Moore is hopeful for the US, too, as he strolls along the remnants of the Berlin Wall, built to last and tumbled nevertheless.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Moore is hopeful for the US, too, as he strolls along the remnants of the Berlin Wall, built to last and tumbled nevertheless.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Everything is wired for excitement.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Everything is wired for excitement.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Fassbender does his best to not make the man easily likable at first.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Fassbender does his best to not make the man easily likable at first.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

This is a claustrophobic, breathing-down-your-neck look at man's inhumanity to man - as though the Dardennes brothers had taken a one-way ticket to hell.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is a claustrophobic, breathing-down-your-neck look at man's inhumanity to man - as though the Dardennes brothers had taken a one-way ticket to hell.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film persuades viewers to zero in on the details by using its second scenario to invite constant subconscious questioning of what has changed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film persuades viewers to zero in on the details by using its second scenario to invite constant subconscious questioning of what has changed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

One of the greatest works of art in cinematic history.

~ Jennie Kermode -

One of the greatest works of art in cinematic history.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Comic invention rides shotgun on a screenplay that runs wild.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Comic invention rides shotgun on a screenplay that runs wild.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Nobody sneaks up on you, light-footed, perplexing, hilarious, quite the way Nanni Moretti does with his scenes.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Nobody sneaks up on you, light-footed, perplexing, hilarious, quite the way Nanni Moretti does with his scenes.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Desplechin, like no other, startles with his enigmatic perceptions on the gender divide.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Desplechin, like no other, startles with his enigmatic perceptions on the gender divide.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

A bold study of what it means to be Chinese in the modern age.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A bold study of what it means to be Chinese in the modern age.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Cheadle attempts to give us the feel of the man rather than the real essence.

~ Luke Shaw -

Cheadle attempts to give us the feel of the man rather than the real essence.

~ Luke Shaw -

Stephane Brizé is a master of films that appear to say very little but actually speak volumes.

~ Richard Mowe -

Stephane Brizé is a master of films that appear to say very little but actually speak volumes.

~ Richard Mowe -

The Martian’s real strength lies in its good-natured attitude.

~ Owen Van Spall -

The Martian’s real strength lies in its good-natured attitude.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Lanthimos satirises our obsession with relationships and modern day electronic dating rituals although the results are not nearly as funny and knowing as the director clearly thinks.

~ Richard Mowe -

Lanthimos satirises our obsession with relationships and modern day electronic dating rituals although the results are not nearly as funny and knowing as the director clearly thinks.

~ Richard Mowe -

There's a wonderful flexibility to Fukatsu's performance as a woman who bears endless slights as she struggles to retain her decorum.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's a wonderful flexibility to Fukatsu's performance as a woman who bears endless slights as she struggles to retain her decorum.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What is quite wonderful in all this flowing and "fade, fade, fade," fading is that the characters and their stories belong to no one specifically. They belong to a cinematic spirit world and maybe nobody even wanted them.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

What is quite wonderful in all this flowing and "fade, fade, fade," fading is that the characters and their stories belong to no one specifically. They belong to a cinematic spirit world and maybe nobody even wanted them.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Almereyda jumps straight into the experiment which, over half a century later, is as fascinating and timely and important as ever.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Almereyda jumps straight into the experiment which, over half a century later, is as fascinating and timely and important as ever.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Frank's energy, together with Israel's rapid fire editing, keep the film appealing, though they may leave some viewers feeling worn out.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Frank's energy, together with Israel's rapid fire editing, keep the film appealing, though they may leave some viewers feeling worn out.

~ Jennie Kermode -

"At the heart of the kingdom there is nothing," it says, but all the fascinating splendour that exists around that gap!

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

"At the heart of the kingdom there is nothing," it says, but all the fascinating splendour that exists around that gap!

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Takes a bawdy idea and turns it into something far more complex.

~ Luke Shaw -

Takes a bawdy idea and turns it into something far more complex.

~ Luke Shaw -

A beautifully crafted piece.

~ Richard Mowe -

A beautifully crafted piece.

~ Richard Mowe -

With old-school romance pumping through its veins, fans of the genre will find this a pleasing indulgence.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

With old-school romance pumping through its veins, fans of the genre will find this a pleasing indulgence.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

What seems dry and dusty on the page is far from it on the screen

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What seems dry and dusty on the page is far from it on the screen

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The production and costume design by Huang Wen-ying combine historical accuracy with a revelation of detailed splendour.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The production and costume design by Huang Wen-ying combine historical accuracy with a revelation of detailed splendour.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Mixes observations on capitalism, society and storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Mixes observations on capitalism, society and storytelling.

~ 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 -

The characters work well...but there’s never quite enough energy to events.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ahmed doesn’t need to include war footage for us to feel its weight and understand its shadow.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The colour elements prove all the more striking when in contrast to black and white.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The beautiful cinematography, the bluesy jazz score and the gentle pace of the film are beguiling, but Masciari makes sure that we don’t lose sight of the ridiculous.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Shot over 17 years, it mingles intimate personal moments with visceral concert footage, its musical sequences knitted together with some of the best editing you’re likely to see this year.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 -

[Hart] doesn’t turn up the volume, but uses tone and repetition so effectively that the film becomes a microcosm of the real experience.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 -

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 -