By isolating the footballer from the general run of play, an ordinary league match becomes a study of one man's craft.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

By isolating the footballer from the general run of play, an ordinary league match becomes a study of one man's craft.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A wake up call for anyone in any industry with a culture of long hours.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

A wake up call for anyone in any industry with a culture of long hours.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Wristcutters isn’t a story of despair but of hope, moving on, and, yes, love.

~ Daniel Hooper -

Wristcutters isn’t a story of despair but of hope, moving on, and, yes, love.

~ Daniel Hooper -

Ndiaye's use of location conveys a fierce impression of a night city alive with danger and excitement.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Ndiaye's use of location conveys a fierce impression of a night city alive with danger and excitement.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The self-obsession he finds so enthralling is simply irritating, his delivery rarely varies from a monotone drawl, and he lacks any shred of what might be called charisma.

~ Chris -

The self-obsession he finds so enthralling is simply irritating, his delivery rarely varies from a monotone drawl, and he lacks any shred of what might be called charisma.

~ Chris -

Tension is skilfully built into a story that is part documentary, part drama, and casting real gymnasts adds to the feeling of authenticity.

~ Chris -

Tension is skilfully built into a story that is part documentary, part drama, and casting real gymnasts adds to the feeling of authenticity.

~ Chris -

Visually awesome, panoramic, brilliantly acted and bursting with beautiful poetry and imagery.

~ Chris -

Visually awesome, panoramic, brilliantly acted and bursting with beautiful poetry and imagery.

~ Chris -

The pictures are a purer form of cinema verite with subdued colour and an eye that sees but does not pry.

~ Max Blinkhorn -

The pictures are a purer form of cinema verite with subdued colour and an eye that sees but does not pry.

~ Max Blinkhorn -

The kind of debut feature that encourages you to believe that cinema does have a future.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

The kind of debut feature that encourages you to believe that cinema does have a future.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

The performances from the central three child actors are refreshingly good.

~ George Williamson -

The performances from the central three child actors are refreshingly good.

~ George Williamson -

If you want to die living, watch Tuning. It will make you cry.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

If you want to die living, watch Tuning. It will make you cry.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

At first captivating, the endless litany of inconsequential detail and forced humour soon begins to wear.

~ Chris -

At first captivating, the endless litany of inconsequential detail and forced humour soon begins to wear.

~ Chris -

Powerful mise-en-scene and static camera shots emphasise this bleak, uncaring environment.

~ Chris -

Powerful mise-en-scene and static camera shots emphasise this bleak, uncaring environment.

~ Chris -

A film that needs to be seen and, more importantly, acted upon.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

A film that needs to be seen and, more importantly, acted upon.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

The shocks are delivered on time, and the clever ending (with a twist on the title for those that can be bothered) is what the film will be remembered for.

~ Chris -

The shocks are delivered on time, and the clever ending (with a twist on the title for those that can be bothered) is what the film will be remembered for.

~ Chris -

You might as well buy a ticket to fairyland, because the plot dives into a vat of boiled rhubarb.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

You might as well buy a ticket to fairyland, because the plot dives into a vat of boiled rhubarb.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

An exquisite film from one of the great up-and-coming Chinese directors.

~ Sarah Artt -

An exquisite film from one of the great up-and-coming Chinese directors.

~ Sarah Artt -

From gentle, idyllic beginnings, Summer '04 builds into edge-of-the-seat tension.

~ Chris -

From gentle, idyllic beginnings, Summer '04 builds into edge-of-the-seat tension.

~ Chris -

Part mystery, part psychological drama, and, towards the end, a harrowing thriller of unexpected intensity.

~ Chris -

Part mystery, part psychological drama, and, towards the end, a harrowing thriller of unexpected intensity.

~ Chris -

The cool, detached, yet paranoid tone is impressively held, both through visual design and music, until around halfway through.

~ Scott Macdonald -

The cool, detached, yet paranoid tone is impressively held, both through visual design and music, until around halfway through.

~ Scott Macdonald -

The film feels real, and of the moment.

~ Scott Macdonald -

The film feels real, and of the moment.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Rickman is at his best.

~ Chris -

Rickman is at his best.

~ Chris -

Visually stunning to watch and impeccably styled.

~ Sarah Artt -

Visually stunning to watch and impeccably styled.

~ Sarah Artt -

As a full-length no-brainer it just about qualifies for a low attention span afternoon.

~ Chris -

As a full-length no-brainer it just about qualifies for a low attention span afternoon.

~ Chris -

Realistic fly-on-the-wall performances prevent Sherrybaby from descending into a sentimental hard luck story.

~ Chris -

Realistic fly-on-the-wall performances prevent Sherrybaby from descending into a sentimental hard luck story.

~ Chris -

At times hilarious, at others stomach-churning and always exceptionally weird, Sheitan is destined to become a cult hit.

~ Leanne McGrath -

At times hilarious, at others stomach-churning and always exceptionally weird, Sheitan is destined to become a cult hit.

~ Leanne McGrath -

A deceptively polished work.

~ Chris -

A deceptively polished work.

~ Chris -

The Right Of The Weakest makes no concessions to the usual demands of cinematic narrative - people don't feel anger or remorse or love when they ought to - they just behave like people.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The Right Of The Weakest makes no concessions to the usual demands of cinematic narrative - people don't feel anger or remorse or love when they ought to - they just behave like people.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This film reveals so much to us - the lack of secular influences, the dominance of the church, the passion of the faithful, the strength of their young people.

~ Max Blinkhorn -

This film reveals so much to us - the lack of secular influences, the dominance of the church, the passion of the faithful, the strength of their young people.

~ Max Blinkhorn -

Niles and White capture the fear in the faces of the band members - but also their energetic fortitude and willingness to move on from their past suffering.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Niles and White capture the fear in the faces of the band members - but also their energetic fortitude and willingness to move on from their past suffering.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There is much to admire in the film, but at the same time you wish that it could have built on some of the recent updatings of the genre.

~ Trinity -

There is much to admire in the film, but at the same time you wish that it could have built on some of the recent updatings of the genre.

~ Trinity -

One of those festival oddities that will attract TV distributors around the world.

~ Chris -

One of those festival oddities that will attract TV distributors around the world.

~ Chris -

The editing is choppy in parts, but the main problem is the story, which has little context or overall point.

~ Chris -

The editing is choppy in parts, but the main problem is the story, which has little context or overall point.

~ Chris -

Konrad Niewolski recreates the sensation of paranoia that crawls inside your mind, disturbing the stability of plot devices.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Konrad Niewolski recreates the sensation of paranoia that crawls inside your mind, disturbing the stability of plot devices.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Both Catherine Frot and Deborah Francois deliver excellent performances... the tension between the two visibly crackles.

~ Paul Griffiths -

Both Catherine Frot and Deborah Francois deliver excellent performances... the tension between the two visibly crackles.

~ Paul Griffiths -

Even if almost all of Johnny's journey into darkness takes place on foot, only his first steps are truly pedestrian.

~ Anton Bitel -

Even if almost all of Johnny's journey into darkness takes place on foot, only his first steps are truly pedestrian.

~ Anton Bitel -

This conceit lacks the one ingredient essential - charm - and has a protagonist who isn't very nice.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This conceit lacks the one ingredient essential - charm - and has a protagonist who isn't very nice.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A gloriously enjoyable light comedy.

~ Chris -

A gloriously enjoyable light comedy.

~ Chris -

A beautifully filmed, chilling, lost classic.

~ Andrea Mullaney -

A beautifully filmed, chilling, lost classic.

~ Andrea Mullaney -

While the ending is not too difficult to guess, the subtleties reverberate beyond the simplistic plot.

~ Chris -

While the ending is not too difficult to guess, the subtleties reverberate beyond the simplistic plot.

~ Chris -

The production design is fascinatingly intricate - the endless dimly lit corridors of the girls' flat are beutifully grubby and claustrophobic - and the music is aptly menacing.

~ George Williamson -

The production design is fascinatingly intricate - the endless dimly lit corridors of the girls' flat are beutifully grubby and claustrophobic - and the music is aptly menacing.

~ George Williamson -

Succeeds in grabbing your attention but doesn't really deliver what it seems to promise.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Succeeds in grabbing your attention but doesn't really deliver what it seems to promise.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Powerful and moving.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Powerful and moving.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

In addition to his fine acting performance as Lawrence, Bujalski has also penned a witty script and turns in some accomplished directing in his sophmore effort.

~ Sarah Artt -

In addition to his fine acting performance as Lawrence, Bujalski has also penned a witty script and turns in some accomplished directing in his sophmore effort.

~ Sarah Artt -

The subject probably lends itself to a better short than feature film.

~ Scott Macdonald -

The subject probably lends itself to a better short than feature film.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Rarely will you see a collection of music videos so widely varied and yet of such consistently high quality.

~ George Williamson -

This year's selection is emminently missable.

~ George Williamson -

Lovely and thought-provoking.

~ Susanna Krawczyk -

Lovely and thought-provoking.

~ Susanna Krawczyk -

A coming of age drama with a novel twist.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A coming of age drama with a novel twist.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It is the many-layered complexities of loyalty and necessity that make Luxury Car such an interesting film.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It is the many-layered complexities of loyalty and necessity that make Luxury Car such an interesting film.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Has much more depth than is immediately apparent.

~ Chris -

Has much more depth than is immediately apparent.

~ Chris -

If you like the Pixies even a little bit, this is a rare opportunity to experience them at their best.

~ Chris -

If you like the Pixies even a little bit, this is a rare opportunity to experience them at their best.

~ Chris -

An assured sophomore effort.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

An assured sophomore effort.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Verbally, physically and emotionally brutal. You'll come out melted like ice cream.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Verbally, physically and emotionally brutal. You'll come out melted like ice cream.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Writer Michael Arndt has cleverly captured the bribery and corruption which lie at the heart of most families.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Writer Michael Arndt has cleverly captured the bribery and corruption which lie at the heart of most families.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A breath of fresh air for the British film industry.

~ Darren Amner -

A breath of fresh air for the British film industry.

~ Darren Amner -

I enjoyed this film for its bittersweet realness and comedic situations.

~ Max Blinkhorn -

I enjoyed this film for its bittersweet realness and comedic situations.

~ Max Blinkhorn -

KZ is well balanced, and thought provoking, if at times a bit dry.

~ David Stanners -

KZ is well balanced, and thought provoking, if at times a bit dry.

~ David Stanners -

A reasonably polished film considering the minuscule budget.

~ Chris -

A reasonably polished film considering the minuscule budget.

~ Chris -

Pity and then guilt are the two dominant emotions that this film elicits.

~ Susanna Krawczyk -

Pity and then guilt are the two dominant emotions that this film elicits.

~ Susanna Krawczyk -

Richly atmospheric and often deeply disturbing, Jindabyne is a superb example of well-crafted drama, cinema taking on real issues without ever losing its narrative edge.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Richly atmospheric and often deeply disturbing, Jindabyne is a superb example of well-crafted drama, cinema taking on real issues without ever losing its narrative edge.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Has a quiet, stark beauty and a fragility of construction.

~ Chris -

Has a quiet, stark beauty and a fragility of construction.

~ Chris -

Despite his restrictions, Gröning finds light and shade, contrasting the natural – more chaotic world – with the regimented life within the cloister.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Despite his restrictions, Gröning finds light and shade, contrasting the natural – more chaotic world – with the regimented life within the cloister.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While it might be fun to laugh at carefully crafted slapstick for half an hour, it's hard for it to maintain its momentum for the duration of a feature.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While it might be fun to laugh at carefully crafted slapstick for half an hour, it's hard for it to maintain its momentum for the duration of a feature.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A fascinating film for anyone interested in China or progressive documentary filmmaking.

~ George Williamson -

A fascinating film for anyone interested in China or progressive documentary filmmaking.

~ George Williamson -

Not a film I can recommend unless you appreciate a challenge.

~ Chris -

Not a film I can recommend unless you appreciate a challenge.

~ Chris -

Funny, scary and races along at a fierce pace.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Funny, scary and races along at a fierce pace.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A sassy classic with heart.

~ Andrea Mullaney -

A sassy classic with heart.

~ Andrea Mullaney -

This Spanish serial killer is a twisted combination of all of Hollywood's greatest psychos - clever, cold, calculating and seriously sick in the head.

~ Leanne McGrath -

This Spanish serial killer is a twisted combination of all of Hollywood's greatest psychos - clever, cold, calculating and seriously sick in the head.

~ Leanne McGrath -

What is his dream? To beat the World Hour Record. What’s that? You bicycle solo round an indoor track for 60 minutes. Is this cinematically rewarding, or understandable? No.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What is his dream? To beat the World Hour Record. What’s that? You bicycle solo round an indoor track for 60 minutes. Is this cinematically rewarding, or understandable? No.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Could be called a love story, but it is not so easily pigeonholed.

~ Susanna Krawczyk -

Could be called a love story, but it is not so easily pigeonholed.

~ Susanna Krawczyk -

Highly polished mainstream comedy that will keep you sniggering delightedly all the way through your bible class.

~ Chris -

Highly polished mainstream comedy that will keep you sniggering delightedly all the way through your bible class.

~ Chris -

This is Simone van Dusseldorp's first film and she is courageous in her use of close ups, as if trying to inhabit the emotional heart of this strong-willed girl, sensitively played by Melody Klaver.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is Simone van Dusseldorp's first film and she is courageous in her use of close ups, as if trying to inhabit the emotional heart of this strong-willed girl, sensitively played by Melody Klaver.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Its only fault is that it may be too violent for some viewers.

~ Chris -

Its only fault is that it may be too violent for some viewers.

~ Chris -

The elements involved in creating this movie were well thought out and planned perfectly (just like the driver’s getaways).

~ John Gallagher -

The elements involved in creating this movie were well thought out and planned perfectly (just like the driver’s getaways).

~ John Gallagher -

Like most portmanteau films, Destricted is a fitfully rewarding and frequently frustrating affair.

~ Themroc -

Like most portmanteau films, Destricted is a fitfully rewarding and frequently frustrating affair.

~ Themroc -

Careful facts started seeping down my neck until I was almost in a state of shock.

~ Chris -

Careful facts started seeping down my neck until I was almost in a state of shock.

~ Chris -

The simplicity of the location, with its gentle green hills and thin woodland, makes it feel as if it could be anywhere, yet Romero positions his camera so as to generate maximum tension from it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The simplicity of the location, with its gentle green hills and thin woodland, makes it feel as if it could be anywhere, yet Romero positions his camera so as to generate maximum tension from it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The acting is poor... comedy feels forced and unrequited.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The acting is poor... comedy feels forced and unrequited.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

John Malkovich at his most endearingly camp.

~ Chris -

John Malkovich at his most endearingly camp.

~ Chris -

Cargo gets scuppered by its serpentine story, which is more confusing than compelling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Cargo gets scuppered by its serpentine story, which is more confusing than compelling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Harry and Luke Treadaway frankly took my breath away.

~ Susanna Krawczyk -

Harry and Luke Treadaway frankly took my breath away.

~ Susanna Krawczyk -

Tense and twisty, this is what thrillers should be about.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Tense and twisty, this is what thrillers should be about.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

When a documentary is as entertaining as Air Guitar Nation, you have to ask if you really need it to have redeeming social value or to advance the art form in any way. And, to be honest, the answer has to be no.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

When a documentary is as entertaining as Air Guitar Nation, you have to ask if you really need it to have redeeming social value or to advance the art form in any way. And, to be honest, the answer has to be no.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

If [Al Gore] was a school-teacher, no-one would have ever skipped class.

~ Chris -

If [Al Gore] was a school-teacher, no-one would have ever skipped class.

~ Chris -

A thought-provoking glimpse into a much bigger neverending story.

~ Dylan Matthew -

A thought-provoking glimpse into a much bigger neverending story.

~ Dylan Matthew -

This is a most interesting film, examining attitudes to love and marriage.

~ Susanna Krawczyk -

This is a most interesting film, examining attitudes to love and marriage.

~ Susanna Krawczyk -

It's crud like this that gives foreign language films a bad reputation with the average moviegoer.

~ Gator MacReady -

It's crud like this that gives foreign language films a bad reputation with the average moviegoer.

~ Gator MacReady -

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 -

The characters work well...but there’s never quite enough energy to events.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ahmed doesn’t need to include war footage for us to feel its weight and understand its shadow.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The colour elements prove all the more striking when in contrast to black and white.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The beautiful cinematography, the bluesy jazz score and the gentle pace of the film are beguiling, but Masciari makes sure that we don’t lose sight of the ridiculous.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Shot over 17 years, it mingles intimate personal moments with visceral concert footage, its musical sequences knitted together with some of the best editing you’re likely to see this year.

~ Jennie Kermode -

History comes alive in the voices of those who remember it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The choice of hand-drawn animation and its ability to demonstrate a magical realism allows the film to find the right distance from what is being depicted.

~ Richard Mowe -

Successfully finds insight and social commentary

~ Jeremy Mathews -

The pace of the action helps Handal to pack a lot in and his framing is inventive.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

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

~ Jennie Kermode -

[Hart] doesn’t turn up the volume, but uses tone and repetition so effectively that the film becomes a microcosm of the real experience.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Anime at its very finest - lightning paced, visually stunning, feverishly creative and overrun by a logic all its own.

~ Anton Bitel -

The action is pacy but that doesn’t mean Courvoisier skims the surface.

~ Amber Wilkinson -