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4/5	" There are plausibility issues � no German accents; no guards noticing the kids� frequent chats � but Herman builds a tightening sense of dread that finds no release in the final, tragic twist. Expect a sleepless night." -- Total Film Posted Sep 12, 2008	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)	63%
2/5	" Shame on Iggy Pop for letting them (ab)use his anarchy-anthem �Real Wild Child� in a girls�-own flick that is so paltry it makes the recent St Trinians addition look like Picnic At Hanging Rock." -- Total Film Posted Aug 15, 2008	Wild Child (2009)	33%
3/5	" John Williams� music elbowed in favour of Kevin Kiner�s pale imitations� Little things that jar and jar, but at least there�s no Jar Jar." -- Total Film Posted Aug 15, 2008	The Clone Wars (2008)	18%
3/5	" Stagey fluff, yes, but old romantics will spare a sigh for the fairytale fade-out." -- Total Film Posted Aug 15, 2008	Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)	77%
4/5	" A witty, urbane portrait of Manhattan's debutante scene." -- BBC Posted Jul 18, 2008	Metropolitan (1990)	92%
3/5	" Less than the sum of its A-list parts, Nichols� grown-up satire only catches fire when Hoffman�s steamed up." -- Total Film Posted Jan 11, 2008	Charlie Wilson's War (2007)	82%
3/5	" Subversive enough for older brother, sweet enough for kid sis, this cine-panto�s a safe if not spectacular choice for a Chrimbo family outing. The cartoon chipmunk almost steals it, but Adams� dippy dazzle is the movie�s heart, soul and lungs." -- Total Film Posted Dec 13, 2007	Enchanted (2007)	93%
3/5	" A bona fide trash pastiche. So good it�s bad, then? Almost, but the panache and playfulness machine-gun most of the shortcomings. DVD suppliers! Can we have the two films plus trailers in one now, please?" -- Total Film Posted Nov 9, 2007	Planet Terror (2007)	77%
3/5	" This has more bite than we�ve come to expect from Sam Raimi�s Ghost House production outfit. Some of the action misses the jugular, but Danny Huston makes for a sensational baddie." -- Total Film Posted Nov 1, 2007	30 Days of Night (2007)	50%
2/5	" Scaling dizzy heights of sheer averageness, the third in writer/ producer Paul WS Anderson�s stillborn zombie saga is the best � or least worst � yet." -- Total Film Posted Oct 10, 2007	Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)	22%
4/5	" Novel in concept, exquisite in execution, another family feast from Pixar suitable for all palates. Not a studio chef d�oeuvre, perhaps, but still the richest of this year�s animations. Don�t miss the starter course, hilarious space short Lifted." -- Total Film Posted Oct 10, 2007	Ratatouille (2007)	96%
3/5	" A warm, sentimental glow prevails at the end, while copious shots of rolling landscape offset the teatime-telly feel of veteran goggleboxer Rod Hardy�s direction." -- Total Film Posted Sep 14, 2007	December Boys (2007)	42%
4/5	" The funniest film since, um, Knocked Up. What it lacks in novelty it makes up for with consistency. Supergood." -- Total Film Posted Sep 14, 2007	Superbad (2007)	87%
2/5	" A sari attempt to hybridise Hollywood and Bollywood." -- Total Film Posted Aug 17, 2007	Marigold (2007)	33%
3/5	" A stylised indie chick-flick, Waitress gets itself into a tonal puree but still offers flavoursome pleasures and full-on food-porn visuals. A funny and touching testament to Shelly�s multi-talent � savour it." -- Total Film Posted Aug 10, 2007	Waitress (2007)	88%
3/5	" Captured at hair-raisingly close quarters by the fearless filmmakers, the sense of lawlessness grabs the throat and haunts the mind." -- Total Film Posted Jul 20, 2007	Ghosts of Cite Soleil (2007)	81%
3/5	" Fear, peril and hoplessness soak every frame." -- BBC Posted Jul 20, 2007	The Seventh Seal (1957)	95%
3/5	" Arguably the film romanticises its morally challenged protagonists, but there's little hint of rose-tint in the fear, peril and hopelessness that seem to soak every frame like a cold sweat." -- BBC Posted Jul 17, 2007	Ghosts of Cite Soleil (2007)	81%
2/5	" Where Hukkle's circle-of-life surrealism had a certain twisted charm, this film's sense of the grotesque is more glum than fun. On the tail of such a promising debut, it can't help feeling like a hiccup." -- BBC Posted Jul 13, 2007	Taxidermia (2006)	81%
3/5	" More a thumbnail than a full portrait." -- BBC Posted Jun 26, 2007	Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006)	81%
2/5	" Saved by set-piece action." -- BBC Posted Jun 15, 2007	Exiled (2007)	81%
4/5	" Smart, sprightly and sensitive, this is like a junior-edition Heavenly Creatures , complete with ace chemistry and tragic twist." -- Total Film Posted May 4, 2007	Bridge to Terabithia (2007)	85%
4/5	" Why can't more kids' films be this grown up?" -- BBC Posted May 1, 2007	Bridge to Terabithia (2007)	85%
3/5	" More a buddy movie than a political one, it nonetheless captures the festering tensions of a divided city." -- BBC Posted Apr 3, 2007	Close to Home (2007)	67%
2/5	" This is eye candy with a hollow centre." -- Total Film Posted Mar 27, 2007	Meet the Robinsons (2007)	66%
3/5	" Accessibility is one of the movie's virtues: without dumbing down, it makes the workings of Parliament seem as gripping as a good suspense thriller." -- BBC Posted Mar 23, 2007	Amazing Grace (2007)	70%
3/5	" Earns its place-setting with other foodie movies (Eat Drink Man Woman, Big Night, Tampopo) for the sheer volume of delectable dishes � which, in spite of the muddy lensing, will set stomachs pining." -- Total Film Posted Mar 16, 2007	Eden (2006)	70%
2/5	" Duelist turns from playful to precious in the last 30-odd minutes, straggling towards a prancey showdown that's as graceful as all get-out but as cold as the endless falling snow." -- BBC Posted Mar 8, 2007	Duelist (2005)	40%
3/5	" If only it had taken the characters' lead and strayed further from the beaten track..." -- BBC Posted Mar 8, 2007	Gone (2006)	55%
3/5	" The man's still a genius; he just needs to be more ruthless in the editing suite." -- BBC Posted Mar 6, 2007	Inland Empire (2006)	70%
4/5	" It sounds more like an endurance test than entertainment, yet this one-of-a-kind experience proves surprisingly immersive." -- BBC Posted Mar 1, 2007	Into Great Silence (2007)	89%
4/5	" A convincing portrait of how ordinary people strive to get on with their lives in the wake of terrible conflict." -- BBC Posted Feb 17, 2007	Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams (2007)	98%
3/5	" the movie's relevance to current events is inescapable - especially when underlined in dialogue like, "In all of history, no one has ever managed to conquer Afghanistan."" -- BBC Posted Feb 16, 2007	The 9th Company (2005)	79%
4/5	" Credit should be shared with the leads; together they're silly, giddy, irrepressibly inventive - a lot like the film itself." -- BBC Posted Feb 13, 2007	The Science of Sleep (2006)	69%
4/5	" In the running for the �Best Rethink Of An Established Formula� award, so we�d like to thank the director and his cast for keeping the chortles coming." -- Total Film Posted Feb 9, 2007	For Your Consideration (2006)	51%
2/5	" *First, the good news: The Fountain* is only 97 minutes long. Now the bad: that's 97 minutes of rampant metaphysical codswallop.*" -- BBC* Posted Jan 26, 2007	The Fountain (2006)	51%
2/5	" A bizarre brew of Brit-grit, magic realism and religious allegory." -- BBC Posted Jan 26, 2007	Lives of the Saints (2006)	42%
4/5	" A layer of mainstream gloss takes the edge off the horrors, but the man behind Robocop marches through with a steely assurance that rarely allows you to snatch a breath." -- BBC Posted Jan 16, 2007	Black Book (2007)	76%
4/5	" Hard to believe that an actor previously renowned for his gentleness could play such a monster, but the transformation is seamless." -- BBC Posted Jan 12, 2007	The Last King of Scotland (2006)	87%
	" It's a warm and dignified end to a sometimes erratic but often enthralling career." -- BBC Posted Jan 9, 2007	A Prairie Home Companion (2006)	81%
4/5	" Maybe the ending's a bit excessive, but it's hard to overstate the excitement of seeing fresh British talent break through with such energy." -- BBC Posted Nov 30, 2006	London to Brighton (2008)	73%
2/5	" *Revenge is a dish served once too often in Romanzo Criminale, an Italian crime epic that runs out of appeal well before it runs out of ammo." -- BBC* Posted Nov 11, 2006	Crime Novel (2005)	53%
2/5	" The worst is saved for last: just when you think the movie has shown the courage of its 'gritty' convictions, it hits you with schmaltz that would shame a Hallmark card." -- BBC Posted Nov 11, 2006	Waist Deep (2006)	26%
3/5	" A Singaporean drama that requires patience but ultimately rewards it." -- BBC Posted Oct 31, 2006	Be With Me (2005)	90%
3/5	" In the end, the hunter becomes the hunted; but wouldn't the animal rights message mean more if you actually cared about the critters?" -- BBC Posted Oct 17, 2006	Open Season (2006)	47%
3/5	" Co-directors Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe have a gift for making fake footage look like the real deal. But they're not so hot when it comes to simulating human drama." -- BBC Posted Oct 3, 2006	Brothers of the Head (2006)	67%
3/5	" You have to hand it to those OutKast fellas -- even when they make a mess, they do it with style." -- BBC Posted Sep 29, 2006	Idlewild (2006)	48%
4/5	" *mixing comedy with horror's never an easy business, but time and again Severance* cuts it.*" -- BBC* Posted Sep 16, 2006	Severance (2007)	65%
2/5	" A head-scratching thriller..." -- BBC Posted Sep 6, 2006	Stay (2005)	27%
3/5	" *It may not pass with flying colours, but Driving Lessons* still motors along likeably enough.*" -- BBC* Posted Sep 5, 2006	Driving Lessons (2006)	49%

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