Empire Magazine
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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
3/5
The Way We Were (1973)
Streisand is capable in an implausible role as a liberated Jewess, and Redford is...well, Redford.
Posted Nov 14, 2018
2
3/5
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Entertaining, and occasionally inspired, but Ralph Breaks The Internet is too often content to achieve a quick laugh, rather than exploring the themes its set-up suggests.
Posted Nov 14, 2018
3
3/5
It's one for the fans - even the ones too reluctant to admit that they are.
Posted Nov 14, 2018
4
2/5
Siberia (2018)
A dour, plodding experience that's cold in every sense.
Posted Nov 13, 2018
5
3/5
Suspiria (2018)
This isn't an atrocity on the level of, say, Rob Zombie's Halloween - but it is a horror designed to test your patience rather than your nerves.
Posted Nov 12, 2018
6
3/5
The second chapter in JK Rowling's five-part story, it's a film stuffed with characters, big moments and impressive spectacle but still feels bizarrely underpowered.
Posted Nov 8, 2018
7
4/5
They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
An emotionally rich documentary that wows both as a technical achievement and an unforgettable portrait of a terrible period of 20th century history.
Posted Nov 8, 2018
8
3/5
The Grinch (2018)
9
4/5
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
The Coens take another crazy concept and make it work with a series of stories that will amuse, shock, and even bring tears to your eyes.
Posted Nov 5, 2018
10
3/5
Overlord (2018)
Overlord injects a healthy dose of schlock into familiar war-movie tropes to create an entertainingly grungy hybrid, but it never quite kicks into overdrive.
Posted Nov 5, 2018
11
4/5
Wildlife (2018)
12
4/5
Widows (2018)
With the help of a staggering ensemble cast, Steve McQueen has made an intelligent, emotional thriller...
Posted Nov 5, 2018
13
4/5
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
14
4/5
Outlaw King (2018)
15
4/5
Mirai (2018)
16
2/5
Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018)
Showing more enthusiasm than aptitude, this earns 'could do better if it tried' on its report card - but it's a strange enough genre mix to be vaguely worth a look.
Posted Nov 1, 2018
17
4/5
Juliet, Naked (2018)
18
4/5
Peterloo (2019)
There are contemporary resonances for those who want them, but Peterloo succeeds on being an impactful recreation of a time and its injustices.
Posted Nov 1, 2018
19
3/5
As sweet as a sugar plum and only slightly more nutritious, this shows scars from a tumultuous road to the screen but still emerges as a whimsical, likeable fairy tale.
Posted Nov 1, 2018
20
3/5
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
An often effective reboot, this does everything you'd expect, but that's a real shame. Lisbeth might be a nomad, but she doesn't feel at home here.
Posted Oct 31, 2018
21
4/5
The Others (2001)
22
2/5
The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
23
3/5
Far and Away (1992)
Though blatantly no Eyes Wide Shut, this second on-screen pairing for the Super-A couple remains a class apart from the dross that was Days Of Thunder.
Posted Oct 24, 2018
24
4/5
The Guilty (Den skyldige) (2018)
25
4/5
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Richard Attenborough positively sparkles in the role of the mysterious Kriss Kringle, giving a restrained and genuinely sweet performance.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
26
3/5
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
The film has a secret weapon: Rami Malek. As Mercury he is spectacular.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
27
3/5
24: Redemption (2008)
28
4/5
Utøya - July 22 is hardgoing, as it should be - there was no solace in this situation, and the film mirrors the terror, turning us all into these kids' parents.
Posted Oct 22, 2018
29
4/5
The Hate U Give (2018)
A sophisticated adaptation of a hugely important book that adeptly handles its daunting themes, and provides a platform for a star-making performance from Amandla Stenberg.
Posted Oct 22, 2018
30
4/5
Possum (2018)
31
4/5
Van Sant never strays far from the man-overcomes-disability genre, but this is more than made up for by some impressive directorial flourishes and an engaging central performance.
Posted Oct 22, 2018
32
4/5
33
3/5
Hunter Killer (2018)
A better-than-expected entry in the all-too-often neglected sub sub-genre, with Butler showing impressive restraint.
Posted Oct 19, 2018
34
4/5
Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
An uneven but appropriately rousing attack on Trump, which occasionally loses its focus as it makes its bigger, scarier points about the United States' slide into despotism.
Posted Oct 16, 2018
35
4/5
Dogman (2018)
Garrone proves once again that even the lowest-rung southern Italian gangster can't afford a shred of human decency.
Posted Oct 15, 2018
36
2/5
Apostle (2018)
A muddled Wicker Man-inspired horror that has bursts of style, but fails to find depth beneath its blood-spewing surface.
Posted Oct 15, 2018
37
3/5
Sink (2018)
38
4/5
Smallfoot (2018)
Smallfoot effectively weaves powerful messages into a fun, heart-warming animation that is sure to appeal to audiences both young and old.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
39
3/5
Halloween (2018)
40
3/5
It has its longeurs but there's an air of genial enthusiasm, tempered by sick humour, that is surprisingly engaging.
Posted Oct 8, 2018
41
2/5
The Exorcist III (1990)
42
2/5
The Dark Half (1993)
This is too well-made and acted to be a total failure, and even the formulaic slasher scenes are handled with creepy aplomb.
Posted Oct 8, 2018
43
Raising Cain (1992)
44
3/5
22 July (2018)
45
4/5
Mandy (2018)
46
4/5
Blindspotting (2018)
47
3/5
The Entity (1982)
Thankfully this film doesn't look for too many answers, and leaves us undecided as it closes as to how bad of a film it really is. The answer: not that bad.
Posted Oct 4, 2018
48
4/5
The Monster Squad (1987)
Sharper than a stake in it's genre references, The Monster Squad appeals to cinephile as well as teen sensibilities.
Posted Oct 4, 2018
49
2/5
Venom (2018)
Venom is neither triumph nor train-wreck. It's a mediocre origin story, a superhero host that sadly fails to bond with its comedy parasite.
Posted Oct 3, 2018
50
1/5
Blue Iguana (2018)