The absurdly marvellous timing Haden Church has with Labrèche when they discuss glass eyes or the future, makes Whitewash also wonderfully, desperately funny.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The absurdly marvellous timing Haden Church has with Labrèche when they discuss glass eyes or the future, makes Whitewash also wonderfully, desperately funny.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Subtle and powerful, Abrahmson shows how easy it is for things to turn sour even in the most privileged and upstanding environments.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Subtle and powerful, Abrahmson shows how easy it is for things to turn sour even in the most privileged and upstanding environments.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A cracking film by a born filmmaker and I can’t wait to see what all involved in it do next.

~ Jeff Robson -

A cracking film by a born filmmaker and I can’t wait to see what all involved in it do next.

~ Jeff Robson -

This is a showcase for ideas about new ways to approach the genre. In that regard, it is both entertaining and inventive.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a showcase for ideas about new ways to approach the genre. In that regard, it is both entertaining and inventive.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With impressively sourced archive footage, much of it in colour, the film presents a fair overview of its subject and finds time for laughs even in stories with tragic endings.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With impressively sourced archive footage, much of it in colour, the film presents a fair overview of its subject and finds time for laughs even in stories with tragic endings.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Where it finds strength is in its exploration of Ali as a man and as a symbol.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Where it finds strength is in its exploration of Ali as a man and as a symbol.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If you persevere - and at the screening I attended many did not - the film finds its voice at about the same moment as we hear someone speak for the first time.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

If you persevere - and at the screening I attended many did not - the film finds its voice at about the same moment as we hear someone speak for the first time.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Few portrayals of autism spectrum disorders in film have ever had the authenticity of this.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Few portrayals of autism spectrum disorders in film have ever had the authenticity of this.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Director Jonathan Gurfinkel's film rides a deeply uncomfortable societal line between misogynistic conservatism and liberation through feminism.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Director Jonathan Gurfinkel's film rides a deeply uncomfortable societal line between misogynistic conservatism and liberation through feminism.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Through heartfelt and very conventional storytelling Nair simplifies, pleads, and misses the chances to shift the very current problematics into a new light.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Through heartfelt and very conventional storytelling Nair simplifies, pleads, and misses the chances to shift the very current problematics into a new light.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The spirit of childhood skips and giggles through The Rocket even though Kim Mordaunt's debut fiction feature touches on deeply disturbing humanitarian issues.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The spirit of childhood skips and giggles through The Rocket even though Kim Mordaunt's debut fiction feature touches on deeply disturbing humanitarian issues.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This may be a jet-ski ride over Pryor's life rather than a deep-sea dive but it offers a firm celebration that's likely to encourage those who have watched it to seek out more material from the man himself - and that can never be a bad thing.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This may be a jet-ski ride over Pryor's life rather than a deep-sea dive but it offers a firm celebration that's likely to encourage those who have watched it to seek out more material from the man himself - and that can never be a bad thing.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Barreto's film is a stylish feast for the eyes, registering the nuances of the 50s turning into the 60s.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Barreto's film is a stylish feast for the eyes, registering the nuances of the 50s turning into the 60s.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The end result is a kind of funny/kind of sad character study that asks questions about our relationships with others and our environment.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The end result is a kind of funny/kind of sad character study that asks questions about our relationships with others and our environment.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Sean Dunne's debut documentary, while impressively intimate, is a long way from thorough.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Sean Dunne's debut documentary, while impressively intimate, is a long way from thorough.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film - whose bleached palette drips with melancholy - is, ironically given all those pent up emotions Uchida wants to outwardly express, best in its quieter moments.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film - whose bleached palette drips with melancholy - is, ironically given all those pent up emotions Uchida wants to outwardly express, best in its quieter moments.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A well-shot and occasionally sweaty run around the same old block.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A well-shot and occasionally sweaty run around the same old block.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The documentary ultimately chronicles a provocateur in his quest against indifference and the conventions of an obscene normality.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The documentary ultimately chronicles a provocateur in his quest against indifference and the conventions of an obscene normality.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

What James has tried to do is film a Hollywood Blockbuster on an independent British budget, and it shows.

~ Neil Mitchell -

What James has tried to do is film a Hollywood Blockbuster on an independent British budget, and it shows.

~ Neil Mitchell -

This is an impressionistic portrait, as multi-faceted and delicate as the flies which we see being created at points through the film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is an impressionistic portrait, as multi-faceted and delicate as the flies which we see being created at points through the film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A movie that lets you be the judge of inappropriate behaviors and risks worth taking.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

A movie that lets you be the judge of inappropriate behaviors and risks worth taking.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

A poetic and tense debut that explores not so much the coming of age as the coming of mortality.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A poetic and tense debut that explores not so much the coming of age as the coming of mortality.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Haute Cuisine is as earth shattering as a lip-smacking mushroom - you will want to have a good dinner afterwards.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Haute Cuisine is as earth shattering as a lip-smacking mushroom - you will want to have a good dinner afterwards.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Wrathall's considered, thorough and thoroughly entertaining film gives not just a sense of the man but also the importance to the world of iconoclasts like him.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Wrathall's considered, thorough and thoroughly entertaining film gives not just a sense of the man but also the importance to the world of iconoclasts like him.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A light, fluffy concoction but one so playful and unpretentious that it's easy to like.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A light, fluffy concoction but one so playful and unpretentious that it's easy to like.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Raaphorst and scriptwriter Chris W Mitchell seem so proud of the look that they completely forget that a film also needs to have a decent plot and characters lying beneath the costumes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Raaphorst and scriptwriter Chris W Mitchell seem so proud of the look that they completely forget that a film also needs to have a decent plot and characters lying beneath the costumes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Karasawa's film is at its strongest when Stritch is allowed to open up her life to us in all its intimate detail.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Karasawa's film is at its strongest when Stritch is allowed to open up her life to us in all its intimate detail.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

De Van appears to think that throwing every horror cliche in the book at something will make for atmosphere.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

De Van appears to think that throwing every horror cliche in the book at something will make for atmosphere.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The story told is generally more interesting than the telling of it.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

The story told is generally more interesting than the telling of it.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

With such a fascinating subject, it's hard for a documentary to go wrong.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With such a fascinating subject, it's hard for a documentary to go wrong.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Neil Jordan skilfully examines the nature of time and the theme that he surveys like no other filmmaker - what it means to physically be in two places at once.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Neil Jordan skilfully examines the nature of time and the theme that he surveys like no other filmmaker - what it means to physically be in two places at once.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Affecting interview content builds into a sweet picture of two young people who briefly seemed to have the world at their feet.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Affecting interview content builds into a sweet picture of two young people who briefly seemed to have the world at their feet.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The story-telling is low key and muted, as befits the characters, but the unremitting sense of melancholia weighs heavily on the film and the viewer.

~ Richard Mowe -

The story-telling is low key and muted, as befits the characters, but the unremitting sense of melancholia weighs heavily on the film and the viewer.

~ Richard Mowe -

Definitely one of this year’s most accomplished thrillers.

~ David Graham -

Definitely one of this year’s most accomplished thrillers.

~ David Graham -

Zaman is not looking to rush to judgement of his characters but to explore what makes them tick and give a feel for how traditions get passed down the generations.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Zaman is not looking to rush to judgement of his characters but to explore what makes them tick and give a feel for how traditions get passed down the generations.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A fairytale for old romantics everywhere, who believe that the weapons of friendship and commitment are as vital in the fight for a relationship, as love.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A fairytale for old romantics everywhere, who believe that the weapons of friendship and commitment are as vital in the fight for a relationship, as love.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Like the advent calendar Rene gives to Michi to count down the days to Christmas, the film holds a surprising number of sweet treats, despite its austere veneer.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Like the advent calendar Rene gives to Michi to count down the days to Christmas, the film holds a surprising number of sweet treats, despite its austere veneer.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A celebration of peaceful resistance and of those who stand behind many of the world's figureheads, helping them to achieve their aims.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A celebration of peaceful resistance and of those who stand behind many of the world's figureheads, helping them to achieve their aims.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Dennis Quaid plays Henry Whipple with so much tension in his face that you might expect a little alien to pop out of his temple at any given moment.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Dennis Quaid plays Henry Whipple with so much tension in his face that you might expect a little alien to pop out of his temple at any given moment.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

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 -