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Out of the Past (1947) 87% 4/5 EDIT “There's much to relish here: a script which mixes pungent humour and tension, the pervading atmosphere of corruption and obsession, and a perfectly judged, tragically stoical performance from the sleepy-eyed Mitchum.” – Total Film Jan 7, 2026 Full Review This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 98% 5/5 EDIT “Rob Reiner's fake "rockumentary" about the US reunion tour of British heavy-metal gurus Spinal Tap manages to be both consistently funny and - particularly to the many genuine bands who have claimed it as a tour bus favourite - painfully plausible.” – Total Film Sep 4, 2025 Full Review Jurassic Park III (2001) 49% EDIT “Johnston keeps it pacy and satisfyingly suspenseful, so while it's never quite breathtaking, it's never boring either.” – Total Film Jun 25, 2025 Full Review Mission: Impossible II (2000) 58% 3/5 EDIT “The result may occasionally rely on selected highlights from Woo's back catalogue but, at its best, M:I-2 is bullet fast and shudderingly exciting. ” – Total Film May 8, 2025 Full Review Scott and Sid (2021) 60% 4/5 EDIT “Strong performances by Richard Mason and Tom Blyth elevate the script beyond self-indulgence for a good-natured comedy-drama.” – Total Film Dec 12, 2023 Full Review The Apple (1998) 85% 3/5 EDIT “Ultra low-key, but perceptive, film-making.” – Total Film Mar 30, 2021 Full Review Insomnia (1997) 95% EDIT “A genuinely un-nerving psychological thriller, Insomnia is one of the year's best foreign-language releases.” – Total Film Feb 28, 2021 Full Review Meet Joe Black (1998) 48% EDIT “Not bad, just not as good as it could have been had the editor been allowed to hack an hour or so off the running time.” – Total Film Oct 26, 2020 Full Review The Celebration (1998) 91% EDIT “This may sound pretentious, but it works.” – Total Film Sep 22, 2020 Full Review Hard Eight (1996) 82% 1/5 EDIT “Although it tries to be clever, knowing and gritty, Hard Eight is never more than boring.” – Total Film Jul 17, 2020 Full Review The Bachelor (1999) 9% EDIT “This '90s remake of Buster Keaton's 1925 Seven Chances will have the legendary slapstick-stuntmaster somersaulting in his grave” – Total Film Jul 13, 2020 Full Review Absolute Power (1997) 58% EDIT “It's let down by a wildly implausible script... but it's still enjoyable, and the sleaze theme is nothing if not timely.” – Total Film Jun 25, 2020 Full Review Ikiru (1952) 98% EDIT “An introspective, naturalistic contemporary drama combining progressive social criticism with a universal humanist message.” – Total Film Jun 12, 2020 Full Review Hardball (2001) 42% 3/5 EDIT “It's simple stuff to be sure, but it's done so damn well you really don't mind.” – Total Film May 13, 2020 Full Review Big Nothing (2006) 38% EDIT “An imitation of other indie noirs it may be, but Big Nothing is one film that offers more than its title suggests.” – Total Film May 13, 2020 Full Review The Air I Breathe (2007) 11% 2/5 EDIT “Even at 95 minutes it's a yawn-a-thon. Deep and meaningful? Stop and take a breath...” – Total Film Apr 30, 2020 Full Review Mercury Rising (1998) 21% 1/5 EDIT “This should never have been made. Avoid it and pretend it wasn't.” – Total Film Apr 21, 2020 Full Review The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) 57% EDIT “Where's the scene of someone riding a dinosaur? Where's the climatic showdown between a triceratops and T-rex? Where's the scene of a massive monster going down in a hail of gunfire? Where's the point?” – Total Film Apr 8, 2020 Full Review Liar Liar (1997) 83% EDIT “Carrey fans the world over should rejoice at the squidgy-faced one's return to form -- this is quite possibly his best, most consistently funny film yet.” – Total Film Apr 7, 2020 Full Review 13 Going on 30 (2004) 65% 3/5 EDIT “Garner makes the most of this humble, good-natured rom-com, propelling it from the minor leagues to the majors.” – Total Film Mar 26, 2020 Full Review If... (1968) 90% 4/5 EDIT “[Its] potency is due to the way former documentarian Anderson manages to blend European surrealism into the film's near-documentary style, successfully highlighting the students' frustrations by setting their fantasies against cold-shower reality.” – Total Film Mar 20, 2020 Full Review The Santa Clause 2 (2002) 56% 3/5 EDIT “Sweet? Yes. Sentimental? You bet. But like all the best Christmas pictures, this doesn't let the schmaltz swamp the wit or the charm - and has a sledload of both.” – Total Film Nov 5, 2019 Full Review Km 31-2 (2016) 57% EDIT “It's less the lack of cohesion or freshness that perturbs than the frighteningly low scare count, writer/ director Rigoberto Castaneda flailing for the right Ring tone with cheap shocks and slightly pricier CG effects.” – Total Film Oct 1, 2019 Full Review Lake Placid (1999) 47% EDIT “Fantastic stuff. Tense and silly and very, very funny, this is easily the best horror comedy for years.” – Total Film Jul 9, 2019 Full Review But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) 43% 3/5 EDIT “Lyonne makes the most of the material and But I'm A Cheerleader is a flawed-but-fun romp.” – Total Film Mar 31, 2019 Full Review
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