At once a noirish thriller, a social drama, a morality tale, a coming-of-age story and a compelling allegory of 'fortress' USA.

~ Anton Bitel -

At once a noirish thriller, a social drama, a morality tale, a coming-of-age story and a compelling allegory of 'fortress' USA.

~ Anton Bitel -

Darin... again proves that he can break your heart with a look, conveying unspoken emotion with a glance that taps you into his pain.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Darin... again proves that he can break your heart with a look, conveying unspoken emotion with a glance that taps you into his pain.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Bittersweet has rarely felt so life-affirming.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Bittersweet has rarely felt so life-affirming.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It may not be flashy but there are flashes of cleverness sparkling throughout.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It may not be flashy but there are flashes of cleverness sparkling throughout.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Thieves suffers from a story which is really too slight for its length, but explores its metaphorical aspects in some depth.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Thieves suffers from a story which is really too slight for its length, but explores its metaphorical aspects in some depth.

~ Jennie Kermode -

La Soledad hinges on a central conceit that weighs heavily, but if it can be accepted it is the key to a work of staggering power.

~ Andrew Robertson -

La Soledad hinges on a central conceit that weighs heavily, but if it can be accepted it is the key to a work of staggering power.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The impressive framing and gorgeous washed-out look does not extend to the script of what is, ultimately, a rather pedestrian film noir.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The impressive framing and gorgeous washed-out look does not extend to the script of what is, ultimately, a rather pedestrian film noir.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Silent Light is a powerful, technically excellent piece of cinema.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Silent Light is a powerful, technically excellent piece of cinema.

~ Andrew Robertson -

An engrossing and very terrifying experience.

~ Daniel Hooper -

An engrossing and very terrifying experience.

~ Daniel Hooper -

An interesting genre hybrid that hits more than it misses.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

An interesting genre hybrid that hits more than it misses.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Sanchez and Bayona never lose sight of the requirements of the genre, providing plenty in the way of seat-gripping tension and finding suitable shocks in the everyday.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Sanchez and Bayona never lose sight of the requirements of the genre, providing plenty in the way of seat-gripping tension and finding suitable shocks in the everyday.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While there is nothing wrong with a fly-on-the-wall attitude to documentary making, more facts and a little number-crunching would go a long way to bolstering Gaja’s argument.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While there is nothing wrong with a fly-on-the-wall attitude to documentary making, more facts and a little number-crunching would go a long way to bolstering Gaja’s argument.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There is an energy to this low-budget film

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There is an energy to this low-budget film

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although the tone is a little uneven and the narratorial voice more of an affectation than any real use to the plot, there is a charm and verve to Amadeo’s film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although the tone is a little uneven and the narratorial voice more of an affectation than any real use to the plot, there is a charm and verve to Amadeo’s film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Bernal proves to be a vibrant director, his swooping steadicam and queasy close-ups placing the viewer right in the middle of the party.

~ Anton Bitel -

Bernal proves to be a vibrant director, his swooping steadicam and queasy close-ups placing the viewer right in the middle of the party.

~ Anton Bitel -

The plotline’s complexity is matched by the depth of the issues explored, with the cast uniformly coming up trumps.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The plotline’s complexity is matched by the depth of the issues explored, with the cast uniformly coming up trumps.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A glossy, superficial affair, leading up to a climactic sequence too laughable to impress in any way.

~ Anton Bitel -

A glossy, superficial affair, leading up to a climactic sequence too laughable to impress in any way.

~ Anton Bitel -

Lucrecia Martel's debut as writer/director captures the many layered character of the Argentinian upper-class so perfectly that explanatory scenes would appear bourgeois in their desire to tidy the place up a bit.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Lucrecia Martel's debut as writer/director captures the many layered character of the Argentinian upper-class so perfectly that explanatory scenes would appear bourgeois in their desire to tidy the place up a bit.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Always a cat’s whisker away from cliché.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Always a cat’s whisker away from cliché.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Buenos Aires, 1977 is harrowing at times, terrifying at others.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Buenos Aires, 1977 is harrowing at times, terrifying at others.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The will they/won't they nature of the romance - as different in essence to your average Hollywood hug-in as chalk from chihuahuas - is beguiling for those who can cope without the usual romcom signposts.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The will they/won't they nature of the romance - as different in essence to your average Hollywood hug-in as chalk from chihuahuas - is beguiling for those who can cope without the usual romcom signposts.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Feels like one long trawl through the photo album of somebody else's holiday.

~ Ben Sillis -

Feels like one long trawl through the photo album of somebody else's holiday.

~ Ben Sillis -

Sometimes cinema tickles the senses, sometimes it tugs at the heartstrings, sometimes it exercises the intellect – but La Antena transmits to all three at once.

~ Anton Bitel -

Sometimes cinema tickles the senses, sometimes it tugs at the heartstrings, sometimes it exercises the intellect – but La Antena transmits to all three at once.

~ Anton Bitel -

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 -

Having set up all the elements of a thriller, the film proceeds to untangle them in a refreshingly different and mature way.

~ 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 -