Jopp teases us with little connections which create visual and narrative consistency, whilst fleshing out a full existence for each character.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Jopp teases us with little connections which create visual and narrative consistency, whilst fleshing out a full existence for each character.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Tension tightens as the black leathered storm troopers move ever closer. It would help if their motive was understandable and the plot more transparent.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Tension tightens as the black leathered storm troopers move ever closer. It would help if their motive was understandable and the plot more transparent.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

An astonishingly mature feature debut from Hamoud.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An astonishingly mature feature debut from Hamoud.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The acting is so flat you could rollerblade over it.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The acting is so flat you could rollerblade over it.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What really makes this film appealing...is the way in which Liang weaves together the personal and the political.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What really makes this film appealing...is the way in which Liang weaves together the personal and the political.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Supporting its central idea with additional themes around identity, perception and mental illness, The Island Between Tides weaves a beguiling tale.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Supporting its central idea with additional themes around identity, perception and mental illness, The Island Between Tides weaves a beguiling tale.

~ Jennie Kermode -

"Patience is the greatest gift on the path to perfection," we're told and, truth be known, you're going to need plenty of it when it comes to the plot.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

"Patience is the greatest gift on the path to perfection," we're told and, truth be known, you're going to need plenty of it when it comes to the plot.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Slightly more broad and over-the-top than before, but still well observed and one of the sharpest, funniest comedies on the box.

~ Stephen Carty -

Slightly more broad and over-the-top than before, but still well observed and one of the sharpest, funniest comedies on the box.

~ Stephen Carty -

The Inbetweeners' real strength (and reason for watching) remains the accuracy with which it paints teenage existence in British suburbia.

~ Stephen Carty -

The Inbetweeners' real strength (and reason for watching) remains the accuracy with which it paints teenage existence in British suburbia.

~ Stephen Carty -

The Inbetweeners is indisputably a very funny experience, with killer lines and creative insults coming thick and fast.

~ Stephen Carty -

The Inbetweeners is indisputably a very funny experience, with killer lines and creative insults coming thick and fast.

~ Stephen Carty -

Stone and Bledsoe are wholly convincing as two people who know each other inside out but see their relationship in different ways.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Stone and Bledsoe are wholly convincing as two people who know each other inside out but see their relationship in different ways.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Both Losey and Pinter are less interested in the romance itself than in the way its illicit nature exposes the class divide.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Both Losey and Pinter are less interested in the romance itself than in the way its illicit nature exposes the class divide.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

In her poem to her husband, Claire constantly directs the attention of the viewer to his personal life, as a way to understand his unique creative process.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

In her poem to her husband, Claire constantly directs the attention of the viewer to his personal life, as a way to understand his unique creative process.

~ Sergiu Inizian -

There's not a zombie in sight, and one of the films isn't in the horror genre at all, but they all illustrate the director's skill and flair.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's not a zombie in sight, and one of the films isn't in the horror genre at all, but they all illustrate the director's skill and flair.

~ Jennie Kermode -

As a first feature, Maria Speth's film is astonishingly accomplished.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

As a first feature, Maria Speth's film is astonishingly accomplished.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A riveting film with a huge amount of depth and a brilliantly deceptive narrative.

~ David Graham -

A riveting film with a huge amount of depth and a brilliantly deceptive narrative.

~ David Graham -

Horrendously executed in every regard.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Horrendously executed in every regard.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Binoche gives her all, stripping away any vestiges of actressy pretence to assimilate herself in the community while at the same time investing her performance with an authentic conviction.

~ Richard Mowe -

Binoche gives her all, stripping away any vestiges of actressy pretence to assimilate herself in the community while at the same time investing her performance with an authentic conviction.

~ Richard Mowe -

Filled with awkwardness and tension, the film acts as a spotlight for all the actors.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

Filled with awkwardness and tension, the film acts as a spotlight for all the actors.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

There’s a lack of depth in general.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There’s a lack of depth in general.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Najjar has essentially crafted two films here, both of which carry plenty of interest but they are locked in an unhappy marriage which means neither can realise their full potential.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Najjar has essentially crafted two films here, both of which carry plenty of interest but they are locked in an unhappy marriage which means neither can realise their full potential.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The voyeuristic experience of watching their unpleasant exhibitionism becomes a very alienating experience and as a result it is increasingly difficult to engage with, or indeed care about, any of the characters.

~ Adam Micklethwaite -

The voyeuristic experience of watching their unpleasant exhibitionism becomes a very alienating experience and as a result it is increasingly difficult to engage with, or indeed care about, any of the characters.

~ Adam Micklethwaite -