Everything about McCarthy's film feels easygoing and economical. His scripting is sharp and laugh-out-loud funny, with relationships and family dynamics establilshed quickly in an unfussy fashion.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Everything about McCarthy's film feels easygoing and economical. His scripting is sharp and laugh-out-loud funny, with relationships and family dynamics establilshed quickly in an unfussy fashion.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Visually colourful but narratively bland.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Visually colourful but narratively bland.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The moral of the tale is that everyone has a talent, however improbable. This is lost, alas, amongst the debris of failed farce.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The moral of the tale is that everyone has a talent, however improbable. This is lost, alas, amongst the debris of failed farce.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

They sang it as they saw it and in Compton that was not pretty

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

They sang it as they saw it and in Compton that was not pretty

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Solondz's humour remains dark. His dialogue is always brilliant.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Solondz's humour remains dark. His dialogue is always brilliant.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The writing is consistently intelligent and even if the moral boundaries are breached with careless abandon, there is no feeling of irresponsibility towards the concept of wild oats.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The writing is consistently intelligent and even if the moral boundaries are breached with careless abandon, there is no feeling of irresponsibility towards the concept of wild oats.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Spielberg is a consummate filmmaker, consistently surpassing himself, stretching his imaginative and technical abilities beyond what he knows, or has done before.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Spielberg is a consummate filmmaker, consistently surpassing himself, stretching his imaginative and technical abilities beyond what he knows, or has done before.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Despite all the chaos, I've seen more mild peril in an episode of Scooby-Doo - except that, in Scooby-Doo, the female characters have some agency.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Despite all the chaos, I've seen more mild peril in an episode of Scooby-Doo - except that, in Scooby-Doo, the female characters have some agency.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A violent showdown where style (in its purest form) outshoots substance from the very first draw.

~ Anton Bitel -

A violent showdown where style (in its purest form) outshoots substance from the very first draw.

~ Anton Bitel -

The end result, though well-mounted and featuring knock-the-soot-out-of-your-chimney performances from Emma Thompson as Travers and Tom Hanks as the movie mogul, feels more like a Disney theme park version of events than the real story.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The end result, though well-mounted and featuring knock-the-soot-out-of-your-chimney performances from Emma Thompson as Travers and Tom Hanks as the movie mogul, feels more like a Disney theme park version of events than the real story.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Cruise is by far the most entertaining thing in Rock Of Ages, and as with all his films, he looks like he is trying exceptionally hard.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Cruise is by far the most entertaining thing in Rock Of Ages, and as with all his films, he looks like he is trying exceptionally hard.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Robots has a glittering voice cast and astonishing CGI animation and yet is over endowed with too much of this, too much of that and too much of everything.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Robots has a glittering voice cast and astonishing CGI animation and yet is over endowed with too much of this, too much of that and too much of everything.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Somewhere the plot hangs by a thread. All you have to do is find it. But you can't

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Somewhere the plot hangs by a thread. All you have to do is find it. But you can't

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It hardly helps having Mark Wahlberg in the lead. As charismatic as seaweed, he creates a new milestone in minimalist acting. It's called not acting.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It hardly helps having Mark Wahlberg in the lead. As charismatic as seaweed, he creates a new milestone in minimalist acting. It's called not acting.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Simmons is generally convincing but it's difficult for him to combine this with holding centre stage, especially in scenes alongside Ethan Hawke, who is cast against type as a low rent Tyler Durden and clearly enjoying every minute of it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Simmons is generally convincing but it's difficult for him to combine this with holding centre stage, especially in scenes alongside Ethan Hawke, who is cast against type as a low rent Tyler Durden and clearly enjoying every minute of it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

As a punch-em-up, Paycheck is well done, but nothing we haven't seen before.

~ Claire Sawers -

As a punch-em-up, Paycheck is well done, but nothing we haven't seen before.

~ Claire Sawers -

It might be light fun, but its bland derivativeness and lack of any cohesive attempt to tackle its own core subject matter will make you want to forget it faster than a disposable diaper.

~ Chris -

It might be light fun, but its bland derivativeness and lack of any cohesive attempt to tackle its own core subject matter will make you want to forget it faster than a disposable diaper.

~ Chris -

Pohland - working with an impressive script by Oren Moverman and Michael A Lerner - manages to orchestrate a musical path between the double storyline that finds unity through the creative process.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Pohland - working with an impressive script by Oren Moverman and Michael A Lerner - manages to orchestrate a musical path between the double storyline that finds unity through the creative process.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Though the destination of The Last Station holds some interest, much of the journey is far too dull.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Though the destination of The Last Station holds some interest, much of the journey is far too dull.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

If you don't believe in parallel universes, fairy stories or the power of the puzzle, Story's story will leave you as cold as her skin.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

If you don't believe in parallel universes, fairy stories or the power of the puzzle, Story's story will leave you as cold as her skin.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It may sound like a spurious stream-of-consciousness from someone who’s taken too many drugs in their life, but it’s not.

~ Sophie Monks Kaufman -

It may sound like a spurious stream-of-consciousness from someone who’s taken too many drugs in their life, but it’s not.

~ Sophie Monks Kaufman -

For those who've always found Robin Hood yarns a trifle lightweight, this rufty-tufty beer-swilling, limb-lopping examination of King John attempting to quash a rebellion after being forced to sign the Magna Carta is worth a look.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

For those who've always found Robin Hood yarns a trifle lightweight, this rufty-tufty beer-swilling, limb-lopping examination of King John attempting to quash a rebellion after being forced to sign the Magna Carta is worth a look.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The strength of the film is its ability to suspend disbelief and engage the audience with its mastery of mystery.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The strength of the film is its ability to suspend disbelief and engage the audience with its mastery of mystery.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

An old school slice of comfort and joy for the cold season.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An old school slice of comfort and joy for the cold season.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

If this is just more of the same, is that really such a terrible thing?

~ Maria Realf -

If this is just more of the same, is that really such a terrible thing?

~ Maria Realf -

Fred Claus has a lot of things going for it but struggles because it can't make up its mind what it's trying to be.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Fred Claus has a lot of things going for it but struggles because it can't make up its mind what it's trying to be.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Needed a more crackling central relationship to keep it interesting.

~ Val Kermode -

Needed a more crackling central relationship to keep it interesting.

~ Val Kermode -

The plot swithers this way and that.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The plot swithers this way and that.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

While Pattinson is to be commended for taking on such an un-commercial vehicle - to which he definitely does no disservice - it all seems a bit too calculated, more posturing than penetrating.

~ David Graham -

While Pattinson is to be commended for taking on such an un-commercial vehicle - to which he definitely does no disservice - it all seems a bit too calculated, more posturing than penetrating.

~ David Graham -

Clever thrillers that flirt with film noir are always welcome, but this is too smart for its own good.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Clever thrillers that flirt with film noir are always welcome, but this is too smart for its own good.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

With tongue firmly in cheek Cold Souls thrives off the irony and contradictions that plague its protagonist.

~ Adam Woodward -

With tongue firmly in cheek Cold Souls thrives off the irony and contradictions that plague its protagonist.

~ Adam Woodward -

[Braddock's] struggle makes for great viewing and a terrific story.

~ John Gallagher -

[Braddock's] struggle makes for great viewing and a terrific story.

~ John Gallagher -

Berg's dilemma requires him to try and solve logical and ethical puzzles, and cannot be alleviated through the easy process of having him find Heisenberg likeable.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Berg's dilemma requires him to try and solve logical and ethical puzzles, and cannot be alleviated through the easy process of having him find Heisenberg likeable.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The story doesn't matter. You know it already.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The story doesn't matter. You know it already.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The story won't win prizes, but what does that matter when you're having fun?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The story won't win prizes, but what does that matter when you're having fun?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

More often than not, when emotion is called for, Michael Konyves lays on the scripting far too thick.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

More often than not, when emotion is called for, Michael Konyves lays on the scripting far too thick.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The performances are finely nuanced, capturing the complexities of real life individuals and avoiding caricature.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

The performances are finely nuanced, capturing the complexities of real life individuals and avoiding caricature.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

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 -

The Ant Bully is fine. It's a bit moralizing, but I guess its message is a good one.

~ Moominkat -

The Ant Bully is fine. It's a bit moralizing, but I guess its message is a good one.

~ Moominkat -

It just all feels like too much of what we expect and not enough we haven't seen before.

~ David Graham -

It just all feels like too much of what we expect and not enough we haven't seen before.

~ David Graham -

One of this year's must-see films, this is not simply a worthy tribute of a subject too often ignored by Hollywood; it's also a remarkable piece of cinema in its own right.

~ Jennie Kermode -

One of this year's must-see films, this is not simply a worthy tribute of a subject too often ignored by Hollywood; it's also a remarkable piece of cinema in its own right.

~ Jennie Kermode -