|
21%
|
The Hangover Part III (2013)
|
"Breaking the mould is usually a brave and admirable cinematic act, but when it crashes the party here, it proves to be the ultimate big screen buzz-kill. "
|
Erin Free
|
|
66%
|
Spring Breakers (2013)
|
"In many ways, this trashy, dazzling but enigmatic film belongs to Franco's Alien, a wannabe gangsta who just doesn't have the guts or heart to be a cold-hearted thug."
|
Cara Nash
|
|
82%
|
The Place Beyond The Pines (2013)
|
"...the best kind of film: big enough to be bracing, but small enough to draw you right in, and then exercise a firm, vice-like grip."
|
Erin Free
|
|
87%
|
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
|
"Star Trek Into Darkness is a big film, building on the foundations of its predecessor and holding true to the nature of the franchise."
|
James Fletcher
|
|
91%
|
The Hunt (2013)
|
"This is unshakeable storytelling, which is fitting for a film that reveals how certain damage can never be undone."
|
Cara Nash
|
|
60%
|
Drift (2013)
|
"Predicting which Aussie films will swamp the box office is near impossible, but in terms of quality, this honest, heartfelt flick well and truly keeps its head above water."
|
Erin Free
|
|
92%
|
No (2013)
|
"A bitingly funny, fascinating and moving portrait of Pinochet's fall that's smartly shot and superbly performed. "
|
Cara Nash
|
|
78%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013)
|
"The third installment in the game-changing Iron Man trilogy takes all the hard work done by Marvel Studios in creating a rich, thoughtful but never po-faced cinematic universe, and turns it into a big joke."
|
Erin Free
|
|
55%
|
Oblivion (2013)
|
"Rich with ideas, and driven by extraordinary visuals, the occasionally confusing but deeply rewarding 'Oblivion' is a top-flight slice of sci-fi."
|
Erin Free
|
|
4%
|
Scary Movie 5 (2013)
|
"It says a lot about the film that the only half-laughs to be had come from Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan."
|
Jenny Casablancas
|
|
20%
|
Identity Thief (2013)
|
"an unwieldy and unfunny farce that's robbed of comic potential through its reliance on shrill mayhem over wit."
|
Michael Simms
|
|
85%
|
Sleepwalk With Me (2012)
|
"...just like the most memorable stand-up routines, there's a twinge of tragedy and pathos in the mix that make the laughs linger and the story stick."
|
Cara Nash
|
|
28%
|
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
|
"There are sure to be many more clunkers in 2013...but it's never nice to be the first."
|
Jenny Casablancas
|
|
70%
|
The Loneliest Planet (2012)
|
"...simmering just beneath its quiet, beautiful surface are endless questions to do with relationships and trust, and how they're tied to our expectations regarding masculinity."
|
Cara Nash
|
|
96%
|
War Witch (2013)
|
"War Witch is remarkable for the fact that it never strays into sentimentality or sensationalism. "
|
Cara Nash
|
|
37%
|
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
|
"Though not exactly magic, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is certainly no cinematic disappearing act either."
|
Katerina Sakkas
|
|
59%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
|
"A visually dazzling, wickedly humoured and richly characterised epic that has Sam Raimi's magic touch all over it."
|
Michael Simms
|
|
63%
|
I Give It a Year (2013)
|
"Its premise is an original and audacious one, but it ultimately gives way to all the cliches of the genre it is attempting to subvert. "
|
Cara Nash
|
|
44%
|
The Paperboy (2012)
|
"But what does it have going for it? It has an undeniable pulse."
|
Cara Nash
|
|
89%
|
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir ()
|
"An intimate and compelling, albeit sympathetic, portrait of this filmmaking legend, whose often tragedy tinged real life story eclipses his extraordinary onscreen work. "
|
Travis Johnson
|
|
46%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013)
|
"But all the richness and complexity in its central theme is never grasped or fully fleshed out."
|
Katerina Sakkas
|
|
92%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
|
"It may be a Hollywood comedy, but it's one that feels beautifully alive."
|
Cara Nash
|
|
13%
|
Safe Haven (2013)
|
"While all the emotionally manipulative factors are at play here, how does this end up one of Sparks' better screen adaptations?"
|
Cara Nash
|
|
89%
|
Lincoln (2012)
|
"Lincoln is a far more reckless, entertaining, unusual, but ultimately horribly uneven film than its pedigree may suggest."
|
Erin Free
|
|
14%
|
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
|
"a veritable goldmine of rip-roaring popcorn entertainment, so outrageous in execution yet so disciplined in pacing that it becomes increasingly easier to immerse oneself with each passing second."
|
Katerina Sakkas
|
|
88%
|
Django Unchained (2012)
|
"Tarantino is starting to look more and more like an angry teenager in his bedroom going, "Wouldn't it be good if..." "
|
Erin Free
|
|
52%
|
This is 40 (2012)
|
"A sprawling but smart and generous-hearted comedy whose knockout laughs come steeped in brutal honesty. "
|
Cara Nash
|
|
93%
|
Zero Dark Thirty (2013)
|
"...a nail-biting thriller of the first order, but also a confronting gut-wrencher which - though never driven by ideology or politics - inevitably pulls the audience into ambiguous moral territory."
|
Cara Nash
|
|
81%
|
Pitch Perfect (2012)
|
"It's formulaic, but it conjures up its own offbeat vibe and the musical numbers are gold. "
|
Cara Nash
|
|
51%
|
Trouble with the Curve (2012)
|
"A classy old school character drama that dips into sentimentality in its final stages, but remains first-rate in every other aspect."
|
Erin Free
|
|
49%
|
The Man With the Iron Fists (2012)
|
"Given the talent on board, this registers as a disappointment, but even with the clunky dialogue and subpar fight scenes, it's watchable fun. "
|
Stephen Lambrechts
|
|
70%
|
Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)
|
"A sassy and charming romantic comedy where the loosely scripted laughs play authentically and sometimes painfully. "
|
Cara Nash
|
|
85%
|
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
|
"A stellar adaptation and a beautifully crafted coming-of-age tale that comes wrapped in all the promise and possibility of adolescence. "
|
Cara Nash
|
|
68%
|
Step Up To The Plate (2012)
|
"An intimate, immaculate doco that ends up a stirring but unsentimental meditation on tradition and family. "
|
Lex Hall
|
|
65%
|
2 Days in New York (2012)
|
"Delpy seems fascinated by the way that time and life experience change people's perceptions and attitudes, but not their cores."
|
Cara Nash
|
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)
|
"...ends on a surprising and admirably audacious note, given the more routine closer that may have been anticipated."
|
Cara Nash
|
|
67%
|
God Bless America (2012)
|
"Though hilariously funny and luridly hypnotic, God Bless America is quite possibly the angriest and saddest film of the last ten years."
|
Erin Free
|
|
67%
|
Dead Europe ()
|
"The result is a bleak, atmospheric and utterly seductive thriller that doesn't offer up its secrets readily."
|
Colin Fraser
|
|
86%
|
The Master (2012)
|
"Marking Paul Thomas Anderson's most cryptic work to date, this brilliantly shot, superbly acted and powerfully challenging film warrants multiple viewings. "
|
Tom Clift
|
|
82%
|
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
|
"Shamelessly rips off Tarantino and is overloaded with self-referential smarminess, but the ending's a cracker and there are some scene-stealing performances. "
|
CJ Johnson
|
|
94%
|
The Sessions (2012)
|
"Driven by John Hawkes' inspired turn, this is a candid, funny and touching charmer. "
|
Tom Clift
|
|
12%
|
Alex Cross (2012)
|
"Alex Cross wasn't conceived as spoof, but such poorly written and executed dross is laughable."
|
Michael Simms
|
|
71%
|
Anton Corbijn Inside Out ()
|
"...paints a piercing and poignant portrait of a visionary talent, and the complex forces that drive him."
|
Cara Nash
|
|
55%
|
Bachelorette (2012)
|
""It may be wrapped in the pretence of a comedy, but scratch beneath the shiny facade and sharp one-liners, and there's a dense and dark core." "
|
Cara Nash
|
|
71%
|
Hail ()
|
"Its poetic opening moments soon descend into raw, wrenching and compelling viewing. "
|
Emmet O'Cuana
|
|
96%
|
Argo (2012)
|
"A suspenseful, topical and surprisingly humorous film that's deserving of the Oscar buzz surrounding it. "
|
Lex Hall
|
|
72%
|
I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
|
"...it's the film's fearless go-for broke style which makes I Love You Phillip Morris such a success."
|
Cara Nash
|
|
73%
|
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)
|
"And like Spurlock's other works, among all the laughs and gimmicks, he occasionally scores a moment that floors you."
|
Cara Nash
|
|
67%
|
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
|
"...this is packed with all the warmth, heart and humanity that one has come to expect from a Cameron Crowe film. "
|
Cara Nash
|
|
20%
|
The Lucky One (2012)
|
"Falling victim to his source material, Hicks fails to invest it with any sort of edge, rendering the cinematic version as mawkish and saccharine as Sparks' bloated prose."
|
Cara Nash
|
73%
21%
63%
85%
46%
40%
