Critic consensus:Death Race 2000 is a fun, campy classic, drawing genuine thrills from its mindless ultra-violence.

Numbered reviews:1. Corman didn't direct the drive-in hit Death Race 2000, but it bears his imprint of economic utilitarianism.
2. ...a mindlessly entertaining, thoroughly campy piece of work...
3. Fun, fun, fun!
4. Unwatchable car wreck of an exploitation film.
5. Superior drive-in exploitation fare, this violent, campy action flick presents Carradine as Frankenstein, a scarred road warrior in black leather suit and cape.
6. The story, about a road race in the not-too-distant future for which the drivers are given points for running down pedestrians, becomes an elaborate and telling fantasy about our peculiar popular entertainments. Fine work carved from minimal materials.
7. Time has tamed it somewhat, but it's still loads of fun.
8. Script, from an Ib Melchior story, makes its satirical points economically, and director Paul Bartel keeps the film moving quickly.
9. Overall the movie isn't as synchromeshed as it might be; the rivalry between champions Carradine and Stallone isn't very interesting, and some of the gags aren't sick or funny enough. But it's a great audience film.
10. a must see for so many people - science fiction fans, satirists, action movie buffs, 70s film aficionados and anyone who likes an over-the-top film


Critic consensus:Shane Meadows hits the spot with this short but sweet slice of good natured comedy, surprisingly, as it's essentially an extended black & white advert for a train station.

Numbered reviews:1. As a result, he has not only been able to stick two fingers up to the anti-Pole hate-mongers of the popular press, and to create an enchanting portrait of growing up in a British city; he has made his best film to date.
2. However thin, the story of these rootless youths, estranged from mothers and native cities, has a certain universality and appeal.
3. Meadows is adamant that there was no corporate influence. But even without the benefit of the doubt, it can't be denied that his extended short carries some sweet observations.
4. At its best a winning anecdote of adolescent male awkwardness adapting to the big city.
5. Basically a comedy but with typically Meadowsian dark edges, it forms an affectionate tribute to cross-cultural friendship and the rapidly changing landscape known as Somers Town.
6. Meadows' film oozes quality. The scripting feels natural and, thanks to long takes, Meadows is able to get the best performances from his young leads.
7. A marvelous, pitch-perfect evocation of teenage friendship in modern London.
8. A pleasingly gauzy bit of nostalgia that feels softer and less cynical than anything I've previously seen in a [Shane] Meadows film.
9. Enjoyable, sharply directed drama with a superb script and strong performances from Turgoose and Jagiello.
10. An authentic sense of humour and a brightly rendered sense of hopefulness lend this film the qualities of a timeless cinematic classic.


Critic consensus:Mesmerizingly strange and willfully perverse, Holy Motors offers an unforgettable visual feast alongside a spellbinding -- albeit unapologetically challenging -- narrative.

Numbered reviews:
1. In Holy Motors director Leos Carax demonstrates that playful can be profound, bewildering can be meaningful and randomness can have precision.
2. Never before has being so confused felt so enjoyable.
3. A mischievous sense of fun permeates throughout Carax's fifth feature, which proved welcome relief at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
4. Holy Motors quite literally takes us through the looking glass, but its most magical achievement is fooling us into forgiving and forgetting the fakery of it all.
5. A circus of a film themed on death, that is all at once drama, comedy, tragedy, mystery, thriller, farce, erotica and even a musical. There is a tour de force performance by the eminently mouldable chameleon Denis Lavant
6. Full of references that are vaguely aligned (at least in his mind) with the ethereal fantasy of the afterlife as a place to borrow ghosts for re-enactment of certain scenes, usually dramatic or deadly
7. The audience member never wonders what is happening, though we may often wonder why, or under what laws this reality operates.
8. Weirdly - and probably for entirely the wrong reasons - I couldn't take my eyes off it.
9. ...Viewers are along for a ride, wild and surreal.
10. The most brilliant and exhilarating film of the year.