Tomato |
Cabin Fever (2003) |
"A seamless pastiche of 1970s and early 1980s horror, resulting in a blend of mean-spiritedness, gore and comedy that is truly infectious." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Cable Guy (1996) |
"If there's one thing worse than being stalked, it's being stalked by Jim Carrey." |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 7/10 |
Cactus Flower (1969) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato 8/10 |
Calamity Jane (1953) |
"A cheerful western musical with bags of energy and optimism, and plenty of great songs. Timeless.
" |
Andrea Chee |
Splat 3/10 |
The Calcium Kid (2004) |
"Chock-full of terrible, predictable jokes and horrendously under-developed characters, this scabby-budgeted comedy takes a dive in the first round and never gets back up." |
Gary Panton |
Splat 4/10 |
Calendar Girls (2003) |
"A nicely-acted Brit-com, but unfortunately it’s also unavoidably dull.
" |
Gary Panton |
Splat 3/10 |
Camp (2003) |
"An appropriate title in more ways than one." |
Gary Panton |
Tomato |
Capturing the Friedmans (2003) |
"inspires in the viewer something which was conspicuously absent from the original trial - reasonable doubt." |
Anton Bitel |
Splat |
The Card Player (2004) |
"Argento, the once great king of giallo, goes down the drain - which is the only royal flush to be seen in this sub-par gambling thriller." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 6/10 |
Carnage (2003) |
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Gary Panton |
Splat 3/10 |
Carrie (1976) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato 7/10 |
Casshern (2004) |
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Anton Bitel |
Tomato |
Casshern (2004) |
"Overlong, heavy-handed and thoroughly humourless it may be, but it is also a spectacularly stylised mutation of the way we look at the world of war." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 8/10 |
Cast Away (2000) |
"Engrossing film experience" |
Gary Panton |
Tomato |
The Cat Returns (2002) |
"despite its exquisite artwork and expert voice cast, this still looks a bit like the bedraggled runt of the Ghibli litter." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 8/10 |
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"A rare opportunity to see an American feel-good flick that actually works" |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 7/10 |
Cats & Dogs (2001) |
"A fun movie, full of action and humour." |
Andrea Chee |
Splat |
Catwoman (2004) |
"the cosmetics at the plot's centre do at least serve as a convenient metaphor for everything which is wrong with this shallow, superficial film." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 6/10 |
The Cell (2000) |
"Visually inventive, but in every other department it’s essentially run-of-the-mill.
" |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 6/10 |
Cellular (2004) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato 8/10 |
Changing Lanes (2002) |
"A fine gripping thriller...stylish and atmospheric, yet simple and convincing." |
Andrea Chee |
Splat |
Chaos (1999) |
"A twisty, and at times twisted, kidnapping thriller - just a pity the direction seems so sterile." |
Anton Bitel |
Splat 3/10 |
Charlie (2005) |
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Gary Panton |
Splat 4/10 |
Charlie's Angels (2000) |
"Pure eye-candy ... isn’t enough to carry an entire movie.
" |
Gary Panton |
Splat 3/10 |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) |
"Like watching an extremely long trailer: lots of fighting, lots of dancing, and lots of explosions, but absolutely nothing to hold any of it together." |
Gary Panton |
Splat 4/10 |
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato 9/10 |
Chicago (2002) |
"Sexy, conniving, devious, flamboyant, if you like musicals, you’ll love Chicago.
" |
|
Splat 0/10 |
Chicken Little (2005) |
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|
Splat |
Children of the Corn (1984) |
"As ye sow, so shall ye reap - and for all its initial creepiness, in the end this Mid-western gothic yields a big cropful of corn." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 9/10 |
The China Syndrome (1979) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato 7/10 |
Chinatown (1974) |
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|
Tomato 7/10 |
The Chorus (2005) |
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Gary Panton |
Splat 3/10 |
Christmas with the Kranks (2004) |
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Gary Panton |
0/10 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) |
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|
Tomato |
Chronicles of Riddick (2004) |
"Space opera, a prison breakout, spectral zealots and an anarchist anti-hero - dumb, maybe, but this film has enough in it to make you see the light." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato |
Chunky Monkey (2001) |
"Like an Edward Hopper painting commissioned by Monty Python, Chunky Monkey brings together an unlikely cast of off-kilter caricatures." |
Anton Bitel |
Splat 3/10 |
A Cinderella Story (2004) |
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Gary Panton |
Splat 4/10 |
Circus (2000) |
"Another poor man’s Pulp Fiction." |
Gary Panton |
Tomato 7/10 |
City by the Sea (2002) |
"Above-average, but only just...De Niro and others prove that a good cast can make a decent film out of a poor story.
" |
Andrea Chee |
Tomato 9/10 |
City of God (2003) |
"Gripping and authentic true story...not to be missed.
" |
Andrea Chee |
Tomato |
Class of 1984 (1982) |
"Whether for its eighties nostalgia, or its absurdly reactionary violence, this is one guilty pleasure that still makes the grade." |
Anton Bitel |
Splat 3/10 |
The Clearing (2004) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato 6/10 |
Clockstoppers (2002) |
"An above-average family adventure that ... lacks depth and substance" |
Andrea Chee |
Tomato 9/10 |
A Clockwork Orange (1971) |
"As much impact as a baseball bat to the head, but much more enjoyable.
" |
Andrea Chee |
Tomato |
Closer (2004) |
"Intimacy both attracts and repels in this smart, modern and biting treatment of love's endless merry-go-round." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 8/10 |
Clueless (1995) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato 7/10 |
Coach Carter (2005) |
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Gary Panton |
Tomato |
Code 46 (2004) |
"Achingly elegiac sci-fi story of love and memory lost - an Oedipal tragedy for the genetically modified age." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato |
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) |
"Eleven smart breaks from everyday reality." |
Anton Bitel |
Splat |
Cold Creek Manor (2003) |
"despite dead horses, crazed hicks and plagues of snakes, the only truly horrifying moment here is the hint at the end that there may be a sequel." |
Anton Bitel |
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