N/A | Rotten 50%
| Twilight (2008) | "
Twilight and History's Coolest Vampires - An RT Guide" — Rotten Tomatoes Posted Dec 17, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 39%
| Inkheart (2009) | "
Magical, if messy — this gets by on a good heart, high adventure and an unashamed love for books." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 12, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 47%
| Lakeview Terrace (2008) | "
As a thriller it’s solid three-star tension. As a Samuel L. Jackson showcase it proves a man can only coast through so many motherfuckin’ or milquetoastin’ turns before having to display his full and overpowering talent." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 5, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 87%
| The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) | "
Fascinating history, very good movie — but demanding, and its lack of easy answers will frustrate some. Lessons about 21st century terrorism are implicit, but not overly stressed." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 14, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 87%
| The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) | "
Fascinating history, very good movie -- but demanding, and its lack of easy answers will frustrate some. Lessons about 21st century terrorism are implicit, but not overly stressed." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 14, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 57%
| Tau Ming Chong (2009) | "
The guy story is so strong that conventional romantic interludes with the woman torn between two men could easily have been dropped." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 7, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 64%
| Quantum of Solace (2008) | "
A pacy, visually imaginative follow-up to the series relaunch. If it doesn't even try to be bigger and better than Casino Royale, that's perhaps a smart move." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 21, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 70%
| Child's Play (1988) | "
It's nothing wildly original, but it is pacey and entertaining when it gets going." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 21, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 80%
| Goldeneye (1995) | "
This is the best bond movie since On Her Majesty's Secret Service." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 13, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 29%
| Casino Royale (1967) | "
Despite being not officially a Bond film this is good solid, entertaining action." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 13, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 73%
| The Living Daylights (1987) | "
After the fizzle of the later Roger Moore Bonds, The Living Daylights brings in a new 007 in Timothy Dalton, who manages the Connery trick of seeming suave and tough at the same time." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 13, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 15%
| Mirrors (2008) | "
The main problem with Mirrors is its truly clunky screenplay, which fails to support the often stylish visuals." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 10, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 87%
| The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2008) | "
It has few fireworks, but still sticks in the mind, and is a definite upgrade from Digimon: The Movie for director Mamoru Hosoda." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 19, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 43%
| Triangle (2007) | "
It’s a shaggy dog story, with a script obviously made up as the film was being shot, but reasonably engrossing as the directors enjoy exaggerating their own mannerisms." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 29, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 44%
| The Strangers (2008) | "
An effective, scary emotional work-out, but perhaps you can have too much paranoid despair." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 29, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Cool Hand Luke (1967) | "
One of those movies you remember Great Moments from." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 22, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 87%
| All That Jazz (1979) | "
Savagely witty on backstage life and audaciously edited." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 12, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 67%
| Cobb (1994) | "
Massively underrated." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 5, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) | "
Amid the endless homages and the sheer adoration meted out to Sergio Leone's ambitious, pricier finale to his Spaghetti Western trilogy, it's easy to forget just how damn good the film is." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 1, 2008 |
N/A | Rotten 32%
| The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) | "
Kim Newman's Guide to The X-Files" — Rotten Tomatoes Posted Jul 31, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 32%
| The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) | "
An okay paranormal mystery, with solid work from the regulars – but please Mr Carter, next time, could we have liver-eating mutants or post-modern comedy like the really good episodes of The X Files?" — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 31, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 95%
| Opening Night (1977) | "
As per usual it features a superb cast, including the ever-present Gena Rowlands, who successfully improvise their way the film." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 28, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 94%
| The Blue Angel (1930) | "
A remarkable performance from Emil Jannings." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 28, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| The Big Sleep (1946) | "
Bogart as Marlowe is compelling in this classic thriller that is complex but triumph of atmospheric cool." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 18, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 65%
| The Night Porter (1973) | "
Not rich in plausability of plot or character development, but tonally interesting in places." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 16, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 72%
| Wanted (2008) | "
McAvoy crashes the A-list, Jolie finally gets to be as big a star on screen as she has been in print, and Bekmambetov proves the most exciting action-oriented emigré since John Woo." — Empire Magazine Posted Jun 24, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 65%
| The Escapist (2009) | "
At last, a British crime movie that’s as good as its pitch sounds: Brian Cox trying to break out of prison. Do you need to know any more to want to see it?" — Empire Magazine Posted Jun 20, 2008 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 46%
| Dragnet (1987) | "
Aykroyd’s script has more than its share of clever, witty ideas, but the film still feels the need to descend way too often to Police Academy-style heroes-dress-up-like-idiots sequences." — Empire Magazine Posted May 20, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 73%
| Head (1968) | "
Mad, but highly watchable." — Empire Magazine Posted May 16, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 80%
| The Quatermass Experiment (1955) | "
A number of decent performances and a gritty realistic view of London makes this little sci-fi spin-off still worth a look." — Empire Magazine Posted May 14, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| Death Race 2000 (1975) | "
It has a comic strip premise which is neverthless wholly credible in a sick sort of way." — Empire Magazine Posted May 6, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 64%
| Phantasm (1978) | "
Extremely gory. Horror fans should delight." — Empire Magazine Posted May 6, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 71%
| Back to the Future Part III (1990) | "
A clever and enjoyable wrapping-up of the time-travelling adventures." — Empire Magazine Posted May 5, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 69%
| A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 - Dream Warriors (1987) | "
Arguably the most imaginative of the horror franchise, with a fair number of truly resonant scenes." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 28, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 12%
| Deception (2008) | "
Mildly titillating, but not very good." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 25, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 95%
| [Rec] (2007) | "
Even thought it's the third such effort to employ handheld camera in a zombie flick, this has more than enough shocks to hold its own." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 11, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 92%
| Serpico (1973) | "
Al Pacino delivers a powerful performance in this compelling biopic of a cop and a city's police force." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 9, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 76%
| Blackboard Jungle (1955) | "
Originating the genre of 'dedicated teacher reaches troubled kids in a ghetto school', this is still affecting although heavy-handed." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 8, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 96%
| Elmer Gantry (1960) | "
This gets progressively nastier and winds up with an impressive hellfire finish." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 8, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 80%
| I'm A Cyborg (2006) | "
It's mental but charming, so that's OK." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 6, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Odd Couple (1968) | "
Lemmon and Mathau's finest hour." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 1, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| The Blues Brothers (1980) | "
Still sounds great, and looks as good as ever through Ray-Bans." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 1, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 69%
| Maverick (1994) | "
It's an enjoyable family film." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 25, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 53%
| Forget Paris (1995) | "
Towards the end you wish they'd just get it over with, but this film usually overcomes even the most cynical viewer's resistance." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 24, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 65%
| Be Kind Rewind (2008) | "
The remake/parody sequences are outstanding, but Black’s all-over-the-place mania and Mos Def’s bland orphan hero don’t quite tie the rest of the picture together. Still, it has heart." — Empire Magazine Australasia Posted Mar 20, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 80%
| The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) | "
This is a respectful and complex work of fiction around the concepts of the biblical character and his life." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 19, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 95%
| In the Name of the Father (1993) | "
Letter-perfect performances from Day-Lewis and Postlethwaite do a lot more than a dozen editorials to make an unforgettable point about the miscarriage of justice." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 11, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 97%
| The Snapper (1993) | "
At once realistic and idealised, this is a rare attempt to make drama of ordinary people doing the right thing." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 11, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| Akira (1988) | "
Simply put, no Akira, no Matrix. It's that important." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 10, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 35%
| Vantage Point (2008) | "
Some okay thrills with good performances and some smarts. But the last reel plunge spoils things." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 7, 2008 |
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