|
4/5
|
100%
|
The Act Of Killing (2013) |
"
Evil has rarely seemed so banal."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 17, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
69%
|
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
|
50%
|
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."
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Total Film
Posted Jun 11, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
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."
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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
|
77%
|
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
|
54%
|
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
|
88%
|
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
|
92%
|
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
|
68%
|
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
|
91%
|
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
|
80%
|
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
|
42%
|
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
|
|
2/5
|
——
|
The Lookout () |
"
After an impressively choreographed opening set-piece ... The Lookout soon runs aground."
—
Total Film
Posted Jan 15, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
76%
|
Hors Satan (2013) |
"
A film which poses lots of questions, rather than provides any definitive answers."
—
The List
Posted Dec 21, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
45%
|
Zaytoun (2013) |
"
The result feels dramatically and emotionally unconvincing, and a step backwards from Riklis's poignant allegory Lemon Tree."
—
The List
Posted Dec 20, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
87%
|
Boxing Day () |
"
Disappointing."
—
The List
Posted Dec 18, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
McCullin () |
"
A sobering primer in the hard-hitting photojournalism of the '60s and '70s."
—
Total Film
Posted Dec 17, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
58%
|
I, Anna () |
"
A slice of modern London noir is served up in writer/director Barnaby Southcombe's debut."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 27, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
88%
|
Yossi (2013) |
"
This is a perceptive, warm-hearted work, anchored by Knoller's impressively less-is-more performance."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 27, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
The House I Live In (2012) |
"
Persuasively argues that punitive laws against users have historically involved disproportionately targeting poor, non-white communities."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 19, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
91%
|
The Hunt (2013) |
"
The powerfully acted The Hunt concerns itself with how an innocent individual is caught up in a modern-day witch-hunt, based solely on the false memories of a child."
—
The List
Posted Nov 5, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
75%
|
Alps (2012) |
"
Absurdly amusing (in places), rigorously directed, and more interesting on an intellectual level than an emotional one."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 30, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
90%
|
Keep the Lights On (2012) |
"
Feels lopsided in its focus on Erik, with Paul remaining a strangely remote object of the former's romantic devotion."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 29, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
——
|
Bienvenue parmi nous (Welcome Abroad) () |
"
There's plenty to savour in Chesnais' expertly judged performance, while Becker's warmth towards the gentle pace of life in provincial France is palpable."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 23, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
Sister (2012) |
"
Like her 2008 debut Home, Swiss director Ursula Meier's accomplished follow-up focuses on those living on the margins."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 17, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Elena (2012) |
"
Backed by a sparing Philip Glass score, Elena eloquently shows how, in modern Russia, even family relationships are at the mercy of business."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 17, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
In the House (2013) |
"
Effortlessly shifts between genres, tones and styles, thus becoming an inquiry into this gifted if erratic filmmaker's whole career."
—
The List
Posted Oct 9, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
80%
|
Reality (2013) |
"
The film itself serves a powerful metaphor for Berlusconi-era Italy, in which Catholicism has seemingly been supplanted by a hysterical collective craving for celebrity status."
—
The List
Posted Oct 9, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
Husbands (1970) |
"
A gruelling and sometimes exasperating film, notable for its raw performances - as well as its avoidance of close-ups and point-of-view shots."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 20, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
75%
|
The Intouchables (2012) |
"
Did the script really have to perpetuate such crass racial stereotypes?"
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 11, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
The Snows of Kilimanjaro () |
"
Shot in warm, summery tones, TSOK muses pertinently on justice and forgiveness while painting a moving portrait of an enduring marriage."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 3, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
In Your Hands (Contre Toi) (2010) |
"
At a taut 81 mins, this crisply shot two-hander is further proof of how modern French cinema consistently allows Scott Thomas opportunities to excel in psychologically challenging roles."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 15, 2012
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