He seemingly lets the camera into almost every nook and cranny, so that a picture emerges of not only him but the media goldfish bowl people like him inhabit.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

He seemingly lets the camera into almost every nook and cranny, so that a picture emerges of not only him but the media goldfish bowl people like him inhabit.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Two things shine out from Tyler Hubby's documentary feature debut about filmmaker/composer and general avant-garde maverick Tony Conrad - the playfulness of the man himself and, in terms of his work, his bloody-minded patience.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Two things shine out from Tyler Hubby's documentary feature debut about filmmaker/composer and general avant-garde maverick Tony Conrad - the playfulness of the man himself and, in terms of his work, his bloody-minded patience.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A humane film which, though it contains a lot of pain, points the way toward hope.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A humane film which, though it contains a lot of pain, points the way toward hope.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Its real achievement is the skill with which it balances its inspirational message with an honest portrait of day to day life and what it means to be an athlete.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Its real achievement is the skill with which it balances its inspirational message with an honest portrait of day to day life and what it means to be an athlete.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The directing duo show a sensibility for wider rural issues that mourns the loss of more than just one person.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The directing duo show a sensibility for wider rural issues that mourns the loss of more than just one person.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There's a much better five hour documentary inside this, trying to get out.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's a much better five hour documentary inside this, trying to get out.

~ Jennie Kermode -

When Darius tells us about his great love, it's magical - like hearing Roald Dahl's Charlie talk about the Chocolate Factory.

~ Jennie Kermode -

When Darius tells us about his great love, it's magical - like hearing Roald Dahl's Charlie talk about the Chocolate Factory.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though the impression is of something collected in a very informal way, the whole is skillfully assembled.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though the impression is of something collected in a very informal way, the whole is skillfully assembled.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The Lure is overlong and could do with some tightening up, but there's plenty to enjoy about it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The Lure is overlong and could do with some tightening up, but there's plenty to enjoy about it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is not about once upon a times or fairy tale endings but the challenges on the way and it stands as a testament to the love and determination of every member of the Suskind family.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is not about once upon a times or fairy tale endings but the challenges on the way and it stands as a testament to the love and determination of every member of the Suskind family.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

As the voice of Gertrude, Tilda Swinton seductively pulls us in, reading her letters sent from afar.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

As the voice of Gertrude, Tilda Swinton seductively pulls us in, reading her letters sent from afar.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Oakes is careful not to make his film hagiographic. Jim is presented as restless, troubled by a sense of guilt at his advantages, and sometimes naive.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Oakes is careful not to make his film hagiographic. Jim is presented as restless, troubled by a sense of guilt at his advantages, and sometimes naive.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The full use of what film can do is eye-opening - the juxtapositions jolt awareness of what is important and remains necessary.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The full use of what film can do is eye-opening - the juxtapositions jolt awareness of what is important and remains necessary.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The Islands And The Whales knows when to be small, and its intimate portraits of day to day life illustrate how the monumental intersects with the personal.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The Islands And The Whales knows when to be small, and its intimate portraits of day to day life illustrate how the monumental intersects with the personal.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a very happy documentary, telling a very ordinary story of an extraordinary family coping with the addition of a second child.

~ Jane Fae -

This is a very happy documentary, telling a very ordinary story of an extraordinary family coping with the addition of a second child.

~ Jane Fae -

The film shimmers and provokes where it is least expected.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The film shimmers and provokes where it is least expected.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Heidenreich’s shooting is economical and the editing tight, so that squash games are included to show Toorpakai’s abilities on the court and the support for her off it, without getting in the way of the bigger issues surrounding equal rights.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Heidenreich’s shooting is economical and the editing tight, so that squash games are included to show Toorpakai’s abilities on the court and the support for her off it, without getting in the way of the bigger issues surrounding equal rights.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Its rambling tale is skillfully unfolded.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Its rambling tale is skillfully unfolded.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The symbolism in Fire At Sea is so organic that it might dawn on you hours or days after seeing the film.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The symbolism in Fire At Sea is so organic that it might dawn on you hours or days after seeing the film.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Despite the confusion there is a tremor of excitement that never goes away.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Despite the confusion there is a tremor of excitement that never goes away.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

We get to watch Lynch work on a sculpture, sit and smoke, or interact with his toddler daughter Lula in the present. Family photos and home movies light up the past.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

We get to watch Lynch work on a sculpture, sit and smoke, or interact with his toddler daughter Lula in the present. Family photos and home movies light up the past.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

This documentary fails to join the dots or link a past that still resonates with a controversial present.

~ Jane Fae -

This documentary fails to join the dots or link a past that still resonates with a controversial present.

~ Jane Fae -

There are some truly horrific stories here, including several involving the rape of children, and some viewers will consequently find the film too distressing to watch. Its overall message, however, is one of empowerment and self-realisation.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There are some truly horrific stories here, including several involving the rape of children, and some viewers will consequently find the film too distressing to watch. Its overall message, however, is one of empowerment and self-realisation.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The people encountered while working as a cinematographer for different documentarians, shooting all over the globe, are woven into a fascinating, irregular net of meaning.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The people encountered while working as a cinematographer for different documentarians, shooting all over the globe, are woven into a fascinating, irregular net of meaning.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Ratner gives her ample room to explain her take on the world.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ratner gives her ample room to explain her take on the world.

~ Jennie Kermode -

More than just a portrait of one woman's life or a remembrance of that awful time, Big Sonia is a film about history, how we carry it with us and why it matters.

~ Jennie Kermode -

More than just a portrait of one woman's life or a remembrance of that awful time, Big Sonia is a film about history, how we carry it with us and why it matters.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Directors Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn do a good job of keeping things balanced and of illustrating the ways in which sensationalism can be misleading.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Directors Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn do a good job of keeping things balanced and of illustrating the ways in which sensationalism can be misleading.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Over the course of this accidental film, poignantly named by its subject as he contemplates sport and mortality, generational differences in attitude and expectation emerge.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Over the course of this accidental film, poignantly named by its subject as he contemplates sport and mortality, generational differences in attitude and expectation emerge.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Effectively assembles footage and facts in a relentless barrage that just overwhelms you, while confidently establishing connecting threads that have terrifying implications.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Effectively assembles footage and facts in a relentless barrage that just overwhelms you, while confidently establishing connecting threads that have terrifying implications.

~ Owen Van Spall -

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 -