David Mamet's adaptation is short on surprises.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

David Mamet's adaptation is short on surprises.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There are too many characters doing not very much.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There are too many characters doing not very much.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The performances electrify.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The performances electrify.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Slowly raises the tension as the body count rises.

~ Trinity -

Slowly raises the tension as the body count rises.

~ Trinity -

This shows what can be done with a low budget, imagination and balls.

~ Trinity -

This shows what can be done with a low budget, imagination and balls.

~ Trinity -

Performances by the two teenagers, Lara Belmont and Freddie Cunliffe, who have never acted before, are remarkable.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Performances by the two teenagers, Lara Belmont and Freddie Cunliffe, who have never acted before, are remarkable.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It is a measure of Brosnan's understated qualities as an actor that you never think of James Bond.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It is a measure of Brosnan's understated qualities as an actor that you never think of James Bond.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Trick features something previously thought impossible: a delightful performance from Tori Spelling.

~ Trinity -

Trick features something previously thought impossible: a delightful performance from Tori Spelling.

~ Trinity -

The performances by mainly young unknowns are excellent and the script is the best Boyd has done.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The performances by mainly young unknowns are excellent and the script is the best Boyd has done.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What's really spectacular is not the functional script but the tremendous action set pieces.

~ Trinity -

What's really spectacular is not the functional script but the tremendous action set pieces.

~ Trinity -

Another example of a film which looks good, sounds good, has a great cast, and is utterly boring.

~ Trinity -

Another example of a film which looks good, sounds good, has a great cast, and is utterly boring.

~ Trinity -

As an example of comic ideas going to waste, Aussie actor John Polson's directorial debut is a good one.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

As an example of comic ideas going to waste, Aussie actor John Polson's directorial debut is a good one.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Both actresses give performances that touch the heart.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Both actresses give performances that touch the heart.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What gives this film an edge over conventional rites-of-passage movies is its oddity.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What gives this film an edge over conventional rites-of-passage movies is its oddity.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Works both on a technical level and as sheer entertainment.

~ Trinity -

Works both on a technical level and as sheer entertainment.

~ Trinity -

The film's strength is its refusal to take its eye off Marie. No concessions are made.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film's strength is its refusal to take its eye off Marie. No concessions are made.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Far from being the pastiche of a voodoo-style horror flick, this is intelligent, wonderfully acted by the African cast and genuinely absorbing.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Far from being the pastiche of a voodoo-style horror flick, this is intelligent, wonderfully acted by the African cast and genuinely absorbing.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There is an artistic sensibility in Ramsay's approach to film.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There is an artistic sensibility in Ramsay's approach to film.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A masterpiece of realist cinema.

~ Nicholas Dawson -

A masterpiece of realist cinema.

~ Nicholas Dawson -

The acting is patchy and, at times, wooden.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The acting is patchy and, at times, wooden.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Best part of the film is the extremely stylish opening credits: don't arrive late.

~ Trinity -

Best part of the film is the extremely stylish opening credits: don't arrive late.

~ Trinity -

Despite all the right elements, something doesn't quite gel.

~ Trinity -

Despite all the right elements, something doesn't quite gel.

~ Trinity -

What keeps the film one step away from Slush City is the crackling dialogue and the performances.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What keeps the film one step away from Slush City is the crackling dialogue and the performances.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Molotnikov's confidence in shooting out-of-doors is admirable.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Molotnikov's confidence in shooting out-of-doors is admirable.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What The Personals really lacks is any clear moral.

~ Trinity -

What The Personals really lacks is any clear moral.

~ Trinity -

Unfortunately, it's still very difficult to get away from the fact that this is a film primarily about bulldozers.

~ Trinity -

Unfortunately, it's still very difficult to get away from the fact that this is a film primarily about bulldozers.

~ Trinity -

This is not so much a love story as sex warfare.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is not so much a love story as sex warfare.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Bresson is doing what he loves to do, throwing salt into the wounds of romance.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Bresson is doing what he loves to do, throwing salt into the wounds of romance.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The performances are generous and affectionate.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The performances are generous and affectionate.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Mackenzie has a terrific feel for comedy and the performances are beautifully understated.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Mackenzie has a terrific feel for comedy and the performances are beautifully understated.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Deeply depressing.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Deeply depressing.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is a mood piece.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is a mood piece.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Lancelot and Guinevere's passion comes across as cold water over grey slate.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Lancelot and Guinevere's passion comes across as cold water over grey slate.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

John Sayles... ability to create flawed romantics with brooding secrets that lurk in the shadow of danger is remarkable.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

John Sayles... ability to create flawed romantics with brooding secrets that lurk in the shadow of danger is remarkable.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Light Sleeper doesn't belong in any oeuvre. The feeling is personal, introspective, wounded.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Light Sleeper doesn't belong in any oeuvre. The feeling is personal, introspective, wounded.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Fraught with anguish, the film is enhanced by uninhibited performances of an exceptional nature from Charles Berling and Sophie Guilemin

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Fraught with anguish, the film is enhanced by uninhibited performances of an exceptional nature from Charles Berling and Sophie Guilemin

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Anything goes at the carnival.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Anything goes at the carnival.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A celebration of middle-class miasma.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A celebration of middle-class miasma.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Ustaoglu doesn't fake it for entertainment's sake. She's the real thing.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Ustaoglu doesn't fake it for entertainment's sake. She's the real thing.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film has a Wendy Mitty charm, although precious little else.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film has a Wendy Mitty charm, although precious little else.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Nicola Bruce resurrects the art film with scrupulous credentials and a beautiful score.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Nicola Bruce resurrects the art film with scrupulous credentials and a beautiful score.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A film of extraordinary power.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A film of extraordinary power.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What lifts the film above the level of Horse Thief and Kundun is the wonder of the cinematography and the spirit of a unique people.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What lifts the film above the level of Horse Thief and Kundun is the wonder of the cinematography and the spirit of a unique people.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The problem lies with the script, which is credibility shy and littered with loose ends.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The problem lies with the script, which is credibility shy and littered with loose ends.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The humour is fast, the car chases hairy, the characters way wicked, the venues seedy, the fun accident prone, the sex tantric and the chance of living until tomorrow slim.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The humour is fast, the car chases hairy, the characters way wicked, the venues seedy, the fun accident prone, the sex tantric and the chance of living until tomorrow slim.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Shot in handheld black and white with an obviously-low budget, it might seem rough – but what we’re watching is still pure Nolan.

~ Stephen Carty -

Shot in handheld black and white with an obviously-low budget, it might seem rough – but what we’re watching is still pure Nolan.

~ Stephen Carty -

Even though the film is immaculately shot and has an outstanding cast, there's nothing really at the heart of the film for the audience to connect with.

~ Trinity -

Even though the film is immaculately shot and has an outstanding cast, there's nothing really at the heart of the film for the audience to connect with.

~ Trinity -

Hoskins is at his best here, controlled and manipulative.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Hoskins is at his best here, controlled and manipulative.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Witherspoon gives one of those performances that obliterates all before her.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Witherspoon gives one of those performances that obliterates all before her.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The comedy is sharp, the acting excellent, the racial harmony likely to splinter as suddenly as family solidarity.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The comedy is sharp, the acting excellent, the racial harmony likely to splinter as suddenly as family solidarity.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Linstrom ends so inadequately you want to scream.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Linstrom ends so inadequately you want to scream.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The atmosphere of languid role playing, overlaid with a suggestion of promiscuity, seems to float in mist.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The atmosphere of languid role playing, overlaid with a suggestion of promiscuity, seems to float in mist.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Altman has chosen the perfect cast.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Altman has chosen the perfect cast.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Strangely compelling and scarily familiar.

~ Trinity -

Strangely compelling and scarily familiar.

~ Trinity -

The character of the players, the vibrant energy of the music, the faded grandeur of a city spared the vanity of restoration gives the film a unique quality.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The character of the players, the vibrant energy of the music, the faded grandeur of a city spared the vanity of restoration gives the film a unique quality.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Although the film is nowhere near as terrifying as it's made out to be, its shunning of shock tactics in favour of distant sound effects and creepy environments creates a psychological terror which is far more disturbing.

~ Trinity -

Although the film is nowhere near as terrifying as it's made out to be, its shunning of shock tactics in favour of distant sound effects and creepy environments creates a psychological terror which is far more disturbing.

~ Trinity -

Brian Kirk's film has a sentimental heart and a lovely performance from 11-year-old Iain de Caestecker, as Billy.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Brian Kirk's film has a sentimental heart and a lovely performance from 11-year-old Iain de Caestecker, as Billy.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A remarkably sensitive, three-dimensional portrait.

~ Trinity -

A remarkably sensitive, three-dimensional portrait.

~ Trinity -

The passion and pain are more real than madness.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The passion and pain are more real than madness.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What gives the film its strength is Bresson's refusal to compromise truth for the sake of expedience.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What gives the film its strength is Bresson's refusal to compromise truth for the sake of expedience.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Far from dull, not as camp as you might expect, emotionally at a high pitch, expertly directed and nudgingly naughty.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Far from dull, not as camp as you might expect, emotionally at a high pitch, expertly directed and nudgingly naughty.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

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 -