Movie Reviews by Alan W - Page 19 of 43

361-380 of 854 Reviews

Sort by:

Review of We Are the Best! (2013)

By Alan W (854) on 19 Oct 2013

A sweet coming-of-age story that might be more relatable to a female audience than it is for me but nevertheless, it is funny and affecting,…

Read Review

Review of Frances Ha (2013)

By Alan W (854) on 18 Oct 2013

Great movie…

Read Review

Review of The Zero Theorem (2013)

By Alan W (854) on 18 Oct 2013

Never had I find a film so visually interesting and witty, well performed and directed, and yet the narrative so head-scratchingly incoherent…

Read Review

Review of Floating Skyscrapers (2013)

By Alan W (854) on 16 Oct 2013

A Polish remake/update/wannabe Brokeback Mountain but with less finesse and tons more ponderous scenes of characters staring broodingly into…

Read Review

Review of The Grandmaster (2013)

By Alan W (854) on 16 Oct 2013

A piece of work that's more of a poem than a film…

Read Review

Review of Tom at the Farm (2014)

By Alan W (854) on 15 Oct 2013

A tense psychological thriller…

Read Review

Review of Labor Day (2013)

By Alan W (854) on 15 Oct 2013

If, like me, you go in thinking you are watching a thriller, you will, probably, like me, think the criminal holding the family hostage the…

Read Review

Review of Afternoon Delight (2013)

By Alan W (854) on 14 Oct 2013

Loved it - it's been a long time since I've seen a film which was so thought-provoking…

Read Review

Review of The Double (2014)

By Alan W (854) on 12 Oct 2013

Richard Ayoade directs with clever subtlety, while Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska both deliver subtlety brilliant performances in this…

Read Review

Review of Grand Central (2013)

By Alan W (854) on 11 Oct 2013

An illicit affair/romance under the shadows of a nuclear reactor plant - an unusual concept indeed (not since Silkwood back in the 80s anyway)…

Read Review

Review of Filth (2013)

By Alan W (854) on 06 Oct 2013

Wonderfully twisted and original (except for one or two more obvious but forgiveable plot twists that are signposted a little clumsily) I find…

Read Review

Review of Identity Thief (2013)

By Alan W (854) on 16 Aug 2013

Coasting on the charm of the two leads, this is predictably standard fare, reasonably well executed but with little surprises…

Read Review

Review of 2 Autumns 3 Winters (2013)

By Alan W (854) on 05 Aug 2013

For a film that's not really about very much, 2 Autumns 3 Winters is surprisingly entertaining…

Read Review

Review of Admission (2013)

By Alan W (854) on 04 Aug 2013

Not funny enough as a comedy and too sitcom-y in its structure to be taken seriously as drama, this falls into the twilight zone where both…

Read Review

Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

By Alan W (854) on 13 Jul 2013

I'm a huge Tolkien fan, and I loved this movie. People can complain all they want, but Peter can bring middle earth to the big screen like no other…

Read Review

Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

By Alan W (854) on 13 Jul 2013

I'm a huge Tolkien fan, and I loved this movie. People can complain all they want, but Peter can bring middle earth to the big screen like no other…

Read Review

Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

By Alan W (854) on 13 Jul 2013

I'm a huge Tolkien fan, and I loved this movie…

Read Review

Review of Total Recall (2012)

By Alan W (854) on 04 Jul 2013

A pretty good first half--great production values, decent acting--then a bad pun (and ridiculous device), then it just collapses into wooden…

Read Review

Review of We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013)

By Alan W (854) on 03 Jul 2013

Fantastic documentary that really gives a balanced view of Wikileaks and the public demise of the apparent credibility of Julian Assange…

Read Review

Review of Cry of the City (1948)

By Alan W (854) on 20 Jun 2013

Riveting example of Siodmak's skill not only in transforming indifferent material, but in giving the feel of studio noir to location shooting…

Read Review

Page 19 of 43

Top critics this month:

Andrew B (2,971)
Ryan D (1,234)
Paul M (2,133)
Tom H (1,836)
Private U (13,627)
David D (2,198)
Ken S (1,985)
Kevin C (1,734)
Nell Minow (2,357)
Andrew R (1,534)

Popular Movies Right Now

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews