Did it meet my expectations? They weren't high, but no, not really.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Did it meet my expectations? They weren't high, but no, not really.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Like a reduced for quick sale ham and cheese sandwich from a garage.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Like a reduced for quick sale ham and cheese sandwich from a garage.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is not easy viewing, but beneath the gleam of staring eyes and the bloodied lips is something visceral.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is not easy viewing, but beneath the gleam of staring eyes and the bloodied lips is something visceral.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is more an introduction to Douglas as a man than a creator.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is more an introduction to Douglas as a man than a creator.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A film that is economically hilarious in the precision of its lines and humour, a wordless comic gem.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A film that is economically hilarious in the precision of its lines and humour, a wordless comic gem.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Moody and embittered and near unique.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Moody and embittered and near unique.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Film's ability to change scale and scope turns Better Man from a jukebox musical into something at once more and less personal.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Film's ability to change scale and scope turns Better Man from a jukebox musical into something at once more and less personal.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a triumph of design.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a triumph of design.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a dark and crisp little tale, like an icy night.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a dark and crisp little tale, like an icy night.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A triumph, albeit an uneasy one.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A triumph, albeit an uneasy one.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Bee Movie is bitty, even patchy, and, unlike the hive it depicts, less than the sum of its parts.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Bee Movie is bitty, even patchy, and, unlike the hive it depicts, less than the sum of its parts.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's a credited law enforcement consultant, and I will spare their blushes because I actually suspect that there's a more credible depiction of tactics and techniques in the Paw Patrol movies.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's a credited law enforcement consultant, and I will spare their blushes because I actually suspect that there's a more credible depiction of tactics and techniques in the Paw Patrol movies.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There is no key to unlock it. Doors are held open to interpret, wedged with countless other stories.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There is no key to unlock it. Doors are held open to interpret, wedged with countless other stories.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's a treat, a banger if you will.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's a treat, a banger if you will.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's one where the camera less becomes a fly on the wall than a sleeping dog in front of the fireplace, one where the comfort of the subjects gives us a better insight into them.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's one where the camera less becomes a fly on the wall than a sleeping dog in front of the fireplace, one where the comfort of the subjects gives us a better insight into them.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There are some astonishing set pieces.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There are some astonishing set pieces.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's a lot to get through and at times this feels rushed.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's a lot to get through and at times this feels rushed.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For fans there's a lot to pick up on, but even casual audiences will be able to keep up.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For fans there's a lot to pick up on, but even casual audiences will be able to keep up.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This feels leaden, not just due to its length, but in the attempt to be heavy, to be worthy.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This feels leaden, not just due to its length, but in the attempt to be heavy, to be worthy.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's part of a long cinematic tradition. It's also adorable.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's part of a long cinematic tradition. It's also adorable.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's clear that fun was had making Balls of Fury, and, if you're willing to accept its central conceit, it's undoubtedly fun to watch.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's clear that fun was had making Balls of Fury, and, if you're willing to accept its central conceit, it's undoubtedly fun to watch.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Kaneko writes/directs/animates, the brevity of this piece all the more effective for not a moment wasted.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Kaneko writes/directs/animates, the brevity of this piece all the more effective for not a moment wasted.

~ Andrew Robertson -

I laughed, and was not alone in doing so, out loud, and repeatedly.

~ Andrew Robertson -

I laughed, and was not alone in doing so, out loud, and repeatedly.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Bait looks, sounds, feels amazing.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Bait looks, sounds, feels amazing.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A heist movie that should be given the chance to steal the attention of a variety of audiences.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A heist movie that should be given the chance to steal the attention of a variety of audiences.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a delight. From me it drew outpourings of laughter as sharp and as bright as the splashes of blood from a punctured neck.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a delight. From me it drew outpourings of laughter as sharp and as bright as the splashes of blood from a punctured neck.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Halina Reijn's film is a rewarding piece of work, in no small part because of how it challenges its subjects and its audience.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Halina Reijn's film is a rewarding piece of work, in no small part because of how it challenges its subjects and its audience.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There is genuine grief, genuine rage, remembered and brought to the screen.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There is genuine grief, genuine rage, remembered and brought to the screen.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Unsettling, concerning, rewarding.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Unsettling, concerning, rewarding.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The music is striking, the aesthetic impact more dependent on sound than vision.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The music is striking, the aesthetic impact more dependent on sound than vision.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Entertaining, amusing, like a humorous conversation overheard on the train.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Entertaining, amusing, like a humorous conversation overheard on the train.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This feels more like something you'd be linked to through Facebook than something you'd go to see in the picturehouse.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This feels more like something you'd be linked to through Facebook than something you'd go to see in the picturehouse.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A crisp little picture of adolescence.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A crisp little picture of adolescence.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It has good moments - some of which are so blatant as to seem traced - but even for a sequel this feels like it is treading ground that's so well travelled that genre features are named landmarks.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It has good moments - some of which are so blatant as to seem traced - but even for a sequel this feels like it is treading ground that's so well travelled that genre features are named landmarks.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Scattershot, lurching, and with some moments that verge on racial caricature, this is perhaps best avoided.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Scattershot, lurching, and with some moments that verge on racial caricature, this is perhaps best avoided.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A set of moments.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A set of moments.

~ Andrew Robertson -

While this is a short film it carries within it the seeds of dread, hope, and waiting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

While this is a short film it carries within it the seeds of dread, hope, and waiting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Compelling, intriguing, and brief.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Compelling, intriguing, and brief.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A bit like issues programming for young adults.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A bit like issues programming for young adults.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Light, almost ethereal, despite the weight of its subject matter.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Light, almost ethereal, despite the weight of its subject matter.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's time to wonder if this might have played better as a sketch in some other show.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's time to wonder if this might have played better as a sketch in some other show.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There isn't much to this wee film, but that doesn't mean it doesn't shine.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There isn't much to this wee film, but that doesn't mean it doesn't shine.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A beautifully shot little film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A beautifully shot little film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Darren Bolger and Caroline Campbell's film is a portrait of an individual crime lost amidst other tragedies.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Darren Bolger and Caroline Campbell's film is a portrait of an individual crime lost amidst other tragedies.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Striking stuff.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Striking stuff.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a lovely wee film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a lovely wee film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For all its import this feels like stereotypical Iranian cinema.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For all its import this feels like stereotypical Iranian cinema.

~ Andrew Robertson -

While it's enjoyable, even affecting in places, it's heavy handed and clumsy in others.

~ Andrew Robertson -

While it's enjoyable, even affecting in places, it's heavy handed and clumsy in others.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The art itself just on the edge of real, the spectre of the special economic region, the consequences of colony.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The art itself just on the edge of real, the spectre of the special economic region, the consequences of colony.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ponderous but glorious.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ponderous but glorious.

~ Andrew Robertson -