Two men, one park bench, six minutes - this is all that's needed to deliver a slice of history, a potent bit of social comment and a good many laughs.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The intensity of director Brady Corbet's debut feature The Childhood Of A Leader is present in this short film

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While it is clearly supportive of the occupation, the film avoids wider political analysis; it is, finally, about women speaking about their lives.

~ Jane Fae -

Fun to watch and a resourceful way to respond to the multi million dollar campaigns that were created in support of the proposition.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The complexity of the piece never causes it to stumble.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's technically impressive and the amount of work that has gone into it is awe inspiring.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Not since Cinema Paradiso has the projection room become such an object of affection.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It also serves as a sharp reminder how any minority, when under-represented in the media, is at risk of being stereotyped and how too many creative teams are still dominated by white, middle-class males.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Garcia's physical acting is well judged here, providing clues that may not make sense until later but never letting them interrupt the flow of the story.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Seeing children get the chance to take control like this makes for impressive cinema.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Tiny, tiny, tiny and yet picturesquely perfect!

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Illustrated by tremendous visuals, it's affecting, moving.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This short is bright and brisk at less than four minutes but the wit is as dry as the desert and there's never a dull moment.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Sometimes intensely erotic, sometimes side-splittingly funny, Gasiorowska's film is beautifully observed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film is expertly performed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's a majestic "English pudding" at the centre of this Oscar-nominated short - but really this latest from Alice Rohrwacher is an enjoyable trifle.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Spanning such a long period of time, the film has the advantage of having several interviewees whose views have changed and who are prepared to talk about that.

~ Jennie Kermode -

For all its universalities, this is something rooted in the very particular terroir of American further education.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A chase scene that would cost thousands if it were shot with actual actors and props is so realistic that you can taste the exhaust fumes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There's little imagination in the story but the characters are well drawn and convincingly portrayed, whilst the overall look of the film is stunning given that it was shot on a budget of just £500.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Rabbit versus magician may be an ancient and arcane struggle, but rarely has it been so kinetically depicted.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The mood, as you would expect, is sombre, serious. The message clear.

~ Jane Fae -

Jorge Quintela's cinematography finds grandeur in what could be grime.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's the moments where ordinary, ubiquitous concerns meet the specific terrors of living with checkpoints like this that the film draws its power from.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's rare to see the near-naked intimacy here outwith a documentary context.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This isn't a conventional life-affirming cancer narrative, this is angrier, more personal.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In her directorial debut, Jo McInnes shows a confident touch and a keen eye.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's a sense of the magic that cinema makes possible not only through escapism but through inviting us to reach out for more.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Stephanie Roland's film exists in a space between spaces, a liminal latitude, languorous longitude, a tropic of candour.

~ Andrew Robertson -

He shows almost as much affection for body horror as his father David, and uses food to deliberately disgusting effect.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Jonathjan Ajayi is superb.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An intriguing piece.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Shot in lush, vivid black and white, the film carries a sense of age and expectation.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Marc Camardon's film, co-written with Jordi Tortosa, explores familiar themes with verve.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Making a short film requires compact storytelling and Pike delivers a great deal in just 16 minutes.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The dancers have a grasp that is no longer than their reach, so whatever gets onto camera is done well.

~ Chris -

It’s all entertaining enough – but, perhaps inevitably given the context, it does have the feel of a promo film.

~ Jeff Robson -

Elton and Menary's film is a slight but poignant snapshot of grief, exploring the particular difficulty of grieving for somebody who is still alive.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This film is likely to be adored by many cancer patients themselves, capturing exactly the kind of black humour one encounters on cancer wards.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A sweet little tale about the value of hope and solidarity.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The animation interconnects, sometimes in the same image, with a beautifully recreated Eighties suburban world.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It takes a special kind of documentarian to look behind the right curtain.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A simple but elegant conceit.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's a strong idea here and it keeps things interesting despite the film's structural issues.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Writer and director Justin O'Neal Miller walks a careful line in this cheery yet tense little comedy.

~ Jennie Kermode -

While the Pedestrian is humorous and confidently acted it still manages to slow in places.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's a suggestion that this is out of time, a zephyr inconstant, a mystery of the air and the shifting sands.

~ Andrew Robertson -

while the scripting feels naturalistic, the decision to infer almost everything about Mena's, without being specific, feels frustratingly oblique in places.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There are, as it were, multiple dimensions to Aaron and Aiden Truss’ deliciously creepy little film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Paraphernalia is a product of a significant team effort, and it shows in its quality.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Perhaps it's talking about destiny. It's still asking a lot of its audience.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The directors also capture the day of the inoculations, which is likely to serve a secondary purpose to jab-hesitant viewers, since it shows people receiving the vaccine in minutes with no ill-effects.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Grandfather’s hands are prominent, the size of her whole forearm. Clément observes their use in small but potent ways.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There are some stunning shots, neat personal moments.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Aitken’s camera expertly catches the contrast between the humour and the unsettling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Among the dropped frames it seems more forced than it ought, less critical.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is one to watch and enjoy.

~ Martin Gray -

Hanke clearly has fun with the kind of role rarely available to women.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The textures of this film are lovely, from the grains of snow that we see blow into footprints, to the distinctive coats of the two bears, that ruffle in the wind and with movement.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Molotnikov's confidence in shooting out-of-doors is admirable.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There's a primal terror underlying what we see.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's a brilliant piece, almost wasted in a cinema because it's only seen once.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The Plot has the authentic looking website, but it's authenticity of the most banal kind, a tie-in that both fails to illuminate the parent film, or provide entertainment of its own.

~ Martin Gray -

Douglas Walker has made a pop video, without the pop.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

In a neat nine minutes, we are reminded of how perspective is shaped by the passing of time.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Sadly this documentary manages to miss the mark despite a lot of quality material.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Funny and also very sad.

~ Val Kermode -

Features a nice, if melancholy score and excellent photography.

~ Scott Macdonald -

It's hard to find a single detail gone awry.

~ Jennie Kermode -

. The juxtaposition of the adreneline-fuelled voice, promising 'This film will be acclaimed as the bleeding edge,' with the passive figure in the bath, who may, or may not, be the one who makes the decision, is strangely gripping.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The stills don't do it justice, movement is the thing.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The animation is distinctive, accomplished and greatly enhanced by the excellent voice-over narration provided by Tim Clark.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Purpose: as with art installations, don't worry about why, appreciate what.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The plot is so thin it needs a good meal.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Luke Fowler's documentary tribute to the Scratch Orchestra is visually intriguing, politically dynamic, and surprisingly watchable.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In Pilgrimage there is a journey, but one is not certain if it is intentional that there is nothing at the end.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The animation is crisp, the character design entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Poignant and funny.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The collage sequences in the street are clever, without turning your brain into Dali's breakfast. The

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

If photographs are infinitesimally small slices of time captured, the movies give us that additional dimensionality that turns them into real, living and breathing people.

~ Scott Macdonald -

It's good, even very good, but there are moments that weaken it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The mockumentary is, by now, far from a fresh format, but this film brings so much fresh energy to it that the result it much more fun than you'd expect.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A sensistively made documentary, with top-notch production values.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

In my job I see a lot of beautifully shot films, but the cinematography in this one is simply breathtaking.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's stylish stuff, professionally put together in a post-Taggart way, with a brooding score by Mike Hewer. Man-on-the-edge Stephen Moyer does intensity well and looks lovely naked.

~ Martin Gray -

Brilliantly observational and poignant, Pepper sums up lifetimes of disappointment and loneliness in just eight minutes.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The script simply isn't funny enough to sustain the runtime.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The camera is an inquisitive eye and the actors respond to this mime show with admirable seriousness.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Interesting, but heavy-handed.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It is not the why of the dream, nor even the wherefore. It is the memories.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A quietly powerful look at one woman's story, told with delicacy and passion.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There's something really refreshing about the simplicity of this, a more honest insight into young minds than films made about them by adults usually manage.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Written and directed by Dalibor Matanic, with a strong central performance from Leona Paraminski, it's technically adept, haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Visually exhilerating, Suzanna Martin's film is an artistic piece, rather than a documentary.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is a touching little film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A clever idea, executed with style.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Slight, but pleasant.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The key to the success of this very short short is its strong use of images and a hearty script.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Both compelling and haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Sometimes the sense of a thing is enough, and Paradise Later delivers ably.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Pandas is gleeful, brutal, mischievous and funny.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The delight of the drama stems from the well crafted characters, while its heft hinges on toxicity that may not be immediately obvious.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A very effective piece of low budget storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An extraordinarily thorough film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Writer/director Sandhya Suri - who has a documentary background - is keen to show that everyone plays their part in the prejudices and corruption of the legal system.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Once again, Guiraudie proves himself the master of setting up a mystery by the means of perfect script economy that functions strictly on “need to know” basis.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

The director shows how it’s not just Julie’s tennis skills that have been groomed by the coach but large aspects of her life.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Cat’s viewpoint predominates, and Zilbalodis has an acute understanding of how the world looks from its point of view, of what catches its attention and how its body follows instinctively.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It’s ironic that a film about a family who have built a perfect facsimile of a life for themselves should feel so overly constructed itself

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Lin and Sun studiously maintain the enigma around Shuo so that we are left guessing as to whether he’s just a disadvantaged teen trying to make his way in the world or a cuckoo in the nest.

~ Amber Wilkinson -