Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| A Serious Man (2009) | "
Possibly the brothers' most consistently amusing film since The Big Lebowski." — Channel 4 Film Posted Nov 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 77%
| Harry Brown (2009) | "
Harry Brown's no Get Carter, but thanks to Caine, this not-so-big movie's still in reasonably good shape." — Channel 4 Film Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 59%
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | "
It's a little uneven but at its best Bedknobs And Broomsticks rivals the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins." — Channel 4 Film Posted Nov 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 94%
| An Education (2009) | "
It'll be a strange person who doesn't find An Education entertaining, and a stranger man still who denies it the success it's sure to enjoy." — Channel 4 Film Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 95%
| The Cove (2009) | "
The Cove stands out from the crowd due to the readily apparent awfulness of the event it depicts." — Channel 4 Film Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 0%
| Jack Said (2009) | "
Jack Said is another okay film enlivened by a typically spirited Dyer performance." — Channel 4 Film Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 59%
| Creation (2009) | "
Flawed as it might be, Creation is still Amiel's best movie to date. Wonderfully mounted, the picture successfully dramatises key moments in Darwin's life." — Channel 4 Film Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| Adventureland (2009) | "
Its gentle charm and effortless eloquence personified by its winning lead, Adventureland is only marred by a rote final reel." — Channel 4 Film Posted Sep 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 25%
| The Red Baron (2009) | "
A pretty successful European co-production strengthened by a charismatic title performance from Matthias Schweighöfer." — Channel 4 Film Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 76%
| Bustin' Down the Door (2008) | "
If it can't compete with the best surf documentaries, Bustin' Down The Door is never less than diverting - the thrill of conquered waves eclipsed only by the picture's educational value." — Channel 4 Film Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 95%
| Big River Man (2009) | "
Big River Man is up there with the very best modern documentaries." — Channel 4 Film Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | "
Inglourious Basterds is as much fun as you can have in a cinema without embarrassing an usher or making your popcorn too salty." — Channel 4 Film Posted Aug 24, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 80%
| Yes Men Fix the World (2009) | "
Occasionally funny and often audacious, but this is too smug to satisfy and too much like Ashton Kutcher's 'Punk'd' to be considered cutting edge." — Channel 4 Film Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 18%
| Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) | "
Now if only it was even slightly better than those examples of Hollywood at its laziest." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jul 28, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 13%
| Holy Man (1998) | "
Leaves you wondering whether there really is a God." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jul 21, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 6%
| Gigli (2003) | "
No, it's not the worst film ever made, but it is a sickening exercise in smugness and self-love." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jul 21, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 5%
| Christmas with the Kranks (2004) | "
Christmas With The Kranks is the sort of film that leaves you thinking Ebenezer Scrooge might have had the right idea about the festive season." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jul 20, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Mishima - A Life in Four Chapters (1985) | "
From Philip Glass's glorious score to John Bailey's rich cinematography, Schrader's movie is never less than ravishing." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 23%
| Fired Up (2009) | "
Fired Up is big on stereotypes (hello, gay Indian guy), overstatement (if you didn't already realise, loud = funny) and borderline homophobia. To paraphrase Repo Man, the longer you watch this, the stupider you might become." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 67%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
Mann's best film since Heat is arguably the best movie anyone's made since Heat." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 19%
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | "
Revenge Of The Fallen isn't only louder than Transformers, however. It's longer, it's more explosive, it's more directionless, it's all the proof you'll ever need that more really isn't always more." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 45%
| New Town Killers (2009) | "
A film featuring free-running that makes this most bizarre of extreme pursuits appear positively pedestrian." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| Max Manus (2008) | "
It's perhaps a little too polite at times, but Rønning and Sandberg's well-crafted picture does a good job of celebrating a man whose endeavours ought to be recognised by all of the Allied powers." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 28%
| 12 Rounds (2009) | "
While 12 Rounds is well above average for an action movie, it's important not to get too carried away. This is, after all, a picture in which leading lady Ashley Scott is less appealing than her pet pug." — Channel 4 Film Posted May 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 44%
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) | "
Fine in the 'rather more than adequate' rather than 'really rather wonderful' sense." — Channel 4 Film Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| State of Play (2009) | "
The dialogue deficiencies are less easy to forgive, but neither these nor the sadly missed subplots can detract from the fact that State Of Play in any form is a damn fine yarn." — Channel 4 Film Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 50%
| Observe and Report (2009) | "
If writer-director Jody Hill provides Rogen with pretty slim opportunities, the biggish man remains a gloriously robust talent. Heck, he's even able to ring laughs from such fundamentally unfunny topics as bipolar disorder and alcoholism." — Channel 4 Film Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| The Gold Rush (1925) | "
Perhaps the defining Chaplin film, and certainly his funniest." — Channel 4 Film Posted Apr 20, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 32%
| Good (2008) | "
Not for the first time, great theatre makes for a merely adequate film." — Channel 4 Film Posted Apr 17, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 56%
| Waveriders (2009) | "
The first essential surf movie since Riding Giants." — Channel 4 Film Posted Apr 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 70%
| Religulous (2008) | "
Fortunately for filmgoers, the sight of Bill Maher laying the smacketh down on God is, to quote Homer Simpson, truly "sacrilicious"." — Channel 4 Film Posted Apr 3, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 54%
| The Boat That Rocked (2009) | "
A great movie? No. Great entertainment? Not arf!" — Channel 4 Film Posted Apr 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 70%
| Enemy of the State (1998) | "
A highly enjoyable hi-tech thriller." — Channel 4 Film Posted Mar 30, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 77%
| Genova (2008) | "
Spree killer thrillers, experimental rockumentaries, adaptations of unadaptable books and now supernatural dramas - is there anything Michael Winterbottom cannot do?" — Channel 4 Film Posted Mar 28, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| The Damned United (2009) | "
Another man-of-the-match performance from Sheen saves this from mid-table mediocrity." — Channel 4 Film Posted Mar 28, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 93%
| Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009) | "
Strewth, it's a bloody ripper!" — Channel 4 Film Posted Mar 13, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 91%
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) | "
A breathtaking piece of entertainment, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is amongst the finest live-action films to come out of Disney Studios." — Channel 4 Film Posted Mar 9, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 96%
| Gun Crazy (1949) | "
Gun Crazy is less an exposé than a hugely exciting crime thriller. And since he's as polite as he is intelligent, Lewis doesn't beat us about the head with his philosophies." — Channel 4 Film Posted Feb 27, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 95%
| Under the Sea 3D (2009) | "
Carrey remains an acquired taste but Under The Sea is a fine example of the 3D form and Hall's mastery of it." — Channel 4 Film Posted Feb 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 56%
| Fuck (2006) | "
More of a TV documentary than a movie, but there's enough good stuff here to keep you from cussing." — Channel 4 Film Posted Feb 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 26%
| Punisher: War Zone (2008) | "
Pleasantly surprising - providing you're not put off by all the gore and dismemberment." — Channel 4 Film Posted Feb 5, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 83%
| The Jerk (1979) | "
If only he could have satisfied himself with this area of expertise, people would still talk of Steve Martin as one of the kings of comic cinema." — Channel 4 Film Posted Feb 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| Say Anything (1989) | "
One of the very best teen movies." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jan 30, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 85%
| JCVD (2008) | "
A captivating film with a superb understated, genuinely affecting performance from Jean-Claude Van Damme." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jan 30, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 91%
| Frost/Nixon (2008) | "
Thought Ron Howard was going to stuff it up? Think again - Frost/Nixon's a great advert for stage-to-screen adaptations. And if you'd forgotten the power of the close-up, prepare to be dazzled by dapper Dave and Tricky Dick." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jan 23, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| The Wrestler (2008) | "
Aronofsky has pulled off that rare feat - he's made a great film about a niche subject that will delight wrestling fans and cineastes alike. And Rourke's performance is a knockout." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jan 16, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 43%
| Yes Man (2008) | "
Put bluntly, don't be afraid to say 'no' to Yes Man." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jan 5, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) | "
Much like the man himself, it's quite a piece of work." — Channel 4 Film Posted Dec 19, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 83%
| Elf (2003) | "
The sentiment gets a little sticky towards the end, but many will consider this the perfect antidote to traditional Christmas fare -- especially those with a fondness for Ferrell's comedy." — Channel 4 Film Posted Dec 5, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 62%
| The Express (2008) | "
A fine example of the form. Cliched and sentimental it might be, but in the case of The Express, these criticisms almost count as plus points." — Channel 4 Film Posted Dec 5, 2008 |
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