|
3/5
|
36%
|
Dead Man Down (2013) |
"
A pleasingly intricate double (or is it triple?) revenge plot anchored by excellent acting, with a terrific burst of action at the climax."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 28, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
4%
|
Scary Movie 5 (2013) |
"
Lacking a single honest laugh, this is shoddy by comparison with the other Scary Movie sequels... which throws it in a pit with Transylmania, Breaking Wind and Stan Helsing."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 12, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
68%
|
Trance (2013) |
"
A dazzling, absorbing entertainment which shows off Danny Boyle's mastery of complex storytelling and black, black humour."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 24, 2013
|
|
|
62%
|
Evil Dead (2013) |
"
Within its self-imposed limits as a remake, this is perfectly satisfactory, but the jury is still out on whether Alvarez can deliver on the promise of his shorts with more original work."
—
Screen International
Posted Mar 13, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
60%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
Mila Kunis gets a gold star for excellence in bewitchery and Sam Raimi can settle securely behind the curtain as a mature master of illusion."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
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27%
|
The Keep (1983) |
"
The Keep is a worthy successor to a mode of horror, as morally unsettling as it is spiritually devastating, that threads through films like Murnau's Nosferatu and Lewton and Robson's Isle of the Dead."
—
Electric Sheep
Posted Feb 8, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
85%
|
Blow-Up (1966) |
"
Despite its thriller hook, Blow-Up is less a mystery than a portrait of swinging alienation. "
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Feb 4, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
47%
|
A Liar's Autobiography - The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012) |
"
A moving and often funny self-portrayal of Chapman that will delight Python fans."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Feb 4, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
Antiviral (2013) |
"
A smart, subversive but rather cold debut from Brandon Cronenberg that's short of the dark wit that lit up his father's early work."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 27, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
4%
|
Movie 43 (2013) |
"
Just no."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 25, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
21%
|
Hollow () |
"
A so-so spookfest that offers few surprises."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 21, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
Zero Dark Thirty (2013) |
"
Gripping throughout, with an impressive central performance, this is like a Dogme 95 redo of a Chuck Norris film ..."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 21, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
95%
|
Midnight Son (2012) |
"
A bloody and well-acted vampire curio."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 7, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
19%
|
Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) |
"
A clunky, lumbering sequel that, like its masked protagonist, has no redeeming features."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 5, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
Grabbers () |
"
A near-irresistible Friday-night-out monster picture in the tradition of Lake Placid or Tremors, with a boozy Irish charm that makes it a distinctive addition to the catalogue of alien invasions."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 24, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
44%
|
Midnight's Children (2013) |
"
Thanks to Rushdie's sensitive handling of his own material, this is an adaptation big in both ideas and heart."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 24, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
78%
|
The City of Lost Children (La Cité des Enfants Perdus) (1995) |
"
The City Of Lost Children is as great a film as you thought Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was when you were five years old."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 7, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Seven Psychopaths (2012) |
"
Enormously entertaining, endlessly quotable, perfectly cast and packed full of the richest acting you'll see from an ensemble cast all year, but the result is ever so slightly hollow."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 2, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
94%
|
Cover Girl (1944) |
"
A creaking plot is made bearable by gorgeous colour, the even more gorgeous Hayworth, some oddly unsentimental and unsettling flashbacks with her playing her character's turn-of-the-century grandmother."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 28, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Sightseers (2013) |
"
Wheatley's film serves as a black-comic state-of-the-nation address."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 25, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
17%
|
Gambit () |
"
A few smiles and some fraying charm, but big laughs are missing. This just about gets away with it rather than romps off with the loot."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 19, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Lawrence of Arabia (Restored Edition) () |
"
Lean's great Lawrence Of Arabia biopic honours him with a complex, sympathetic but a compelling portrayal."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 13, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
81%
|
Excision (2012) |
"
Like the lovechild of Carrie and Napoleon Dynamite, Pauline is the oddball hero of a truly impressive, eccentric teen horror."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Oct 29, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
47%
|
Stitches (2013) |
"
Deeply icky on many different levels, with Ross Noble's feature debut illuminated by stomach-churning effects."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Oct 21, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
25%
|
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) |
"
Catfish pair Joost and Ariel Schulman keep the franchise firmly on track with a satisfyingly scary fourth instalment."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Oct 18, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
Pretty much all you could want from a 21st Century Bond: cool but not camp, respectful of tradition but up to the moment, serious in its thrills and relatively complex in its characters but with the sense of fun that hasn't always been evident lately."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Oct 16, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Atlantic City (1980) |
"
A well observed and deeply tender tale."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Oct 7, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
89%
|
Some Guy Who Kills People (2012) |
"
An oddball horror-comedy with bizarro B-movie appeal."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Oct 2, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
63%
|
Sinister (2012) |
"
Derrickson bounces back from his insipid redo of The Day The Earth Stood Still with an effective chiller that's got a skeleton or two in its closet."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Oct 1, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
Looper (2012) |
"
Looper isn't perfect, but it pulls off the full Wizard Of Oz: it has a brain, courage and a heart."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 23, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
87%
|
ParaNorman (2012) |
"
Ingenious and wonderfully detailed, though better in its imaginative horror than its slightly too-broad comic knockabout."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 9, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
5%
|
The Cold Light of Day (2012) |
"
It exists basically as a long showreel for Superman-to-be Henry Cavill, who gets to demonstrate a mastery of run-with-a-gun acting and flex his leading man charisma without really breaking a sweat."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 6, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
42%
|
A Night in the Woods () |
"
With skillful improv from the cast and some genuine frights, this is a worthy retread."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 3, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
57%
|
Love (2011) |
"
Wildly ambitious, Eubank's sci-fi often hits the mark."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 3, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
For a Few Dollars More (Per Qualche Dollaro in Più) (1965) |
"
Doesn't have the narrative strength of the first in the trilogy but individual scenes are still brilliant and each ingredient in just perfect, cast, score, tone..."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 13, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
63%
|
In The Dark Half () |
"
Well played and creepy, if a little plodding in plot and pacing, it promises better things ahead from director Alastair Siddons."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 12, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
100%
|
Tarzan and His Mate (1934) |
"
Engaging and surprisingly sexy and raw for its time with luscious production values."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 7, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
——
|
Harold's Going Stiff () |
"
Blackly funny and surprisingly touching, this zombie mock-doc is far more inventive than it has any right to be."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 6, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
22%
|
Truth or Die (2012) |
"
Brutal but fairly bog-standard Brit horror."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 6, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
67%
|
Jackpot (Arme Riddere) () |
"
Casually gruesome and corpse-littered, it's a shaggy dog story with an almost buried emotional core about friendship, betrayal, temporary alliance and craftiness."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 5, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Tales from the Crypt (1972) |
"
Imaginative and solidly performed ensemble horror."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jul 10, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
80%
|
Magic Mike (2012) |
"
This is terrific entertainment with a sideline in wry melancholia and testosterone-fuelled philosophy."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jul 8, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
70%
|
The Hunter (2012) |
"
A slow-burning, beautifully shot, understated philosophical thriller."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jul 1, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
73%
|
Dark Horse (2012) |
"
Less confrontational than most Solondz movies, in that it refrains from violence or kink, but still unsettling and affecting."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jun 25, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
43%
|
Storage 24 (2013) |
"
One or two serious scares and some excellent creature design work make this a superior British horror sci-fi."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jun 25, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
41%
|
Lovely Molly (2012) |
"
Blair Witch veteran Eduardo Sanchez moves away from found footage to create an effectively creepy haunted houser with a strong central turn by Lodge."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jun 19, 2012
|
|
|
81%
|
Live Free or Die Hard (2007) |
"
Though it's mostly entertaining (if overlong), there is a sense that the whole thing has become somewhat rote."
—
Sight and Sound
Posted Jun 18, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
58%
|
Kosmos (2010) |
"
Visually arresting but teeth-grindingly metaphysical, Reha Erdem's curio has shades of Tarsem Singh in its thinly sketched but eye-catching storytelling."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jun 14, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
The Innkeepers (2012) |
"
Among the current crop of ghost stories, this is an outstanding effort. Ti West is shaping up as an authentic Master Of Horror."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jun 3, 2012
|
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