Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 88%
| Nowhere Boy (2009) | "
No surprises in this account of the troubled pre-Beatles adolescence of John Lennon, but sharp scripting and a pair of outstanding performances lift it out of routine biopic territory." — Total Film Posted Dec 18, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 83%
| Me and Orson Welles (2009) | "
A diverting period comedy-drama, but slight compared to Linklater at his sharpest. Worth catching, though, for newcomer Christian McKay’s magisterial portrayal of the young Welles in all his moody, manipulative glory." — Total Film Posted Dec 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| Disgrace (2009) | "
Not a comfortable watch... but still powerful and clear-eyed." — Total Film Posted Dec 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| Bright Star (2009) | "
Quietly shedding all the fussy baggage of ‘heritage drama’, Campion gives us a moving account of Keats’ great love and tragic death. A film of pictorial beauty and authenticity, graced with a fine cast." — Total Film Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 94%
| BirdWatchers (2009) | "
Marco Bechis’ crusading film sets up some fairly predictable clashes. But it’s redeemed by the casting of actual Guarani tribespeople in the lead roles – and as actors, the Guarani prove themselves superb naturals." — Total Film Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 100%
| Tricks (2007) | "
Andrzej Jakimowski’s gentle comedy has hazy, loopy summer charm by the bucketload, enough to make you overlook the often wayward plotting and shaky motivations." — Total Film Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 68%
| Fermat's Room (2008) | "
This feature debut for co-directors Luis Piedrahita and Rodrigo Sopeña is never quite as clever as it thinks it is, and there are some sizeable holes in the plot. Still, with its teasing sense of play, you won’t be crawling the walls." — Total Film Posted May 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 89%
| O'Horten (2009) | "
A film of dour but appealing charm." — Total Film Posted May 8, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 75%
| Helen (2008) | "
It’s an intriguing premise – but this debut feature from short filmmakers Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor never gets up to speed. It feels like a first draft, with some painfully stilted dialogue." — Total Film Posted May 1, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| State of Play (2009) | "
twisty substantial thriller, faithfully adapted from a standout BBC mini-series. It’s not as exceptional as its source but the changes implemented mostly enhance rather than harm the story." — Total Film Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 82%
| Cherry Blossoms (2009) | "
An affectionate, gentle film, if marred by sentimentality." — Total Film Posted Apr 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 78%
| Bronson (2009) | "
The career of a real-life recidivist hardman gets a highly stylised theatrical treatment, matched by virtuoso direction and a career-making lead performance." — Total Film Posted Mar 13, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 97%
| The Class (2008) | "
Partially improvised, using a real (ex-)teacher and real schoolkids in note-perfect performances, Cantet’s film recreates life in a tough inner-city school with breathtaking authenticity." — Total Film Posted Feb 27, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 92%
| Tokyo Sonata (2009) | "
The multiple plotting threatens to pull it apart." — Total Film Posted Jan 30, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 85%
| Unrelated (2008) | "
If Eric Rohmer were British, this is the kind of film he’d make." — Total Film Posted Sep 19, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 94%
| Jar City (2008) | "
Refusing to spoonfeed its audience, this is a dark, convoluted thriller, tightly scripted and richly atmospheric." — Total Film Posted Sep 12, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 46%
| Death Defying Acts (2008) | "
It all looks pretty enough – but well before the end you’ll be plotting your escape." — Total Film Posted Aug 8, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Conformist (1970) | "
Probing, unsettling and visually compelling, The Conformist treats its audience as adults, never opting for easy closure." — Total Film Posted Feb 28, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 52%
| Margot at the Wedding (2007) | "
Emotional car-crash cinema at its best, packed with characters you’d hate to meet but who are riveting to watch. Baumbach’s barbed cynicism won’t be to everyone’s taste, but those still suffering the aftermath of a family Christmas will grin in grim recog" — Total Film Posted Feb 28, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| Half Moon: A Musician's Last Journey (2007) | "
Part quirky road-movie, part mythic fantasia, part rhapsodic celebration – and wholly captivating." — Total Film Posted Jan 4, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| N/A | A Very British Gangster (2006) | "
Overall, it might’ve worked better in a one-hour TV slot." — Posted Dec 7, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| I Don't Want To Sleep Alone (2007) | "
Tsai’s long, static, near-wordless takes may try the patience of some, but fans will be enchanted by his new-found warmth." — Total Film Posted Nov 14, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 82%
| The Wayward Cloud (2007) | "
A highly idiosyncratic semi-musical." — Total Film Posted Nov 14, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 94%
| The Counterfeiters (2008) | "
The Counterfeiters is anchored in Markovics’ central turn as a chilly egotist forced, for the first time, to consider others’ needs." — Total Film Posted Oct 10, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 80%
| Yella (2007) | "
Like its heroine, Yella is well-turned-out but chilly; it rarely stirs the emotions, but keeps the attention hooked." — Total Film Posted Sep 21, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 53%
| The Walker (2007) | "
An overwrought plot bogs down Paul Schrader’s DC-based social drama. Still, the dialogue is sharp, and the clotted story can’t eclipse a fine cast headed by a tour de force performance from Harrelson." — Total Film Posted Aug 10, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 99%
| Battle of Algiers (1966) | "
Forty years on, the film’s lost not a fraction of its power." — Total Film Posted May 11, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| The Namesake (2007) | If it remains engaging for most of its two-hour running time, it's largely thanks to the casting. — Sight and Sound Posted Mar 27, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 89%
| Venus (2006) | "
A gentle, funny and melancholy look at the ravages of age and time, with an irresistible star performance at its heart. Oscar prospects, surely?" — Total Film Posted Jan 26, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 99%
| Moolaade (2004) | "
Solemnity rarely taints Sembéne's films; his anger and indignation are invariably tempered by his warmth, humour and generosity of spirit." — Sight and Sound Posted Jun 7, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Springtime in a Small Town (2004) | "
This is a sensual, haunting film, atmospheric and moving, full of melancholy and a subtle eroticism, and Tian draws beautifully nuanced performances from his unknown cast." — Sight and Sound Posted Jul 1, 2003 |
— | N/A | The Tichborne Claimant (1998) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted May 24, 2003 |
— | N/A | Mal (1999) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted May 20, 2003 |
— | N/A | Nasty Neighbours (1999) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 11, 2002 |
— | Fresh 62%
| Broken Vessels (1998) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
— | N/A | In All Innocence (1998) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
— | N/A | Tom's Midnight Garden (1999) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| Happy, Texas (1999) | "
...although it reverts to slapstick for its set-piece chase finale, for most of its length Mark Illsley's debut film offers an unexpectedly gentle, even sentimental comedy of sexual identities..." — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
— | Fresh 77%
| Twin Falls Idaho (1999) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
— | Fresh 95%
| Not One Less (1999) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
— | Fresh 79%
| Judy Berlin (1997) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
— | Rotten 27%
| Love, Honor & Obey (1999) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
— | Rotten 46%
| Maybe Baby (2001) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
— | Fresh 89%
| Himalaya (2001) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
— | N/A | This Year's Love (1999) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Oct 2, 2002 |
— | Fresh 67%
| The End of the Affair (1999) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Aug 8, 2002 |
— | Rotten 27%
| Brokedown Palace (1998) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Mar 5, 2002 |
— | Rotten 50%
| Life (1999) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Mar 5, 2002 |
— | Fresh 61%
| Hideous Kinky (1999) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Mar 5, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 72%
| The Dinner Game (1998) | "
Veber's film offers all the undemanding, solidly old-fashioned pleasures of a traditionally well-crafted French farce." — Sight and Sound Posted Mar 5, 2002 |
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