There's no denying that they make some good points, well substantiated with damning words straight from the horse's mouth.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's no denying that they make some good points, well substantiated with damning words straight from the horse's mouth.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Screenwriters Eddy Moretti and Shane Smith play rather too fast and loose with the facts at times.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Screenwriters Eddy Moretti and Shane Smith play rather too fast and loose with the facts at times.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Seamlessly balances the scenes that made the band infamous, with the intimate moments and the atmosphere of an era.

~ Daniel Hooper -

Seamlessly balances the scenes that made the band infamous, with the intimate moments and the atmosphere of an era.

~ Daniel Hooper -

A pitch-black satire on our selective memories of death and the deceased.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A pitch-black satire on our selective memories of death and the deceased.

~ Scott Macdonald -

As the film progresses, its identity crisis becomes increasingly evident as standard indie tropes are interrupted by cackhanded attempts and comedy of the broadest type.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

As the film progresses, its identity crisis becomes increasingly evident as standard indie tropes are interrupted by cackhanded attempts and comedy of the broadest type.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Strives for profundity but instead grates irritatingly.

~ George Williamson -

Strives for profundity but instead grates irritatingly.

~ George Williamson -

Like the heavyweight prize-fighter in his prime, this is documentary stripped back to its leanest form.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Like the heavyweight prize-fighter in his prime, this is documentary stripped back to its leanest form.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Short, sweet and wonderfully unhinged.

~ Anton Bitel -

Short, sweet and wonderfully unhinged.

~ Anton Bitel -

An excellent combination of charming pop-culture parodies and subtle mockery of the stiff upper lip of the central characters.

~ Adam Micklethwaite -

An excellent combination of charming pop-culture parodies and subtle mockery of the stiff upper lip of the central characters.

~ Adam Micklethwaite -

At times extraordinarily moving, the film ultimately fails to allow the audience to connect to either the fallen marine or Strobl himself.

~ Tony Sullivan -

At times extraordinarily moving, the film ultimately fails to allow the audience to connect to either the fallen marine or Strobl himself.

~ Tony Sullivan -

A disarmingly and deliciously unexpected celebration of matriarchs with attitude.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A disarmingly and deliciously unexpected celebration of matriarchs with attitude.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Rarely does cinema speak in the first person, and rarely is it so effective when doing so.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Rarely does cinema speak in the first person, and rarely is it so effective when doing so.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a vivid portrait of the landscape of the Americas, picking apart every step of the migrant’s journey.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is a vivid portrait of the landscape of the Americas, picking apart every step of the migrant’s journey.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Bernal and Luna bring the same casual and endearing spontaneity they showed in Y Tu Mama Tambien to the fore again here.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Bernal and Luna bring the same casual and endearing spontaneity they showed in Y Tu Mama Tambien to the fore again here.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

When I watched this film, many in the audience were in tears.

~ Val Kermode -

When I watched this film, many in the audience were in tears.

~ Val Kermode -

This is no talking heads documentary. Cameras take us into the displacement camps of Uganda, where local survivors talk of their babies beaten to death.

~ Val Kermode -

This is no talking heads documentary. Cameras take us into the displacement camps of Uganda, where local survivors talk of their babies beaten to death.

~ Val Kermode -

The intensity of director Brady Corbet's debut feature The Childhood Of A Leader is present in this short film

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The intensity of director Brady Corbet's debut feature The Childhood Of A Leader is present in this short film

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is an actors' movie through and through, with all of them pulling off the key emotional scenes magnificently.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is an actors' movie through and through, with all of them pulling off the key emotional scenes magnificently.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Pomegranates And Myrrh is concerned with living within the Palestinian diaspora, and living within a situation you have no power to change.

~ Chris -

Pomegranates And Myrrh is concerned with living within the Palestinian diaspora, and living within a situation you have no power to change.

~ Chris -

A thoroughly disarming horse-fly-on-the-wall documentary.

~ Tony Sullivan -

A thoroughly disarming horse-fly-on-the-wall documentary.

~ Tony Sullivan -

The charm of this film lies in its unpretentious mode of letting the filmmakers, artists and historians speak for themselves.

~ Sarah Artt -

The charm of this film lies in its unpretentious mode of letting the filmmakers, artists and historians speak for themselves.

~ Sarah Artt -

This is ‘day from hell’ territory, but none of the comedy rises to the occasion.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is ‘day from hell’ territory, but none of the comedy rises to the occasion.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Moon represents a return to a more sedate and thoughtful science fiction of the Seventies and Eighties.

~ Tony Sullivan -

Moon represents a return to a more sedate and thoughtful science fiction of the Seventies and Eighties.

~ Tony Sullivan -

Exquisite attention to detail that creates not only a complex portrait of each of the main characters but also a vivid sense of place.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Exquisite attention to detail that creates not only a complex portrait of each of the main characters but also a vivid sense of place.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There may not be much beyond the surface, but it's a fine surface

~ Scott Macdonald -

There may not be much beyond the surface, but it's a fine surface

~ Scott Macdonald -

There is no escaping the weightiness of the subject matter and Movermann treats it with the necessary respect, but he also shows evidence of a lighter touch, which helps to alleviate the pathos and prevents the film sliding into melodrama.

~ Adam Micklethwaite -

There is no escaping the weightiness of the subject matter and Movermann treats it with the necessary respect, but he also shows evidence of a lighter touch, which helps to alleviate the pathos and prevents the film sliding into melodrama.

~ Adam Micklethwaite -

An excellent documentary, putting you so close to the action you can almost feel the sweat and taste the chalk dust.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An excellent documentary, putting you so close to the action you can almost feel the sweat and taste the chalk dust.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Catalina Saavedra gives a wonderful performance as the frustrated Raquel.

~ Sarah Artt -

Catalina Saavedra gives a wonderful performance as the frustrated Raquel.

~ Sarah Artt -

While it might be a bit too heavy handed in terms of symbolism and part of a very crowded genre, Lymelife isn't guilty of any major sins either.

~ Owen Van Spall -

While it might be a bit too heavy handed in terms of symbolism and part of a very crowded genre, Lymelife isn't guilty of any major sins either.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Lulu And Jimi certainly shares with Lynch a level of surrealism and an ability to switch mood dramatically from the candy floss highs of love to much darker territory.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Lulu And Jimi certainly shares with Lynch a level of surrealism and an ability to switch mood dramatically from the candy floss highs of love to much darker territory.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A moment perfectly captured.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A moment perfectly captured.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Although not breaking any new ground, anything which challenges people's preconceptions has got to be a good thing.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although not breaking any new ground, anything which challenges people's preconceptions has got to be a good thing.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Mirabella-Davis lets his film unwind slowly. Tension hangs heavy as the humidity in the air.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Mirabella-Davis lets his film unwind slowly. Tension hangs heavy as the humidity in the air.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The animation is exquisitely timed for terrific comic impact.

~ Scott Macdonald -

The animation is exquisitely timed for terrific comic impact.

~ Scott Macdonald -

The film is a heartfelt cry for someone to stop these children being exploited so cruelly, but offers no easy answers.

~ Jeff Robson -

The film is a heartfelt cry for someone to stop these children being exploited so cruelly, but offers no easy answers.

~ Jeff Robson -

What makes it work is that the film sticks so close to the form of a traditional Hollywood romance, ignoring the tropes of gay indie cinema.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What makes it work is that the film sticks so close to the form of a traditional Hollywood romance, ignoring the tropes of gay indie cinema.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Intelligent, well-constructed visuals work effectively in tandem with what is being said by the musicians and save us from the stale talking-heads format.

~ Adam Micklethwaite -

Intelligent, well-constructed visuals work effectively in tandem with what is being said by the musicians and save us from the stale talking-heads format.

~ Adam Micklethwaite -

Looks for insight where there clearly isn’t any to be found.

~ Tony Sullivan -

Looks for insight where there clearly isn’t any to be found.

~ Tony Sullivan -

Line after line proves infinitely quotable... suggesting cult status as well as critical acclaim beckons.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Line after line proves infinitely quotable... suggesting cult status as well as critical acclaim beckons.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

At once poignant, disturbing and at times, hilarious.

~ Steve Harwood -

At once poignant, disturbing and at times, hilarious.

~ Steve Harwood -

A mumblecore masterpiece.

~ George Williamson -

A mumblecore masterpiece.

~ George Williamson -

Docudrama at a basic level.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Docudrama at a basic level.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Grace marks the arrival of a thoughtful and reverent new talent to the genre.

~ Tony Sullivan -

Grace marks the arrival of a thoughtful and reverent new talent to the genre.

~ Tony Sullivan -

There is no doubt that the women's stories are heartbreaking, but they are not helped to express their views by Rahmanian, who persists in thrusting the camera in their faces at every opportunity.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There is no doubt that the women's stories are heartbreaking, but they are not helped to express their views by Rahmanian, who persists in thrusting the camera in their faces at every opportunity.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A low-key gem.

~ James Benefield -

A low-key gem.

~ James Benefield -

An intriguing ‘what if’ that only comes unstuck at the end, as the movie doesn’t know how to resolve itself after a kinetic climax.

~ James Benefield -

An intriguing ‘what if’ that only comes unstuck at the end, as the movie doesn’t know how to resolve itself after a kinetic climax.

~ James Benefield -

One cannot come away from this film without thinking twice about that next order for Sashimi.

~ Tony Sullivan -

One cannot come away from this film without thinking twice about that next order for Sashimi.

~ Tony Sullivan -

A highly entertaining, if derivative, thrill ride.

~ James Benefield -

A highly entertaining, if derivative, thrill ride.

~ James Benefield -

In airing the opposing viewpoint, through the use of the petroleum giant's videos and spokesmen, he gives Chevron just enough rope to hang itself with.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

In airing the opposing viewpoint, through the use of the petroleum giant's videos and spokesmen, he gives Chevron just enough rope to hang itself with.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

I find Tarkovsky’s mindset literal and linear by comparison to that of Nakajima.

~ Tony Sullivan -

I find Tarkovsky’s mindset literal and linear by comparison to that of Nakajima.

~ Tony Sullivan -

Scratch the good-looking surface and The Cove's contentions start to look very wobbly.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Scratch the good-looking surface and The Cove's contentions start to look very wobbly.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

With tongue firmly in cheek Cold Souls thrives off the irony and contradictions that plague its protagonist.

~ Adam Woodward -

With tongue firmly in cheek Cold Souls thrives off the irony and contradictions that plague its protagonist.

~ Adam Woodward -

A Japanese journalist is shot dead in the street. Gunfire can be heard everywhere. Crowds run in panic.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A Japanese journalist is shot dead in the street. Gunfire can be heard everywhere. Crowds run in panic.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Has a brooding and moody power that makes up for what it lacks in originality.

~ Nick Da Costa -

Has a brooding and moody power that makes up for what it lacks in originality.

~ Nick Da Costa -

The key to Black Dynamite’s success is that the film-makers know the difference between a good-bad movie and a bad-bad movie.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

The key to Black Dynamite’s success is that the film-makers know the difference between a good-bad movie and a bad-bad movie.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

This is Jackass for the saddest and most isolated.

~ Chris -

This is Jackass for the saddest and most isolated.

~ Chris -

Paul may in many ways be the ultimate ‘loser’ but he feels like a ‘winner’, so this becomes not just a study of obsession but of the essence of self-delusion and its importance in many people's lives.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Paul may in many ways be the ultimate ‘loser’ but he feels like a ‘winner’, so this becomes not just a study of obsession but of the essence of self-delusion and its importance in many people's lives.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Tom Hardy makes other movie hardmen look like they belong on the Muppet Show.

~ Tony Sullivan -

Tom Hardy makes other movie hardmen look like they belong on the Muppet Show.

~ Tony Sullivan -

Dabis is certainly to be praised for her lightness of touch, filling many of her scenes with a humour often lacking from films addressing issues of migration.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Dabis is certainly to be praised for her lightness of touch, filling many of her scenes with a humour often lacking from films addressing issues of migration.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although we are talking age old themes here – first love, dodgy geezers, questions of class – the material is spectacularly well handled.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although we are talking age old themes here – first love, dodgy geezers, questions of class – the material is spectacularly well handled.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although not breaking new ground in terms of the way it is shot and edited, this is a compelling story and features some excellent archive footage.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although not breaking new ground in terms of the way it is shot and edited, this is a compelling story and features some excellent archive footage.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

At its core, Adventureland is a surprisingly sweet and tender coming-of-age romance.

~ Anton Bitel -

At its core, Adventureland is a surprisingly sweet and tender coming-of-age romance.

~ Anton Bitel -

Rose Byrne just gets better and better.

~ Tony Sullivan -

Rose Byrne just gets better and better.

~ Tony Sullivan -

There's a mood of eerie melancholy as Milk lays out the reasons why he might become a target for someone who is "insecure, terrified, afraid" - a concept that has lost none of its resonance with campaigners in many fields of equal rights in the years that have passed since.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There's a mood of eerie melancholy as Milk lays out the reasons why he might become a target for someone who is "insecure, terrified, afraid" - a concept that has lost none of its resonance with campaigners in many fields of equal rights in the years that have passed since.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Flawed though it is, 500 Days Of Summer is still a fair cut above the average piece of Hollywood fare both in terms of its laugh quotient and offbeat romance.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Flawed though it is, 500 Days Of Summer is still a fair cut above the average piece of Hollywood fare both in terms of its laugh quotient and offbeat romance.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

To make a film that is touchingly beautiful at the same time as dealing with very bad things is a remarkable achievement.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

To make a film that is touchingly beautiful at the same time as dealing with very bad things is a remarkable achievement.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

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 -