‘Contagion’ movie review: virus pandemic thriller from Steven Soderbergh
Contagion is one of the scariest films of 2011 – germaphobes watch at their own risk
October 19, 2011
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Contagion is one of the scariest films of 2011 – germaphobes watch at their own risk
Midnight in Paris is a shade of Woody Allen that we haven’t seen since 1985’s The Purple Rose of Cairo
The stars aligned for Drive, which features a dynamite cast, wonderful cinematography and set design, note-perfect music
Menzel followed his Oscar win with Rozmarné léto (Capricious Summer), a lightly comic tale based on the novel by Vladislav Vančura
The Tree of Life is director Terrence Malick’s most ambitious and challenging film to date; and quite possibly his very best
Melancholia is not for everyone; sly, brooding, slow-paced, and pretentious to a fault, it’s not going to win the director any converts
Pouta (Walking Too Fast) deservedly swept the 2011 Czech Lion Awards: it’s one of the best Czech films of the last 20 years
The King’s Speech is a great story, and like many great stories, it’s (mostly) true; Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush are both excellent in their roles
Gore Verbinski’s Rango is a gloriously strange trip, and a rare studio animated film that reflects a true vision
David O. Russell’s The Fighter ranks as one of the best boxing movies ever made, right up there with Rocky and Raging Bull.
London Boulevard is a striking, pulpy pop-culture amalgamation of British gangster movie clichés
The Red Shoes meets Repulsion in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, a riveting piece of psychological ballet horror
A classic romantic comedy of the lightly screwball variety, Kristián is one of the best-remembered and most beloved Czech films of its period
Mike Leigh lends a steady hand and a careful eye and ear to Another Year, a tone-perfect, life-affirming film that ranks among his best work
TRON: Legacy is mesmerizing as as a two-hour music Daft Punk music video, a triumph of art design that’s fully captivating on style alone
The Social Network is a surprisingly profound story that lives in the “now” and demands to be seen by contemporary audiences
Brooding and atmospheric, the Aussie crime saga Animal Kingdom is an incredibly well-composed feature debut from director David Michôd
Exit Through the Gift Shop is, upon first glance, a disarmingly straightforward documentary about street art and street artists.
A Serious Man might be a little too subtle for mainstream tastes, pretentious and initially unsatisfying
Inception is a masterpiece, brilliant and complex, endlessly fascinating and thought-provoking and profound
A Single Man immediately identifies director Tom Ford as an auteur with impeccable control over his craft
Wildly imaginative, surprisingly dark and complex, Toy Story 3 ranks right up there with Pixar’s best films
Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer is one of the director’s best films in his post-1970s career
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans is hugely entertaining, unexpectedly funny, with a fully wigged-out Nicolas Cage performance that mesmerizes