Reviews by Tony Sullivan

Order by: Date, A–Z

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  Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

  Review preview for Resident Evil: Extinction

  The Resident Evil movies have never been above looting from the cinematic back catalogue, and Extinction is no exception.

  Sci-fi sequel sees survivors again battling Umbrella Corp.
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  Stardust (2007)

  Review preview for Stardust

  A really enjoyable yarn in the Princess Bride mold, told with panache.

  Fantasy epic about a boy who goes looking for a falling star.
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  Ratatouille (2007)

  Review preview for Ratatouille

  Comes as something of a disappointment, this is the first Pixar film that one suspects could have been done live-action.

  The best cooked meals of mice and men.
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  Unearthed (2007)

  Review preview for Unearthed

  Unearthed doesn't have any real bite and could quite happily be re-interred.

  Creature feature sees a beastie escape from a burial ground.
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  Shrek The Third (2007)

  Review preview for Shrek The Third

  The script, like Shrek, is flabby and going to seed.

  Is the third time a charm for Mike Myers' green ogre?
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  Dark Corners (2006)

  Review preview for Dark Corners

  A refreshing change from all the hacked and mangled body parts that seem to be the only requirement for a horror film these days.

  She was part of my dream, of course - but then I was part of her dream, too!
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  The Grand (2007)

  Review preview for The Grand

  Penn has come up trumps.

  Poker movie comes up trumps.
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  Avida (2006)

  Review preview for Avida

  An enjoyably anarchic festival treat.

  Life in the surreal world.
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  The Year Of The Fish (2007)

  Review preview for The Year Of The Fish

  Although there are no real surprises plot-wise, the film feels refreshingly different.

  Rotoscope-animated retelling of Cinderella, transporting the action to a New York massage parlour.
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  Clubland (2007)

  Review preview for Clubland

  A touching and honest look at awkward teenage romance under the disapproving eye of mum.

  Comedy performer finds growing old is a funny business.
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  It Is Fine. Everything Is Fine! (2007)

  Review preview for It Is Fine. Everything Is Fine!

  It would be easy to dismiss the film but for the wraparound that packs an emotional wallop hard to forget and justifies the excess that preceded it.

  Film noir fantasy for the unlikeliest of heroes.
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  Bugmaster (2006)

  A Japanese spirit exorcist and his disciple.
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  Chicago 10 (2006)

  Dramatised reconstruction and archival footage concerning the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago the subsequent “civil unrest” and trials that followed.
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  Van Helsing (2004)

  Review preview for Van Helsing

  Van Helsing doesn't pretend to be anything other than a comic book adventure, but even comic book adventures need some kind of grounding in reality.

  CGI overload as Dracula hunter encounters famous fictional characters and assorted beasties
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  Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines (2003)

  Review preview for Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines

  It makes a refreshing change to see an action movie eschew the wire-fu, slo-mo fancy-angle fight scenes in favour of a wham bam and, dare I say, old-fashioned punch up.

  Third installment in the Terminator franchise has robot Arnie fighting a metallic woman.
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  The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)

  Review preview for The Silence Of The Lambs

  The parallel stories of the two serial killers exponentially increase the tension of the whole and this unrelenting film never lets the audience relax.

  Outstanding thriller about serial killer mind games.
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  Scream (1996)

  Review preview for Scream

  Director Wes Craven... brings just the right atmosphere of tongue in cheek and plain old fear to the proceedings.

  Clever homage to the horror genre, reinventing scary movies.
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  Solaris (2002)

  Review preview for Solaris

  Oddly, Soderbergh's 99 minutes actually feels longer than Tarkovsky's 165.

  A bereaved man is sent to investigate a mysterious planet and the disaffected crew in orbit around it.
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  The Passion Of The Christ (2004)

  Review preview for The Passion Of The Christ

  Impossible to rate as entertainment, The Passion Of The Christ pulls no punches.

  A stunning, emotionally gruelling telling of the Passion.
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  Identity (2003)

  Review preview for Identity

  Goes out of its way to make you jump and provides many novel twists into the bargain.

  A bunch of strangers who seek refuge in a run-down motel find themselves the target of a killer.
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  Bruce Almighty (2003)

  Jim Carrey becomes the Almighty, pray it isn't so.
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  On A Clear Day (2005)

  Review preview for On A Clear Day

  Mullan brings a gruff, no-nonsense persona to his role, making Frank's emotional journey well worth taking.

  A redundant shipworker from Glasgow dreams of swimming the English Channel.
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  Happy Feet (2006)

  Review preview for Happy Feet

  A canny penguin, with the right agent, could be running United Artists in a few short years.

  Adventures of a toe-tapping penguin.
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  Feast (2005)

  Review preview for Feast

  An exuberant gore-fest continually winking at the audience and doing its level best to offend and gross out.

  Two Pints of Lager and a Bucket of Blood!