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91%
|
Blue Jasmine (2013) |
"
A deliciously dark and richly entertaining comedy drama, it's as enjoyable as anything this year."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Sep 27, 2013
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|
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20%
|
Girl Most Likely (2013) |
"
There's an over-reliance on Wiig's gift for ditzy, put-upon characters, although her charm wears thin, while the script veers between sit-com humour and pathos."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Sep 27, 2013
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3/5
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58%
|
Cold Comes The Night () |
"
The film could almost pass for an episode of Breaking Bad, but it's redeemed by its moody tone and Eve... who gives her best performance to date."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Sep 20, 2013
|
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4/5
|
88%
|
Rush (2013) |
"
It dips into the style, excitement and vibrancy of the sport and recreates the 70s atmosphere with a real sense of the period outside the crash barriers."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Sep 13, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
3%
|
Diana (2013) |
"
Diana can only be described as a fabulously awful film."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Sep 6, 2013
|
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2/5
|
69%
|
The Wolverine (2013) |
"
Given the critical spanking that greeted the last Wolverine film, you may be wondering what the steel-clawed superhero is doing back on the big screen. It's a question that isn't answered by James Mangold's X-Men spin-off."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jul 18, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
56%
|
Man of Steel (2013) |
"
Just as things get interesting, attempts at characterisation are shredded as Snyder unleashes the big guns for a finale ripped straight from the Michael Bay 'more-is-less' school of filmmaking."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jun 13, 2013
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|
|
79%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
Thrilling, great looking and with a refreshingly comical tone, this is everything a summer blockbuster should be."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Apr 24, 2013
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|
3/5
|
54%
|
Oblivion (2013) |
"
Much like his last film, Tron: Legacy, writer/director Joseph Kosinki has created a good-looking but unengaging experience."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Apr 10, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
66%
|
Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
A bafflingly bonkers grand folly, it's weirdness on a grand but mostly unfathomable scale."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 22, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
Directed by Bill Condon, who helmed the last instalment, the film's an adequate end to the story but not much else."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 13, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
Enthralling, explosive and often very funny, Skyfall doesn't just exceed expectations but shatters them."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Oct 19, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
88%
|
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) |
"
Bleak, black and brilliant."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jul 16, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
34%
|
Battleship (2012) |
"
Like the very best junkfood, Battleship has no nutritional value whatsoever but goes down easy. I just hope the film is meant to be a send-up."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Apr 12, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
49%
|
Mirror Mirror (2012) |
"
This grim offering isn't just terribly unfunny and mean spirited, it's also very boring."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Apr 6, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
59%
|
Wanderlust (2012) |
"
While there's little rom, with no discernible chemistry between Rudd and Aniston, Wanderlust scores better when it comes to com."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 1, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
26%
|
This Means War (2012) |
"
Not funny, just creepy."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 1, 2012
|
|
|
17%
|
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012) |
"
Quite why Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine, the directors of the brilliant Crank, got involved is anyone's guess. Perhaps their tax bills were also due."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 17, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
80%
|
Young Adult (2011) |
"
Go see. Squirmingly funny."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 3, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) |
"
Mesmerising."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 3, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
76%
|
Bombay Beach (2011) |
"
While candidly exploring the hard lives of the characters and their families, the film earns an extra star from some inspired moments of magical realism, with one scene involving a child, a fire engine and a Bob Dylan tune that'll make your spine tingle."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 3, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
The Descendants (2011) |
"
As is typical with Payne, awkwardness abounds leading to some moments of excruciating comedy."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
72%
|
Like Crazy (2011) |
"
[Jones] fulfils her promise as one of our most exciting talents in this wonderful little drama."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
13%
|
W.E. (2012) |
"
Apart from some nice period detail, Her Madgesty's second attempt to direct a film is an abysmal failure. The dialogue is wooden at best and the performances risible."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 20, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
43%
|
J. Edgar (2011) |
"
Given that the man is among the most controversial figures of recent US history, making a film this tedious really takes some doing."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 19, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
80%
|
Haywire (2012) |
"
This isn't just the best action film since Bourne, it also exudes the sort of flair and cool of a 60s Bond movie. A class act."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 13, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Margin Call (2011) |
"
It feels a little stagey, but this is the film Wall Street 2 should have been."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 12, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
79%
|
Shame (2011) |
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 12, 2012
|
|
1/5
|
12%
|
The Darkest Hour (2011) |
"
Our planet is ravaged by aliens in yet another sci-fi calamity so bad you'll be cheering on the invaders."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 12, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
77%
|
War Horse (2011) |
"
War Horse is perfect material for the world's foremost purveyor of cinematic sentimentality. Think ET with hooves."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 12, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
51%
|
The Iron Lady (2012) |
"
Streep may be a hot Oscar favourite but you need more than a star turn to make a good movie, and The Iron Lady isn't likely to please anyone in Britain."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) |
"
M:I4 proves to be a sugar rush of pure, unadulterated entertainment. Even with a running time of two-plus hours, there's not an ounce of fat."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 23, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) |
"
If you're about to enter the world of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo for the first time, this is a terrific place to start."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 23, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
60%
|
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) |
"
Another flashily unorthodox update, although the story's not quite as riveting as last time."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 15, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
12%
|
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) |
"
Aside from the in-laws threatening to stay until the New Year, one of the worst things about Christmas is a new Alvin And The Chipmunks movie."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 15, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
69%
|
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011) |
"
Although the humour is patchy, when the laughs hit they hit hard, slyly sending-up holiday season conventions..."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
84%
|
Puss in Boots (2011) |
"
As you'd expect with DreamWorks, the animation is smooth and the 3D impressive, particularly when Puss and his partners in crime ride a giant beanstalk up into the heavens."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Well Digger's Daughter () |
"
This is enjoyable fluff and the perfect antidote to long winter nights."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
7%
|
New Year's Eve (2011) |
"
[A] multi-stranded, over-earnest piece of schlock full of puddle-deep morality, product placement and zero laughs."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
63%
|
Another Earth (2011) |
"
[A] haunting, thought-provoking film that, while lacking Independence Day-style action, brims with atmosphere and intelligence."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
94%
|
Hugo (2011) |
"
The lesson to be learned is that [Scorsese] should stick to what he knows best, for Hugo won't appeal to anyone, least of all kids."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 2, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
40%
|
The Big Year (2011) |
"
A comedy with fewer laughs than measles."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 2, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
46%
|
Happy Feet Two (2011) |
"
A film approximately 48 times worse than the original."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 2, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
Romantics Anonymous (2011) |
"
The French are starting to have a monopoly on whimsical romantic comedies and, with this piece of amiable fluff, it's business as usual."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 2, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
35%
|
The Thing (2011) |
"
The themes of paranoia and isolation are the same as Carpenter's film, but the effects aren't a patch on the original."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 2, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
6%
|
Dream House (2011) |
"
Crowbarred into the standard haunted house chills is a supposed twist that feels like Shutter Island written for drunk people."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 25, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
92%
|
Take Shelter (2011) |
"
The performances and themes of this psychological drama are all in five-star territory, it's just a shame all the good work is let down by a seriously drawn-out plot."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 25, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
The Deep Blue Sea (2012) |
"
Required viewing."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 25, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Moneyball (2011) |
"
The mark of a truly great sports movie is one that appeals to people who don't like sports."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 25, 2011
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