Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
94%
5/5
“More spectacular and intricate action sequences may have been devised since, but it’s rare to find one with this level of bone-crunching realism and intensity. ” –
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Dec 12, 2024
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
90%
5/5
“It stands now as a work of pure, sensory cinema: graceful, inquisitive, technologically groundbreaking, endlessly rewatchable -- a flawless film.” –
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Dec 12, 2024
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The Exorcist (1973)
78%
5/5
“It remains genuinely unnerving to this day -- ridiculous in places, faintly despicable in others, but gorgeous to look at and possessed with a sense of absolute, ruthless gravity.” –
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Dec 12, 2024
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The Godfather (1972)
97%
5/5
“This is not only grand entertainment, but an emotional and intellectual experience to rival any in cinema. ” –
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Dec 12, 2024
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Citizen Kane (1941)
99%
5/5
“It remains as witty, tragic, unlikely, unique and fascinating as ever. ” –
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Dec 12, 2024
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Airplane! (1980)
97%
5/5
“What’s most extraordinary, looking back, is that the vast majority of them are really good jokes -- not always clever, not always tasteful, but for the most part really damn funny. ” –
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Dec 12, 2024
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Life of Brian (1979)
96%
5/5
“It’s still extremely funny, as quotable now as it ever was, and as searingly, eye-openingly intelligent. ” –
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Dec 12, 2024
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Halloween (1978)
97%
5/5
“It’s left largely to the cast to lend the film personality, which they do in spades: Jamie Lee Curtis’s casting was almost accidental (Carpenter wanted someone else) but the film might not have worked at all without her grounding, relatable presence.” –
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Dec 12, 2024
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Withnail and I (1987)
83%
5/5
“As the years pass, it's Robinson's mastery of tone that makes Withnail endure, that rich, sweet sadness that permeates every frame.” –
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Dec 12, 2024
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The Jerk (1979)
82%
5/5
“The result remains the funniest film of Martin’s career: a rags-to-riches riot of visual gags, oddball wit and, of course, outrageous silliness.” –
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Dec 12, 2024
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
84%
5/5
“As much as any surrealist arthouse flick, Texas Chain Saw feels like a nightmare made real, an inescapable but entirely authentic vision of pure hell.” –
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Dec 12, 2024
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Dawn of the Dead (1978)
92%
5/5
“ Romero himself would return to the well several times with varying degrees of success, but Dawn remains his grand statement: hysterical and horrifying, punishingly relentless yet oddly comforting, endlessly inventive and so much damn fun.” –
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Dec 12, 2024
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The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)
73%
“It's visually beautiful, too, with an unusual but effective use of in-camera framing, and the score by Mark Wilkinson is creepy and immersive.” –
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Mar 17, 2020
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Blinded by the Light (2019)
89%
2/5
“Boundless enthusiasm can't disguise a paperthin plot and some knuckle-biting musical sequences.” –
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Aug 5, 2019
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Malice (1993)
55%
“A melodramatic thriller which did surprisingly well in the US given its implausible straight-to-video scenario. Undistinguished.” –
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Mar 4, 2019
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Mortal Engines (2018)
25%
2/5
“This should've been so much more than spectacular effects and shouting.” –
Little White Lies
Dec 6, 2018
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The Third Murder (2017)
87%
4/5
“There's plenty to chew on as Koreeda picks apart ideas of morality, law and justice.” –
Little White Lies
Mar 22, 2018
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Monsoon Shootout (2013)
73%
3/5
“There's a strong hint of Bollywood bluntness in the characterisation and the love scenes - but it does paint a vivid picture of the hardships involved in policing a city as wild and untamed as Mumbai.” –
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Dec 14, 2017
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
87%
3/5
“Just when your brain's starting to ache, the film chucks in another subversive crack about America's failing school system, or a genuinely hilarious sock-puppet-animated flashback.” –
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Jul 19, 2017
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SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock (2016)
94%
3/5
“An enjoyable, mildly pretentious documentary about music photographer Mick Rock, who just happened to be born with the right name and skillset at just the right time.” –
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Jul 18, 2017
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Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
92%
4/5
“A welcome narrowing of the Marvel mega-verse away from alien invasions and globe-smashing supervillains and back towards something more intimate.” –
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Jun 30, 2017
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The House (2017)
20%
1/5
“Both performers seem totally disengaged, zombie-ing through their parts as though they'd rather be somewhere, anywhere else (and fair enough).” –
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Jun 30, 2017
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Risk (2016)
80%
4/5
“A jaw-dropping profile of one man's battle with world governments, common decency and his own out-of-control ego.” –
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Jun 28, 2017
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All Eyez on Me (2017)
17%
2/5
“This Wikipedia-page biopic races through the rapper's Major Life Events without ever getting to grips with the real questions.” –
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Jun 28, 2017
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Despicable Me 3 (2017)
59%
2/5
“There are no memorable gags or action set-pieces, just a lot of flying about and yelling.” –
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Jun 28, 2017
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