A must-see film for action fans.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A must-see film for action fans.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A film that from its outset immerses you totally in the world of city Alpha, as well as the humans and aliens that throng its crowded streets.

~ Jane Fae -

A film that from its outset immerses you totally in the world of city Alpha, as well as the humans and aliens that throng its crowded streets.

~ Jane Fae -

Terminator 2 is a wonderful sequel, dramatically satisfying and a fine entertainment.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Terminator 2 is a wonderful sequel, dramatically satisfying and a fine entertainment.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Loud, colourful, facetious and painstakingly shallow, Tragedy Girls perfectly captures the high school movie vibe.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Loud, colourful, facetious and painstakingly shallow, Tragedy Girls perfectly captures the high school movie vibe.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Between its central mystery and its assault on the senses, Town In A Lake is a film that sets out to consume the viewer.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Between its central mystery and its assault on the senses, Town In A Lake is a film that sets out to consume the viewer.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Although much of Laaksonen's work was hardcore, Karukoski doesn't seek to 'shock' audiences with outrageousness, instead gracefully zoning in on the man and his life to celebrate his both his bravery and his art.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although much of Laaksonen's work was hardcore, Karukoski doesn't seek to 'shock' audiences with outrageousness, instead gracefully zoning in on the man and his life to celebrate his both his bravery and his art.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Miyake takes a thorough approach to her subject, showing both the fan-side and the opinion of those who make money from the industry, all the while probing at the psychological drivers fuelling the craze.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Miyake takes a thorough approach to her subject, showing both the fan-side and the opinion of those who make money from the industry, all the while probing at the psychological drivers fuelling the craze.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

With its combination of rather sweet teenage angst and extremely gory action scenes, the film serves its natural audience well but is unlikely to reach far beyond that.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With its combination of rather sweet teenage angst and extremely gory action scenes, the film serves its natural audience well but is unlikely to reach far beyond that.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Alexander Alexandrov's grimy cinematography shows us the dirt and the grit we have come to associate with working class Americans going off the rails, and applies it to well cared for suburban homes and cityscapes usually pictured as glamorous.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Alexander Alexandrov's grimy cinematography shows us the dirt and the grit we have come to associate with working class Americans going off the rails, and applies it to well cared for suburban homes and cityscapes usually pictured as glamorous.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Song is superb in the central role, taking his character through an emotional arc that would be a challenge for any actor, but never less than convincing.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Song is superb in the central role, taking his character through an emotional arc that would be a challenge for any actor, but never less than convincing.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Having been told little about the nature of the enemy, SUM1 jumps at every unfamiliar sound or movement, and we are invited to do likewise.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Having been told little about the nature of the enemy, SUM1 jumps at every unfamiliar sound or movement, and we are invited to do likewise.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Those who doubt the artistic potential of the horror genre should be nailed down and made to watch this.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Those who doubt the artistic potential of the horror genre should be nailed down and made to watch this.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It has the ungainly but attractive ambience of an old fairy tale being passed down through the generations, becoming more and more embellished on each retelling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It has the ungainly but attractive ambience of an old fairy tale being passed down through the generations, becoming more and more embellished on each retelling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

With a set-up and title like this, it's obvious from the outset that Yau isn't going to let the emergency services wrap things up neatly and go home for a nice cup of tea.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With a set-up and title like this, it's obvious from the outset that Yau isn't going to let the emergency services wrap things up neatly and go home for a nice cup of tea.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's certainly a giant monster, there's definitely some degree of rampaging.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's certainly a giant monster, there's definitely some degree of rampaging.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The incursion of something otherworldly into our hero's life takes place slowly, making it all the more unsettling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The incursion of something otherworldly into our hero's life takes place slowly, making it all the more unsettling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A bitter antidote to traditional teen films.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A bitter antidote to traditional teen films.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's an innocence abour Ron even when he is at his most obnoxious, and his dogged spirit in the face of persistent injuries, seemingly endless humiliations and Angela upping the ante is endearing.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's an innocence abour Ron even when he is at his most obnoxious, and his dogged spirit in the face of persistent injuries, seemingly endless humiliations and Angela upping the ante is endearing.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Tim Peter Kuhn's cinematography and Franco Tortora and Tom Batoy’s dramatic score combine to create a sense of disorientation, of psychological disintegration.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Tim Peter Kuhn's cinematography and Franco Tortora and Tom Batoy’s dramatic score combine to create a sense of disorientation, of psychological disintegration.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Writer Caroline Labrèche and co-director Steeve Léonard use science fiction framing to invite viewers along on a journey that will take them somewhere very different.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Writer Caroline Labrèche and co-director Steeve Léonard use science fiction framing to invite viewers along on a journey that will take them somewhere very different.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The scale of what Cohen achieved with his monster on a low budget remains impressive to this day.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The scale of what Cohen achieved with his monster on a low budget remains impressive to this day.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is not a film made with the expectation of a polished result.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is not a film made with the expectation of a polished result.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Keenly observational and darkly erotic, Poor Agnes is a complex tale full of telling details.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Keenly observational and darkly erotic, Poor Agnes is a complex tale full of telling details.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This film has plenty of hustle even though it sometimes lacks flow.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This film has plenty of hustle even though it sometimes lacks flow.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Sarnet doesn't lack imagination and the unsettling mood that pervades the action is maintained throughout.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Sarnet doesn't lack imagination and the unsettling mood that pervades the action is maintained throughout.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The strongest scene is the first one, where Sebastián shows us what he can do as a filmmaker when not distracted by a commitment to going over the top.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The strongest scene is the first one, where Sebastián shows us what he can do as a filmmaker when not distracted by a commitment to going over the top.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Do not go looking for logical narrative in this wild assortment of larger than life characters.

~ Jane Fae -

Do not go looking for logical narrative in this wild assortment of larger than life characters.

~ Jane Fae -

There is much to like here: plenty of action, dazzling animation and a score that backs up the action without being intrusive.

~ Jane Fae -

There is much to like here: plenty of action, dazzling animation and a score that backs up the action without being intrusive.

~ Jane Fae -

The script has a heartfelt carefulness but it is never preachy, with 'naughty' conversations about the home's teacher's willy exploding likely to have pre-adolescents (and adults who well remember these sorts of conversations) hooting with laughter.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The script has a heartfelt carefulness but it is never preachy, with 'naughty' conversations about the home's teacher's willy exploding likely to have pre-adolescents (and adults who well remember these sorts of conversations) hooting with laughter.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A taut little thriller in which most of the rules whereby the young thieves understood the world are broken, and a few cinematic conventions experience a similar fate.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A taut little thriller in which most of the rules whereby the young thieves understood the world are broken, and a few cinematic conventions experience a similar fate.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a sudden and astonishing arrival for an adult actor.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a sudden and astonishing arrival for an adult actor.

~ Andrew Robertson -

We are plunged straight into the emotional world of characters whose feelings for each other are as pertinent as their survival and combat skills.

~ Jennie Kermode -

We are plunged straight into the emotional world of characters whose feelings for each other are as pertinent as their survival and combat skills.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The scenes of conflict are well handled; it's actually hard to depict completely untrained, inexperienced people attacking each other in a realistic way, and director Joe Lynch achieves this without ever compromising on the fun of it all.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The scenes of conflict are well handled; it's actually hard to depict completely untrained, inexperienced people attacking each other in a realistic way, and director Joe Lynch achieves this without ever compromising on the fun of it all.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Noelle's transformation from mouse to maniac is also hard to swallow, even with Eastwood's hard sell.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Noelle's transformation from mouse to maniac is also hard to swallow, even with Eastwood's hard sell.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Fruit Chan directs at full tilt, creating a miasma of imagery that pollutes the senses.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Fruit Chan directs at full tilt, creating a miasma of imagery that pollutes the senses.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There's no doubt youngsters will enjoy the trippy and exuberant visuals of this film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There's no doubt youngsters will enjoy the trippy and exuberant visuals of this film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Itô is impressive in the lead, attracting sympathy but not too much pity.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Itô is impressive in the lead, attracting sympathy but not too much pity.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The piecemeal nature of Giovanni Boccaccio’s source material only adds to the sketch show feel, with as many moments missing the mark as hitting it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The piecemeal nature of Giovanni Boccaccio’s source material only adds to the sketch show feel, with as many moments missing the mark as hitting it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There’s a strange voyeurism to the film, especially given the isolated nature of North Korea.

~ Luke Shaw -

There’s a strange voyeurism to the film, especially given the isolated nature of North Korea.

~ Luke Shaw -

A solid introduction to the subject and a useful update on the state of play for those already familiar with the work.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A solid introduction to the subject and a useful update on the state of play for those already familiar with the work.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Played out as a grand, Fifties style Italian melodrama, the film is anything but dry.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Played out as a grand, Fifties style Italian melodrama, the film is anything but dry.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Kills On Wheels is a brutal and brutally funny thriller.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Kills On Wheels is a brutal and brutally funny thriller.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What Power does differently is to deny us the usual sources of comfort.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What Power does differently is to deny us the usual sources of comfort.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Torun, who spent much of her childhood in the city, lets us get supremely close to seven exquisitely different felines.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Torun, who spent much of her childhood in the city, lets us get supremely close to seven exquisitely different felines.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The film is full of sharp little observations that retain the power of surprise, or discomfit in subtle ways.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film is full of sharp little observations that retain the power of surprise, or discomfit in subtle ways.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Repeated viewings also reveal the beautiful circularity of the film that begins at more than one end.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Repeated viewings also reveal the beautiful circularity of the film that begins at more than one end.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The Safdies invest their own knowledge of their home turf to give it all a frenetic and authentic sense of urgency.

~ Richard Mowe -

The Safdies invest their own knowledge of their home turf to give it all a frenetic and authentic sense of urgency.

~ Richard Mowe -

Reveals just enough in the sparse dialogue and long silences to keep us intrigued.

~ Richard Mowe -

Reveals just enough in the sparse dialogue and long silences to keep us intrigued.

~ Richard Mowe -

As with most of the best games, the concept is simple; the genius is in the execution.

~ Jennie Kermode -

As with most of the best games, the concept is simple; the genius is in the execution.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Maugg illustrates his own command of the Expressionist form.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Maugg illustrates his own command of the Expressionist form.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Fuller is absorbing in the central role, really giving it her all.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Fuller is absorbing in the central role, really giving it her all.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The proportion of films opening with HP Lovecraft quotes that manage to live up to the visionary writer's work verges on the infinitesimal, but The Endless is one of the special ones.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The proportion of films opening with HP Lovecraft quotes that manage to live up to the visionary writer's work verges on the infinitesimal, but The Endless is one of the special ones.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Its exploration of the tension between the real and the fake is timely and important.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Its exploration of the tension between the real and the fake is timely and important.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Indy favourite Mosley is on top form as the overreaching fan, who doesn't quite know what he's getting into, and Williams' ability to switch emotions in a heartbeat is a treat to watch.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Indy favourite Mosley is on top form as the overreaching fan, who doesn't quite know what he's getting into, and Williams' ability to switch emotions in a heartbeat is a treat to watch.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Di Giacomo treats us to some beautifully framed shots which provide a sense of the awe such environments must evoke in believers, but then gets in close, almost tabloid style, to capture the pleas of impassioned supplicants.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Di Giacomo treats us to some beautifully framed shots which provide a sense of the awe such environments must evoke in believers, but then gets in close, almost tabloid style, to capture the pleas of impassioned supplicants.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Could be a treat for discerning genre fans.

~ Paul Griffiths -

Could be a treat for discerning genre fans.

~ Paul Griffiths -

It's hard to demand too much finesse from a film centred on characters who lack all traces of it, and who are great fun to be with anyway.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's hard to demand too much finesse from a film centred on characters who lack all traces of it, and who are great fun to be with anyway.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Vigalondo's film is very funny in places but the characters are undercooked.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Vigalondo's film is very funny in places but the characters are undercooked.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Pulls no punches as it takes viewers on a terrifying ride through once-familiar territory turned utterly alien.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Pulls no punches as it takes viewers on a terrifying ride through once-familiar territory turned utterly alien.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Saturday Night Live regular Mooney, who has a twinkly mischievousness and comic timing reminiscent of a young Gene Wilder, plays James as naive, but never stupid.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Saturday Night Live regular Mooney, who has a twinkly mischievousness and comic timing reminiscent of a young Gene Wilder, plays James as naive, but never stupid.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A tight little film that could have been disastrous if mishandled.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A tight little film that could have been disastrous if mishandled.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The puzzles here are of the sort intended to be enjoyed for their twists and turns rather than their resolution.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The puzzles here are of the sort intended to be enjoyed for their twists and turns rather than their resolution.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Fedor Bonarchuk blends blockbuster stylings with a cultural critique which, he has said, he considers to have present day relevance far beyond Russia's borders.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Fedor Bonarchuk blends blockbuster stylings with a cultural critique which, he has said, he considers to have present day relevance far beyond Russia's borders.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The pace squeezes your windpipe; the action pulverises your senses; the plot double crosses your preconception

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The pace squeezes your windpipe; the action pulverises your senses; the plot double crosses your preconception

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Essential viewing for anyone with an interest in the craft of filmmaking.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Essential viewing for anyone with an interest in the craft of filmmaking.

~ Jennie Kermode -

On the one level, 68 Kill is pure pulp trash, harking back to director Trent Haaga's Troma roots. On the other, it's brilliantly done.

~ Jennie Kermode -

On the one level, 68 Kill is pure pulp trash, harking back to director Trent Haaga's Troma roots. On the other, it's brilliantly done.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Bethmann understands the situation well, but her closeness to the teenager and the personal character that the film takes on as a result is something else.

~ Jennie Kermode -

So carefully balanced is this that the film could almost have emerged as a romcom, and it’s that possibility, that clash between the absurdity that cinema has taught us to expect and the bitterness of real life, that makes it so effective.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Through the lens of the men’s romance, Onir takes in a good deal more, exploring the complex realities behind assumptions of prejudice and the myriad factors that go into making each of us who we are.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Throughout the film there is a sense of play, and even as the story evolves to take on darker material, something of that lightness, that happy-go-lucky quality remains.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film hinges on amazing vocal work by Lalama.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There’s a genuine unpredictability to Honey Bunch, both structurally and thematically.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Where the episodes work is when they have a driving, kinetic energy about them. When they don't it's repetitious loop.

~ Donald Munro -

The film, directed by feature debutant Shaun Dozier, retains the density of dialogue you might expect from a stage play but, by leaning into the theatrical nature of the proceedings, Dozier is in some ways able to make this into a virtue.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A very effective piece of low budget storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Coogan is well cast in this tricky role, moving easily from humour to heartbreak..

~ Jennie Kermode -

Manizha Bakhtari may not be a household name but after watching Natalie Halla’s documentary you’re likely to think she ought to be.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Sung’s own camera plays tricks, placing objects too close in the foreground so that parts of an image are out of focus, like an incomplete memory.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The concept, narrative, dialogue, cinematography and action sequences are elements of Scanners that can't be faulted.

~ Donald Munro -

The film hangs on Pemberton’s performance, and he imbues Doug with a sweetness that makes us feel for him despite his deeply misguided actions.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The screenplay written by the filmmaker and Andrea Piva is a proper masterwork, from the basic plotting to the intelligent, insightful dialogue.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

From the start, there is something different about this film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Despite the anger at the unfairness of what has gone before, this is ultimately a warm-hearted, life-affirming film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It is a ride, okay, and it is a bit nauseating and therefore not sterile.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

It’s also striking to think that when Leila is looking forward into the future, she is already, in some senses, looking at our recent past, which only reinforces the sense of the cyclical and ongoing nature of her themes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Thorne still comes across as being at the stage where many aspects of her work are experimental. She’s yet to settle into her style.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A very effective piece of low budget storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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

~ Jennie Kermode -

Once again, Guiraudie proves himself the master of setting up a mystery by the means of perfect script economy that functions strictly on “need to know” basis.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

The director shows how it’s not just Julie’s tennis skills that have been groomed by the coach but large aspects of her life.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It’s ironic that a film about a family who have built a perfect facsimile of a life for themselves should feel so overly constructed itself

~ Amber Wilkinson -