Something extra is needed and fortunately this film has that.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Something extra is needed and fortunately this film has that.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A storyline that sometimes feels rushed or contrived is balanced here by a solid performance from Hartley and a tender one from Barlow.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A storyline that sometimes feels rushed or contrived is balanced here by a solid performance from Hartley and a tender one from Barlow.

~ Jennie Kermode -

On its surface, it is slight - after all, this is a single family argument between a drag queen and the sister who disapproved of her brother's lifestyle - but McGuire is hunting for deeper resonances.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

On its surface, it is slight - after all, this is a single family argument between a drag queen and the sister who disapproved of her brother's lifestyle - but McGuire is hunting for deeper resonances.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It's a beautifully written script and the performances are top notch.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's a beautifully written script and the performances are top notch.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In its quiet, observational way, Sediments gets closer to the experience of what it means to be trans than any number of more direct interrogations.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In its quiet, observational way, Sediments gets closer to the experience of what it means to be trans than any number of more direct interrogations.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Quirky and a little uneven but appealingly sweet.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Quirky and a little uneven but appealingly sweet.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a stunning first feature.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a stunning first feature.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Cohen and West draw on the rich archive of Murray's own work further illustrating it with archive footage and photographs of the periods the film refers to in order to paint a picture of quiet but firm activism.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Cohen and West draw on the rich archive of Murray's own work further illustrating it with archive footage and photographs of the periods the film refers to in order to paint a picture of quiet but firm activism.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This complex story is driven by its characters and blessed with a trio of impressive but unshowy performances.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This complex story is driven by its characters and blessed with a trio of impressive but unshowy performances.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Caudeli has a talent that goes beyond the mere provision of puzzles.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Caudeli has a talent that goes beyond the mere provision of puzzles.

~ Jennie Kermode -

For a documentary directly focused on the money side of the cannabis industry in California, Russo finds poignancy in the roots of the plant’s history.

~ Stephanie Brown -

For a documentary directly focused on the money side of the cannabis industry in California, Russo finds poignancy in the roots of the plant’s history.

~ Stephanie Brown -

Molocco’s performance is excellent and will make viewers feel for Molly even if they have no experience with this type of situation.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Molocco’s performance is excellent and will make viewers feel for Molly even if they have no experience with this type of situation.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Like the best country songs, it uses a simple format well, and it’s the sincerity, charm and good humour of its contributors that carries it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Like the best country songs, it uses a simple format well, and it’s the sincerity, charm and good humour of its contributors that carries it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A tender-hearted comedy with a deep understanding of what it feels like to be a child.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A tender-hearted comedy with a deep understanding of what it feels like to be a child.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The performances are relaxed and natural, the focus less on doing than on being.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The performances are relaxed and natural, the focus less on doing than on being.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Creative licence has been taken with Jamie's story, of course, but the essence of it - and particularly the emotional beats - have a strong ring of truth.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Creative licence has been taken with Jamie's story, of course, but the essence of it - and particularly the emotional beats - have a strong ring of truth.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A remarkably accomplished piece of storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A remarkably accomplished piece of storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Frequent close-ups build on the chemistry between the actors to capture that feeling when one individual suddenly seems bigger and brighter and louder than everything else in the world.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Frequent close-ups build on the chemistry between the actors to capture that feeling when one individual suddenly seems bigger and brighter and louder than everything else in the world.

~ 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 -

History comes alive in the voices of those who remember it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The choice of hand-drawn animation and its ability to demonstrate a magical realism allows the film to find the right distance from what is being depicted.

~ Richard Mowe -

Successfully finds insight and social commentary

~ Jeremy Mathews -

The pace of the action helps Handal to pack a lot in and his framing is inventive.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

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 -

Anime at its very finest - lightning paced, visually stunning, feverishly creative and overrun by a logic all its own.

~ Anton Bitel -

The action is pacy but that doesn’t mean Courvoisier skims the surface.

~ Amber Wilkinson -