Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 78%
| Humpday (2009) | "
Shelton's wry script, together with a troika of perfectly judged performances, transforms a set-up that has the potential to be endlessly distasteful into a wry, engaging version of the “will-they-won't-they?” movie." — Radio Times Posted Dec 18, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 83%
| Me and Orson Welles (2009) | "
The highlight is McKay, who conjures the bluster and charisma of Welles, as well as bearing an uncanny physical resemblance to the boy-genius. But the screenplay reveals little about his mercurial character." — Radio Times Posted Dec 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 33%
| Cracks (2009) | "
A sensual, erotically charged 1930s-set melodrama that has a passing similarity in theme to The Pride of Miss Jean Brodie." — Radio Times Posted Dec 4, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 83%
| We Live in Public (2009) | "
The director — who has documented Harris's activities for more than a decade — seems unaware of the irony inherent in making a documentary about a pathological exhibitionist." — Radio Times Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 96%
| Back to the Future (1985) | "
To put it bluntly: if you don't like Back To The Future, it's difficult to believe that you like films at all." — Empire Magazine Posted May 5, 2008 |
— | Fresh 80%
| Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) | "
Sporadically hilarious, with roots that run far deeper than expected." — Empire Magazine Posted May 5, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Airplane! (1980) | "
Surely as good as modern comedy gets?…and don't call me Shirley." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 1, 2008 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 92%
| The King of Comedy (1982) | "
Neither funny enough to be an effective black comedy nor scary enough to capitalise on its thriller/horror elements." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 31, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 44%
| Redacted (2007) | "
Though the events are gruelingly (and graphically) recreated there's a typical lack of emotional connection which might be forgivable in a thriller but utterly hobbles this supposed cri de coeur. An almost total failure then, but a noble one." — BBC Posted Mar 14, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| Rocky (1976) | "
This is really Sly's movie as he slugs his way through a heartfelt performance and delivers some cracking punches, both literally and emotionally." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 20, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 94%
| Blade Runner - The Final Cut (1982) | "
Scott has said, “Why watch a film seven times? Because someone’s done it right and transported you to its world.” This retooling makes the film worth an eighth trip, and more. Not a case of Blade Runner Redux, but Blade Runner Deluxe." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 21, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 93%
| Suspiria (1977) | "
As an appetizer to the thoroughly bizarre world of Italian horror, Suspiria is the perfect antipasto." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 26, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 96%
| Martin (1978) | "
Gory thriller that makes fun of the vampire myth before the hammer blow of a truly shocking climax." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 25, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 97%
| Ringu (1998) | "
Bog standard horror offering with a distinct lack of action or plot." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 25, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 91%
| The Fly (1986) | "
Cronenberg's most triumphant and accessible film to date." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 24, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 83%
| Carnival of Souls (1962) | "
It retains an atmosphere of melancholic, surreal dread." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 21, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 91%
| The Wicker Man (1973) | "
The Wicker Man is, more than anything else, a film about what people can do in the name of religion or, more generally, belief. Its power comes not from appeals to the supernatural but from a deep understanding of our own undeniable nature." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 24, 2007 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 17%
| Dead Silence (2007) | "
For the love of Chucky, avoid this insipid attempt at reviving the killer doll horror." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 27, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 80%
| Dark Star (1974) | "
Hats off nonetheless to young whippersnapper John Carpenter, whose studenty tale of space tedium, aliens and molasses-black humour remains approximately a thousand times better than the director's last 15 years." — Empire Magazine Posted Jun 6, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 94%
| Forbidden Planet (1956) | "
The film's amazing strengths easily outweigh the odd outbreak of hammery." — Empire Magazine Posted Jun 5, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| Red Road (2007) | "
The film’s vivid, rarely-eroticised depiction of female sexuality and strength should hook fans of films like Morvern Callar, and its subtle suspense will keep audiences of all kinds involved." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 7, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 75%
| The Servant (1963) | "
Certainly difficult to define, this period piece messes with genres, power relationships and your head." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 30, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 53%
| The Fast and the Furious (2001) | "
This is probably the most fun to be had at the multiplex so far this year." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 30, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 53%
| Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) | "
Tune out the dreck and there are enough laughs for it to be worthwhile." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 30, 2006 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 8%
| Darkness Falls (2003) | "
The kind of movie that gets laughs entirely unintentionally." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 30, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 78%
| A Beautiful Mind (2001) | "
If this were fiction, it would be an example of superior storytelling, and it's certainly gripping." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 30, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 57%
| Deja Vu (2006) | "
Nobody does vapid bollocks as enjoyably as Tony Scott, and while this isn’t as inventive as Man On Fire or as compelling as Crimson Tide, it’s still the right side of dumb." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 29, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 34%
| The Black Dahlia (2006) | "
Gorgeously realised, gripping and doused in De Palma's familiar technical wizardry." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 23, 2006 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 26%
| The Omen (2006) | "
The ultimate in pointless exercises, a remake that is neither much better nor much worse that the original." — Empire Magazine Posted Jun 6, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 87%
| The Proposition (2006) | "
Brutal, bloody and brilliant, this is superior filmmaking, and more evidence of the renaissance of the Australian film industry." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 1, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 76%
| Match Point (2005) | "
Woody’s best for ages. Even for non-Allen fans this has all the appeal of a good story well told and capped with a deliciously vicious little twist." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 1, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| Riding Giants (2004) | "
Easily bearing comparison with Bruce Brown's seminal The Endless Summer, this stands as the second-best surf documentary ever made." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 1, 2006 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 6%
| Date Movie (2006) | "
Date Movie still labours under the mistaken impression that exaggerated mimicry alone is enough to entertain." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 1, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 76%
| Bad Santa (2003) | "
A delightfully obscene alternative to the usual Christmas tosh." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 1, 2006 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Dog Day Afternoon (1975) | "
Pacino simmers in this daring and brilliantly constructed treatise on the many facets of a crime." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 1, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 83%
| Flash Gordon (1980) | "
Laughably bad and fantastically good all at once, this is a guilty pleasure that everyone can enjoy." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 3, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 87%
| A History of Violence (2005) | "
Cronenberg’s best for a long time, broad and entertaining enough for those unacquainted with the director’s work, but layered with the themes of infection and mutation that have defined his work." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 30, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 80%
| The Thing (1982) | "
The Thing is a peerless masterpiece of relentless suspense, retina-wrecking visual excess and outright, nihilistic terror." — Empire Movies Posted Apr 14, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Hero (2004) | "
You'll be hard pressed to find anything as visually dazzling as this in cinemas ever." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 25, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 89%
| Blazing Saddles (1974) | "
Brooks' wholehearted embracing of rank vulgarity, together with his innovative quickfire sketch structure, titillated crowds more used to sophisticated Hollywood humour." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 7, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 37%
| Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) | "
It doesn’t deliver anything new to the series, and even fans might find parts distinctly slow, but it finally hits most of the right buttons." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 1, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 36%
| Equilibrium (2002) | "
Enjoyable hogwash." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 21, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 48%
| XXX (2002) | "
Sporadically entertaining, this is nevertheless seriously hampered by a very choppy screenplay." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 2, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 91%
| Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002) | "
Quite possibly the best documentary about youth and sport since Hoop Dreams." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 23, 2002 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 26%
| Pearl Harbor (2001) | "
A thoroughly well-built dramatic actioner." — Empire Magazine Posted Jun 1, 2001 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 70%
| Series 7: The Contenders (2001) | "
It's unclear exactly what Minahan’s trying to say. If it’s just 'TV is crap,' then it’s hardly a revelation and this uncertainty, combined with no back-story or framing device, conspires to give the movie a sketchy, ill-conceived feel." — Empire Magazine Posted Jun 1, 2001 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 76%
| Tigerland (2000) | "
A beautifully crafted, brilliantly acted and gently moving film that only occasionally lapses into sentimentality." — Empire Magazine Posted May 18, 2001 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Don't Look Now (1974) | "
One of the definitive mystery chillers of all time. Poignant, beautiful and devastating." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 27, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 9%
| Valentine (2001) | "
A slow-moving, predictable movie." — Jam! Movies Posted Feb 5, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 24%
| The Million Dollar Hotel (2001) | "
A plodding, self-indulgent exercise in pomposity over substance." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 1, 2001 |
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