The festival location works like a charm to inject instant excitement and magic into the story.

~ Susanna Krawczyk -

The festival location works like a charm to inject instant excitement and magic into the story.

~ Susanna Krawczyk -

There are no real scares here but there's still a sense of adventure and the villains are suitably mean.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There are no real scares here but there's still a sense of adventure and the villains are suitably mean.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's visually complex, impressive aurally, and a treat.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's visually complex, impressive aurally, and a treat.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's originality in service of homage, derivative more than it is diverting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's originality in service of homage, derivative more than it is diverting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Striking, moving, like being given someone's diary to read.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Striking, moving, like being given someone's diary to read.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Truly a milestone in British cinema.

~ Max Blinkhorn -

Truly a milestone in British cinema.

~ Max Blinkhorn -

It still does things that surprise.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It still does things that surprise.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Unfortunately, documentaries about interesting subjects are not intrinsically interesting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Unfortunately, documentaries about interesting subjects are not intrinsically interesting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Although the comedy feels as broad as the Atlantic initially, once the main characters are transplanted to Pakistan things look up as the script begins to properly probe the emotional flaws of the characters rather than just opting for cheap laughs.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although the comedy feels as broad as the Atlantic initially, once the main characters are transplanted to Pakistan things look up as the script begins to properly probe the emotional flaws of the characters rather than just opting for cheap laughs.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Walker's documentary is moving, life-affirming and challenges what you think you might know about these people who pick through the rubbish.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Walker's documentary is moving, life-affirming and challenges what you think you might know about these people who pick through the rubbish.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Really quite an old fashioned film about what happens when an ugly incident transforms the dynamic within a high school that seems entirely free of adult influence.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Really quite an old fashioned film about what happens when an ugly incident transforms the dynamic within a high school that seems entirely free of adult influence.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Its plot borrows wholesale from “bringing back the dead” tales of yesteryear.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Its plot borrows wholesale from “bringing back the dead” tales of yesteryear.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Dedicated to its inspiration, it's a touching film, visually impressive and well constructed.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Dedicated to its inspiration, it's a touching film, visually impressive and well constructed.

~ Andrew Robertson -

One of the most exciting contributions to the genre for years.

~ Jennie Kermode -

One of the most exciting contributions to the genre for years.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ginger Rogers shows that she can truly command a stage without an Astaire to back her up.

~ Chris -

Ginger Rogers shows that she can truly command a stage without an Astaire to back her up.

~ Chris -

Fans of Halston's work will enjoy occasional snippets of insight from wiser interviewees and will enjoy the vast number of spectacular dresses on display, but there are no major revelations.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Fans of Halston's work will enjoy occasional snippets of insight from wiser interviewees and will enjoy the vast number of spectacular dresses on display, but there are no major revelations.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film is brilliant. Not unique in intent, let us not make that mistake, but moving, affecting, at once subdued and inviting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The film is brilliant. Not unique in intent, let us not make that mistake, but moving, affecting, at once subdued and inviting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Top Hat is the most iconic, most popular, most lavish and undeniably the most beautiful production featuring Fred &Ginger's dancing.

~ Chris -

Top Hat is the most iconic, most popular, most lavish and undeniably the most beautiful production featuring Fred &Ginger's dancing.

~ Chris -

The Tingler is a film that doesn't have much story and that takes so many narrative short cuts it is impossible to treat it with any seriousness, but it retains the potential to be serious fun.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The Tingler is a film that doesn't have much story and that takes so many narrative short cuts it is impossible to treat it with any seriousness, but it retains the potential to be serious fun.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 -

The contrasts in education, class and outlook between likable buffoon Aidan and his 'straight man' Tom, though certainly funny, also come with an underlying pathos, as both men struggle to find their place in the world

~ Anton Bitel -

The contrasts in education, class and outlook between likable buffoon Aidan and his 'straight man' Tom, though certainly funny, also come with an underlying pathos, as both men struggle to find their place in the world

~ Anton Bitel -

It is Dunham's fearlessness in showing Aura warts and all that becomes endearing.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It is Dunham's fearlessness in showing Aura warts and all that becomes endearing.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is a gruelling experience that forces the audience to look at events in today's 'liberated' world and consider the cost for those directly involved.

~ David Graham -

This is a gruelling experience that forces the audience to look at events in today's 'liberated' world and consider the cost for those directly involved.

~ David Graham -

Rightly regarded as Fred and Ginger’s greatest movie together.

~ Chris -

Rightly regarded as Fred and Ginger’s greatest movie together.

~ Chris -

It leaves a few too many questions unanswered, a few too many unasked, but it's still excellent.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It leaves a few too many questions unanswered, a few too many unasked, but it's still excellent.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The continuity is shaky (what do you expect?), but the new material is more adult, less camp and with a devotion to character and logic that Lester’s just didn’t have.

~ Stephen Carty -

The continuity is shaky (what do you expect?), but the new material is more adult, less camp and with a devotion to character and logic that Lester’s just didn’t have.

~ Stephen Carty -

Performances are strong throughout the film, generating an effective mixture of simultaneous sympathy and anger in the audience.

~ David Graham -

Performances are strong throughout the film, generating an effective mixture of simultaneous sympathy and anger in the audience.

~ David Graham -

Despite its undeniable ambition and good intentions, Stake Land is just too derivative to distinguish itself from its peers.

~ David Graham -

Despite its undeniable ambition and good intentions, Stake Land is just too derivative to distinguish itself from its peers.

~ David Graham -

Ayoade’s aesthetic choices as well as his many cinematic nods make the film a genuine treat for the cinephile set, but not to the extent of alienating those who may not grab the references to Bergman, Roeg, or the French New Wave.

~ Andrew Grant -

Ayoade’s aesthetic choices as well as his many cinematic nods make the film a genuine treat for the cinephile set, but not to the extent of alienating those who may not grab the references to Bergman, Roeg, or the French New Wave.

~ Andrew Grant -

The only things that stop it from being perfect are boring technical ones.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The only things that stop it from being perfect are boring technical ones.

~ 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 -

Silent Running's beautiful cinematography will appeal to anyone.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Silent Running's beautiful cinematography will appeal to anyone.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Veering between socio-political satire, slapstick comedy and bizarre fantasy, Sound Of Noise is a film that lacks nothing when it comes to ambition.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Veering between socio-political satire, slapstick comedy and bizarre fantasy, Sound Of Noise is a film that lacks nothing when it comes to ambition.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 -

Newcomers may find it hard to get into because we are only played short snatches of all this interesting music.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Newcomers may find it hard to get into because we are only played short snatches of all this interesting music.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A mirthless hybrid of different subgenre elements that, though merged with a twist, remain resolutely bland to the end.

~ Anton Bitel -

A mirthless hybrid of different subgenre elements that, though merged with a twist, remain resolutely bland to the end.

~ Anton Bitel -

It is haunting, mysterious.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It is haunting, mysterious.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Many will feel Rubber is a short student film stretched to breaking point and past it, but if you can tune into its whacked-out world-view it should have you smiling all the way through.

~ David Graham -

Many will feel Rubber is a short student film stretched to breaking point and past it, but if you can tune into its whacked-out world-view it should have you smiling all the way through.

~ David Graham -

Route Irish just about overcomes these shortcomings in its portrayal of the de-humanising consequences of modern warfare.

~ Robert Munro -

Route Irish just about overcomes these shortcomings in its portrayal of the de-humanising consequences of modern warfare.

~ Robert Munro -

Vincent Hunter's film is as unrelenting and tough as the true meaning of loneliness.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Vincent Hunter's film is as unrelenting and tough as the true meaning of loneliness.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A feelgood film, enchantingly shot.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A feelgood film, enchantingly shot.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What it lacks in plot, it gains in atmosphere.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

What it lacks in plot, it gains in atmosphere.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

More than just a clash of truths, this story is a microcosm for a clash of cultures.

~ Jennie Kermode -

More than just a clash of truths, this story is a microcosm for a clash of cultures.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is an extraordinarily personal story.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is an extraordinarily personal story.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The complexity of the piece never causes it to stumble.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The complexity of the piece never causes it to stumble.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ozon uses the building blocks of the comic tradition to tell a much more empowering tale that plays genuine tribute to a rounded female character.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ozon uses the building blocks of the comic tradition to tell a much more empowering tale that plays genuine tribute to a rounded female character.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Veteran actress Yun Jeong-hie, who came out of a 15-year retirement to take on the role of Mija brings a fragile beauty and strength to the part, lending her character an air of inscrutability that is intriguing rather than frustrating.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Veteran actress Yun Jeong-hie, who came out of a 15-year retirement to take on the role of Mija brings a fragile beauty and strength to the part, lending her character an air of inscrutability that is intriguing rather than frustrating.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While the Pedestrian is humorous and confidently acted it still manages to slow in places.

~ Andrew Robertson -

While the Pedestrian is humorous and confidently acted it still manages to slow in places.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Though it's not on a par with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's best work, it's hard to imagine anybody not enjoying it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though it's not on a par with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's best work, it's hard to imagine anybody not enjoying it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

While Sartet's back story is as pulpy as they come, it's the delivery that matters and in terms of action thrills, Cavayé never takes his foot off the throttle.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While Sartet's back story is as pulpy as they come, it's the delivery that matters and in terms of action thrills, Cavayé never takes his foot off the throttle.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Sampat is a subject so complex and compelling, so fearless and flawed, that in the end the documentary itself is drawn into her irresistible orbit no less than she dominates all the people and situations around her.

~ Anton Bitel -

Sampat is a subject so complex and compelling, so fearless and flawed, that in the end the documentary itself is drawn into her irresistible orbit no less than she dominates all the people and situations around her.

~ Anton Bitel -

Despite its central character's self-centeredness and tendency to sulk, this is a charming, lighthearted film which in places is laugh-out-loud funny.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Despite its central character's self-centeredness and tendency to sulk, this is a charming, lighthearted film which in places is laugh-out-loud funny.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's good, even very good, but there are moments that weaken it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's good, even very good, but there are moments that weaken it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

With so much impressive art to draw on, this film is a visual treat, but what really elevates it as a documentary is the strength of the interviews.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With so much impressive art to draw on, this film is a visual treat, but what really elevates it as a documentary is the strength of the interviews.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Written and directed by Dalibor Matanic, with a strong central performance from Leona Paraminski, it's technically adept, haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Written and directed by Dalibor Matanic, with a strong central performance from Leona Paraminski, it's technically adept, haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In taking on such a huge subject, Oranges And Sunshine acquits itself well.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In taking on such a huge subject, Oranges And Sunshine acquits itself well.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Tremendous.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Tremendous.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There are many difficult questions hidden below the surface of this seemingly straightforward love story, and Hidalgo seems adept at finding them

~ Jennie Kermode -

There are many difficult questions hidden below the surface of this seemingly straightforward love story, and Hidalgo seems adept at finding them

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though it might simply be too depressing for the average cinema audience, this is a solid drama that showcases some of the best assets of contemporary Irish filmmaking.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though it might simply be too depressing for the average cinema audience, this is a solid drama that showcases some of the best assets of contemporary Irish filmmaking.

~ Jennie Kermode -

While there's good technique on display it's not as captivating as animation can be.

~ Andrew Robertson -

While there's good technique on display it's not as captivating as animation can be.

~ Andrew Robertson -

If this sounds grim, it is, but it keeps the audience engaged thanks to a beautifully judged script and a keen sense of the absurd.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If this sounds grim, it is, but it keeps the audience engaged thanks to a beautifully judged script and a keen sense of the absurd.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With such a dynamic subject, this is a film which is bound to intrigue and perhaps inspire the viewer.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With such a dynamic subject, this is a film which is bound to intrigue and perhaps inspire the viewer.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Patricio Guzmán has wisely chosen to step back and let the story unfold largely by itself.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Patricio Guzmán has wisely chosen to step back and let the story unfold largely by itself.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Despite a certain listless pace at times, Norwegian Wood benefits from an energetic soundtrack that doesn't ram home too strongly the particular period setting.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Despite a certain listless pace at times, Norwegian Wood benefits from an energetic soundtrack that doesn't ram home too strongly the particular period setting.

~ Owen Van Spall -

The small cast (and the rat) offer good performances.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The small cast (and the rat) offer good performances.

~ Andrew Robertson -

After a while, I started hallucinating, and developed a tumor.

~ Andrew Robertson -

After a while, I started hallucinating, and developed a tumor.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Funny and frightening from start to finish, with a set of memorable characters and powerful performances that do them the justice they deserve.

~ David Graham -

Funny and frightening from start to finish, with a set of memorable characters and powerful performances that do them the justice they deserve.

~ David Graham -

A stunning debut.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A stunning debut.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Along with her eye for composition, Reichardt also deserves praise for the focus on the smaller period details.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Along with her eye for composition, Reichardt also deserves praise for the focus on the smaller period details.

~ Owen Van Spall -

There are some funny moments along the way and Lohan is good.

~ David Stanners -

There are some funny moments along the way and Lohan is good.

~ David Stanners -

This is cameraman as documenter, magician and stuntman rolled into one.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is cameraman as documenter, magician and stuntman rolled into one.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Full of dazzling images.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Full of dazzling images.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's a masterclass, an unfair degree of talent for a film-maker's debut, full of subtleties of sound and vision.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's a masterclass, an unfair degree of talent for a film-maker's debut, full of subtleties of sound and vision.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Weber's performance is the glue that binds this movie together.

~ James Benefield -

Weber's performance is the glue that binds this movie together.

~ James Benefield -

While the documentary doesn't shy away from some of the more unscrupulous practices it works as a love letter to a period where all bets were off and anything could happen.

~ David Graham -

While the documentary doesn't shy away from some of the more unscrupulous practices it works as a love letter to a period where all bets were off and anything could happen.

~ David Graham -

For the visual quality alone this is worth seeing.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For the visual quality alone this is worth seeing.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For all that time has changed the way it fits into the world, Lord Of The Flies remains as important today as it was in 1963.

~ Jennie Kermode -

For all that time has changed the way it fits into the world, Lord Of The Flies remains as important today as it was in 1963.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It has good performances, especially from the chameleon.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It has good performances, especially from the chameleon.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The real questions are about why it is that we are watching what we are watching, why it was that it was made.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The real questions are about why it is that we are watching what we are watching, why it was that it was made.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Overall, each film boasts strong acting and well-written dramatic scenes, and a very polished look that belies what must have been very tight budgets.

~ David Graham -

Overall, each film boasts strong acting and well-written dramatic scenes, and a very polished look that belies what must have been very tight budgets.

~ David Graham -

Lin Clifton carries the film. She is haunted, haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Lin Clifton carries the film. She is haunted, haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Director Oliver Shmitz does a good job of balancing the immediate, visible tragedy of the characters we follow with a wider, national problem.

~ James Benefield -

Director Oliver Shmitz does a good job of balancing the immediate, visible tragedy of the characters we follow with a wider, national problem.

~ James Benefield -

Ahead of its time, Kitty Foyle is a class act in terms of cinema and a powerful vehicle for Rogers.

~ Chris -

Ahead of its time, Kitty Foyle is a class act in terms of cinema and a powerful vehicle for Rogers.

~ Chris -

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 -

A triumph of blood-soaked style over meaningful substance.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A triumph of blood-soaked style over meaningful substance.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The microcosm of the children's world is exceptionally well drawn.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The microcosm of the children's world is exceptionally well drawn.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Though providing food for thought regarding the nature of conflict and how easy it is to tear a community apart, Villeneuve's heavy-handed approach to metaphor will not be for everyone.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Though providing food for thought regarding the nature of conflict and how easy it is to tear a community apart, Villeneuve's heavy-handed approach to metaphor will not be for everyone.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

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 -

There is a beauty to it, a sort of quasi-legendary feel, a tickling, yawning surrealism.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There is a beauty to it, a sort of quasi-legendary feel, a tickling, yawning surrealism.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's something interesting here, but it's an arch construct without foundation.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's something interesting here, but it's an arch construct without foundation.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A work of chilling beauty, whose sparse, unforgiving landscapes can accommodate all manner of allegorical readings.

~ Anton Bitel -

A work of chilling beauty, whose sparse, unforgiving landscapes can accommodate all manner of allegorical readings.

~ Anton Bitel -

The real standout performance is Franco’s.

~ Jeff Robson -

The real standout performance is Franco’s.

~ Jeff Robson -

The sort of movie that Rob Zombie should have made by now and will no doubt wish he had.

~ David Graham -

The sort of movie that Rob Zombie should have made by now and will no doubt wish he had.

~ David Graham -

Dolan – in all his incarnations – has proved himself a name to watch here.

~ Jeff Robson -

Dolan – in all his incarnations – has proved himself a name to watch here.

~ Jeff Robson -

The Guga Hunters Of Ness is poetic, haunting, its beautiful imagery making it hard to look away.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The Guga Hunters Of Ness is poetic, haunting, its beautiful imagery making it hard to look away.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Well directed, well judged, subtle in tone and form.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Well directed, well judged, subtle in tone and form.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's good, even stripped of one of its two elements, and it might be very good.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's good, even stripped of one of its two elements, and it might be very good.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The thrilling archival clips and charismatic talking heads alone would make a fabulous documentary in the most traditional sense, but the judicious use of music really brings the film alive.

~ David Graham -

The thrilling archival clips and charismatic talking heads alone would make a fabulous documentary in the most traditional sense, but the judicious use of music really brings the film alive.

~ David Graham -

Its structure aims for Shakespeare, but is little more than shaky, its dialogue is dire and there is enough ham and wood in the performances to make a perfectly good barbecue.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Its structure aims for Shakespeare, but is little more than shaky, its dialogue is dire and there is enough ham and wood in the performances to make a perfectly good barbecue.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is essentially a modern film, indicative of changing times, which makes its story all the more potent and provides it with a lasting emotional charge.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is essentially a modern film, indicative of changing times, which makes its story all the more potent and provides it with a lasting emotional charge.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's well executed, voiced, a sitcom segment has the hollow laughter of canned audiences down pat, but its targets are soft, safe, staid.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's well executed, voiced, a sitcom segment has the hollow laughter of canned audiences down pat, but its targets are soft, safe, staid.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The cinematography is jarringly stunning, with episodes of pursuit and suspense broken up by breathtaking vistas of harsh landscapes.

~ David Graham -

The cinematography is jarringly stunning, with episodes of pursuit and suspense broken up by breathtaking vistas of harsh landscapes.

~ David Graham -

The engaging story, which never patronises Nat and shows that his dislike of reading doesn't limit his imaginative powers, may well work effectively in encouraging reluctant readers.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The engaging story, which never patronises Nat and shows that his dislike of reading doesn't limit his imaginative powers, may well work effectively in encouraging reluctant readers.

~ Jennie Kermode -

While there is absurdity aplenty on display here, the film also requires a very high tolerance for the broadest of humour and the slightest of whimsy.

~ Anton Bitel -

While there is absurdity aplenty on display here, the film also requires a very high tolerance for the broadest of humour and the slightest of whimsy.

~ Anton Bitel -

Macdonald proceeds to let his narrative grind to a halt from which it never recovers.

~ David Graham -

Macdonald proceeds to let his narrative grind to a halt from which it never recovers.

~ David Graham -

Sammo Hung provides the action sequences, there are model shots and good old fashioned matte painting and the costumes - oh, my, the costumes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Sammo Hung provides the action sequences, there are model shots and good old fashioned matte painting and the costumes - oh, my, the costumes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This might almost be mime, were it not, well, brilliant.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This might almost be mime, were it not, well, brilliant.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Despite the costumes being ab fab, darling, the plot's no blazing trendsetter.

~ Paul Griffiths -

Despite the costumes being ab fab, darling, the plot's no blazing trendsetter.

~ Paul Griffiths -

John Phillip Law is a bit wooden in the central role, though, like Roger Moore as Bond, he compensates by doing one particular expression really well.

~ Jennie Kermode -

John Phillip Law is a bit wooden in the central role, though, like Roger Moore as Bond, he compensates by doing one particular expression really well.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This documentary tells their story. Unfortunately, it doesn't do much else.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This documentary tells their story. Unfortunately, it doesn't do much else.

~ Jennie Kermode -

So while a difficult, challenging experience - both emotionally and cerebrally - this is a masterful, endlessly intriguing piece.

~ James Benefield -

So while a difficult, challenging experience - both emotionally and cerebrally - this is a masterful, endlessly intriguing piece.

~ James Benefield -

At times the tone gets hysterical and there are moments of utter ridiculousness, but there are smart layers of black satire underlying the proceedings and any extreme material ends up helping emphasise the journey into murderous insanity the film takes us

~ Owen Van Spall -

At times the tone gets hysterical and there are moments of utter ridiculousness, but there are smart layers of black satire underlying the proceedings and any extreme material ends up helping emphasise the journey into murderous insanity the film takes us

~ Owen Van Spall -

The heart of the film is Abdallah El Akal as Suleiman.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The heart of the film is Abdallah El Akal as Suleiman.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This film doesn't just have one good idea, it has many, and it segues them together beautifully.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This film doesn't just have one good idea, it has many, and it segues them together beautifully.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If there is anybody who can provide insight into the lives of those long-vanished it must be Herzog.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If there is anybody who can provide insight into the lives of those long-vanished it must be Herzog.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Good intentions abound, consequences too.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Good intentions abound, consequences too.

~ Andrew Robertson -

With excellent sound work, a keen eye and a good subject, this is a lovely piece of documentary.

~ Andrew Robertson -

With excellent sound work, a keen eye and a good subject, this is a lovely piece of documentary.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There is a full-throttle, head-long feel to Trapero's film that sends it careering along.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There is a full-throttle, head-long feel to Trapero's film that sends it careering along.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is a slight film, but that's not problematic because of its greatest feature; it is suffused with colour, saturated, possessed of a tremendous sense of place.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a slight film, but that's not problematic because of its greatest feature; it is suffused with colour, saturated, possessed of a tremendous sense of place.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Lean's bridge-building drama doesn't grip as much as its reputation promises.

~ Stephen Carty -

Lean's bridge-building drama doesn't grip as much as its reputation promises.

~ Stephen Carty -

Overall, East meets West with mutual respect, but this debut is still an uneven, mismatched effort.

~ Paul Griffiths -

Overall, East meets West with mutual respect, but this debut is still an uneven, mismatched effort.

~ Paul Griffiths -

Renaud Barret treads a careful path, resulting in a film that captures wider realities whilst providing an engaging, entertaining story of one band's search for fame.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Renaud Barret treads a careful path, resulting in a film that captures wider realities whilst providing an engaging, entertaining story of one band's search for fame.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 -

This is a debut feature, and while strong in places it doesn't quite gel.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a debut feature, and while strong in places it doesn't quite gel.

~ Andrew Robertson -

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 -

It's a brave thing for a modern documentary to take on such a technical subject. The issues involved are intelligently yet accessibly addressed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's a brave thing for a modern documentary to take on such a technical subject. The issues involved are intelligently yet accessibly addressed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Rapace delivers a powerhouse performance that carries it from beginning to end.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Rapace delivers a powerhouse performance that carries it from beginning to end.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This feels more like something you'd be linked to through Facebook than something you'd go to see in the picturehouse.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This feels more like something you'd be linked to through Facebook than something you'd go to see in the picturehouse.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Despite its structural instability, Connolly still manages to find plenty of poignancy and to gather an emotional head of steam.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Despite its structural instability, Connolly still manages to find plenty of poignancy and to gather an emotional head of steam.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Hogg has been praised for her bravery in making films about the contemporary middle class and she has certainly succeeded again here, sedately unfolding a web of universal issues with a deceptive simplicity.

~ Paul Griffiths -

Hogg has been praised for her bravery in making films about the contemporary middle class and she has certainly succeeded again here, sedately unfolding a web of universal issues with a deceptive simplicity.

~ Paul Griffiths -

Agnosia is a majestic film, filled with stunning imagery from the very first scene.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Agnosia is a majestic film, filled with stunning imagery from the very first scene.

~ Jennie Kermode -

For all its import this feels like stereotypical Iranian cinema.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For all its import this feels like stereotypical Iranian cinema.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Michod has created a deeply pessimistic but fascinating world lit by excellent cinematography and set to a moody score.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Michod has created a deeply pessimistic but fascinating world lit by excellent cinematography and set to a moody score.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A totally idiosyncratic creation, something that deserves to be relished for its bravado refusal to play by the rules.

~ David Graham -

A totally idiosyncratic creation, something that deserves to be relished for its bravado refusal to play by the rules.

~ David Graham -

It’s a classic feel good film for grown ups and in this digitally restored form is a real treat.

~ Max Blinkhorn -

It’s a classic feel good film for grown ups and in this digitally restored form is a real treat.

~ Max Blinkhorn -

Remarkably sophisticated for its time, in both narrative and visual technique, Aelita: Queen Of Mars is a clever blend of science fiction and pro-Communist filmmaking, though it's certainly not a straightforward propaganda piece.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Remarkably sophisticated for its time, in both narrative and visual technique, Aelita: Queen Of Mars is a clever blend of science fiction and pro-Communist filmmaking, though it's certainly not a straightforward propaganda piece.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's some late in the day pathos which does pull at the heart strings, but the film falls flat once more with a half-baked open ended conclusion.

~ James Benefield -

There's some late in the day pathos which does pull at the heart strings, but the film falls flat once more with a half-baked open ended conclusion.

~ James Benefield -

It establishes the genre in spectacular style, breaking boundaries of perspective, camera technique, dance as spectacle and of choreography as written especially for the screen.

~ Chris -

It establishes the genre in spectacular style, breaking boundaries of perspective, camera technique, dance as spectacle and of choreography as written especially for the screen.

~ Chris -

Ultimately, what you see is what you get in 13 Assassins. Lots of blood and death and despicable cruelty.

~ Robert Munro -

Ultimately, what you see is what you get in 13 Assassins. Lots of blood and death and despicable cruelty.

~ Robert Munro -

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 -

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 -

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 -