|
3/5
|
83%
|
Thor: The Dark World (2013) |
"
It seems to be a trickier world to manage on a second outing, but fans will be pleased."
—
The Standard
Posted Oct 31, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
94%
|
Captain Phillips (2013) |
"
An edge-of-your-seat cat-and-mouse game for much of its running time. "
—
The Standard
Posted Oct 24, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Prisoners (2013) |
"
Prisoners is haunting and will stick with you ... this is one of the best films of the year."
—
The Standard
Posted Oct 17, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
2 Guns (2013) |
"
Kormákur lets the solid story, some neat surprises and its A-list stars do the work."
—
The Standard
Posted Oct 10, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Rush (2013) |
"
Rush has set the bar remarkably high for any filmmaker who dares to attempt a movie about formula one in the future."
—
The Standard
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
9%
|
Runner Runner (2013) |
"
The film moves quickly initially, mostly to blow past the fact that its premise is hard to swallow, but it settles into an attractive pace as the tension rises."
—
The Standard
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
64%
|
One Direction: This Is Us (2013) |
"
This Is Us is like a balloon - it's shiny and kinda fun for about 10 minutes, but ultimately it's full of nothing."
—
The Standard
Posted Sep 20, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
14%
|
The Smurfs 2 (2013) |
"
IT'S a rarity, but it's nice when a sequel learns from the mistakes of its predecessor."
—
The Standard
Posted Sep 13, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
White House Down (2013) |
"
Mr Die Hard Goes To Washington ... will certainly be on my "guilty pleasures of the year" list."
—
The Standard
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
68%
|
Elysium (2013) |
"
Blomkamp aims higher and thinks bigger with Elysium, keeping the smarts and heart of District 9, while ramping up the action."
—
The Standard
Posted Aug 15, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
Now You See Me (2013) |
"
Like a real magic show, Now You See Me is thoroughly entertaining for the most part, but is ultimately silly and substanceless."
—
The Standard
Posted Aug 12, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
The World's End (2013) |
"
The Cornetto Trilogy deserves to be studied in schools for many reasons, and The World's End doesn't let the team down."
—
The Standard
Posted Jul 31, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
69%
|
The Wolverine (2013) |
"
The X-Men movies generally fall into two distinct categories - the great and the awful. The Wolverine is the first to land right in the middle."
—
The Standard
Posted Jul 27, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
This Is the End (2013) |
"
One of the funniest films of the year so far."
—
The Standard
Posted Jul 18, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
72%
|
Pacific Rim (2013) |
"
It's dumb because it's about giant monsters fighting giant robots. But it's awesome because, well, it's about giant monsters fighting giant robots."
—
The Standard
Posted Jul 11, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
31%
|
The Lone Ranger (2013) |
"
If you can embrace the easy-going spectacle of it all and its general respect for the Lone Ranger legacy, you'll probably enjoy it."
—
The Standard
Posted Jul 8, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
66%
|
Cloud Atlas (2012) |
"
A scattershot film that courageously tries to incorporate as much of the novel as possible, only to find it doesn't translate well from the page."
—
The Standard
Posted Jul 3, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
75%
|
Despicable Me 2 (2013) |
"
It's perfectly timed pratfalls will have the parents laughing just as much as the kids."
—
The Standard
Posted Jul 2, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
56%
|
Man of Steel (2013) |
"
For all its ambition, Man Of Steel fails to soar, instead crashlanding in a humourless, melodramatic mess of explosions."
—
The Standard
Posted Jun 27, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
Monsters University (2013) |
"
This college collage feels stale and lazy, and only gets across the line thanks to nostalgic goodwill and some decent gags. "
—
The Standard
Posted Jun 23, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
11%
|
After Earth (2013) |
"
At least it's a step-up on The Happening and The Last Airbender. Compared to those, After Earth looks like Citizen Kane. But that's not saying much."
—
The Standard
Posted Jun 13, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
15%
|
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) |
"
Another similarity it shares with Van Helsing is that it's not very good."
—
The Standard
Posted Jun 11, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
70%
|
Fast & Furious 6 (2013) |
"
"Having been so pleasantly surprised by how great Fast 5 was, Fast & Furious 6 is a massively bonkers disappointment."
—
The Standard
Posted Jun 6, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
49%
|
The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
Like Gatsby himself, it comes so close to achieving its dream, only to fall agonisingly and frustratingly short."
—
The Standard
Posted May 30, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
19%
|
The Hangover Part III (2013) |
"
The film was never going to recapture the magic of the first, but at least it's an improvement on the second."
—
The Standard
Posted May 23, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
55%
|
The Company You Keep (2013) |
"
Welcome back, Mr Redford."
—
The Standard
Posted May 16, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
"
In its quieter moments, between the frustrating amount of lens flares and deliberate CG camera wobbles, there is a graceful intelligence to the film."
—
The Standard
Posted May 9, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
Jurassic Park (1993) |
"
Jurassic Park is a how-to guide for structuring a multi-character disaster film."
—
The Standard
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
It features some of the best moments of the trilogy, but it does feel a bit like a missed opportunity."
—
The Standard
Posted Apr 24, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
——
|
Reverse Runner |
"
Unsurprisingly amateurish, which lends it a certain charm, but also impressive in many ways."
—
The Standard
Posted Apr 22, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
12%
|
Alex Cross (2012) |
"
Where to start with all the things wrong with this film?"
—
The Standard
Posted Apr 16, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
54%
|
Oblivion (2013) |
"
Mildly enjoyable, Cruise is good, and it's too middle-of-the-road to really dislike."
—
The Standard
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Pitch Perfect (2012) |
"
On paper, this all looks oh-so High School Musical: The College Years, but the beauty of Pitch Perfect is they way it turns its formulaic moments into unexpected hilarity."
—
The Standard
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
19%
|
Identity Thief (2013) |
"
When the plot feels like you've seen it three times before, and done better on each of those occasions, the movie better have something else going for it. Identity Thief doesn't."
—
The Standard
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
69%
|
The Croods (2013) |
"
You won't learn anything about life 100,000 years ago, but you may enjoy yourself."
—
The Standard
Posted Apr 1, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
14%
|
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
It would be a shame if this is John McClane's final bow, but on the strength of this effort, maybe it's time for him to hang up the machine gun."
—
The Standard
Posted Mar 21, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
Dredd (2012) |
"
Dredd is like a gun - not everyone likes them and they're only good for one thing, but they do that one thing really, really well."
—
The Standard
Posted Mar 19, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
59%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
Oz The Great And Powerful is as good as it could be."
—
The Standard
Posted Mar 17, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
89%
|
Lincoln (2012) |
"
Once you settle in, this is an educational and enlightening epic. Yes, it can be ponderous, but for the most part, Lincoln is entertaining."
—
The Standard
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
87%
|
Frankenweenie (2012) |
"
The real audience here is Burton fans (add an extra star to this review if you're a Burton fan)."
—
The Standard
Posted Feb 26, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
The Impossible (2012) |
"
The aim appears to be audience immersion, as if The Impossible really wants to almost drown you along with its stars - albeit in your own tears."
—
The Standard
Posted Feb 21, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
12%
|
Safe Haven (2013) |
"
(The twist) is so incredibly baffling and profoundly stupid that it will make you want to punch the movie in the face."
—
The Standard
Posted Feb 14, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
75%
|
Killing Them Softly (2012) |
"
There are many cinematic cardinal sins, but the latest film from Aussie director Andrew Dominik commits two of the big ones - Don't Be Boring and Don't Waste A Great Cast."
—
The Standard
Posted Feb 12, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
93%
|
Zero Dark Thirty (2013) |
"
Zero Dark Thirty is interesting as opposed to enjoyable, intriguing as opposed to entertaining, and certainly less memorable than The Hurt Locker."
—
The Standard
Posted Feb 10, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
Ruby Sparks (2012) |
"
It's a refreshing take for a rom-com, and when you add in a healthy dose of humour, it makes for an enjoyable and intelligent treat."
—
The Standard
Posted Feb 6, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
92%
|
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) |
"
This is a rom-com dressed up as an Oscar-baiting "dramedy". It's a good rom-com thanks to it's edge... but occasionally has the bad traits of a bad rom-com."
—
The Standard
Posted Jan 31, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Django Unchained (2012) |
"
The funniest western since Blazing Saddles, the bloodiest since The Wild Bunch and the most visually stylish since The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. "
—
The Standard
Posted Jan 26, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
86%
|
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) |
"
A strangely different and slightly magical film."
—
The Standard
Posted Jan 23, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
52%
|
This is 40 (2012) |
"
This Is 40 is funny and relatable enough to help overlook its length."
—
The Standard
Posted Jan 19, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
32%
|
Gangster Squad (2013) |
"
Mildly enjoyable... sadly forgettable."
—
The Standard
Posted Jan 11, 2013
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