A strong film with an impressive central performance by up and coming star Asa Butterfield.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A strong film with an impressive central performance by up and coming star Asa Butterfield.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film takes on a masterful intesity as mental health as well as music begins to be at stake.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film takes on a masterful intesity as mental health as well as music begins to be at stake.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Despite some stylishly staged action sequences, a throat-grabbing powerhouse of a performance from the lead actor, and arresting editing and visuals, director Nakashima overcooks the pudding.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Despite some stylishly staged action sequences, a throat-grabbing powerhouse of a performance from the lead actor, and arresting editing and visuals, director Nakashima overcooks the pudding.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Wisdom is quiet and the future a mystery

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Wisdom is quiet and the future a mystery

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Ceylan explores such themes as moral responsibility, class and altruism with rigour.

~ Richard Mowe -

Ceylan explores such themes as moral responsibility, class and altruism with rigour.

~ Richard Mowe -

Ferociously funny.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Ferociously funny.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

If you think you can come to an easy judgement, the film seems to say, think again.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

If you think you can come to an easy judgement, the film seems to say, think again.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Witherspoon completely inhabits the role.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Witherspoon completely inhabits the role.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Araki never digs deep enough, wasting the opportunity to expose her resentments.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Araki never digs deep enough, wasting the opportunity to expose her resentments.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

By sporadically renouncing traditional reverse shots, Ribeiro gives us an impression of what it is like to be denied a certain gaze - but the director uses this effect with caution.

~ Sophie Charlotte Rieger -

By sporadically renouncing traditional reverse shots, Ribeiro gives us an impression of what it is like to be denied a certain gaze - but the director uses this effect with caution.

~ Sophie Charlotte Rieger -

Hooper infects characters and viewers alike with the thrill of a madness from which there can be no real escape.

~ Anton Bitel -

Hooper infects characters and viewers alike with the thrill of a madness from which there can be no real escape.

~ Anton Bitel -

Slaboshpytskiy goes to show, first through Anna and then the actions of Sergey that some transactions can hold a lot more - and worse - than we have bargained for.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Slaboshpytskiy goes to show, first through Anna and then the actions of Sergey that some transactions can hold a lot more - and worse - than we have bargained for.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A frequently impressive but occasionally problematic experience.

~ David Graham -

A frequently impressive but occasionally problematic experience.

~ David Graham -

Like rap without rhythm, Tokyo Tribes is missing something vital: plot and characters.

~ Donald Munro -

Like rap without rhythm, Tokyo Tribes is missing something vital: plot and characters.

~ Donald Munro -

It elegantly shows a clear path between the jazz riffs that were Nas's father's bread and butter through to the inventive beats that back his son's hip hop.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It elegantly shows a clear path between the jazz riffs that were Nas's father's bread and butter through to the inventive beats that back his son's hip hop.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The way Sissako exposes the double standard makes the Jihadists' behavior no less threatening, on the contrary.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The way Sissako exposes the double standard makes the Jihadists' behavior no less threatening, on the contrary.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The plot may be clear and the tonal shifts from comedy to erotica and horror impressively handled but the character motivations are frustratingly fuzzy.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The plot may be clear and the tonal shifts from comedy to erotica and horror impressively handled but the character motivations are frustratingly fuzzy.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Uncovering extraordinary spirit in an ordinary community.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Uncovering extraordinary spirit in an ordinary community.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The passage of time - and a beautiful 4k restoration - have been kind to this reimagining of Jacques Offenbach's opera, with its deliberately operatic gestures and colours and stylised production design feeling sharply avant garde even today.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The passage of time - and a beautiful 4k restoration - have been kind to this reimagining of Jacques Offenbach's opera, with its deliberately operatic gestures and colours and stylised production design feeling sharply avant garde even today.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

I’ll stick my neck out, Brian, and predict that this young lad’s got a bright future as a director.

~ Jeff Robson -

I’ll stick my neck out, Brian, and predict that this young lad’s got a bright future as a director.

~ Jeff Robson -

Stray Dog is really a very ordinary guy, but there's one thing that's extraordinary about him... he truly believes in America.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Stray Dog is really a very ordinary guy, but there's one thing that's extraordinary about him... he truly believes in America.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A film about the importance of asking for unreasonable things from other people.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A film about the importance of asking for unreasonable things from other people.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Although there will no doubt be some cultural references that go over the heads of non-Spanish audiences, the stereotypes and prejudices played with are broad enough for us to get most of the jokes.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

Although there will no doubt be some cultural references that go over the heads of non-Spanish audiences, the stereotypes and prejudices played with are broad enough for us to get most of the jokes.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

It's a pity the plot doesn't offer more in the way of surprises

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It's a pity the plot doesn't offer more in the way of surprises

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The flowing feel of the sea runs through Moore's animation, just as illuminated manuscript ran through Kells.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The flowing feel of the sea runs through Moore's animation, just as illuminated manuscript ran through Kells.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Siri Klug's cinematography perfectly captures the lush complexity of the forest.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Siri Klug's cinematography perfectly captures the lush complexity of the forest.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The Smuggler blends scatological humour, brutal violence and a few scenes that will put you right off your popcorn into something that is actually rather good.

~ Donald Munro -

The Smuggler blends scatological humour, brutal violence and a few scenes that will put you right off your popcorn into something that is actually rather good.

~ Donald Munro -

The film spirals towards the inevitable like a Greek tragedy written in crayon.

~ Donald Munro -

The film spirals towards the inevitable like a Greek tragedy written in crayon.

~ Donald Munro -

Nadine Marshall delivers a performance of quiet intensity.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Nadine Marshall delivers a performance of quiet intensity.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Everything feels contrived, overblown and - perhaps the worst sin you can lay at the door of a psychological thriller - utterly predictable.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Everything feels contrived, overblown and - perhaps the worst sin you can lay at the door of a psychological thriller - utterly predictable.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

War by any other name

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

War by any other name

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A solid, and certainly heartfelt effort.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A solid, and certainly heartfelt effort.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A towering performance from veteran actor Richard Johnson dominates the film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A towering performance from veteran actor Richard Johnson dominates the film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Anchoring the audience with a perennial fence-sitter allows more room for the inevitable impact of the characters' stories, without the weight of an absolute ideological argument.

~ Luke Shaw -

Anchoring the audience with a perennial fence-sitter allows more room for the inevitable impact of the characters' stories, without the weight of an absolute ideological argument.

~ Luke Shaw -

It only lasts an economical 70 minutes but seems considerably longer

~ Richard Mowe -

It only lasts an economical 70 minutes but seems considerably longer

~ Richard Mowe -

Petzold depicts a country in shock, where everyone is trying to rediscover a sense of self and where survival may be viewed less a miracle than something unbearable in the face of so many losses.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Petzold depicts a country in shock, where everyone is trying to rediscover a sense of self and where survival may be viewed less a miracle than something unbearable in the face of so many losses.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Pasolini's unfinished life remains painfully unresolved, as it should be.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Pasolini's unfinished life remains painfully unresolved, as it should be.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Amachoukeli-Barsacq, Burger and Theis direct with one voice, staying close to their characters and finding rhythm in the details of dance or a walk.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Amachoukeli-Barsacq, Burger and Theis direct with one voice, staying close to their characters and finding rhythm in the details of dance or a walk.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A brilliant exercise in plotting, drama, comedy and action with a fitting denouement.

~ Luke Shaw -

A brilliant exercise in plotting, drama, comedy and action with a fitting denouement.

~ Luke Shaw -

Ben-Shlush is riveting in the central role.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ben-Shlush is riveting in the central role.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Sexuality, Francois Ozon's latest film declares, can be as complex as desiring another person can be simple.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Sexuality, Francois Ozon's latest film declares, can be as complex as desiring another person can be simple.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

What comes through is a sense of the vast number of tasks the museum must carry out to cover its remit as a public service.

~ Owen Van Spall -

What comes through is a sense of the vast number of tasks the museum must carry out to cover its remit as a public service.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Only in France can a film of such delicate sensibility be made

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Only in France can a film of such delicate sensibility be made

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Honoré is not afraid of magic and he has fun with grand gestures. Metamorphoses at heart is a defense of myths in all their offensive allure.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Honoré is not afraid of magic and he has fun with grand gestures. Metamorphoses at heart is a defense of myths in all their offensive allure.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

What is truly amazing about the film is the way cinematographer Dick Pope evokes Turner’s colour palette.

~ Richard Mowe -

What is truly amazing about the film is the way cinematographer Dick Pope evokes Turner’s colour palette.

~ Richard Mowe -

The hand-coloured drawings are exquisite, and who could fail to warm to the charms of these loveable nutters who want all the right things for the world?

~ Richard Mowe -

The hand-coloured drawings are exquisite, and who could fail to warm to the charms of these loveable nutters who want all the right things for the world?

~ Richard Mowe -

Very much a film of two halves.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Very much a film of two halves.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The energy and sheer visual bravura carry it along.

~ Richard Mowe -

The energy and sheer visual bravura carry it along.

~ Richard Mowe -

This is prime Ford, a perfect example of his understated humanity.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is prime Ford, a perfect example of his understated humanity.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Purely observational though it is, this is a film that becomes devastating in its intensity.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Purely observational though it is, this is a film that becomes devastating in its intensity.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Courageous and uncompromising

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Courageous and uncompromising

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Too niche to reach

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Too niche to reach

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The moments of distinctly sub-Woody Allenesque humour make you dream of what might have been.

~ Richard Mowe -

The moments of distinctly sub-Woody Allenesque humour make you dream of what might have been.

~ Richard Mowe -

Dumont - for all the outlandishness of the film in other aspects - prioritises a messy realism over straightforward likeability in relation to his protagonists.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

Dumont - for all the outlandishness of the film in other aspects - prioritises a messy realism over straightforward likeability in relation to his protagonists.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

The performances are powerful, unforgettable, like ice in the wind

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The performances are powerful, unforgettable, like ice in the wind

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is a film based upon letter carrying as an act of politics, a text where Mcluhan's "medium is the message" becomes circular.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a film based upon letter carrying as an act of politics, a text where Mcluhan's "medium is the message" becomes circular.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The contrast between the characters and the actors sparky chemistry means the laughs have a head start, but there is also a considerable amount of psychological terrain being covered.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The contrast between the characters and the actors sparky chemistry means the laughs have a head start, but there is also a considerable amount of psychological terrain being covered.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An artfully constructed and effective thriller with a feminist spine.

~ Owen Van Spall -

An artfully constructed and effective thriller with a feminist spine.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Stunningly shot by cinematographer Timo Salminen, who illuminated landscapes as if they were Eckersberg paintings, the film is framed in 4:3 aspect ratio, creating the sense that there's always something just out of sight.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Stunningly shot by cinematographer Timo Salminen, who illuminated landscapes as if they were Eckersberg paintings, the film is framed in 4:3 aspect ratio, creating the sense that there's always something just out of sight.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A fast paced, witty comedy that sweetens its bitter social comment with an optimistic outlook.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A fast paced, witty comedy that sweetens its bitter social comment with an optimistic outlook.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The kind of period drama that screams “festival launch” but doesn’t trust its audience enough to tell its story subtly or with any surprises.

~ Owen Van Spall -

The kind of period drama that screams “festival launch” but doesn’t trust its audience enough to tell its story subtly or with any surprises.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A simple but compelling dynamic... the execution is superb.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A simple but compelling dynamic... the execution is superb.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Despite the hill of the title, Sang-soo's latest falls flat.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Despite the hill of the title, Sang-soo's latest falls flat.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A thriller, a deep hard stare into the nature of escape, a comedy of metaphors and an alluringly photographed glimpse into the abyss.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

A thriller, a deep hard stare into the nature of escape, a comedy of metaphors and an alluringly photographed glimpse into the abyss.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Arguably, the story would benefit from the inclusion of other voices, to verify or expand upon what we're told, but despite this there is no shortage of excitement in the tale.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

Arguably, the story would benefit from the inclusion of other voices, to verify or expand upon what we're told, but despite this there is no shortage of excitement in the tale.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

There is a skittishness to Guy Myhill's debut that initially feels impressionistic but ultimately seems like carelessness as his narrative weaves unsteadily through its central character's coming of age, unsure where to place its emphasis.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There is a skittishness to Guy Myhill's debut that initially feels impressionistic but ultimately seems like carelessness as his narrative weaves unsteadily through its central character's coming of age, unsure where to place its emphasis.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An astonishing début that marks out Ana Lily Amirpour as an extraordinary directorial talent.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An astonishing début that marks out Ana Lily Amirpour as an extraordinary directorial talent.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Transformation is coming, although as with Sciamma's previous films this is not a simple, one-way manoeuvre, completed in double-quick time

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Transformation is coming, although as with Sciamma's previous films this is not a simple, one-way manoeuvre, completed in double-quick time

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A bit long and doesn't have the polish of classic musicals.

~ Leanne McGrath -

A bit long and doesn't have the polish of classic musicals.

~ Leanne McGrath -

This film includes a lot of material that will make viewers uncomfortable, but never gratuitously.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This film includes a lot of material that will make viewers uncomfortable, but never gratuitously.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ayer’s film doesn’t really have the script or plot to back up all the hardware.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Ayer’s film doesn’t really have the script or plot to back up all the hardware.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Production designer Olivier Radot and costume designer Pascaline Chavanne revel in the colors and textures of Seventies casino ambiance.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Production designer Olivier Radot and costume designer Pascaline Chavanne revel in the colors and textures of Seventies casino ambiance.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Bennett Miller has secured his place at the forefront of directors who excel at character studies.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Bennett Miller has secured his place at the forefront of directors who excel at character studies.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A difficult film, and a film about difficult women.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A difficult film, and a film about difficult women.

~ Jennie Kermode -

For me, and I suspect an entire generation, this is the definitive, almost faultless, take on one of English literature’s most powerful and evocative works.

~ Jeff Robson -

For me, and I suspect an entire generation, this is the definitive, almost faultless, take on one of English literature’s most powerful and evocative works.

~ Jeff Robson -

The atmosphere of the drab Czechoslovakia at the time has been captured with uncompromising realism.

~ Richard Mowe -

The atmosphere of the drab Czechoslovakia at the time has been captured with uncompromising realism.

~ Richard Mowe -

With Chen brilliantly controlled in the central role, there is much that is fascinating simply in observing Ling as a character.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With Chen brilliantly controlled in the central role, there is much that is fascinating simply in observing Ling as a character.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A breezy, captivating and balanced tale of a studio whose rise and fall is perhaps the only story actually more bizarre than the plots of the films that came out of it.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A breezy, captivating and balanced tale of a studio whose rise and fall is perhaps the only story actually more bizarre than the plots of the films that came out of it.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Hansen-Løve's momentary excursions into animation, split screen, and possibly re-writing of world history are the most effective parts.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Hansen-Løve's momentary excursions into animation, split screen, and possibly re-writing of world history are the most effective parts.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The Duke Of Burgundy is delicate, constructed, poised; a piece of naturalistic beauty with all the authentic artificiality of wings pinioned while drying by small pieces of paper, a needle through the heart that wrenches.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The Duke Of Burgundy is delicate, constructed, poised; a piece of naturalistic beauty with all the authentic artificiality of wings pinioned while drying by small pieces of paper, a needle through the heart that wrenches.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Bob may have the beefed up body of a bouncer but Hardy continually emphasises his softer, hesitant side, his body language screaming flight even though he is built to fight.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Bob may have the beefed up body of a bouncer but Hardy continually emphasises his softer, hesitant side, his body language screaming flight even though he is built to fight.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Hard to forget.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Hard to forget.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A corking action film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A corking action film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The narrative, based on a novel by co-screenwriter Sayed Kashua, veers off course only in the final scenes and an implausible resolution.

~ Richard Mowe -

The narrative, based on a novel by co-screenwriter Sayed Kashua, veers off course only in the final scenes and an implausible resolution.

~ Richard Mowe -

There is no safety net for characters here.

~ Luke Shaw -

There is no safety net for characters here.

~ Luke Shaw -

Arguably, the film feels the absence of the broader context of Garrell's life.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

Arguably, the film feels the absence of the broader context of Garrell's life.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

Ovashvili tells the story with spare dialogue and absorbing attention to detail.

~ Richard Mowe -

Ovashvili tells the story with spare dialogue and absorbing attention to detail.

~ Richard Mowe -

This is the first essential film about the post-Snowden era, made by one of the key figures who helped usher that era into being.

~ Owen Van Spall -

This is the first essential film about the post-Snowden era, made by one of the key figures who helped usher that era into being.

~ Owen Van Spall -

It may be staggeringly beautiful and inventive, but it’s posturing nonsense all the same.

~ Robert Munro -

It may be staggeringly beautiful and inventive, but it’s posturing nonsense all the same.

~ Robert Munro -

An authentic, no-holds barred roller coaster ride, which gives fresh hope for a new wave of British cinema.

~ Richard Mowe -

An authentic, no-holds barred roller coaster ride, which gives fresh hope for a new wave of British cinema.

~ Richard Mowe -

Hopkins has an eye for a telling image and coaxes powerful, committed performances from his cast.

~ Jeff Robson -

Hopkins has an eye for a telling image and coaxes powerful, committed performances from his cast.

~ Jeff Robson -

Both of Decker's feature films are characterised by intensity, for good and ill.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Both of Decker's feature films are characterised by intensity, for good and ill.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

François Gédigier's inspired editing trusts that mismatched sounds and images form an emotional whole.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

François Gédigier's inspired editing trusts that mismatched sounds and images form an emotional whole.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

What Black Souls does very well is to recapture the essential primitivism of conflicts based upon honour, fear of insult and the desire for revenge.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What Black Souls does very well is to recapture the essential primitivism of conflicts based upon honour, fear of insult and the desire for revenge.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A painstakingly deliberate neo-noir, heavy on atmosphere and taking its time to build.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A painstakingly deliberate neo-noir, heavy on atmosphere and taking its time to build.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The depiction of The Battle of Coronel is truly gripping.

~ Donald Munro -

The depiction of The Battle of Coronel is truly gripping.

~ Donald Munro -

A solid, grounded piece of work that approaches its subject with a maturity remarkable for a first feature from a young director.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A solid, grounded piece of work that approaches its subject with a maturity remarkable for a first feature from a young director.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Through an intimate story of a close-knit community, Mascaro takes on wider themes of global warming in a subtle way.

~ Richard Mowe -

Through an intimate story of a close-knit community, Mascaro takes on wider themes of global warming in a subtle way.

~ Richard Mowe -

Burke is interested in people not politics, keeping the focus on the sudden outbreaks of inhumanity and humanity in the madness, expertly crafting his thriller from the swirling fog of war.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Burke is interested in people not politics, keeping the focus on the sudden outbreaks of inhumanity and humanity in the madness, expertly crafting his thriller from the swirling fog of war.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A warm romantic drama with a real emotional punch.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

A warm romantic drama with a real emotional punch.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

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 -