|
4/5
|
60%
|
Nijushi no Hitomi (Twenty-Four Eyes) (1999) |
"
Sentimental but sincere."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 4, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) (2003) |
"
Humanist film-making at its best."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 7, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
95%
|
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) |
"
A wonderful salute to British decency and a touching portrait of a friendship that bridges national boundaries."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted May 14, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
61%
|
Adoration (2008) |
"
Without the constrictions of an adapted text, Egoyan's creativity turns towards intellectual exercise."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Feb 2, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Der Letzte Mann (The Last Laugh) (1925) |
"
Karl Freund's ground-breaking and historically important cinematography can still take the breath away."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 27, 2009
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Fantastic Planet (1973) |
"
Surreal and wonderful in a way not often seen from Europe."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 9, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
Phantom Of The Opera (1925) |
"
Lon Chaney's magnetism and the overall impact of the suspense and reveal is still impressive."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 12, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (Othello) (1952) |
"
Welles genius behind the camera brings one of the Bard's darkest plays to life."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jun 18, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
99%
|
The Wizard of Oz (1939) |
"
The songs and magic are still fresh, even if it isn't quite knowing enough, perhaps, for today's young audiences."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted May 12, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007) |
"
A poignant reflection on what it means to be alive and, visually, a true cinematic experience."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Feb 8, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
97%
|
The Lady Vanishes (1938) |
"
Hitchcock's second-to-last British movie before decamping to LA is a fun romp celebrating the stiff-upper-lippedness of our great nation."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 11, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
31%
|
Closing the Ring (2007) |
"
After recent disappointments Sir Dickie Attenborough is back on better, albeit old-fashioned, form."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 28, 2007
|
|
1/5
|
15%
|
The Brothers Solomon (2007) |
"
Audiences will need an epidural to endure the excruciating pain of watching this geek-and-jerk combo stumble through three trimesters."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 1, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
61%
|
Death at a Funeral (2007) |
"
A sole potty joke is unnecessarily crass, but for the most part this is joyfully funny."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 1, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Horror of Dracula (1958) |
"
It may have slipped from an X rating to a 12A but this is still a potent adaptation of Bran Stoker's eternal monster."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 1, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
87%
|
The Lookout (2007) |
"
Plot holes and a mixed tone lessen the impact but Gordon-Levitt holds it together with a strong lead performance."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 1, 2007
|
|
1/5
|
1%
|
Daddy Day Camp (2007) |
"
Worse than you can possibly imagine - no, really!"
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Oct 19, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
14%
|
War (Rogue Assassin) (2007) |
"
Li and Statham (and the audience) deserve better."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 28, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Faust (1926) |
"
Visually striking early telling of the German folktale."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 25, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
80%
|
True North (2006) |
"
A tense thriller with an important social message."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 14, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Fanny och Alexander (Fanny and Alexander) (1982) |
"
An accomplished masterpiece, with excellent performances and rarely bettered direction."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 10, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
The Hoax (2007) |
"
Gere proves that there's more to his range than ageing romantic leads in a multi-layered tale of public fraud and self-deception."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 3, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Firehouse Dog (2007) |
"
No matter how you hose it down, it's always gonna smell of wet dog."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jul 20, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Paris Je T'aime (2007) |
"
A connoisseur's delight: two hours of short films celebrating the most romantic city in the world."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jun 29, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
49%
|
The Flying Scotsman (2006) |
"
A typically engaging performance from Johnny Lee Miller takes this slightly above the usual underdog movie cliche."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jun 29, 2007
|
|
|
88%
|
Mutual Appreciation (2006) |
"
Just because you shoot semi-improvised scenes in black-and-white doesn't mean you're the new Jim Jarmusch."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted May 4, 2007
|
|
|
88%
|
Mutual Appreciation (2006) |
"
Just because you shoot semi-improvised scenes in black-and-white doesn't mean you're the new Jim Jarmusch."
Posted May 4, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
The Lives of Others (2006) |
"
... a moving, enlightening tale of recent times."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 13, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
The Gigolos (2006) |
"
Some moving performances but this is somewhat lacking in plot."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 23, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
Gone (2007) |
"
A potentially menacing first half is let down by a few cliches in the home stretch."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 8, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
The Killer (Dip huet seung hung) (1989) |
"
It's as much a doomed romance as a shoot-'em-up."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 1, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
Venus (2006) |
"
A screen-acting showcase by a man whose best days, many thought, were behind him. There's life in the old dog yet."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 25, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
Mystic River (2003) |
"
While not quite the equal of the novel, it's more complex, emotionally-charged and better acted than the average Hollywood thriller."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
1/5
|
15%
|
Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
"
Scarily awful -- this spoof horror franchise needs a stake driven through its heart, and quick..."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
62%
|
Comandante (2003) |
"
An opportunity frustratingly squandered, but one which still makes for fascinating viewing thanks to Castro's natural charisma. Errol Morris would have nailed it."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Bloody Sunday (2002) |
"
Greengrass has deliberately chosen to provoke an emotional rather than intellectual response with his film -- but sometimes provocation is much preferred to the British media's maintenance of the status quo."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
53%
|
Crime Novel (Romanzo criminale) (2005) |
"
An ambitious, bloody and engrossing work."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Bend It Like Beckham (2003) |
"
Delightfully upbeat, it will send you back out onto the street grinning from ear to ear."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
The Magdalene Sisters (2003) |
"
A deliberately provocative film that triggers the audience's emotions in order to highlight important issues of personal freedom. Amen to that."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
6%
|
The New Guy (2002) |
"
Likeable characters and a cliched but meatier-than-usual story for a teen comedy."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
48%
|
Demonlover (2003) |
"
Our wait for a decent corporate espionage / interactive virtual porn film continues."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
80%
|
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) |
"
Even though a few of the book's scenes have been cut, fans probably couldn't hope for a better adaptation. It bodes well for the rest of the series, when strong stories start taking precedence over set-up."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
63%
|
The Powerpuff Girls - The Movie (2002) |
"
Utilising the cheapest-looking animation ever to grace a cinema screen, this Cartoon Network spin-off will only appeal to a fraction of pre-teen girls."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
1/5
|
3%
|
fear dot com (FeardotCom) (2002) |
"
This internet-based spook-fest is arguably the least imaginative, most pathetic horror of the decade."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
The Quiet American (2003) |
"
Oscar nominations it richly deserves, not least for Michael Caine, whose performance as an English reporter goaded out of his comfortable, opium-clouded, ex-pat lifestyle ranks among the very best of his career."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) (1955) |
"
A remarkable debut from Ray that though slow is extremely absorbing."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
2/5
|
30%
|
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) |
"
Arnold has his place on the small screen, but here his attempts to save his neighbourhood from corporate takeover seem overextended."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
Last Orders (2002) |
"
Ambitious in structure and casting, it packs a lot into its screen time. Quality craftsmanship for a discerning crowd."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
O (2001) |
"
Hartnett never allows him to become a hissable villain, keeping Hugo shy of our sympathies, yet his every move is utterly believable."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
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