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KIM NEWMAN
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" Dark, twisted and beautiful, this entwines fairy-tale fantasy with war-movie horror to startling effect." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 29, 2006
 		Pan's Labyrinth (2006)96%
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" This is first-rate filmmaking, horrific and tender, raw and lyrical." -- Empire Magazine
Posted May 18, 2001
 		Amores Perros (2001)92%
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" Confidently cinematic in classical and modern terms, layered with subtleties but also a straight-ahead, crowd-pleasing comedy." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 		O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)78%
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" Acted to perfection with more twists than you can shake a stick at." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 21, 2003
 		L.A. Confidential (1997)99%
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" It's a tactfully acted film, beautifully shot in snowy widescreen, subtly scripted and directed with a rare touch." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 		The Sweet Hereafter (1997)100%
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" Acutely observed, beautifully performed, lovingly directed media morality tale that resonates far beyond its 1950s setting." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 8, 2007
 		Quiz Show (1994)96%
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" Savagely witty on backstage life and audaciously edited." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 12, 2008
 		All That Jazz (1979)87%
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" A movie masterpiece. And on the big screen, the chestburster scene just kills." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 30, 2006
 		Alien (1979)97%
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" This is nothing short of magisterial." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 15, 2004
 		The Godfather Part II (1974)98%
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" The most purely horrifying horror movie ever made." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 		The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)90%
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" Al Pacino delivers a powerful performance in this compelling biopic of a cop and a city's police force." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 9, 2008
 		Serpico (1973)94%
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" Superbly Vincent Price!" -- Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 25, 2007
 		Theatre of Blood (1973)95%
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" It could be argued that Francis Ford Coppola's film of Mario Puzo's bestseller, at once an art movie and a commercial blockbuster, marked the dawn of the age of the mega-movie." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 15, 2004
 		The Godfather (1972)100%
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" With its amazing widescreen compositions and epic running time, this Western truly wins points for length and width." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 		Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)97%
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" Lemmon and Mathau's finest hour." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 1, 2008
 		The Odd Couple (1968)100%
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" A must for fans of horror and of Bergman. So good it makes you wish he had dabbled in the genre that bit more often." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 5, 2004
 		Hour of the Wolf (1968)87%
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" One of those movies you remember Great Moments from." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 22, 2008
 		Cool Hand Luke (1967)100%
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" Amid the endless homages and the sheer adoration meted out to Sergio Leone's ambitious, pricier finale to his Spaghetti Western trilogy, it's easy to forget just how damn good the film is." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Aug 1, 2008
 		The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)98%
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" If hell is in the details, Roman Polanski has captured it here in his disturbing portrait of falling into psychosis." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 21, 2007
 		Repulsion (1965)100%
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" Though this stuff could have been directed by anyone, the greatness of Spartacus is in the stretches everyone remembers." -- Empire Magazine
Posted May 19, 2004
 		Spartacus (1960)95%
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" This comedy tells truths about American business and sexual morés as uncomfortable now as they were in 1960." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 26, 2002
 		The Apartment (1960)90%
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" It's simply the best trial movie ever made." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 1, 2006
 		Anatomy of a Murder (1959)100%
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" Even though he was just staring out, Kubrick instantly mastered the crime genre. A stunning film." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Oct 3, 2007
 		The Killing (1956)96%
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" Bogart as Marlowe is compelling in this classic thriller that is complex but triumph of atmospheric cool." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Jul 18, 2008
 		The Big Sleep (1946)95%
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" Gorgeously shot in luminous monochrome, it’s all wrapped up with an extremely suspenseful last reel." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 		Notorious (1946)96%
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" Painfully sincere and uncompromising look at alcoholism for a film released in 1945, with a superb central performance." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Feb 20, 2008
 		The Lost Weekend (1945)96%
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" Still the greatest multi-story ghost/horror picture." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 26, 2007
 		Dead of Night (1945)96%
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" Witty screenplay." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 		Shadow of a Doubt (1943)100%
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" No mere creature feature, this 1940s classic offers more subtle chills." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
 		Cat People (1942)94%
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" A wonderful picture set in a world of silly heirs and sharp-eyed dolls as remote from reality and yet wholly credible as that of P. G. Wodehouse." -- Empire Magazine
Posted May 11, 2005
 		The Lady Eve (1941)100%
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" Indispensible." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 6, 2005
 		Dumbo (1941)97%
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" A brilliantly structured adventure movie." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 6, 2005
 		King Kong (1933)100%
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" Great effects for its time and some incredible performances makes this a true cinema classic." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 26, 2007
 		Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)96%
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" Unclassifiable odd masterpiece." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 6, 2005
 		Freaks (1932)95%
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" Beautiful photography, a heartbreaking story, and iconic moments from beginnning to end. Absolutely unmissable." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 24, 2007
 		Frankenstein (1931)100%
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" A fantastical monument to Fritz Lang's megalomania, this sci-fi silent remains one of the gems of the genre." -- Empire Magazine
Posted May 30, 2007
 		Metropolis (1927)99%
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" A visual and emotional treat." -- Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 19, 2007
 		Nosferatu (1922)98%

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