Fresh
| Fresh 73%
| Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | "
It moves smoothly from the sublime to the ridiculous, it inhabits the dual worlds of fantasy and reality, and articulates something profoundly simple about both." Posted Dec 11, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 56%
| Bunny & The Bull (2009) | "
An original, inventive, occasionally startling British comedy that showcases a breakout talent in Paul King." Posted Nov 27, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| We Live in Public (2009) | "
What Timoner has done for sure is assemble another documentary of monumental scope. She has a priceless knack for being in the right place at the right time, allied to a filmmaker’s instinct for narrative, and a journalistic tenacity." Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 97%
| Tulpan (2008) | "
Investing the ethnographic documentary with sly wit and wry absurdity, Sergei Dvortsevoy’s Tulpan is a quiet revelation." Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 100%
| Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno () | "
What’s clear is that the film really does look like a lost masterpiece, a synthesis of Hitchcockian psychosis and pure ‘60s style. Bromberg’s doc deserves to be the last word on an enigmatic film." Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 100%
| Tales from the Golden Age (2009) | "
What shines through is the proud spirit of the Romanian people, who found ways to endure in a system that veered unpredictably from the comically ineffective to the starkly insidious." Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 94%
| An Education (2009) | "
What began as a tale of innocence lost ends with a sense of exciting discovery. Because the lesson to take away from An Education is that a new star has been found." Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 57%
| 9 (2009) | "
The story drifts towards the mawkish without answering any of the big questions it tentatively raises." Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | "
The director’s genius for production design comes to the fore. The sets are a treasure trove of quirky details, retro-gizmos and snarky in-jokes." Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 47%
| Ong Bak 2 (2009) | "
It’s… weird. But then the whole film is. Tony Jaa obviously is. But like Jaa, it’s also sporadically, triumphantly, transcendently amazing. Just, be prepared…" Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 27%
| Pandorum (2009) | "
Pandorum is dumb, noisy fun. Its flaws are inoffensive inasmuch as Alvart doesn’t give off Anderson’s noxious vibe of insincerity." Posted Oct 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 100%
| Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2009) | "
It remains a powerful and intelligent film and looks to become all the more relevant as we drift into a future played out in series of noughts and ones." Posted Oct 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 100%
| Three Miles North Of Molkom (2009) | "
It’s impossible to overstate just how intimate Three Miles North of Molkom is. Though often hilarious, it is also difficult, at times excruciating, to watch." Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Mesrine: Part 2 - Public Enemy #1 (2009) | "
Though never less than entertaining, Killer Instinct and Public Enemy can’t escape the shadow of the films they might have been. Both earn their place in the gangster canon. But not even Jacques Mesrine can escape the constraints of cinema." Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 79%
| Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2009) | "
Killer Instinct and Public Enemy can’t escape the shadow of the films they might have been. Both earn their place in the gangster canon. But not even Jacques Mesrine can escape the constraints of cinema." Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 51%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
Juvenile, hyperactive, obstreperous and obnoxious." Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 96%
| Burma VJ (2009) | "
An inspiring, and occasionally horrifying, documentary." Posted Jul 17, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 89%
| Moon (2009) | "
This is a defiantly British film. It’s one we can be proud of – in moderation." Posted Jul 17, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 20%
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | "
Transformers is entertainment by volume. Both in terms of a decibel level that pummels you into submission, and a whopping run-time of around two-and-a-half hours. It feels like a tipping point – a kind of nirvana for the Ritalin generation." Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| Katyn (2007) | "
Wajda employs a full range of sweeping shots and orchestral cues to ramp up the emotion, although he’s often guilty of sacrificing the intimacy of character for the grander narrative of history." Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 86%
| Max Manus (2008) | "
If there’s nothing distinctly ‘Norwegian’ about the way that Max Manus is filmed, it’s still an enjoyable and illuminating action adventure." Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 38%
| Awaydays (2009) | "
Awaydays is a ham-fisted coming-of-age drama that fails to say anything interesting about male relationships, violence, the 1970s or the peculiar northern soul of Liverpool." Posted May 22, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 74%
| A Girl Cut in Two (2008) | "
Chabrol may be one of the great survivors of the New Wave, but this is an old man’s film." Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 67%
| Synecdoche, New York (2008) | "
A difficult, maddening and elusive film that’s also intriguing, profound and darkly funny." Posted May 15, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 87%
| Sounds Like Teen Spirit () | "
An exquisitely poignant, hilarious and uplifting reminder of the power of music, and cinema, to enrich your life." Posted May 8, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 57%
| Delta (2008) | "
Mundruczó’s first instinct is aesthetic rather than emotive. But if that strips the film of a measure of moral authority, it only adds to the feeling of hollow nihilism that stays with you long after the closing credits." Posted May 8, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 87%
| Blue Eyelids (2008) | "
Ernesto Contreras’ slow and subtle study of abject loneliness is a curious affair." Posted May 8, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Let the Right One In (2008) | "
A true original: love story, horror film and social drama. At once brilliant in its parts, and more than the sum of them." Posted Apr 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| Tyson (2009) | "
Tyson won’t shatter all your preconceptions, but if you don’t at least question them, you haven’t been paying attention." Posted Mar 27, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 84%
| Wendy and Lucy (2008) | "
Wendy and Lucy is a film of small details and unassuming craftsmanship. It may be too slight for some, but if you let it get under your skin, it packs a devastating emotional coda." Posted Mar 7, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 61%
| Universe of Keith Haring (2008) | "
If this really is the universe of Keith Haring, it’s a strangely sterile one. Which is never a word you could apply to his work." Posted Feb 27, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 78%
| Three Monkeys (2009) | "
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s subtle and fascinating Three Monkeys, a film in which a family’s lies uncover a hidden honesty." Posted Feb 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 30%
| Who Killed Nancy? (2009) | "
More than just third hand testimonials from desperate liggers, Parker paints a portrait of the murky side of punk." Posted Feb 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 88%
| Bolt (2008) | "
Bolt is a damn enjoyable and undeniably funny film." Posted Feb 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 61%
| Valkyrie (2008) | "
Valkyrie may not be awards bait but it is a solid, at times gripping, thriller that wrings every ounce of drama out of what is, at heart, a pulsating tale of the courage and idealism of some undone by the cowardice and politics of others." Posted Jan 23, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 40%
| 27 Dresses (2008) | "
A talented star is let down by a listless genre." Posted Mar 27, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 69%
| Cocaine Cowboys (2006) | "
Ropey graphics and sub-Scarface synth music simply add to the feeling that you're getting a low budget experience." Posted Nov 21, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| 4:30 (2007) | "
Royston Tan's film comes alive in the green hued semi-darkness of the flat, using long takes and infinite silences to show two troubled souls connecting through their mutual loneliness." Posted Nov 21, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 65%
| Brick Lane (2008) | "
It's a hard heart that isn't immersed by this delicately told tale." Posted Nov 14, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 78%
| In Memory of Me (2007) | "
It flirts with being a better film than it really is, but never convinces." Posted Nov 7, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 76%
| Stardust (2007) | "
Brutally disappointing." Posted Oct 19, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 96%
| Ratatouille (2007) | "
Occasionally inspired, but mostly trivial and pointless." Posted Oct 10, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 87%
| Superbad (2007) | "
Doesn't quite have the insight of a classic, but it'll have you smirking for weeks." Posted Sep 14, 2007 |
Fresh
| Rotten 54%
| Seraphim Falls (2007) | "
A revenge epic it may be, but a rip-roaring rampage it's not." Posted Aug 24, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 74%
| Lady Chatterley (2006) | "
Has nothing relevant to say to a modern audience." Posted Aug 24, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Taxidermia (2009) | "
You'll need to drag it kicking and screaming from your mind." Posted Jul 13, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 70%
| Moliere (2007) | "
Moliere is an exceptionally likeable period comedy, powered by impeccable performances from Luchini and the wonderful Laura Morante." Posted Jul 13, 2007 |
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