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Derek Elley, Variety

1. The Hole 2012 Cool it may be, but scary (or even mildly shudder-inducing) it ain't. full review
2. Soul Kitchen 2009 Nicely cast ensembler, centered on a hopelessly disorganized eatery owner and peopled by a weird collection of lovable eccentrics, is pacey entertainment that hardly puts a foot wrong. full review
3. The Time That Remains 2009 The Never-ending Story between Arabs and Jews gets another wryly humorous workout, marbled with personal sadness and mystification, in The Time That Remains. full review
4. Vexille 2007 full review
5. Crossing the Line 2006 Film's rarity value and still-hot subject matter make this required viewing on the fest circuit and cable channels. full review
6. The Magic Flute 2006 Opera buffs shouldn't throw away their DVDs of Ingmar Bergman's 1975 TV movie. full review
7. Casanova 2005 A handsome chunk of widescreen entertainment that's as nimble as its rakish hero. full review
8. My Summer of Love 2005 full review
9. A State of Mind 2005 Admirably non-judgmental docu about life in 'the least visited, known, understood country in the world,' per Brit director Daniel Gordon, brings a refreshing balance to the usual blind vilification of the country. full review
10. Dead Man's Shoes 2004 Film plays as a quirky Brit riff on everything from U.S. slasher pics to revenge oaters but without Meadows' usual psychological complexity. full review
11. The Goebbels Experiment 2004 A well-chosen selection of pictures and archival footage, plus some modern sequences in color, concisely sketch the history of Germany during the 21 years Goebbels continuously kept a diary (1924-45). full review
12. A Good Woman 2004 full review
13. Silmido 2004 full review
14. Dead End 2003 full review
15. Untold Scandal 2003 A 10-course treat for the eyes and ears. full review
16. Cypher 2002 full review
17. Deathwatch 2002 full review
18. Heartlands 2002 full review
19. Lost in La Mancha 2002 full review
20. The Hole 2001 full review
21. Jan Dara 2001 full review
22. Lagaan - Once Upon a Time in India 2001 An involving, easily digestible hunk of pure entertainment that could be the trigger for Bollywood's long-awaited crossover to non-ethnic markets. full review
23. Shaolin Soccer 2001 As always, Chow shows himself an acute parodist of other genres while adding his own cherry on the top. full review
24. Beautiful Creatures 2000 Plays like a movie where the script went missing on the third day of shooting. full review
25. Complicity (Retribution) 2000 full review
26. Essex Boys 2000 full review
27. Gangster No. 1 2000 full review
28. Maybe Baby 2000 full review
29. Merci Pour le Chocolat 2000 full review
30. Sacred Flesh 2000 full review
31. An Ideal Husband 1999 Smooth-flowing direction, a shrewdly pruned script and a top-flight ensemble cast that visibly relishes both the dialogue and one another's perfs make this a tony item for upscale, mature audiences. full review
32. Plunkett & Macleane 1999 full review
33. Little Voice 1998 full review
34. Very Bad Things 1998 full review
35. Office Killer 1997 full review
36. A Smile Like Yours 1997 full review
37. Jude 1996 full review
38. Butterfly Kiss 1995 full review
39. Hidden Assassin (The Shooter) 1995 full review
40. Sudden Death 1995 full review
41. The Snapper 1993 Casting and playing are uniformly tops, with special praise for Fionnuala Murphy as Kellegher's best pal, Ruth McCabe as the quiet, long-suffering mom, and the five kids as her loopy brothers and sisters. full review