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4/5
|
100%
|
The Crash Reel () |
"
Assembled from a plethora of visual sources, including the title footage, this impressively edited and dynamically scored film successfully combines visceral bursts of action with intimately observed sequences ..."
—
The List
Posted Oct 1, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
The Pervert's Guide To Ideology (2013) |
"
The motormouthed Zizek serves up an intellectually provocative psychoanalytical dissection of Hollywood movies."
—
The List
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Museum Hours (2013) |
"
There's something trance-like about the flow of images here, as close-ups of details within illustrious paintings are juxtaposed with shots of faces and buildings in the streets of contemporary Vienna, alongside numerous fades to black."
—
The List
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
100%
|
More Than Honey (2013) |
"
Feels slightly diffuse in its analysis."
—
The List
Posted Sep 3, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Museum Hours (2013) |
"
Unwinding at its own gentle pace, Museum Hours delicately explores a platonic friendship between two emotionally reserved people."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 2, 2013
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|
3/5
|
——
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El Sheita Elli Fat (Winter of Discontent) () |
"
It's an intimately focused, calmly composed drama, albeit one that can't help seeming a little outdated given the ongoing upheavals in Egypt."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 28, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Kuma () |
"
A confident, vigorously acted debut, unsparing in its scrutiny of oppressive 'family values'."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 12, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
50%
|
Looking for Hortense (Cherchez Hortense) () |
"
There's a dream-like quality to this nimble-footed tale, in which coincidences, repetitions and digressions abound, and where various characters appear seemingly magically within scenes."
—
The List
Posted Aug 7, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Our Children (2013) |
"
Expertly avoiding sensationalism, this potently acted drama reminds us of Jean Renoir's celebrated dictum, that everyone has their reasons."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 31, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
90%
|
Silence () |
"
Closer to Abbas Kiarostami (Like Someone In Love) than Berberian Sound Studio, it's a lyrical if emotionally muted journey."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 30, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
Foxfire () |
"
Cantet's film avoids period nostalgia, paying attention to the solidarity and tensions in the proto-feminist band as they struggle to break the shackles of mainstream society."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 30, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Paradies: Hoffnung (Paradise: Hope) () |
"
Against the odds this is a sometimes droll and surprisingly tender affair, and a fitting end to Seidl's magnum opus."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 30, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Les Invisibles () |
"
A beautifully assembled film which pays close attention to nature and judiciously incorporates black and white photographs and home movie footage alongside its interviews."
—
The List
Posted Jul 16, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
Out in the Dark (2013) |
"
[Conveys] a palpable mood of claustrophobia, which gives the desire of the characters to escape abroad a convincing emotional resonance"
—
The List
Posted Jul 4, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Paris Manhattan (2013) |
"
Sophie Lellouche's slick debut is chock-full of Woody-com quotes and references, yet it remains an inconsequential, undernourished trifle that does sod-all with its potential."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 3, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
75%
|
Paradise: Faith (2013) |
"
Laying bare his characters, Seidl uncovers the doubt beneath the armour of religious belief."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 3, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
72%
|
Renoir (2013) |
"
Overly dependent on the beauty of its Edenic setting, which is lushly photographed by Taiwanese cinematographer Mark Ping Bing Lee."
—
The List
Posted Jun 30, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
97%
|
The Act Of Killing (2013) |
"
Opppenheimer's high-risk strategy of avoiding historical analysis and giving the film over to bragging mass murderers pays huge dividends."
—
The List
Posted Jun 30, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
57%
|
I Am Nasrine () |
"
Gharavi finds an element of poetry in the wide-open spaces of the North East countryside through which Nasrine passes in her journey of self-discovery."
—
The List
Posted Jun 25, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Shun LI And The Poet (2013) |
"
Francois Couturier's score is overly emphatic in places in tugging at our heartstrings, but the film's gentle humanity is to be cherished."
—
The List
Posted Jun 21, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
97%
|
The Act Of Killing (2013) |
"
Evil has rarely seemed so banal."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 17, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
Paradise: Love (2013) |
"
Though it covers similar thematic ground to Laurent Cantet's Haiti-set Heading South, Seidl's gruelling film proves his knack for leaving viewers emotionally discomfited."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 11, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
48%
|
Summer in February () |
"
Though it struggles to transcend its Sunday-TV feel, Christopher Menaul's film boasts sturdy turns from its three leads, while the outdoor lensing is a breath of fresh air."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 11, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Like Someone in Love (2013) |
"
Like Someone In Love explores familiar Kiarostami themes - how we slip between roles in our relationships - with a terrifically light touch, making for his best since 1999's The Wind Will Carry Us."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 11, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (Aguirre, the Wrath of God) (1972) |
"
A classic that screams to be seen on the big screen."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 3, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
75%
|
Populaire (2013) |
"
The colourful retro designs and the leads' sparkling chemistry help to Tipp-Ex over some of the predictability."
—
Total Film
Posted May 17, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Something in the Air (2013) |
"
Assayas ensures that nostalgia and cynicism are kept at bay, keeping us aware of the doubts and insecurities of youthful characters."
—
The List
Posted May 10, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
55%
|
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) |
"
In her process of cinematic adaptation, Nair has removed much of the source novel's ambiguity."
—
The List
Posted May 10, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
98%
|
Beware Of Mr. Baker (2012) |
"
A fascinating rockumentary that pays tribute to its subject's impressive musical odyssey, while illustrating the enormous emotional costs he's incurred along the way."
—
Total Film
Posted May 10, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
100%
|
White Elephant (2013) |
"
Writer/director Trapero arguably crams too much into the film's running time, but potent turns and Michael Nyman's yearning score are among the compensations."
—
Total Film
Posted Apr 17, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Scarecrow (1973) |
"
It's strong on the details of itinerant life, and allows plotting to take a back seat to character."
—
Total Film
Posted Apr 17, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
In the Fog (2013) |
"
The performances possess a powerful authenticity, whilst the poignancy of the fog-bound finale lingers in the mind."
—
The List
Posted Apr 16, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
The Gatekeepers (2013) |
"
[An] absorbing documentary, which charts the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the Six Day War to the presentday."
—
Total Film
Posted Apr 9, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
33%
|
Home (Yurt) () |
"
There's a quiet power in the mood of loss and loneliness, while the landscape lensing is little short of stunning."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 22, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Teen Kanya (Two Daughters) (Three Daughters) (1961) |
"
Gracefully shot, it's an amusing film that's imbued with Ray's generous humanity."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 18, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
73%
|
One Mile Away () |
"
The strength of One Mile Away is that it gives the viewer a palpable sense of what it's like to be caught up in these 'postcode' wars ..."
—
The List
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
69%
|
Trance (2013) |
"
A self-aware, genre-subverting piece of postmodernism, which culminates in a deliberately OTT finale."
—
The List
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
O Som ao Redor (Neighbouring Sounds) (2012) |
"
With its inventive sound, masterly lensing and diverse mix of characters, Filho reveals a society haunted by both its past and by the threat of future violence."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 12, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
Reality (2013) |
"
The film belongs to Arena, outstanding as a man growing ever more delusional in his quest to acquire celebrity status."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 12, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
The Spirit of '45 () |
"
It serves as a moving reminder of how, following the sacrifices of WWII, the British people collectively established a fairer society."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 1, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
89%
|
Shell () |
"
It's refreshing to see a British film in which place and character are so entwined."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 1, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
44%
|
To The Wonder (2013) |
"
In the face of the film's overwhelming visual beauty, no official religious faith is required to feel that you are witnessing paradise gained and lost."
—
The List
Posted Feb 18, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Caesar Must Die (2013) |
"
[An] inventive, urgent and humane prison drama, in which real-life Mafia and Camorra prisoners act in a version of Julius Caesar."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 18, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Beyond The Hills (2013) |
"
Shot in long, deep-focus takes, Beyond The Hills shows how not just the church but a whole society has failed these vulnerable young women."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 18, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Lore (2013) |
"
This oblique and understated tale of lost innocence conveys both an individual's experiences and a powerful sense of a ruined nation."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 17, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
98%
|
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence In The House Of God (2012) |
"
Details the ways, in the face of devastating evidence, that the Catholic Church attempted to cover-up a priest's serial criminality."
—
The List
Posted Feb 12, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Victim (1961) |
"
If it now appears quaintly old-fashioned in its attitudes and assumptions, it still impresses thanks to Dirk Bogarde's performance."
—
BBC
Posted Feb 6, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
80%
|
Everyday () |
"
It deserves its cinematic release, thanks to its lingering, poetic-realist images of uncluttered Norfolk landscapes and to Michael Nyman's yearning score."
—
The List
Posted Jan 25, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
87%
|
Bullhead (2012) |
"
[It] displays plenty of visual imagination, but this overcooked film is in sore need of streamlining."
—
Total Film
Posted Jan 18, 2013
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