Zombie 108 is little more than amateurishly presented, disposable fodder for adolescents still in thrall to excessive gore and exposed breasts.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Zombie 108 is little more than amateurishly presented, disposable fodder for adolescents still in thrall to excessive gore and exposed breasts.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The beauty of Wreck-It Ralph is that it makes no difference if you spot any of the references or love videogames, such is the vibrancy of the animation and the humour of the screenplay.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The beauty of Wreck-It Ralph is that it makes no difference if you spot any of the references or love videogames, such is the vibrancy of the animation and the humour of the screenplay.

~ Neil Mitchell -

This is no chest-beating, flag-waving war movie, no propaganda for conflicts past, present or future, War Witch is the story of childhood destroyed, a country in flames and of how we survive the worst of what (in)humanity throws at us.

~ Neil Mitchell -

This is no chest-beating, flag-waving war movie, no propaganda for conflicts past, present or future, War Witch is the story of childhood destroyed, a country in flames and of how we survive the worst of what (in)humanity throws at us.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Bold in origin, captivating in delivery and resonant across the eras, Woman in a Dressing Gown may now rightfully assume its position as a watershed entry into the canon of British cinema.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Bold in origin, captivating in delivery and resonant across the eras, Woman in a Dressing Gown may now rightfully assume its position as a watershed entry into the canon of British cinema.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The movie hits some nasty sweet spots but also falls foul of numerous genre cliches, both old and new.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The movie hits some nasty sweet spots but also falls foul of numerous genre cliches, both old and new.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Despite being a real endurance test, Ultimate Zombie Feast isn't a total write off.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Despite being a real endurance test, Ultimate Zombie Feast isn't a total write off.

~ Neil Mitchell -

An endearing testament to the power of grass-roots activism and social networking, the durability of the human spirit and to the vital role that documentary film itself plays in recording, analysing and preserving the complex, often tumultuous, lives that

~ Neil Mitchell -

An endearing testament to the power of grass-roots activism and social networking, the durability of the human spirit and to the vital role that documentary film itself plays in recording, analysing and preserving the complex, often tumultuous, lives that

~ Neil Mitchell -

The Suicide Theory satisfyingly trashed my somewhat jaded pre-conceptions.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The Suicide Theory satisfyingly trashed my somewhat jaded pre-conceptions.

~ Neil Mitchell -

While there is much to admire about Spring Breakers in terms of visual aesthetic and directorial style, those aspects are undermined by a run of the mill narrative not nearly as subversive as it appears to want to be.

~ Neil Mitchell -

While there is much to admire about Spring Breakers in terms of visual aesthetic and directorial style, those aspects are undermined by a run of the mill narrative not nearly as subversive as it appears to want to be.

~ Neil Mitchell -

If Malick's lands were bad, then Wheatley's are sad, as small injustices, petty jealousies and perceived slights lead to cold blooded murder and childish revenge.

~ Neil Mitchell -

If Malick's lands were bad, then Wheatley's are sad, as small injustices, petty jealousies and perceived slights lead to cold blooded murder and childish revenge.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Spork may pluck the heartstrings but its does so with an askew sense of humour free of Hollywood schmaltz.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Spork may pluck the heartstrings but its does so with an askew sense of humour free of Hollywood schmaltz.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The wild energy of the soundtrack perfectly suits the inventive, tongue-in-cheek onscreen action, and the cast, split as it is between established actorly talent and youthful enthusiasm, alternately bring great comic timing and fearless exuberance.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The wild energy of the soundtrack perfectly suits the inventive, tongue-in-cheek onscreen action, and the cast, split as it is between established actorly talent and youthful enthusiasm, alternately bring great comic timing and fearless exuberance.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Harryhausen's recollections and anecdotes about the process are a pleasure to see and hear.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Harryhausen's recollections and anecdotes about the process are a pleasure to see and hear.

~ Neil Mitchell -

I struggle to see how the movie will appeal to 'foodies' let alone those for who food is a run-of-the-mill necessity, especially with such unsympathetic leads as our eyes and ears.

~ Neil Mitchell -

I struggle to see how the movie will appeal to 'foodies' let alone those for who food is a run-of-the-mill necessity, especially with such unsympathetic leads as our eyes and ears.

~ Neil Mitchell -

What James has tried to do is film a Hollywood Blockbuster on an independent British budget, and it shows.

~ Neil Mitchell -

What James has tried to do is film a Hollywood Blockbuster on an independent British budget, and it shows.

~ Neil Mitchell -

There's the nagging feeling throughout that you've seen it all before, and often far more memorably, despite the impressive cast and their impossible to dislike characters.

~ Neil Mitchell -

There's the nagging feeling throughout that you've seen it all before, and often far more memorably, despite the impressive cast and their impossible to dislike characters.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Sullivan's comedy of terrors delivers a number of memorably grisly moments, timed in such a way as to add a frisson of shock value when they occur.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Sullivan's comedy of terrors delivers a number of memorably grisly moments, timed in such a way as to add a frisson of shock value when they occur.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Even the most rose-tinted viewer able to remember the show's original broadcasts will be hard pushed to claim this as anything other than a huge misfire in pretty much every respect.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Even the most rose-tinted viewer able to remember the show's original broadcasts will be hard pushed to claim this as anything other than a huge misfire in pretty much every respect.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The narrative as a whole may be implausible, with the whiff of a disposable, sensation seeking airport novel about it, but it's a solidly directed and performed film that despite pushing the believability stakes provides an engaging evening's viewing.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The narrative as a whole may be implausible, with the whiff of a disposable, sensation seeking airport novel about it, but it's a solidly directed and performed film that despite pushing the believability stakes provides an engaging evening's viewing.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Above all, it is the narrative’s clear feminist leanings that remain a breath of fresh air, prescient then and still hugely relevant to the modern world.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Above all, it is the narrative’s clear feminist leanings that remain a breath of fresh air, prescient then and still hugely relevant to the modern world.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Vibrant, funny and ultimately touching, Leon's loose limbed narrative is an ode to both the tribulations of adolescence and the city in which it's set.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Vibrant, funny and ultimately touching, Leon's loose limbed narrative is an ode to both the tribulations of adolescence and the city in which it's set.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Ghosts With Shit Jobs may not hit the bullseye with all of its satirical pot shots, but it is destined to gain a cult following at the very least

~ Neil Mitchell -

Ghosts With Shit Jobs may not hit the bullseye with all of its satirical pot shots, but it is destined to gain a cult following at the very least

~ Neil Mitchell -

A witty, gory and trippy descent into altered states of consciousness, eroticised power plays and the clash between humankind, monstrous entities and hybridised 'others'.

~ Neil Mitchell -

A witty, gory and trippy descent into altered states of consciousness, eroticised power plays and the clash between humankind, monstrous entities and hybridised 'others'.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Exit is opressive, cryptic and wholly engaging from start to finish.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Exit is opressive, cryptic and wholly engaging from start to finish.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Breathtakingly ambitious, exquisitely realised and performed and made under extreme circumstances, Les Enfants Du Paradis is an absolute joy to behold and a monument to the power of the arts to transcend opressive social and political climates.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Breathtakingly ambitious, exquisitely realised and performed and made under extreme circumstances, Les Enfants Du Paradis is an absolute joy to behold and a monument to the power of the arts to transcend opressive social and political climates.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The War Trilogy is required, and deeply enriching, viewing for all serious film enthusiasts.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The War Trilogy is required, and deeply enriching, viewing for all serious film enthusiasts.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Hackneyed, dull and entirely devoid of wit, invention or tension.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Hackneyed, dull and entirely devoid of wit, invention or tension.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Scores high in the derivative stakes but low on satisfaction.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Scores high in the derivative stakes but low on satisfaction.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The questions of truth, representation, subjectivity and objectivity define the documentary form, and Antonioni's extraordinary film encapsulates these issues while focusing on one of the world's most 'unknowable' cultures.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The questions of truth, representation, subjectivity and objectivity define the documentary form, and Antonioni's extraordinary film encapsulates these issues while focusing on one of the world's most 'unknowable' cultures.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Burnt by the Sun 2 plays fast and loose with both actual history and its own fictionally established facts in such a way that those familiar with Mikhalkov's original may struggle to fully embrace the director's most ambitious work to date.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Burnt by the Sun 2 plays fast and loose with both actual history and its own fictionally established facts in such a way that those familiar with Mikhalkov's original may struggle to fully embrace the director's most ambitious work to date.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Yes, the acting is suspect, the script hit and miss and the whole endeavor undertaken on a wing and a prayer, but Bloodstorm never outstayed its welcome.

~ Neil Mitchell -

Yes, the acting is suspect, the script hit and miss and the whole endeavor undertaken on a wing and a prayer, but Bloodstorm never outstayed its welcome.

~ Neil Mitchell -

An atmospheric tale of physical loss, familial ties and post traumatic emotional fallout wrapped up in an unsettling cross between a psychological crime drama and a fantasy horror movie.

~ Neil Mitchell -

An atmospheric tale of physical loss, familial ties and post traumatic emotional fallout wrapped up in an unsettling cross between a psychological crime drama and a fantasy horror movie.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The Amazing Mr Blunden manages to be charming and eerie, fantastical yet rooted in real emotions.

~ Neil Mitchell -

The Amazing Mr Blunden manages to be charming and eerie, fantastical yet rooted in real emotions.

~ Neil Mitchell -