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Philip French

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The Devils (1971) 78% EDIT “There is much to irritate in the film, but it's bold, individual and a landmark in British cinema, with outstanding performances from Oliver Reed as Grandier and Vanessa Redgrave as the possessed Mother Superior.” – Guardian May 6, 2026 Full Review The Driver (1978) 80% EDIT “All in all, an immaculate and masterly little movie.” – Observer (UK) Apr 28, 2026 Full Review Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) 85% EDIT “Another of John Hughes's slick, knowing comedies of high school, life in Chicago.” – Observer (UK) Apr 21, 2026 Full Review Fight Club (1999) 81% EDIT “It's a dangerous and unnerving movie because, while they are manifestly defending civilised values, Fincher and company involve us at a visceral level in the seductive attractions of what the film attacks.” – Observer (UK) Apr 21, 2026 Full Review Legend (1985) 33% EDIT “Coming from the gifted director of The Duellists, Alien and Blade Runner, Ridley Scott's Legend is a grave disappointment. ” – Observer (UK) Apr 18, 2026 Full Review Jerry Maguire (1996) 86% EDIT “What might have borne comparison with a salty Warner Brothers comedy of the Thirties or Billy Wilder's The Fortune Cookie turns into a wildly overlong self-help tract.” – Observer (UK) Apr 10, 2026 Full Review James and the Giant Peach (1996) 91% EDIT “The central section of the film is a constant delight.” – Observer (UK) Apr 10, 2026 Full Review Victor/Victoria (1982) 85% EDIT “The film is neither felicitous nor particularly enlightened. ” – Observer (UK) Apr 8, 2026 Full Review On Moonlight Bay (1951) 87% EDIT “Delightful period musical set in a small town on the eve of America's entry into World War Two.” – Guardian Apr 7, 2026 Full Review The Muppet Movie (1979) 89% EDIT “...The Muppet Movie is an artistic failure.” – Observer (UK) Apr 6, 2026 Full Review Show Me Love (1998) 93% EDIT “This is a modest, amusing, truthful picture with two delightful central performances.” – Observer (UK) Mar 12, 2026 Full Review RoboCop 2 (1990) 31% EDIT “It is messily and often perfunctorily handled, the humour is now more arch than ironic, and the images lack the clean, hard look that made RoboCop resemble a comic-strip epic.” – Observer (UK) Mar 11, 2026 Full Review RoboCop (1987) 84% EDIT “[RoboCop] use special effects in a purposive, witty manner and has an outrageous sense of humour.” – Observer (UK) Mar 5, 2026 Full Review Sense and Sensibility (1995) 97% EDIT “In its visual style and uniformly excellent performances this exquisitely poised film captures Austen's realism, detachment and moral irony, and Emma Thompson's screenplay is a masterful exercise in adaptation. ” – Observer (UK) Feb 25, 2026 Full Review Canadian Bacon (1995) 19% EDIT “The film is only sporadically funny, though it never pulls its punches. ” – Observer (UK) Feb 22, 2026 Full Review Mortal Kombat (1995) 44% EDIT “This picture is based on a best-selling video game, though I could believe that it was inspired by Jayne Austin's novel "Sententiousness and Insensitivity."” – Observer (UK) Feb 22, 2026 Full Review Nine Months (1995) 24% EDIT “Dull, frenetic and forced, it's one of the unfunniest comedies of recent years. ” – Observer (UK) Feb 22, 2026 Full Review Clueless (1995) 82% EDIT “Heckerling does not labour the parallels with "Emma," but they give an extra dimension to her buoyant flm and suggest the nature of the enterprise. ” – Observer (UK) Feb 22, 2026 Full Review The Postman (1994) 92% EDIT “Il Postino is Radford's best film since his feature debut, Another Time, Another Place. At times a trifle sentimental, and rather drawn out towards the end, it is a warm and generous picture. ” – Observer (UK) Feb 22, 2026 Full Review Chocolat (2000) 63% EDIT “Everything comes easy in this movie -- love, reconciliation, redemption, re-creation and even death. It's also an easy film to enjoy. ” – Observer (UK) Feb 17, 2026 Full Review Pretty in Pink (1986) 75% EDIT “There are some good lines and uniformly strong performances. ” – Observer (UK) Feb 14, 2026 Full Review Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) 96% EDIT “What makes it an exciting kinetic experience in the cinema is the epic sweep, the contrast between the serene beauty of the settings and the astonishing action sequences. ” – Observer (UK) Feb 10, 2026 Full Review Erin Brockovich (2000) 87% EDIT “It has a sparkling script by Susannah Grant, is superbly photographed by Ed Lachman and gracefully edited by Anne V. Coates. But the movie is dominated by Julia Roberts as Erin.” – Observer (UK) Feb 6, 2026 Full Review Days of Heaven (1978) 93% EDIT “It is through objects and through the physical world that this wonderfully contrived picture moves us, not through its characters, who remain distant and shadowy.” – Observer (UK) Feb 4, 2026 Full Review House (1985) 49% EDIT “Despite the genial presence as a sceptical neighbour of George Wendt, one ends up almost hating this film for its insensitivity.” – Observer (UK) Jan 30, 2026 Full Review
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