A simple but compelling dynamic... the execution is superb.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A simple but compelling dynamic... the execution is superb.

~ Owen Van Spall -

This has been a huge undertaking on the part of Eastwood Allen and Christopher Griffiths.

~ Donald Munro -

This has been a huge undertaking on the part of Eastwood Allen and Christopher Griffiths.

~ Donald Munro -

Superbly conceived, brilliantly executed, it surpasses expectation and defies description.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Superbly conceived, brilliantly executed, it surpasses expectation and defies description.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Despite the somewhat formulaic plot - the twist and turns are what you would expect and where you would expect them - the pacing of the narrative makes Dark Winds very watchable.

~ Donald Munro -

Despite the somewhat formulaic plot - the twist and turns are what you would expect and where you would expect them - the pacing of the narrative makes Dark Winds very watchable.

~ Donald Munro -

Part of the charm of Devil Girl From Mars is how seriously the movie takes itself.

~ Donald Munro -

Part of the charm of Devil Girl From Mars is how seriously the movie takes itself.

~ Donald Munro -

With its sensationalist approach it is always trying to out do its predecessors.

~ Donald Munro -

With its sensationalist approach it is always trying to out do its predecessors.

~ Donald Munro -

The latter two thirds of the film are a perfectly paced sequence of fights and interludes.

~ Donald Munro -

The latter two thirds of the film are a perfectly paced sequence of fights and interludes.

~ Donald Munro -

Viewers end up spending an inordinate amount of time watching fuzzy images of people running round corridors shouting incoherently, and frankly that’s boring.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Viewers end up spending an inordinate amount of time watching fuzzy images of people running round corridors shouting incoherently, and frankly that’s boring.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The tension is masterfully handled in a revenge thriller narrative which also poses difficult ethical questions.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The tension is masterfully handled in a revenge thriller narrative which also poses difficult ethical questions.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Cronenberg is most certainly David’s son, and while he’d probably prefers to avoid comparisons, his proclivity towards jarring imagery and shocking material instantly calls to mind his father's work.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

Cronenberg is most certainly David’s son, and while he’d probably prefers to avoid comparisons, his proclivity towards jarring imagery and shocking material instantly calls to mind his father's work.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

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 -

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 -

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 -