Greenbaum pinpoints the tension between the hate eating away at parts of US society and the tremendous potential that the country still has.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Greenbaum pinpoints the tension between the hate eating away at parts of US society and the tremendous potential that the country still has.

~ Jennie Kermode -

While the physical violence of the war stays in the background with the constant noise of war sirens and bombs, the psychological one is impossible to hide.

~ Pavla Banjac -

While the physical violence of the war stays in the background with the constant noise of war sirens and bombs, the psychological one is impossible to hide.

~ Pavla Banjac -

A tactile and colour-infused film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A tactile and colour-infused film.

~ 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 -

By night, Shreyank Nanjappa’s inspired sound design captures the furious beating of wings and, layered on top of them, the shuffling and chirrupping and all the curious calls of the moths as they rush in to land.

~ Jennie Kermode -

By night, Shreyank Nanjappa’s inspired sound design captures the furious beating of wings and, layered on top of them, the shuffling and chirrupping and all the curious calls of the moths as they rush in to land.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A heartfelt film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A heartfelt film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Hairabedian patiently captures all this with an intimacy that stems from trust, with Vrej viewing her and the camera increasingly as a confidante as time passes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Hairabedian patiently captures all this with an intimacy that stems from trust, with Vrej viewing her and the camera increasingly as a confidante as time passes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

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 -

A film that is built upon patience and which takes a philosophical rather than judgmental stance.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A film that is built upon patience and which takes a philosophical rather than judgmental stance.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Too often scoots over things when it should take a breath and better look.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Too often scoots over things when it should take a breath and better look.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

If it sounds like an uncanny valley from the start, Block and Riesewieck illustrate just how bizarre and, sometimes, downright creepy this can be using genuine exchanges that have occurred.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

If it sounds like an uncanny valley from the start, Block and Riesewieck illustrate just how bizarre and, sometimes, downright creepy this can be using genuine exchanges that have occurred.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Most impressive for distilling mountains of archival footage, with the help of the trusty talking-head interview.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

Most impressive for distilling mountains of archival footage, with the help of the trusty talking-head interview.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

For the most part the film comes across as a celebration of this moment as a light in the darkness, but it will likely leave some viewers additionally uncomfortable.

~ Jennie Kermode -

For the most part the film comes across as a celebration of this moment as a light in the darkness, but it will likely leave some viewers additionally uncomfortable.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 -

Documentaries don’t get much more personal or intimate than this

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Documentaries don’t get much more personal or intimate than this

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The documentarians invested several years in the project and it pays off in this impressively balanced assessment of a conflict over land that has been exacerbated by climate change and drought.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The documentarians invested several years in the project and it pays off in this impressively balanced assessment of a conflict over land that has been exacerbated by climate change and drought.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

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 -

As much as 2073 mentions things, it digs no further.

~ Andrew Robertson -

As much as 2073 mentions things, it digs no further.

~ Andrew Robertson -

While Verseau talks about how crucial the surgery was to her mental health, the complexity of the emotions experienced afterwards is also made clear.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

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 -

The script is lean, the sword edges keen and the characters mean.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An extraordinarily thorough film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It’s the acting that carries it, and naturally Farahani, one of the finest talents of her generation, does not disappoint.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Subtle observations about the racism that underpins this superficially idyllic society pepper a film which repeatedly forces its hero to question his assumptions.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film concludes with what is probably the most influential special effect in the history of cinema.

~ Donald Munro -

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 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 -