The film works as well as it does because of the central pairing of Goussens and De Saeger, whose shared glances and stray touches work on an emotional level.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film works as well as it does because of the central pairing of Goussens and De Saeger, whose shared glances and stray touches work on an emotional level.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Starting as a refined drama about a broken Tunisian family, the narrative becomes a complex meditation on attachment and motherhood, all encompassed by a remarkable female lead.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

Starting as a refined drama about a broken Tunisian family, the narrative becomes a complex meditation on attachment and motherhood, all encompassed by a remarkable female lead.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

After seeing this film, you will never look at watermelon the same way again.

~ Jennie Kermode -

After seeing this film, you will never look at watermelon the same way again.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Huppert's lines feel stiff from the get-go, predicting a vague narrative limited by a purposefully strange dialogue.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

Huppert's lines feel stiff from the get-go, predicting a vague narrative limited by a purposefully strange dialogue.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

Becerra’s film is a measured affair that takes pleasure in its surroundings, whether it’s the mountain lakeside where the alpacas graze or the warm intimacy of Felciano’s home.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Becerra’s film is a measured affair that takes pleasure in its surroundings, whether it’s the mountain lakeside where the alpacas graze or the warm intimacy of Felciano’s home.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While the lo-fi production design on the spaceship - with its man-made webbing and items from food tins to tools strapped down left right and centre - is absorbing in its detail, there's only so long it can distract you from the film's bloated running time.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While the lo-fi production design on the spaceship - with its man-made webbing and items from food tins to tools strapped down left right and centre - is absorbing in its detail, there's only so long it can distract you from the film's bloated running time.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The intensity between her and the angry young man drives the action in Sons, capturing a relentless cycle of aggression reverberating throughout the sullen halls.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

The intensity between her and the angry young man drives the action in Sons, capturing a relentless cycle of aggression reverberating throughout the sullen halls.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

Gently plunges into a richly-textured reverie of unobserved objects, spaces and people that leave a lasting impression on a visceral level.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

Gently plunges into a richly-textured reverie of unobserved objects, spaces and people that leave a lasting impression on a visceral level.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

I do not know that I could ever with a good conscience describe a film as 'perfect' but this comes close.

~ Andrew Robertson -

I do not know that I could ever with a good conscience describe a film as 'perfect' but this comes close.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Salome’s story has been shaped again and again by men; she is, perhaps, the first recorded subject of the male gaze. Egoyan is conscious that he is not in a position to resolve this, yet strives to bring female perspectives to the fore

~ Jennie Kermode -

Salome’s story has been shaped again and again by men; she is, perhaps, the first recorded subject of the male gaze. Egoyan is conscious that he is not in a position to resolve this, yet strives to bring female perspectives to the fore

~ Jennie Kermode -

It’s a reflexive, even self-conscious work, interested in the infrastructure of oil, of film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It’s a reflexive, even self-conscious work, interested in the infrastructure of oil, of film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

David and Craig Zellner aren’t just here to make us laugh - although they certainly achieve that - they’re also in the business of building a detailed and delicate world around a year in the life of their creatures that proves surprisingly poignant.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

David and Craig Zellner aren’t just here to make us laugh - although they certainly achieve that - they’re also in the business of building a detailed and delicate world around a year in the life of their creatures that proves surprisingly poignant.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Tarkovsky's gently gliding camera expertly frames each shot and the use of light and of crisp natural sound is breathtaking.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Tarkovsky's gently gliding camera expertly frames each shot and the use of light and of crisp natural sound is breathtaking.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It’s quickly apparent that entering prison means becoming part of the collective body that is the prisoner population, with the choreographed movements that accompany the songs reinforcing the sense of synchronicity.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It’s quickly apparent that entering prison means becoming part of the collective body that is the prisoner population, with the choreographed movements that accompany the songs reinforcing the sense of synchronicity.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A confident and well-constructed tale that is built on the firm foundations of a great ensemble cast.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A confident and well-constructed tale that is built on the firm foundations of a great ensemble cast.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Distances of time and space are collapsible in Fingscheidt’s hands.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Distances of time and space are collapsible in Fingscheidt’s hands.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

No Other Land brings humanity and particularity to a topic that is too often discussed in the abstract.

~ Jennie Kermode -

No Other Land brings humanity and particularity to a topic that is too often discussed in the abstract.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A lot of the time, we talk about forgetting as a form of letting go, but in Inadelso Cossa’s sophomore docu-fiction feature, forgetting is a haunting, undead, presence.

~ Nikola Jovic -

A lot of the time, we talk about forgetting as a form of letting go, but in Inadelso Cossa’s sophomore docu-fiction feature, forgetting is a haunting, undead, presence.

~ Nikola Jovic -

The Italian filmmaker employs a minimalist approach that embraces the languorous nature of summer.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

The Italian filmmaker employs a minimalist approach that embraces the languorous nature of summer.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

Through a collage of footage shot by numerous brave protesters, she pieces together a statement about film as identity, in a country where the individual slowly fades away.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

Through a collage of footage shot by numerous brave protesters, she pieces together a statement about film as identity, in a country where the individual slowly fades away.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

While many other films feel as though they are really staking out a deliberate political stance against the Iranian regime or coming at it from deep within metaphor, My Favourite Cake is casually, but almost constantly, rebellious in small ways.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While many other films feel as though they are really staking out a deliberate political stance against the Iranian regime or coming at it from deep within metaphor, My Favourite Cake is casually, but almost constantly, rebellious in small ways.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Hinton’s documentary visually points to all the complicated, often triangular entanglements.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Hinton’s documentary visually points to all the complicated, often triangular entanglements.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

There's no doubt that by presenting several characters as pure id is quite a dangerous gambit for a filmmaker but Glass keeps things interesting by having them driven by different things.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There's no doubt that by presenting several characters as pure id is quite a dangerous gambit for a filmmaker but Glass keeps things interesting by having them driven by different things.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

L’Homme Vertige forces you to lament changing cityscapes and the fate of residents at the mercy of local authorities and property developers

~ Sunil Chauhan -

L’Homme Vertige forces you to lament changing cityscapes and the fate of residents at the mercy of local authorities and property developers

~ Sunil Chauhan -

It tells what could be a goofy story, about awkward teenagers obsessed with a TV series called The Pink Opaque, but portrays it as an ominous, nightmarish mindfuck.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

It tells what could be a goofy story, about awkward teenagers obsessed with a TV series called The Pink Opaque, but portrays it as an ominous, nightmarish mindfuck.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

The silence between the calls serves as a space for the horror of them to fully take shape in the viewers’ mind.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The silence between the calls serves as a space for the horror of them to fully take shape in the viewers’ mind.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Through a punctilious study of many of Fonda’s films, Horwath creates a comprehensive canvas that encompasses both the past and the present of the US.

~ Tara Karajica -

Through a punctilious study of many of Fonda’s films, Horwath creates a comprehensive canvas that encompasses both the past and the present of the US.

~ Tara Karajica -

The clever dialogue and spirited performances find humour amid a generational discord developed over a visually striking journey.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

The clever dialogue and spirited performances find humour amid a generational discord developed over a visually striking journey.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

The special effects in Roland Emmerich's 1998 remake may have been bigger and better, but what it lacks is the chilling seriousness of the original.

~ Anton Bitel -

The special effects in Roland Emmerich's 1998 remake may have been bigger and better, but what it lacks is the chilling seriousness of the original.

~ Anton Bitel -

If you've ever wondered what a Star Wars pastiche by Monty Python might look like if barely any of the jokes landed then the latest film from Bruno Dumont is for you.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

If you've ever wondered what a Star Wars pastiche by Monty Python might look like if barely any of the jokes landed then the latest film from Bruno Dumont is for you.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Even Kafkaesque ideas are subject to chaos.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Even Kafkaesque ideas are subject to chaos.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Dying is full of glorious contradictions, many of which occur within the same conversation

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Dying is full of glorious contradictions, many of which occur within the same conversation

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Slippery in terms of genre and form, the writer/director’s satire puts all his characters and, by extension, us under close scrutiny.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Slippery in terms of genre and form, the writer/director’s satire puts all his characters and, by extension, us under close scrutiny.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Martin Gschlacht’s glorious and smart cinematography adds clarity here while sprinkling doubt over there.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Martin Gschlacht’s glorious and smart cinematography adds clarity here while sprinkling doubt over there.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

After messy, overblown mishaps like Gangs Of New York, the maestro of Mean Streets is back. With a vengeance.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

After messy, overblown mishaps like Gangs Of New York, the maestro of Mean Streets is back. With a vengeance.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Vigorously covering all bases, Diop cuts elegantly to give each position ample space.

~ Sunil Chauhan -

Vigorously covering all bases, Diop cuts elegantly to give each position ample space.

~ Sunil Chauhan -

As ever, Soda’s style is patient, unintrusive, and warmly curious.

~ Sunil Chauhan -

As ever, Soda’s style is patient, unintrusive, and warmly curious.

~ Sunil Chauhan -

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 -

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 -

Filled with awkwardness and tension, the film acts as a spotlight for all the actors.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

Filled with awkwardness and tension, the film acts as a spotlight for all the actors.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

As much as Architecton rues humanity’s depletion of our resources, it also marvels at our ability to harness materials for our own ends.

~ Sunil Chauhan -

As much as Architecton rues humanity’s depletion of our resources, it also marvels at our ability to harness materials for our own ends.

~ Sunil Chauhan -

Although it could easily have been played as a farce, it’s friendship and human feeling that is the key to this film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Although it could easily have been played as a farce, it’s friendship and human feeling that is the key to this film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

His rigorous journey conveys a deep sense of beauty.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

His rigorous journey conveys a deep sense of beauty.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

Bethmann understands the situation well, but her closeness to the teenager and the personal character that the film takes on as a result is something else.

~ Jennie Kermode -

So carefully balanced is this that the film could almost have emerged as a romcom, and it’s that possibility, that clash between the absurdity that cinema has taught us to expect and the bitterness of real life, that makes it so effective.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Through the lens of the men’s romance, Onir takes in a good deal more, exploring the complex realities behind assumptions of prejudice and the myriad factors that go into making each of us who we are.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Throughout the film there is a sense of play, and even as the story evolves to take on darker material, something of that lightness, that happy-go-lucky quality remains.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film hinges on amazing vocal work by Lalama.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There’s a genuine unpredictability to Honey Bunch, both structurally and thematically.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Where the episodes work is when they have a driving, kinetic energy about them. When they don't it's repetitious loop.

~ Donald Munro -

The film, directed by feature debutant Shaun Dozier, retains the density of dialogue you might expect from a stage play but, by leaning into the theatrical nature of the proceedings, Dozier is in some ways able to make this into a virtue.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

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 -

A very effective piece of low budget storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 -

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 -