Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| The Pianist (2002) | "
POWERFUL seems too small a word to describe The Pianist, a masterpiece from a master film-maker." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Mar 9, 2003 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| The Conversation (1974) | "
Francis Ford Coppola's remastered masterpiece of modern-day paranoia is far more than a simple rehashing of a classic slice of cinema. It proves to be more prescient now than ever.
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Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 81%
| The Hours (2002) | "
The Hours is a skilful, mature portrait of womanhood through the generations. In just two hours, viewers will be moved by an engrossing, interlinking story, its connections and how each woman presents a brave face to the world but is utterly alone," — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Feb 17, 2003 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 87%
| Chicago (2002) | "
Gere steals the show." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jan 28, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 31%
| Terminator Salvation (2009) | "
Terminator Salvation is essentially a ripping sci-fi war movie that marries beautifully into the series’ overarching story." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jun 1, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| State of Play (2009) | "
It’s the kind of slick showstopper that’s packed with enough twists, turns and deadly tension to lead the news any day of the week." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted May 25, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| The Black Balloon (2008) | "
It’s brilliant; a beautifully balanced comedy-drama that makes you laugh as much as it makes you cry, sometimes in the same scene." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jan 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| The Black Balloon (2008) | "
It’s brilliant; a beautifully balanced comedy-drama that makes you laugh as much as it makes you cry, sometimes in the same scene." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jan 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 50%
| Alexandra's Project (2005) | "
An edgy little Aussie thriller that will have husbands shaking in their shoes, Alexandra's Project is a film like no other." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted May 9, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 78%
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | "
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A giddily goofy bit of old-fashioned nonsense that literally puts the curse back on the pirates themselves. You'll have a barrel of fun.
." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Sep 25, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 98%
| Finding Nemo (2003) | "
Is this kid's stuff? That's a complicated question but the answer is a thing of beauty that will have children enchanted hook, line and sinker." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Sep 1, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 62%
| Identity (2003) | "
Here is a movie that's so good – so juicy in the dark secrets it keeps – that all I really want to say is to see it right now knowing as little about it as possible." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Aug 3, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 72%
| Auto Focus (2002) | "
..interesting for the way it reveals what the advent of the videotape in the '70s has done to all of us. Like the Internet in the '90s, it has helped make what's private public – for better or worse." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jul 29, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 78%
| Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) | "
Clooney has made a stylish debut, wisely making his movie resemble the wacky game shows Barris dreamt up." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jul 29, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 74%
| Secretary (2002) | "
Secretary might be too hot to handle for prudes and fuddy-duddies. But then again, it's the kind of film they might enjoy the most." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jun 8, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 78%
| 25th Hour (2002) | "
A moving tribute to resilience in the face of ruination." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jun 8, 2003 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| The Good Girl (2002) | "
The Good Girl belongs to Aniston, who buries Rachel in style with a sweet, soulful, hangdog performance that you will be thinking of long after you leave the cinema.
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Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 76%
| Gangs of New York (2002) | "
If Scorsese ever puts out a director's cut, that will be the film to watch.
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Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| One Hour Photo (2002) | "
One Hour Photo is genuinely scary. Not because Sy takes his obsession to insane levels, but because we all know sane people like him." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Feb 4, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 94%
| Beautiful Kate (2009) | "
Beautiful Kate is a sexually charged kitchen-sink drama that comes with powerful performances, beautiful cinematography and a soundtrack to match its heavy but hopeful mood." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Aug 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 67%
| Bruno (2009) | "
Bruno is well worth seeing for a good laugh, even if it is a hit-and-miss affair. After all, I doubt any negative reactions will stop Baron Cohen pulling the greatest prank of all -- pocketing millions from willing suckers like us." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jul 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 100%
| My Year Without Sex (2009) | "
It’s [the] honest, natural performances and the way most average Aussies will relate to their sorry situation that makes My Year Without Sex all worth it." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted May 26, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| The Orphanage (2007) | "
The Orphanage is all about atmosphere and giving audiences the heebie-jeebies. And on that level, it really works." — Sunday Mail (Australia) Posted Jun 7, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 67%
| Japanese Story (2004) | "
Japanese Story is a good film -- a memorable, provocative and emotional one." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Sep 22, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 55%
| Ned Kelly (2004) | "
At last! A feature film about Australia's greatest outlaw and folk hero that, while not reaching five-star status, all Australians can be proud of." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Mar 31, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 85%
| Swimming Pool (2003) | "
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French director Francois Ozon is a real tease, playing his audience before revealing the final knockout.
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Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| Matchstick Men (2003) | "
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Matchstick Men might be a lesser Catch Me If You Can or Ocean's Eleven, but it's got a jazzy, understated style all of its own. It's one ride on which you will enjoy being taken." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Oct 12, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 77%
| The Good Thief (2003) | "
The Good Thief has a shambling grace to it, both jazzy and gritty at the same time." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jul 29, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| A Mighty Wind (2003) | "
After his previous windows on the absurd ... A Mighty Wind proves that Guest has turned parody into an art form." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jul 29, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Winged Migration (2003) | "
One of the most truly wondrous films you could imagine." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jun 29, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 61%
| Hulk (2003) | "
Bold ambitions make Hulk the most profound popcorn blockbuster ever made and one that plays more to smart young adults than geeky teens." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jun 29, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 71%
| Phone Booth (2003) | "
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To use phone language, it doesn't put you on hold for one second.
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Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 73%
| The Matrix Reloaded (2003) | "
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I watched The Matrix to freshen up on all that coolness the night before seeing Reloaded. I would still watch it again over this.
." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted May 18, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 85%
| Spider (2003) | "
A bleak, beautifully crafted, intelligent tale of paranoia – a typical subject for Cronenberg. It's a pity most audiences will, ironically, go mad trying to decipher it." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted May 9, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 76%
| Igby Goes Down (2002) | "
The nearest thing we've got to a big-screen Catcher in the Rye...with Kieran Culkin giving a very Holden Caufield-esque performance." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jun 8, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 79%
| Punch-Drunk Love (2002) | "
Sandler essentially plays the same socially retarded moron that made him rich, but Anderson strips him of his usual comic props ... He's buried the man-child within and brought all that emotionally stunted melancholy to the surface." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Mar 31, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 50%
| The Emperor's Club (2002) | "
Welcome to The Emperor's Club, close affiliate to the Dead Poet's Society and Mr Holland's Opus, where students arrive in limousines and wear ties to class." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Mar 23, 2003 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 65%
| Solaris (2002) | "
If you're the type to be stimulated by Solaris's weighty philosophical issues, it's a mind-bending sci-fi trip into the unknown. For all others, it will be the perfect cure for insomnia.
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Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Roger Dodger (2002) | "
Roger Dodger is an enjoyably bruising tale of the inflated male ego that takes a hammering thanks to a little ironic justice." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Mar 9, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 65%
| Coco Before Chanel (2009) | "
An incomplete yet enjoyably decadent portrait of a woman who came to define style and grace." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jun 28, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 83%
| I Love You, Man (2009) | "
A blokey comedy that ironically doubles as a good date movie, I Love You, Man is funny nonsense that just drops short of fulfilling its ripping premise." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jun 3, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 83%
| I Love You, Man (2009) | "
A blokey comedy that ironically doubles as a good date movie, I Love You, Man is funny nonsense that just drops short of fulfilling its ripping premise." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jun 1, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 61%
| Swimming Upstream (2005) | "
Like Fingleton himself, Swimming Upstream is a hard-working, no-thrills drama – but it's still a winner." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Mar 9, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 88%
| 28 Days Later (2003) | "
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As far as zombie movies go, its $14-million budget must make it the most sophisticated flesh-muncher movie ever put to screen.
." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Sep 15, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 51%
| Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2003) | "
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Meadows keeps things simple, adding a few flashes of music or cinematography to recall the B-western.
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Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 55%
| American Wedding (2003) | "
It's not often sequels are better than the original but after a disappointing second instalment, writer Adam Herz has saved the best until last." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Aug 17, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 59%
| Down With Love (2003) | "
Beneath the wingtips, pointy shoes and '50s sexual politics...Down with Love is light, airy and fun – almost to the level of cheap laughs. It's all surface spit and polish." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Aug 17, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 34%
| Tears of the Sun (2003) | "
The issues it raises are both noble, topical and worth exploring, which makes this an interesting, if flawed, military exercise." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Aug 17, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 70%
| Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) | "
It's a slick, smooth and indeed explosive instalment, but it has neither the spit and polish of T2 nor the grittiness of the cult hit T1." — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jul 29, 2003 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 80%
| I Capture the Castle (2003) | "
Cassandra's flowery narration may prove a tad irritating for those not in the mood for such soapy operatics but this glibly engaging melodrama...at least plays to mature audiences wanting an alternative to the latest Hollywood blockbusters filling up our" — Sunday Times (Australia) Posted Jul 29, 2003 |
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