This is less a succession of scenes in a story than poems in an anthology.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is less a succession of scenes in a story than poems in an anthology.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The children, including Nico Liersch as Leisel's friend Rudy, are genuinely good, but they are strong performances in service of a film that doesn't quite work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The children, including Nico Liersch as Leisel's friend Rudy, are genuinely good, but they are strong performances in service of a film that doesn't quite work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A mixture of humour both visual and bodily that will amuse children of any age.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A mixture of humour both visual and bodily that will amuse children of any age.

~ Andrew Robertson -

As courtships go Bond is somewhat unconventional.

~ Andrew Robertson -

As courtships go Bond is somewhat unconventional.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is shocking, on a par with Silent Spring.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is shocking, on a par with Silent Spring.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Chris Chow's script makes it seem as if whole scenes have been left out.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Chris Chow's script makes it seem as if whole scenes have been left out.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The script and direction are solid, the performances great.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The script and direction are solid, the performances great.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The unknown gap between a given input and output.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The unknown gap between a given input and output.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Haunting, intriguing, compelling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Haunting, intriguing, compelling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In the constructedness of its approach, the split-screens, the mute passage of time before us, it becomes evocative, enlightening, impressive.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In the constructedness of its approach, the split-screens, the mute passage of time before us, it becomes evocative, enlightening, impressive.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Feels real, honest, open, compelling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Feels real, honest, open, compelling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

While the tension ratchets up, there are rockets, redemption, reams of secrets.

~ Andrew Robertson -

While the tension ratchets up, there are rockets, redemption, reams of secrets.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's not awful, it's just not good.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's not awful, it's just not good.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is genuinely funny, full of subtle characterisation and humorous moments.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is genuinely funny, full of subtle characterisation and humorous moments.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Benny is an affectionate tribute but it suffers from being as slight as its subject and nowhere near as powerful.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Benny is an affectionate tribute but it suffers from being as slight as its subject and nowhere near as powerful.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Bells is a touching, moving little piece.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Bells is a touching, moving little piece.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The depiction of this generation whose boats have not been lifted by China's economic tide seems a fair one.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The depiction of this generation whose boats have not been lifted by China's economic tide seems a fair one.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It isn't doing anything new, but it does do it well, and entertainingly.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It isn't doing anything new, but it does do it well, and entertainingly.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Damian Kosowski's film is cold and claustrophobic, tight in shot and focus in the few scenes outdoors and distant and distressed even by the bath.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Damian Kosowski's film is cold and claustrophobic, tight in shot and focus in the few scenes outdoors and distant and distressed even by the bath.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Niki Lindroth von Bahr's film is once again a masterclass of model-making.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Niki Lindroth von Bahr's film is once again a masterclass of model-making.

~ Andrew Robertson -

That this manages to be so heartwarming is down to an ensemble effort, the cast's chemistry convinces and so too decisions made behind the camera about what to show and what not to.

~ Andrew Robertson -

That this manages to be so heartwarming is down to an ensemble effort, the cast's chemistry convinces and so too decisions made behind the camera about what to show and what not to.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The kind of film that immediately after watching I find myself trying to determine how I can get it in front of my parents to watch.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The kind of film that immediately after watching I find myself trying to determine how I can get it in front of my parents to watch.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There is a violence here, a passion, all beautifully shot, all haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There is a violence here, a passion, all beautifully shot, all haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There are kindnesses within the film, but stark ones.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There are kindnesses within the film, but stark ones.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's laugh out loud funny in places, and there's an endearing earnestness throughout.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's laugh out loud funny in places, and there's an endearing earnestness throughout.

~ Andrew Robertson -

That the skies are Glaswegian grey does not make the eyes below them any less starry, or watery, nor does that overcast overshadow the microcosm below.

~ Andrew Robertson -

That the skies are Glaswegian grey does not make the eyes below them any less starry, or watery, nor does that overcast overshadow the microcosm below.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's a lot going on. Possibly too much, but that's ambition.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's a lot going on. Possibly too much, but that's ambition.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a debut feature, and while strong in places it doesn't quite gel.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a debut feature, and while strong in places it doesn't quite gel.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Perhaps most surprising is how slight it feels.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Perhaps most surprising is how slight it feels.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There may be other movies this year that'll give you the wisdom of "gay Yoda" or that reflect the slippery "hobbies to terrorism" pipeline. There won't be many with public address announcements that blur the lines between unreliable narration and inner ear disorders

~ Andrew Robertson -

There may be other movies this year that'll give you the wisdom of "gay Yoda" or that reflect the slippery "hobbies to terrorism" pipeline. There won't be many with public address announcements that blur the lines between unreliable narration and inner ear disorders

~ Andrew Robertson -

Every moment of Bosco carries in it the opportunity to reminisce, to feel.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Every moment of Bosco carries in it the opportunity to reminisce, to feel.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is meditative, melancholy, moving.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is meditative, melancholy, moving.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The film takes its name from a space defined by boundaries, but it doesn't even bother to colour inbetween the lines.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The film takes its name from a space defined by boundaries, but it doesn't even bother to colour inbetween the lines.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Simply put, I don't know what it's trying to do, and I don't know if it does either.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Simply put, I don't know what it's trying to do, and I don't know if it does either.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Traditions include what might be monstrous punishment for moral failings, suspect chronology, a muddy line between those who may and may not deserve it, and a cavalier disregard for common sense.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Traditions include what might be monstrous punishment for moral failings, suspect chronology, a muddy line between those who may and may not deserve it, and a cavalier disregard for common sense.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's a lot of things going on here, but it's a talented cast and crew playing firmly within a set of genre tropes, not painting by numbers.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's a lot of things going on here, but it's a talented cast and crew playing firmly within a set of genre tropes, not painting by numbers.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Well executed and simply done is the essence of a good burger, and the movie manages it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Well executed and simply done is the essence of a good burger, and the movie manages it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's entertaining enough if you're familiar.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's entertaining enough if you're familiar.

~ Andrew Robertson -

At 86 minutes it absolutely whips along, but still finds time for dozens of moments of genuine beauty.

~ Andrew Robertson -

At 86 minutes it absolutely whips along, but still finds time for dozens of moments of genuine beauty.

~ Andrew Robertson -

To give new talent these budgets and underexplored characters and knock out this kind of assembly line nonsense is what got printed comic books into the doldrums that they're still in.

~ Andrew Robertson -

To give new talent these budgets and underexplored characters and knock out this kind of assembly line nonsense is what got printed comic books into the doldrums that they're still in.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In trying to walk a line between geek and jock it paints (and washes and drybrushes) itself into a corner.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In trying to walk a line between geek and jock it paints (and washes and drybrushes) itself into a corner.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Zandashé Brown's film is taut, as thin and finely balanced as the tain of pre-Liebig mirrors.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Zandashé Brown's film is taut, as thin and finely balanced as the tain of pre-Liebig mirrors.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's not that it's bad - it's certainly entertaining in places - but genre-aware meta-commentary can all too easily feel like the kind of parody where the 'joke' is in the relief of recognition.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's not that it's bad - it's certainly entertaining in places - but genre-aware meta-commentary can all too easily feel like the kind of parody where the 'joke' is in the relief of recognition.

~ Andrew Robertson -

I felt sick after watching it and watched it again.

~ Andrew Robertson -

I felt sick after watching it and watched it again.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It is Blade Runner.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It is Blade Runner.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It is entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It is entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It feels like the diktats of the Marvel Story Parliament have weighed almost as heavily as the loss of their star.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It feels like the diktats of the Marvel Story Parliament have weighed almost as heavily as the loss of their star.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's almost a disservice to talk about Black Panther in the context of the MCU, because perhaps more than any other it stands alone.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's almost a disservice to talk about Black Panther in the context of the MCU, because perhaps more than any other it stands alone.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Lazarus and co-writer Dorothee Levesque keep things minimal.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Lazarus and co-writer Dorothee Levesque keep things minimal.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A sophisticated palate will discern any number of flavours running through Black Bag, but these are glosses on a traditional recipe.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A sophisticated palate will discern any number of flavours running through Black Bag, but these are glosses on a traditional recipe.

~ Andrew Robertson -