The Zero Theorem is a messy mélange of broad pratfalls, challenged idealism, dark satire, and expansive, indeed cosmic allegory - but it also .cannot escape being seen as a kind of Brazil vers. 2.0.

~ Anton Bitel -

The Zero Theorem is a messy mélange of broad pratfalls, challenged idealism, dark satire, and expansive, indeed cosmic allegory - but it also .cannot escape being seen as a kind of Brazil vers. 2.0.

~ Anton Bitel -

Keeps holding out a promise of insight into its young protagonist's mentality and makeup, but ends up merely observing her from a cool distance, as if through the binoculars from the opening scene.

~ Anton Bitel -

Keeps holding out a promise of insight into its young protagonist's mentality and makeup, but ends up merely observing her from a cool distance, as if through the binoculars from the opening scene.

~ Anton Bitel -

Smart direction and well judged performances keep us guessing - all the way up to a contrived finale which is both hammy and ham-fisted.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Smart direction and well judged performances keep us guessing - all the way up to a contrived finale which is both hammy and ham-fisted.

~ Jennie Kermode -

We Are The Best! is a rebel yell of positivism - with exclamation mark - that brings a fuzzy warmth to all the wintry Stockholm locations.

~ Anton Bitel -

We Are The Best! is a rebel yell of positivism - with exclamation mark - that brings a fuzzy warmth to all the wintry Stockholm locations.

~ Anton Bitel -

This film shows better than any documentary on the development of safety gear for drivers, cars and roads could ever do why the changes in the sport were necessary.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

This film shows better than any documentary on the development of safety gear for drivers, cars and roads could ever do why the changes in the sport were necessary.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Daring, and well ahead of its time.

~ Shaun Davis -

Daring, and well ahead of its time.

~ Shaun Davis -

Côté has always had a skill for subverting expectations and here he manages to slide his film from black comedy to outright horror with the smoothness of a snake.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Côté has always had a skill for subverting expectations and here he manages to slide his film from black comedy to outright horror with the smoothness of a snake.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

As the story ball is passed from one set of characters to the next, you sense the dexterity without being distracted by it, while the messages about being a team player and winning by fair means not foul underpins the action without getting in the way.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

As the story ball is passed from one set of characters to the next, you sense the dexterity without being distracted by it, while the messages about being a team player and winning by fair means not foul underpins the action without getting in the way.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A film that seeks to challenge and alienate its audience from the get-go, knowing full well that it won't win all of them back.

~ Max Crawford -

A film that seeks to challenge and alienate its audience from the get-go, knowing full well that it won't win all of them back.

~ Max Crawford -

With impressively sourced archive footage, much of it in colour, the film presents a fair overview of its subject and finds time for laughs even in stories with tragic endings.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With impressively sourced archive footage, much of it in colour, the film presents a fair overview of its subject and finds time for laughs even in stories with tragic endings.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Visually the film has emotional qualities that contribute to the feeling of admiration for Robyn's quest

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Visually the film has emotional qualities that contribute to the feeling of admiration for Robyn's quest

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Brac films the small town in great detail, capturing its claustrophobia, and the sometimes tragic destinies of his protagonists.

~ Richard Mowe -

Brac films the small town in great detail, capturing its claustrophobia, and the sometimes tragic destinies of his protagonists.

~ Richard Mowe -

A complex portrait of grief, Tom At The Farm is Dolan's strongest work to date, not least because of the performance he gives in the lead.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A complex portrait of grief, Tom At The Farm is Dolan's strongest work to date, not least because of the performance he gives in the lead.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Glistens with the best kind of nostalgia.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Glistens with the best kind of nostalgia.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Riding along on the strength of its central mystery, They Will Return just about gets away with its unevenly paced story and variable acting.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Riding along on the strength of its central mystery, They Will Return just about gets away with its unevenly paced story and variable acting.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Mackenzie shows everyone, inmates and guards alike, to be trapped in a corrupted, corrupting system that resists all change.

~ Anton Bitel -

Mackenzie shows everyone, inmates and guards alike, to be trapped in a corrupted, corrupting system that resists all change.

~ Anton Bitel -

Few portrayals of autism spectrum disorders in film have ever had the authenticity of this.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Few portrayals of autism spectrum disorders in film have ever had the authenticity of this.

~ Jennie Kermode -

For all that its often said "they don't make them like they used to" this is very, very close.

~ Andrew Robertson -

For all that its often said "they don't make them like they used to" this is very, very close.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The investigation has a surreal aspect to it that stretches credulity while the final resolution seems unsatisfactorily far-fetched.

~ Richard Mowe -

The investigation has a surreal aspect to it that stretches credulity while the final resolution seems unsatisfactorily far-fetched.

~ Richard Mowe -

The power of the film comes not from its mystery but from its drama, from Cardinale's incredible screen presence.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The power of the film comes not from its mystery but from its drama, from Cardinale's incredible screen presence.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A meandering, overlong trek of a film.

~ Anton Bitel -

A meandering, overlong trek of a film.

~ Anton Bitel -

The film’s simplicity is its strength.

~ Richard Mowe -

The film’s simplicity is its strength.

~ Richard Mowe -

Apart from Mike Eley's lustrous, lyrical cinematography, The Selfish Giant is also elevated by the central performances of Chapman and Thomas.

~ Anton Bitel -

Apart from Mike Eley's lustrous, lyrical cinematography, The Selfish Giant is also elevated by the central performances of Chapman and Thomas.

~ Anton Bitel -

The end result, though well-mounted and featuring knock-the-soot-out-of-your-chimney performances from Emma Thompson as Travers and Tom Hanks as the movie mogul, feels more like a Disney theme park version of events than the real story.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The end result, though well-mounted and featuring knock-the-soot-out-of-your-chimney performances from Emma Thompson as Travers and Tom Hanks as the movie mogul, feels more like a Disney theme park version of events than the real story.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Saleh Bakri is superb in the central role, at first chilling, then lurching between brutality and incongruous tenderness.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Saleh Bakri is superb in the central role, at first chilling, then lurching between brutality and incongruous tenderness.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Rosi's panorama manages to circle back, making you love humanity.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Rosi's panorama manages to circle back, making you love humanity.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The spirit of childhood skips and giggles through The Rocket even though Kim Mordaunt's debut fiction feature touches on deeply disturbing humanitarian issues.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The spirit of childhood skips and giggles through The Rocket even though Kim Mordaunt's debut fiction feature touches on deeply disturbing humanitarian issues.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

If you are a fan of Kathleen and her work, this film is a must-see.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If you are a fan of Kathleen and her work, this film is a must-see.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There are films that stick with you. Ones that make an impression even if it wasn’t a pleasant one. This is maybe one of those.

~ Chris -

There are films that stick with you. Ones that make an impression even if it wasn’t a pleasant one. This is maybe one of those.

~ Chris -

The characters may be variously plagued by debt, illness and emotional strain but they also prove there is conoslation in friendship and that a single shared chocolate can be more important and touching than a thousand words.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The characters may be variously plagued by debt, illness and emotional strain but they also prove there is conoslation in friendship and that a single shared chocolate can be more important and touching than a thousand words.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This will have even the bitterest viewer sobbing into their popcorn.

~ David Graham -

This will have even the bitterest viewer sobbing into their popcorn.

~ David Graham -

Farhadi peels away the layers with simplicity, revealing the complicated and detailed emotions which lurk very close to the surface.

~ Richard Mowe -

Farhadi peels away the layers with simplicity, revealing the complicated and detailed emotions which lurk very close to the surface.

~ Richard Mowe -

Managing for the most part to avoid the clichés of portraying the gypsy milieu, it has the stamp of authenticity.

~ Richard Mowe -

Managing for the most part to avoid the clichés of portraying the gypsy milieu, it has the stamp of authenticity.

~ Richard Mowe -

What is so disarming about Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive is a scarce sense of appreciation - of the vampire couple for each other and the appreciation by both of them for what is great in the world.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

What is so disarming about Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive is a scarce sense of appreciation - of the vampire couple for each other and the appreciation by both of them for what is great in the world.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

This apparently meandering, unfocused story conceals an acutely observed portrait of a society in flux.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This apparently meandering, unfocused story conceals an acutely observed portrait of a society in flux.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Achieving a delicate balance between the intersecting worlds of police, criminals and corporations, New World is a breath of fresh air.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Achieving a delicate balance between the intersecting worlds of police, criminals and corporations, New World is a breath of fresh air.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Reichardt observes the game coolly, yet provides more than enough detail to show the contradictions in her players' gambits.

~ Anton Bitel -

Reichardt observes the game coolly, yet provides more than enough detail to show the contradictions in her players' gambits.

~ Anton Bitel -

Behind the surface simplicity of a father and son road trip lurks a sharp and bitter-sweet odyssey with a strong sense of satire.

~ Richard Mowe -

Behind the surface simplicity of a father and son road trip lurks a sharp and bitter-sweet odyssey with a strong sense of satire.

~ Richard Mowe -

Sen has crafted a tense thrill ride without ever forgetting his roots.

~ Anton Bitel -

Sen has crafted a tense thrill ride without ever forgetting his roots.

~ Anton Bitel -

The joy is in the detail of Dosunmu's film, the nuance of a relationship as richly complex as the African print dresses that Adenike favours.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The joy is in the detail of Dosunmu's film, the nuance of a relationship as richly complex as the African print dresses that Adenike favours.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It is the duality in the myth that makes Milius so fascinating, regardless of what you think of his politics.

~ Owen Van Spall -

It is the duality in the myth that makes Milius so fascinating, regardless of what you think of his politics.

~ Owen Van Spall -

It’s a crowd-pleaser and only the most stern of hearts and minds could fail to be seduced by its charm and the incredible persona of Gallienne.

~ Richard Mowe -

It’s a crowd-pleaser and only the most stern of hearts and minds could fail to be seduced by its charm and the incredible persona of Gallienne.

~ Richard Mowe -

Sheer unadulterated pleasure often comes from the most unexpected quarters.

~ Richard Mowe -

Sheer unadulterated pleasure often comes from the most unexpected quarters.

~ Richard Mowe -

It's like a suicide. And there's nothing to look at

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It's like a suicide. And there's nothing to look at

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Shuttling back and forth between the families, Like Father, Like Son scrutinises words, deeds, allegiances.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Shuttling back and forth between the families, Like Father, Like Son scrutinises words, deeds, allegiances.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Built upon a variety of different perspectives, Guo's politically engaged sort-of documentary is more an episodic tapestry of suggestions than anything like a coherent argument.

~ Anton Bitel -

Built upon a variety of different perspectives, Guo's politically engaged sort-of documentary is more an episodic tapestry of suggestions than anything like a coherent argument.

~ Anton Bitel -

The film with all its large time leaps gives the impression not of something alien, long dead, but very pertinent to the now.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The film with all its large time leaps gives the impression not of something alien, long dead, but very pertinent to the now.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The ingredients may look to be all there but Reitman's effort feels too full of studio additives and overcooked.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The ingredients may look to be all there but Reitman's effort feels too full of studio additives and overcooked.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although there are no truly outstanding performances, neither are there any weak ones in what is essentially an ensemble piece.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Although there are no truly outstanding performances, neither are there any weak ones in what is essentially an ensemble piece.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Krikodas should be wary of letting his style run rampant over material that could have been both resonant and disturbing given some restraint.

~ David Graham -

Krikodas should be wary of letting his style run rampant over material that could have been both resonant and disturbing given some restraint.

~ David Graham -

Jodorowsky, amazingly vigorous at 84, is never anything less than captivating, funny, and passionate when on screen.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Jodorowsky, amazingly vigorous at 84, is never anything less than captivating, funny, and passionate when on screen.

~ Owen Van Spall -

The film suffers from a profusion of good taste

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film suffers from a profusion of good taste

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The pace may seem deliberate but the Coens obviously want us to uncover the character's layers gently rather than him being delivered ready-made.

~ Richard Mowe -

The pace may seem deliberate but the Coens obviously want us to uncover the character's layers gently rather than him being delivered ready-made.

~ Richard Mowe -

Ilo Ilo is a quietly assured first feature that marks the director out as a bright new talent.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Ilo Ilo is a quietly assured first feature that marks the director out as a bright new talent.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A still, painterly vision in silvery monochrome - capturing the quiet contemplation of the two women and simultaneously encouraging the same on the part of the viewer.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

A still, painterly vision in silvery monochrome - capturing the quiet contemplation of the two women and simultaneously encouraging the same on the part of the viewer.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

Although other films have dealt with the subject of euthanasia none so far has looked at the emotional difficulties of the perpetrator.

~ Richard Mowe -

Although other films have dealt with the subject of euthanasia none so far has looked at the emotional difficulties of the perpetrator.

~ Richard Mowe -

A poetic and tense debut that explores not so much the coming of age as the coming of mortality.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A poetic and tense debut that explores not so much the coming of age as the coming of mortality.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Too many jokes fall flat coming from the mouths of a very talented cast.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Too many jokes fall flat coming from the mouths of a very talented cast.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A film worth shouting about.

~ Andrew Robertson -

A film worth shouting about.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Matsuda is excellent in the demanding central role.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Matsuda is excellent in the demanding central role.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Although the actors acquit themselves with some distinction the performances cannot quite disguise the one dimensional aspect of the characters.

~ Richard Mowe -

Although the actors acquit themselves with some distinction the performances cannot quite disguise the one dimensional aspect of the characters.

~ Richard Mowe -

Wong Kar Wai knows how to frame faces like no other, with embroidered collars, white straw fedoras, a rowdy monkey, cotton flowers and words escaping lips that are like song.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Wong Kar Wai knows how to frame faces like no other, with embroidered collars, white straw fedoras, a rowdy monkey, cotton flowers and words escaping lips that are like song.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Wrathall's considered, thorough and thoroughly entertaining film gives not just a sense of the man but also the importance to the world of iconoclasts like him.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Wrathall's considered, thorough and thoroughly entertaining film gives not just a sense of the man but also the importance to the world of iconoclasts like him.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A flowing, lyrical film, at times startlingly beautiful, The Golden Dream hypnotises the viewer with its constant movement, its unceasing rhythm.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A flowing, lyrical film, at times startlingly beautiful, The Golden Dream hypnotises the viewer with its constant movement, its unceasing rhythm.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Alfonso Cuaron's film comes with a powerful force of its own - one which drags you towards the edge of your seat, forces your nails down into the cinema arm rests and sucks the breath out of you.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Alfonso Cuaron's film comes with a powerful force of its own - one which drags you towards the edge of your seat, forces your nails down into the cinema arm rests and sucks the breath out of you.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Gloria has the instincts of an eagle and the courage to fly.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Gloria has the instincts of an eagle and the courage to fly.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Mabasa is delightful in the lead.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Mabasa is delightful in the lead.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The scripting is loose and Albertine - best known as the former guitarist with punk group The Slits - and real-life conceptual artist Gillick have the rawness that comes with first-time acting.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The scripting is loose and Albertine - best known as the former guitarist with punk group The Slits - and real-life conceptual artist Gillick have the rawness that comes with first-time acting.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Refreshing and breezy - but also forgotten almost as soon as it has wafted by.

~ Anton Bitel -

Refreshing and breezy - but also forgotten almost as soon as it has wafted by.

~ Anton Bitel -

Karasawa's film is at its strongest when Stritch is allowed to open up her life to us in all its intimate detail.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Karasawa's film is at its strongest when Stritch is allowed to open up her life to us in all its intimate detail.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Campillo keeps the questions coming.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Campillo keeps the questions coming.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This could have been a simple story about heroism in the face of a soul-destroying system. It's a credit to all involved that it manages to be something more.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This could have been a simple story about heroism in the face of a soul-destroying system. It's a credit to all involved that it manages to be something more.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What might in lesser hands have been an aimless, stilted disaster here becomes, thanks to these capable, funny capable actors, a finely observed naturalist comedy of manners.

~ Anton Bitel -

What might in lesser hands have been an aimless, stilted disaster here becomes, thanks to these capable, funny capable actors, a finely observed naturalist comedy of manners.

~ Anton Bitel -

Lebna constantly pokes and prods, arguing that the director too often sees the situation through a white western lens.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Lebna constantly pokes and prods, arguing that the director too often sees the situation through a white western lens.

~ Owen Van Spall -

I wished for Billy Wilder's spirit from The Apartment to take over the tone just a little bit.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

I wished for Billy Wilder's spirit from The Apartment to take over the tone just a little bit.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Despite the seemingly grim subject matter, Gordon-Levitt goes the upbeat route with his debut feature.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Despite the seemingly grim subject matter, Gordon-Levitt goes the upbeat route with his debut feature.

~ Owen Van Spall -

With such a fascinating subject, it's hard for a documentary to go wrong.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With such a fascinating subject, it's hard for a documentary to go wrong.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The more problematic aspects of the film stem from a narrative that cannot sustain the inventiveness of the central conceit and which peters out before the end.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

The more problematic aspects of the film stem from a narrative that cannot sustain the inventiveness of the central conceit and which peters out before the end.

~ Rebecca Naughten -

In some ways she may be a monster, but Netzer and co-writer Radulescu find a path for Cornelia that steers clear of outright condemnation. Her tragic devotion to her son is so absolute that she retains our pity.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

In some ways she may be a monster, but Netzer and co-writer Radulescu find a path for Cornelia that steers clear of outright condemnation. Her tragic devotion to her son is so absolute that she retains our pity.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It's the boxy Apple Mac precursors that are the real stars in many ways. It's hard not to feel a warm glow of affection for them, assuming you are a viewer of a certain age.

~ Owen Van Spall -

It's the boxy Apple Mac precursors that are the real stars in many ways. It's hard not to feel a warm glow of affection for them, assuming you are a viewer of a certain age.

~ Owen Van Spall -

The premise questions our storytelling conventions.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The premise questions our storytelling conventions.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

An inward, austere examination of ideas of madness, empathy and the creative impulse.

~ Jeff Robson -

An inward, austere examination of ideas of madness, empathy and the creative impulse.

~ Jeff Robson -

To begrudge this film its faults would be to ignore the way it cuts to the very heart of the contradictions and hypocrisies of a nation that still regards women as vessels for male bloodlines.

~ Anton Bitel -

To begrudge this film its faults would be to ignore the way it cuts to the very heart of the contradictions and hypocrisies of a nation that still regards women as vessels for male bloodlines.

~ Anton Bitel -

The director's uncompromising approach and rigour pulls us along at least until the half way point when the pace begins to falter and its lack of obvious intentions starts to grate.

~ Richard Mowe -

The director's uncompromising approach and rigour pulls us along at least until the half way point when the pace begins to falter and its lack of obvious intentions starts to grate.

~ Richard Mowe -

This film really does do something genuinely new with its old, grinding tropes - but once the veil has been lifted, the mask removed and the mechanics beneath all these devices exposed, no mystery remains.

~ Anton Bitel -

This film really does do something genuinely new with its old, grinding tropes - but once the veil has been lifted, the mask removed and the mechanics beneath all these devices exposed, no mystery remains.

~ Anton Bitel -

A commanding painting of passions, relationships and enlightenment.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

A commanding painting of passions, relationships and enlightenment.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

As I Lay Dying looks and sounds great, and offers many individual moments of heightened intensity.

~ Anton Bitel -

As I Lay Dying looks and sounds great, and offers many individual moments of heightened intensity.

~ Anton Bitel -

The Armstrong Lie confirms Gibney’s position as one of the US’ foremost documentarians.

~ Owen Van Spall -

The Armstrong Lie confirms Gibney’s position as one of the US’ foremost documentarians.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Drawing from real life events, Tanic's docudrama gains its power from the emotionally stirring scenario and all-round naturalistic performances, which feel infused with greater honesty given that a version of this nightmare has been played out in real lif

~ Owen Van Spall -

Drawing from real life events, Tanic's docudrama gains its power from the emotionally stirring scenario and all-round naturalistic performances, which feel infused with greater honesty given that a version of this nightmare has been played out in real lif

~ Owen Van Spall -

When it comes to action, the physical abilities of the cheerleaders make them genuinely scary predators.

~ Jennie Kermode -

When it comes to action, the physical abilities of the cheerleaders make them genuinely scary predators.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Soloway has crafted a well-observed script, too coarse and cruel to be dismissed as frothy romcom.

~ Anton Bitel -

Soloway has crafted a well-observed script, too coarse and cruel to be dismissed as frothy romcom.

~ Anton Bitel -

It's a courageous performance in more ways than one.

~ Richard Mowe -

It's a courageous performance in more ways than one.

~ Richard Mowe -

The situation is played with an off-hand glibness that barely leaves a lipstick mark on the surface of what the quartet are doing.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The situation is played with an off-hand glibness that barely leaves a lipstick mark on the surface of what the quartet are doing.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Breillat shows from her own experience with having suffered a stroke and the camera tells of the hospital and the patient's progress in a tone that is unsentimental, poignant, free.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Breillat shows from her own experience with having suffered a stroke and the camera tells of the hospital and the patient's progress in a tone that is unsentimental, poignant, free.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

This is great stuff - a fantastic musical documentary.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is great stuff - a fantastic musical documentary.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Crowder’s film is clearly a labour of love and offers a more multi-angled approach than anything I can recall that’s gone before.

~ Jeff Robson -

Crowder’s film is clearly a labour of love and offers a more multi-angled approach than anything I can recall that’s gone before.

~ Jeff Robson -

One of this year's must-see films, this is not simply a worthy tribute of a subject too often ignored by Hollywood; it's also a remarkable piece of cinema in its own right.

~ Jennie Kermode -

One of this year's must-see films, this is not simply a worthy tribute of a subject too often ignored by Hollywood; it's also a remarkable piece of cinema in its own right.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Immensely satisfying and riveting.

~ Richard Mowe -

Immensely satisfying and riveting.

~ Richard Mowe -

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 -

Marie-Claire Marcotte’s feature début demonstrates an astute awareness of what it’s like to be eight.

~ 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 -