|
2.5/5
|
59%
|
Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) |
"
Less dazed and confused than mumbling and mundane, this drama focuses on social awkwardness and twentysomething blues. Skipping aimlessly from scene to scene it offers little observations and rewards low expectations."
—
Film4
Posted Jan 9, 2009
|
|
3.5/5
|
79%
|
La Zona (2007) |
"
Latin American middle-class panic needs no translation in this strong thriller about the worries of the wealthy. Fans of JG Ballard's novels will relish it."
—
Film4
Posted Oct 17, 2008
|
|
2.5/5
|
18%
|
Mutant Chronicles (2008) |
"
Rubbish CGI, rubbish acting, rubbish storytelling. Throw in a few mutants and a better-than-it-deserves cast and you get this sci-fi timewaster."
—
Film4
Posted Oct 10, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Dead of Night (1945) |
"
A dead scary horror movie that skimps on the blood but not the goose bumps,"
—
BBC
Posted Oct 7, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
73%
|
Peur(s) du Noir (Fear(s) of the Dark) (2007) |
"
Arty-smarty and impeccably French, this collection of horror 'toons delivers some short, sharp shocks amid the occasional misfire. It's worth seeing for Burns' section alone. Just repeat, it's only a cartoon..."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 3, 2008
|
|
|
92%
|
Aladdin (1992) |
"
Grants all three wishes and some more besides with a brilliant turn from Williams' genie and some beautiful animation."
—
Film4
Posted Sep 1, 2008
|
|
|
26%
|
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"
The script just doesn't have enough comic moments to fill its 90-minute running time."
—
Film4
Posted Aug 11, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
72%
|
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) |
"
Showcases Will Ferrell's comedy genius to perfection."
—
Film4
Posted Jul 31, 2008
|
|
|
72%
|
William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (2004) |
"
It's the perfect cinematic vehicle -- or at least it would have been, if Radford's adaptation weren't so unremittingly cloddish."
—
Film4
Posted Jul 4, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
Ran (1985) |
"
A landmark of world cinema, this is a rousing, staggering epic and a haunting drama of timeless significance."
—
Film4
Posted Jul 1, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
"
Whitaker pulls off a spectacular thespian coup that has Oscar-winner stamped all over it."
—
Film4
Posted Jun 25, 2008
|
|
|
57%
|
The Interpreter (2005) |
"
It's a dumb movie masquerading as smart but failing miserably."
—
Film4
Posted May 27, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
68%
|
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004) |
"
Brilliantly funny, inventive and delirious."
—
Film4
Posted May 20, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Charlotte's Web (2006) |
"
Hides a big heart beneath a small piglet."
—
Film4
Posted May 12, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
Death Note (Desu nôto) (2007) |
"
Fiendishly unusual, it's an offbeat time-waster that genre fans will definitely want to make a note of."
—
BBC
Posted Apr 25, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
74%
|
The Illusionist (2006) |
"
Never quite the sum of its parts, this would-be intelligent thriller coasts by on strong supporting performances from Giamatti, Sewell and Biel."
—
Film4
Posted Apr 22, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
20%
|
Employee of the Month (2006) |
"
This vapid, laugh-lite romp won't satisfy anyone. Except die-hard Jessica Simpson fans."
—
Film4
Posted Apr 22, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
74%
|
Private Property (Nue propriete) (2007) |
"
Huppert is superb, her lonely heroine both sympathetically vulnerable and yet also slightly culpable for her sons' terribly selfish behaviour."
—
BBC
Posted Apr 18, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
11%
|
Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth (2008) |
"
Lacking gags, proper characters or any comprehensible plot, it never rises above a one-joke movie - and that joke's on us. It's humour Jim, but not as we know it."
—
BBC
Posted Apr 18, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
Une Vieille Maîtresse (The Last Mistress) (An Old Mistress) (2007) |
"
A lush and lavish love triangle that has Asia Argento at its tip."
—
BBC
Posted Apr 15, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
The Go Master (Wu Qingyuan) (2006) |
"
The rapturous camerawork and Chang Chen's performance as Wu both delight, but there's little insight into what makes a game about white and black pebbles so utterly absorbing."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 28, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
25%
|
Drillbit Taylor (2008) |
"
It's not Superbad (and definitely not supergood) but this throwaway romp teases out some laughs as its Frat Pack star heads back to the classroom. Drillbit could try harder but it's definitely not a candidate for exclusion."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 28, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
69%
|
The Book of Revelation (2007) |
"
Shot like a lush, hypnotic waking dream, it's boldly beautiful and plays some half-smart games with sex, power and gender politics."
—
BBC
Posted Mar 28, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
El Orfanato (The Orphanage) (2007) |
"
Haunting and heartbreaking, The Orphanage delivers a double whammy of chills both real and supernatural."
—
BBC
Posted Mar 18, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
62%
|
Diary of the Dead (2007) |
"
The zombies may be dead but George Romero's taste for social commentary certainly isn't in Diary of the Dead, the latest instalment in his long-running walking corpse series."
—
BBC
Posted Mar 7, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
49%
|
The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
"
More sensational than spiritual, this blood-soaked take on the Stations of the Cross retells the Gospels as a horror movie. You can't help asking: where has all the love gone?"
—
Film4
Posted Mar 5, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
The Bank Job (2008) |
"
Fun but instantly forgettable, this retro heist movie illuminates a long-forgotten British blag. Despite a smart set-up, its smash 'n' grab raid on '70s nostalgia leaves little to dissect over a post-movie pint."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 28, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
W Delta Z (The Killing Gene) (2008) |
"
Although he struggles to make the British-feeling production convince, UK helmer Tom Shankland gets the faux-Fincher nihilism just right."
—
BBC
Posted Feb 22, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
37%
|
Rambo (Rambo IV) (2008) |
"
Less a war movie than a turkey shoot in a ketchup factory."
—
BBC
Posted Feb 22, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
The Dead (1987) |
"
[A] deeply reverent, deeply affecting adaptation."
—
BBC
Posted Feb 5, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Along the Ridge (Anche libero va bene) (2007) |
"
Letting the drama gradually unfold, Rossi Stuart proves an adept helmer and captures the anxieties of childhood brilliantly."
—
BBC
Posted Jan 24, 2008
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
No Country for Old Men (2007) |
"
With its sly wit, dark intelligence and tense action sequences this film re-establishes the Coens as two of American cinema's most talented directors. It's also the best adaptation of McCarthy's work to date and an unmissable crime movie."
—
Film4
Posted Jan 18, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
12%
|
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (AVP 2) (2007) |
"
Fans deserve better."
—
BBC
Posted Jan 18, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Dan in Real Life (2007) |
"
An off-centre rom-com with unlikely stars, this indie drama is neither too funny nor too romantic in its balance of laughs and tenderness. The perfect date movie for middle-aged romantics (and we mean that as a compliment)."
—
Film4
Posted Jan 11, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
97%
|
The Lady Vanishes (1938) |
"
Both a neat comment on Britain's dilemma in the build-up to the impending war with Germany (to appease or not to appease?) and also a cracking piece of entertainment."
—
BBC
Posted Jan 11, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Dan in Real Life (2007) |
"
Touching, tender and laugh-out-loud funny, this little rom-com will melt your heart then rebuild it afresh. It's so warm and inviting, you'll want to spend a week in its company. But you only get 99 minutes. Treasure them."
—
Total Film
Posted Jan 11, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
70%
|
The Duchess of Langeais (Ne Touchez Pas La Hache)(Don't Touch the Axe) (2007) |
"
No lavish costume drama, it's instead a theatrical dissection of the spiteful games lovers play."
—
BBC
Posted Dec 28, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
77%
|
Paranoid Park (2007) |
"
A formally daring attempt to capture the rhythms of adolescence wrapped around a murder mystery, Paranoid Park continues Van Sant's fascination with American youth."
—
Film4
Posted Dec 28, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
23%
|
Balls of Fury (2007) |
"
Enter The Dragon meets Shaolin Soccer meets Dodgeball - just with infinitely smaller balls. A camp turn from Christopher Walken astounds but it'll be funnier if you wait for the DVD and lubricate it with a six-pack. Or three."
—
Total Film
Posted Dec 28, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
70%
|
I Am Legend (2007) |
"
I Am Legend sees Smith deliver a surprisingly moving performance as he wanders empty New York streets going slowly ga-ga."
—
BBC
Posted Dec 18, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
57%
|
We Own the Night (2007) |
"
A grown-up thriller about morality and the consequences of choice, We Own The Night harks back to an earlier era. A cast of heavy-hitters give it all a solid, polished sheen."
—
Film4
Posted Dec 14, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
75%
|
Kilómetro 31 (Km 31) (2006) |
"
It's all too familiar for its own good, and isn't helped by the screenplay's meandering subplots about the twin sisters' past and their loves in the present."
—
BBC
Posted Dec 7, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
55%
|
This Christmas (2007) |
"
No Christmas cracker but a likable holiday movie, This Christmas is full of seasonal cheer, some witty banter and a raft of enthusiastic performances from its high-spirited cast."
—
Film4
Posted Nov 30, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
86%
|
4:30 () |
"
Somewhat ironically for a film about insomnia, 4:30 manages to send its audience to sleep. A lack of plot and an ill-judged belief in its own importance make it a disappointment for Tan fans."
—
Film4
Posted Nov 23, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
87%
|
Jesus Camp (2006) |
"
This unabashedly liberal documentary tries to redress the balance by giving the rest of America a wake up call: not all scary fundamentalists come strapped with explosives."
—
BBC
Posted Nov 23, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
90%
|
Rescue Dawn (2007) |
"
A quirky first half of torture, starvation and, um, stinky farts gives way to crazed jungle fever as Dengler leads a great escape into the heart of darkness."
—
BBC
Posted Nov 23, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (2007) |
"
A chilling picture of coming global crisis fuelled by our lack of fuel."
—
BBC
Posted Nov 9, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
77%
|
Planet Terror (Grindhouse Presents: Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror) (2007) |
"
Gloopy and outrageous, this schlock horror tribute is pure trash... in the best possible sense."
—
BBC
Posted Nov 9, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
94%
|
In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) |
"
A timely tribute to the 12 men who landed on the moon during the 1960s and 1970s. The remastered, rediscovered documentary footage is incredible, although the absence of Neil Armstrong is disappointing."
—
Film4
Posted Nov 2, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
16%
|
Saw IV (2007) |
"
It's deeply unsettling; just like a horror movie should be."
—
BBC
Posted Oct 30, 2007
|
78%
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