Darkly funny and beautiful to look at.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Darkly funny and beautiful to look at.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Genuinely advancing the form of the found footage film by attempting to merge it with the digital.

~ Josh Morrall -

Genuinely advancing the form of the found footage film by attempting to merge it with the digital.

~ Josh Morrall -

This is amazing: ephemeral, illuminating, ingenious.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is amazing: ephemeral, illuminating, ingenious.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This film has an atmosphere that effectively encourages viewers to rally round it, despite its failings.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This film has an atmosphere that effectively encourages viewers to rally round it, despite its failings.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A pitch-black satire on our selective memories of death and the deceased.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A pitch-black satire on our selective memories of death and the deceased.

~ Scott Macdonald -

An unrelenting, yet utterly mesmerising cinematic vision.

~ Nick Da Costa -

An unrelenting, yet utterly mesmerising cinematic vision.

~ Nick Da Costa -

It's the sense of claustrophobia, and the tension emanating from it, which are key to the film's success.

~ James Benefield -

It's the sense of claustrophobia, and the tension emanating from it, which are key to the film's success.

~ James Benefield -

Messy, seeming unmoderated.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Messy, seeming unmoderated.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Welcome To Twister is ultimately hampered by its visuals.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Welcome To Twister is ultimately hampered by its visuals.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A touching portrait of women with a calling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A touching portrait of women with a calling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

One of the most stunningly banal films I have seen in decades.

~ Scott Macdonald -

One of the most stunningly banal films I have seen in decades.

~ Scott Macdonald -

It's powerful, stunning, the whole film is haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's powerful, stunning, the whole film is haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a delicate examination of attitudes and social mores, touching on issues of self-hate and betrayal.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is a delicate examination of attitudes and social mores, touching on issues of self-hate and betrayal.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Two In The Wave is informative without ever feeling didactic, entertaining in and of itself, and aided by a subject that's likely to be of interest to filmgoers anyway.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Two In The Wave is informative without ever feeling didactic, entertaining in and of itself, and aided by a subject that's likely to be of interest to filmgoers anyway.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Although van Strien clearly has plenty of talent, he is undone by a constant seen-and-heard-it-all-before-done-better feeling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although van Strien clearly has plenty of talent, he is undone by a constant seen-and-heard-it-all-before-done-better feeling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is an eye-opening film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is an eye-opening film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The opening is strong, the end fair, there is mystery and wonderment - it becomes hard to single out anything because it's all good; brilliant, even.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The opening is strong, the end fair, there is mystery and wonderment - it becomes hard to single out anything because it's all good; brilliant, even.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A dazzlingly confident and magical picture.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A dazzlingly confident and magical picture.

~ Scott Macdonald -

This is the movie Sex And The City should have been.

~ James Benefield -

This is the movie Sex And The City should have been.

~ James Benefield -

It might have a simple moral but it's still a well-framed piece of work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It might have a simple moral but it's still a well-framed piece of work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Dachi Sato's film is striking, the flicker of light through trees like rolling down a forested lane.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Dachi Sato's film is striking, the flicker of light through trees like rolling down a forested lane.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Expertly made, passionately enthusiastic, one of the best films of the year.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Expertly made, passionately enthusiastic, one of the best films of the year.

~ Scott Macdonald -

It seemed all horribly downhill until the end scenes – which, in total contrast, induce a state of shock.

~ Chris -

It seemed all horribly downhill until the end scenes – which, in total contrast, induce a state of shock.

~ Chris -

A short, sweet burst of cuteness.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A short, sweet burst of cuteness.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Close to being a fairy tale in the old sense - frightening and enlightening.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Close to being a fairy tale in the old sense - frightening and enlightening.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Steve Sale is an engaging and funny host, and he doesn't let his movie's technical weakness get in the way of an entertaining time.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Steve Sale is an engaging and funny host, and he doesn't let his movie's technical weakness get in the way of an entertaining time.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A fascinating little film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A fascinating little film.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Only just avoids outstaying its welcome.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Only just avoids outstaying its welcome.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Despite the lush pastel colouration, Stanley Pickle feels decidedly old-fashioned.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Despite the lush pastel colouration, Stanley Pickle feels decidedly old-fashioned.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It is formulaic, but it's also bursting with conviction and insight.

~ James Benefield -

It is formulaic, but it's also bursting with conviction and insight.

~ James Benefield -

Amusing, entertaining, and technically excellent.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Amusing, entertaining, and technically excellent.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's dark in places, intentionally so, and that's also to the credit of those involved.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's dark in places, intentionally so, and that's also to the credit of those involved.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ultimately, SoulBoy is a strange, lifeless work.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Ultimately, SoulBoy is a strange, lifeless work.

~ Scott Macdonald -

The road trip device may be a familiar one but it is a choice that broadens the appeal and accessibility of the film and takes it away from more political machinations into the realm of simpler storytelling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The road trip device may be a familiar one but it is a choice that broadens the appeal and accessibility of the film and takes it away from more political machinations into the realm of simpler storytelling.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The set up is good, but the pay off is less successful.

~ James Benefield -

The set up is good, but the pay off is less successful.

~ James Benefield -

What gives the film an edge is its immediacy and emotional impact.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What gives the film an edge is its immediacy and emotional impact.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Offers the audience moments of genuine comedy that is both cutsey and clever.

~ Josh Morrall -

Offers the audience moments of genuine comedy that is both cutsey and clever.

~ Josh Morrall -

Kevin is personable, talented, able, and Christopher Lewis Cook's film captures his time in Stockbridge brilliantly.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Kevin is personable, talented, able, and Christopher Lewis Cook's film captures his time in Stockbridge brilliantly.

~ Andrew Robertson -

An intriguing, well-acted, quietly funny film that, though it is outright weird most of the time and certainly won't be to everyone's taste, has a quirky charm and emotional heart.

~ Owen Van Spall -

An intriguing, well-acted, quietly funny film that, though it is outright weird most of the time and certainly won't be to everyone's taste, has a quirky charm and emotional heart.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Gorgeous scenery and subtle performances.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Gorgeous scenery and subtle performances.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Naheed Raza's film is hypnotic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Naheed Raza's film is hypnotic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Lea Fehner bites off more than she can chew.

~ James Benefield -

Lea Fehner bites off more than she can chew.

~ James Benefield -

Visually this is one of the best short films at the Edinburgh Film Festival, so distinctive in its appearance that it will leave you wanting more.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Visually this is one of the best short films at the Edinburgh Film Festival, so distinctive in its appearance that it will leave you wanting more.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The painterly 3D animation style draws the viewer in, so effectively does it depict a fantastical landscape.

~ Owen Van Spall -

The painterly 3D animation style draws the viewer in, so effectively does it depict a fantastical landscape.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A documentary of sorts about a documentary out of sorts.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A documentary of sorts about a documentary out of sorts.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Funny stuff.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Funny stuff.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez gives us a sensational taste of his talents in front of and behind the camera.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez gives us a sensational taste of his talents in front of and behind the camera.

~ Scott Macdonald -

This is a strong story, encompassing romance, thriller aspects, comedy and even political intrigue, zipping back and forward in time but always carrying you with it to a conclusion that is thoroughly satisfying on all counts.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is a strong story, encompassing romance, thriller aspects, comedy and even political intrigue, zipping back and forward in time but always carrying you with it to a conclusion that is thoroughly satisfying on all counts.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Visually impressive, technically proficient, Scene 32 impresses the eyes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Visually impressive, technically proficient, Scene 32 impresses the eyes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A tasty treat.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A tasty treat.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Given how ably it delivers it would be churlish to ask for more.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Given how ably it delivers it would be churlish to ask for more.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Succeeds admirably in its primary thrust.

~ Chris -

Succeeds admirably in its primary thrust.

~ Chris -

A triumph of naturalistic storytelling, of symbolism, aided by tremendous technical work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A triumph of naturalistic storytelling, of symbolism, aided by tremendous technical work.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's a wham, bam, thank you, man, quality to this music biopic that makes it a pleasurable rock rush that's easy on the eye, even if it fails to do much more than skate the surface of the band of its title.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There's a wham, bam, thank you, man, quality to this music biopic that makes it a pleasurable rock rush that's easy on the eye, even if it fails to do much more than skate the surface of the band of its title.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Constrained by medium to sight and sound, it suggests the other senses, beautifully so, with elegant composition of scenes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Constrained by medium to sight and sound, it suggests the other senses, beautifully so, with elegant composition of scenes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Every actor has a chance to shine, and none fails to take it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Every actor has a chance to shine, and none fails to take it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Rob &Valentyna In Scotland feels genuine, even heartfelt.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Rob &Valentyna In Scotland feels genuine, even heartfelt.

~ Andrew Robertson -

From the notes it apparently abstracts different theoretical elements from a variety of disciplines, but in practise it's a field of flashing shapes with something approaching music in the background.

~ Andrew Robertson -

From the notes it apparently abstracts different theoretical elements from a variety of disciplines, but in practise it's a field of flashing shapes with something approaching music in the background.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Moving and extremely clear-sighted... will live long in the memory.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Moving and extremely clear-sighted... will live long in the memory.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is a film that sets out to challenge the way families like Ben and Louisa's are perceived. The trouble is that it doesn't really have much of an argument to make.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a film that sets out to challenge the way families like Ben and Louisa's are perceived. The trouble is that it doesn't really have much of an argument to make.

~ Jennie Kermode -

For the first half an hour, the tension bubbles along nicely... but the further into the runtime we ride, the more the cliches stack up.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

For the first half an hour, the tension bubbles along nicely... but the further into the runtime we ride, the more the cliches stack up.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A sweetly understated addition to the romantic comedy genre.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A sweetly understated addition to the romantic comedy genre.

~ Scott Macdonald -

History replicated in the editing suite, composition compelling, illuminating.

~ Andrew Robertson -

History replicated in the editing suite, composition compelling, illuminating.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In synthesising drama with a documentary degree of verity it hopes that events as depicted will create story without ensuring that there is one to show.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In synthesising drama with a documentary degree of verity it hopes that events as depicted will create story without ensuring that there is one to show.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Illustrated by tremendous visuals, it's affecting, moving.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Illustrated by tremendous visuals, it's affecting, moving.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Paraphernalia is a product of a significant team effort, and it shows in its quality.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Paraphernalia is a product of a significant team effort, and it shows in its quality.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a police procedural, but it's also about the nature of policing, about the gap between law and justice, the self and the state.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a police procedural, but it's also about the nature of policing, about the gap between law and justice, the self and the state.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Features a nice, if melancholy score and excellent photography.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Features a nice, if melancholy score and excellent photography.

~ Scott Macdonald -

The animation is crisp, the character design entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The animation is crisp, the character design entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A rather affectionate fanboy love-in and whingefest.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A rather affectionate fanboy love-in and whingefest.

~ Scott Macdonald -

This film is fast and funky and deadly serious, and massively flawed, yet just about succeeds in its difficult central premise.

~ Chris -

This film is fast and funky and deadly serious, and massively flawed, yet just about succeeds in its difficult central premise.

~ Chris -

A very large cast, outstanding production values and a solid story cement the reality of the situation, and no character's motivations go unexamined.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A very large cast, outstanding production values and a solid story cement the reality of the situation, and no character's motivations go unexamined.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Both compelling and haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Both compelling and haunting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Sometimes the sense of a thing is enough, and Paradise Later delivers ably.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Sometimes the sense of a thing is enough, and Paradise Later delivers ably.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A film with moments of striking beauty, compassion, and more than a few sporting thrills.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A film with moments of striking beauty, compassion, and more than a few sporting thrills.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For much of its runtime, Outcast may be the best British horror film since The Descent.

~ Scott Macdonald -

For much of its runtime, Outcast may be the best British horror film since The Descent.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Tremendous.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Tremendous.

~ Andrew Robertson -

That it comes so close to being fair, to being true, is to its credit.

~ Andrew Robertson -

That it comes so close to being fair, to being true, is to its credit.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A low-key, but fascinating, documentary.

~ James Benefield -

A low-key, but fascinating, documentary.

~ James Benefield -

Meštrovic seems to know exactly what he's doing, and the bold narration, accompanied by a fantastic jazz score, grip the viewer throughout.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Meštrovic seems to know exactly what he's doing, and the bold narration, accompanied by a fantastic jazz score, grip the viewer throughout.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It verges on the unhinged, but its good humour is infectious.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It verges on the unhinged, but its good humour is infectious.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A quietly humorous, gently endearing examination of one man's attempts to get his hands on the American dream.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A quietly humorous, gently endearing examination of one man's attempts to get his hands on the American dream.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Min Sung-ah's character design and artwork are masterful.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Min Sung-ah's character design and artwork are masterful.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The simplicity of the concept is sublime

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The simplicity of the concept is sublime

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is one of my favourite performances of the year.

~ Scott Macdonald -

This is one of my favourite performances of the year.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A bizarre and off-putting perspective, but mesmerising all the same.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A bizarre and off-putting perspective, but mesmerising all the same.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Entertaining throughout, with moments of both wry amusement and vocal laughter.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Entertaining throughout, with moments of both wry amusement and vocal laughter.

~ Andrew Robertson -

At times this appears to be a documentary about looking things up on Google.

~ Andrew Robertson -

At times this appears to be a documentary about looking things up on Google.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Is this the end of life, energy’s car crash?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Is this the end of life, energy’s car crash?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This made me proud that Britain can turn out solid, constructive comedy.

~ Chris -

This made me proud that Britain can turn out solid, constructive comedy.

~ Chris -

Very art house.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Very art house.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The Moon Bird is original in appearance, but feels like the retelling of an unknown classic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The Moon Bird is original in appearance, but feels like the retelling of an unknown classic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Jana Prchalova's a talented artist, but the script is a little weak.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Jana Prchalova's a talented artist, but the script is a little weak.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is brilliant.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is brilliant.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Mother Of Many is full of little details, textures, sympathetic character design and beautiful use of pattern.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Mother Of Many is full of little details, textures, sympathetic character design and beautiful use of pattern.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A clear debt is owed to Ferne Pearlstein, whose cinematography is of such quality that the film appears to have fallen through some documentary vortex untouched by time.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A clear debt is owed to Ferne Pearlstein, whose cinematography is of such quality that the film appears to have fallen through some documentary vortex untouched by time.

~ Andrew Robertson -

If this is what the British director can achieve on a shoestring, one can only look forward to what a bigger budget may bring with monster expectation.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

If this is what the British director can achieve on a shoestring, one can only look forward to what a bigger budget may bring with monster expectation.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An amazing piece of work.

~ Jeff Robson -

An amazing piece of work.

~ Jeff Robson -

This is an impressive film, managing to imply and suggest with a graceful economy.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is an impressive film, managing to imply and suggest with a graceful economy.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A heartwarming little portrait.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A heartwarming little portrait.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The soundtrack is loud, the picture crisp, the performances good, it's not to be faulted.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The soundtrack is loud, the picture crisp, the performances good, it's not to be faulted.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A gentle, touching, a portrait of a woman with a calling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A gentle, touching, a portrait of a woman with a calling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

From the two-tone credit sequence to the jaunty camera angles, this is visually striking stuff.

~ James Benefield -

From the two-tone credit sequence to the jaunty camera angles, this is visually striking stuff.

~ James Benefield -

Although presenting a multifaceted view of the winners and losers behind the millions (or lack of them), it's an overwhelmingly upbeat, positive experience.

~ James Benefield -

Although presenting a multifaceted view of the winners and losers behind the millions (or lack of them), it's an overwhelmingly upbeat, positive experience.

~ James Benefield -

Luca Cuiti's photography is good, strikingly so.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Luca Cuiti's photography is good, strikingly so.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Lola Sepa will always be for me now a real character I have seen, not a fiction.

~ Chris -

Lola Sepa will always be for me now a real character I have seen, not a fiction.

~ Chris -

Three minutes that are thing and un-thing, a flicker of stillness.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Three minutes that are thing and un-thing, a flicker of stillness.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In just under half an hour we get a glimpse into scores of lives, all just after major changes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

In just under half an hour we get a glimpse into scores of lives, all just after major changes.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Angela Steffen's film is amazing, complete and satisfying, brilliant.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Angela Steffen's film is amazing, complete and satisfying, brilliant.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A lovely little portrait of a nocturnal community.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A lovely little portrait of a nocturnal community.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A rather dull action Western.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A rather dull action Western.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Socha is excellent as always, but Alex Howson as the reappearing resident compels.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Socha is excellent as always, but Alex Howson as the reappearing resident compels.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ultimately more heart-warming and life-affirming than you would ever imagine a film centred on casual violence could be.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Ultimately more heart-warming and life-affirming than you would ever imagine a film centred on casual violence could be.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The photography is stunning and many of the set pieces are visually exciting.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The photography is stunning and many of the set pieces are visually exciting.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

If the past is another country, exploring it can be a dangerous endeavour, affecting more people than you know.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

If the past is another country, exploring it can be a dangerous endeavour, affecting more people than you know.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There's certainly potential, and talent, but nothing comes of it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's certainly potential, and talent, but nothing comes of it.

~ Andrew Robertson -

When these men die, this film may be all that remains as testimony to their experience.

~ Jennie Kermode -

When these men die, this film may be all that remains as testimony to their experience.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What grates is that the film cannot stand alone, but more so that even with support it falters.

~ Andrew Robertson -

What grates is that the film cannot stand alone, but more so that even with support it falters.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Jackboots On Whitehall isn't afraid of stomping on a few tender sensibilities and its smut level is set to 'stun'.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Jackboots On Whitehall isn't afraid of stomping on a few tender sensibilities and its smut level is set to 'stun'.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

From a gentle start In The Meadow gets very dark, very quickly.

~ Andrew Robertson -

From a gentle start In The Meadow gets very dark, very quickly.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The risk for a film that focuses on film is that it'll reference something that does what it's trying to do better.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The risk for a film that focuses on film is that it'll reference something that does what it's trying to do better.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The Illusionist has a sense of humour, a sense of wonder, and a sense of place, and in combination that's enough to make it magical.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The Illusionist has a sense of humour, a sense of wonder, and a sense of place, and in combination that's enough to make it magical.

~ Andrew Robertson -

As a feat it's impressive and as a film it's entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

As a feat it's impressive and as a film it's entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The plot remains continuously unpredictable.

~ Chris -

The plot remains continuously unpredictable.

~ Chris -

The biggest problem with the film is not its snail's saunter, but rather the minimalist way Pitts approaches the scripting.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The biggest problem with the film is not its snail's saunter, but rather the minimalist way Pitts approaches the scripting.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This should have been an insider’s guide to laughter. It isn’t.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This should have been an insider’s guide to laughter. It isn’t.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The movie is almost like a Kafka novel; there seems no earthly rhyme and reason, but there are some resonating themes and a sense of the surreal.

~ James Benefield -

The movie is almost like a Kafka novel; there seems no earthly rhyme and reason, but there are some resonating themes and a sense of the surreal.

~ James Benefield -

The plot is punctured from the start.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The plot is punctured from the start.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Despite its stoner credentials, HIGH School thrives on speed.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Despite its stoner credentials, HIGH School thrives on speed.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A unique experience and profoundly enjoyable.

~ George Williamson -

A unique experience and profoundly enjoyable.

~ George Williamson -

The film is as rich in imagery as it is diverse in character.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film is as rich in imagery as it is diverse in character.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is touching and excellently executed.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is touching and excellently executed.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The comedy is soft, the story’s predictable and the clichés line up like pretty little dolls.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The comedy is soft, the story’s predictable and the clichés line up like pretty little dolls.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

With sandy docklands, rusting hulks, the taxi we follow drifts through an unfathomable landscape.

~ Andrew Robertson -

With sandy docklands, rusting hulks, the taxi we follow drifts through an unfathomable landscape.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Gravity is a reasonably skillful and elegant thriller, working well as a piece of visceral moviemaking.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Gravity is a reasonably skillful and elegant thriller, working well as a piece of visceral moviemaking.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Apart from Cox giving it large, there is nothing to this film except sentimentality in disguise.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Apart from Cox giving it large, there is nothing to this film except sentimentality in disguise.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film itself is a thing attacked, artifact upon medium transformed by light into something inexplicable.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The film itself is a thing attacked, artifact upon medium transformed by light into something inexplicable.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Although this is worth watching purely for Duvall's superb turn, he doesn't want for support.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although this is worth watching purely for Duvall's superb turn, he doesn't want for support.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Conveys mood and beauty ably but never quite grabs.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Conveys mood and beauty ably but never quite grabs.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A pristine biographical film about a brilliantly difficult man.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A pristine biographical film about a brilliantly difficult man.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Bad rugby and fantasy sex fail to win the thrill-a-minute prize for originality.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Bad rugby and fantasy sex fail to win the thrill-a-minute prize for originality.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Intelligent writing, direction and performances.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Intelligent writing, direction and performances.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Though it's light on plot it's more about how things are seen rather than what.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Though it's light on plot it's more about how things are seen rather than what.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Not outright farce, too naturalistic to mug, but observational, behavioural comedy requires that we be looking from the same perspective.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Not outright farce, too naturalistic to mug, but observational, behavioural comedy requires that we be looking from the same perspective.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A good evocation of genre, long enough for us to pick up the cues, raise a smile, and then gone.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A good evocation of genre, long enough for us to pick up the cues, raise a smile, and then gone.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The pacing of co-directors Olivier Duscastel and Jacques Martineau is restrained and deliberate, possibly because the larger subject they are dealing with is a weighty one that they clearly feel passionate about.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The pacing of co-directors Olivier Duscastel and Jacques Martineau is restrained and deliberate, possibly because the larger subject they are dealing with is a weighty one that they clearly feel passionate about.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Ingenious, convincing, and powerful.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ingenious, convincing, and powerful.

~ Andrew Robertson -

So overloaded with oddball characters that it never finds an even keel.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

So overloaded with oddball characters that it never finds an even keel.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There's a dozen reasonable ideas, none of which are developed into fruition.

~ Scott Macdonald -

There's a dozen reasonable ideas, none of which are developed into fruition.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Shot in ultra-closeup on occasion, confined, claustrophobic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Shot in ultra-closeup on occasion, confined, claustrophobic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's the script and the visuals that really sing.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's the script and the visuals that really sing.

~ Andrew Robertson -

An unrelentingly emotionally tense and harrowing experience from start to finish... one of the most accomplished short films I have seen this year.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

An unrelentingly emotionally tense and harrowing experience from start to finish... one of the most accomplished short films I have seen this year.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is less a straightforward year in the life, than an emotional, poetic snapshot, exploring themes to which we can all relate - mortality and the fear of death.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is less a straightforward year in the life, than an emotional, poetic snapshot, exploring themes to which we can all relate - mortality and the fear of death.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is an alternate reality, let us say, but a convincing one.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is an alternate reality, let us say, but a convincing one.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Ryan O'Nan is good value. He is ably supported by Ferrera, as the long-suffering spouse. They're stuck with a script that can't quite find the right voice for its concerns.

~ James Benefield -

Ryan O'Nan is good value. He is ably supported by Ferrera, as the long-suffering spouse. They're stuck with a script that can't quite find the right voice for its concerns.

~ James Benefield -

Donkeys is an interesting experiment. But its script is patchy, and at times strands the excellent performances in a wasteland of poorly defined relevance.

~ Chris -

Donkeys is an interesting experiment. But its script is patchy, and at times strands the excellent performances in a wasteland of poorly defined relevance.

~ Chris -

Hand-processed super8 film makes patterns, colours, shapes that raise questions about technique, origin, which remain unanswered.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Hand-processed super8 film makes patterns, colours, shapes that raise questions about technique, origin, which remain unanswered.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Visually it's a delight, but spectacle is not enough.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Visually it's a delight, but spectacle is not enough.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Short, lyric, a minor epic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Short, lyric, a minor epic.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Inspired mediocrity rather than inspired genius.

~ Chris -

Inspired mediocrity rather than inspired genius.

~ Chris -

This is the sort of film that will be lapped up by arthouse cinema lovers who thrive on films with bucketloads of atmosphere and a teaspoon of plot.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is the sort of film that will be lapped up by arthouse cinema lovers who thrive on films with bucketloads of atmosphere and a teaspoon of plot.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

As a portrait of 21st century man, with his obsession for porn sites, casual blow jobs and dysfunctional relationships, the film is contemporary.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

As a portrait of 21st century man, with his obsession for porn sites, casual blow jobs and dysfunctional relationships, the film is contemporary.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Beautifully shot, with some excellent tracking work, it's visually impressive.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Beautifully shot, with some excellent tracking work, it's visually impressive.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The film loses direction very quickly, and after about 20 minutes, the characters and the situations grow quite wearisome.

~ James Benefield -

The film loses direction very quickly, and after about 20 minutes, the characters and the situations grow quite wearisome.

~ James Benefield -

It boils down to an exercise in horror and endurance. It's rare you see a film which will elicit such a guttural reaction from its audience

~ James Benefield -

It boils down to an exercise in horror and endurance. It's rare you see a film which will elicit such a guttural reaction from its audience

~ James Benefield -

Chase The Slut is a typical fun film-festival movie: low budget, brimming with talent.

~ Chris -

Chase The Slut is a typical fun film-festival movie: low budget, brimming with talent.

~ Chris -

Watching this dysfunctional family implode is sobering, if not suicidal.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Watching this dysfunctional family implode is sobering, if not suicidal.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Andrew Walker's script is short on words but has plenty of depth, and Jonathan Harris' direction is assured.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Andrew Walker's script is short on words but has plenty of depth, and Jonathan Harris' direction is assured.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Lucy Walker's chilling documentary serves as a reminder that the threat of a nuclear bomb going off somewhere in the world to devastating effect has not diminished just because it has slipped from the public consciousness.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Lucy Walker's chilling documentary serves as a reminder that the threat of a nuclear bomb going off somewhere in the world to devastating effect has not diminished just because it has slipped from the public consciousness.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The character design seems off somehow, as if they've managed to find three separate uncanny valleys to pull new species out of.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The character design seems off somehow, as if they've managed to find three separate uncanny valleys to pull new species out of.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Although couched in the realities of conflict, Wakamatsu is equally, if not more, concerned with the little horrors caused by organised, countrywide violence.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although couched in the realities of conflict, Wakamatsu is equally, if not more, concerned with the little horrors caused by organised, countrywide violence.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Good intentions abound, consequences too.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Good intentions abound, consequences too.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Talk about furry vengeance.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Talk about furry vengeance.

~ Jennie Kermode -

All involved can hold their heads up high.

~ Andrew Robertson -

All involved can hold their heads up high.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Entertaining, inventive, and bleak.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Entertaining, inventive, and bleak.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Brilliantlove falls hard on its bare backside between the two stools of pornography and erotica.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Brilliantlove falls hard on its bare backside between the two stools of pornography and erotica.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

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 -

The script and direction are solid, the performances great.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The script and direction are solid, the performances great.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Haunting, intriguing, compelling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Haunting, intriguing, compelling.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is an upbeat, often hilarious, but never mawkish, celebration of love.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is an upbeat, often hilarious, but never mawkish, celebration of love.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Ultimately, this is your basic talking heads documentary, interspersed with footage that redefines cinematic cool.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Ultimately, this is your basic talking heads documentary, interspersed with footage that redefines cinematic cool.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A triumph, albeit an uneasy one.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A triumph, albeit an uneasy one.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Make no mistake, this is an immensely creepy picture.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Make no mistake, this is an immensely creepy picture.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Unsettling, concerning, rewarding.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Unsettling, concerning, rewarding.

~ 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 -

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 -

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 -

For anyone who ever doubted Soderbergh’s artistic integrity, this unassuming film is a minor monument to excellence of execution and the enduring validity of his work.

~ Chris -

For anyone who ever doubted Soderbergh’s artistic integrity, this unassuming film is a minor monument to excellence of execution and the enduring validity of his work.

~ Chris -

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 -

Presumably the fictionalising of the story offered González-Rubio more freedom in terms of shaping the narrative, but he has such a gentle touch that you would be hard-pushed to spot the artifice.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Presumably the fictionalising of the story offered González-Rubio more freedom in terms of shaping the narrative, but he has such a gentle touch that you would be hard-pushed to spot the artifice.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Such a sweet and fun little film that it's hard not to warm to it and be utterly won over by the time its hour and a half is up.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Such a sweet and fun little film that it's hard not to warm to it and be utterly won over by the time its hour and a half is up.

~ Keith Hennessey Brown -

Irwin's film is populated by an assortment of creatures who seem not quite human in the first place.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Irwin's film is populated by an assortment of creatures who seem not quite human in the first place.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Served well by David Aston's sound work, the machinery and the small quantity of voicework, and by Peter Wright's music, it's technically excellent.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Served well by David Aston's sound work, the machinery and the small quantity of voicework, and by Peter Wright's music, it's technically excellent.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The cast deliver good performances, but not enough for the burden they're expected to carry.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The cast deliver good performances, but not enough for the burden they're expected to carry.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Jean Reno is unflappably cool. There's not much more to it.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Jean Reno is unflappably cool. There's not much more to it.

~ Scott Macdonald -

A thoughtful consideration of not just physical prowess but the emotional agility and resilience demonstrated by those growing up in Gaza.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Along with Vladimir Gojun’s progressively rhythmic editing and Julij Zornik’s subjective sound design, the filmmaker takes us right into the protagonist’s, and therefore any and every teenager’s head.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

We Believe You works to perfection thanks to the dedication and stellar directing, acting and technical work.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

When you get old, hope you find someone who looks at you the way Mascaro looks at Tereza and Roberta.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

There’s an anarchic silliness about it which suits the science fiction setting, an openness to having fun and delivering a story unselfconsciously, on its own terms.

~ Jennie Kermode -

As Blue Moon progresses it becomes clear that the one thing Hart really wants is to be wanted.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Ridley may not be in the top league of current action stars but she can handle herself, and she is at any rate more convincing as a former soldier than she is as a member of the working class.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Sandbag Dam is powered by stellar, deeply lived-in performances by the young and budding actors.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

The viewer has to be keyed into Akerman's cinematic language, how she portrays boredom, claustrophobia, isolation.

~ Donald Munro -

Fund encourages us to tune in to the energies of the trio, the subtle shifts of mood, shared moments of understanding or joy.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Without Blanche Gardin, who carries the whole film, The Incredible Snow Woman would be a mix of generic dramedy and equally generic comedy that simply tries too hard to send quirky and “subversive” vibes.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

An atmospheric, beguiling piece of work.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A pretty empty and tiresome experience.

~ Marko Stojiljkovic -

A collection of early films by Chantal Akerman.

~ Donald Munro -

Øverbye makes a compelling lead, taking on the chunks of voiceover without any problem but also excelling in terms of conveying her character’s moods via body languag

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A moody, unsettling piece.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A sometimes compelling, often baffling work that doesn’t really solve the inherent problem of its subject matter, but swings for the fences trying.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

With a lesser canine star, the film would not have worked, but Nala is sensational.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Easily delivering on the big emotional beats, The Six Triple Eight is a natural crowd pleaser.

~ Jennie Kermode -

[Hart] doesn’t turn up the volume, but uses tone and repetition so effectively that the film becomes a microcosm of the real experience.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With a lesser canine star, the film would not have worked, but Nala is sensational.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a film that seems somehow subtly different every time you watch it, full of tantalising possibilities.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It’s an anarchic mess – the sort of film the Joker himself might have made, and that’s part of its triumph.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Coppola has style, but sometimes employs too much of it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is a tactile retelling, inviting us to imagine the sticky feel of Coca-Cola on hot skin in the sun or the heat of a sheepskin coat and the love that goes with it being passed from mum to daughter ahead of a trip abroad.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Cat’s viewpoint predominates, and Zilbalodis has an acute understanding of how the world looks from its point of view, of what catches its attention and how its body follows instinctively.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Hodierne handles the blend of styles within the film with a laid back confidence that makes it easy to lower one’s guard at the wrong moments.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ridley may not be in the top league of current action stars but she can handle herself, and she is at any rate more convincing as a former soldier than she is as a member of the working class.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Nobody plays lazy like Jeff Bridges. You could say he was born to it. Or rather, he's such a good actor he makes it look as natural as an unmade bed.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -