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50%
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Into the White (2013)
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"[The cast] acquit themselves well, forging convincing and ultimately moving relationships as they learn how little petty political differences mean when starvation's at the door."
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Matt Glasby
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8%
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The Babymakers (2012)
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"A romcom that fumbles for heart in the gutter, and finds only glib gags."
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Nathan Ditum
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56%
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The Penguin King 3D ()
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"It's not as epic as March Of The Penguins, or as stunning as the BBC's usual slo-mo nature porn - but with nary an animated tap dance in sight, it's still king of the 3D penguins."
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Paul M. Bradshaw
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0%
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The Knot ()
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"Nothing if not predictable."
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Kate Stables
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47%
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Stitches (2013)
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"A Halloween crowd-pleaser that's missing a few tricks and treats."
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Rosie Fletcher
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58%
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Sparkle (2012)
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"Sparkle isn't Dreamgirls - but fans of schmaltzy showbiz fairytales should enjoy it."
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Ken McIntyre
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63%
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Sinister (2012)
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"An enjoyable, if boilerplate, boo-flick that maintains an enviable rate of scares per minute by throwing everything - demons, ghosts, snakes, loud noises - at the screen."
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Matt Glasby
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79%
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Ruby Sparks (2012)
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"Like Calvin, you'll find it hard to resist Ms Sparks."
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James Mottram
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94%
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Room 237 (2013)
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"Ascher's hugely enjoyable docu-collage of Shining theories embraces ambiguity but proves that Kubrick's deep chiller is worth the revisits."
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Kevin Harley
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51%
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Pusher (2012)
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"Gets plenty right but lacks the hard-hitting vibe of the cult original, or a fresh take on gangster-pic London."
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Carmen Gray
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45%
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On the Road (2012)
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"It may lose its way on occasions, but thanks to a committed cast and a script that captures the Kerouac vibe, Salles' adaptation never ends up on the road to nowhere."
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James Mottram
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79%
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
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"The ghost of Tex Avery is alive and well in a frenetic sequel that does more than reheat and serve. Madagascar 4? Don't bet against it."
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69%
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Liberal Arts (2012)
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"An amusing, thoughtful romcom about love, literature and coming of age. Whatever age."
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Jonathan Crocker
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43%
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Hotel Transylvania (2012)
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"It bursts with ideas and the characters are warmly drawn; it's just a shame the jokes come so thin and fast."
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Paul M. Bradshaw
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79%
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Ginger & Rosa (2013)
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"Director Sally Potter shrewdly weaves the domestic drama ..."
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Emma Dibdin
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86%
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Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
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"An ambitious love letter to a Louisiana way of life that's being literally washed away."
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Kate Stables
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95%
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5 Broken Cameras (2012)
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"Despite all the suffering and injustice, the final message is one of optimism that feels neither facile nor tacked-on."
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Philip Kemp
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Cocaine Unwrapped ()
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"A compassionate, considered plea to weekend warriors to think twice before choosing charlie."
|
Simon Kinnear
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11%
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House at the End of the Street (2012)
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"Its talented lead is reduced to being just another scantily clad babe getting stalked by a psycho."
|
Neil Smith
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71%
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Husbands (1970)
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"A gruelling and sometimes exasperating film, notable for its raw performances - as well as its avoidance of close-ups and point-of-view shots."
|
Tom Dawson
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93%
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Barbara (2012)
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"Not only has director Christian Petzold assembled a fascinating hill of beans, but there's a moonlit scene that almost alone justifies his Silver Bear win at Berlin."
|
Ellen E Jones
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88%
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Santa sangre (Holy Blood) (1990)
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"Masterfully directed and relentlessly lurid, Santa Sangre somehow manages to make Jodorowsky's acid western El Topo look sane."
|
George Bass
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87%
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Frankenweenie (2012)
|
"Burton's finest, freshest film in ages is a welcome homecoming. You'd call it patchwork pastiche, if it weren't so zapped with energy, feeling and imagination. It's alive!"
|
Kevin Harley
|
|
95%
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (2012)
|
"The boulder has never looked bigger, the guns have never sounded louder and Indy's whip has never cracked sharper than they do here."
|
Neil Smith
|
|
21%
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Taken 2 (2012)
|
"Taken was no masterpiece and was often thoroughly objectionable. But it still had a drive and a sense of urgency that's absent here ..."
|
Neil Smith
|
|
86%
|
Queen - Hungarian Rhapsody: Live In Budapest '86 (2012)
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"Playing anthem after anthem, Queen show off the full spectrum of their sound, from thrillingly pompous to poignant - sometimes both in the same song."
|
Matt Glasby
|
|
71%
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Anton Corbijn Inside Out ()
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"It's not groundbreaking, but the impressionistic approach at least strives for more than your standard-issue bio."
|
James Mottram
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13%
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Inbred ()
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"Beginning with an Emily Booth cameo and heading swiftly downhill from there ..."
|
|
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75%
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The Intouchables (2012)
|
"Did the script really have to perpetuate such crass racial stereotypes?"
|
Tom Dawson
|
|
58%
|
Hysteria (2012)
|
"Too unsexy for a date movie, too much fingering for a see-with-your-mum movie."
|
Emma Dibdin
|
|
43%
|
Tower Block ()
|
"The action and anxiety are believable, the violence sudden and the performances - especially those of Sheridan Smith as an East End Sarah Connor and Jack O'Connell as a thug-come-good - are strong."
|
Jamie Graham
|
|
75%
|
Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2012)
|
"A compelling case study in the perils of taking on Goliath, and a timely parable about modern media and corporate "reputation anxiety"."
|
Simon Kinnear
|
|
56%
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Now Is Good (2013)
|
"You'll be in bits, but your critical faculties might weep too."
|
Kevin Harley
|
|
94%
|
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel (2012)
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"A fashion world Who's Who offer accolades, while Vreeland's vulnerabilities are revealed in interviews telling how, ridiculed by her socialite mother as ugly, she invented herself on her own terms."
|
Carmen Gray
|
|
11%
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St George's Day ()
|
"Not even the formidable presence of Charles Dance can salvage a script this woeful."
|
Stephen Kelly
|
|
93%
|
Looper (2012)
|
"One of the best films of 2012. You'll immediately want to see it again."
|
James Mottram
|
|
88%
|
Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012)
|
"Not only a sad farewell to a great band, but to life as Murphy knows it."
|
Stephen Kelly
|
|
37%
|
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
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"Very weird fun."
|
Ken McIntyre
|
|
39%
|
The Possession (2012)
|
"You're always painfully aware of how scared the characters are, even if you don't quite feel the same."
|
Matt Glasby
|
|
43%
|
To Rome with Love (2012)
|
"Four trivial stories, forced laughs: don't expect much more from Allen's latest postcard from Europe."
|
Philip Kemp
|
|
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."
|
Tom Dawson
|
|
70%
|
Keyhole (2012)
|
"Though self-referential to a fault, the deadpan humour, frayed logic and monochrome dazzle cast their own richly peculiar spell."
|
Carmen Gray
|
|
74%
|
Hope Springs (2012)
|
"Fine turns from Streep and Jones bedrock this compassionate, quietly subversive drama."
|
Ellen E Jones
|
|
100%
|
About Elly (2009)
|
"Another shrewdly gauged study of our capacity for deception and self-deception from A Separation's auteur. Emotionally devastating."
|
Philip Kemp
|
|
90%
|
Holy Motors (2012)
|
"A surreal head-scratcher that'd make Luis Buñuel smile, it may not be perfectly formed, but there's no denying its fierce originality."
|
James Mottram
|
|
46%
|
The Sweeney (2013)
|
"Might just be the guiltiest of guilty pleasures."
|
Matt Glasby
|
|
51%
|
Savages (2012)
|
"Savages is punishing in places, but there are enough colourful characters and careening twists to make it worth the effort."
|
Ken McIntyre
|
|
65%
|
The Campaign (2012)
|
"Although only slightly more outrageous than reality, The Campaign is a funny, pacy peek behind the political curtain."
|
Ken McIntyre
|
|
75%
|
Killing Them Softly (2012)
|
"It's this terrific ensemble that offers real bang for your buck here - Mendelsohn's skaghead Aussie is a brilliant creation - as Dominik builds a grimy world of bad men, brutal violence and stylish cinematics."
|
Jonathan Crocker
|
|
76%
|
Premium Rush (2012)
|
"JGL's enjoyment in his job adds welcome levels of Levitt-y."
|
Kevin Harley
|
72%
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