|
4/5
|
89%
|
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
"
This latest Star Trek wavers entertainingly between the silly and the Shakespearean. After a shaky, old-school start, the comedy comes at warp speed. "
—
Times [UK]
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
In the annals of superhero movies, this is not the most thrilling, but it does contain two Downton Abbey jokes, and a stonking performance from Downey."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Apr 22, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) |
"
Like Cianfrance's Blue Valentine, which also starred Gosling, this film deepens with a second viewing, the repeats, coincidences and echoes in scenes creating almost a genetic memory of a previous life."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Apr 16, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) |
"
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone makes the classic mistake of thinking a comedy about magicians will be magical."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 20, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
The Spirit of '45 () |
"
The veteran director Ken Loach hoists the red flag with The Spirit of '45, a polemical documentary filled with hope and heroism, which takes a look at the resurrection of Britain after the war."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 20, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
44%
|
The Paperboy (2012) |
"
The Paperboy is flawed, more deserving of a rubbernecking than a viewing. But it's hard to tear your eyes away."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 20, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
68%
|
Trance (2013) |
"
A film that takes a psychedelic ride into the blackest pits of the subconscious."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 20, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
67%
|
Stoker (2013) |
"
A strange hybrid, which dips into spurty horror and Lynchian parody, with added sexual awakening and shoe fetishism."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 2, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
58%
|
I, Anna () |
"
It's atmospherically photographed by Ben Smithard. But the plot is too thin for the big screen; it may have suited TV more."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Dec 12, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
66%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
And we're back! Slam bang in Middle-earth as though the Lord of the Rings trilogy never went away, which it didn't."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Dec 10, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
70%
|
Les Misérables (2012) |
"
You cannot help but applaud Hooper for this brave attempt, which will probably please fans of Glee and Susan Boyle everywhere."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Dec 10, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
"
This is a date movie that caters to the needs of both men and women: American football and comedy, ballroom dancing and romance. Silver Linings Playbook covers all those bases -- and rises above them too."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Nov 23, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
The House I Live In (2012) |
"
One of the best documentaries out this year, and a must-see for Senate and Congress in America. "
—
Times [UK]
Posted Nov 23, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
Heads roll, sparks fly, wolves howl and the cinema audience collapses, weak with laughter."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Nov 14, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
45%
|
On the Road (2012) |
"
The notoriously "unfilmable" On the Road merely slides from hedonism into mild disillusionment."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Oct 12, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
Frankenweenie (2012) |
"
Tim Burton is back on old-fashioned Stygian form with Frankenweenie. It's an animated children's film sufficiently dark and twisted to provide adult amusement too."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Oct 12, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
Skyfall is a resurrection, and will go down as one of 007's best. "
—
Times [UK]
Posted Oct 12, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
65%
|
The Campaign (2012) |
"
Perhaps one in ten of the jokes hits the mark; the rest are damp, childish squibs"
—
Times [UK]
Posted Sep 28, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
90%
|
Holy Motors (2012) |
"
It's a perfect storm of bonkersness."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Sep 28, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
86%
|
The Master (2012) |
"
In terms of Oscar promise, The Master is the one to watch for this year, with two unparalleled performances from Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Sep 5, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
Anna Karenina (2012) |
"
There's much to love, and much to loathe about Joe Wright's new adaptation of Anna Karenina."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Sep 5, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) |
"
The most anticipated movie of the summer is as ambitious and bombastic as they get, with widescreen mayhem, thousands of extras, hyper-kinetic effects, and a roiling, twisting plot. "
—
Times [UK]
Posted Jul 16, 2012
|
|
4/4
|
73%
|
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) |
"
Yet another generation will bear the Spiderman emblem on their lunchboxes and pencilcases, and there's no harm in that. With great power comes great responsibility -- and an endless franchise."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Jun 19, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
74%
|
Prometheus (2012) |
"
In the end, the Prometheus plot is slightly bonkers, but forgivably so, because the characters are so well drawn. And there are enough slime bursts to make Ghostbusters look timid."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Jun 1, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
The Hunger Games (2012) |
"
Rarely does a blockbuster live up to its overheated hype, but The Hunger Games proved to be an exception. Lawrence and this franchise will go far."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 16, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
29%
|
Bel Ami (2012) |
"
A cornucopia of cleavages and lingering close-ups of Robert Pattinson's trouser department. For some readers, that may be a strong recommendation. Others may find this version of Guy de Maupassant's 19th-century novel unintentionally hilarious."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 9, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
67%
|
Trishna (2012) |
"
By the end, the heavy-handed soundtrack turns Trishna into a musical about room service, as Frieda Pinto trots in and out with a tray and other offerings."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 9, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
51%
|
John Carter (2012) |
"
There's a delightfully unfashionable cheesiness about John Carter, a film for all the family, but in particular sci-fi fantasy geeks and older gentlemen who have never been able to relinquish the spiffing derring-do of Burroughs."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 9, 2012
|
|
1/5
|
24%
|
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) |
"
This latest Twilight is a freakish hybrid: part medical horror, part cheesy Victoria's Secret catalogue shoot."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Nov 18, 2011
|
|
|
51%
|
Tron Legacy (2010) |
"
Despite dazzling man-meets-machine design and similar themes, this film does not have the complexity of Avatar and for some it may feel rather like being trapped in a long video game."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Dec 8, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
53%
|
Agora (2010) |
"
Agora feels like an overlong school trip to the planetarium, followed by a Romans-in-togas play in the gym."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Jul 7, 2010
|
|
|
45%
|
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) |
"
Allen has assembled a cast of incredible ability, but the result is hampered by his script."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Jul 6, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
55%
|
The Killer Inside Me (2010) |
"
This is a work of stylish, existentialist brutality, filled with beautiful women and damaged men."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Jul 6, 2010
|
|
1/5
|
68%
|
Black Death (2011) |
"
Black Death is a nasty, brutish film that is far too long."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Jul 6, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
55%
|
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) |
"
Beneath the information overload there are some great performances, and Douglas is still terrific, though increasingly raddled."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Jul 6, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
40%
|
Letters to Juliet (2010) |
"
A gloriously tacky Italian romance."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Jul 6, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
74%
|
Greenberg (2010) |
"
Lurching between comedy and agony, Noah Baumbach's new film appears to be the simple tale of a man recovering from a nervous breakdown. Yet Greenberg resonates for days afterwards, like a hangover after a peculiar and fascinating party."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Jun 11, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
The Father of My Children (Le pere de mes enfants) (2010) |
"
The depiction of the grieving producer's wife and children is agonising in its truth."
—
Times [UK]
Posted May 28, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
100%
|
Fish Story (Fisshu sutori) (2011) |
"
A cool, surreal film, and not a little fishy."
—
Times [UK]
Posted May 27, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
15%
|
Sex and the City 2 (2010) |
"
The film might have triumphed as a musical: camp, virtually plotless, and liberally sequined. But sadly this sequel is not Sex and the City -- it is Menopause in the Desert, and a waste of four great characters. "
—
Times [UK]
Posted May 26, 2010
|
|
|
75%
|
John Rabe (2010) |
"
A worthy film that pales in comparison to Schindler's List, despite intelligent turns from Ulrich Tukur and Steve Buscemi."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Apr 2, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
76%
|
Kick-Ass (2010) |
"
Great gunslinging cinema creates icons, and the newest and tiniest of them all is Hit Girl."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Apr 2, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
71%
|
Double Take (2009) |
"
A mash-up of the Master of Suspense and newsreel from the Cold War, playing on Hitchcock's obsession with doppelgängers."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Apr 2, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
Psycho (1960) |
"
Look into Janet Leigh's eye after the shower scene and be amazed how fresh this black-and-white ghoulish chic seems in the saccharine surroundings of modern cinema."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Apr 2, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
66%
|
The Blind Side (2009) |
"
Bullock turns in a terrific, ball-breaking performance. Unfortunately, the rest of the film is painfully patronising."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 25, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
72%
|
I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) |
"
The film has flaws, but its sheer exuberance deserves viewing."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 19, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
13%
|
The Bounty Hunter (2010) |
"
The Bounty Hunter marks a new low and a new genre: the bail-bondage rom-com."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 19, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
53%
|
Green Zone (2010) |
"
Green Zone is probably the nearest the Americans will get to the public floggings of the Chilcot Inquiry except there will be popcorn on hand and a far larger audience."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 15, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
Shutter Island (2010) |
"
Scorsese is capable of making a fascinating psychological thriller, but this effort is sub-Tarantino, without the irony."
—
Times [UK]
Posted Mar 15, 2010
|
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