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3/5
|
62%
|
I'm So Excited! (2013) |
"
Full of fizz, filth and fun, I'm So Excited! is like an '80s retro-blast. Its scattershot comedy may not impress latecomers to Almodóvar's career, but old-school fans will love it."
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Total Film
Posted May 3, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
Funny, twisty and thrilling, this is shellhead's most entertaining solo flight to date."
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Total Film
Posted Apr 24, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
98%
|
Mud (2013) |
"
By Nichols' already high standards, this feels a minor work - but it's been made with love."
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The List
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
56%
|
Oblivion (2013) |
"
Oblivion may impress with its scale. But rather like Kosinski's depiction of Earth, it feels devoid of humanity - and that's a major design flaw."
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The List
Posted Apr 10, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
In the House (2013) |
"
Utterly assured, breathtakingly executed and riotously funny, this is a delight."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 22, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
52%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
If nothing else, you get to see McGregor as a human-sized sausage roll - and it's not often you can say that."
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The List
Posted Mar 19, 2013
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|
|
69%
|
The Croods (2013) |
"
For the most part it's Neanderthal compared to the Pixar stable."
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Total Film
Posted Mar 7, 2013
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|
|
85%
|
Side Effects (2013) |
"
Side Effects boasts a fine cast, an authentic milieu and a script that flirts with the experimental. But it also underwhelms in the crucial final third."
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The List
Posted Feb 18, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
47%
|
A Liar's Autobiography - The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012) |
"
While the use of animation recalls the tone of Terry Gilliam's work on the old BBC shows, the big problem is just how whimsical it all feels."
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The List
Posted Feb 4, 2013
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|
4/5
|
42%
|
To The Wonder (2013) |
"
A brave, soul-stirring and sensitive work."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 4, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
73%
|
Unfinished Song (Song for Marion) (2013) |
"
There may be the odd bum note but Williams' film is largely on song and full of genuine, heartfelt emotion. Stamp's masterclass in melancholy is something to behold."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 4, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
A grand folly that makes the Wachowskis' The Matrix trilogy look prosaic, Cloud Atlas is a fascinating if flawed work that will leave you gasping one minute and gagging the next."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 4, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
73%
|
Chained (2012) |
"
A grimmer-than-grim tale of murder, incarceration and mayhem."
—
The List
Posted Jan 28, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
21%
|
Hollow () |
"
Eschewing the cheap shocks so many horrors use, Axelgaard sustains the tension and dread until the end."
—
The List
Posted Jan 25, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
Flight (2012) |
"
One of the more sophisticated studio offerings of late."
—
Total Film
Posted Jan 18, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Zero Dark Thirty (2013) |
"
Zero Dark Thirty is a gripping, authentic-feeling account of the dark side of the war on terror."
—
The List
Posted Jan 15, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Django Unchained (2012) |
"
If you only see one 'slavery' film this year, make it this one."
—
The List
Posted Jan 14, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
American Mary (2013) |
"
The problem with American Mary - aside from some pretty atrocious B-movie acting from the support cast - is that it lacks a compelling third act."
—
The List
Posted Jan 11, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
32%
|
Gangster Squad (2013) |
"
Sleek, stylish but superficial. Easy on the eye, even easier on the brain, it doesn't last long in the memory."
—
Total Film
Posted Jan 7, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
66%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
Peter Jackson returns to the Middle Earth he rendered so faithfully in Lord of the Rings, and it's never looked so glorious."
—
The List
Posted Dec 10, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
61%
|
Jack Reacher (2012) |
"
A superior thriller, with Cruise and McQuarrie slotting together like a bullet in a clip."
—
Total Film
Posted Dec 9, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) |
"
The past has never seemed so inviting as it does in Colin Trevorrow's DIY time-travel romance."
—
Total Film
Posted Dec 6, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
43%
|
Midnight's Children (2013) |
"
There's humour and heart here, but it's an overlong tale as meandering as the Ganges."
—
Total Film
Posted Dec 6, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
32%
|
The Oranges (2012) |
"
With Laurie and Meester on credible form, The Oranges remains a juicy comic odyssey, pithy to its core."
—
The List
Posted Dec 4, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
0%
|
Confession of a Child of the Century () |
"
The result is dusty, drab and dreary."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 30, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
74%
|
Rise of the Guardians (2012) |
"
Cartoons from the DreamWorks stable always feel rather calculated and overcooked - and Rise Of The Guardians is no different."
—
The List
Posted Nov 28, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
74%
|
Laurence Anyways (2013) |
"
Dolan never flinches across this bold, brassy piece; it's confidently directed, stylishly shot, passionately acted and evocatively scored."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 27, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
84%
|
Smashed (2012) |
"
Two fine performances - particularly from an unhinged Winstead - almost elevate Smashed to greatness."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 23, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
Director Bill Condon makes up for his rather lacklustre adaptation of the first half of Stephenie Meyer's concluding novel Breaking Dawn with a full-throated Part 2."
—
The List
Posted Nov 15, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
17%
|
Gambit () |
"
While it boasts the precision plotting of, say, Intolerable Cruelty and the odd Coen-like caricature, it lacks the plain weirdness that typifies their output."
—
The List
Posted Nov 13, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
52%
|
Grassroots (2012) |
"
With Avatar's Moore on inspiring form, and Biggs the best he's been since early Pie, this is still worth your vote."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 30, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
From references to past 007 movies to unexpected twists and top-grade action, Mendes' movie feels like a well-wrapped birthday gift for Bond fans."
—
The List
Posted Oct 16, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
93%
|
The Sapphires (2013) |
"
Despite an undeniable shambolic charm, the result, while not exactly off-key, could've cleaned up its act before it went on the road."
—
The List
Posted Oct 3, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Argo (2012) |
"
What goes in favour of the film is the authenticity with which Affleck captures events - notably the raid on the US Embassy that opens the film."
—
The List
Posted Oct 3, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
63%
|
Sinister (2012) |
"
Perhaps it explains too much in what is a grisly finale, but this is both skilful and scary; as such, it's one of the best horrors you will see this year."
—
The List
Posted Oct 1, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
Ruby Sparks (2012) |
"
Like Calvin, you'll find it hard to resist Ms Sparks."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 28, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
45%
|
On the Road (2012) |
"
It may lose its way on occasions, but thanks to a committed cast and a script that captures the Kerouac vibe, Salles' adaptation never ends up on the road to nowhere."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 28, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
Anton Corbijn Inside Out () |
"
It's not groundbreaking, but the impressionistic approach at least strives for more than your standard-issue bio."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 18, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
Looper (2012) |
"
One of the best films of 2012. You'll immediately want to see it again."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 6, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Holy Motors (2012) |
"
A surreal head-scratcher that'd make Luis Buñuel smile, it may not be perfectly formed, but there's no denying its fierce originality."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 3, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
73%
|
Cockneys vs Zombies (2013) |
"
You couldn't care less about who lives and who dies."
—
The List
Posted Aug 15, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
74%
|
Hope Springs (2012) |
"
There's much here to enjoy, even if the incessant upbeat soundtrack and picture-postcard locales add a slightly too-jaunty sheen to three fine central performances."
—
The List
Posted Aug 15, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
31%
|
Total Recall (2012) |
"
Even with low expectations, you'll find this a wretched experience."
—
The List
Posted Aug 15, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
56%
|
The Bourne Legacy (2012) |
"
Writer and director Tony Gilroy, who penned all three previous episodes, has come up with an elegant solution that manages to widen out the story without feeling like a Hollywood cash-in."
—
The List
Posted Aug 6, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
51%
|
The Three Stooges (2012) |
"
There are only so many three-way nose-tweaks you can take, and the Farrellys' idea of splitting the film into three nominal episodes doesn't really solve the problem."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 6, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
97%
|
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012) |
"
The finale, as Ai's Twitter tirades lead to a serious human-rights breach, will make your blood boil."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 31, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
The Forgiveness of Blood (2012) |
"
Even if it lacks a stand-out turn it's still a grippingly authentic slice of life."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 31, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
34%
|
Lola Versus (2012) |
"
Gerwig charms, but the laughs fall flat under the incessant naval-gazing."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 19, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Searching for Sugar Man (2012) |
"
A story as heart-warming as it is genuine, as the humble Rodriguez gets his long overdue recognition on a triumphant return to South Africa."
—
The List
Posted Jul 17, 2012
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