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4/5
|
100%
|
Le Week-End (2013) |
"
This is intelligent, intimate, lived-in drama that packs a startling punch."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Oct 7, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
52%
|
The To Do List (2013) |
"
Carey drops the ball with a script that's both meandering and mean-spirited, not to mention laughter deficient."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Prisoners (2013) |
"
A simmering pressure cooker of a thriller, Prisoners is an unforgiving but emotionally rewarding experience sustained by powerhouse performances, taut scripting and Villeneuve's tonally assured direction."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 24, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
90%
|
Hawking (2013) |
"
As a biopic, Hawking favours depth at the expense of breadth, but it does so with insight and elegance."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Sep 16, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
42 (2013) |
"
A predictable but stirring underdog story that's less po-faced than it initially threatens to be."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
3%
|
Diana (2013) |
"
In trying desperately (and understandably) to portray Diana accurately and reverentially, Watts has neglected to portray a person."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
2 Guns (2013) |
"
Wahlberg and Washington strike up a wry anti-bromantic chemistry that single-handedly sustains what's otherwise a breathtakingly familiar brawn-over-brains thriller."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Aug 13, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
68%
|
Elysium (2013) |
"
Elysium is more generic than fans will hope for, but Damon's committed turn and its detailed, haunting vision of the future still resonate."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Aug 9, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) |
"
There are isolated moments of fun to be had in Sea of Monsters, and standout supporting players make the paint-by-numbers quest story easier to stomach."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Aug 8, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
31%
|
The Lone Ranger (2013) |
"
It's among the most captivating failures you will see this year."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Aug 6, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
65%
|
The Heat (2013) |
"
A genuinely funny, worthy successor to Bridesmaids, solidifying McCarthy as a rare comedic talent and potentially laying the way for more left-field lady-led comedy."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 30, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Dial M for Murder (1954) |
"
A tightly wound psychological parlour game, expanded only slightly from its claustrophobic stage roots."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 16, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks (2013) |
"
The range of Gibney's subjects, the rigour of his research and the complexity of his questions make We Steal Secrets breathlessly compelling, but it's the moments of psychological probing that haunt the most."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 9, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
38%
|
Stand Up Guys (2013) |
"
There's sharp dialogue and the odd, startling moment of emotional intimacy scattered amidst the dreck; enough to make this a solidly entertaining couple of hours if you try resolutely not to think about it too hard."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jun 28, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
41%
|
Spike Island () |
"
Spike Island is a film that does more or less precisely what you expect it to do - no more, and no less - and within that limited remit, it's a gentle and affable watch."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jun 19, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
84%
|
Much Ado About Nothing (2013) |
"
A smart-mouthed, visually shrewd, entirely joyous film."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jun 12, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
51%
|
Blood (2013) |
"
"A brusque and intriguing thriller that plants itself firmly in the moral grey area, but it's let down by clunky scripting and an apparent allergy to subtlety.""
—
Digital Spy
Posted May 30, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
32%
|
Everybody Has a Plan (2013) |
"
A character study can't get away with this little character, and a campy identity-swap thriller can't get away with being this po-faced."
—
Digital Spy
Posted May 29, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Dead Man Down (2013) |
"
By the time Dead Man Down descends into ultra-violence, you'll be long past caring."
—
Digital Spy
Posted May 3, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
"
An exhilarating, emotionally rich and utterly pleasurable journey that wears its love for Trek fans old and new on its sleeve."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Apr 30, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Upstream Color (2013) |
"
Swooning, frightening, intoxicating, and a cinematic experience that feels genuinely new."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
First Position (2012) |
"
If you thought Black Swan made ballet look grim, this festival-fave documentary offers an earthier but no less griping portrait of the profession's crippling realities."
—
Total Film
Posted Apr 9, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
82%
|
The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) |
"
The Place Beyond the Pines is one of the most ambitious and accomplished films of the year, a sweeping, searing family drama that packs a devastating emotional punch."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Apr 7, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
66%
|
Spring Breakers (2013) |
"
However self-aware Spring Breakers' sleaze is, there's something creepy about it as a male perspective on young women."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
52%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
Here's hoping X-Men: Days of Future Past can restore Singer to his former glory - it's become easy to forget that he was essentially the JJ Abrams of the noughties - because this dim-witted action fable isn't going to cut it."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
62%
|
Broken (2013) |
"
Roth is charming and Laurence is an intriguing young talent to watch, but Broken is a shaggy dog story wallowing in emotions that it seldom earns."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Mar 8, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
Welcome to the Punch (2013) |
"
What Punch lacks in character, it makes up for in energy, inspiration and rampant ambition."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Side Effects (2013) |
"
While it ultimately has less to say than it initially promises, Side Effects is a taut, disciplined thriller that's consistently and thrillingly a step ahead of its audience, shot through with a current of justified paranoia. "
—
Digital Spy
Posted Mar 5, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
69%
|
Stoker (2013) |
"
A psychological thriller that doesn't walk or talk like any other, and a fairy tale in which the princess is indistinguishable from the monster."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
13%
|
Safe Haven (2013) |
"
It's hard to imagine a blander duo than Hough and Josh Duhamel as they knock awkwardly against one another in their painfully telegraphed love scenes, and a third-act twist is unintentionally hilarious."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 18, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
14%
|
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
Everything about A Good Day to Die Hard, from the gratuitously destructive car chases to the obligatory series in-jokes to Bruce Willis's weary, half-hearted central turn, feels like an obligation."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Feb 14, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
55%
|
I Give It a Year (2013) |
"
Anybody familiar with London will appreciate Mazer's anti-Curtis approach to the city, more Soho than South Bank, but regardless of region it's hard to resist I Give It a Year's spiky charms."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Feb 7, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Flight (2012) |
"
[Washington is] painful to watch in the very best sense, first portraying a man who can function only within aggressively-held layers of denial, and making it impossible to look away as the psychological house of cards begins to fall."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jan 30, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
81%
|
Pitch Perfect (2012) |
"
As far as the so-called humour goes, we're operating on a sliding scale from lazy to downright offensive."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Dec 21, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Smashed (2012) |
"
Smashed is a smart, sensitive and appropriately uncomfortable watch, offering an unrelentingly clear-eyed view of dependence, both emotional and substance-based."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Dec 15, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
65%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
Emotionally rewarding, imaginatively detailed and made with a genuine sense of joy, the first Hobbit chapter succeeds despite its structural and formatting mis-steps."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Dec 9, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
33%
|
The Oranges (2012) |
"
The dialogue's much saltier and sharper than you expect from a drama that's essentially playing it safe."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Dec 8, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
95%
|
The Hunt (2013) |
"
The Hunt is a terrifying film, anchored by Mikkelsen's poignantly poised turn and saturated with uncomfortable truths about society, childhood and our susceptibility to mass hysteria."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Dec 1, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
33%
|
The Oranges (2012) |
"
An off-kilter script and winning turns from Laurie, Janney and Meester help disguise how much the film is hedging its bets, flirting with a darkness it never quite dares to embrace."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 27, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
Between its farcical script, soulless relationships and waxwork performances, this is a final chapter that will please only the most devout fans."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 15, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Argo (2012) |
"
Nailing the tension, the terror and the gallows humour of its story without resorting to jingoism or losing sight of its political context, Argo is a close-to-flawless thriller with a devilishly smart mouth."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Nov 6, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
92%
|
The Shining (1980) |
"
Re-cut or not, The Shining remains one of the most viscerally disturbing films ever made."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Nov 2, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
85%
|
The Master (2012) |
"
With potent performers and poetic visuals, Anderson has made the boldest American picture of the year."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 29, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
End of Watch (2012) |
"
Its impact becomes blunt and devastating, once Ayer allows us to forget the irritating found-footage device."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Oct 18, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
21%
|
Taken 2 (2012) |
"
Megaton's sequel will pass a spare 90 minutes just fine, but will leave you with absolutely no lasting impression beyond a sense that the title might as well have been Taken 2 The Bank."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Oct 4, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Ginger & Rosa (2013) |
"
Director Sally Potter shrewdly weaves the domestic drama ..."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 28, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Looper (2012) |
"
Looper is up there with Duncan Jones' Moon and Source Code in the ranks of this century's most genuinely exciting sci-fi films."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Sep 26, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
56%
|
Now Is Good (2013) |
"
It's subtly acted by both Fanning and Irvine, who seem to realize that the only way to work with material this potentially melodramatic is to underplay."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Sep 19, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
58%
|
Hysteria (2012) |
"
Too unsexy for a date movie, too much fingering for a see-with-your-mum movie."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 11, 2012
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