For better and worse the majority of the action is dominated by Step Up 3D wonder-woman Sharni Vinson, an impressive physical presence as Erin but not exactly the world's greatest actress.

~ David Graham -

For better and worse the majority of the action is dominated by Step Up 3D wonder-woman Sharni Vinson, an impressive physical presence as Erin but not exactly the world's greatest actress.

~ David Graham -

Ambyr Childers conveys the pressure the world-weary Iris is under brilliantly, while Julia Garner shines as the otherworldly Rose.

~ David Graham -

Ambyr Childers conveys the pressure the world-weary Iris is under brilliantly, while Julia Garner shines as the otherworldly Rose.

~ David Graham -

This is a shocking, visceral work. There are moments of humour, here and there, but it is the gallows laughing.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a shocking, visceral work. There are moments of humour, here and there, but it is the gallows laughing.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a showcase for ideas about new ways to approach the genre. In that regard, it is both entertaining and inventive.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a showcase for ideas about new ways to approach the genre. In that regard, it is both entertaining and inventive.

~ Jennie Kermode -

These two British upstarts show just how much can be done when you're brave enough to keep things intimate.

~ David Graham -

These two British upstarts show just how much can be done when you're brave enough to keep things intimate.

~ David Graham -

Reynolds is the weak element, as usual.

~ Paul Logan -

Reynolds is the weak element, as usual.

~ Paul Logan -

Brightly coloured, esoteric, sometimes cheesy, with an electronic score and a lot more going on upstairs than you might expect, it suits its subject perfectly.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Brightly coloured, esoteric, sometimes cheesy, with an electronic score and a lot more going on upstairs than you might expect, it suits its subject perfectly.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There is a great story in here somewhere.. but the combination of the two narratives - presented as tonally and visually distinct from one another - does not entirely work.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

There is a great story in here somewhere.. but the combination of the two narratives - presented as tonally and visually distinct from one another - does not entirely work.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

Outpost 3's menagerie of menace is a muddle.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Outpost 3's menagerie of menace is a muddle.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's down to Yelchin to convince us to care, and it's to his credit that he generally manages to pull this off.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's down to Yelchin to convince us to care, and it's to his credit that he generally manages to pull this off.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Sealing the deal is a bravura turn from Evans, always charismatic but here downright deadly, acing his American accent and conveying ice-cold menace throughout.

~ David Graham -

Sealing the deal is a bravura turn from Evans, always charismatic but here downright deadly, acing his American accent and conveying ice-cold menace throughout.

~ David Graham -

The movie's two main strengths are Max Schreck's compelling performance, as the eerily inhuman vampire, and Murnau's unparallelled ability to blend naturalistic and expressionistic elements.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

The movie's two main strengths are Max Schreck's compelling performance, as the eerily inhuman vampire, and Murnau's unparallelled ability to blend naturalistic and expressionistic elements.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

A showcase for Spanish special effects and relatively slick genre cinema, but plot and characterisation required more attention.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

A showcase for Spanish special effects and relatively slick genre cinema, but plot and characterisation required more attention.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

Lovering has crafted an old-fashioned thriller for those who like to be gripped without gore and which offers enough surprise and inventiveness to suggest that he has a career beckoning beyond the confines of television.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Lovering has crafted an old-fashioned thriller for those who like to be gripped without gore and which offers enough surprise and inventiveness to suggest that he has a career beckoning beyond the confines of television.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Everything is wreathed in snow and the crisp air seems to make the stark absence of clues even crueller,.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Everything is wreathed in snow and the crisp air seems to make the stark absence of clues even crueller,.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With its claustrophobic themes of madness, suffocation and despair, The House Of Usher is a classic of Gothic horror.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With its claustrophobic themes of madness, suffocation and despair, The House Of Usher is a classic of Gothic horror.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Haunter is unusual in that it lays its cards on the table early, while Breslin conveys real fear in the face of supernatural goings on.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Haunter is unusual in that it lays its cards on the table early, while Breslin conveys real fear in the face of supernatural goings on.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Raaphorst and scriptwriter Chris W Mitchell seem so proud of the look that they completely forget that a film also needs to have a decent plot and characters lying beneath the costumes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Raaphorst and scriptwriter Chris W Mitchell seem so proud of the look that they completely forget that a film also needs to have a decent plot and characters lying beneath the costumes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It’s not entirely successful but it’s gripping entertainment that maintains a sense of mystery right up to its insane everything-but-the-kitchen-sink climax.

~ David Graham -

It’s not entirely successful but it’s gripping entertainment that maintains a sense of mystery right up to its insane everything-but-the-kitchen-sink climax.

~ David Graham -

No less visceral and gripping for its existential concerns, this is truly epic cinema.

~ Jennie Kermode -

No less visceral and gripping for its existential concerns, this is truly epic cinema.

~ Jennie Kermode -

De Van appears to think that throwing every horror cliche in the book at something will make for atmosphere.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

De Van appears to think that throwing every horror cliche in the book at something will make for atmosphere.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

After a couple of increasingly camp comedy-horrors, it's refreshing to see the air of menace return to this series.

~ David Graham -

After a couple of increasingly camp comedy-horrors, it's refreshing to see the air of menace return to this series.

~ David Graham -

Katz keeps the suspense simmering masterfully, alternating between building dread and releasing tension through uncomfortable mirth

~ David Graham -

Katz keeps the suspense simmering masterfully, alternating between building dread and releasing tension through uncomfortable mirth

~ David Graham -

Definitely one of this year’s most accomplished thrillers.

~ David Graham -

Definitely one of this year’s most accomplished thrillers.

~ David Graham -

The most convincing piece of otherworldly horror for years.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The most convincing piece of otherworldly horror for years.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Stephenson's eye picks up all kinds of telling detail to build a life-affirming picture of these individuals' heroic foolhardiness.

~ David Graham -

Stephenson's eye picks up all kinds of telling detail to build a life-affirming picture of these individuals' heroic foolhardiness.

~ David Graham -

Herriman is perfect in the lead.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Herriman is perfect in the lead.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The delight of the drama stems from the well crafted characters, while its heft hinges on toxicity that may not be immediately obvious.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The script is lean, the sword edges keen and the characters mean.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An extraordinarily thorough film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It’s the acting that carries it, and naturally Farahani, one of the finest talents of her generation, does not disappoint.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Subtle observations about the racism that underpins this superficially idyllic society pepper a film which repeatedly forces its hero to question his assumptions.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film concludes with what is probably the most influential special effect in the history of cinema.

~ Donald Munro -

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 delight of the drama stems from the well crafted characters, while its heft hinges on toxicity that may not be immediately obvious.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A very effective piece of low budget storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An extraordinarily thorough film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Writer/director Sandhya Suri - who has a documentary background - is keen to show that everyone plays their part in the prejudices and corruption of the legal system.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

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 -

Cat’s viewpoint predominates, and Zilbalodis has an acute understanding of how the world looks from its point of view, of what catches its attention and how its body follows instinctively.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 -

Lin and Sun studiously maintain the enigma around Shuo so that we are left guessing as to whether he’s just a disadvantaged teen trying to make his way in the world or a cuckoo in the nest.

~ Amber Wilkinson -