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95%
|
The Queen of Versailles (2012) |
"
In the end, these are human beings, not emblems - and it is this that makes this documentary one of the most watchable, for rich and poor alike."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 5, 2012
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|
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64%
|
Anna Karenina (2012) |
"
This is an extraordinary film, a visual treat and an emotional rollercoaster that will keep you gripped all the way through even if you are familiar with the ending."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 5, 2012
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|
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51%
|
The Three Stooges (2012) |
"
Surprisingly, sensibly restrained and rather touching. In relative terms, of course."
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Sky Movies
Posted Aug 22, 2012
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42%
|
Step Up 4: Miami Heat (2012) |
"
All the dancing is mesmerising, with highly original set pieces, contemporary routines and a sort of revolutionary organised chaos that will definitely appeal to the teen demographic most likely to go and watch these films."
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Sky Movies
Posted Aug 8, 2012
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|
|
50%
|
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012) |
"
As was the case with this film's two predecessors, the characters are unusually charming for a simple kid's film."
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Sky Movies
Posted Aug 1, 2012
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|
|
80%
|
Magic Mike (2012) |
"
A magnificent hybrid of clever and comical that very few directors could pull off."
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Sky Movies
Posted Jul 11, 2012
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|
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83%
|
Your Sister's Sister (2012) |
"
It's rare to find a film so heavy on the naturalistic realism that feels so effortless and unpretentious."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jun 27, 2012
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|
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82%
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Fast Girls (2013) |
"
A fun and energetic film that, while no Chariots of Fire, will leave you eager for the Olympics and, possibly, your running shoes. "
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Sky Movies
Posted Jun 13, 2012
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|
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64%
|
Cosmopolis (2012) |
"
The film certainly makes its point - that a risk-averse life of unending luxury is no life at all - but it makes it so listlessly that you really won't care."
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Sky Movies
Posted Jun 13, 2012
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|
|
41%
|
Rock of Ages (2012) |
"
Largely fluff - fluff that, when the music stops playing, lacks the likeable camp of director Adam Shankman's previous effort Hairspray."
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Sky Movies
Posted Jun 13, 2012
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|
2/5
|
48%
|
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) |
"
The narrative lacks drive and there's something just a bit, well, dull about the whole thing, with too many characters in a plot that, ultimately, it's difficult to relate to or care about."
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Sky Movies
Posted May 30, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
34%
|
Battleship (2012) |
"
It's not going to win any awards - but Battleship is about as dependable a vehicle as its namesake suggests."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Apr 11, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
Mirror Mirror (2012) |
"
Mirror Mirror treads a difficult line between childish innocence and more seasoned humour but it just about pulls it off, chugging along at a decent pace throughout with an admirable sense of its own silliness."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Apr 4, 2012
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|
5/5
|
85%
|
The Hunger Games (2012) |
"
It's a theme which feels old - think Battle Royale, The Running Man - but Ross delivers it with such commitment and imagination that it feels fresh."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Mar 21, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
In Darkness (2012) |
"
This is a significant film and a clever one - but not one you will want to watch twice."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Mar 14, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
51%
|
John Carter (2012) |
"
An adventure that feels real and fantastical at the same time."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Mar 7, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
26%
|
This Means War (2012) |
"
This Means War is much like its protagnists, a strange mixture of soulessness and trying way too hard - and, frankly, no one likes a date who is quite so keen to impress."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Feb 29, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
63%
|
The Woman in the Fifth (2012) |
"
There is no doubt that Pawilowkski can produce flms of great beauty. But this latest effort feels like a practice round on his way back to regular movie-making."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Feb 15, 2012
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|
5/5
|
80%
|
Shame (2011) |
"
The key is Fassbender, who is terrifyingly good."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 11, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
52%
|
The Iron Lady (2012) |
"
Streep imbues Thatcher with all the humanity and subtlety that Morgan's script fails to provide."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
The Artist (2011) |
"
Gorgeously shot and utterly absorbing, this is a truly original love story that will leave you speechless."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Dec 28, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) |
"
Larsson himself would probably have loved this classier interpretation of his rather pulpy narrative."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Dec 21, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
24%
|
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) |
"
The script is flat, cliched and repetitive ("You did this!" yells Jacob. "I love her!" pleads Edward) - which might not matter necessarily as it wasn't much better in the predecessors."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 16, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
Wuthering Heights (2012) |
"
This is definitely a film to watch - but only as part of a discourse on what love is. Despite a very committed vision and understatedly solid actors, somehow this never quite feel like what Emily Brontë intended."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 9, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
0%
|
Will (2013) |
"
It just feels rather silly, as if it assumes such a reverent audience couldn't possibly need anything as pedestrian as believable characters or a likely plotline."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 2, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
36%
|
In Time (2011) |
"
It's not a total waste of your time. But boy will you wish Niccol had spent more of his on it."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 2, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
50%
|
Sket () |
"
Gritty urban London films are two a penny these days but with Sket, script and production advice from real former gang members has helped create a film that is new, sincere and actually has something to say."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 26, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
47%
|
Anonymous (2011) |
"
Shakespeare himself would probably love it. He did write Twelfth Night, for goodness sake."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 26, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
76%
|
The Help (2011) |
"
A guaranteed tear-jerker that serves as a decent reminder of America's very own Apartheid, it's fine as a slice of history. As a story though, it's sadly underwhelming."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 26, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
76%
|
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012) |
"
Expectant mothers, look away."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 19, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
19%
|
Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer (2011) |
"
For children, Judy's simple suburban pleasures and unsophisticated emotions and tantrums are something that many of them will relate to."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 19, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
37%
|
Restless (2011) |
"
A pastiche of much better, more thoughtful films about 11th hour partnerships. Harold and Maude, Love Story, My Sister's Keeper."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 19, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
60%
|
Real Steel (2011) |
"
Real Steel has the kind of joyful silliness of a film like Face/Off or Mission Impossible, coupled with a good dose of genuine heart."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 12, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
Warrior (2011) |
"
A blistering and well-observed emotional drama that does a terrific job of being much, much more than just a fistfight."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 21, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
45%
|
Soul Surfer (2011) |
"
Unless you like your inspiration in heavy-handed doses, you might be better off watching the real thing - on YouTube."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 21, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
25%
|
Killer Elite (2011) |
"
Clive Owen, as a toneless bad guy in a mindless thriller, has found his natural home."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 21, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Jane Eyre (2011) |
"
Wasikowska probably won't win an Oscar because the strength of her performance lies in just how unassuming it is - but she should."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 7, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
44%
|
Cowboys & Aliens (2011) |
"
The premise does pretty much what it says on the tin."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Aug 18, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Super 8 (2011) |
"
Now if only the Abrams and Spielberg combo would take on some of the Marvel films..."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Aug 3, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
35%
|
Larry Crowne (2011) |
"
It's the recognizable geniality in Larry Crowne that both carries the film and which makes it deeply frustrating."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jun 29, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
36%
|
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) |
"
There's actually lots to like here: phenomenal special effects and some truly astounding 3D sequences..."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jun 29, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
44%
|
Bad Teacher (2011) |
"
Diaz shows off her comedy chops, displaying the kind of sunny charisma (despite the hangovers) that has charmed audiences since There's Something About Mary."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jun 15, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
34%
|
Prom (2011) |
"
It's an orgy of good, clean fun (no swearing, no booze and definitely no fooling around) without one single original cinematic moment."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jun 1, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Senna (2011) |
"
A hauntingly beautiful piece of cinema, this is an action film, sports documentary and tragedy all in one."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jun 1, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
33%
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) |
"
A youthful revival this film is not. But a slick, swashbuckin' romp though the South Seas with a ship full of familiar scallywags it is."
—
Sky Movies
Posted May 19, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
94%
|
Los ojos de Julia (Julia's Eyes) (2011) |
"
The chilling beauty of the production is let down a little by a confused and increasingly senseless plot."
—
Sky Movies
Posted May 19, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
29%
|
Take Me Home Tonight (2011) |
"
Take Me Home Tonight is pretty similar to Hot Tub Time Machine, playing for the same silly Eighties laughs but never quite getting them."
—
Sky Movies
Posted May 12, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
15%
|
Something Borrowed (2011) |
"
Hudson cements her talent for playing someone we are clearly intended to tolerate just because she's good at getting a party going."
—
Sky Movies
Posted May 10, 2011
|
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