Charming and heartfelt.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Charming and heartfelt.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Wenders as a curious, excited filmmaker stretches out his hands to show us all the treasures he has found.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Wenders as a curious, excited filmmaker stretches out his hands to show us all the treasures he has found.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

There is a great story here and Russell tells it in detail from multiple perspectives and with numerous forms of documentation.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

There is a great story here and Russell tells it in detail from multiple perspectives and with numerous forms of documentation.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

This is one of those films that might be said to work despite its director. It's never clear how aware she is of what's really going on, but she certainly realises she's made mistakes, and her willingness to put so much of this on screen is commendable.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is one of those films that might be said to work despite its director. It's never clear how aware she is of what's really going on, but she certainly realises she's made mistakes, and her willingness to put so much of this on screen is commendable.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though the story does drag in a few places, so do the lives that the documentary endeavours to encapsulate.

~ The Dude -

Though the story does drag in a few places, so do the lives that the documentary endeavours to encapsulate.

~ The Dude -

Otto's sensitively structured portrait of an engaging Peter Pan draws us irresistibly into his world.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Otto's sensitively structured portrait of an engaging Peter Pan draws us irresistibly into his world.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

It is a wonderful comment on the French as a nation that they can take something like this so very, very seriously.

~ Val Kermode -

It is a wonderful comment on the French as a nation that they can take something like this so very, very seriously.

~ Val Kermode -

The mood is that of an office in which at any moment, anything is possible, a little bit like in the films created here.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The mood is that of an office in which at any moment, anything is possible, a little bit like in the films created here.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Though it's never less than engaging, there's a nagging sense of missing out on the bigger picture.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Though it's never less than engaging, there's a nagging sense of missing out on the bigger picture.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The strength of this Irish-made film lies in its restraint.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The strength of this Irish-made film lies in its restraint.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is the first essential film about the post-Snowden era, made by one of the key figures who helped usher that era into being.

~ Owen Van Spall -

This is the first essential film about the post-Snowden era, made by one of the key figures who helped usher that era into being.

~ Owen Van Spall -

An intelligent film that communicates complex legal issues effectively without becoming boring, The Case Against 8 has a lot to recommend it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An intelligent film that communicates complex legal issues effectively without becoming boring, The Case Against 8 has a lot to recommend it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 -