Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Mother (2009) | "
Korean film-maker Bong Joon-ho's fourth feature film, Mother, displays an assurance in suspenseful story telling that is remarkable." Posted Aug 10, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Tyson (1995) | "
A deft combination of Tyson telling his story, his boxing matches and the media view from the day makes this a left-right combo punch that hits the mark for both boxing and documentary fans" Posted Jul 29, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| Thirst (2009) | "
Thirst is a smart and exotic piece of film-making from one of Asia's leading commercial talents and a quality example of an Asian director exploring a classic genre." Posted Jun 29, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 76%
| Quiet Chaos (2009) | "
Moretti's imposing frame and presence form the heart of this unexpected tale about love, relationships and loss." Posted May 15, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape (2007) | "
Uncomplicated escapism, made with the well oiled machinery of Hollywood." Posted May 1, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Balls Out: Gary The Tennis Coach (2008) | "
A tad too obvious for my liking but then it's a Sean William Scott movie -- so obviously it's obvious. But as a tennis redemption movie (not too many of them around) it stands out for a sense of gruff fun." Posted Apr 9, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Dead Write (2009) | "
Competently made and full of solid performances, Dead Write is an entertaining escape." Posted Mar 25, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | The Watch (2008) | "
This efficient and tightly made (if slightly flawed) horror-tinged thriller has a terrific young cast and a zesty concept." Posted Mar 19, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Two Fists, One Heart (2008) | "
The themes are universal, and the simple (but not simplistic) story is delivered with considerable verve by debuting director Shawn Street and an ensemble cast that makes it zing." Posted Mar 19, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 60%
| Salvation (2008) | "
True to his creative, eccentric and mischievous self, Paul Cox has made another film in which he spins a web of man's own doing, a wry, acidic tale that unmasks televangelists as fakes and moral dwarfs." Posted Mar 19, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Beautiful (2009) | "
Clearer storytelling would bring into focus the various aspects of the film that are scattered throughout with nothing to glue them together." Posted Mar 13, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | The Combination (2009) | "
The kind of film Australians should be making more often. Hats off to the entire team and to David Field for his mature and intelligent direction of this gripping and relevant drama." Posted Mar 11, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | I.R.A.: King of Nothing (2006) | "
The film is politically incorrect, but will no doubt connect with those who share Bobby's point of view. General audiences will no doubt find it and edgy political thriller." Posted Mar 6, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| The English Surgeon (2009) | "
This multi-award winning doco is a riveting insight into something that goes on every day within reach of us all, but out of sight and mind." Posted Jan 14, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Restraint (2008) | "
Dave Warner's taut and terrific screenplay gives director David Denneen plenty to work with in this classy, beautifully photographed thriller." Posted Dec 15, 2008 |
Fresh
| N/A | Rock n Roll Nerd (2008) | "
It's Tim Minchin's downbeat, dark and fatalistic sense of humour that comes through in this great doco about his rise from nowhere to somewhere." Posted Nov 24, 2008 |
Fresh
| N/A | Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot (2008) | "
Tod Harrison Williams directs with a sense of humour that never takes cheap shots but isn't overtly reverential to the author, and the playful tone helps make the film entertaining as well as offbeat." Posted Nov 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| N/A | L' Un Reste, L'autre Part (2005) | "
Deception is tricky and full of pitfalls, but so is love and we are left to wonder throughout who will be the one to stay and the one to leave?" Posted Nov 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 59%
| RocknRolla (2008) | "
A messy, often self-indulgent film with some redeeming features (including some of its humour), Guy Ritchie's crime thriller has above average intelligence, a great cast but a below par story structure." Posted Oct 25, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 99%
| Battle of Algiers (1966) | "
It's a frank blend of exoticism, eroticism and foreshadowed horror." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 75%
| Crash (2005) | "
A hard-hitting film whose seemingly unconnected stories and characters intersect boldly, jolting us into a raw awareness of the volatility of ethnic mix in which we live." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 63%
| Love Actually (2003) | "
Loads of fun as long as your expectations aren’t overly raised by the hype, the cast and the taglines." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 96%
| Kiss Me Deadly (1955) | "
The brutality of the film’s characters and its scenario are shocking enough today, but in 1955, they were gobsmacking." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 72%
| Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) | "
Filled with style with a capital S, Sky Captain is a joyous combo of rollicking adventure, film noir and all the gee-whizzery of high-tech innovation." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 44%
| Daredevil (2003) | "
It may not have the heart of Superman, the charm of Spider-Man or the thrills of X-Men, but Daredevil is an engaging B movie in the tradition of good Saturday afternoon entertainment." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| Batman Begins (2005) | "
Sweeping all questions aside, Batman Begins does rekindle the franchise: it will be commercially possible to remake Batman stories with this persona and this set of psychological principles underpinning a new series of films." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 78%
| Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) | "
An intriguing, bizarre and challenging film that invites us into a world filled with larger-than-life characters and strange occurrences." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) | "
Lucas slips up on a few fronts en route, but doesn’t disappoint when it counts." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 11%
| Timeline (2003) | "
It's all a bit too near fetched to be a great movie, it's still fun." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Kenny (2008) | "
Kenny is the genuine article." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| Cold Mountain (2003) | "
Cold Mountain is a major achievement, studded with star performances from its entire cast, offering those who are prepared to experience it..." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 62%
| I Heart Huckabees (2004) | "
I have no idea what the film is really all about, but this top line cast makes it so much fun, it doesn't seem to matter." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 38%
| Agent Cody Banks (2003) | "
Muniz and Duff seem to be two perfectly normal teenagers thrown in the midst of an elaborate fantasy, and they pull it off beautifully." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 75%
| The Machinist (2004) | "
Bale is superb as Trevor, able to not only convey the wasted person within, but to avoid making his physical appearance the only thing we care about or notice." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 68%
| Unbreakable (2000) | "
With all these superlatives, how could Shyamalan so badly misjudge vital elements to the story? The melodramatic elements take away substantially from much of what could otherwise be hailed as a masterpiece." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 30%
| Underworld (2003) | "
Tony Pierce-Roberts' cinematography perfectly captures the gothic comic-book feel." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 38%
| Brother Bear (2003) | "
A sweet family film about love and tolerance." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) | "
Allow yourself the luxury of discovering this enchanted world for yourself." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Matchstick Men (2003) | "
A cleverly planned switcheroo story in which the twist at the end is the knife in the back." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 78%
| Un Secret (2008) | "
I was not prepared for the climactic emotional devastation, but as all the pieces fall into place, the film crystallises as perfectly as Tania's flawless backward high dive piercing through the clear water with beauty and precision." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 29%
| The Punisher (2004) | "
A true study in the pathology of sadism that’s also one of the best action films in years." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| Garden State (2004) | "
Braff, who also wrote and directs, tells this story with great flair, lots of subtlety and a wonderfully paced set of revelations that come to us just as they might in real life." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| DIG! (2004) | "
This remarkable first feature by Ondi Timoner transcends its subject matter by engaging our emotions and making us care about the likes of Anton Newcombe, even if we don't like him very much." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 34%
| Shark Tale (2004) | "
Fast, fun and fabulous." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| Collateral (2004) | "
Every bit as satisfying as a thriller should be, keeping us hanging at every turn. As the credits roll, we are out of breath." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| Hot Fuzz (2007) | "
The opening premise of Hot Fuzz is like the recipe for a simple concept comedy: overachieving cop in underachieving village, and it works to set the all important tone in this funnily ridiculous film." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 69%
| Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) | "
Stiller is in fine form and just watching his exaggerated, paranoid egocentric White is amusing in itself." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Aliens of the Deep (2005) | "
It's not usual for documentaries to ingest the sci-fi genre, but in this case it's an eye pleasing and mind boggling excursion, beautifully realised and seamlessly integrated into the film." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) | "
The film entertains for the most part and gives us a set of marvellous performances from this outstanding cast, even if it doesn't quite reach the near-genius of Kaufman's other writings." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| Infamous (2006) | "
With dyed hair and tattoos, Craig nails the incredible complexity of a man who juggles gentleness with violence. The relationship between Capote and Perry is overtly moving and there was a big lump in my throat as the final chapters played out." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
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