Although the editing sometimes jars, Fulci juggles smooth, elegant camera moves with nimble handheld work to get the balance of dramatic build-up and visceral action just right.

~ David Graham -

Although the editing sometimes jars, Fulci juggles smooth, elegant camera moves with nimble handheld work to get the balance of dramatic build-up and visceral action just right.

~ David Graham -

For all that its often said "they don't make them like they used to" this is very, very close.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For all that its often said "they don't make them like they used to" this is very, very close.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There is a great story in here somewhere.. but the combination of the two narratives - presented as tonally and visually distinct from one another - does not entirely work.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

There is a great story in here somewhere.. but the combination of the two narratives - presented as tonally and visually distinct from one another - does not entirely work.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

It’s really Lee’s performance which gives the film its soul.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It’s really Lee’s performance which gives the film its soul.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A decidedly postmodern piece that nevertheless retains an emotional punch thanks to the sterling efforts of its two leads.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A decidedly postmodern piece that nevertheless retains an emotional punch thanks to the sterling efforts of its two leads.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What James has tried to do is film a Hollywood Blockbuster on an independent British budget, and it shows.

~ Neil Mitchell -

What James has tried to do is film a Hollywood Blockbuster on an independent British budget, and it shows.

~ Neil Mitchell -

There's still lots to appreciate here beyond its status as a historical artefact.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's still lots to appreciate here beyond its status as a historical artefact.

~ Jennie Kermode -

City Of The Living Dead lacks the sophistication of Fulci's later films about Hell, coming across as significantly more camp, but it still has plenty going for it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

City Of The Living Dead lacks the sophistication of Fulci's later films about Hell, coming across as significantly more camp, but it still has plenty going for it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though essentially a familiar monster movie / survival horror story, Blood Glacier is so well put together that it feels fresh and punches well above its weight.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though essentially a familiar monster movie / survival horror story, Blood Glacier is so well put together that it feels fresh and punches well above its weight.

~ Jennie Kermode -

When it comes to action, the physical abilities of the cheerleaders make them genuinely scary predators.

~ Jennie Kermode -

When it comes to action, the physical abilities of the cheerleaders make them genuinely scary predators.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A very effective piece of low budget storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Coogan is well cast in this tricky role, moving easily from humour to heartbreak..

~ Jennie Kermode -

Manizha Bakhtari may not be a household name but after watching Natalie Halla’s documentary you’re likely to think she ought to be.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Sung’s own camera plays tricks, placing objects too close in the foreground so that parts of an image are out of focus, like an incomplete memory.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The concept, narrative, dialogue, cinematography and action sequences are elements of Scanners that can't be faulted.

~ Donald Munro -

The film hangs on Pemberton’s performance, and he imbues Doug with a sweetness that makes us feel for him despite his deeply misguided actions.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The screenplay written by the filmmaker and Andrea Piva is a proper masterwork, from the basic plotting to the intelligent, insightful dialogue.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

From the start, there is something different about this film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Despite the anger at the unfairness of what has gone before, this is ultimately a warm-hearted, life-affirming film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It is a ride, okay, and it is a bit nauseating and therefore not sterile.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

It’s also striking to think that when Leila is looking forward into the future, she is already, in some senses, looking at our recent past, which only reinforces the sense of the cyclical and ongoing nature of her themes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Thorne still comes across as being at the stage where many aspects of her work are experimental. She’s yet to settle into her style.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The characters work well...but there’s never quite enough energy to events.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ahmed doesn’t need to include war footage for us to feel its weight and understand its shadow.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The colour elements prove all the more striking when in contrast to black and white.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The beautiful cinematography, the bluesy jazz score and the gentle pace of the film are beguiling, but Masciari makes sure that we don’t lose sight of the ridiculous.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Shot over 17 years, it mingles intimate personal moments with visceral concert footage, its musical sequences knitted together with some of the best editing you’re likely to see this year.

~ Jennie Kermode -

History comes alive in the voices of those who remember it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The choice of hand-drawn animation and its ability to demonstrate a magical realism allows the film to find the right distance from what is being depicted.

~ Richard Mowe -

Successfully finds insight and social commentary

~ Jeremy Mathews -

Having set up all the elements of a thriller, the film proceeds to untangle them in a refreshingly different and mature way.

~ Jennie Kermode -

[Hart] doesn’t turn up the volume, but uses tone and repetition so effectively that the film becomes a microcosm of the real experience.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Anime at its very finest - lightning paced, visually stunning, feverishly creative and overrun by a logic all its own.

~ Anton Bitel -

The action is pacy but that doesn’t mean Courvoisier skims the surface.

~ Amber Wilkinson -