Nashville (1975)
89%
5/5
“One of the most accomplished, influential and enjoyable films of the '70s.” –
Empire Magazine
Feb 26, 2025
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Apocalypse Now Redux (1979)
93%
5/5
“Apocalypse Now is as good as ever.” –
Empire Magazine
Sep 22, 2024
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Little Women (1994)
92%
“A lovely story and vivacious stars make this warm-hearted saga of home, family and growing up - written, directed and produced by women - a joyful standard bearer in the new wave of "women's pictures".” –
Empire Magazine
Apr 8, 2024
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The Horse Whisperer (1998)
73%
3/5
“This is the fastidiously rendered work of a craftsman, and a sob-inducing, beautifully old-fashioned affair which is bound to irritate the hell out of a younger audience.” –
Empire Magazine
Nov 28, 2023
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Bringing Up Baby (1938)
97%
5/5
“Countless films have imitated Bringing Up Baby, most famously Peter Bogdanovich's homage What's Up, Doc?, but it is futile to look for its equal.” –
Empire Magazine
Jul 25, 2023
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Hangin' With the Homeboys (1991)
93%
3/5
“The performances are hip, funny and smart, the situations embarrassingly recognisable and the pace energetic and assured.” –
Empire Magazine
Aug 12, 2021
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Backdraft (1991)
73%
3/5
“Dramatically, of course, it's utter twaddle, but with state-of-the-art incendiary special effects and a sex scene on top of a fire engine, there's plenty of bang for your buck.” –
Empire Magazine
Aug 3, 2021
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Enemies, a Love Story (1989)
89%
4/5
“Mazursky and his co-writer, Roger Simon, have done a difficult adaptation job well, concentrating disparate elements of humour, sex and despair into a tragicomedy of unusual depth.” –
Empire Magazine
Aug 1, 2021
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Running on Empty (1988)
81%
3/5
“Despite Lumet's home-spun pincer movement on the espionage/conspiracy genres, cliché still sneaks up and nips the film into submission.” –
Empire Magazine
May 25, 2021
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The Joy Luck Club (1993)
86%
4/5
“[A] marvellous and right-on distillation of feminine hopes and hurts across the generations.” –
Empire Magazine
Dec 17, 2020
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
21%
3/5
“There may not be a laugh every minute, but there are enough to satisfy most devotees of the relentlessly silly, tasteless school of parody.” –
Empire Magazine
Aug 11, 2020
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Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
88%
4/5
“Deliciously offbeat and bittersweet, it is, entirely appropriately, a treat.” –
Empire Magazine
Jun 11, 2020
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Cool Runnings (1993)
76%
3/5
“Cheesy? Certainly. But strong performaces and a heart-warming storyline make this a winner.” –
Empire Magazine
Mar 16, 2020
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
42%
3/5
“Sumptuous to look at, with some decent performances...” –
Empire Magazine
Nov 27, 2019
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Tomorrow (2018)
29%
3/5
“As self-started projects go, Street and Brennan can be pleased with theirs, the finished film as much a tribute to optimism and perseverance as the plot.” –
The List
Sep 25, 2019
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Robert the Bruce (2019)
43%
2/5
“There were expectations that RtB would be a kind of sequel to Mel Gibson's 1995 Oscar winner. If only.” –
The List
Jun 24, 2019
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Never Look Away (2018)
77%
5/5
“[An] engrossing historical romantic drama with a wonderful cast...” –
The List
Jun 20, 2019
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Rocketman (2019)
89%
3/5
“A lot of fun and very cute.” –
The List
May 21, 2019
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Amazing Grace (2018)
99%
4/5
“A perfect celebration of the spiritual heritage that so enriched American popular music.” –
The List
May 7, 2019
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Poetic Justice (1993)
35%
2/5
“Some good performances are balanced out by the film's contrivances and gratuitously foul-mouthed characters.” –
Empire Magazine
Apr 26, 2019
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Wild Rose (2018)
92%
3/5
“As a timely tale about never giving up on yourself, Wild Rose is warm-hearted and inspiring.” –
The List
Apr 8, 2019
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The Keeper (2018)
86%
2/5
“It's reasonably pleasant for about the length of a game of football, yet it goes on and on as tragedies strike and things culminate in a ludicrously melodramatic turn.” –
The List
Apr 1, 2019
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Practical Magic (1998)
26%
2/5
“It tootles along being cute... but to further its notions of sisterhood and the power of women, it also takes a spin through Thelma And Louise territory, then revisits The Exorcist to up the supernatural content. It's enough to make your head spin.” –
Empire Magazine
Mar 30, 2019
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Dumbo (2019)
46%
3/5
“It is sweet, it is scary, the production design is gorgeous and Eva Green is delicious as the aerial artiste diva who puts some pep into Farrell's step.” –
The List
Mar 27, 2019
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On the Basis of Sex (2018)
72%
3/5
“A nicely inspirational, romantic hagiography and an unmistakable call to political engagement.” –
The List
Feb 18, 2019
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