Darkly funny and beautiful to look at.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Darkly funny and beautiful to look at.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Genuinely advancing the form of the found footage film by attempting to merge it with the digital.

~ Josh Morrall -

Genuinely advancing the form of the found footage film by attempting to merge it with the digital.

~ Josh Morrall -

This is amazing: ephemeral, illuminating, ingenious.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is amazing: ephemeral, illuminating, ingenious.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This film has an atmosphere that effectively encourages viewers to rally round it, despite its failings.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This film has an atmosphere that effectively encourages viewers to rally round it, despite its failings.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A pitch-black satire on our selective memories of death and the deceased.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A pitch-black satire on our selective memories of death and the deceased.

~ Scott Macdonald -

An unrelenting, yet utterly mesmerising cinematic vision.

~ Nick Da Costa -

An unrelenting, yet utterly mesmerising cinematic vision.

~ Nick Da Costa -

It's the sense of claustrophobia, and the tension emanating from it, which are key to the film's success.

~ James Benefield -

It's the sense of claustrophobia, and the tension emanating from it, which are key to the film's success.

~ James Benefield -

Messy, seeming unmoderated.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Messy, seeming unmoderated.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Welcome To Twister is ultimately hampered by its visuals.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Welcome To Twister is ultimately hampered by its visuals.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A touching portrait of women with a calling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A touching portrait of women with a calling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

One of the most stunningly banal films I have seen in decades.

~ Scott Macdonald -

One of the most stunningly banal films I have seen in decades.

~ Scott Macdonald -

It's powerful, stunning, the whole film is haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's powerful, stunning, the whole film is haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a delicate examination of attitudes and social mores, touching on issues of self-hate and betrayal.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is a delicate examination of attitudes and social mores, touching on issues of self-hate and betrayal.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Two In The Wave is informative without ever feeling didactic, entertaining in and of itself, and aided by a subject that's likely to be of interest to filmgoers anyway.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Two In The Wave is informative without ever feeling didactic, entertaining in and of itself, and aided by a subject that's likely to be of interest to filmgoers anyway.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Although van Strien clearly has plenty of talent, he is undone by a constant seen-and-heard-it-all-before-done-better feeling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although van Strien clearly has plenty of talent, he is undone by a constant seen-and-heard-it-all-before-done-better feeling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is an eye-opening film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is an eye-opening film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The opening is strong, the end fair, there is mystery and wonderment - it becomes hard to single out anything because it's all good; brilliant, even.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The opening is strong, the end fair, there is mystery and wonderment - it becomes hard to single out anything because it's all good; brilliant, even.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A dazzlingly confident and magical picture.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A dazzlingly confident and magical picture.

~ Scott Macdonald -

This is the movie Sex And The City should have been.

~ James Benefield -

This is the movie Sex And The City should have been.

~ James Benefield -

It might have a simple moral but it's still a well-framed piece of work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It might have a simple moral but it's still a well-framed piece of work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Dachi Sato's film is striking, the flicker of light through trees like rolling down a forested lane.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Dachi Sato's film is striking, the flicker of light through trees like rolling down a forested lane.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Expertly made, passionately enthusiastic, one of the best films of the year.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Expertly made, passionately enthusiastic, one of the best films of the year.

~ Scott Macdonald -

It seemed all horribly downhill until the end scenes – which, in total contrast, induce a state of shock.

~ Chris -

It seemed all horribly downhill until the end scenes – which, in total contrast, induce a state of shock.

~ Chris -

A short, sweet burst of cuteness.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A short, sweet burst of cuteness.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Close to being a fairy tale in the old sense - frightening and enlightening.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Close to being a fairy tale in the old sense - frightening and enlightening.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Steve Sale is an engaging and funny host, and he doesn't let his movie's technical weakness get in the way of an entertaining time.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Steve Sale is an engaging and funny host, and he doesn't let his movie's technical weakness get in the way of an entertaining time.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A fascinating little film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A fascinating little film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Only just avoids outstaying its welcome.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Only just avoids outstaying its welcome.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Despite the lush pastel colouration, Stanley Pickle feels decidedly old-fashioned.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Despite the lush pastel colouration, Stanley Pickle feels decidedly old-fashioned.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It is formulaic, but it's also bursting with conviction and insight.

~ James Benefield -

It is formulaic, but it's also bursting with conviction and insight.

~ James Benefield -

Amusing, entertaining, and technically excellent.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Amusing, entertaining, and technically excellent.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's dark in places, intentionally so, and that's also to the credit of those involved.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's dark in places, intentionally so, and that's also to the credit of those involved.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ultimately, SoulBoy is a strange, lifeless work.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Ultimately, SoulBoy is a strange, lifeless work.

~ Scott Macdonald -

The road trip device may be a familiar one but it is a choice that broadens the appeal and accessibility of the film and takes it away from more political machinations into the realm of simpler storytelling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The road trip device may be a familiar one but it is a choice that broadens the appeal and accessibility of the film and takes it away from more political machinations into the realm of simpler storytelling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The set up is good, but the pay off is less successful.

~ James Benefield -

The set up is good, but the pay off is less successful.

~ James Benefield -

What gives the film an edge is its immediacy and emotional impact.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What gives the film an edge is its immediacy and emotional impact.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Offers the audience moments of genuine comedy that is both cutsey and clever.

~ Josh Morrall -

Offers the audience moments of genuine comedy that is both cutsey and clever.

~ Josh Morrall -

Kevin is personable, talented, able, and Christopher Lewis Cook's film captures his time in Stockbridge brilliantly.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Kevin is personable, talented, able, and Christopher Lewis Cook's film captures his time in Stockbridge brilliantly.

~ Andrew Robertson -

An intriguing, well-acted, quietly funny film that, though it is outright weird most of the time and certainly won't be to everyone's taste, has a quirky charm and emotional heart.

~ Owen Van Spall -

An intriguing, well-acted, quietly funny film that, though it is outright weird most of the time and certainly won't be to everyone's taste, has a quirky charm and emotional heart.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Gorgeous scenery and subtle performances.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Gorgeous scenery and subtle performances.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Naheed Raza's film is hypnotic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Naheed Raza's film is hypnotic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Lea Fehner bites off more than she can chew.

~ James Benefield -

Lea Fehner bites off more than she can chew.

~ James Benefield -

Visually this is one of the best short films at the Edinburgh Film Festival, so distinctive in its appearance that it will leave you wanting more.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Visually this is one of the best short films at the Edinburgh Film Festival, so distinctive in its appearance that it will leave you wanting more.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The painterly 3D animation style draws the viewer in, so effectively does it depict a fantastical landscape.

~ Owen Van Spall -

The painterly 3D animation style draws the viewer in, so effectively does it depict a fantastical landscape.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A documentary of sorts about a documentary out of sorts.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A documentary of sorts about a documentary out of sorts.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Funny stuff.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Funny stuff.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez gives us a sensational taste of his talents in front of and behind the camera.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez gives us a sensational taste of his talents in front of and behind the camera.

~ Scott Macdonald -

This is a strong story, encompassing romance, thriller aspects, comedy and even political intrigue, zipping back and forward in time but always carrying you with it to a conclusion that is thoroughly satisfying on all counts.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is a strong story, encompassing romance, thriller aspects, comedy and even political intrigue, zipping back and forward in time but always carrying you with it to a conclusion that is thoroughly satisfying on all counts.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Visually impressive, technically proficient, Scene 32 impresses the eyes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Visually impressive, technically proficient, Scene 32 impresses the eyes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A tasty treat.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A tasty treat.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Given how ably it delivers it would be churlish to ask for more.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Given how ably it delivers it would be churlish to ask for more.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Succeeds admirably in its primary thrust.

~ Chris -

Succeeds admirably in its primary thrust.

~ Chris -

A triumph of naturalistic storytelling, of symbolism, aided by tremendous technical work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A triumph of naturalistic storytelling, of symbolism, aided by tremendous technical work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's a wham, bam, thank you, man, quality to this music biopic that makes it a pleasurable rock rush that's easy on the eye, even if it fails to do much more than skate the surface of the band of its title.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There's a wham, bam, thank you, man, quality to this music biopic that makes it a pleasurable rock rush that's easy on the eye, even if it fails to do much more than skate the surface of the band of its title.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Constrained by medium to sight and sound, it suggests the other senses, beautifully so, with elegant composition of scenes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Constrained by medium to sight and sound, it suggests the other senses, beautifully so, with elegant composition of scenes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Every actor has a chance to shine, and none fails to take it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Every actor has a chance to shine, and none fails to take it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Rob &Valentyna In Scotland feels genuine, even heartfelt.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Rob &Valentyna In Scotland feels genuine, even heartfelt.

~ Andrew Robertson -

From the notes it apparently abstracts different theoretical elements from a variety of disciplines, but in practise it's a field of flashing shapes with something approaching music in the background.

~ Andrew Robertson -

From the notes it apparently abstracts different theoretical elements from a variety of disciplines, but in practise it's a field of flashing shapes with something approaching music in the background.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Moving and extremely clear-sighted... will live long in the memory.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Moving and extremely clear-sighted... will live long in the memory.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is a film that sets out to challenge the way families like Ben and Louisa's are perceived. The trouble is that it doesn't really have much of an argument to make.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a film that sets out to challenge the way families like Ben and Louisa's are perceived. The trouble is that it doesn't really have much of an argument to make.

~ Jennie Kermode -

For the first half an hour, the tension bubbles along nicely... but the further into the runtime we ride, the more the cliches stack up.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

For the first half an hour, the tension bubbles along nicely... but the further into the runtime we ride, the more the cliches stack up.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A sweetly understated addition to the romantic comedy genre.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A sweetly understated addition to the romantic comedy genre.

~ Scott Macdonald -

History replicated in the editing suite, composition compelling, illuminating.

~ Andrew Robertson -

History replicated in the editing suite, composition compelling, illuminating.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In synthesising drama with a documentary degree of verity it hopes that events as depicted will create story without ensuring that there is one to show.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In synthesising drama with a documentary degree of verity it hopes that events as depicted will create story without ensuring that there is one to show.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Illustrated by tremendous visuals, it's affecting, moving.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Illustrated by tremendous visuals, it's affecting, moving.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Paraphernalia is a product of a significant team effort, and it shows in its quality.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Paraphernalia is a product of a significant team effort, and it shows in its quality.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a police procedural, but it's also about the nature of policing, about the gap between law and justice, the self and the state.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a police procedural, but it's also about the nature of policing, about the gap between law and justice, the self and the state.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Features a nice, if melancholy score and excellent photography.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Features a nice, if melancholy score and excellent photography.

~ Scott Macdonald -

The animation is crisp, the character design entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The animation is crisp, the character design entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A rather affectionate fanboy love-in and whingefest.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A rather affectionate fanboy love-in and whingefest.

~ Scott Macdonald -

This film is fast and funky and deadly serious, and massively flawed, yet just about succeeds in its difficult central premise.

~ Chris -

This film is fast and funky and deadly serious, and massively flawed, yet just about succeeds in its difficult central premise.

~ Chris -

A very large cast, outstanding production values and a solid story cement the reality of the situation, and no character's motivations go unexamined.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A very large cast, outstanding production values and a solid story cement the reality of the situation, and no character's motivations go unexamined.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Both compelling and haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Both compelling and haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Sometimes the sense of a thing is enough, and Paradise Later delivers ably.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Sometimes the sense of a thing is enough, and Paradise Later delivers ably.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A film with moments of striking beauty, compassion, and more than a few sporting thrills.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A film with moments of striking beauty, compassion, and more than a few sporting thrills.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For much of its runtime, Outcast may be the best British horror film since The Descent.

~ Scott Macdonald -

For much of its runtime, Outcast may be the best British horror film since The Descent.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Tremendous.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Tremendous.

~ Andrew Robertson -

That it comes so close to being fair, to being true, is to its credit.

~ Andrew Robertson -

That it comes so close to being fair, to being true, is to its credit.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A low-key, but fascinating, documentary.

~ James Benefield -

A low-key, but fascinating, documentary.

~ James Benefield -

Meštrovic seems to know exactly what he's doing, and the bold narration, accompanied by a fantastic jazz score, grip the viewer throughout.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Meštrovic seems to know exactly what he's doing, and the bold narration, accompanied by a fantastic jazz score, grip the viewer throughout.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It verges on the unhinged, but its good humour is infectious.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It verges on the unhinged, but its good humour is infectious.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A quietly humorous, gently endearing examination of one man's attempts to get his hands on the American dream.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A quietly humorous, gently endearing examination of one man's attempts to get his hands on the American dream.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Min Sung-ah's character design and artwork are masterful.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Min Sung-ah's character design and artwork are masterful.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The simplicity of the concept is sublime

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The simplicity of the concept is sublime

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is one of my favourite performances of the year.

~ Scott Macdonald -

This is one of my favourite performances of the year.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A bizarre and off-putting perspective, but mesmerising all the same.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A bizarre and off-putting perspective, but mesmerising all the same.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Entertaining throughout, with moments of both wry amusement and vocal laughter.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Entertaining throughout, with moments of both wry amusement and vocal laughter.

~ Andrew Robertson -

At times this appears to be a documentary about looking things up on Google.

~ Andrew Robertson -

At times this appears to be a documentary about looking things up on Google.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Is this the end of life, energy’s car crash?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Is this the end of life, energy’s car crash?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This made me proud that Britain can turn out solid, constructive comedy.

~ Chris -

This made me proud that Britain can turn out solid, constructive comedy.

~ Chris -

Very art house.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Very art house.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The Moon Bird is original in appearance, but feels like the retelling of an unknown classic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The Moon Bird is original in appearance, but feels like the retelling of an unknown classic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Jana Prchalova's a talented artist, but the script is a little weak.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Jana Prchalova's a talented artist, but the script is a little weak.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is brilliant.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is brilliant.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Mother Of Many is full of little details, textures, sympathetic character design and beautiful use of pattern.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Mother Of Many is full of little details, textures, sympathetic character design and beautiful use of pattern.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A clear debt is owed to Ferne Pearlstein, whose cinematography is of such quality that the film appears to have fallen through some documentary vortex untouched by time.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A clear debt is owed to Ferne Pearlstein, whose cinematography is of such quality that the film appears to have fallen through some documentary vortex untouched by time.

~ Andrew Robertson -

If this is what the British director can achieve on a shoestring, one can only look forward to what a bigger budget may bring with monster expectation.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

If this is what the British director can achieve on a shoestring, one can only look forward to what a bigger budget may bring with monster expectation.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An amazing piece of work.

~ Jeff Robson -

An amazing piece of work.

~ Jeff Robson -

This is an impressive film, managing to imply and suggest with a graceful economy.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is an impressive film, managing to imply and suggest with a graceful economy.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A heartwarming little portrait.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A heartwarming little portrait.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The soundtrack is loud, the picture crisp, the performances good, it's not to be faulted.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The soundtrack is loud, the picture crisp, the performances good, it's not to be faulted.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A gentle, touching, a portrait of a woman with a calling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A gentle, touching, a portrait of a woman with a calling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

From the two-tone credit sequence to the jaunty camera angles, this is visually striking stuff.

~ James Benefield -

From the two-tone credit sequence to the jaunty camera angles, this is visually striking stuff.

~ James Benefield -

Although presenting a multifaceted view of the winners and losers behind the millions (or lack of them), it's an overwhelmingly upbeat, positive experience.

~ James Benefield -

Although presenting a multifaceted view of the winners and losers behind the millions (or lack of them), it's an overwhelmingly upbeat, positive experience.

~ James Benefield -

Luca Cuiti's photography is good, strikingly so.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Luca Cuiti's photography is good, strikingly so.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Lola Sepa will always be for me now a real character I have seen, not a fiction.

~ Chris -

Lola Sepa will always be for me now a real character I have seen, not a fiction.

~ Chris -

Three minutes that are thing and un-thing, a flicker of stillness.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Three minutes that are thing and un-thing, a flicker of stillness.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In just under half an hour we get a glimpse into scores of lives, all just after major changes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In just under half an hour we get a glimpse into scores of lives, all just after major changes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Angela Steffen's film is amazing, complete and satisfying, brilliant.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Angela Steffen's film is amazing, complete and satisfying, brilliant.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A lovely little portrait of a nocturnal community.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A lovely little portrait of a nocturnal community.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A rather dull action Western.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A rather dull action Western.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Socha is excellent as always, but Alex Howson as the reappearing resident compels.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Socha is excellent as always, but Alex Howson as the reappearing resident compels.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ultimately more heart-warming and life-affirming than you would ever imagine a film centred on casual violence could be.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Ultimately more heart-warming and life-affirming than you would ever imagine a film centred on casual violence could be.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The photography is stunning and many of the set pieces are visually exciting.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The photography is stunning and many of the set pieces are visually exciting.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

If the past is another country, exploring it can be a dangerous endeavour, affecting more people than you know.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

If the past is another country, exploring it can be a dangerous endeavour, affecting more people than you know.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There's certainly potential, and talent, but nothing comes of it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's certainly potential, and talent, but nothing comes of it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

When these men die, this film may be all that remains as testimony to their experience.

~ Jennie Kermode -

When these men die, this film may be all that remains as testimony to their experience.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What grates is that the film cannot stand alone, but more so that even with support it falters.

~ Andrew Robertson -

What grates is that the film cannot stand alone, but more so that even with support it falters.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Jackboots On Whitehall isn't afraid of stomping on a few tender sensibilities and its smut level is set to 'stun'.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Jackboots On Whitehall isn't afraid of stomping on a few tender sensibilities and its smut level is set to 'stun'.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

From a gentle start In The Meadow gets very dark, very quickly.

~ Andrew Robertson -

From a gentle start In The Meadow gets very dark, very quickly.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The risk for a film that focuses on film is that it'll reference something that does what it's trying to do better.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The risk for a film that focuses on film is that it'll reference something that does what it's trying to do better.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The Illusionist has a sense of humour, a sense of wonder, and a sense of place, and in combination that's enough to make it magical.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The Illusionist has a sense of humour, a sense of wonder, and a sense of place, and in combination that's enough to make it magical.

~ Andrew Robertson -

As a feat it's impressive and as a film it's entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

As a feat it's impressive and as a film it's entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The plot remains continuously unpredictable.

~ Chris -

The plot remains continuously unpredictable.

~ Chris -

The biggest problem with the film is not its snail's saunter, but rather the minimalist way Pitts approaches the scripting.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The biggest problem with the film is not its snail's saunter, but rather the minimalist way Pitts approaches the scripting.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This should have been an insider’s guide to laughter. It isn’t.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This should have been an insider’s guide to laughter. It isn’t.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The movie is almost like a Kafka novel; there seems no earthly rhyme and reason, but there are some resonating themes and a sense of the surreal.

~ James Benefield -

The movie is almost like a Kafka novel; there seems no earthly rhyme and reason, but there are some resonating themes and a sense of the surreal.

~ James Benefield -

The plot is punctured from the start.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The plot is punctured from the start.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Despite its stoner credentials, HIGH School thrives on speed.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Despite its stoner credentials, HIGH School thrives on speed.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A unique experience and profoundly enjoyable.

~ George Williamson -

A unique experience and profoundly enjoyable.

~ George Williamson -

The film is as rich in imagery as it is diverse in character.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film is as rich in imagery as it is diverse in character.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is touching and excellently executed.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is touching and excellently executed.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The comedy is soft, the story’s predictable and the clichés line up like pretty little dolls.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The comedy is soft, the story’s predictable and the clichés line up like pretty little dolls.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

With sandy docklands, rusting hulks, the taxi we follow drifts through an unfathomable landscape.

~ Andrew Robertson -

With sandy docklands, rusting hulks, the taxi we follow drifts through an unfathomable landscape.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Gravity is a reasonably skillful and elegant thriller, working well as a piece of visceral moviemaking.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Gravity is a reasonably skillful and elegant thriller, working well as a piece of visceral moviemaking.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Apart from Cox giving it large, there is nothing to this film except sentimentality in disguise.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Apart from Cox giving it large, there is nothing to this film except sentimentality in disguise.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film itself is a thing attacked, artifact upon medium transformed by light into something inexplicable.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The film itself is a thing attacked, artifact upon medium transformed by light into something inexplicable.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Although this is worth watching purely for Duvall's superb turn, he doesn't want for support.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although this is worth watching purely for Duvall's superb turn, he doesn't want for support.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Conveys mood and beauty ably but never quite grabs.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Conveys mood and beauty ably but never quite grabs.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A pristine biographical film about a brilliantly difficult man.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A pristine biographical film about a brilliantly difficult man.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Bad rugby and fantasy sex fail to win the thrill-a-minute prize for originality.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Bad rugby and fantasy sex fail to win the thrill-a-minute prize for originality.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Intelligent writing, direction and performances.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Intelligent writing, direction and performances.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Though it's light on plot it's more about how things are seen rather than what.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Though it's light on plot it's more about how things are seen rather than what.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Not outright farce, too naturalistic to mug, but observational, behavioural comedy requires that we be looking from the same perspective.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Not outright farce, too naturalistic to mug, but observational, behavioural comedy requires that we be looking from the same perspective.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A good evocation of genre, long enough for us to pick up the cues, raise a smile, and then gone.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A good evocation of genre, long enough for us to pick up the cues, raise a smile, and then gone.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The pacing of co-directors Olivier Duscastel and Jacques Martineau is restrained and deliberate, possibly because the larger subject they are dealing with is a weighty one that they clearly feel passionate about.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The pacing of co-directors Olivier Duscastel and Jacques Martineau is restrained and deliberate, possibly because the larger subject they are dealing with is a weighty one that they clearly feel passionate about.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Ingenious, convincing, and powerful.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ingenious, convincing, and powerful.

~ Andrew Robertson -

So overloaded with oddball characters that it never finds an even keel.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

So overloaded with oddball characters that it never finds an even keel.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There's a dozen reasonable ideas, none of which are developed into fruition.

~ Scott Macdonald -

There's a dozen reasonable ideas, none of which are developed into fruition.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Shot in ultra-closeup on occasion, confined, claustrophobic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Shot in ultra-closeup on occasion, confined, claustrophobic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's the script and the visuals that really sing.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's the script and the visuals that really sing.

~ Andrew Robertson -

An unrelentingly emotionally tense and harrowing experience from start to finish... one of the most accomplished short films I have seen this year.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An unrelentingly emotionally tense and harrowing experience from start to finish... one of the most accomplished short films I have seen this year.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is less a straightforward year in the life, than an emotional, poetic snapshot, exploring themes to which we can all relate - mortality and the fear of death.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is less a straightforward year in the life, than an emotional, poetic snapshot, exploring themes to which we can all relate - mortality and the fear of death.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is an alternate reality, let us say, but a convincing one.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is an alternate reality, let us say, but a convincing one.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ryan O'Nan is good value. He is ably supported by Ferrera, as the long-suffering spouse. They're stuck with a script that can't quite find the right voice for its concerns.

~ James Benefield -

Ryan O'Nan is good value. He is ably supported by Ferrera, as the long-suffering spouse. They're stuck with a script that can't quite find the right voice for its concerns.

~ James Benefield -

Donkeys is an interesting experiment. But its script is patchy, and at times strands the excellent performances in a wasteland of poorly defined relevance.

~ Chris -

Donkeys is an interesting experiment. But its script is patchy, and at times strands the excellent performances in a wasteland of poorly defined relevance.

~ Chris -

Hand-processed super8 film makes patterns, colours, shapes that raise questions about technique, origin, which remain unanswered.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Hand-processed super8 film makes patterns, colours, shapes that raise questions about technique, origin, which remain unanswered.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Visually it's a delight, but spectacle is not enough.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Visually it's a delight, but spectacle is not enough.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Short, lyric, a minor epic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Short, lyric, a minor epic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Inspired mediocrity rather than inspired genius.

~ Chris -

Inspired mediocrity rather than inspired genius.

~ Chris -

This is the sort of film that will be lapped up by arthouse cinema lovers who thrive on films with bucketloads of atmosphere and a teaspoon of plot.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is the sort of film that will be lapped up by arthouse cinema lovers who thrive on films with bucketloads of atmosphere and a teaspoon of plot.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

As a portrait of 21st century man, with his obsession for porn sites, casual blow jobs and dysfunctional relationships, the film is contemporary.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

As a portrait of 21st century man, with his obsession for porn sites, casual blow jobs and dysfunctional relationships, the film is contemporary.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Beautifully shot, with some excellent tracking work, it's visually impressive.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Beautifully shot, with some excellent tracking work, it's visually impressive.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The film loses direction very quickly, and after about 20 minutes, the characters and the situations grow quite wearisome.

~ James Benefield -

The film loses direction very quickly, and after about 20 minutes, the characters and the situations grow quite wearisome.

~ James Benefield -

It boils down to an exercise in horror and endurance. It's rare you see a film which will elicit such a guttural reaction from its audience

~ James Benefield -

It boils down to an exercise in horror and endurance. It's rare you see a film which will elicit such a guttural reaction from its audience

~ James Benefield -

Chase The Slut is a typical fun film-festival movie: low budget, brimming with talent.

~ Chris -

Chase The Slut is a typical fun film-festival movie: low budget, brimming with talent.

~ Chris -

Watching this dysfunctional family implode is sobering, if not suicidal.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Watching this dysfunctional family implode is sobering, if not suicidal.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Andrew Walker's script is short on words but has plenty of depth, and Jonathan Harris' direction is assured.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Andrew Walker's script is short on words but has plenty of depth, and Jonathan Harris' direction is assured.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Lucy Walker's chilling documentary serves as a reminder that the threat of a nuclear bomb going off somewhere in the world to devastating effect has not diminished just because it has slipped from the public consciousness.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Lucy Walker's chilling documentary serves as a reminder that the threat of a nuclear bomb going off somewhere in the world to devastating effect has not diminished just because it has slipped from the public consciousness.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The character design seems off somehow, as if they've managed to find three separate uncanny valleys to pull new species out of.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The character design seems off somehow, as if they've managed to find three separate uncanny valleys to pull new species out of.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Although couched in the realities of conflict, Wakamatsu is equally, if not more, concerned with the little horrors caused by organised, countrywide violence.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although couched in the realities of conflict, Wakamatsu is equally, if not more, concerned with the little horrors caused by organised, countrywide violence.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Good intentions abound, consequences too.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Good intentions abound, consequences too.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Talk about furry vengeance.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Talk about furry vengeance.

~ Jennie Kermode -

All involved can hold their heads up high.

~ Andrew Robertson -

All involved can hold their heads up high.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Entertaining, inventive, and bleak.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Entertaining, inventive, and bleak.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Brilliantlove falls hard on its bare backside between the two stools of pornography and erotica.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Brilliantlove falls hard on its bare backside between the two stools of pornography and erotica.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A mixture of humour both visual and bodily that will amuse children of any age.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A mixture of humour both visual and bodily that will amuse children of any age.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The script and direction are solid, the performances great.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The script and direction are solid, the performances great.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Haunting, intriguing, compelling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Haunting, intriguing, compelling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is an upbeat, often hilarious, but never mawkish, celebration of love.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is an upbeat, often hilarious, but never mawkish, celebration of love.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Ultimately, this is your basic talking heads documentary, interspersed with footage that redefines cinematic cool.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Ultimately, this is your basic talking heads documentary, interspersed with footage that redefines cinematic cool.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A triumph, albeit an uneasy one.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A triumph, albeit an uneasy one.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Make no mistake, this is an immensely creepy picture.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Make no mistake, this is an immensely creepy picture.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Unsettling, concerning, rewarding.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Unsettling, concerning, rewarding.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Entertaining, amusing, like a humorous conversation overheard on the train.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Entertaining, amusing, like a humorous conversation overheard on the train.

~ Andrew Robertson -

While this is a short film it carries within it the seeds of dread, hope, and waiting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

While this is a short film it carries within it the seeds of dread, hope, and waiting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Compelling, intriguing, and brief.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Compelling, intriguing, and brief.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's time to wonder if this might have played better as a sketch in some other show.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's time to wonder if this might have played better as a sketch in some other show.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For anyone who ever doubted Soderbergh’s artistic integrity, this unassuming film is a minor monument to excellence of execution and the enduring validity of his work.

~ Chris -

For anyone who ever doubted Soderbergh’s artistic integrity, this unassuming film is a minor monument to excellence of execution and the enduring validity of his work.

~ Chris -

A beautifully shot little film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A beautifully shot little film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Darren Bolger and Caroline Campbell's film is a portrait of an individual crime lost amidst other tragedies.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Darren Bolger and Caroline Campbell's film is a portrait of an individual crime lost amidst other tragedies.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Presumably the fictionalising of the story offered González-Rubio more freedom in terms of shaping the narrative, but he has such a gentle touch that you would be hard-pushed to spot the artifice.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Presumably the fictionalising of the story offered González-Rubio more freedom in terms of shaping the narrative, but he has such a gentle touch that you would be hard-pushed to spot the artifice.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Such a sweet and fun little film that it's hard not to warm to it and be utterly won over by the time its hour and a half is up.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Such a sweet and fun little film that it's hard not to warm to it and be utterly won over by the time its hour and a half is up.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Irwin's film is populated by an assortment of creatures who seem not quite human in the first place.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Irwin's film is populated by an assortment of creatures who seem not quite human in the first place.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Served well by David Aston's sound work, the machinery and the small quantity of voicework, and by Peter Wright's music, it's technically excellent.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Served well by David Aston's sound work, the machinery and the small quantity of voicework, and by Peter Wright's music, it's technically excellent.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The cast deliver good performances, but not enough for the burden they're expected to carry.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The cast deliver good performances, but not enough for the burden they're expected to carry.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Jean Reno is unflappably cool. There's not much more to it.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Jean Reno is unflappably cool. There's not much more to it.

~ Scott Macdonald -

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 -

A Teacher is not the most finely crafted film, but it is a cri de cœur.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The filmmaker and her crew deserve a lot of credit for even managing to capture this lifestyle – not to mention following it for five years.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Breslin, as so often, is the standout.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The observational approach works against the director, slowing down proceedings and making it hard to see the wood for the trees

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Lotus may love pretty things, but he doesn’t hold back on the gore.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With so much going on the only shame is that at this length the pirouettes in various directions are so brief, giving us a taste for ideas that are begging to be dug into further.

~ 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 -

I Am Love is social melodrama in the best traditions of Italian cinema.

~ Chris -

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 -