More than just an extended music video.

~ Jennie Kermode -

More than just an extended music video.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The heat is omnipresent, rippling through the air, distorting what we see, distorting time and identity.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The heat is omnipresent, rippling through the air, distorting what we see, distorting time and identity.

~ Jennie Kermode -

At its most interesting when the robot-building team is in Herat, its hometown, the film addresses aspects of Afghan life not always noticed by outsiders.

~ Jennie Kermode -

At its most interesting when the robot-building team is in Herat, its hometown, the film addresses aspects of Afghan life not always noticed by outsiders.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A wild story delivered with verve and a suitable degree of irreverence.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A wild story delivered with verve and a suitable degree of irreverence.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ott’s interest is not in creating an accurate depiction of exactly what happened in the run-up to the Oklahoma City bombing, but rather in exploring the thought processes behind it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ott’s interest is not in creating an accurate depiction of exactly what happened in the run-up to the Oklahoma City bombing, but rather in exploring the thought processes behind it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In this tangled tapestry, Russell has captured the soul of a nation.

~ Jennie Kermode -

In this tangled tapestry, Russell has captured the soul of a nation.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It feels as if a collection of fantasy and dystopian science fiction archetypes have been poured into a blender and swirled around to produce the script and visuals.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It feels as if a collection of fantasy and dystopian science fiction archetypes have been poured into a blender and swirled around to produce the script and visuals.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If the humour works for you at all, you’ll find it a hoot.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If the humour works for you at all, you’ll find it a hoot.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Director Siobhan McCarthy is adept at using the long-established visual language of the high school movie both to entertain and to show us the world from a perspective that’s relatively new to cinema.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Director Siobhan McCarthy is adept at using the long-established visual language of the high school movie both to entertain and to show us the world from a perspective that’s relatively new to cinema.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Clown in A Cornfield has a lot of heart, and not just of the bloody variety.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Clown in A Cornfield has a lot of heart, and not just of the bloody variety.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Every frame feels like the product of conscious decision-making, with nothing merely carrying us from one point to another.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Every frame feels like the product of conscious decision-making, with nothing merely carrying us from one point to another.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Hallow Road is an Irish co-production, and it shows both in theme and in quality.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Hallow Road is an Irish co-production, and it shows both in theme and in quality.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It’s refreshing to encounter a multiverse film that doesn’t mess about.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It’s refreshing to encounter a multiverse film that doesn’t mess about.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The circumstances of women are central to the film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The circumstances of women are central to the film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film is at its most effective when we feel the urgency of their boredom – the athletic one pacing in circles like a trapped animal – juxtaposed with the languid charm of their environment.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film is at its most effective when we feel the urgency of their boredom – the athletic one pacing in circles like a trapped animal – juxtaposed with the languid charm of their environment.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It doesn’t quite hit the mark, but that’s not to say that it isn’t a pleasant way to while away an hour and a half.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It doesn’t quite hit the mark, but that’s not to say that it isn’t a pleasant way to while away an hour and a half.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The difference here from more familiar selections allows us to appreciate different qualities in the art.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The difference here from more familiar selections allows us to appreciate different qualities in the art.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An extraordinarily thorough film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An extraordinarily thorough film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It’s the acting that carries it, and naturally Farahani, one of the finest talents of her generation, does not disappoint.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It’s the acting that carries it, and naturally Farahani, one of the finest talents of her generation, does not disappoint.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Subtle observations about the racism that underpins this superficially idyllic society pepper a film which repeatedly forces its hero to question his assumptions.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Subtle observations about the racism that underpins this superficially idyllic society pepper a film which repeatedly forces its hero to question his assumptions.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Bethmann understands the situation well, but her closeness to the teenager and the personal character that the film takes on as a result is something else.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Bethmann understands the situation well, but her closeness to the teenager and the personal character that the film takes on as a result is something else.

~ Jennie Kermode -

So carefully balanced is this that the film could almost have emerged as a romcom, and it’s that possibility, that clash between the absurdity that cinema has taught us to expect and the bitterness of real life, that makes it so effective.

~ Jennie Kermode -

So carefully balanced is this that the film could almost have emerged as a romcom, and it’s that possibility, that clash between the absurdity that cinema has taught us to expect and the bitterness of real life, that makes it so effective.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Through the lens of the men’s romance, Onir takes in a good deal more, exploring the complex realities behind assumptions of prejudice and the myriad factors that go into making each of us who we are.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Through the lens of the men’s romance, Onir takes in a good deal more, exploring the complex realities behind assumptions of prejudice and the myriad factors that go into making each of us who we are.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Throughout the film there is a sense of play, and even as the story evolves to take on darker material, something of that lightness, that happy-go-lucky quality remains.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Throughout the film there is a sense of play, and even as the story evolves to take on darker material, something of that lightness, that happy-go-lucky quality remains.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film hinges on amazing vocal work by Lalama.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film hinges on amazing vocal work by Lalama.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There’s a genuine unpredictability to Honey Bunch, both structurally and thematically.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There’s a genuine unpredictability to Honey Bunch, both structurally and thematically.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A very effective piece of low budget storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A very effective piece of low budget storytelling.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Coogan is well cast in this tricky role, moving easily from humour to heartbreak..

~ Jennie Kermode -

Coogan is well cast in this tricky role, moving easily from humour to heartbreak..

~ Jennie Kermode -

Sung’s own camera plays tricks, placing objects too close in the foreground so that parts of an image are out of focus, like an incomplete memory.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Sung’s own camera plays tricks, placing objects too close in the foreground so that parts of an image are out of focus, like an incomplete memory.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 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 -

From the start, there is something different about this film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 -

Despite the anger at the unfairness of what has gone before, this is ultimately a warm-hearted, life-affirming film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 -

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 -

The characters work well...but there’s never quite enough energy to events.

~ Jennie Kermode -

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 -

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 -

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 -

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

~ Jennie Kermode -

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

~ Jennie Kermode -

Breslin, as so often, is the standout.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Breslin, as so often, is the standout.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Lotus may love pretty things, but he doesn’t hold back on the gore.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Lotus may love pretty things, but he doesn’t hold back on the gore.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Like its subject, the film is a fusion of styles.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Like its subject, the film is a fusion of styles.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There’s a good deal of depth and nuance to these relationships as Blichfeldt uses them to illustrate how a society which makes women dependent on men magnifies ever petty disagreement and sets them at odds with one another.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There’s a good deal of depth and nuance to these relationships as Blichfeldt uses them to illustrate how a society which makes women dependent on men magnifies ever petty disagreement and sets them at odds with one another.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The cinematography is deliberately downbeat. The narrative meanders as its hero does.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The cinematography is deliberately downbeat. The narrative meanders as its hero does.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There’s no room here for the simple morality of the average horror film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There’s no room here for the simple morality of the average horror film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though parts of the film are repetitive and others don’t quite knit together, there are some real gems hidden in there.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though parts of the film are repetitive and others don’t quite knit together, there are some real gems hidden in there.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The plot is not the film’s strongest point, but it functions well enough as a device through which to explore a troubled relationship.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The plot is not the film’s strongest point, but it functions well enough as a device through which to explore a troubled relationship.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is probably [Tsutsumi's] strangest film to date, its full-on, rapid fire style combining with a wild and not always coherent plot to exhaust most viewers in the first 15 minutes.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is probably [Tsutsumi's] strangest film to date, its full-on, rapid fire style combining with a wild and not always coherent plot to exhaust most viewers in the first 15 minutes.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ultimately. McClarnon’s biggest advantage lies in his cast.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ultimately. McClarnon’s biggest advantage lies in his cast.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The spectacular visual effects are less a product of slick new technology than of pure imagination, and they really are unforgettable.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The spectacular visual effects are less a product of slick new technology than of pure imagination, and they really are unforgettable.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A very safe means whereby viewers might start exploring their own emotions around the subject.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A very safe means whereby viewers might start exploring their own emotions around the subject.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A beautifully played, character-driven story, 1 Girl Infinite explores feelings that have grown up in the absence of analysis, without any social framework through which to make sense of them.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A beautifully played, character-driven story, 1 Girl Infinite explores feelings that have grown up in the absence of analysis, without any social framework through which to make sense of them.

~ Jennie Kermode -