Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 76%
| The Informant! (2009) | "
Damon makes his character ridiculous in a very convincing way while never for a moment overplaying." — This is London Posted Nov 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 53%
| Glorious 39 (2009) | "
There’s much to admire in the film, such as sequences of the often forgotten panic when family pets were systematically put down as war became inevitable, but there’s quite a lot to argue about too." — This is London Posted Nov 20, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| A Serious Man (2009) | "
There’s no real answer given, but then the Coen brothers have never been known as philosophers. They are, however, pretty smart film-makers." — This is London Posted Nov 20, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 43%
| Lala Pipo - A Lot of People () | "
The film is jaunty rather than erotic, hoping to show that, despite everything, some find hope amid the sleaze." — This is London Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 62%
| Love The Beast (2009) | "
You would have to love Eric Bana and his souped-up old racer to appreciate this car-themed documentary." — This is London Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 49%
| Taking Woodstock (2009) | "
Ang Lee’s attempt to put the Swinging Sixties on the screen with love, respect and a dash of humour is a distinct disappointment." — This is London Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 20%
| Amelia (2009) | "
Nowhere is there any sign of the passion that Amelia must have had." — This is London Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 89%
| The White Ribbon (2009) | "
As strong and memorable as anything Haneke has previously accomplished, an austere and fastidious masterpiece that digs deep into what remains of the souls of the children and adults without appearing to strain for significance." — This is London Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 77%
| Harry Brown (2009) | "
Caine’s central performance is as impressive as anything he has recently done." — This is London Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 55%
| Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) | "
A splendidly mounted and visually imaginative animated 3D version of the classic novel." — This is London Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 50%
| 1 Day () | "
Undoubtedly well acted and shot, and with a rip-roaring hip-hop score, it’s impressively non-moralistic, just showing us how it is. That may be why Birmingham’s cinemas have refused to show it." — This is London Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 45%
| Jennifer's Body (2009) | "
Is it about female empowerment or is it a slasher story? Probably both, but it doesn’t work as either." — This is London Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 60%
| Paper Heart (2009) | "
Either you will find this cheaply made American independent docudrama charming or faintly irritating." — This is London Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 54%
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | "
While I’m sure that truth is indeed even stranger than this fiction, there is little here to drum that fact home with conviction. Dr Strangelove it is not, by a very long way." — This is London Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Citizen Kane (1941) | "
To revisit it now is still to marvel at its wit, audacity and sheer entertainment value." — This is London Posted Nov 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 87%
| Johnny Mad Dog (2008) | "
The film has an immediate power no one could deny." — This is London Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 26%
| The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009) | "
They look as if they could provide more laughs but are defeated by bovine gags retrieved from a trashcan full of out-takes." — This is London Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 95%
| The Cove (2009) | "
One would imagine, and hope, that an Oscar nomination beckons." — This is London Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 69%
| Coffin Rock (2009) | "
Robert Glasson's film is well-shot and directed, and more than decently acted. As a genre movie, it suffices." — This is London Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 38%
| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) | "
The film can never quite make up its mind whether it's about the circus or the vampires and ends up a mess of its own making." — This is London Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 81%
| Triangle (2009) | "
The whole film is smart cinema. I wouldn’t be surprised if Smith didn’t land up with a contract in Hollywood." — This is London Posted Oct 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 82%
| Thirst (2009) | "
Park is clearly an exceptional director capable of being weirdly funny, quirkily fantastical, brutal and sexy, sometimes at one and the same time. There’s no one quite like him." — This is London Posted Oct 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 84%
| Pontypool (2009) | "
An original take on genre movies of its kind." — This is London Posted Oct 20, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 12%
| Couples Retreat (2009) | "
The debutant director is done no favours by a screenplay from Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau which gives him little to play with and them few chances to shine as actors." — This is London Posted Oct 20, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 89%
| Zombieland (2009) | "
Inspiration is pretty fallow after about half an hour." — This is London Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 18%
| Love Happens (2009) | "
Both stars seem bemused in their parts and it is left to Martin Sheen and a pet parrot to emote. The parrot, in fact, is the best thing here." — This is London Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 94%
| Goodbye Solo (2009) | "
Working to a spare screenplay, Bahrani offers none of the usual clues about either the cabbie’s surprising determination to prevent the tragedy or the old man’s reasons for suicide. This doesn’t always help the quiet drama." — This is London Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 94%
| Katalin Varga (2009) | "
Like a folk tale crossed with a thriller and road movie. Without a doubt it is one of the best new British films of the year, if you can justly call it fully British." — This is London Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 62%
| Vanishing of The Bees () | "
After watching this, you’ll probably end up worrying as much as they do." — This is London Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 94%
| Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009) | "
Some British film-makers never give up and Shane Meadows is one of them. He’d make a movie of a custard pie if he could. And generally there’s entertainment to be had from even his most hand-to-mouth efforts." — This is London Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 10%
| My Life in Ruins (2009) | "
What a comforting fable to warm us as the evenings draw in. Away with cynicism! Enjoy if you can. The cast look as if they did." — This is London Posted Oct 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Army of Crime (2009) | "
It is a tragic story that deserves to be remembered and has rarely been told on film." — This is London Posted Oct 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 58%
| Vinyan (2008) | "
A dark and pessimistic drama which goes slap-happily mad towards the end but keeps you watching all the same." — This is London Posted Oct 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| Scarface (1983) | "
To call the whole thing visceral is a palpable understatement." — This is London Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 76%
| Afterschool (2009) | "
This is certainly an original work, but not entirely successful in saying anything new about the way we watch “reality” today at second hand." — This is London Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 45%
| Shorts (2009) | "
There’s more fun to be had from watching the various miracles on display than deciphering the story, or wondering why William H Macy and James Spader took bit parts in it." — This is London Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 88%
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | "
A fundamentally silly piece of fiction and far too few occasions when Tarantino manages to produce the kind of spectacular cinematic moment combining character, script and editing that first signalled him out as a virtuoso director." — This is London Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) | "
The result is uncommonly pleasing or defiantly twee: take your choice." — This is London Posted Aug 17, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 58%
| A Perfect Getaway (2009) | "
There’s a lot of blood and little logic but the actors scream nicely." — This is London Posted Aug 17, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 80%
| Bandslam (2009) | "
The characterisations are just a little unorthodox and the whole thing, despite a soggy middle during which nothing much happens, goes with an above average swing." — This is London Posted Aug 17, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 29%
| Aliens in the Attic (2009) | "
The aliens look like cast-offs from a bad Spielberg film and the whole family are boring examples of Hollywood’s ordinary Americans." — This is London Posted Aug 17, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 38%
| The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) | "
Two good performances, some expert cinematography from Florian Ballhaus and an air of intensity that keeps you gripped." — This is London Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 80%
| Yes Men Fix the World (2009) | "
This is often a very funny film, made more relevant by a recession which began after the film was made. Michael Moore should watch out — he has competition." — This is London Posted Aug 11, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 15%
| The Ugly Truth (2009) | "
The ugly truth about this insipid romcom is that Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler are entirely wasted." — This is London Posted Aug 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 55%
| Orphan (2009) | "
It has atmosphere and tension, and the performances are far better than usual for this sort of caper." — This is London Posted Aug 11, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 79%
| Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2009) | "
It remains totally watchable and, in Cassel, it has an actor as strong as anyone." — This is London Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 36%
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) | "
It’s noisy, fast-paced and stuffed with special effects. The screenplay? You’ve got to be joking!" — This is London Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 86%
| Rumba (2008) | "
The film’s innate sense of humour and the naïve poetry of its making, which admittedly sometimes descends into whimsy, provide a resolutely optimistic feel." — This is London Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 29%
| Mad, Sad and Bad (2009) | "
Mad, Sad & Bad, it must be said, is not made with any great flair. But Luthra extracts good performances from his cast and his writing gives them something to do once the story gets going." — This is London Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 25%
| Land of the Lost (2009) | "
It’s not clear whether the director, Brad Silberling, is camping it up or simply trying to get through it all without too much strain." — This is London Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
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