This is, in fact, a fascinating documentary about the cubicle.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is, in fact, a fascinating documentary about the cubicle.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Nature not so much red in tooth and claw as death-masqued of the same shade.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Nature not so much red in tooth and claw as death-masqued of the same shade.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Shalimar Preuss has written, directed, something stunning.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Shalimar Preuss has written, directed, something stunning.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Simplicity gives it stark strength.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Simplicity gives it stark strength.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It is well observed, constructed, the small moments of and with consequence feel authentic, inescapable.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It is well observed, constructed, the small moments of and with consequence feel authentic, inescapable.

~ Andrew Robertson -

On that dock, in that place, the audience are made witness.

~ Andrew Robertson -

On that dock, in that place, the audience are made witness.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke plays with the very basics of film-making to great effect.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke plays with the very basics of film-making to great effect.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Almost as much documentation as documentary.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Almost as much documentation as documentary.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Laura Rantanen's film is sparse, even spare - a sense of space defined by human endeavours at various scales.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Laura Rantanen's film is sparse, even spare - a sense of space defined by human endeavours at various scales.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Filippone and Meltzer find power in silence, content to watch and keeping themselves out of the frame, so that the emotions of those they capture can be fully channelled through the lens.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Filippone and Meltzer find power in silence, content to watch and keeping themselves out of the frame, so that the emotions of those they capture can be fully channelled through the lens.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Cinema at its most inventively audacious.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Cinema at its most inventively audacious.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There are compositions audible and painterly, moments of juxtaposition and superposition, frames that perhaps deserve frames.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There are compositions audible and painterly, moments of juxtaposition and superposition, frames that perhaps deserve frames.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Adrien Merigeau's film makes use of a variety of contrasts to shed light on place and personality.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Adrien Merigeau's film makes use of a variety of contrasts to shed light on place and personality.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A nice little piece, characterful if not compelling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A nice little piece, characterful if not compelling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Perfectly contained, the contrast between human concerns and a cultural expression that's at once alien and untranslateable and immediately recognisable is stunning.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Perfectly contained, the contrast between human concerns and a cultural expression that's at once alien and untranslateable and immediately recognisable is stunning.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In a festival selection that included a number of feminist works and perspectives this was a standout.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In a festival selection that included a number of feminist works and perspectives this was a standout.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Jack teases apart aspects of a code in which most of us are fluent but which is almost all learned, cultural.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Jack teases apart aspects of a code in which most of us are fluent but which is almost all learned, cultural.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Both neat and strong.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Both neat and strong.

~ Andrew Robertson -

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 -