Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Let the Right One In (2008) | "
At once a devastating, curiously uplifting inhuman drama and a superbly crafted genre exercise, Let The Right One In can stand toe-to-toe with Spirit Of The Beehive, Pan's Labyrinth or Orphee. See it." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 9, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Pan's Labyrinth (2006) | "
Dark, twisted and beautiful, this entwines fairy-tale fantasy with war-movie horror to startling effect." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 29, 2006 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 92%
| Amores Perros (2001) | "
This is first-rate filmmaking, horrific and tender, raw and lyrical." — Empire Magazine Posted May 18, 2001 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 77%
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | "
Confidently cinematic in classical and modern terms, layered with subtleties but also a straight-ahead, crowd-pleasing comedy." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 99%
| L.A. Confidential (1997) | "
Acted to perfection with more twists than you can shake a stick at." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 21, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Sweet Hereafter (1997) | "
It's a tactfully acted film, beautifully shot in snowy widescreen, subtly scripted and directed with a rare touch." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 96%
| Quiz Show (1994) | "
Acutely observed, beautifully performed, lovingly directed media morality tale that resonates far beyond its 1950s setting." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 8, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 87%
| All That Jazz (1979) | "
Savagely witty on backstage life and audaciously edited." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 12, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Alien (1979) | "
A movie masterpiece. And on the big screen, the chestburster scene just kills." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 30, 2006 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| The Godfather Part II (1974) | "
This is nothing short of magisterial." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 15, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 90%
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) | "
The most purely horrifying horror movie ever made." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
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 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Theatre of Blood (1973) | "
Superbly Vincent Price!" — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 25, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Godfather (1972) | "
It could be argued that Francis Ford Coppola's film of Mario Puzo's bestseller, at once an art movie and a commercial blockbuster, marked the dawn of the age of the mega-movie." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 15, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Once Upon a Time in the West (1969) | "
With its amazing widescreen compositions and epic running time, this Western truly wins points for length and width." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Odd Couple (1968) | "
Lemmon and Mathau's finest hour." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 1, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Hour of the Wolf (1968) | "
A must for fans of horror and of Bergman. So good it makes you wish he had dabbled in the genre that bit more often." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 5, 2004 |
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 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 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Repulsion (1965) | "
If hell is in the details, Roman Polanski has captured it here in his disturbing portrait of falling into psychosis." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 21, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) | "
Catherine Deneuve won the Best Actress prize at Cannes, but the vocal performances of the entire ensemble are impeccable. Pure cinematic magic." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 3, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Spartacus (1960) | "
Though this stuff could have been directed by anyone, the greatness of Spartacus is in the stretches everyone remembers." — Empire Magazine Posted May 19, 2004 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 90%
| The Apartment (1960) | "
This comedy tells truths about American business and sexual morés as uncomfortable now as they were in 1960." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 26, 2002 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| North by Northwest (1959) | "
Certifiable classic territory, Hitchcock's glossiest entertainment is the closest the trickster ever came to an action movie." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 27, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Anatomy of a Murder (1959) | "
It's simply the best trial movie ever made." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 1, 2006 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 96%
| The Killing (1956) | "
Even though he was just staring out, Kubrick instantly mastered the crime genre. A stunning film." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 3, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Johnny Guitar (1954) | "
It has been called Freudian, feminist, operatic, high camp and plain bizarre. Best of all, the film acts as a vigorous indictment of the McCarthy witch-hunts; as a lynch mob rides after Crawford while McCambridge bullies witnesses into false confessions." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 6, 2005 |
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 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Notorious (1946) | "
Gorgeously shot in luminous monochrome, it’s all wrapped up with an extremely suspenseful last reel." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Lost Weekend (1945) | "
Painfully sincere and uncompromising look at alcoholism for a film released in 1945, with a superb central performance." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 20, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 96%
| Dead of Night (1945) | "
Still the greatest multi-story ghost/horror picture." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 26, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Shadow of a Doubt (1943) | "
Witty screenplay." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 96%
| The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) | "
Even mutilated, the movie’s grace, cinematography and performances denote a superior achievement." — Empire Magazine Posted May 31, 2006 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 94%
| Cat People (1942) | "
No mere creature feature, this 1940s classic offers more subtle chills." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Lady Eve (1941) | "
A wonderful picture set in a world of silly heirs and sharp-eyed dolls as remote from reality and yet wholly credible as that of P. G. Wodehouse." — Empire Magazine Posted May 11, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Dumbo (1941) | "
Indispensible." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 6, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| King Kong (1933) | "
A brilliantly structured adventure movie." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 6, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 96%
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) | "
Great effects for its time and some incredible performances makes this a true cinema classic." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 26, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Freaks (1932) | "
Unclassifiable odd masterpiece." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 6, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Frankenstein (1931) | "
Beautiful photography, a heartbreaking story, and iconic moments from beginnning to end. Absolutely unmissable." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 24, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 99%
| Metropolis (1927) | "
A fantastical monument to Fritz Lang's megalomania, this sci-fi silent remains one of the gems of the genre." — Empire Magazine Posted May 30, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Nosferatu (1922) | "
A visual and emotional treat." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 19, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 85%
| Me and Orson Welles (2009) | "
A really satisfying backstage drama, this is an exhilarating tour around a man whose talent was almost as big as his ego." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| Pontypool (2009) | "
Inventive and genuinely suspenseful, this is a welcome addition to the expanding zombie/virus canon." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| Broken Embraces (2009) | "
Gorgeous and seductive, if pitched at Almodóvar fans and perhaps a touch long. Those drawn by Cruz’s divadom will wonder why it takes so long to get to her — though she is wholly dazzling when it does." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| Mesrine: Part 2 - Public Enemy #1 (2009) | "
An instant gangster classic." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 79%
| Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2009) | "
Instantly gripping, with a powerhouse star performance, it’ll make you want to speed through the weeks to get to part two." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 76%
| Tormented (2009) | "
It doesn’t bother much with establishing rules for its supernatural menace or stitching together set-pieces with anything but Sellotape, but it’s consistently funny in a painful way." — Empire Magazine Posted May 21, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 50%
| Antichrist (2009) | "
What Lars is driving at is something completely bizarre, massively uncommercial and strangely perfect." — Empire Magazine Posted May 18, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| Thirst (2009) | "
A fresh, surprising take on an old, old story (and an overpopulated subgenre) that holds the attention with deadly wit." — Empire Magazine Posted May 15, 2009 |
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