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4/5
 
"A witty, urbane portrait of Manhattan's debutante scene." -- BBC
Posted Jul 18, 2008
 
Metropolitan (1990)92%
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3/5
 
"Less than the sum of its A-list parts, Nichols’ grown-up satire only catches fire when Hoffman’s steamed up." -- Total Film
Posted Jan 11, 2008
 
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)83%
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3/5
 
"Subversive enough for older brother, sweet enough for kid sis, this cine-panto’s a safe if not spectacular choice for a Chrimbo family outing. The cartoon chipmunk almost steals it, but Adams’ dippy dazzle is the movie’s heart, soul and lungs." -- Total Film
Posted Dec 13, 2007
 
Enchanted (2007)93%
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3/5
 
"A bona fide trash pastiche. So good it’s bad, then? Almost, but the panache and playfulness machine-gun most of the shortcomings. DVD suppliers! Can we have the two films plus trailers in one now, please?" -- Total Film
Posted Nov 9, 2007
 
Planet Terror (2007)77%
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3/5
 
"This has more bite than we’ve come to expect from Sam Raimi’s Ghost House production outfit. Some of the action misses the jugular, but Danny Huston makes for a sensational baddie." -- Total Film
Posted Nov 1, 2007
 
30 Days of Night (2007)49%
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2/5
 
"Scaling dizzy heights of sheer averageness, the third in writer/ producer Paul WS Anderson’s stillborn zombie saga is the best – or least worst – yet." -- Total Film
Posted Oct 10, 2007
 
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)22%
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4/5
 
"Novel in concept, exquisite in execution, another family feast from Pixar suitable for all palates. Not a studio chef d’oeuvre, perhaps, but still the richest of this year’s animations. Don’t miss the starter course, hilarious space short Lifted." -- Total Film
Posted Oct 10, 2007
 
Ratatouille (2007)95%
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3/5
 
"A warm, sentimental glow prevails at the end, while copious shots of rolling landscape offset the teatime-telly feel of veteran goggleboxer Rod Hardy’s direction." -- Total Film
Posted Sep 14, 2007
 
December Boys (2007)42%
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4/5
 
"The funniest film since, um, Knocked Up. What it lacks in novelty it makes up for with consistency. Supergood." -- Total Film
Posted Sep 14, 2007
 
Superbad (2007)87%
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2/5
 
"A sari attempt to hybridise Hollywood and Bollywood." -- Total Film
Posted Aug 17, 2007
 
Marigold (2007)35%
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3/5
 
"A stylised indie chick-flick, Waitress gets itself into a tonal puree but still offers flavoursome pleasures and full-on food-porn visuals. A funny and touching testament to Shelly’s multi-talent – savour it." -- Total Film
Posted Aug 10, 2007
 
Waitress (2007)89%
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3/5
 
"Captured at hair-raisingly close quarters by the fearless filmmakers, the sense of lawlessness grabs the throat and haunts the mind." -- Total Film
Posted Jul 20, 2007
 
Ghosts of Cite Soleil (2007)81%
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3/5
 
"Fear, peril and hoplessness soak every frame." -- BBC
Posted Jul 20, 2007
 
The Seventh Seal (1957)95%
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3/5
 
"Arguably the film romanticises its morally challenged protagonists, but there's little hint of rose-tint in the fear, peril and hopelessness that seem to soak every frame like a cold sweat." -- BBC
Posted Jul 17, 2007
 
Ghosts of Cite Soleil (2007)81%
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2/5
 
"Where Hukkle's circle-of-life surrealism had a certain twisted charm, this film's sense of the grotesque is more glum than fun. On the tail of such a promising debut, it can't help feeling like a hiccup." -- BBC
Posted Jul 13, 2007
 
Taxidermia (2006)79%
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3/5
 
"More a thumbnail than a full portrait." -- BBC
Posted Jun 26, 2007
 
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006)81%
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2/5
 
"Saved by set-piece action." -- BBC
Posted Jun 15, 2007
 
Exiled (2007)81%
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4/5
 
"Smart, sprightly and sensitive, this is like a junior-edition Heavenly Creatures , complete with ace chemistry and tragic twist." -- Total Film
Posted May 4, 2007
 
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)85%
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4/5
 
"Why can't more kids' films be this grown up?" -- BBC
Posted May 1, 2007
 
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)85%
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3/5
 
"More a buddy movie than a political one, it nonetheless captures the festering tensions of a divided city." -- BBC
Posted Apr 3, 2007
 
Close to Home (2007)67%
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2/5
 
"This is eye candy with a hollow centre." -- Total Film
Posted Mar 27, 2007
 
Meet the Robinsons (2007)66%
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3/5
 
"Accessibility is one of the movie's virtues: without dumbing down, it makes the workings of Parliament seem as gripping as a good suspense thriller." -- BBC
Posted Mar 23, 2007
 
Amazing Grace (2007)70%
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3/5
 
"Earns its place-setting with other foodie movies (Eat Drink Man Woman, Big Night, Tampopo) for the sheer volume of delectable dishes – which, in spite of the muddy lensing, will set stomachs pining." -- Total Film
Posted Mar 16, 2007
 
Eden (2006)70%
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2/5
 
"Duelist turns from playful to precious in the last 30-odd minutes, straggling towards a prancey showdown that's as graceful as all get-out but as cold as the endless falling snow." -- BBC
Posted Mar 8, 2007
 
Duelist (2005)40%
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3/5
 
"If only it had taken the characters' lead and strayed further from the beaten track..." -- BBC
Posted Mar 8, 2007
 
Gone (2006)55%
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3/5
 
"The man's still a genius; he just needs to be more ruthless in the editing suite." -- BBC
Posted Mar 6, 2007
 
Inland Empire (2006)70%
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4/5
 
"It sounds more like an endurance test than entertainment, yet this one-of-a-kind experience proves surprisingly immersive." -- BBC
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
Into Great Silence (2007)89%
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4/5
 
"A convincing portrait of how ordinary people strive to get on with their lives in the wake of terrible conflict." -- BBC
Posted Feb 17, 2007
 
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams (2007)98%
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3/5
 
"the movie's relevance to current events is inescapable - especially when underlined in dialogue like, "In all of history, no one has ever managed to conquer Afghanistan."" -- BBC
Posted Feb 16, 2007
 
The 9th Company (2005)79%
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4/5
 
"Credit should be shared with the leads; together they're silly, giddy, irrepressibly inventive - a lot like the film itself." -- BBC
Posted Feb 13, 2007
 
The Science of Sleep (2006)69%
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4/5
 
"In the running for the ‘Best Rethink Of An Established Formula’ award, so we’d like to thank the director and his cast for keeping the chortles coming." -- Total Film
Posted Feb 9, 2007
 
For Your Consideration (2006)51%
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2/5
 
"First, the good news: The Fountain is only 97 minutes long. Now the bad: that's 97 minutes of rampant metaphysical codswallop." -- BBC
Posted Jan 26, 2007
 
The Fountain (2006)51%
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2/5
 
"A bizarre brew of Brit-grit, magic realism and religious allegory." -- BBC
Posted Jan 26, 2007
 
Lives of the Saints (2006)42%
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4/5
 
"A layer of mainstream gloss takes the edge off the horrors, but the man behind Robocop marches through with a steely assurance that rarely allows you to snatch a breath." -- BBC
Posted Jan 16, 2007
 
Black Book (2007)76%
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4/5
 
"Hard to believe that an actor previously renowned for his gentleness could play such a monster, but the transformation is seamless." -- BBC
Posted Jan 12, 2007
 
The Last King of Scotland (2006)87%
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4/5
 
"Maybe the ending's a bit excessive, but it's hard to overstate the excitement of seeing fresh British talent break through with such energy." -- BBC
Posted Nov 30, 2006
 
London to Brighton (2008)73%
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2/5
 
"Revenge is a dish served once too often in Romanzo Criminale, an Italian crime epic that runs out of appeal well before it runs out of ammo." -- BBC
Posted Nov 11, 2006
 
Crime Novel (2005)53%
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2/5
 
"The worst is saved for last: just when you think the movie has shown the courage of its 'gritty' convictions, it hits you with schmaltz that would shame a Hallmark card." -- BBC
Posted Nov 11, 2006
 
Waist Deep (2006)27%
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3/5
 
"A Singaporean drama that requires patience but ultimately rewards it." -- BBC
Posted Oct 31, 2006
 
Be With Me (2005)90%
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3/5
 
"In the end, the hunter becomes the hunted; but wouldn't the animal rights message mean more if you actually cared about the critters?" -- BBC
Posted Oct 17, 2006
 
Open Season (2006)47%
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3/5
 
"Co-directors Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe have a gift for making fake footage look like the real deal. But they're not so hot when it comes to simulating human drama." -- BBC
Posted Oct 3, 2006
 
Brothers of the Head (2006)67%
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3/5
 
"You have to hand it to those OutKast fellas -- even when they make a mess, they do it with style." -- BBC
Posted Sep 29, 2006
 
Idlewild (2006)48%
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4/5
 
"mixing comedy with horror's never an easy business, but time and again Severance cuts it." -- BBC
Posted Sep 16, 2006
 
Severance (2007)65%
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2/5
 
"A head-scratching thriller..." -- BBC
Posted Sep 6, 2006
 
Stay (2005)26%
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3/5
 
"It may not pass with flying colours, but Driving Lessons still motors along likeably enough." -- BBC
Posted Sep 5, 2006
 
Driving Lessons (2006)49%
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3/5
 
"The humour and the heartstring-pulling hit the mark, as do most of the cast, not least Cruz." -- BBC
Posted Aug 22, 2006
 
Volver (2006)91%
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4/5
 
"This is a tough but tender snapshot whose sociological and artistic merits have stood the test of time." -- BBC
Posted Aug 15, 2006
 
Rocky Road to Dublin (1968)88%
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3/5
 
"Don't be too misled by the title; for all the anger and alienation it deals in, Harsh Times often feels like a black comedy." -- BBC
Posted Aug 15, 2006
 
Harsh Times (2006)48%
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2/5
 
"The whole film's easy on the eye thanks to the Parisian summer setting, photographed in creamy black and white. If only the romance wasn't so monochrome too..." -- BBC
Posted Aug 1, 2006
 
Angel-A (2007)43%
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4/5
 
"Yes, there's a little preachiness here, but it doesn't puncture the party mood. Or stop Chappelle telling dirty jokes about prostitutes, for that matter. Thanks to him this isn't just a musical feast, but a rib-busting comedy too." -- BBC
Posted Jul 1, 2006
 
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006)92%

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