|
5/5
|
76%
|
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010) |
"
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is a truly life-affirming and brilliantly unsentimental celebration of the Mockney and his music. Serkis was born to play this role."
—
Film4
Posted Jan 8, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
Withnail and I (1987) |
"
The best British comedy ever made? Possibly. A masterpiece? Unquestionably."
—
Film4
Posted Sep 7, 2007
|
|
4.5/5
|
87%
|
Sounds Like Teen Spirit (2009) |
"
It is physically impossible to emerge from this film wearing anything other than a smile as big as an upside-down rainbow. Congratulations - and jubilations!"
—
Film4
Posted May 8, 2009
|
|
4.5/5
|
85%
|
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (The Baader Meinhof Complex) (2008) |
"
Along with Downfall, with whom it shares a screenwriter, this is among the greatest of the recent new wave of German films."
—
Film4
Posted Nov 14, 2008
|
|
4.5/5
|
93%
|
This Is England (2007) |
"
Meadows gets great, moving performances from his young cast."
—
Film4
Posted Apr 27, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
Let Me In (2010) |
"
A remake that in no way soils its source and stands on its own two bare feet as a classy, nerve-jangling slice of horror."
—
Film4
Posted Nov 3, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
68%
|
Black Death (2011) |
"
Released into an era of poverty, pestilence and bad religion, Christopher Smiths historical horror-thriller Black Death fits the new Dark Ages like an bloodied iron gauntlet."
—
Film4
Posted Jun 9, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
61%
|
Bunny and the Bull (2011) |
"
A wildly inventive debut."
—
Film4
Posted Nov 27, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
50%
|
1 Day (2009) |
"
You could call this a 'hip-hopera', a mix of filmmaking and social work, or a shot in the arm for British independent cinema. Just don't call it Bugsy Malone with real bullets."
—
Film4
Posted Nov 6, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009) |
"
Jaw-bustingly funny stuff, uproarious, delightful and unexpectedly touching, containing more laugh-out-loud moments than most Hollywood comedies twice the length."
—
Film4
Posted Oct 9, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Sztuczki (Tricks) (2009) |
"
A film whose well-crafted side-attractions could divert attention from the finely-tuned engine of the story, ticking away softly in the background as it carries us quietly to our destination."
—
Film4
Posted Sep 4, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Coraline (2009) |
"
Like the Tin Man of Oz, Coraline is a miracle of engineering - and absolutely heartless."
—
Film4
Posted May 8, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
Bronson (2009) |
"
A weird and wonderful anti-biopic"
—
Film4
Posted Mar 13, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Somers Town (2009) |
"
Another beautifully crafted film, as well as a great London film, from the finest British director working today."
—
Film4
Posted Aug 22, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
63%
|
Ladies in Lavender (2005) |
"
Phenomenally acted, exquisitely scored, and ultimately moving."
—
BBC
Posted Nov 16, 2004
|
|
|
32%
|
My Kingdom (2002) |
"
Leading man Harris and director Boyd are still capable of invigorating British cinema with style and flair."
—
Film4
Posted Jul 6, 2008
|
|
|
75%
|
Quatermass 2 (2000) |
"
A masterful near-satire of Cold War paranoia and, arguably, the best of the Quatermass series."
—
Film4
Posted May 14, 2008
|
|
|
96%
|
Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998) |
"
An enchanting, life-affirming animation of love and redemption, made with no small measure of maturity and care -- along with an all too rare respect for the art of storytelling."
—
Film4
Posted Mar 10, 2008
|
|
|
70%
|
The Panic in Needle Park (1971) |
"
A brilliantly performed, remarkably un-exploitative (and occasionally funny) portrayal of the ravages of drug addiction, shot with searing documentary-style realism from Schatzberg."
—
Film4
Posted Apr 9, 2005
|
|
|
89%
|
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) |
"
A classic of post-war cinema."
—
Film4
Posted Apr 27, 2004
|
|
|
95%
|
Floating Weeds (Ukigusa) (1959) |
"
A poignant tale of everyday folk; their lives, loves and losses, rendered with exquisite care, compassion and no small measure of humanity by one of the masters of Japanese cinema."
—
Film4
Posted May 24, 2003
|
|
|
89%
|
Quatermass Experiment () |
"
A thoughtful, hard-hitting, and bizarrely touching landmark of the sci-fi genre, endlessly referenced and recycled in subsequent film and TV."
—
Film4
Posted May 24, 2003
|
|
3.5/5
|
72%
|
Kærlighed på Film (Just Another Love Story) (2007) |
"
A fast, furious and fun homage to film noir with heart to spare."
—
Film4
Posted Jul 24, 2009
|
|
3.5/5
|
96%
|
Shifty (2008) |
"
Creevy eschews the woozy, arthouse ambience of Duane Hopkins' Better Things - another portrait of a drug-decimated community - for naturalistic dialogue and performances within carefully framed and composed shots; properly cinematic, grown-up direction."
—
Film4
Posted Apr 24, 2009
|
|
3.5/5
|
27%
|
Clubbed (2008) |
"
It's surprisingly good: well written, nicely acted and beautifully scored."
—
Film4
Posted Jan 16, 2009
|
|
3.5/5
|
96%
|
Let's Get Lost (1989) |
"
A wide-eyed love letter to a jazz great, very much of its time, sporting stylish visuals and a sublime soundtrack."
—
Film4
Posted Jun 6, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Nowhere Boy (2010) |
"
Hardly a cold turkey, but not a (Number 9) Dream of a biopic either."
—
Film4
Posted Dec 18, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
55%
|
The Descent 2 (2009) |
"
It delivers the goods as they say. A third film is surely on the cards, no doubt in 3D. But in order to retain any good will, this series is going to have to do the one thing our Crawler friends have demonstrably failed to do. Evolve."
—
Film4
Posted Dec 4, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
Greek Pete (2009) |
"
The overriding image we're left with is that of a rather shallow young man, operating in a depressingly dreary, soulless and risky environment about which we glean no real insights. And that probably wasn't what Haigh was trying to achieve."
—
Film4
Posted Sep 4, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
60%
|
A Perfect Getaway (2009) |
"
This is a blast of a B Movie, featuring cool chase sequences, Peter Jackson-style gross-outs, and generally just good-old over-the-top, by-the-skin-of-the-fingernails fun. Good title pun too. And those Hawaiian vistas, of course, are sheer eye-pudding."
—
Film4
Posted Aug 14, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
67%
|
End () |
"
A deliberately distressed and scratchy documentary of talking heads, sporting the same sinister techno score and added subtitles for non-cockneys."
—
Film4
Posted May 1, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
100%
|
C.R.A.Z.Y. (Crazy) (2005) |
"
A warm-hearted if predictable rites-of-passage movie, enlivened by some surreal flourishes and a stomping glam soundtrack."
—
Film4
Posted Dec 5, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
74%
|
Peur(s) du Noir (Fear(s) of the Dark) (2007) |
"
Bit of a hodgepodge, this. Its natural home will be on DVD, where the occasional desire to fast-forward can be indulged. However, fans of the contemporary animation scene will find much to admire here."
—
Film4
Posted Oct 3, 2008
|
|
2.5/5
|
61%
|
The Horseman (2008) |
"
Despite some good performances and technical flair, The Horseman remains stuck in the paddock."
—
Film4
Posted Oct 30, 2009
|
|
2.5/5
|
93%
|
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"
Honestly, this really isn't some kind of Transatlantic stand-off on our part. But how much longer are we expected to stand impotently by while Hollywood arrogantly Americanises our every British children's icon?"
—
Film4
Posted Oct 23, 2009
|
|
2.5/5
|
24%
|
Little Ashes (2009) |
"
Ultimately, Little Ashes, a piece of commercial entertainment made on the other side of the twentieth century, lacks the courage of its case studies' convictions."
—
Film4
Posted May 8, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
0%
|
Spell () |
"
It almost demands a debate about whether critics should even be allowed to pass judgement on films unless they (films and critics both) have attained a certain rudimentary benchmark of professionalism to begin with."
—
Film4
Posted Oct 4, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
37%
|
Gigantic (2009) |
"
The kind of mumbling, lank-haired, achingly self-conscious indie rom-com that gives mumbling, lank-haired, achingly self-conscious indie rom-coms a bad name."
—
Film4
Posted Jun 19, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
42%
|
The Last House on the Left (2009) |
"
This year's model, lacking any meaningful context of its own, is reactionary, conservative - existing purely as a slick commercial venture, more grisly grist to the multiplex mill."
—
Film4
Posted Jun 12, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
20%
|
Fireflies in the Garden (2011) |
"
This is a slog of a melodrama. And with at least four sob stories competing for space, characters are left dangling like untied shoelaces, as backstories remain unfertilised."
—
Film4
Posted May 29, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
65%
|
Is Anybody There? (2009) |
"
It's a film to respect or admire from a distance, rather than like or, you know, actually enjoy."
—
Film4
Posted May 1, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
34%
|
Not Easily Broken (2009) |
"
It is unspeakably naff, unintentionally funny and unapologetically Christian. Judged on its own terms, it's a resounding success. But for non-believers it will likely prove a living purgatory."
—
Film4
Posted Apr 17, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
44%
|
Hostel: Part II (2007) |
"
Not worth the repeat check-in."
—
Film4
Posted Jun 29, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
21%
|
Outlaw (2007) |
"
Death Wish meets the Daily Mail"
—
Film4
Posted Mar 8, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
14%
|
Without A Paddle (2004) |
"
While striving for a bit of liberalism (ain't we City types the real stoopid ones) almost every scene then throws in the towel and falls back on a clutch of unfunny country-livin' clichés."
—
BBC
Posted Dec 21, 2004
|
|
1.5/5
|
10%
|
Saw 3D (2010) |
"
One Jigsaw that should never be put back together."
—
Film4
Posted Nov 3, 2010
|
|
1.5/5
|
15%
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) |
"
The real problem with A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010 is: it's really unbelievably dull."
—
Film4
Posted May 6, 2010
|
|
1.5/5
|
70%
|
The Firm (2009) |
"
This shallow and pointless remake settles for rehashing Love's single idea, familiar from his previous three pictures, in which a young, weedy, working-class guy gets sucked into a violently glamorous world."
—
Film4
Posted Sep 11, 2009
|
|
1.5/5
|
22%
|
Sorority Row (2009) |
"
A tooled-up Fisher always adds instant value to any movie. If only she could be arsed to script-doctor them all too."
—
Film4
Posted Sep 11, 2009
|
|
1.5/5
|
33%
|
Awaydays (2009) |
"
A pretentious, grubbily voyeuristic paean to football hooliganism, kitted out with ubiquitous slo-mo violence, tactical post-punk hits and retro fashions."
—
Film4
Posted May 22, 2009
|
65%
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