Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 93%
| Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | "
An alluring and curious hybrid of Roald Dahl's rich and dark storytelling and Wes Anderson's eccentric and erratic film mind." Posted Jan 5, 2010 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Rotten 32%
| The Burning Plain (2009) | "
Charlize Theron and Kim Bassinger star in an intriguing drama where past and present are brought together to reveal how you can be redeemed through love" Posted Dec 12, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| N/A | The Milk of Sorrow (2009) | "
Gently paced and exquisitely shot, this story - tinged with magical realism - tells of an anxious young woman finding her way in the world after the death of her mother." Posted Dec 12, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Sin Nombre (2009) | "
An epic and stunningly shot thriller about two young people crossing the gauntlet of Central America in their attempt to get to the USA." Posted Dec 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 95%
| In the Loop (2009) | "
Satire has never been this searingly astute and funny in a story where Washington and Westminster are desperately trying to control the media spin on a possible Middle-east war." Posted Dec 11, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| A Town Called Panic (2009) | "
A deliriously wild and totally charming ride from start to finish, as Cowboy, Indian and Horse charge all over the world in a whimsical assault of fun." Posted Dec 11, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| Thirst (2009) | "
The story of a noble priest resurrected as a vampire and plunged into a life of desire is opulently brought to the screen by one of South Korea's leading filmmakers." Posted Dec 11, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Vicious Kind (2009) | "
In a sharply scripted comic drama, Brittany Snow stars as the pensive Emma, a girl caught between two quite different brothers." Posted Dec 11, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 57%
| 9 (2009) | "
Grown from a superb 10-minute animation, this feature length version runs out of steam despite its stunning visual design." Posted Dec 10, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 77%
| The Informant! (2009) | "
Director Steven Soderbergh is desperate to make us laugh, but can only make Matt Damon podgy and bland in this underwhelming and unfunny tale of deception and whistleblowers in the food industry." Posted Dec 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 97%
| The Hurt Locker (2009) | "
A visceral, gripping and totally absorbing film that follows one man's life on the front line of bomb disposal." Posted Nov 19, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| Nowhere Boy (2009) | "
Visual artist Sam Taylor-Wood casts aside her moody conceptual art and directs a lively, insightful and slightly nostalgic look at the drama of John Lennon's formative years and his relationship with the two women who brought him up." Posted Nov 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 77%
| Valentino: the Last Emperor (2009) | "
You don't have to be a fashionista to get something out of this unique documentary about the famous designer, his way of working, and his long term relationship with business partner Giancarlo Giammetti." Posted Nov 18, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Sita Sings the Blues (2008) | "
An infectious, dazzling and poignant story about love and loyalty in both mythical India and modern America, and perfect proof that animation can work for adults." Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 78%
| Bronson (2009) | "
Strap yourself in for a jaw-dropping performance from Tom Hardy as he completely inhabits the role of Britain's most notorious prisoner in this highly stylised piece of mischievous cinematic vaudeville." Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| N/A | Dogtooth (2009) | "
Riding the perverse line between bizarre, awkward and darkly funny, this award-winning film follows the strange antics of three siblings brought up by their misguided parents in complete isolation from the rest of the world." Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 47%
| Dorian Gray (2010) | "
If it was Oscar Wilde who said that experience is the name that everyone gives to their mistakes, then this Dorian Gray is quite an experience!" Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 77%
| Genova (2008) | "
A beautifully observed, moving, yet unfocused story about a professor (Colin Firth) and his two daughters, dealing with the intensities of feeling after a death in the family." Posted Nov 4, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 45%
| Saw VI (2009) | "
No longer just gruesome but also morally bloodied, this franchise about games of death aimed at those who need to understand the value of life - grinds along, wringing out whatever cash is left in the original idea." Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 28%
| The Final Destination (2009) | "
The final (really?) film in this lifeless franchise about the inevitability of death, which typically comes in the form of some grisly three-dimensional accident." Posted Oct 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 37%
| Scary Movie 4 (2006) | "
By the time you get to see the fourth incarnation of any movie franchise, you should be pretty sure what you're in for %u2013 and this one is true to its brand. It's corny, mischievous and more than a tad tacky in places." Posted Oct 10, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Caché (2005) | "
Many things are hidden in the layers of this brilliantly clever mystery from Michael Haneke: the truth, the point of view from which the story is told, the political references and, most intriguingly, the ending. Which is not to say you can't find them. B" Posted Oct 10, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 12%
| The Benchwarmers (2006) | "
In the last line of the film, as the final credits thankfully disappear, Richie casually says "that was a waste of time wasn't it?" Yes. Definitely." Posted Oct 10, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 92%
| Lassie (2006) | "
This story of a boy and his dog comes home to its roots in Yorkshire with a beautifully sensitive and traditional rendering. Using the original 1938 short story as its source, writer & director Charles Sturridge %u2013 best known for his superb work on Br" Posted Oct 10, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 89%
| Moon (2009) | "
A moody, brooding low-key sci-fi feature that makes the most of the eeriness and solitude of long-distance separation to explore some very poignant themes of memory and existence." Posted Oct 10, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Looking for Eric (2009) | "
When the whistle blows on this rather unlikely Ken Loach film, they'll be plenty of cheers at the result, but also a sense that it's been a bit of an inconsistent game!" Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 96%
| The Cove (2009) | "
Part thriller, part undercover spy story and all activism, this is a brilliantly put together documentary aimed quite consciously at winning the hearts and minds of the world by exposing the dreadful slaughter of dolphins in a quite cove in South-eastern" Posted Aug 20, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 65%
| Adam (2009) | "
Australian Rose Byrne plays Beth, who falls for a man with Asperger's Syndrome. It's a gentle, slow but far too caring a film, sacrificing drama, comedy and romance in the cause of an sympathetic representation of Adam's condition." Posted Aug 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 55%
| Orphan (2009) | "
Strange and nasty Esther is the consummate political player in a deadly game of unhappy families, in this fairly straightforward psychological thriller." Posted Aug 13, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 94%
| Beautiful Kate (2009) | "
Director Rachel Ward creates an beautiful, tender and delicate story, exploring a damaged family and complex social taboos - with Ben Mendelsohn giving the best performance of his career." Posted Aug 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 35%
| Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) | "
It's lush, stylish and a feast for the eyes and ears rather than the heart and soul." Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 56%
| Keeping Mum (2006) | "
Don't expect Rowan Atkinson in full Bean or Blackadder flight: this is much more delicate Country Life comeuppance at the hands of a deliciously dark fairy godmother." Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 47%
| My Sister's Keeper (2009) | "
What starts as an exploration of the ethics of organ-donation and genetic selection, rapidly disintegrates into a sloppy, unstructured, tear-jerking mess." Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| Bombon, El Perro (2006) | "
From the director of Historias Minimas comes another wonderfully modest and gentle film, this time about a man, a dog, trust and libido." Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 89%
| Red Cliff (2009) | "
John Woo's original two part epic telling of an ancient Chinese battle tale is amalgamated and cut to create a stylised but characterless piece with some spectacular fighting scenes." Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 65%
| The Escapist (2009) | "
A fractured, stylish and tense affair built around a band of great performances." Posted Jul 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 44%
| Hannah Montana The Movie (2009) | "
The perfect combination of old and new versions of the American Dream: country girl riding out into the misty wilderness by day, and teen pop phenomenon by night." Posted Jul 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 84%
| Disgrace (2009) | "
A light, unsatisfying and rather unsubtle version of the famous novel, with John Malkovich playing the disgraced academic experiencing the personal effects of social change in South Africa." Posted Jun 18, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | "
After some indulgent side trips (Grindhouse, Deathproof), Quentin Tarantino is back to form with this World War II fantasy fiasco. It's mad, it's bad and it's thoroughly entertaining, with some of the most disciplined storytelling Tarantino has produced." Posted Jun 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 75%
| Shall We Kiss? (2008) | "
This is a delicate and naïve piece of French fluff, part love story, part morality tale, part bedroom farce, and all very much in the style of writer-director-actor Emmanuel Mouret, a kind of comatose Woody Allen character." Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 25%
| Land of the Lost (2009) | "
Somewhere in a distant corner of the near infinite universe there must be a life form that finds Will Ferrell funny. Come and take him. Please." Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 77%
| Burn After Reading (2008) | "
a quirky, delicious comedy with an A-list cast clearly enjoying every moment of their screen time" Posted Apr 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 64%
| Brideshead Revisited (2008) | "
slow and beautiful, rather than intense, dramatic and insightful" Posted Apr 4, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 15%
| Mirrors (2008) | "
Clunky dialogue sets up the film, unlikely backstory drives it along, and it all concludes in a ludicrous cataclysm of cinematic hyperbole." Posted Apr 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 49%
| My Blueberry Nights (2008) | "
a languorously slow-baked affair" Posted Apr 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 66%
| Fugitive Pieces (2008) | "
take a dip into this thoughtful and intimate portrait of a man slowly warming to the beauty of life as he shakes off the ghosts of a family lost in the Holocaust." Posted Apr 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 93%
| Summer Hours (2009) | "
A fractured, ultra-naturalistic and detached examination of the significance of memory and the value of objects, explored through the story of three siblings dealing with their mother's death" Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 32%
| The Uninvited (2009) | "
A standard supernatural thriller, carefully and thoughtfully crafted with little sign of cheap gore, about two sisters coping with the death of their mother and the arrival of Dad's new girlfriend." Posted Mar 25, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 54%
| Australia (2008) | "
It is a huge film - in scale, scope, look and feel, and of course budget. It is also a huge disappointment." Posted Mar 25, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 82%
| Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) | "
Allen has definitely made something special with this charming, light and warm romantic comedy." Posted Mar 25, 2009 |
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