|
4/5
|
100%
|
Camp 14: Total Control Zone () |
"
Director Wiese, proceeding at a cautious pace, gleans one horrific fact of life in Camp 14 after another."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
91%
|
The Pervert's Guide To Ideology (2013) |
"
There are those who find iek a delight; but well before the two-hour mark, one feels he has delighted us long enough."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
78%
|
Metallica Through the Never (2013) |
"
This is a lame shaggy-dog narrative, and there's no one to blame but Metallica, who authorised Through the Never and take producing and writing credits."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Captain Phillips (2013) |
"
Paul Greengrass has the rare gift of working with action-thriller material and making something cohesive, layered and complex from it."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 29, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
——
|
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) |
"
With the magnificent Elba to anchor it, the film gradually achieves a sort of grandeur, in the manner of the hero it depicts."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 20, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
90%
|
Hawking (2013) |
"
It marshals its facts thoughtfully, and makes a decent stab at presenting a whole man - flawed yet unique. On its own terms, as a modest Brief History, it's fascinating."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
14%
|
R.I.P.D. (2013) |
"
It's billed as a supernatural action-adventure comedy, but its laughs are almost non-existent, its action depends on seen-it-all-before CGI trickery and much of its plot defies comprehension."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
|
100%
|
The Big Risk (Classe tous risques) (1960) |
"
Never wastes a minute of your time, right up to its abrupt ending: this is condensed, intense story-telling that never once loosens its grip. "
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
42 (2013) |
"
Boseman gives Robinson personal self-assurance to match his physical confidence; and it's enjoyable to watch Ford stretching into a character role as the stubborn, shrewd but good-hearted Rickey."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
In a World... (2013) |
"
It's tempting to call In A World... one of the best romantic comedies of the year, but that would short-change it - a romcom counts for about 20 per cent of all it is."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
68%
|
The Artist and the Model (2013) |
"
This is a slim story but a tranquil, beautiful piece of work."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
73%
|
Borrowed Time () |
"
It's a mess through and through."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
100%
|
The Stuart Hall Project () |
"
It's a rare and welcome film that devotes itself to the life of a British public intellectual, especially a man as intriguing as Hall."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 6, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
3%
|
Diana (2013) |
"
It's hardly fascinating. It doesn't offer new facts about the Princess's life. And it certainly doesn't explain her complexity or contradictions."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
The Great Hip Hop Hoax () |
"
A smart morality tale about the illusory nature of celebrity, and the pressures it exerts once attained."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) |
"
Lowery's film has a solid, grounded storyline, rooted in crime thrillers and film noir tradition."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
50%
|
Jadoo () |
"
The story may not engage the mind, but your saliva glands will be working overtime."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
100%
|
More Than Honey (2013) |
"
Elegant, handsomely shot and often instructive, and its remarkable extended close-up sequences of bees' social structure are fascinating."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Rush (2013) |
"
Rush breaks the mould; its racing scenes are thrilling, and the personal dynamics in the pits and away from the track genuinely intriguing."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 3, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
The Way Way Back (2013) |
"
Warm, funny - and even fresh."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Aug 29, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
What Maisie Knew (2013) |
"
Handsomely shot and stopping just short of cloying sentiment, this is an accomplished, engaging work."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Aug 22, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
54%
|
Lovelace (2013) |
"
Lovelace tells a difficult story creditably, yet its period detail has the effect of distancing the story, and its heroine remains an enigma ..."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Aug 22, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Jurassic Park (1993) |
"
A thrill ride worthy of a real-life amusement park."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Aug 22, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
——
|
Google and the World Brain () |
"
In a brisk 89 minutes, the argument gets a thorough, workmanlike airing."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Jun 14, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Pussy Riot- - A Punk Prayer (2013) |
"
With its fast pace and its enviable access to the key players, it has a light on-its-feet quality reminiscent of news journalism."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Jun 13, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Much Ado About Nothing (2013) |
"
Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing is a delight - agreeable, amusing and played with knowing charm."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Jun 13, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
52%
|
Thérèse (2013) |
"
While Tautou's delicate restraint as Thérèse is admirable, the vagueness of her character's disquiet becomes an irritation."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Jun 6, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
71%
|
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone () |
"
Meadows sustains a ragged feel, allowing the rhythms of shooting and editing to parallel the band's visceral appeal."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Jun 6, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
98%
|
Mud (2013) |
"
It's a lovely, coherent piece of storytelling, with a unique sense of place. Nichols has carved out a niche as a distinctive film-maker."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Apr 28, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Muscle Shoals (2013) |
"
Overall, it's joyous, uplifting - and as funky as the music at its heart."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Upstream Color (2013) |
"
My immediate desire when it ended was to stay in my seat and watch it all the way through again."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
86%
|
Robot & Frank (2012) |
"
Here's a film with a premise that could have played horrendously in the wrong hands."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
62%
|
Broken (2013) |
"
It feels relentlessly miserable and shocking - as if all the most lurid events in two decades of Brookside had been squeezed into 90 minutes."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
77%
|
The Bay (2012) |
"
Gruesome but oddly riveting."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Mar 1, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
93%
|
Sleep Tight (2012) |
"
Wildly malevolent, but shrewdly executed and creepily watchable."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Mar 1, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
13%
|
Safe Haven (2013) |
"
Almost nothing happens for long stretches before a plot "twist" so obvious that only the dull-witted could fail to see it coming."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
15%
|
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) |
"
It takes a fairy tale and plays it for laughs, without being remotely funny."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
46%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013) |
"
There's just enough here to make the inevitable sequels a not-entirely-unwelcome prospect."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Feb 14, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
The Queen of Versailles (2012) |
"
The temptation to be moralistic must have been overpowering, yet Greenfield finally manages to summon sympathy for people who at first seem vain, selfish and greedy."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 6, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
67%
|
Lawless (2012) |
"
You may be laughing out loud at the very moment you're also feeling appalled."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 6, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Anna Karenina (2012) |
"
Even on the rare occasions it falters, you have to applaud the ambition."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 3, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
De rouille et d'os (Rust and Bone) (2012) |
"
These are two towering performances in a film of genuine power. Rust and Bone may not be for everyone; but it's a complex, assured, demanding work. "
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted May 17, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
"
A worthy addition to Anderson's canon -- his deadpan wit meshes nicely with a generous view of human imperfections."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted May 16, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
55%
|
Beloved (2012) |
"
It feels like a vanity project, and it doesn't help that the songs - tremulous, world-weary and melancholy - sound much the same despite the changing times."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted May 11, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
65%
|
All In Good Time () |
"
None of this quite adds up to great filmmaking, but its populist appeal is undeniable. You'd need a hard heart not to empathise with the young couple's plight."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted May 11, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) |
"
Good intentions alone do not make a great film, and it's certainly not: but it's sweet-natured, good-hearted and decent."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Feb 23, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
63%
|
The Woman in the Fifth (2012) |
"
It's a rare film that leaves you wondering where it's going, how it may end - and afterwards, even questioning what actually happened. It's an intriguing enigma."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Feb 17, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
69%
|
Hadewijch (2010) |
"
Though Dumont sets a painstakingly slow pace, Céline's story feels maddeningly incomplete, and vague both in theological and psychological terms"
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Feb 16, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Hugo (2011) |
"
Scorsese films the action with immense brio, his cameras swooping and dashing along platforms and tracks, ladders and walkways, snaking round the clock's intricate gears."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Nov 23, 2011
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