|
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
|
——
|
Muscle Shoals () |
"
Overall, it's joyous, uplifting - and as funky as the music at its heart."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
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
|
87%
|
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
|
52%
|
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
|
76%
|
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
|
14%
|
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
|
45%
|
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%
|
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
|
|
|
52%
|
The Iron Lady (2012) |
"
One can think of a few talented British actresses who might have acquitted themselves well in the role, but it's hard to imagine them doing it better than Streep."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Nov 15, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
67%
|
Trishna (2012) |
"
As usual with Winterbottom's work, Trishna evokes its locations vividly; as a story with a tragic arc it's less effective."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Oct 23, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
The Descendants (2011) |
"
Few films have captured so perfectly our awkward reactions to grieving that may be inappropriate - or merely human."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Oct 20, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
99%
|
Le Havre (2011) |
"
It has immense, minor-key charm, and Kaurismaki's understated deadpan wit is never far from the surface."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Oct 18, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Coriolanus (2011) |
"
This is a strikingly imaginative adaptation."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Oct 17, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
83%
|
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) |
"
A superb adaptation of John le Carré's brilliant, intricate Cold War spy novel, the film is a triumph."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 5, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Contagion (2011) |
"
It's a cut above most Hollywood thrillers, and I'll certainly remember it the next time I use the Tube."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 5, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
A Dangerous Method (2011) |
"
It's Knightley that one remembers, for a full-on portrayal that is gutsy and potentially divisive in equal parts."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 2, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
72%
|
Carnage (2011) |
"
It's well-acted and giddily enjoyable, if slightly less so once the characters start to analyse their descent into barbarism."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 1, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
13%
|
W.E. (2012) |
"
W.E. is rather better than expected; it's bold, confident and not without amusing moments."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Sep 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
The Ides of March (2011) |
"
A political thriller exploring themes of loyalty, ambition and the gap between public ideals and private fallibility, it engages the brain within the context of a solid entertainment."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Aug 31, 2011
|
|
0/5
|
14%
|
Zookeeper (2011) |
"
Kevin James is the hero of this "comedy", which boasts five screenwriters and not a single amusing moment."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Jul 28, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
10%
|
Horrid Henry: The Movie (2013) |
"
Shrill, over-eager and frankly disappointing."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Jul 28, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
The Secret World of Arrietty (2012) |
"
Mostly, Arrietty is simply gorgeous, embracing the ravishing colour of garden flowers, wildly sprouting vines, the perfection of a raindrop on a leaf."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Jul 28, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Beginners (2011) |
"
An oddly charming concoction."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Jul 21, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
70%
|
Horrible Bosses (2011) |
"
Overall, a pleasant surprise."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Jul 21, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Cutter's Way (1981) |
"
An underrated classic."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Jun 23, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Incendies (2011) |
"
Incendies is in essence a family drama, astonishingly intense but impressively poised."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Jun 23, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Countdown to Zero (2010) |
"
Countdown to Zero leaves you uneasy enough about the threat from nukes, but also amazed that to date, at least, no blunder has ended in annihilation. "
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Jun 23, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
48%
|
Angel of Evil (2011) |
"
Angels of Evil is just one damned thing after another."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted May 26, 2011
|
|
|
84%
|
The Tree of Life (2011) |
"
We were still discussing the film 45 minutes later, when the lobby had to be cleared. This is what Malick does."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted May 23, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
The Skin I Live In (2011) |
"
Almodóvar's story-telling is nowhere near as shrill as it once was: as a mature artist, he has refined his skills to a point where these soap-opera tropes assimilate smoothly into a complex whole."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted May 19, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
90%
|
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) |
"
Durkin's film is calm and restrained - but it maintains its atmosphere of escalating dread."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted May 19, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
61%
|
The Beaver (2011) |
"
The refusal of Foster and screenwriter Kyle Killen to conform to familiar narrative rhythms makes The Beaver curiously intriguing."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted May 17, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
82%
|
The Way (2011) |
"
A sincere, well-intentioned story about grief and faith, it feels almost daringly old-fashioned."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted May 12, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
90%
|
Attack the Block (2011) |
"
Attack the Block's attempts to straddle horror and comedy are doomed: it's neither scary nor funny enough."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted May 12, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
36%
|
New York, I Love You (2009) |
"
This sequel to the superior Paris Je T'Aime is pleasant but inconsequential."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Feb 3, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
87%
|
Submarine (2011) |
"
Submarine feels like the most refreshing, urgent and original debut the British film industry has seen in years."
—
Daily Telegraph
Posted Oct 27, 2010
|
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