansbury, the film has aged well and retains almost all of its magic." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | "
Genuinely original: a silly, hilarious and oddly profound adaptation for adult-sized children." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 50%
| Pete's Dragon (1977) | "
Another not very charming but harmless fusion of animation and good old real-life." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 1, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| The Hurt Locker (2009) | "
The most literally exciting film you will see this year. Forget the off-putting banner of another Iraq movie — go, watch, marvel, endure and book in the palliative of a stiff drink afterwards." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 66%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
Here is a film alive in a way we’ve not perceived before: a breathtakingly new visual experience, a precision-choreographed action thriller, and a classically minded piece of American art." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 89%
| Red Cliff (2009) | "
Camp, over-the-top and entirely unbelievable: in short, the best thing John Woo has made in years." — Empire Magazine Posted Jun 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 68%
| Fermat's Room (2008) | "
Maths boffins + twist of mystery - patchy ending = uneven thriller." — Empire Magazine Posted May 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 54%
| The Boat That Rocked (2009) | "
A mix-tape of successes and failures, perhaps too light for its subject, but a silly, easy watch." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 3, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 72%
| Jacob's Ladder (1990) | "
Despite all the confusion, it's a simple case of the script being too ambitious. It may emulate a man experiencing flashbacks, but it doesn't help the audience." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 27, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 65%
| The Boys From Brazil (1978) | "
Dark thriller that does its best but ultimately doesn't completely convince." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 27, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 59%
| The International (2009) | "
For all its serious intent, Tykwer’s ‘relevant’ thriller proves to be perilously naff." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 27, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 59%
| The International (2009) | "
For all its serious intent, Tykwer’s ‘relevant’ thriller proves to be perilously naff." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 27, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 64%
| Watchmen (2009) | "
Okay, it isn’t the graphic novel, but Zack Snyder clearly gives a toss, creating a smart, stylish, decent adaptation, if low on accessibility for the non-convert." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 78%
| Doubt (2008) | "
A mighty actor, a smart play, a clunky adaptation." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 5, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 91%
| Charade (1963) | "
It’s glossy, charming, silly, and far too self-aware to be at all thrilling." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 4, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 96%
| Groundhog Day (1993) | "
Comic perfection." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| What's Up Doc? (1972) | "
It’s never quite as tight or fierce as the original screwballers, but is fizzy and loveable and always worth watching." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 91%
| Frost/Nixon (2008) | "
Stirring stuff that works thrillingly as drama, and should make Sheen a star, even if it compromises on historical insight." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 23, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 93%
| Slumdog Millionaire (2008) | "
Danny Boyle’s finest since Trainspotting. In fact, it’s the best British/Indian gameshow-based romance of the millennium." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 9, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| North Face (2008) | "
A well-crafted, visceral piece of historical filmmaking." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 12, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 64%
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) | "
A pleasing and pretty enough re-run, just that bit diminished." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 5, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 51%
| Body of Lies (2008) | "
For all the enthralling visuals and action, the film feels garbled." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 21, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 60%
| Disclosure (1994) | "
Genuinely gripping, Demi makes an awesome femme fatale." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 5, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 63%
| The Andromeda Strain (1971) | "
Wise (and Crichton) concoct the most absorbing, riveting take on science fiction tempered with science fact." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 5, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 78%
| The Great Train Robbery (1979) | "
Crichton is after a giggly quality as if it’s being told as a pub yarn, soaked in exaggeration and acute trickery to defeat impossible hurdles, while never far from redoubtable moral lesson." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 5, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 77%
| Burn After Reading (2008) | "
If No Country For Old Men was vintage port, Burn After Reading is a shot of tequila: eye watering and hard to swallow, but the after-effect is terrific." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 17, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 64%
| Live and Let Die (1973) | "
It can’t quite muster an explosive third act to match previous jaunts, but Moore had got his feet under the table." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 13, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 64%
| Moonraker (1979) | "
Bond meets Star Wars in one of the series' sillier outings." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 13, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 71%
| For Your Eyes Only (1981) | "
Moore just looks confused." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 13, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 47%
| Octopussy (1983) | "
One for the die hards. The saving grace here is a knowing sense of humour so lacking in its predecessor, For Your Eyes Only." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 13, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 39%
| A View to a Kill (1985) | "
Roger Moore's last Bond and not before time." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 13, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 76%
| Appaloosa (2008) | "
Hardly a fresh perspective on genre traditions, it’s still got the performances and glorious landscapes to win you over." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 3, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 37%
| Swing Vote (2008) | "
This light satire is unlikely to influence the forthcoming election, but Costner’s in fine fettle." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 26, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 64%
| The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) | "
A powerfully affecting and unusual view of the Holocaust." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 12, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 9%
| Bangkok Dangerous (2008) | "
Remove Cage’s moody presence, and you could pick up this kind of action tat at your nearest service station." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 9, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| Broadway Danny Rose (1984) | "
Another Allen gem." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 12, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 28%
| Doctor Dolittle (1967) | "
Not even a decent performance from Richard Attenborough can save this disappointing production." — Empire Magazine Posted May 12, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 28%
| What Happens in Vegas (2008) | "
Bland enough to make millions as culture edges closer to oblivion." — Empire Magazine Posted May 9, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 40%
| Days of Thunder (1990) | "
For die-hard Cruise fans and car mechanics only." — Empire Magazine Posted May 7, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 81%
| Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) | "
Disjointed but it still rocks." — Empire Magazine Posted May 6, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 96%
| Goldfinger (1964) | "
Perfection." — Empire Magazine Posted May 6, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 31%
| Cannonball Run (1981) | "
Nonsense but fun nevertheless with a crazy ensemble cast of celebrities of the era." — Empire Magazine Posted May 5, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 73%
| The Love Bug (1969) | "
The first of the silly VW Beetle with a cute personality comedies, is as childish dated and occasionally sweet as the others." — Empire Magazine Posted May 5, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 40%
| Cleopatra (1963) | "
For four hours this moody, glossy pantomime leadenly plods on, saying much more about the hubris and excess of old-time Hollywood thinking than the burnished glories of an ancient world." — Empire Magazine Posted May 5, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 37%
| Speed Racer (2008) | "
You might admire it as a Warholian blur of pop art, gawp and gasp at its Hot Wheels-for-real dynamism, or get a headache." — Empire Magazine Posted May 5, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 63%
| The Running Man (1987) | "
A brainless, breathless thrill." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 30, 2008 |
RSS Feeds