|
2/5
|
27%
|
The Vow (2012) |
"
While the premise is quite promising, the dead hand of Valentines Day co-writers Abby Kohn and Marc Silberstein supplant the human interest potential with a mawkish rom-com sensibility."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Feb 8, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
42%
|
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) |
"
Ultimately, it's a good-old fashioned action romp - there's no mystery about it."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Feb 1, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
The Woman in Black (2012) |
"
It's an effective chiller in the grand tradition of British horror with a couple of icy-bucket-of-water-down-your-neck moments."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 25, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
81%
|
A Monster in Paris () |
"
Youngsters will be enthralled by the adventures of the troublesome trio while mum and dad may find themselves singing along to a Matthieu Chedid's score, a rich pastiche which sweetly drives the narrative along."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 25, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
The Descendants (2011) |
"
The last, touching final frame is worth the entrance price alone."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 25, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
93%
|
Coriolanus (2011) |
"
It's a qualified success...but what Fiennes the director does next could be even more intriguing."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 18, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
13%
|
W.E. (2012) |
"
This version of the 1930s cause célèbre would make an efficient TV movie but Madonna bizarelly insists on distractingly tacking on a lame parallel story."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 18, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
12%
|
The Darkest Hour (2011) |
"
An awkward re-hash of any number of superior movies ending in a risible liaison with a CGI submarine that would look unrealistic in an episode of Bagpuss."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 11, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
88%
|
Margin Call (2011) |
"
It's a slick, well-made film about a catastrophic set of events that were catastrophic to everybody but those who actually caused them."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 11, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
76%
|
War Horse (2011) |
"
A solid affair which thankfully avoids any Disney-style anthropomorphism and - bearing in mind its mainly teen audience - avoids graphic bloodletting."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 11, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
38%
|
The Lady (2011) |
"
It's a worthy film...with no happy ending."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Dec 28, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
13%
|
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) |
"
It's probably quite a few people's idea of hell - being trapped on a desert island with Alvin and The Chipmunks for ear-drum-testing company."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Dec 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
Another Earth (2011) |
"
Hugely ambitious, it's just about successful enough to be worthwhile and the emotionally-satisfying pay-off is, despite the potential to be utterly risible, rather charming."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Dec 7, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
83%
|
Puss in Boots (2011) |
"
Purr-fect fun for rugrats mourning the end of the Shrek series."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Dec 7, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
8%
|
New Year's Eve (2011) |
"
It's basically Love Actually without the, erm, wit, pathos, humanity, humour and modest wage bill of Richard Curtis' seasonal luvvie-in."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Dec 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Hugo (2011) |
"
A masterpiece of visual storytelling and a heartfelt homage to the industry that Scorsese has triumphantly made his own."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 30, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
44%
|
Happy Feet Two (2011) |
"
Plot-wise it's a meandering, stuttering mess with tsunamis roaring into life only to mysteriously disappear, a fistful of plot strands meaninglessly loitering about and any sense of danger immediately undermined by all-too-obvious solutions."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 30, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
68%
|
Margaret (2011) |
"
Paquin - a 29-year-old playing a teenager - is outstanding as the bolshie adolescent doggedly pursuing a mawkish retribution, exquisitely delivering Lonergan's drily painful bon mots while trying the patience as flakey torch for truth...if not justice."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 30, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
7%
|
Dream House (2011) |
"
The premise may err on the daft side but it's played with conviction and an atmosphere of bleak dread is carefully evoked if not maintained until the final credits."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 23, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
92%
|
Take Shelter (2011) |
"
It's the collision of Shannon's reality and dementia that's the driving force propelling a drama that is dark with foreboding."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 23, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
88%
|
The Deep Blue Sea (2012) |
"
Davies fans will be used to his unique style but his slow-motion narrative could have unfamiliar pundits bewailing the fact the Battle of Britain went the other way."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 23, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
57%
|
Resistance () |
"
Gupta, working from novelist Owen Sheer's screenplay, isn't tempted by big bangs and action setpieces, preferring to keep the narrative subtly human scale."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 23, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
93%
|
Snowtown (2012) |
"
Snowtown brings cold comfort."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 16, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
54%
|
Welcome to the Rileys (2010) |
"
Movingly written and exquisitely played by the three leads, this never gets bogged down in sentiment or lazily opts for easy answers."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 16, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
25%
|
Seeking Justice (2012) |
"
If there's any justice, Nic might want to take a long break."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 16, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
10%
|
Trespass (2011) |
"
Yes, it's a mess."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 9, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
The Awakening () |
"
There's enough happening in The Awakening to keep you awake."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 9, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
92%
|
Arthur Christmas (2011) |
"
A Christmas cracker."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 9, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
The Future (2011) |
"
I've seen The Future...and it's not bad at all."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 2, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
29%
|
Machine Gun Preacher (2011) |
"
This machine gun preacher offers lots of noise but casts little light."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 2, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
42%
|
Straw Dogs (2011) |
"
An effective thriller...but it's offering nothing new."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 2, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
The Ides of March (2011) |
"
Tight as a drum and smooth as a snakeskin suit, this is a movie that harks back to golden days of the conspiracy thriller yet remains totally credible as a chronicle of ruthless political ambition."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 26, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
75%
|
The Adventures of Tintin (2011) |
"
Kids will enjoy the day-glo pyrotechnics and mums and dads can revel in some of the most impressive CGI spectacle committed to celluloid."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 26, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Contagion (2011) |
"
Lean and fast-moving, Soderbergh ratchets up the tension without straining credibility while the days tick away and the body count rises."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 19, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
25%
|
The Three Musketeers (2011) |
"
Young buck Lerman never convinces; you feel that a sharp clip round the ear would put him in his place. And his romance with lady-in-waiting Gabriella Wild has all the fizz of damp gunpowder."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 12, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
70%
|
Footloose (2011) |
"
Updating the quarter-of-a-century old original with a more racially representative cast and hipper street moves, Brewer also trumps his predecessor with a zinging script and some likeable performances..."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 12, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
33%
|
Texas Killing Fields (2011) |
"
Mann is definitely one to watch."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 12, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
50%
|
Sleeping Beauty (2011) |
"
Browning's performance as the ludicrously passive sex object has been described as "brave", which is normally shorthand for the fact that she takes all her clothes off."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 12, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
51%
|
Perfect Sense (2012) |
"
Director David Mackenzie's refreshing take on the disaster plague genre goes for the personal rather than the pandemic..."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 6, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
81%
|
Tyrannosaur (2011) |
"
Make no mistake, this is a hard and challenging watch."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 6, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
59%
|
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011) |
"
Firmly old school in its feel, this has plenty of hide-behind-your-hands moments..."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Oct 6, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
76%
|
The Debt (2011) |
"
A provocative, engaging tale utilising clever use of extended flashback and showcasing an intriguing twist."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 28, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
58%
|
Red State (2011) |
"
It's a bit of a mess but there's enough inspired writing and outrageous plot twists to keep you heading for the exit."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 28, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) |
"
One of the funniest films of the year."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 21, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
39%
|
You Instead () |
"
It all ends pretty predictably...but it's been an amiable experience."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
44%
|
30 Minutes or Less (2011) |
"
It's all about the characters and - thankfully - they're good ones. In fact, you're glad they're not Gone in Sixty Seconds."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 14, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) |
"
John le Carré's 1974 novel - most famously served in the BBC's seven-part series with Alec Guinness in the Smiley role - is machine-tooled down to a lean two hours by Swedish director Tomas Alfredson."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
25%
|
The Change-Up (2011) |
"
It's not nice...but it's not bad."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 14, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
17%
|
The Art of Getting By (2011) |
"
Wiesen's gossamer-thin tale asks a lot of Highmore, who could unkindly be referred to as the missing link between child stars Nicholas Boult and Haley Joel Osmont."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Aug 31, 2011
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