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Paper Planes | Liverpool Echo | Dan Bevan | Worthington and Oxenbould strike up a believable father/son dynamic, meaning that you can't help but smile at the inevitably schmaltzy ending. | 7/10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | false | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1,768 |
Paper Towns | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | With a simple storyline that can be slow at times, Cara Delevingne's new movie will earn a place in the hearts of teenage filmgoers. But it doesn't offer the same emotional punch as The Fault In Our Stars. | 6/10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | false | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1,768 |
Sicario | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Blunt is terrific in a physically and emotionally demanding role. | 8/10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | false | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1,768 |
Solace | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Morgan and Cornish are both short-changed as ballsy cops who harbour painful secrets, while Farrell remains largely off screen until the anticlimactic, mind-bending final showdown. | 6/10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | false | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1,768 |
Spectre | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Spectre features all you would expect from a great Bond film: amazing gadgets, exotic locations, stunts, a new Aston Martin and a sprinkling of humour. | 9/10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | false | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1,768 |
Straight Outta Compton | Liverpool Echo | Peter Milby | One of the better musical biopics of the last 20 years, Straight Outta Compton is a real rags-to-riches showbiz story. | 7/10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | false | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1,768 |
The Diary Of A Teenage Girl | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | The Diary of a Teenage Girl is honest, frank and doesn't hold back. So if you don't mind a swear word or two, and you want a realistic approach from a film, this movie could be for you. | 8/10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | false | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1,768 |
The Last Witch Hunter | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | The Last Witch Hunter has some great production design and digital effects, but the movie directed by Breck Eisner is an interminable bore, which foolishly places the weight of the film on Vin Diesel's broad shoulders. | 4/10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | false | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1,768 |
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | The movie is packed with action, wit and charm, with director Ritchie sticking to the roots of the original 60s series. | 7/10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | false | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1,768 |
The Martian | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Sci-fi maestro Ridley Scott is in his element employing the 3D format to dazzlling effect. | 9/10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | false | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1,768 |
The Visit | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Don't go in expecting some big Sixth Sense-style twist but The Visit does provide a satisfying blend of thrills and laughs, so if you're into spooky movies, it's worth a watch. | 6/10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | false | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1,768 |
Black Mass | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Strip away Depp's theatrics and Black Mass is a handsomely crafted, if overly familiar, tale of crime and punishment that faintly echoes Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning drama The Departed. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Burnt | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Half-baked, tepid, underseasoned - all these culinary put-downs are deserved for a film that asks us to root for a broken man with nothing to lose, then hands him redemption on a silver platter. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Carol | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | The impeccable style of the 1950s era conceals a maelstrom of messy, raw emotion, which overflows in the film's heartbreaking second act as the forbidden lovers discover the terrible cost of their liaisons. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Dad's Army | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | From uninspired beginning to muddled end, it's a cultural smash'n'grab that goes through the motions and will ultimately be remembered as a badly missed opportunity. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Fifty Shades of Grey | Liverpool Echo | Susan Lee | I was more aroused by the immaculate shine on Christian's piano than anything in his boudoir of bondage: a set designer must have spent hours buffing those ivories. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Goosebumps | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Goosebumps is a wicked delight, packed full of spooks and scares that should have adults jumping out of their seats almost as often as little ones. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Grandma | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Grandma is a slight, yet entertaining character study, anchored by Tomlin's formidable turn as a fiercely independent woman, who continues to blaze a trail in her later years. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 | Liverpool Echo | null | Part 1 concludes with good and evil evenly balanced, both sides having suffered losses in pursuit of ultimate victory. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
He Named Me Malala | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | He Named Me Malala is a deeply touching story of a proud father and daughter, who have drawn strength from each other in times of unimaginable pain and adversity. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Kill Your Friends | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Hoult swaggers through the blood-soaked melee in style, and director Harris conjures hallucinogenic sequences of wanton drug-taking and slaughter, while Niven... ensures plenty of belly laughs. But there is such a thing as too much ghoulishness. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Love the Coopers | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Christmas With The Coopers employs an episodic structure that recalls Love Actually but falls woefully short of Richard Curtis' festive romance. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Mississippi Grind | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | The script has flushes of comedy and humour, and the actors' winning on-screen chemistry harks back to a bygone era of Hollywood buddy movies. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Ride Along 2 | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Story directs at a lacklustre pace, which suggests he signed on with the returning cast purely for a pay cheque, while parallel romantic subplots beggar belief. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Sisters | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | An entertaining portrait of modern womanhood. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Spotlight | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Thomas McCarthy's impeccably crafted drama pays tribute to the close-knit team of tenacious editors and reporters who tirelessly pursued the ugly truth and wrung their sweat and tears into the exposes. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Ridley and Boyega make a sizeable impact amidst the cacophonous sound and merchandising fury, capturing the vulnerability and anguish of conflicted characters haunted by murky pasts. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Steve Jobs | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Michael Fassbender delivers a powerhouse performance as Jobs in Danny Boyle's bravura portrait of the revered Apple co-founder, which is neither a traditional biopic nor a gushing hagiography. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
The Big Short | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | We might not always keep up with McKay's dazzling film and its rapid-fire, whipsmart dialogue, but by the end credits, we're not far behind. | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | false | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
The Dressmaker | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Revenge, mother-daughter bonds and the transformative power of clothes are the threads stitched deftly throughout Jocelyn Moorhouse's quirky Australian comedy drama, which induces tears as much as giggles. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 | Liverpool Echo | Dan Bevan | Relentlessly bleak from the first frame, this final outing pulls no punches as white knuckle action sequences see the casualty rate rise alongside the tension. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
The Lady In The Van | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | It's a simple yet very well done piece of cinema that sees some of Dame Maggie Smith's best work in years (and that includes Downton Abbey). | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
The Night Before | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | There's a glimmer of genuine sweetness beneath the tomfoolery in The Night Before, which occasionally casts a warm glow over characters as they learn valuable lessons about the power of friendship to overcome every obstacle. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
The Peanuts Movie | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | If unabashed sweetness is your weakness then you will be completely helpless. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Trumbo | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Trumbo is a fascinating portrait of a time when suspicion could end a promising career, and Bryan Cranston earns an Oscar nomination for his stellar portrayal of the Hollywood screenwriter. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Victor Frankenstein | Liverpool Echo | Georgia Morgan | Victor Frankenstein lumbers and lurches rather like the monstrosity that the title character jolts to life with a bolt of lightning from the heavens. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1,769 |
Nail in the Coffin: The Fall and Rise of Vampiro | Living Life Fearless | Stephen Silver | Another fine pro wrestling documentary, produced outside of the umbrella of WWE. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1,770 |
Robin's Wish | Living Life Fearless | Stephen Silver | You've heard a great deal in the last few years about the hidden pain behind the lives of most comedians, but this story is a unique one. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1,770 |
Aladdin | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Aside from a couple of caveats, take a chance on this diamond in the rough. Bravo to Disney and Guy Ritchie for making this film kid friendly for families! | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Always Be My Maybe | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | I want to be able to recommend Always Be My Maybe, but I can't. More raunchy than I like my rom-coms, even Keanu Reeves couldn't save it for me. But he almost did. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Avengers: Endgame | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Avengers: Endgame is a satisfying finale to the Marvel Cinematic Universe chapters we've watched and loved. This one may not be for small children, though, due to language and violence. | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | false | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Captain Marvel | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Shero. Strong. Courageous. Powerful. You may be able to find flaws and nitpick at what you didn't like, but at the end of the day, Captain Marvel does its job. | 4.5/5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | false | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Cats | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | The Cats movie did nothing for me except leave me with insane questions. Save yourself and your kids from jellicle nightmares, and skip this one. Meowy Christmas. | 1/5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | false | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Dolittle | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | In a world of Tiger King, I'll still take Dolittle any day. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Dora and the Lost City of Gold | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | We need more movies like Dora and the Lost City of Gold to balance out the trashiness that's becoming the norm for older children. Can you say, "excelente?" Excelente! | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Downton Abbey | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | I come to Downton for the people, the stories, the laughs, and the clothes. None of those things disappointed. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Dumbo | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Is Dumbo worth a watch? For Disney fans, I say yes, but I might wait until $5 Tuesdays. | 2.5/5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | false | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Emma. | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Even without the gorgeous costumes and scenery, EMMA. offers up enough through its clever humor for the family to enjoy. Just don't expect prim and proper. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | If you're looking for a summer movie where you had a bad day and just want an action-packed, profanity-laden, car-chase-filled, ridiculous, over-the top, fun film, then Hobbs & Shaw is it. | 2.5/5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | false | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Feel the Beat | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | While predictable, Feel the Beat is a solid effort in the family genre arena for Netflix. It's a tween recipe for success. | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Frozen II | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | With beautiful animation, a soulful story, and incredible music, Frozen II is the must-see movie for families this year. Don't be afraid to go into the unknown with a different storyline. | 4.5/5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | false | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
I Still Believe | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | I Still Believe is a sweet film with an uplifting message that hope exists and love abounds. And with what's going on in the world, what's wrong with that? | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Jumanji: The Next Level | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Jumanji: The Next Level didn't really bring anything new to the table besides new characters that don't fit into the story. I'd leave the kiddos at home for this one. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Just Mercy | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Is Just Mercy kid friendly? It's not friendly at all. It urges difficult conversations and argues why we need to change the criminal justice system. See it with your family. | 4.5/5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | false | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Knives Out | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Perhaps Knives Out is a bit of a predictable ride, but it's one worth taking - with all of your adult friends and siblings. This one's not for kids. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | When Angelina Jolie gives you the look that only she can, you get those Maleficent chills. Perhaps too violent for small children, I appreciate a different take on a classic tale, especially with all these remakes. | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Men in Black International | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | I didn't hate it as much as everyone else. Don't go in looking for the Thompson/Hemsworth pairing in Thor: Ragnarok and you may be pleasantly surprised. But I'd leave the kids at home. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Mighty Oak | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Though not perfect, Mighty Oak gives us a glimpse into grief from the outside and hopefully helps us feel empathy and kindness for those whose stories we do not know. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Onward | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Pixar's Onward is simply beautiful. If you've lost someone and long to see them again, get ready for an emotional journey. But next time, moar trash unicorns, please! | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Overcomer | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Overcomer is a renewer of faith, a giver of hope, and a testimony of Jesus Christ. It just fell a little flat when it came to story connection. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | This isn't Deadpool Pikachu, and hallelujah for that! A family-friendly film with minor language delivers Pokéman fans a visual feast and plenty of laughs. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Poms | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Poms had potential with its talented cast, but adding raunchy jokes to try to include a younger demographic felt forced and trite. I can't recommend this to any generation. | 1.5/5 | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | false | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Scoob! | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Scoob! is an enjoyable ride down memory lane with some modern touches. However, at times I wanted Scoob to just pick a lane or an era. Not kid friendly for all children. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Shazam! | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | If you're looking to be entertained for a couple of hours, then you've come to the right place. But if you want a smarter movie, then look elsewhere. | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Sonic the Hedgehog | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Sonic the Hedgehog is what a family movie should be. If you can't enjoy this one, I don't know what to tell you. You don't need to rub it in Dr. Robotnik's orphaned face. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Spider-Man: Far From Home | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Spider-Man: Far From Home is a worthy sequel and packed full of punch and humor to give us hope for the future of the Marvel we love. Bonus: it's generally kid friendly. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Spies in Disguise | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | With cute surprises like kitty glitter, Korean soap operas, and 50 Shades of Yay, Spies in Disguise is fun for the whole family with a lot of heart. However, next time, leave the butts out of it. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will not satisfy everyone. However, J.J. Abrams does a beautiful job of restoring hope to a fan base and world that need it, unless you're cynical, then not even Obi-Wan can help you. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
The Addams Family | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | The Addams Family makes for a fun-ish Halloween film that is safe for most kids to watch; I just wish the movie had as much personality as the theme song did. | 2.5/5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | false | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
The Farewell | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Perhaps a little heavy for children, The Farewell is best suited for families with teens. And please take them. It's been a long time since a film made me feel like this. | 4.5/5 | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | false | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
The High Note | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | A reminder to chase your dreams no matter who, what, or where, settle in with the joyous harmony from The High Note. Mostly family friendly with some asterisks. | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
The Lion King | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | It's worth giving it a chance, but The Lion King wasn't for me. Visually stunning, but why do I want to relive Mufasa's death with animals that can't emote what I'm feeling? | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
The Secret Garden | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | The Secret Garden guides us through tragedy and grief with a level of maturity that ultimately shows us hope, magic and the ability to find our way again. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
The Secret Life of Pets 2 | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | While cute and cuddly, The Secret Life of Pets 2, can't rely on fluff alone. It needs more story. As a parent, two things made me upset to see in this film. | 2.5/5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | false | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
The Sun Is Also a Star | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | If I were teen, I might like it. As a parent, the idea of falling in love in 24 hours makes me cringe. This film was not made for my skeptical heart. | 2/5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | false | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
The Willoughbys | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | I don't know that I'd classify The Willoughbys as family friendly, but it's colorful chaos that dares to be different. Just be careful of possible triggers for some kids. | 2.5/5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | false | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Toy Story 4 | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Toy Story 4 is not meant to be part of the trilogy of Toy Story 1, 2, and 3. This is the Toy Story you didn't know you needed. Get ready for a fantastic +h rush! | 5/5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | false | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Trolls World Tour | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Trolls World Tour is Avengers: Endgame for kids sprinkled with glitter, bright colors, and peppy music, but not as dramatic and way more happy. | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | false | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Valley Girl | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Don't overthink this one. Valley Girl is the collar-popping and leg warmer fluff I want right now. | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | Where'd You Go, Bernadette,disjointed and lacking in some areas, does allow me to feel okay about questioning who I am outside of being a mother. And that's worth a watch. | 3/5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | false | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Yesterday | Lola Lambchops | Tania Lamb | What's wrong with a little fantasy? Yesterday is charming, pure in heart, and probably made for families like mine where my child cites One Direction instead of The Beatles. | 3.5/5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | false | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1,771 |
Titanic | London Evening Standard | David Sexton | It has itself become, like the shipwreck, a cultural monument, only accreting value, not losing significance, as time goes by. | 4/4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | false | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1,772 |
The Broken | London Evening Standard | Derek Malcolm | Here is a film from a director with a little more imagination and skill than story-telling sense. | 3/6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | false | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1,773 |
Air Guitar Nation | London Evening Standard | Derek Malcolm | There must be better, more useful ways of amusing themselves but obviously none which would allow them to strut the stage to the plaudits of a baying crowd like latter-day rock stars. | 2/6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | false | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1,773 |
Bringing Out the Dead | Long Island Press | Prairie Miller | As Cage advances into occupational meltdown, Scorsese grabs the audience for the ride and won't let go. | 8/10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | false | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1,774 |
Girl, Interrupted | Long Island Press | Prairie Miller | A melancholy, haunting journey into the particular madness known as adolescence. | 8/10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | false | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1,774 |
The Invisible Circus | Long Island Press | Prairie Miller | The current yearning for that more intensely felt cultural or political spectacle is barely explored and then discarded. | 6/10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | false | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1,774 |
Keeping the Faith | Long Island Press | Prairie Miller | The cast keeps things lively. | 7/10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | false | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1,774 |
Reindeer Games (Deception) | Long Island Press | Prairie Miller | At its worst Reindeer Games is far-fetched, but if you suspend disbelief and just go along for the freaky ride, this noirish trucker tall-tale isn't half bad. | 7/10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | false | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1,774 |
Stigmata | Long Island Press | Prairie Miller | Stigmata packs a jolting dose of terror compounded by wrap-around chilling gothic atmosphere. | 8/10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | false | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1,774 |
Three Kings | Long Island Press | Prairie Miller | The in-your-face physical, psychological and emotional sense of modern warfare in Three Kings defines extreme movie making at its most cinematically intense and delirious. | 8/10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | false | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1,774 |
Timecode | Long Island Press | Prairie Miller | Too often the subconscious pleasure of watching a movie is interrupted by the conscious reminder that a movie is in the process of being made. | 6/10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | false | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1,774 |
The Yards | Long Island Press | Prairie Miller | Edgy and absorbing. | 8/10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | false | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1,774 |
La Graine et le Mulet (The Secret of the Grain) (Couscous) | Looking Closer | Jeffrey Overstreet | Secret of the Grain may be the most ambitious, complex, and suspenseful film about a feast ever to be served at the movies. | 8.5/10 | 10 | 8.5 | 10 | false | 15 | 19 | 2 | 1,775 |
Babies | Looking Closer | Jeffrey Overstreet | Infants on the big screen are usually exploited as blasts of cuteness, comic relief, or wisecracking, diaper-clad versions of grownups. Thus, Babies is a welcome relief. | 7.5/10 | 10 | 7.5 | 10 | false | 13 | 19 | 2 | 1,775 |
The Wolfman | Looking Closer | Jeffrey Overstreet | Lawrence's transformation is scary because he's a sympathetic character. ... His sophistication can't save him from reckless impulses. I risk making a fool of myself if I say this is timely and relevant. | 6/10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | false | 10 | 19 | 2 | 1,775 |
A Serious Man | Looking Closer | Jeffrey Overstreet | A Serious Man is several barrels full of laughs. But it's as serious-minded about suffering and misfortune as any film I've seen. | 8.5/10 | 10 | 8.5 | 10 | false | 15 | 19 | 2 | 1,775 |
Another Year | Looking Closer | Jeffrey Overstreet | The Hepples are a joy to watch. ... Think about it. How often do we see a great marriage on the big screen? | 7.5/10 | 10 | 7.5 | 10 | false | 13 | 19 | 2 | 1,775 |
Avatar | Looking Closer | Jeffrey Overstreet | As adventure movies go, it is impressively new in every way except the way that matters most -- storytelling. Its look will last. But its heart won't go on. | 7/10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | false | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1,775 |
Beginners | Looking Closer | Jeffrey Overstreet | Mills weaves emotional storylines together -- and anthropomorphizes a canine -- without stumbling into sentimentality. It feels true, lived-in, every single moment. | 7.5/10 | 10 | 7.5 | 10 | false | 13 | 19 | 2 | 1,775 |
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