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100%
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Salute (2012)
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"A valuable reminder of how athletes can take a courageous stand."
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Tom Dawson
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100%
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Nostalgia for the Light (2011)
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"A film that makes you ponder the mysteries of human existence anew."
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Tom Dawson
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37%
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Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
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"Weighed down with daft new characters and an overstretched story, the prehistoric saga is looking a bit old. On the other hand, it still has Scrat -which is all any movie really needs..."
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Paul M. Bradshaw
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85%
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Electrick Children (2013)
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"Careful, kids - rock'n'roll can get you pregnant. Or that's what one Mormon teen believes in this cute lo-fi indie from first-timer Rebecca Thomas."
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Paul M. Bradshaw
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29%
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Comes A Bright Day (2012)
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"Aboud summons an impressive array of talent for his debut feature, pitched as an odd mix of indie-Brit parlour farce and Dog Day Afternoon."
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Paul M. Bradshaw
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85%
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Chariots of Fire (1981)
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"[An] airless saga of university toffs building themselves up to run for God and country at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris..."
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Neil Smith
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77%
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Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)
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"Part Of Me deserves kudos for allowing an element of unpredictability to intrude upon its tween exploitation and sugary vulgarity."
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Neil Smith
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83%
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You've Been Trumped (2012)
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"A vital, visceral antidote to Trump's slick PR machine."
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Simon Kinnear
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80%
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Magic Mike (2012)
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"The best movie about dudes disrobing since Brokeback Mountain."
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Neil Smith
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57%
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Detachment (2012)
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"It's impossible to take his didactic diatribe as seriously as it takes itself."
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Neil Smith
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43%
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7 Days in Havana ()
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"Despite an impressive roll-call of talent, this seven-tale Cuba-set anthology never strays far from touristy clichés."
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Carmen Gray
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70%
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The Hunter (2012)
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"The domestic and conspiracy elements are so perfunctory you sense the film, like its hero, can't wait to bugger off into the bush and forget about them altogether."
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Matt Glasby
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95%
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Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)
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"If you're sceptical about performance art, this might just change your mind."
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Simon Kinnear
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35%
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The Players (Les infidèles) ()
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"Greater female input might have alleviated the film's tiresome chauvinism."
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Tom Dawson
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92%
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Ping Pong ()
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"An unabashed crowd-pleaser, Hugh Hartford's table-top portrait avoids patronising its aged subjects, bouncing between sweetly satirical and sincerely moving."
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Paul M. Bradshaw
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67%
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God Bless America (2012)
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"It's the kind of cuckoo premise that director Bobcat Goldthwait (World's Greatest Dad) excels at..."
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Josh Winning
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56%
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Strawberry Fields ()
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"Its simplicity is both effective and deceptive-a testament to the script's intelligence and to the actors' beguiling (if slightly histrionic) performances."
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Neil Smith
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98%
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The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie (Le Charme Discret de la Bourgeoisie) (1972)
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"It weaves games of dream and reality as the sextet wander through increasingly absurd set-ups. patriarchal authority and polite social rituals are slyly undermined, and the cast play it impeccably."
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Philip Kemp
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80%
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We Are Poets ()
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"We root for these hugely likeable young artists as they develop impressive voices for their anguish and ideals, and share in their suspense as the big day arrives."
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Carmen Gray
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——
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Exit Humanity (2012)
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"A sub-Cold Mountain travelogue beset by tedious talk, stiff performances and zero menace."
|
Simon Kinnear
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34%
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Joyful Noise (2012)
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"Hard as it tries to be harmless feel-good fodder, its notion that one character's Asperger's can be cured by a hearty sing-song makes it a more offensive musical than Team America ever dared."
|
Owen Nicholls
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43%
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Storage 24 (2013)
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"There's enough gore, ideas and self-aware absurdity here to make it something a bit more enticing than merely Alien: The EastEnders Redux."
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|
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100%
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On The Sly (APas De Loup) ()
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"The value of small things is tenderly endorsed in this miniaturist French cousin of Alice In Wonderland and Moonrise Kingdom."
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Kevin Harley
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93%
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Mission To Lars ()
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"You'll cry a bit come the tense, touching climax - then punch the air with joy."
|
Kevin Harley
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0%
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Requiem for a Killer (Requiem pour une Tueuse) ()
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"Writer-director's Jerome Le Gris' sub-Hitchcockian thriller piles up the genre clichés to the point where you assume the whole enterprise must be an Agatha Christie-style parody."
|
Tom Dawson
|
|
——
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The Rise & Fall of a White Collar Hooligan ()
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"Paul Tanter's hackneyed, embarrassing British crime thriller is mercifully short, but still 80 minutes too long."
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Paul M. Bradshaw
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83%
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Cloclo ()
|
"Dardenne brothers favourite Jérémie Renier is uncannily good as the tightly wound star, as well as a dead ringer for him."
|
Kate Stables
|
|
20%
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Chernobyl Diaries (2012)
|
"Diaries is dark and gruesome, but with little in the way of genuine shock or surprise, you should expect the expected."
|
Ken McIntyre
|
|
83%
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Your Sister's Sister (2012)
|
"An effortless, emotional, funny little indie that few people will see. Be one of them."
|
Jonathan Crocker
|
|
93%
|
King of Devil's Island (2011)
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"It's pleasing to see something from the Nordic countries that doesn't involve police procedure and chunky jumpers."
|
Neil Smith
|
|
41%
|
Lovely Molly (2012)
|
"Impressive, if messy, the film combines kitchen-sink drama with found-footage horror, perjuring itself with too many plot possibilities."
|
Matt Glasby
|
|
67%
|
Friends With Kids (2012)
|
"Smart dialogue, a gifted ensemble and good intentions from Jennifer Westfeldt, but her grown-up romcom can't quite escape feeling like a sitcom on the big screen."
|
Jonathan Crocker
|
|
77%
|
Killer Joe (2012)
|
"The dirtiest black comedy you'll see for a long time."
|
Matt Mueller
|
|
35%
|
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
|
"Arrive two hours late for Bekmambetov's overcooked noise generator and you'll have a fantastic night."
|
Neil Smith
|
|
92%
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The Fairy (2012)
|
"Not all of the jokes land perfectly (a late telephone gag treads too much water), but The Fairy remains infectiously funny throughout."
|
Josh Winning
|
|
73%
|
Dark Horse (2012)
|
"Though more forgiving than previous Solondz films, Dark Horse is too slight to herald a wholesale change of direction."
|
Neil Smith
|
|
52%
|
Where Do We Go Now? (2012)
|
"Balancing sectarian tragedy and earthy humour is never easy, and Labaki crams in too many stereotypes."
|
Tom Dawson
|
|
73%
|
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
|
"The leads charm, the action crackles and the grooves are well-laid for part two."
|
Kevin Harley
|
|
98%
|
Silent Souls (2011)
|
"There's nothing here Andrei Tarkovsky didn't achieve in his prime, but at a mere 78 minutes it maintains focus with admirable purity."
|
Simon Kinnear
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38%
|
Victim ()
|
"Anuva barrel of 'hood clichés it might be, but the sharp cast and snappy script (by Chin and co-star Michael Maris) make it fresher and funnier than it sounds."
|
Paul M. Bradshaw
|
|
100%
|
Planet of Snail (2012)
|
"Never patronising nor begging for sympathy, it attempts to show how this couple experience the world, from the sensual delights of walking along a seashore to the very real ordeal of changing a light bulb."
|
James Mottram
|
|
53%
|
Think Like a Man (2012)
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"Any film that gives Curb Your Enthusiasm's J.B. Smoove little more than a walk-on needs more thought."
|
Owen Nicholls
|
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41%
|
Rock of Ages (2012)
|
"Disposable, overly long fun best enjoyed with BFFs and a bevvie."
|
Jane Crowther
|
|
88%
|
Polisse (2012)
|
"Not for the faint-hearted, but it feels like the truth."
|
Matt Glasby
|
|
78%
|
The Last Projectionist ()
|
"A self-promoting yet revealing documentary from venue owner Tom Lawes."
|
Tom Dawson
|
|
70%
|
Late September ()
|
"The cast cut into the tough truths of late-life relations. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel it ain't."
|
Kevin Harley
|
|
19%
|
Lay the Favorite (2012)
|
"Frears seems to be in something of a slump, and his giddy, surface-skimming adaptation of Beth Raymer's memoir about her trajectory from stripper to bookie isn't reversing the trend."
|
Kate Stables
|
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8%
|
A Thousand Kisses Deep ()
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"Lustig strains for poetic meaning but comes up empty-handed. Unless, that is, you happen to like cod-Freudian naval-gazing."
|
James Mottram
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|
64%
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The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
|
"What The Five-Year Engagement lacks in belly laughs it makes up for in heart and soul, successfully exploring the genuine greys of a relationship instead of painting them black and white."
|
Tony Horkins
|
|
89%
|
A Royal Affair (2012)
|
"The stand-out ... is Mikkel Boe Folsgaard as the King. Teetering on the edge of sanity, he is both detestable and sympathetic."
|
Matt Glasby
|
78%
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