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Simon Foster

Simon Foster

Agrees with the Tomatometer 77% of the time.

Publications:
Digital Retribution , sbs.com.au , Screen-Space
Total Reviews:
488

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
56% My Lucky Star (2013) " (A) candy-floss concoction that is never particularly gripping but certainly delivers slick visuals and an engaging bunch of performances from a committed cast." — sbs.com.au
Posted Oct 3, 2013
88% Rush (2013) " Working from an atypically cornball script from top shelf screenwriter Peter Morgan, [Howard and Grazer] offer up a slick but rote sports drama that rarely rises to the fiery level of the real-life personalities it portrays." — sbs.com.au
Posted Sep 19, 2013
—— The Diplomat Hotel () " Ultimately, the film delivers suitable scares staged with consummate skill but falls short of transcending its genre trappings as the early promise suggests it might." — Screen-Space
Posted Sep 19, 2013
3% Diana (2013) " [The] most enigmatic woman in modern history is treated to the most anaemic biopic in living memory in Oliver Hirschbiegel's Diana." — Screen-Space
Posted Sep 19, 2013
97% A Hijacking (2013) " Lindholm presents a potent portrait of diminishing mental capacity and challenged masculinity within the genre framework of a high seas, high stakes game of cat and mouse." — sbs.com.au
Posted Sep 18, 2013
—— Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) " Before descending into the genre's typically overstated melodrama, Maneesh Sharma's pretty, personable film tackles some real modern issues facing Gen-Y Indians." — sbs.com.au
Posted Sep 18, 2013
67% Magic Magic (2013) " One young woman's descent into paranoid psychosis offers much to admire but not a lot of real-person emotion to engage with; the result is a compelling but frustratingly light style-over-substance thriller." — sbs.com.au
Posted Sep 10, 2013
22% The Canyons (2013) " The weathered, wayward but undeniably talented Lohan, the poster child for Hollywood's indulgent lifestyle (frankly, it's sad that at 25 she already appears too old for the part), imbues Tara with a depth not evident in Ellis' script." — sbs.com.au
Posted Sep 10, 2013
—— Ji Zhan (Unbeatable) () " This slick sports drama transfers some well-worn boxing movie clichés to the cage-match carnage of Mixed Martial Arts, but writer/director Dante Lam still has a master's touch when it comes to staging action and handling sentiment." — sbs.com.au
Posted Aug 27, 2013
—— Madras Cafe (2013) " Director Shoojit Sircar's Madras Café embraces the same vivid, political thriller stylings of Ben Affleck's Oscar winner Argo, albeit in the service of a fictional but no less compelling narrative. " — sbs.com.au
Posted Aug 27, 2013
75% You're Next (2013) " A deliciously dark exercise in slicing 'n' dicing, Adam Wingard's indie horror You're Next gleefully revels in its nerve-tingling unpleasantness - and makes sure its audience does, too. " — sbs.com.au
Posted Aug 21, 2013
—— Patrick () " [An] uneven, not particularly scary narrative that nevertheless rewards in its loving embrace of camp excess and well-staged nastiness." — sbs.com.au
Posted Aug 21, 2013
—— Surkhaab () " [A] tense, moving indictment of the cruel trade in human lives, as well as a tour de force role for an actress so in touch with the human condition she has devoted her life to improving it. " — sbs.com.au
Posted Aug 21, 2013
—— Forbidden Ground () " While Forbidden Ground can't match the scope of Peter Weir's Gallipoli and Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory in its tough-minded depiction of the First World War, the film successfully captures the personal tragedy and human sacrifice of the experience." — sbs.com.au
Posted Aug 21, 2013
12% The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) " Collins is luminously lovely in the lead role and does what she can to keep her head above the waves of convoluted, nonsensical exposition she and her endless parade of co-stars are forced to lumber through. " — Screen-Space
Posted Aug 21, 2013
—— UnHung Hero () " Ending on a high with one of the best last lines in a movie in years, Spitz and Moote have crafted a thoughtful crowdpleaser." — Screen-Space
Posted Aug 14, 2013
57% Chennai Express (2013) " A loud, lame-brained romantic comedy from the (very) broad directorial brush of Rohit Shetty, SRK's over-hyped vehicle sees the charismatic but ageing actor badly miscast and easily overshadowed by his leading lady, Deepika Padukone. " — sbs.com.au
Posted Aug 14, 2013
50% Now You See Me (2013) " If you are going to avail yourself to two of hours slight of hand and slippery conjuring, you are going to have to be willing to believe the unbelievable to fully enjoy the show." — Screen-Space
Posted Aug 10, 2013
4% Paranoia (2013) " The tempting pairing of Indiana Jones and Dracula is a wan non-event." — Screen-Space
Posted Aug 6, 2013
—— The Last Days of Joe Blow () " Wolstencroft's moving work ultimately ends on a beginning and, whatever your opinion regarding the life of a pornographic actor may be, one can't help but hope for the best for the guy." — sbs.com.au
Posted Jul 31, 2013
85% A Field in England () " Whether you find it startling and audacious or indulgent and incoherent, there is no denying it is an accomplished work that soars as bravado filmmaking in its exploration of deep psychological torment." — sbs.com.au
Posted Jul 31, 2013
34% Passion (2013) " Passion is the work of a director falling back on what he has done well for four decades and plays tired and desperate.He should have called his film something else. " — Screen-Space
Posted Jul 31, 2013
69% V/H/S/2 (2013) " [This] sequel to the 2012 cult DVD hit waivers in its overall fright factor but slam-dunks enough horror moments (most of them inventively bloody and grotesque) to ensure a franchise arc in years to come." — Screen-Space
Posted Jul 31, 2013
95% Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (2013) " An artful, mesmerising ode..., ...Partly Fiction never teeters over into hagiographic adulation yet manages to convey the very uniqueness that has made Stanton the enigmatic force he is today." — Screen-Space
Posted Jul 23, 2013
—— Delhi In A Day () " It is a small film but one that is effortlessly warm and engaging; it will travel well, its themes and characters recognisable to international audiences gripped by the greedy few and anxious to reconnect with what is truly valuable." — sbs.com.au
Posted Jul 22, 2013
—— Badges Of Fury (Bu Er Shen Tan) () " There's not much of Jet Li in Jet Li's latest action/comedy, Badges of Fury, a silly, slapstick farce overloaded with wirework stunts and achingly bad acting. " — sbs.com.au
Posted Jul 22, 2013
33% Interior. Leather Bar. () " Interior. Leather Bar proves to be little more than a tease...At first glance, the film offers the exciting prospect of discovering new boundaries; by the end, you begin to wonder if all that went before was worth the time and effort." — Screen-Space
Posted Jul 22, 2013
64% Watchmen (2009) " Snyder's film is a breath-taking epic, a compelling thriller and an ensemble character piece, far beyond our expectations of the genre. " — sbs.com.au
Posted Jul 16, 2013
55% Martyrs (2008) " Martyrs is a groundbreaking work - it challenges the audience to endure heinous acts yet to emerge spiritually cleansed; to witness man's willingness to abuse, degrade and manipulate, yet leave the theatre more enamoured with humanity than ever. " — sbs.com.au
Posted Jul 16, 2013
72% Pacific Rim (2013) " In an American summer season of less-than-stellar efforts so far, Pacific Rim is not the worst of the bunch but it is clearly the film that falls furthest from its inherent potential." — Screen-Space
Posted Jul 13, 2013
—— White Reindeer (2013) " A Christmas-time odyssey of grief and rebirth, writer-director Zach Clark's White Reindeer firmly establishes the Virginian native as one of the most fascinating and confronting filmmakers working in independent cinema. " — sbs.com.au
Posted Jul 13, 2013
—— The End Of Time () " In painting such a densely existential picture of us all, [Mettler] ultimately engages no one. " — Screen-Space
Posted Jul 9, 2013
—— Ghanchakkar (2013) " The director, who shares writing credits with Parveez Sheikh, succeeds at setting up an intriguing if convoluted premise, but then struggles to take his characters and story anywhere interesting. " — sbs.com.au
Posted Jul 5, 2013
100% Burn (2012) " Burn does some eulogising for a great nation that may never achieve that greatness again, but it also celebrates the spirit of community that built it up. " — sbs.com.au
Posted Jul 5, 2013
31% The Lone Ranger (2013) " An unwieldy and, at an inexcusable 149 minutes, overlong indulgence offering occasional thrills and giggles but none sufficient to warrant the effort; we've seen its type before, in the form of Barry Sonnenfeld's Will Smith misfire, Wild Wild West." — Screen-Space
Posted Jul 1, 2013
—— Del Lado Del Verano () " A condescending tone infuses the performances, as if the director doesn't really like her characters or their social standing. " — sbs.com.au
Posted Jun 28, 2013
87% 100 Bloody Acres (2013) " The potential for mainstream crossover success is apparent; it's an exceedingly well-made work that both satirises and satisfies, though its gleeful gruesomeness won't be to everyone's taste." — sbs.com.au
Posted Jun 28, 2013
—— The Final Member () " The directors take a very matter-of-fact approach to the subject and that goes a long way to saving The Final Member from just being a silly, giggly, boys-own joke." — Screen-Space
Posted Jun 27, 2013
86% The Conjuring (2013) " Australian-trained director James Wan...continues to exhibit growth as a filmmaker with a keen eye for genre scares; if he can hone his ear to weeding out tinny dialogue, he will likely make a great film one day." — Screen-Space
Posted Jun 27, 2013
—— Carmina o revienta () " At a scant 70 minutes, it is not expected that Carmina or Blow Up will resonate much, but it does. The novelty of experiencing a (mostly) real-life story through the eyes of a (very) real personality ultimately pays off very nicely. " — sbs.com.au
Posted Jun 27, 2013
91% The Pervert's Guide To Ideology (2013) " At 150 minutes, the relentlessness nature of this gabfest may prove too daunting for some. But Fiennes and Zizek ultimately present a giddy and grand dissection of society and just how little we understand it. " — sbs.com.au
Posted Jun 27, 2013
95% Blancanieves (2013) " Berger's stunning, if slightly overlong, film captures just how effective silent-era storytelling can still be." — sbs.com.au
Posted Jun 27, 2013
—— Mon Ami (2013) " Imagine Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar transplanted into a Fargo-esque milieu and you'll get some idea of the dark fun to be had with this awfully malicious yet utterly engaging film." — Screen-Space
Posted Jun 20, 2013
85% The Way Way Back (2013) " It is a work of outward simplicity but resonates with a depth that anyone who was ever an awkward teen will identify with instantly." — Screen-Space
Posted Jun 15, 2013
67% World War Z (2013) " Forster delivers big-scale action entertainment, a compelling work that flexes its own sinewy muscles while still fulfilling the hopes of zombie fans, who have wanted to see the walking dead given the mega-budget treatment for some time." — Screen-Space
Posted Jun 14, 2013
100% Cheap Thrills () " A textbook case of a film that never quite amounts to the sum of its parts, Cheap Thrills is still more than its title suggests and provides dark entertainment for those in the mood. " — sbs.com.au
Posted Jun 14, 2013
11% After Earth (2013) " Shyamalan mashes up the man-vs-nature journey with some post-apocalyptic sci-fi stuff, and neither manages to hold audience interest." — Screen-Space
Posted Jun 14, 2013
—— Final cut - Hölgyeim és uraim () " The millions of frames that have made up a century of cinema are honoured here in one of the most exhilarating montage constructs ever produced; it is a suitably grand yet deeply intimate work." — Screen-Space
Posted Jun 13, 2013
54% Lovelace (2013) " Given content that screamed out for a vital, 'Boogie Nights'-style treatment, what we get is a workmanlike biopic that feels TV-safe rather than big-screen daring." — Screen-Space
Posted Jun 11, 2013
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