|
3/5
|
27%
|
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
|
|
3/5
|
27%
|
Paycheck (2003) |
"
Some remedial script work is in need, and the characters are far from compelling. But the action is up to scratch and it rattles happily along."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 1, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
38%
|
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
|
|
3/5
|
37%
|
Equilibrium (2002) |
"
Enjoyable hogwash."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 21, 2003
|
|
3/5
|
48%
|
XXX (2002) |
"
Sporadically entertaining, this is nevertheless seriously hampered by a very choppy screenplay."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 2, 2003
|
|
3/5
|
25%
|
Pearl Harbor (2001) |
"
A thoroughly well-built dramatic actioner."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jun 1, 2001
|
|
3/5
|
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
|
|
3/5
|
52%
|
Flatliners (1990) |
"
Not as profound as it would like to be, but nowhere near as bad as it could have been, this is entertaining hokum."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
3/5
|
60%
|
The Edge (1997) |
"
What lets the movie down, surprisingly enough, is its David Mamet script which promises high tension and emotional confrontation bolted to quality action."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
3/5
|
74%
|
Dark City (1998) |
"
Proyas drenches each shot in a unique feel and delivers a movie with a visual sense with all the inventive, poetic power of Ridley Scott or Terry Gilliam firing on all cylinders."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
3/5
|
92%
|
Star Trek - First Contact (1996) |
"
Enough classic moments to keep fans happy."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
3/5
|
84%
|
Nurse Betty (2000) |
"
This could have been a leftfield little gem, but LaBute struggles somewhat with the light comedy. and there's also the small plot problem: since Betty is as mad as a bag of baboons, it's difficult to really sympathise with her."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
|
88%
|
Titanic (2012) |
"
James Cameron has gone and delivered a spectacular, moving, utterly engrossing three-and-a-bit hour epic."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
|
80%
|
Fight Club (1999) |
"
In the end, Fincher's brilliant film is, ironically, short in the cojones department."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
|
53%
|
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) |
"
Carrey, with another ground-breaking performance, single-handedly elevates it to something much better."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
|
85%
|
Jerry Maguire (1996) |
"
Director Cameron Crowe has written and directed a deft, funny, shamelessly upbeat romantic comedy and to top it all drawn out the finest performance of Tom Cruise's career."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
|
85%
|
The Sixth Sense (1999) |
"
But what finally elevates the film above its shaggy dog tale roots then, is not the exceptionally well-wrought reversal, but a performance from Haley Joel Osment that is simply one of the finest given by a child in any film."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
4/5
|
61%
|
Maniac (2013) |
"
At last an intelligent horror remake that understands its source material and yet brings something new to the butcher's slab."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 10, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
West of Memphis (2012) |
"
This rigorously researched film does indeed add to the account..."
—
Radio Times
Posted Dec 21, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Chemical Brothers: Don't Think (2012) |
"
It's when the viewer's response mirrors that of the filmed audience - jaw dropping as terrifying clowns urge you to 'get high' - that Smith's ability to connect becomes inarguable. "
—
Time Out
Posted Feb 29, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
72%
|
Carnage (2011) |
"
A tightly wound, enjoyably cynical little chamber piece that features four indecently entertaining performances courtesy of Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and John C Reilly."
—
Radio Times
Posted Feb 2, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
72%
|
Carnage (2011) |
"
A shot of pure, exhilarating cinematic malice."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 29, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
50/50 (2011) |
"
Whether you're after a comedy-drama about cancer or a Rogen laugh-fest with added heart, this does a remarkable job of balancing the odds."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 20, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Drive (2011) |
"
Like watching rats fight in a gorgeously lit bucket, this is compellingly nasty, but for those with stomach for it, Drive is a lot of fun."
—
Radio Times
Posted Sep 23, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2011) |
"
Genuinely funny. A life lesson in never prejudging a man just because he's skinning a squirrel."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 19, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Drive (2011) |
"
Oh alright, it ain't Shane. But it is about as much shamelessly disreputable, stylish, ultra-violent fun you're going to have at the movies this year."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 19, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
71%
|
Hanna (2011) |
"
Succeeds in blending the strange, almost fairy-tale atmosphere with some expertly conceived action and unusual, well-sketched supporting characters..."
—
Radio Times
Posted May 5, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011) |
"
Brilliantly employing 3D technology to accentuate the prehistoric artists' use of the undulating cave walls, he reveals this ancient equivalent to the Sistine Chapel in all its incredible, vivid glory."
—
Radio Times
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011) |
"
A typically quixotic documentary in which great unknown artists from 35,000 years ago collaborate with one in 2011. Profound, mysterious and utterly absorbing."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 21, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
127 Hours (2010) |
"
James Franco, who is rapidly emerging as one of the most promising actors of his generation, matches Boyle's technical brilliance with a mesmerising depiction of Ralston's strange internal journey."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jan 6, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
72%
|
We Are What We Are (2011) |
"
Surely cinema's first Mexican social-realist cannibal horror drama, it's grimly funny and at times horribly effective stuff. Ickily excellent."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 10, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
The Crow (1994) |
"
Style over content, sure, but what style..."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jul 14, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) |
"
Nicolas Cage gives one of the best performances of his career in this borderline insane film..."
—
Radio Times
Posted May 20, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Four Lions (2010) |
"
Some may feel that the subject matter should be off-limits to comedians, but there's nothing new about cinema mocking a dangerous enemy -- just look at Charlie Chaplin's classic The Great Dictator."
—
Radio Times
Posted May 6, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Dogtooth (Kynodontas) (2010) |
"
Reminiscent of the work of Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier, director Yorgos Lanthimos's film is disquieting, provocative and either frustratingly ambiguous or richly allegorical depending on your point of view."
—
Radio Times
Posted Apr 22, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
76%
|
Nightwatching (Nocna straz) (2007) |
"
Speculative but gorgeously presented account of Rembrandt's creation of his masterpiece with Martin Freeman on cracking form."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 25, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
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
|
|
4/5
|
43%
|
Cracks (2011) |
"
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
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
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
|
|
4/5
|
98%
|
Forbidden Planet (1956) |
"
The film's amazing strengths easily outweigh the odd outbreak of hammery."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jun 5, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
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
|
|
4/5
|
52%
|
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
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
The Proposition (2005) |
"
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
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
Match Point (2005) |
"
Woodyâ(TM)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
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
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
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
Bad Santa (2003) |
"
A delightfully obscene alternative to the usual Christmas tosh."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 1, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
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
|
|
4/5
|
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
|
|
4/5
|
55%
|
Top Gun (1986) |
"
Not exactly a cinema classic but it has not only become a cultural icon but remains infinitely rewatchable."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 6, 2005
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
Heathers (1988) |
"
Scathing and hilarious."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 15, 2005
|
78%
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