The Zero Theorem is a messy mélange of broad pratfalls, challenged idealism, dark satire, and expansive, indeed cosmic allegory - but it also .cannot escape being seen as a kind of Brazil vers. 2.0.

~ Anton Bitel -

The Zero Theorem is a messy mélange of broad pratfalls, challenged idealism, dark satire, and expansive, indeed cosmic allegory - but it also .cannot escape being seen as a kind of Brazil vers. 2.0.

~ Anton Bitel -

The actors have great chemistry and potently communicate things about human behavior in relationships, universal and specific, self-destructive and kind.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The actors have great chemistry and potently communicate things about human behavior in relationships, universal and specific, self-destructive and kind.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

You'll Be A Man goes a long way on the strength of its strong script and capable cast.

~ Jennie Kermode -

You'll Be A Man goes a long way on the strength of its strong script and capable cast.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Refined and illuminating.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Refined and illuminating.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Richard E Grant's performance is a masterpiece in comic acting.

~ Jeff Robson -

Richard E Grant's performance is a masterpiece in comic acting.

~ Jeff Robson -

Valle’s deadpan comedy demonstrates a master image-maker at work.

~ Michael Pattison -

Valle’s deadpan comedy demonstrates a master image-maker at work.

~ Michael Pattison -

John Jarrett dominates every scene in which he appears and quite a few in which he doesn't.

~ Jennie Kermode -

John Jarrett dominates every scene in which he appears and quite a few in which he doesn't.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The Wizard Of Oz has something fresh and intangibly pure for me every time I see it.

~ Scott Macdonald -

The Wizard Of Oz has something fresh and intangibly pure for me every time I see it.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A messy but highly enjoyable romp that takes a sideswipe at modern Spanish attitudes and the country's economic turmoil.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A messy but highly enjoyable romp that takes a sideswipe at modern Spanish attitudes and the country's economic turmoil.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Miyazaki's films linger for a long time, they can't be pinned down, their meaning won't dissolve on the horizon.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Miyazaki's films linger for a long time, they can't be pinned down, their meaning won't dissolve on the horizon.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Silver may succeed in pushing emotional buttons but its people's heads that need to be engaged in tackling this complex issue, not just their hearts.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Silver may succeed in pushing emotional buttons but its people's heads that need to be engaged in tackling this complex issue, not just their hearts.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

We Are The Best! is a rebel yell of positivism - with exclamation mark - that brings a fuzzy warmth to all the wintry Stockholm locations.

~ Anton Bitel -

We Are The Best! is a rebel yell of positivism - with exclamation mark - that brings a fuzzy warmth to all the wintry Stockholm locations.

~ Anton Bitel -

Àlex Brendemühl is superb as the doctor, by turns avuncular and ruthless, somebody on whom the family find themselves increasingly dependent even as they come to distrust him.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Àlex Brendemühl is superb as the doctor, by turns avuncular and ruthless, somebody on whom the family find themselves increasingly dependent even as they come to distrust him.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Here, the old Chilean songs fulfill their original purpose, as storytelling elements, but now they bear the weight of a new history.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Here, the old Chilean songs fulfill their original purpose, as storytelling elements, but now they bear the weight of a new history.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The sense of a community growing up in defiance of such nonsensical conservatism makes the second half hugely rousing.

~ David Graham -

The sense of a community growing up in defiance of such nonsensical conservatism makes the second half hugely rousing.

~ David Graham -

A film that seeks to challenge and alienate its audience from the get-go, knowing full well that it won't win all of them back.

~ Max Crawford -

A film that seeks to challenge and alienate its audience from the get-go, knowing full well that it won't win all of them back.

~ Max Crawford -

With impressively sourced archive footage, much of it in colour, the film presents a fair overview of its subject and finds time for laughs even in stories with tragic endings.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With impressively sourced archive footage, much of it in colour, the film presents a fair overview of its subject and finds time for laughs even in stories with tragic endings.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It does entertain, but it's gruelling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It does entertain, but it's gruelling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Visually the film has emotional qualities that contribute to the feeling of admiration for Robyn's quest

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Visually the film has emotional qualities that contribute to the feeling of admiration for Robyn's quest

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A complex portrait of grief, Tom At The Farm is Dolan's strongest work to date, not least because of the performance he gives in the lead.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A complex portrait of grief, Tom At The Farm is Dolan's strongest work to date, not least because of the performance he gives in the lead.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Seek it out.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Seek it out.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The film doesn't really go anywhere but is nonetheless effective as a piece of contemplative art.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film doesn't really go anywhere but is nonetheless effective as a piece of contemplative art.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Riding along on the strength of its central mystery, They Will Return just about gets away with its unevenly paced story and variable acting.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Riding along on the strength of its central mystery, They Will Return just about gets away with its unevenly paced story and variable acting.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Some of the snatches of conversation we hear are like found art, poetic in what they capture and convey.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Some of the snatches of conversation we hear are like found art, poetic in what they capture and convey.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A touching tale of a magically real quest.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A touching tale of a magically real quest.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The film is a great example of how powerful and universal small but well-crafted stories can be.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film is a great example of how powerful and universal small but well-crafted stories can be.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A slow, mature film from first time director Mückstein, Talea showcases a rare talent in Epply.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A slow, mature film from first time director Mückstein, Talea showcases a rare talent in Epply.

~ Jennie Kermode -

We're transported into a world of cinema; some of it is known, much of it unknown, which surely fires the imagination of any viewing cinephile.

~ Robert Munro -

We're transported into a world of cinema; some of it is known, much of it unknown, which surely fires the imagination of any viewing cinephile.

~ Robert Munro -

Mackenzie shows everyone, inmates and guards alike, to be trapped in a corrupted, corrupting system that resists all change.

~ Anton Bitel -

Mackenzie shows everyone, inmates and guards alike, to be trapped in a corrupted, corrupting system that resists all change.

~ Anton Bitel -

Few portrayals of autism spectrum disorders in film have ever had the authenticity of this.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Few portrayals of autism spectrum disorders in film have ever had the authenticity of this.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film is a template for disaster movies and strangers-trapped-in-a-train scenarios.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film is a template for disaster movies and strangers-trapped-in-a-train scenarios.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

For all that its often said "they don't make them like they used to" this is very, very close.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For all that its often said "they don't make them like they used to" this is very, very close.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Unflinching.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Unflinching.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Shaffer has adapted the story from his own comic book and tends towards self-indulgence.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Shaffer has adapted the story from his own comic book and tends towards self-indulgence.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Saleh Bakri is superb in the central role, at first chilling, then lurching between brutality and incongruous tenderness.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Saleh Bakri is superb in the central role, at first chilling, then lurching between brutality and incongruous tenderness.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Gene Jones makes one of the most enigmatic and appalling cult leaders you'll ever see.

~ David Graham -

Gene Jones makes one of the most enigmatic and appalling cult leaders you'll ever see.

~ David Graham -

A rambling tale that mixes drama with gentle comedy.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A rambling tale that mixes drama with gentle comedy.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The spirit of childhood skips and giggles through The Rocket even though Kim Mordaunt's debut fiction feature touches on deeply disturbing humanitarian issues.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The spirit of childhood skips and giggles through The Rocket even though Kim Mordaunt's debut fiction feature touches on deeply disturbing humanitarian issues.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Though intriguing, even entertaining, the film doesn't quite strike the right balance between subject and depiction.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Though intriguing, even entertaining, the film doesn't quite strike the right balance between subject and depiction.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Unlike many examples of cinema from an earlier generation, Rebel Without A Cause is dynamic edge-of-the-seat viewing many years on.

~ Chris -

Unlike many examples of cinema from an earlier generation, Rebel Without A Cause is dynamic edge-of-the-seat viewing many years on.

~ Chris -

Comes as something of a disappointment, this is the first Pixar film that one suspects could have been done live-action.

~ Tony Sullivan -

Comes as something of a disappointment, this is the first Pixar film that one suspects could have been done live-action.

~ Tony Sullivan -

Almost as much documentation as documentary.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Almost as much documentation as documentary.

~ Andrew Robertson -

If you are a fan of Kathleen and her work, this film is a must-see.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If you are a fan of Kathleen and her work, this film is a must-see.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Director Parker excels at misdirection but risks losing audience interest in the process.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Director Parker excels at misdirection but risks losing audience interest in the process.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Farhadi peels away the layers with simplicity, revealing the complicated and detailed emotions which lurk very close to the surface.

~ Richard Mowe -

Farhadi peels away the layers with simplicity, revealing the complicated and detailed emotions which lurk very close to the surface.

~ Richard Mowe -

Overall the characters fail to transcend their archetypes, despite Kodi Smit-McPhee anchoring the film with real emotion.

~ David Graham -

Overall the characters fail to transcend their archetypes, despite Kodi Smit-McPhee anchoring the film with real emotion.

~ David Graham -

Managing for the most part to avoid the clichés of portraying the gypsy milieu, it has the stamp of authenticity.

~ Richard Mowe -

Managing for the most part to avoid the clichés of portraying the gypsy milieu, it has the stamp of authenticity.

~ Richard Mowe -

Pandas is gleeful, brutal, mischievous and funny.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Pandas is gleeful, brutal, mischievous and funny.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Unflinching in its observation, compelling in its detail.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Unflinching in its observation, compelling in its detail.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Rather than matching his subjects’ plight with a routinely rugged aesthetic, Drexel demonstrates both appreciable tact and a keen eye for the unexpectedly beautiful.

~ Michael Pattison -

Rather than matching his subjects’ plight with a routinely rugged aesthetic, Drexel demonstrates both appreciable tact and a keen eye for the unexpectedly beautiful.

~ Michael Pattison -

Cinematographer Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson captures Iceland at its wildest and yet this is also a tale of intimacy without romanticism.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Cinematographer Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson captures Iceland at its wildest and yet this is also a tale of intimacy without romanticism.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Thought-provoking throughout.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Thought-provoking throughout.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A striking work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A striking work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A well-shot and occasionally sweaty run around the same old block.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A well-shot and occasionally sweaty run around the same old block.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Reichardt observes the game coolly, yet provides more than enough detail to show the contradictions in her players' gambits.

~ Anton Bitel -

Reichardt observes the game coolly, yet provides more than enough detail to show the contradictions in her players' gambits.

~ Anton Bitel -

Conversations are awkwardly stilted and lacking in the rhythms of natural speech.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

Conversations are awkwardly stilted and lacking in the rhythms of natural speech.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

Sen has crafted a tense thrill ride without ever forgetting his roots.

~ Anton Bitel -

Sen has crafted a tense thrill ride without ever forgetting his roots.

~ Anton Bitel -

There's nothing stale, nor been-there about this animated pooch's fizzy brainstorms

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There's nothing stale, nor been-there about this animated pooch's fizzy brainstorms

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Caine makes the most of the material on offer.

~ Richard Mowe -

Caine makes the most of the material on offer.

~ Richard Mowe -

The overkill threatens to bludgeon the much-loved book into an over-wrought exercise in style.

~ Richard Mowe -

The overkill threatens to bludgeon the much-loved book into an over-wrought exercise in style.

~ Richard Mowe -

Nat Di Resta gives Polly a naive enthusiasm that makes her likeable even when it's clear that she needs to be locked up.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Nat Di Resta gives Polly a naive enthusiasm that makes her likeable even when it's clear that she needs to be locked up.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Imbach’s production eschews costume drama clichés for a spare and taut account.

~ Richard Mowe -

Imbach’s production eschews costume drama clichés for a spare and taut account.

~ Richard Mowe -

Sheer unadulterated pleasure often comes from the most unexpected quarters.

~ Richard Mowe -

Sheer unadulterated pleasure often comes from the most unexpected quarters.

~ Richard Mowe -

Sweet-natured and sometimes charming.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Sweet-natured and sometimes charming.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's like a suicide. And there's nothing to look at

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It's like a suicide. And there's nothing to look at

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Anderson creates sealed, self-supporting worlds, crammed with excruciating detail.

~ The Exile -

Anderson creates sealed, self-supporting worlds, crammed with excruciating detail.

~ The Exile -

The film with all its large time leaps gives the impression not of something alien, long dead, but very pertinent to the now.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The film with all its large time leaps gives the impression not of something alien, long dead, but very pertinent to the now.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Otto's sensitively structured portrait of an engaging Peter Pan draws us irresistibly into his world.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Otto's sensitively structured portrait of an engaging Peter Pan draws us irresistibly into his world.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

A tale that's rich in allusion without its various acts of homage becoming too heavy-handed.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A tale that's rich in allusion without its various acts of homage becoming too heavy-handed.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Its shock tactics never feel cheap and its cerebral bent should see it transcend the torture porn ghetto.

~ David Graham -

Its shock tactics never feel cheap and its cerebral bent should see it transcend the torture porn ghetto.

~ David Graham -

If prompting an audience to think of other things it's usually prudent to bring their attention back.

~ Andrew Robertson -

If prompting an audience to think of other things it's usually prudent to bring their attention back.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Strikingly presented.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Strikingly presented.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ilo Ilo is a quietly assured first feature that marks the director out as a bright new talent.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Ilo Ilo is a quietly assured first feature that marks the director out as a bright new talent.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A still, painterly vision in silvery monochrome - capturing the quiet contemplation of the two women and simultaneously encouraging the same on the part of the viewer.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

A still, painterly vision in silvery monochrome - capturing the quiet contemplation of the two women and simultaneously encouraging the same on the part of the viewer.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

Scott's voice brings a welcome authenticity to the subject and gets at social and cultural issues that outsiders routinely miss.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Scott's voice brings a welcome authenticity to the subject and gets at social and cultural issues that outsiders routinely miss.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Its realism isn't textural or technical, but emotional.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Its realism isn't textural or technical, but emotional.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Captured at a challenging point in his life, Wizard is a well-chosen subject and eminently watchable.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Captured at a challenging point in his life, Wizard is a well-chosen subject and eminently watchable.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film has a lot more to say than viewers might initially expect.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film has a lot more to say than viewers might initially expect.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A film worth shouting about.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A film worth shouting about.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Slight but entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Slight but entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Matsuda is excellent in the demanding central role.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Matsuda is excellent in the demanding central role.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Although the actors acquit themselves with some distinction the performances cannot quite disguise the one dimensional aspect of the characters.

~ Richard Mowe -

Although the actors acquit themselves with some distinction the performances cannot quite disguise the one dimensional aspect of the characters.

~ Richard Mowe -

An emotionally engaging tale that sucks you in with its gentle humour and melancholy.

~ Max Crawford -

An emotionally engaging tale that sucks you in with its gentle humour and melancholy.

~ Max Crawford -

Wrathall's considered, thorough and thoroughly entertaining film gives not just a sense of the man but also the importance to the world of iconoclasts like him.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Wrathall's considered, thorough and thoroughly entertaining film gives not just a sense of the man but also the importance to the world of iconoclasts like him.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A flowing, lyrical film, at times startlingly beautiful, The Golden Dream hypnotises the viewer with its constant movement, its unceasing rhythm.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A flowing, lyrical film, at times startlingly beautiful, The Golden Dream hypnotises the viewer with its constant movement, its unceasing rhythm.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An extraordinary piece of imaginative cinema.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An extraordinary piece of imaginative cinema.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is Scorsese at the top of his game.

~ Stephen Carty -

This is Scorsese at the top of his game.

~ Stephen Carty -

Leigh embraces the artificiality of Scarlett.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Leigh embraces the artificiality of Scarlett.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An amazing film, masterfully paced.

~ Andrew Robertson -

An amazing film, masterfully paced.

~ Andrew Robertson -

While there is no doubting the admirable intentions of Vercoe's idea, the end result feels far too focused on her response to what happened than on the more universal impact of the events themselves.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While there is no doubting the admirable intentions of Vercoe's idea, the end result feels far too focused on her response to what happened than on the more universal impact of the events themselves.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Simple things like a radio suddenly switching on, a wine glass falling to the floor, or an insistent knocking at the door are an object lesson to contemporary horror’s blood-soaked tyros.

~ Jeff Robson -

Simple things like a radio suddenly switching on, a wine glass falling to the floor, or an insistent knocking at the door are an object lesson to contemporary horror’s blood-soaked tyros.

~ Jeff Robson -

Mabasa is delightful in the lead.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Mabasa is delightful in the lead.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Directors Martin Clark and Cara Connolly have an eye for detail.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Directors Martin Clark and Cara Connolly have an eye for detail.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In taking us on a tour of Muirhouse. Fraser doesn't try to cover anything up.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In taking us on a tour of Muirhouse. Fraser doesn't try to cover anything up.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Montaldo has to some extent revealed the horror of the body as a thing itself.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Montaldo has to some extent revealed the horror of the body as a thing itself.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Powerful stuff.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Powerful stuff.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Karasawa's film is at its strongest when Stritch is allowed to open up her life to us in all its intimate detail.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Karasawa's film is at its strongest when Stritch is allowed to open up her life to us in all its intimate detail.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An affecting piece of film-making.

~ Andrew Robertson -

An affecting piece of film-making.

~ Andrew Robertson -

I wished for Billy Wilder's spirit from The Apartment to take over the tone just a little bit.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

I wished for Billy Wilder's spirit from The Apartment to take over the tone just a little bit.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The Dirties... has two leads who work well with each other and whose naturalism and likeability draws us in

~ Owen Van Spall -

The Dirties... has two leads who work well with each other and whose naturalism and likeability draws us in

~ Owen Van Spall -

In contrast with today's studiously dignified portrayals of the dying, Bette Davis' portrayal of Judith as angry and confused is perhaps more honest, more humane.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In contrast with today's studiously dignified portrayals of the dying, Bette Davis' portrayal of Judith as angry and confused is perhaps more honest, more humane.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Dark Blood is an offbeat film no one would call formally perfect, yet the depths it gutsily goes for and its strange vein of comedy make it one to think about and enjoy

~ Sophie Monks Kaufman -

Dark Blood is an offbeat film no one would call formally perfect, yet the depths it gutsily goes for and its strange vein of comedy make it one to think about and enjoy

~ Sophie Monks Kaufman -

Konstantin Kolesov's film doesn't have nothing to say but it doesn't have much to say about nothing.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Konstantin Kolesov's film doesn't have nothing to say but it doesn't have much to say about nothing.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Brontis really does steal the show, offering a multi-layered, sensitive performance that begs the question why we haven't seen more of him over the years.

~ David Graham -

Brontis really does steal the show, offering a multi-layered, sensitive performance that begs the question why we haven't seen more of him over the years.

~ David Graham -

Well worth tracking down.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Well worth tracking down.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A brilliant central performance from Robin Weigert.

~ David Graham -

A brilliant central performance from Robin Weigert.

~ David Graham -

A powerful piece of work, beautifully depicted.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A powerful piece of work, beautifully depicted.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A good wee film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A good wee film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Technically this is excellent.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Technically this is excellent.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Worth seeing for its gripping central performances and Cuenca's impressive camerawork - signposting better films from him to come - even though the story lacks killer instinct.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Worth seeing for its gripping central performances and Cuenca's impressive camerawork - signposting better films from him to come - even though the story lacks killer instinct.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although displaying much of the barbed wit of his first film, this is a more measured and moving work.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although displaying much of the barbed wit of his first film, this is a more measured and moving work.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

To begrudge this film its faults would be to ignore the way it cuts to the very heart of the contradictions and hypocrisies of a nation that still regards women as vessels for male bloodlines.

~ Anton Bitel -

To begrudge this film its faults would be to ignore the way it cuts to the very heart of the contradictions and hypocrisies of a nation that still regards women as vessels for male bloodlines.

~ Anton Bitel -

There isn't enough to get a proper grasp of.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There isn't enough to get a proper grasp of.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The director's uncompromising approach and rigour pulls us along at least until the half way point when the pace begins to falter and its lack of obvious intentions starts to grate.

~ Richard Mowe -

The director's uncompromising approach and rigour pulls us along at least until the half way point when the pace begins to falter and its lack of obvious intentions starts to grate.

~ Richard Mowe -

The children, including Nico Liersch as Leisel's friend Rudy, are genuinely good, but they are strong performances in service of a film that doesn't quite work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The children, including Nico Liersch as Leisel's friend Rudy, are genuinely good, but they are strong performances in service of a film that doesn't quite work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Visually arresting, impressively taut and enjoyably idiosyncratic.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Visually arresting, impressively taut and enjoyably idiosyncratic.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Pooley and cinematographer Richard Bluck bring the story to life - along with the vivid possibility of death - and the big screen is the place to see it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Pooley and cinematographer Richard Bluck bring the story to life - along with the vivid possibility of death - and the big screen is the place to see it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

In the space of 22 minutes, Roger Pratt's cinematography revolutionised the genre.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In the space of 22 minutes, Roger Pratt's cinematography revolutionised the genre.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Drawing on the grand guignol horror that its creator had loved since his own childhood, Beetlejuice combines gleefully gory special effects with high camp, sharp wit and irreverent humour.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Drawing on the grand guignol horror that its creator had loved since his own childhood, Beetlejuice combines gleefully gory special effects with high camp, sharp wit and irreverent humour.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With strong performances all round and gorgeous cinematography by Óscar Faura, it's a powerful piece of work.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With strong performances all round and gorgeous cinematography by Óscar Faura, it's a powerful piece of work.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Striking stuff.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Striking stuff.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is great stuff - a fantastic musical documentary.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is great stuff - a fantastic musical documentary.

~ Andrew Robertson -

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 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 -

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 -

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 -