Two of Us jolts the senses - you can smell when the hot pan stays on the stove too long and want to interfere.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Two of Us jolts the senses - you can smell when the hot pan stays on the stove too long and want to interfere.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Sillas is impressive as a woman whose sometimes very formal, sometimes brittle demeanour hides a lot of pain, uncertainty and ongoing effort.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Sillas is impressive as a woman whose sometimes very formal, sometimes brittle demeanour hides a lot of pain, uncertainty and ongoing effort.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Sentiment aside, there is real charm at work here, with beautifully photographed locations and good chemistry between the leads.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Sentiment aside, there is real charm at work here, with beautifully photographed locations and good chemistry between the leads.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A cheery little film with a subject which will be dear to the hearts of many viewers.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A cheery little film with a subject which will be dear to the hearts of many viewers.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Bowyer-Chapman is superb.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Bowyer-Chapman is superb.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Sequin in A Blue Room is a reminder of Nineties angst media and queer celebration, within the dark corners of adolescence.

~ Stephanie Brown -

Sequin in A Blue Room is a reminder of Nineties angst media and queer celebration, within the dark corners of adolescence.

~ Stephanie Brown -

Both central performers are impressive in this brief but engaging snapshot of teenage life in England

~ Jennie Kermode -

Both central performers are impressive in this brief but engaging snapshot of teenage life in England

~ Jennie Kermode -

Waris Hussein breaks with the stereotype and shows Brit as a flawed, sexual character, not passive but actively trying to forge a future for himself beyond the life of dependence his disease forces upon him.

~ John Gallagher -

Frankly, it's refreshing to see any film that features women having a good time at fan conventions without wearing Princess Leia slave girl outfits.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Frankly, it's refreshing to see any film that features women having a good time at fan conventions without wearing Princess Leia slave girl outfits.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Whilst there's a lot here that will improve the understanding of white viewers, this isn't film made for their sake.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Whilst there's a lot here that will improve the understanding of white viewers, this isn't film made for their sake.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What could have been a traditionally lavish costume drama has been pared down to highlight the erotic tension and sensuality

~ Richard Mowe -

What could have been a traditionally lavish costume drama has been pared down to highlight the erotic tension and sensuality

~ Richard Mowe -

The tone is both bitter and sweet.

~ Richard Mowe -

The tone is both bitter and sweet.

~ Richard Mowe -

Brummer is the perfect choice to play Nick.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Brummer is the perfect choice to play Nick.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Oakley doesn't oversell the unnerving elements, instead letting them unsettle us as they settle on Ruth.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Oakley doesn't oversell the unnerving elements, instead letting them unsettle us as they settle on Ruth.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Ably performed all round, with a strong turn from Sandoval in the lead, this is a timely reflection on how it feels to be an outsider in the land of the free.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ably performed all round, with a strong turn from Sandoval in the lead, this is a timely reflection on how it feels to be an outsider in the land of the free.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Haddon is excellent in the lead.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Haddon is excellent in the lead.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A cheerful, messy kind of comedy which doesn't hit every beat but is easy to like.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A cheerful, messy kind of comedy which doesn't hit every beat but is easy to like.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's a sense of joy around the kids' participation that has at least as much to do with their parents.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's a sense of joy around the kids' participation that has at least as much to do with their parents.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Lisa Zi Xiang's astutely written début uses the familiar formula of a multi-generation family saga as a launchpad for thematic and structural experiment.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Lisa Zi Xiang's astutely written début uses the familiar formula of a multi-generation family saga as a launchpad for thematic and structural experiment.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What does happen is likely nothing at all like what you expected to happen.

~ Jane Fae -

What does happen is likely nothing at all like what you expected to happen.

~ Jane Fae -

There's some intelligent drama here structured around intersectional issues, which manages to show, at least to an extent, where lesser films only tell.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's some intelligent drama here structured around intersectional issues, which manages to show, at least to an extent, where lesser films only tell.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Barnett excels at capturing nuances of expression and action.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Barnett excels at capturing nuances of expression and action.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Sure, the familiar kids are here - the athlete bro, the gay guys, the class clown - but the film holds up assumptions to the light, highlighting why it's dangerous to make them and showing empathy for all concerned.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Sure, the familiar kids are here - the athlete bro, the gay guys, the class clown - but the film holds up assumptions to the light, highlighting why it's dangerous to make them and showing empathy for all concerned.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Where it really delivers is in capturing a hidden history.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Where it really delivers is in capturing a hidden history.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A passionate energy courses beneath the surface of Levan Akin's tale of love and repression

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A passionate energy courses beneath the surface of Levan Akin's tale of love and repression

~ Amber Wilkinson -

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 -

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 -

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 -