 | | | | | |
| LAPDANCE LARRY |
| SEVENTIES SIMON |
| PHOTOGRAPHY |
| COMIC ART |
| INTERVIEWS |
| Sub-menu 1.2.1.1 |
| FESTIVALS |
| EXHIBITIONS |
Top Ten Movies of 2010
Modmove.com reviewer Stuart Jamieson’s Top Ten films of 2010
10. Harry Brown
Matthew Vaughan features twice in this years Top Ten, as director of Kick Ass and as producer of the similarly themed Harry Brown. Bolstered by a mighty performance from Michael Caine, director Daniel Barber's frightening depiction of London’s seedy underbelly would be higher in the rankings were it not for its lackluster conclusion.
read the full modmove.com review here >>
|
|
The franchise that made Pixar draws to a close with fitting grace and a teary farewell to a bunch of characters we've welcomed into our hearts for what seems longer than 15 years.
read the full modmove.com review here >>
8. Lou
Belinda Chayko's sleight but endearing film walks a knife-edge in its depiction of mental illness and complex familial relationships, never slipping into the wrist-slitting territory of many of its Australian contemporaries. A must-see film that, sadly, few saw.
read the full modmove.com review here >>
7. How To Train Your Dragon
A formulaic story exceptionally realised, How To Train Your Dragon trumps Pixar's Toy Story tent pole in the fun stakes and takes the crown for best-animated film of the year.
read the full modmove.com review here >>
6. Red Hill
Writer/director/producer/editor, Patrick Hughes, melds American western, slasher horror and the Australian outback to produce a modern Chant Of Jimmy Blacksmith which is fun and without a hint of preachiness.
read the full modmove.com review here >>
5. Animal Kingdom
David Michôd chisels out a niche for himself in Australian cinema history with this riveting and ominous depiction of the Aussie underworld and showcasing some of the best Aussie actors on offer.
read the full modmove.com review here >>
4. Easy A
With the untimely death of John Hughes, so too died the vain hope that he may direct another teen classic. Will Gluck's Easy A picks up the baton and runs with it a few extra yards paying tribute to Hughes in the process.
read the full modmove.com review here >>
3. The Social Network
Possibly the most socially relevant movie of our time, David Fincher returns to form after the technically competent but disappointingly bland The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button.
read the full modmove.com review here >>
2. Kick Ass
The new top dog in comic book adaptations, Kick Ass humbles all before it and that includes the other great entries in the genre: The Dark Knight, Watchmen, X-Men and Iron Man.
read the full modmove.com review here >>
1. Inception
Kick Ass may have outgunned The Dark Knight in the comic book stakes but Christopher Nolan returns fire and claims the top prize with his most inventive, mind-twisting film since Memento.
read the full modmove.com review here >>
Stuart Jamieson
|
|
| also featured |
| CURRENT COMPETITIONS! Get the Gringo Competition Thanks to Icon Movies, we have ten in-season double passes to give away to Get the Gringo! Read more >> The Women in Black Administering the sale of a deceased estate for a law firm, widower
Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) discovers a town where the children are
dropping like flies seemingly at the ghostly hands of a local vengeful
spirit - the woman of the title. Is it safe yet? After a mixed season last year of too many films that had a social agenda, is it safe now to go back to the cinema for nothing more than just a good time? Read more >> The Avengers After years on the outer, never quite making the big time, Buffyverse creator and Toy Story scribe, Joss Whedon, has finally arrived. Read more >> Mirror Mirror Funny how time and again movies with similar themes or stories seem to hit the cinema around the same time, think Deep Impact/Armageddon or even Naked Lunch/Barton Fink, and it's happening again this year with (of all things) Snow White. Read more >> American Pie: Reunion vs. Battleship In a titanic struggle to capture the hearts, minds and disposable incomes of an ever-younger audience, two films line up to do battle for the crown in the great popcorn war of 2012. Read more >> 21 Jump Street Transforming a popular TV show into a mainstream movie is very seldom a successful endeavour. Read more >> John Carter The votes are in and the result is clear: Andrew Stanton is the dud director of Pixar. Read more >> The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel There is a common complaint among older moviegoers that the majority of releases today are tailored to a specific demographic and their group gets short shift. Read more >> Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close As a clear sufferer of Asperger Syndrome, Oskar (Thomas Horn) is not short of an anxiety or two or a measure of compulsiveness. Read more >> Contraband Contraband is a continuing response to the question of where does a superstar film career go when the matinee idol good looks start to fade? Read more >> |
 |
| Stay up to date with modmove news |
| about modmove |
| What to know how we got started? Read more >> |
| read the modmove blog |
| Check out all the random stuff that didn't make it to the website! Read more >> |
| contact Us |
| If you have any queries or if you would like more information about modmove, we would love to hear from you! Read more >> |
| join our mailing list |
| subscribe to the mailing list and receive the modmove newsletter. |
| search |
| search modmove for previous news and reviews. |
Privacy Notice | Contact Us | Site Map | Copyright © 2009 modmove.com | Entertainment and Popular Culture in Review at modmove.com