|
5/5
|
82%
|
The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) |
"
Cianfrance places himself alongside Paul Thomas Anderson, Robert Altman and other masters of storytelling on a grand scale."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Apr 10, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
A Late Quartet (2012) |
"
This skilfully constructed, beautifully performed drama will satisfy audiences looking for smart, intelligent filmmaking."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
59%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
While there remains much to enjoy, here's hoping Raimi is let off the hook for more trademark wildness next time around."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Mar 6, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
30%
|
Broken City (2013) |
"
Broken City opens solid and closes solid, and is engaging for those looking for a slickly made and well-acted Saturday night crime suspenser."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Feb 27, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
67%
|
Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
You'll love it, you'll hate it, you'll be dazzled and enraged and while the story is no more profound than any other blockbuster, glittering visions will linger in the mind."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Feb 21, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
38%
|
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) |
"
It's a lightweight, three-star way to kill a couple of hours if you're at a loose end on that lazy bank holiday Sunday."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 30, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
54%
|
V/H/S (2012) |
"
A fantastic and fantastical example of how much life remains in the handy cam horror genre."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 16, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Seven Psychopaths (2012) |
"
A movie about making a movie that constantly reminds us we're watching a movie, with characters discussing what should happen in the "movie" movie that naturally winds up influencing the movie we're all watching. Kind of."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Dec 5, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
The Master (2012) |
"
Unlike its subject, The Master doesn't toss out easy answers, but it poses terrific questions."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 31, 2012
|
|
|
63%
|
Sinister (2012) |
"
Cargill's script (inspired by a nightmare following a screening of Ring) puts more meat on its characters than standard haunted house fare and manages to duck comparisons with The Shining despite the subject matter."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Oct 3, 2012
|
|
|
93%
|
Looper (2012) |
"
Looper is so bursting with its own ideas, it is easy to miss how cannily Johnson references other movies."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 26, 2012
|
|
|
22%
|
When the Lights Went Out () |
"
[Draws] upon the effective, low-fi scares of Ghostwatch or The Stone Tapes for well-sustained tension."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 12, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
75%
|
Berberian Sound Studio (2013) |
"
Bold, brave and visionary filmmaking ..."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Aug 29, 2012
|
|
|
38%
|
[REC] 3 Genesis (2012) |
"
Yawn of the Dead."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Aug 29, 2012
|
|
|
39%
|
The Possession (2012) |
"
Predictable, derivative, incoherent, dunderheaded and criminally unscary, this is proof the time has come to exorcise possession movies."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Aug 29, 2012
|
|
|
95%
|
The Imposter (2012) |
"
[The] unbelievable blend of confidence trickery and seemingly wilful blindness is what fascinates most in The Imposter, and raises more tantalising and disturbing questions."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Aug 22, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
The Innkeepers (2012) |
"
West knows how to shoot an empty room and make it unnerving and has fun with characters hearing sounds through recording devices that aren't evident to the naked ear."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jun 6, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
The Raid: Redemption (2012) |
"
Get your mates together and bear witness to an instant action movie classic."
—
Sky Movies
Posted May 16, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
80%
|
Get the Gringo (2012) |
"
Gibson's best movie since the underrated Payback back in 1999."
—
Sky Movies
Posted May 9, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
44%
|
American Reunion (2012) |
"
Enjoy this helping and here's to seeing the gang back again when they're 50, suitably crusty and crumbly."
—
Sky Movies
Posted May 2, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
A Dangerous Method (2011) |
"
It is Knightley who walks away with the film, delivering her best work since Never Let Me Go as a live wire hysteric..."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Feb 8, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
32%
|
Man on a Ledge (2012) |
"
While this won't be remembered as any kind of classic, it'll do until the next ledge-of-the-seat movie comes along."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Feb 1, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
44%
|
J. Edgar (2011) |
"
Uneven but not without interest and peppered with arresting moments, hopefully J. Edgar won't mark the last time Clint steps behind the camera."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 18, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
77%
|
Melancholia (2011) |
"
When the film threatens to spin totally off its axis and into the deep space of boredom, it is Dunst, capricious, tender and frightening, who keeps it on course."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 28, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
75%
|
The Woman (2011) |
"
Delivers a knockout punch of violence that should have some cheering and others chewing their dinner back down."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 28, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Drive (2011) |
"
One of the best films of the year."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 21, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2011) |
"
An instant cult smash, get Tucker & Dale facing against the Wolfman, Bubba Hotep or Alien (or Predator) immediately."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 21, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Trollhunter (2011) |
"
An American remake is in the works. Ignore it and treat yourself to this monstrously good film."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
A Lonely Place to Die (2012) |
"
A worthy entry into the violent wilderness sub-genre."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 7, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
76%
|
Kill List (2012) |
"
Wheatley never forgets the golden rule that horror can hold up a cracked mirror to society as long as it provides some bloody good jolts."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Aug 31, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
The Secret World of Arrietty (2012) |
"
Yonebayashi crams the background with tiny details making reviewing compulsory, but like all Ghibli films it's the emotional punch that lingers."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jul 28, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Incendies (2011) |
"
No-one's idea of an easy watch, but Incendies is an essential one, announcing Villeneuve as a major filmmaking talent and Azabal as an actress of remarkable versatility."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jun 22, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
86%
|
Akira (2001) |
"
Akira is pure concentrated cinematic excellence - accept no substitutes."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jun 22, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
73%
|
Route Irish () |
"
Loach's road to the truth behind the mystery is bumpy, but it's a riveting ride."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Mar 16, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
71%
|
Never Let Me Go (2010) |
"
Pragmatic and bound by grim duty drilled into her and her friends, Mulligan's Kathy is a masterclass in contained sadness and nothing less than remarkable."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Feb 9, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
34%
|
I Spit On Your Grave (2010) |
"
For fans who like their cinema uncompromising, this is "shear" entertainment."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 20, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
77%
|
Amer (2010) |
"
Fans lamenting the decline of Italian fear maestro Dario Argento will be relieved to find his legacy in such talented hands."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 6, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Abel (2013) |
"
Mexican cinema adds another gem to its treasure chest."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jan 6, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
10%
|
Chatroom (2011) |
"
A film that never approaches the real-life terror of discovering your broadband's down."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Dec 22, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
72%
|
Monsters (2010) |
"
Ultimately the film strives to inspire awe rather than terror, culminating in a climax as brave as it is unexpected."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Dec 2, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
74%
|
Dream Home (2010) |
"
What really grounds Pang's psycho social critique is producer-star Ho's central performance."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 17, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
72%
|
We Are What We Are (2011) |
"
A uniformly excellent cast breathe real life into Grau's demented creations, a tragic postscript being the 18-year old Chavez was killed shortly after the film was completed."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Nov 10, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
60%
|
Frozen (2010) |
"
Characters are expertly manoeuvred to their various fates with an emotional wallop that offsets the flashes of blood and gore the director allows."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Sep 22, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
61%
|
The Concert (Le concert) (2010) |
"
It's impossible not to be swept along by the film's huge emotional punch that still makes room for a good three or four laugh-out-loud gags."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Jul 15, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
American: The Bill Hicks Story (2011) |
"
Using archival footage and photos under a running commentary from most key players in the comedian's life, American: The Bill Hicks Story brings the funny man back to life for 107 wonderful minutes."
—
Sky Movies
Posted May 13, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
86%
|
Salvage (2009) |
"
Gough can't disguise his third act monster's rubberiness, but it doesn't fatally wound his clever chiller that impresses up to its inevitably downbeat conclusion."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Mar 22, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
The House of the Devil (2009) |
"
A master of the slow-burn, West carefully creates an atmosphere of clammy dread through Noonan and Woronov's off-kilter performances and dialogue, and direction that encases Donahue in shadow or squeezes uncomfortably close-in."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Mar 22, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
23%
|
Case 39 (2010) |
"
Director Alvart knows how to shoot chilly and unwelcoming, bleaching his movie with a grey-blue finish."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Mar 5, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Ponyo (2009) |
"
Ponyo is The Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo and Fantasia, all wrapped up in one fin-tastic movie, and guaranteed to hold the attention of the most CG-addled five year old."
—
Sky Movies
Posted Feb 16, 2010
|
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