I've seen it described as a film with a twist but that suggests it's got just one. It's full of them, it's made of them, it reels and gyres and tumbles into something special.

~ Andrew Robertson -

I've seen it described as a film with a twist but that suggests it's got just one. It's full of them, it's made of them, it reels and gyres and tumbles into something special.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It should be pretty clear from the outset whether or not this is your sort of film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It should be pretty clear from the outset whether or not this is your sort of film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Imagery and sound are so closely wedded throughout that at times it seems meaningless to distinguish between the two.

~ Max Crawford -

Imagery and sound are so closely wedded throughout that at times it seems meaningless to distinguish between the two.

~ Max Crawford -

The puppetry here is brilliantly done.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The puppetry here is brilliantly done.

~ Jennie Kermode -

By turns enchanting and heartbreaking, it speaks to the troubled history of the 20th Century yet feels bang up to date.

~ Jennie Kermode -

By turns enchanting and heartbreaking, it speaks to the troubled history of the 20th Century yet feels bang up to date.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Films like this come along once in a generation.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Films like this come along once in a generation.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Evil Dead Rise doesn’t add much that’s new to the franchise, but it does deliver on entertainment.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Evil Dead Rise doesn’t add much that’s new to the franchise, but it does deliver on entertainment.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Much more fun than, by any reasonable standard, it ought to be.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Much more fun than, by any reasonable standard, it ought to be.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film stitches together a remarkably good cast, a witty and knowing script, and some great cinematography.

~ Donald Munro -

The film stitches together a remarkably good cast, a witty and knowing script, and some great cinematography.

~ Donald Munro -

First rate acting from Coburn and Schell is complemented by fine performances from the supporting actors.

~ Donald Munro -

First rate acting from Coburn and Schell is complemented by fine performances from the supporting actors.

~ Donald Munro -

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 -

Successfully finds insight and social commentary

~ Jeremy Mathews -

The pace of the action helps Handal to pack a lot in and his framing is inventive.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A Teacher is not the most finely crafted film, but it is a cri de cœur.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The filmmaker and her crew deserve a lot of credit for even managing to capture this lifestyle – not to mention following it for five years.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Breslin, as so often, is the standout.

~ 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 -

Anime at its very finest - lightning paced, visually stunning, feverishly creative and overrun by a logic all its own.

~ Anton Bitel -

The action is pacy but that doesn’t mean Courvoisier skims the surface.

~ Amber Wilkinson -