|
5/5
|
92%
|
Mother India (1957) |
"
Put it this way, it's the birth of the Bollywood blockbuster. It should be on every cineaste's must-see list."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 18, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
Journal d'un curé de campagne (Diary of a Country Priest) (1951) |
"
Bresson's cinematographic tour de force is still incredibly impressive and affecting."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 5, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
Pickpocket (1959) |
"
A marvel of poise and circumspect emotion from French auteur Robert Bresson."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 5, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (A Man Escaped) (1957) |
"
Bresson's masterpiece is still a pinnacle in French cinema."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 5, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
89%
|
Napoléon (1929) |
"
Gance's use of subjective camera was almost recklessly ambitious in its bid to give the spectator the most visceral viewing sensation, while his skill in blending and multiplying images was unprecedented."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Feb 26, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Osaka Elegy (Woman of Osaka) (Naniwa erejî) (1979) |
"
Mizoguchi regular Isuzu Yamada contributes a superb display of abused decency, but it's the director's astute visual sense that gives the picture its power."
—
Radio Times
Posted Feb 26, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
95%
|
Babettes Gæstebud (Babette's Feast) (1987) |
"
Still good enough to eat."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 10, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
Aparajito (1956) |
"
Humanist film-making at its best."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 7, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
The Thin Man (1934) |
"
Tense and slick, this early thriller remains a true masterpiece."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Feb 10, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Whisky Galore! (Tight Little Island) (1949) |
"
Adapted by Compton Mackenzie and Angus MacPhail from Mackenzie's own novel, Alexander Mackendrick's sublime film is one of the jewels in the Ealing crown."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jul 28, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
High Noon (1952) |
"
Deserving of its label as a true classic, and essential viewing."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jul 26, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) |
"
[A] superb and subtle crime-film spoof."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jul 21, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) |
"
Alec Guinness shines in this hilarious British comedy."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jul 18, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
95%
|
L'année dernière à Marienbad (Last Year at Marienbad) (1961) |
"
A veritable masterpiece, but beware, this icon of French New Wave cinema is as likely to irritate as it is to mesmerise."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jul 7, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
92%
|
The Four Times (Le Quattro Volte) (2011) |
"
In short, this is a masterpiece."
—
Radio Times
Posted May 26, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
The Last Picture Show (1971) |
"
This is a masterclass in how to create fully rounded characters and then give them real lives to lead."
—
Radio Times
Posted Apr 14, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
The African Queen (1951) |
"
What an inspired pairing! And to think the roles of Charlie Allnutt and Rose Sayer were nearly played by David Niven and Bette Davis."
—
Radio Times
Posted Mar 3, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Day for Night (1973) |
"
[An] exhilarating, Oscar-winning celebration of the movie-making process."
—
Radio Times
Posted Feb 17, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
99%
|
Metropolis (1927) |
"
Among the most famous and influential silent films ever made, Metropolis has lost none of its ability to inspire awe and provoke debate."
—
Radio Times
Posted Sep 9, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
95%
|
Cleo From 5 to 7 (Cléo de 5 à 7) (1961) |
"
One of the Nouvelle Vague's boldest achievements. "
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 29, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
95%
|
Cleo From 5 to 7 (Cléo de 5 à 7) (1961) |
"
This remarkable feature typifies all that was good in French film-making during its celebrated New Wave."
—
Radio Times
Posted Apr 29, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
The Railway Children (1970) |
"
Directed by Lionel Jeffries, this adaptation of E Nesbit's much-loved novel is simply the finest children's film ever made in this country."
—
Radio Times
Posted Apr 1, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Toy Story 2 (1999) |
"
Nigh-on perfect."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jan 22, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Tokyo Story (Tôkyô monogatari) (1953) |
"
Yasujiro Ozu was a master film-maker who specialised in middle-class family melodramas known in Japanese as shomin-geki, and this moving story is one of his finest achievements."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jan 5, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
L'Enfer d'Henri-Georges Clouzot (Henri-George Clouzot's Inferno) (2010) |
"
This is perhaps the greatest "making of" documentary ever produced."
—
Radio Times
Posted Nov 6, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
35 Rhums (35 Shots of Rum) (2008) |
"
Superbly played and realised, this stays with you."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jul 10, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) |
"
If you can see past the heavy-handed religious overtones you will encounter an inspired and deeply intelligent Bresson classic."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 27, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
White Heat (1949) |
"
Magnificent examination of the criminal mind and Cagney's finest moment."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 27, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Ikiru (Doomed) (Living) (To Live) (1956) |
"
Meticulously constructed, beautifully played and poignant."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 27, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) |
"
This is so brilliant that the only real effect of the other versions is to make you want to watch the original again."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 20, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie (Le Charme Discret de la Bourgeoisie) (1972) |
"
Innovative, many layered and prevocative but very, very dated."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 20, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
91%
|
Trouble in Paradise (1932) |
"
Not a false note in the whole piece. The performances, visuals and screenplay are all exsquisite."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Feb 4, 2009
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
Ladri di Biciclette (The Bicycle Thief) (Bicycle Thieves) (1949) |
"
One of the great, perfect crystalisations of a specific point in time into a particular film, this is one of the greatest cinematic experiences ever."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 19, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
76%
|
Let it Rain (Parlez-moi de la pluie) (2010) |
"
Touching on everything from family to fidelity, politics to prejudice, this is a slice of dystopic domesticity that captures the disappointments of life and the little joys that make it worthwhile."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 7, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
To Be or Not to Be (1942) |
"
A masterpiece satire around the Second World War is more likely to be appreciated now after some distance."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 20, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo (The Gospel According to St. Matthew) (1964) |
"
Seen as a Catholic-Marxist statement at the time, nearly 40 years on, Pasolini's cinematic accomplishment still impresses."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 19, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
89%
|
The Quiet Man (1952) |
"
Ideal Sunday afternoon fare."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 11, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
It Happened One Night (1934) |
"
An old school classic."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Feb 20, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
81%
|
Tom Jones (1963) |
"
If Tom Jones now feels something of a product of its times, it still deserves credit for attempting something new."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Feb 20, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
The Red Shoes (1948) |
"
Wrapped up with gorgeous sparkly colour, off-the-beaten-track classical music selections, and a sinister edge that perfectly catches the ambiguity of traditional as opposed to Disney fairy tales, this remains a luminous masterpiece."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Oct 24, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde inseglet) (1957) |
"
Dark but beautiful."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jul 20, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
99%
|
La Battaglia di Algeri (The Battle of Algiers) (1967) |
"
The most important piece of political filmmaking since Battleship Potemkin."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted May 11, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
Port of Shadows (Le Quai des Brumes) (2012) |
"
Not a cheerful evening's viewing, this, but a superb and compelling example of melancholic realism."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted May 2, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
95%
|
Popiól i diament (Ashes and Diamonds) (1958) |
"
This final installment of the classic Polish trilogy is heavy in symbolism but remains affective and intimate viewing."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted May 2, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned) (1952) |
"
Bunuel's superb and uncompromising portrait of the the debasement of humanity in certain situations retains all of its original power."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Feb 14, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Great Expectations (1947) |
"
This is still the definitive version of Charles Dickens' amospheric and occasionally creepy classic."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 29, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
Kumonosu Jô (Throne of Blood) (Macbeth) (1957) |
"
With its all-pervading sense of doom, this is a serious contender for the finest celluloid Shakespeare of them all."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Playtime (Play Time) (1967) |
"
Comedy has rarely been so intricate, incisive and inspired."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
The Passion of Joan of Arc (La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc) (1928) |
"
One of the most inspired and inspiring films ever made."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
90%
|
Pandora's Box (1929) |
"
Bold for its time, this restored, uncut version is a touch slow at some points, but its star glows throughout."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 30, 2006
|
78%
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