Esquenazi's approach is cool and focused.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Esquenazi's approach is cool and focused.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Notions of identity, duty to others and duty to the self intersect in this pleasingly nuanced tale.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Notions of identity, duty to others and duty to the self intersect in this pleasingly nuanced tale.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Henry Coombes' film contains some highly entertaining banter.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Henry Coombes' film contains some highly entertaining banter.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In keeping with the hagiographic tradition, Hamy keeps his performance rather flat, but this is problematic for The Ornothologist as a film; its success as a piece of art is somewhat at odds with audience appeal.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In keeping with the hagiographic tradition, Hamy keeps his performance rather flat, but this is problematic for The Ornothologist as a film; its success as a piece of art is somewhat at odds with audience appeal.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Regardless of your tolerance for high camp and massive hair, you've got to admit it's memorable.

~ James Benefield -

Regardless of your tolerance for high camp and massive hair, you've got to admit it's memorable.

~ James Benefield -

Jenkins doesn't just show us the experience of his young protagonist, he bathes us in it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Jenkins doesn't just show us the experience of his young protagonist, he bathes us in it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An astute, intelligent character study which neatly captures what may prove to be an important turning point in social history.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An astute, intelligent character study which neatly captures what may prove to be an important turning point in social history.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The histrionics on display submerge everything else while the narrative pitch throws so much at the spectator that it is impossible to sympathise with anyone.

~ Richard Mowe -

The histrionics on display submerge everything else while the narrative pitch throws so much at the spectator that it is impossible to sympathise with anyone.

~ Richard Mowe -

A stylish and heartwarming tale of triumph against adversity that is somewhat undermined by its predictable story and lack of guts in its final third.

~ Luke Shaw -

A stylish and heartwarming tale of triumph against adversity that is somewhat undermined by its predictable story and lack of guts in its final third.

~ Luke Shaw -

One of the film’s leading forces is its stunning visual composition.

~ Evelin Toth -

One of the film’s leading forces is its stunning visual composition.

~ Evelin Toth -

A simple story told well, this is an affecting piece of cinema that punches well above its weight.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A simple story told well, this is an affecting piece of cinema that punches well above its weight.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Fonda's resolutely straight-faced performance makes Barbarella a character who can charm you with more than just her physical assets.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Fonda's resolutely straight-faced performance makes Barbarella a character who can charm you with more than just her physical assets.

~ 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 -

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 -

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 -

[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 -

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 -

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 -