Stella Papamichael

Stella Papamichael

Agrees with the Tomatometer 77% of the time.

Publications:
BBC , Digital Spy , Film4 , Radio Times , Sky Movies
Total Reviews:
554

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
4/5 98% Mud (2013) " A stirring ode to innocence that evokes classics like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Stand By Me." — Digital Spy
Posted May 6, 2013
4/5 78% Iron Man 3 (2013) " One of the great surprises of the movie is Kingsley's turn as the Bin Laden-ish bad guy, hamming it up and giving Stark a reality check on who's to blame for all this." — Digital Spy
Posted Apr 23, 2013
2/5 90% Bernie (2012) " You may be amused, but the laughter like the man, rings hollow." — Digital Spy
Posted Apr 22, 2013
2/5 51% Promised Land (2013) " Feels more Hollywoodland than 'Promised Land'." — Digital Spy
Posted Apr 15, 2013
3/5 82% Papadopoulos & Sons () " A late pitch at pathos isn't quite so convincing, but otherwise this is a fresh, funny and poignant snapshot of ethnic life in London." — Radio Times
Posted Apr 12, 2013
3/5 79% A Late Quartet (2012) " It's a film dripping with Zilberman's passion for classical music and the way it touches the emotions, and because the actors feel it too, you can forgive any moments of discord." — Digital Spy
Posted Apr 2, 2013
2/5 34% The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) " Hedges usually strikes a better balance of darkness and light, but with this film, reveals feet of clay." — Digital Spy
Posted Apr 1, 2013
2/5 68% Trance (2013) " Often it's a thin line between genius and madness, and director Danny Boyle just tips the balance the wrong way with this psychological heist thriller." — Digital Spy
Posted Mar 22, 2013
2/5 38% The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) " Steve Carell evokes the flamboyant, old-school illusionist David Copperfield in a movie that flits in and out of focus, comedically speaking." — Digital Spy
Posted Mar 11, 2013
3/5 85% Side Effects (2013) " An intelligently crafted story, which is briskly paced and highly suspenseful - until a crude and puerile payoff in the third act." — Radio Times
Posted Mar 8, 2013
3/5 38% The Guilt Trip (2012) " Think of it as a Sunday drive, easy and breezy, with good company to pass the time." — Digital Spy
Posted Mar 5, 2013
4/5 60% Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) " Raimi strikes just the right balance of dreamy nostalgia and sharp wit. You simply must go off to see the wizard." — Digital Spy
Posted Feb 28, 2013
1/5 13% Safe Haven (2013) " The initial air of mystery dissipates like a fart in a lift that everyone should be too embarrassed to acknowledge." — Digital Spy
Posted Feb 28, 2013
3/5 73% Unfinished Song (Song for Marion) (2013) " Stamp and Redgrave look suitably comfy together, like an old pair of slippers and it's her adoring gaze that softens Arthur's hard edges." — Digital Spy
Posted Feb 19, 2013
3/5 68% Cloud Atlas (2012) " Cloud Atlas is never boring. Tykwer and the Wachowskis make a virtue of everything that is unexplained, creating genuine awe and mystery." — Digital Spy
Posted Feb 18, 2013
3/5 65% Mama (2013) " For those who favour a good old-fashioned ghost story, bristling with suspense, this film should be embraced with open arms." — Digital Spy
Posted Feb 18, 2013
4/5 52% This is 40 (2012) " Apatow adopts a leisurely pace, but this is a story about middle-age after all and when characters are this much fun, you won't be watching the time go by." — Digital Spy
Posted Feb 11, 2013
3/5 80% Warm Bodies (2013) " It's not seamless, but Hoult carries the burden gracefully, even with a lopsided gait." — Radio Times
Posted Feb 8, 2013
3/5 80% Warm Bodies (2013) " Working from Isaac Marion's novel, writer-director Jonathan Levine bends the rules to make the story work and softens the violence, too, but it's still a witty reinvention of the genre like Shaun of the Dead before it." — Digital Spy
Posted Feb 5, 2013
3/5 92% No (2013) " The clash of ideas is fascinating because they boil down to what makes us human: are we driven by hope or fear?" — Digital Spy
Posted Feb 5, 2013
4/5 89% Lincoln (2012) " This is the quietest of [Spielberg's] recent films, with an equally unobtrusive, delicately-crafted, totally absorbing performance from Daniel Day-Lewis." — Digital Spy
Posted Jan 22, 2013
3/5 94% The Sessions (2012) " It's Hawkes's portrayal, in all its wit, intelligence and childlike naivety, that really captures the heart." — Radio Times
Posted Jan 18, 2013
3/5 94% The Sessions (2012) " In its barest form this is a traditional rites-of-passage yarn, dealing in first love and lost innocence, and even with a candid discussion of sex, it's mostly sweetness and light." — Digital Spy
Posted Jan 14, 2013
4/5 32% Gangster Squad (2013) " Accept the film on its own terms, as a period action thriller, and you'll walk away satisfied - assuming your every last nerve hasn't been jangled to jelly." — Digital Spy
Posted Jan 9, 2013
4/5 91% Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) " The finale may raise eyebrows, but this is an experience you'll want to relive." — Radio Times
Posted Dec 27, 2012
2/5 18% Parental Guidance (2012) " Frankly it all feels a bit obvious, perfunctory and dated." — Radio Times
Posted Dec 27, 2012
4/5 91% Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) " A low-concept film about time travel mightn't sound like much of a trip, but first-time director Colin Trevorrow offers good-natured fun and real substance in place of shiny surfaces and whizz-bang effects." — Digital Spy
Posted Dec 24, 2012
2/5 18% Parental Guidance (2012) " Apparently there comes a point in every comic's life when, after living on the edge for so long, they reach for the pipe and slippers and start doing toothless family comedies." — Digital Spy
Posted Dec 23, 2012
2/5 61% Jack Reacher (2012) " Cruise may not be statuesque, but he could be carved out of stone in this role. Imagine the hubris of a man who doesn't bring a gun to the final shootout, relying instead on his bare hands and a rock. Needless to say, the rock makes a bigger impact." — Digital Spy
Posted Dec 21, 2012
4/5 81% The Impossible (2012) " It is a heart-stopping ride and when the water stills, the adrenalin comes from the uncertainty of their situation." — Digital Spy
Posted Dec 18, 2012
4/5 88% Django Unchained (2012) " Tarantino is aiming for the gut, and the sheer audacity just blows you away." — Digital Spy
Posted Dec 17, 2012
3/5 88% Life of Pi (2012) " Watching this won't save your soul, but only remind you that life, like a magic trick, is a passing amusement." — Digital Spy
Posted Dec 16, 2012
66% The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) " Thankfully, Freeman is a charismatic lead, employing that familiar look of weary bemusement (perfected on The Office) to offer a humorous counterpoint to all the growly doom-mongering." — Radio Times
Posted Dec 10, 2012
3/5 58% I, Anna () " Like the traditional femme fatale, Anna leaves you wanting to know more." — Radio Times
Posted Dec 7, 2012
3/5 82% Seven Psychopaths (2012) " If there's a certain thrill in watching bad guys getting their brains sprayed across a wall, it's surpassed by the intrigue of having a filmmaker reveal the inner workings of his own mind." — Digital Spy
Posted Dec 3, 2012
2/5 68% Great Expectations (2013) " [A] grim and cheerless adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic." — Radio Times
Posted Nov 30, 2012
2/5 51% Trouble with the Curve (2012) " Perhaps too much snarling for the camera over the years has fixed the expression on Clint Eastwood's face, obliging him to take grumpy old man roles." — Digital Spy
Posted Nov 26, 2012
3/5 74% Rise of the Guardians (2012) " Like the old man's sleigh, it's designed to offer an easy, breezy ride with a few new bells and whistles added to old-fashioned elements." — Digital Spy
Posted Nov 26, 2012
2/5 68% Great Expectations (2013) " The dourness and grit that Newell opts for stylistically doesn't really carry any weight because Pip always seems too passive - more easily swayed than driven by obsession." — Digital Spy
Posted Nov 26, 2012
2/5 17% Gambit () " Firth is nicely self-effacing and there are a few laughs to be had, but they are stunningly cheap." — Radio Times
Posted Nov 22, 2012
2/5 17% Gambit () " Aspects of the original plot have been tweaked, but where it really matters, the Coens and Hoffman demonstrate a surprising lack of inspiration. It all feels so dated." — Digital Spy
Posted Nov 20, 2012
5/5 92% Silver Linings Playbook (2012) " A deliriously funny and disarmingly poignant love story that's sure to brighten the outlook of even the hardest cynic." — Digital Spy
Posted Nov 20, 2012
3/5 56% People Like Us (2012) " No gimmicks, quirks or high-concept premise: this is one of those rare, quietly engaging films that is simply about ordinary people trying to relate to each other." — Digital Spy
Posted Nov 5, 2012
13% The Women (2008) " The 1930s original feels more cutting-edge than this re-do. " — Film4
Posted Oct 19, 2012
4/5 79% Ginger & Rosa (2013) " The changing role of women is also an underlying theme in a many-layered but otherwise simply told story." — Radio Times
Posted Oct 19, 2012
3/5 38% Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) " As a patchwork of historical fact and anecdotal evidence, it is at least very colourful." — Digital Spy
Posted Oct 18, 2012
4/5 87% Frankenweenie (2012) " The sense of fun is infectious and at its core this is a simple tale of friendship that warms your heart, even as it chills the spine." — Digital Spy
Posted Oct 10, 2012
4/5 65% The Campaign (2012) " Don't look for wry satire - the gags are big and brash - but with the duelling stars on top form, The Campaign scores high in the approval ratings." — Radio Times
Posted Sep 28, 2012
2/5 64% Anna Karenina (2012) " The end result is a beautiful bore." — Radio Times
Posted Sep 7, 2012
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