Everything about Zombieland works, from the expositional flashbacks, to Columbus’ voice-over narration, to the well-judged but sudden changes in tone.

~ Daniel Hooper -

Everything about Zombieland works, from the expositional flashbacks, to Columbus’ voice-over narration, to the well-judged but sudden changes in tone.

~ Daniel Hooper -

It's in dance that the film's strength lies, illustrating, through choreography, Acosta's more abstract - and more negative - emotions, including fear, loneliness and lust.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It's in dance that the film's strength lies, illustrating, through choreography, Acosta's more abstract - and more negative - emotions, including fear, loneliness and lust.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is joyful, beautiful, up-lifting - and bleak too, a clarion call to direct climate action at the personal and the political levels.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is joyful, beautiful, up-lifting - and bleak too, a clarion call to direct climate action at the personal and the political levels.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Though seasoned viewers will see these twists coming, Kim deftly shifts the tone if her performance along with them to keep us guessing.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though seasoned viewers will see these twists coming, Kim deftly shifts the tone if her performance along with them to keep us guessing.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Nicole Taylor's quickfire script provides great material for the actors to work with .

~ Jennie Kermode -

Nicole Taylor's quickfire script provides great material for the actors to work with .

~ Jennie Kermode -

A revolutionary film, in every sense of the word.

~ Jeff Robson -

A revolutionary film, in every sense of the word.

~ Jeff Robson -

Hare finds contrast between Nureyev's physical grace and his considerably more abrasive personality.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Hare finds contrast between Nureyev's physical grace and his considerably more abrasive personality.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

You don't have to look far for allegory in Panek's film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

You don't have to look far for allegory in Panek's film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Michael Winterbottom’s atmospheric thriller is packed full of twists and turns but to focus on trying to anticipate and resolve them is to miss the point.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Michael Winterbottom’s atmospheric thriller is packed full of twists and turns but to focus on trying to anticipate and resolve them is to miss the point.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Even its vapidity fails to contribute anything new to the subject matter it's dealing with.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Even its vapidity fails to contribute anything new to the subject matter it's dealing with.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In one shot, in absolute silence, we watch a single leaf fall down from high above; it is a moment so compelling that you will hesitate to interrupt it with a breath.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In one shot, in absolute silence, we watch a single leaf fall down from high above; it is a moment so compelling that you will hesitate to interrupt it with a breath.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film takes time to gather pace and discover its true direction. Once there, the story takes hold and won’t let go.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film takes time to gather pace and discover its true direction. Once there, the story takes hold and won’t let go.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There are just too many movie references and homage to the likes of David Lynch in this noirish thriller to make it anything other than an over-derivative exercise in style over substance.

~ Richard Mowe -

There are just too many movie references and homage to the likes of David Lynch in this noirish thriller to make it anything other than an over-derivative exercise in style over substance.

~ Richard Mowe -

This is a film about America's difficult relationship with race and the way that unresolved issues result in ongoing damage.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a film about America's difficult relationship with race and the way that unresolved issues result in ongoing damage.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Where most films of this ilk are driven by aggression, Marx instead pushes hers forward with a mix of melancholy, quiet desperation and futility.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Where most films of this ilk are driven by aggression, Marx instead pushes hers forward with a mix of melancholy, quiet desperation and futility.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Time and place hold both no and every meaning in Christian Petzold's latest film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Time and place hold both no and every meaning in Christian Petzold's latest film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

For all his character's vacillations, this is a masterclass in filmmaking control.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

For all his character's vacillations, this is a masterclass in filmmaking control.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Offering the comfort and reassurance of a Seventies children's TV programme, it takes us into the heat of darkness in a bumbling, offbeat way.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Offering the comfort and reassurance of a Seventies children's TV programme, it takes us into the heat of darkness in a bumbling, offbeat way.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Mayfair treats her scenes of sex and desire with restraint, using juxtaposition to evoke mood.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Mayfair treats her scenes of sex and desire with restraint, using juxtaposition to evoke mood.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Worthy of its nine Oscar nominations.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Worthy of its nine Oscar nominations.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

A Town Called Panic is a truly postmodern concoction, where, along with the village's properties, narrative norms are deconstructed brick by brick, as free associations and visual gags come thick and fast, offering a surreal jaunt through toy town.

~ Anton Bitel -

A Town Called Panic is a truly postmodern concoction, where, along with the village's properties, narrative norms are deconstructed brick by brick, as free associations and visual gags come thick and fast, offering a surreal jaunt through toy town.

~ Anton Bitel -

A great film in every way, never smug, somehow managing to juggle comedy and political purpose without one becoming more important than the other.

~ Josh Morrall -

A great film in every way, never smug, somehow managing to juggle comedy and political purpose without one becoming more important than the other.

~ Josh Morrall -

There's a strong sense of isolation from the start in Fisher's film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There's a strong sense of isolation from the start in Fisher's film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is certainly not the first musical to treat its songs as set pieces and it delivers in terms of action elsewhere, with some thrilling horseback manoeuvres and solid fight scenes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is certainly not the first musical to treat its songs as set pieces and it delivers in terms of action elsewhere, with some thrilling horseback manoeuvres and solid fight scenes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Phoenix gives his character more depth than such men are usually afforded but deliberately takes a back seat, allowing Reilly the dramatic lead role he has long deserved.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Phoenix gives his character more depth than such men are usually afforded but deliberately takes a back seat, allowing Reilly the dramatic lead role he has long deserved.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With a haunting choral score by the Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble, The Siren trades heavily on the beauty of its setting and the willingness of its audience to suspend disbelief when lulled by a very traditional approach to storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With a haunting choral score by the Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble, The Siren trades heavily on the beauty of its setting and the willingness of its audience to suspend disbelief when lulled by a very traditional approach to storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Scotch may be a talking heads production but it is made with a genuine feeling for the subject and a sense of responsibility that never settles comfortably into the safely of cliche.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Scotch may be a talking heads production but it is made with a genuine feeling for the subject and a sense of responsibility that never settles comfortably into the safely of cliche.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What emerges is a closely collaborative effort eschewing linear narrative in favour of an attempt to capture the soul of the man.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What emerges is a closely collaborative effort eschewing linear narrative in favour of an attempt to capture the soul of the man.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's told from Adam's point of view, largely because he's younger and in better shape to tell a coherent story at the end of it all, but it's really Mr Satan's film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's told from Adam's point of view, largely because he's younger and in better shape to tell a coherent story at the end of it all, but it's really Mr Satan's film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The real difficulty that de Young and Wellink face lies in getting beyond the public persona to show us the private man.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The real difficulty that de Young and Wellink face lies in getting beyond the public persona to show us the private man.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's heartwarming, well constructed, affirming and inspiring.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's heartwarming, well constructed, affirming and inspiring.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The writer/director casts his net wide, taking inspiration from auteurs like John Boorman and Sam Peckinpah through to freeze-frame moments that could slot straight into TV detective dramas of the time.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The writer/director casts his net wide, taking inspiration from auteurs like John Boorman and Sam Peckinpah through to freeze-frame moments that could slot straight into TV detective dramas of the time.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Of the two halves, the first is by far the most successful.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Of the two halves, the first is by far the most successful.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Billingham's consideration calls for empathy rather than condemnation.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Billingham's consideration calls for empathy rather than condemnation.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The sprawling house provides insight into Mia and Eugenia's personalities before we get to know them directly.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The sprawling house provides insight into Mia and Eugenia's personalities before we get to know them directly.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Paul has a way of finding angles that bring out different aspects of the process and the developing work.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Paul has a way of finding angles that bring out different aspects of the process and the developing work.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a film bursting with character and characters.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a film bursting with character and characters.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Beiraghi shoots her in small spaces, hems her in with people or objects, emphasises the claustrophobia of her situation.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Beiraghi shoots her in small spaces, hems her in with people or objects, emphasises the claustrophobia of her situation.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Fyrogeni is brittle and intense in the central role, carrying herself in the slightly bent, over-cautious manner of someone continually expecting blame.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Fyrogeni is brittle and intense in the central role, carrying herself in the slightly bent, over-cautious manner of someone continually expecting blame.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Beautifully written and sensitively directed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Beautifully written and sensitively directed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If you see one portrayal of a screwed up female detective with a drink problem this year, make it this one.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If you see one portrayal of a screwed up female detective with a drink problem this year, make it this one.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A seriously intelligent script.

~ Jane Fae -

A seriously intelligent script.

~ Jane Fae -

Whilst Heathcote's film doesn't always flatter, it does succeed in capturing a disappearing lifestyle at a critical point in history.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Whilst Heathcote's film doesn't always flatter, it does succeed in capturing a disappearing lifestyle at a critical point in history.

~ Jennie Kermode -

While it's great to see female voices being put centre-stage, something more from the websites in the firing line, such as Google, Twitter or Facebook would be a welcome addition.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While it's great to see female voices being put centre-stage, something more from the websites in the firing line, such as Google, Twitter or Facebook would be a welcome addition.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

In terms of the emotive arc offered to the viewer, this film does things that are completely unexpected, and in doing so it moves far beyond the usual scope of narratives about recovery or revenge.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In terms of the emotive arc offered to the viewer, this film does things that are completely unexpected, and in doing so it moves far beyond the usual scope of narratives about recovery or revenge.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Instead of dialogue, the insects speak in kazoo and beeps, making this easy to follow for even the youngest of audiences but there's no dumbing down in terms of storytelling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Instead of dialogue, the insects speak in kazoo and beeps, making this easy to follow for even the youngest of audiences but there's no dumbing down in terms of storytelling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There are still very few films that make room for male characters to be emotionally honest to this degree.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There are still very few films that make room for male characters to be emotionally honest to this degree.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is astonishing stuff.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is astonishing stuff.

~ Andrew Robertson -

With a good measure of comedy to balance out the drama, Metal Heart is a sweet film that might perhaps be a little too forgiving at the end but is true to its characters throughout.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With a good measure of comedy to balance out the drama, Metal Heart is a sweet film that might perhaps be a little too forgiving at the end but is true to its characters throughout.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Herzog's film does not follow the documentary conventions - would you expect anything different from him?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Herzog's film does not follow the documentary conventions - would you expect anything different from him?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Visually it is astonishing, not only because of its effects and techno trickery, but cinematically the Wachowskis are so audacious.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Visually it is astonishing, not only because of its effects and techno trickery, but cinematically the Wachowskis are so audacious.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Often you see the truth in her face, not in her words.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Often you see the truth in her face, not in her words.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

All the more powerful because of its deep roots in myth.

~ Jennie Kermode -

All the more powerful because of its deep roots in myth.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If this isn't the funniest film with an open fracture you see this year then you're very lucky indeed.

~ Andrew Robertson -

If this isn't the funniest film with an open fracture you see this year then you're very lucky indeed.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Alex Holmes' documentary is brilliant.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Alex Holmes' documentary is brilliant.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Bohrer has a sharp eye and the film benefits from great production design and costuming that help to flesh out the supporting characters.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Bohrer has a sharp eye and the film benefits from great production design and costuming that help to flesh out the supporting characters.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It takes real directorial skill to deliver something so shallow across two and a half hours and keep the audience gripped.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It takes real directorial skill to deliver something so shallow across two and a half hours and keep the audience gripped.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's accessible for beginners yet provides a good deal for those with experience of such work to get their teeth into.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's accessible for beginners yet provides a good deal for those with experience of such work to get their teeth into.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The more science fiction you have watched (or read), the more chills you will feel running down your spine as the carefully structured story plays out.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The more science fiction you have watched (or read), the more chills you will feel running down your spine as the carefully structured story plays out.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's a lot of silliness here altogether but it works surprisingly well, Tezuka somehow managing to coordinate all the moving parts.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's a lot of silliness here altogether but it works surprisingly well, Tezuka somehow managing to coordinate all the moving parts.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Pal is magnetic in the central role.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Pal is magnetic in the central role.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Although the story is slight, Cheng treats the subject matter with care, allowing a slow but certain heat to build between José and Luis.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although the story is slight, Cheng treats the subject matter with care, allowing a slow but certain heat to build between José and Luis.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The viewer has to be keyed into Akerman's cinematic language, how she portrays boredom, claustrophobia, isolation.

~ Donald Munro -

The viewer has to be keyed into Akerman's cinematic language, how she portrays boredom, claustrophobia, isolation.

~ Donald Munro -

The film works on almost every level, particularly its central relationship.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film works on almost every level, particularly its central relationship.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

I commend this film to you, entreat you to see it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

I commend this film to you, entreat you to see it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Patrick Orth's cinematography gives this a beguiling warmth but it's really Löw's performance that makes it work.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Patrick Orth's cinematography gives this a beguiling warmth but it's really Löw's performance that makes it work.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a story of building a thing against impossible odds.

~ Jane Fae -

This is a story of building a thing against impossible odds.

~ Jane Fae -

Patel and Kher are worth the price of admission on their own.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Patel and Kher are worth the price of admission on their own.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It captures the in-your-face style of hoarding programmes perfectly but it's 96 minutes long with no advert breaks, and watching it quickly becomes exhausting.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It captures the in-your-face style of hoarding programmes perfectly but it's 96 minutes long with no advert breaks, and watching it quickly becomes exhausting.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Perhaps the most entertaining cinematic romp of the year so far.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Perhaps the most entertaining cinematic romp of the year so far.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Newcomer Tardiolo is splendid in the lead.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Newcomer Tardiolo is splendid in the lead.

~ Jennie Kermode -

At heart (and it has a big one) there's a lot going for Gloria Bell.

~ Andrew Robertson -

At heart (and it has a big one) there's a lot going for Gloria Bell.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Directed with admirable understatement and restraint.

~ Richard Mowe -

Directed with admirable understatement and restraint.

~ Richard Mowe -

If the concept appeals to you, you're likely to find it one of the most entertaining films of the year.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If the concept appeals to you, you're likely to find it one of the most entertaining films of the year.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A must-see warning for all would-be filmmakers.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A must-see warning for all would-be filmmakers.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A ridiculous idea spun into a film that skilfully mixes genuine laughs with genuine frights and chills.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A ridiculous idea spun into a film that skilfully mixes genuine laughs with genuine frights and chills.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Smoczynska remains one to watch. She has a signature style and an ability to generate a sense of odd estrangement from virtually nothing.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Smoczynska remains one to watch. She has a signature style and an ability to generate a sense of odd estrangement from virtually nothing.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Arebi's patiently observational film is full of small moments that encapsulate horrific prejudice or warm, resilient humour.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Arebi's patiently observational film is full of small moments that encapsulate horrific prejudice or warm, resilient humour.

~ Jennie Kermode -

On a whole different level from most films of its ilk.

~ Jennie Kermode -

On a whole different level from most films of its ilk.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Hamish MacInnes is one of the last of the great adventurers. His story is wild, thrilling, poignant and true.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Hamish MacInnes is one of the last of the great adventurers. His story is wild, thrilling, poignant and true.

~ Jennie Kermode -

At a time when safety is the key to Hollywood's washroom, David Fincher places a bomb under the plumbing. Expect to be shocked, freaked, thrilled and gutted.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

At a time when safety is the key to Hollywood's washroom, David Fincher places a bomb under the plumbing. Expect to be shocked, freaked, thrilled and gutted.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What comes across more than anything is how the American way dominates.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What comes across more than anything is how the American way dominates.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is Boundaoui's second film and her style is straightforward and undecorative but, if anything, this adds weight to what she has to say.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is Boundaoui's second film and her style is straightforward and undecorative but, if anything, this adds weight to what she has to say.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Garrel knows his film is a confection rather than a banquet, so keeps things moving along at a serious clip

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Garrel knows his film is a confection rather than a banquet, so keeps things moving along at a serious clip

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While Farhadi certainly knows how to spin a web of intrigue, deceit and suspicion, the narrative has a tendency to leap from strand to strand, often leaving the audience stumbling in its wake.

~ Richard Mowe -

While Farhadi certainly knows how to spin a web of intrigue, deceit and suspicion, the narrative has a tendency to leap from strand to strand, often leaving the audience stumbling in its wake.

~ Richard Mowe -

The nature of erasure and memory rubs up against ideas of collective guilt in Ghassan Halwani's measured and moving documentary.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The nature of erasure and memory rubs up against ideas of collective guilt in Ghassan Halwani's measured and moving documentary.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although in places it feels a bit scattershot, the quantity of detail that it packs in is impressive.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Although in places it feels a bit scattershot, the quantity of detail that it packs in is impressive.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Doillon is wonderfully adept and natural, and it's really her performance that makes the film compelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Doillon is wonderfully adept and natural, and it's really her performance that makes the film compelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The movie hangs loose on your bones.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The movie hangs loose on your bones.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Long, slow and at times painful.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Long, slow and at times painful.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ever cursed to wear a half-sealed translucent franju-esque mask that makes her scars even more visible, Jade is a single mother and an acid attack survivor.

~ Georgiana Musat -

Ever cursed to wear a half-sealed translucent franju-esque mask that makes her scars even more visible, Jade is a single mother and an acid attack survivor.

~ Georgiana Musat -

Place, who appears in almost every scene, has never been better.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Place, who appears in almost every scene, has never been better.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The process of saying goodbye to a loved one is never easy and director Rehana Rose has secured impressive access to three families who let her observe it all.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The process of saying goodbye to a loved one is never easy and director Rehana Rose has secured impressive access to three families who let her observe it all.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Whilst this may superficially seem like just another horror film about possession or a zombie, it has a lot more going on both narratively and thematically.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Whilst this may superficially seem like just another horror film about possession or a zombie, it has a lot more going on both narratively and thematically.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There are things that ring very true in Connect - the way in which a family, particularly father and son, don't talk.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There are things that ring very true in Connect - the way in which a family, particularly father and son, don't talk.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Delicate and patient in its approach, very traditional in its structure right up until the end, Complicity is rich in poetic representations of Japanese food culture and rural life.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Delicate and patient in its approach, very traditional in its structure right up until the end, Complicity is rich in poetic representations of Japanese food culture and rural life.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Chained For Life finds a rich vein of comedy in the awfulness of many people's reactions to disability.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Chained For Life finds a rich vein of comedy in the awfulness of many people's reactions to disability.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The sheer warm-heartedness of this film means that it is always a delight to watch.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The sheer warm-heartedness of this film means that it is always a delight to watch.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The pairing of the silent, brooding tiger-like masculinity embodied by Sundance with the quick wit of Cassidy is a classic formula.

~ Sarah Artt -

The pairing of the silent, brooding tiger-like masculinity embodied by Sundance with the quick wit of Cassidy is a classic formula.

~ Sarah Artt -

The meat of A Bread Factory lies in the details.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The meat of A Bread Factory lies in the details.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The meat of A Bread Factory lies in the details.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The meat of A Bread Factory lies in the details.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An original and highly ambitious premise that maintains its grip your attention and imagination.

~ Richard Mowe -

An original and highly ambitious premise that maintains its grip your attention and imagination.

~ Richard Mowe -

The veneer of technical excellence never quite takes your mind off the lack of substance beneath.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The veneer of technical excellence never quite takes your mind off the lack of substance beneath.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although the film is nowhere near as terrifying as it's made out to be, its shunning of shock tactics in favour of distant sound effects and creepy environments creates a psychological terror which is far more disturbing.

~ Trinity -

Although the film is nowhere near as terrifying as it's made out to be, its shunning of shock tactics in favour of distant sound effects and creepy environments creates a psychological terror which is far more disturbing.

~ Trinity -

The subject is important and relevant and Peter Hedges avoids the obvious pitfalls with a skilful, honest approach.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The subject is important and relevant and Peter Hedges avoids the obvious pitfalls with a skilful, honest approach.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It's a treat, a banger if you will.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's a treat, a banger if you will.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For those who know and love Van Gogh's work, the effect is hypnotic, a translation of his vision into a new medium.

~ Jennie Kermode -

For those who know and love Van Gogh's work, the effect is hypnotic, a translation of his vision into a new medium.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Although it's not comprehensive it packs a lot into its 95 minute running time.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Although it's not comprehensive it packs a lot into its 95 minute running time.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Joe Penna's thriller is as lean and spare as life up in the Arctic wilderness.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Joe Penna's thriller is as lean and spare as life up in the Arctic wilderness.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Measured but naturally emotional recollections dovetail with the more impressionistic animated segments to scrutinise the psyche of war.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Measured but naturally emotional recollections dovetail with the more impressionistic animated segments to scrutinise the psyche of war.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although strong in its documentary feel and scathing in its message, it otherwise runs through the Alpha to Omega of predictable thriller elements.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although strong in its documentary feel and scathing in its message, it otherwise runs through the Alpha to Omega of predictable thriller elements.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Truth is found in detail and gesture.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Truth is found in detail and gesture.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

All Creatures Here Below is remarkable not just in the way that it makes us root for characters who would be treated like monsters in most films, but in the way that it carries us along despite all the bumps in the road.

~ Jennie Kermode -

All Creatures Here Below is remarkable not just in the way that it makes us root for characters who would be treated like monsters in most films, but in the way that it carries us along despite all the bumps in the road.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Scott wrings out every last drop of suspense from the film.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Scott wrings out every last drop of suspense from the film.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A rollicking, humorous rollercoaster ride with stunning set pieces.

~ Paul Logan -

A rollicking, humorous rollercoaster ride with stunning set pieces.

~ Paul Logan -

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 -

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 -

A very effective piece of low budget storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Having set up all the elements of a thriller, the film proceeds to untangle them in a refreshingly different and mature way.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 -

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 -