A surprisingly droll deconstruction of crime reconstruction.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A surprisingly droll deconstruction of crime reconstruction.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A thoughtful consideration of not just physical prowess but the emotional agility and resilience demonstrated by those growing up in Gaza.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A thoughtful consideration of not just physical prowess but the emotional agility and resilience demonstrated by those growing up in Gaza.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Shot in a superficially chaotic style which gradually coalesces into something meaningful, Wolf &Dog perfectly captures the haste and ambiguity of teenage life.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Shot in a superficially chaotic style which gradually coalesces into something meaningful, Wolf &Dog perfectly captures the haste and ambiguity of teenage life.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The whistling language is fun - and, if anything, disappointingly underused - but it's the language of cinema that Porumboiu is really interested in.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The whistling language is fun - and, if anything, disappointingly underused - but it's the language of cinema that Porumboiu is really interested in.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Is Porumboiu simply seeing how much he can get away with? How far does this artistic experiment extend beyond the screen?

~ Jennie Kermode -

Is Porumboiu simply seeing how much he can get away with? How far does this artistic experiment extend beyond the screen?

~ Jennie Kermode -

In what is probably Côté's most straightforwardly observational film to date, the fictions come baked in.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

In what is probably Côté's most straightforwardly observational film to date, the fictions come baked in.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is a police procedural, but it's also about the nature of policing, about the gap between law and justice, the self and the state.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a police procedural, but it's also about the nature of policing, about the gap between law and justice, the self and the state.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The first-time director shows an adept grip when it comes to the rhythms of her craft, letting silence or specific sounds break out at unexpected moments, including a gripping scene when all we can hear is the spring and creak of the uneven bars.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The first-time director shows an adept grip when it comes to the rhythms of her craft, letting silence or specific sounds break out at unexpected moments, including a gripping scene when all we can hear is the spring and creak of the uneven bars.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It is a portrait of loneliness and alienation, yes, but also of resourcefulness, resilience and unity.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

It is a portrait of loneliness and alienation, yes, but also of resourcefulness, resilience and unity.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

Allowing each woman’s testimony to play out uninterrupted means they gather weight, not just as individual stories but as a meditation on the nature of memory and our desire to preserve it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Allowing each woman’s testimony to play out uninterrupted means they gather weight, not just as individual stories but as a meditation on the nature of memory and our desire to preserve it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The full use of what film can do is eye-opening - the juxtapositions jolt awareness of what is important and remains necessary.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The full use of what film can do is eye-opening - the juxtapositions jolt awareness of what is important and remains necessary.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Infinite Football is a film about outsiders and feeling on the fringe of society

~ John-Anthony Disotto -

Infinite Football is a film about outsiders and feeling on the fringe of society

~ John-Anthony Disotto -

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 -

An intensely sad and affecting look at a hugely talented young woman, ill equipped for the all-consuming fame which her soulful voice would bring her.

~ Robert Munro -

An intensely sad and affecting look at a hugely talented young woman, ill equipped for the all-consuming fame which her soulful voice would bring her.

~ Robert Munro -

This is a delightful, multi-layered film which has much more to say than is apparent on the surface.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a delightful, multi-layered film which has much more to say than is apparent on the surface.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 -

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 -