Ahmed doesn’t need to include war footage for us to feel its weight and understand its shadow.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The colour elements prove all the more striking when in contrast to black and white.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

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 -

History comes alive in the voices of those who remember it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The choice of hand-drawn animation and its ability to demonstrate a magical realism allows the film to find the right distance from what is being depicted.

~ Richard Mowe -

Successfully finds insight and social commentary

~ Jeremy Mathews -

The pace of the action helps Handal to pack a lot in and his framing is inventive.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

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

~ Jennie Kermode -

The filmmaker and her crew deserve a lot of credit for even managing to capture this lifestyle – not to mention following it for five years.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Breslin, as so often, is the standout.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The observational approach works against the director, slowing down proceedings and making it hard to see the wood for the trees

~ Amber Wilkinson -

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

~ Jennie Kermode -

With so much going on the only shame is that at this length the pirouettes in various directions are so brief, giving us a taste for ideas that are begging to be dug into further.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While the film is generally a delight, the increasingly surreal third act can be hard to track.

~ Antoni Konieczny -

A patient, affecting study of human connection in unusual circumstances

~ Antoni Konieczny -

The irreverent score, the gothic art direction, and Mario Tosi’s kaleidoscopic, slithering cinematography coalesce into something mesmeric.

~ Antoni Konieczny -

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

~ Jennie Kermode -

Fiennes is lean in look and in performance, bringing an intensity that proves compelling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An overflowing life is presented to us through archival interviews and film clips, and most revealingly through on-camera insights from O’Brien herself.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Fiennes is lean in look and in performance, bringing an intensity that proves compelling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

I Am Love is social melodrama in the best traditions of Italian cinema.

~ Chris -

Anime at its very finest - lightning paced, visually stunning, feverishly creative and overrun by a logic all its own.

~ Anton Bitel -

The action is pacy but that doesn’t mean Courvoisier skims the surface.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The quality certainly shines out.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

The quality certainly shines out.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

The major problem is a bland script. There's next to nothing to laugh at.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

The major problem is a bland script. There's next to nothing to laugh at.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

When the final scene fizzles out to nothing, you know it's been a wasted journey.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

When the final scene fizzles out to nothing, you know it's been a wasted journey.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

The worst film I've seen in a long time.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

The worst film I've seen in a long time.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

Perfect family viewing for a lazy weekend.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

Perfect family viewing for a lazy weekend.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

Depending on your outlook, Shoot On Sight is either an opportunity missed, or a diamond in the rough.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

Depending on your outlook, Shoot On Sight is either an opportunity missed, or a diamond in the rough.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

You'll watch, you'll laugh, you'll have a great time, you'll quote the cheesy lines with your friends afterwards.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

You'll watch, you'll laugh, you'll have a great time, you'll quote the cheesy lines with your friends afterwards.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

It's stand-up comedy and it's funny - do you need to know more?

~ Keith Dudhnath -

It's stand-up comedy and it's funny - do you need to know more?

~ Keith Dudhnath -

Biting satire, a sharp script and wonderful performances make it a must-see.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

Biting satire, a sharp script and wonderful performances make it a must-see.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

Every geeky sphere has its own nutters, and pinball is no exception, but Special When Lit treats them kindly, respectfully, and leaves any slightly mean sniggering up to the audience.

~ Keith Dudhnath -

Every geeky sphere has its own nutters, and pinball is no exception, but Special When Lit treats them kindly, respectfully, and leaves any slightly mean sniggering up to the audience.

~ Keith Dudhnath -