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Daniel Etherington

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Requiem for a Dream (2000) 80% EDIT “What makes this gruesome tale of woe worthwhile is its raw cautionary power. Be warned - despite the funky style, this film will repulse as well as compel.” – Film4 Aug 20, 2025 Full Review The Hidden Fortress (1958) 96% EDIT “It's a thrilling adventure yarn and epic in scale to boot.” – Film4 Jun 28, 2022 Full Review Zombi 2 (1979) 43% EDIT “One of the finest zombie movies ever made.” – Film4 Mar 6, 2019 Full Review Code Unknown (2000) 75% EDIT “Code Unknown is an unusual example of a movie that is socially aware, but that is thankfully equally aware of how tiresome moralising and preaching can be.” – Film4 Aug 27, 2014 Full Review Magic in the Water (1995) 21% EDIT “A formulaic (think Free Willy meets Loch Ness) but pleasant enough family film.” – Film4 May 5, 2014 Full Review Catwoman (2004) 8% EDIT “Not as over-the-top as you might hope, but also not as bad. Daft and moderately entertaining.” – Film4 May 3, 2014 Full Review The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) 57% EDIT “Not entirely successful, but colourful, charming and packed to the gunwales with talent.” – Film4 Mar 17, 2014 Full Review 28 Days Later (2002) 87% EDIT “The film doesn't confine itself to wry satire -- it's an effective action adventure and an emotional journey for its protagonist Jim.” – Film4 Oct 6, 2013 Full Review The Iron Giant (1999) 96% 4/5 EDIT “Disney is getting fierce competition in the animated feature department these days.” – Total Film Aug 4, 2013 Full Review Dying Young (1991) 25% EDIT “A decidedly dubious early 1990s love story from Joel Schumacher. The Kenny G sax solos don't help either.” – Film4 Jul 1, 2013 Full Review Breaking the Sound Barrier (1952) 80% EDIT “A great British film that celebrates technological achievement while also questioning the virtues of such achievement.” – Film4 May 1, 2013 Full Review Moulin Rouge (2001) 75% EDIT “Luhrmann, music director Marius DeVries, co-writer Craig Pearce and the entire cast and crew have given the production vast amounts of energy. The result is a genuinely exhilarating experience. Moulin Rouge is like the best party ever, to the power of 10.” – Film4 Jun 18, 2012 Full Review Saw (2004) 50% 3.5/5 EDIT “Inventive and diverting entertainment for fans of moody horror mysteries. And the end is cool. Say no more.” – Film4 Nov 15, 2011 Full Review Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) 82% 3.5/5 EDIT “Those who adore the books may bemoan the flat emotional landscape of the films, which are less easy to engage with. Fans of the first film will be suitably entertained.” – Film4 Jun 27, 2011 Full Review The Ring (2002) 72% EDIT “For a remake and a modern Hollywood horror, it's pretty good.” – Film4 May 29, 2011 Full Review Oldboy (2003) 82% 5/5 EDIT “Intense and dark but also humorous and moving, this is an ambitious film that fulfils its promise, despite an arguably overly protracted denouement. Excellent.” – Film4 Jul 16, 2010 Full Review Toy Story 3 (2010) 98% 5/5 EDIT “A film to enrapture children, and make adults weep. Plastic cowboy hats off to Pixar once again.” – Film4 Jul 15, 2010 Full Review Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) 37% 3/5 EDIT “A reasonable exercise in popcorn entertainment, and not half so bad as many a film based on a videogame.” – Film4 May 25, 2010 Full Review The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) 28% 2.5/5 EDIT “Considering it's about vampires, it's ironic the whole affair is mostly bloodless and decidedly toothless.” – Film4 Nov 20, 2009 Full Review 2012 (2009) 40% 3.5/5 EDIT “It's the end of the world as escapism. It's an event movie. It's daft. The visual effects are amazing. See it on a big screen.” – Film4 Nov 13, 2009 Full Review Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) 82% 4.5/5 EDIT “One of the true delights of 1990s American cinema.” – Film4 Nov 6, 2009 Full Review Bright Star (2009) 83% 3.5/5 EDIT “An eloquent, well-crafted return to form - and return to corsets and period frocks - for Jane Campion, who uses the character of Fanny Brawne, the survivor, to give a unique perspective on the creative, terminal period in the life of John Keats.” – Film4 Nov 6, 2009 Full Review Vanishing of the Bees (2009) 61% 3/5 EDIT “Its US focus is disappointing considering the global issues, the sound mix is terrible in places, there's some iffy animation.” – Film4 Oct 9, 2009 Full Review Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008) 100% 4.5/5 EDIT “A considerably better re-tooling than certain other 'reimagined' sci-fi films we could mention. A classic given extra class.” – Film4 Oct 4, 2009 Full Review 31 North 62 East (2009) 8% 2/5 EDIT “As a low-budget, quickly-made Brit flick, this is impressive for its ambition, but as a globe-spanning political thriller it lacks credibility and veers into the absurd.” – Film4 Sep 18, 2009 Full Review
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