Nicole Taylor's quickfire script provides great material for the actors to work with .

~ Jennie Kermode -

Nicole Taylor's quickfire script provides great material for the actors to work with .

~ Jennie Kermode -

Where this film becomes interesting is where it goes beyond geekery and emerges as a defence of evolving art.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Where this film becomes interesting is where it goes beyond geekery and emerges as a defence of evolving art.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The first thing that stands out about the film is the ease with which we can recognise Vai despite her being played by a different actress each time.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The first thing that stands out about the film is the ease with which we can recognise Vai despite her being played by a different actress each time.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Us is a deeply subversive film

~ Anton Bitel -

Us is a deeply subversive film

~ Anton Bitel -

A solid little film which delivers well within the scope of its simple ambition.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A solid little film which delivers well within the scope of its simple ambition.

~ Jennie Kermode -

As the sunny days pass and Bridget finds herself sinking into the job of caring for Frances more than she imagined, the warmth trickles into the corners of the film leaving cynicism no place to lurk.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

As the sunny days pass and Bridget finds herself sinking into the job of caring for Frances more than she imagined, the warmth trickles into the corners of the film leaving cynicism no place to lurk.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Smart, deceptively sophisticated and beautifully crafted, this is artisan cheese.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Smart, deceptively sophisticated and beautifully crafted, this is artisan cheese.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The directors, Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer, avoid horror comic clichés. In fact, they avoid clichés altogether.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The directors, Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer, avoid horror comic clichés. In fact, they avoid clichés altogether.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Alex Holmes' documentary is brilliant.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Alex Holmes' documentary is brilliant.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's so much great material here that it would be impossible to make it into a dull film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's so much great material here that it would be impossible to make it into a dull film.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a film that never takes the easy route of eroticising its subject for the audience.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a film that never takes the easy route of eroticising its subject for the audience.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With beautifully drawn relationships and a fine central performance, The Garden Left Behind takes frequently politicised subject matter and reminds us of the human side of it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

With beautifully drawn relationships and a fine central performance, The Garden Left Behind takes frequently politicised subject matter and reminds us of the human side of it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Lauryn Canny is stunning in the central role, easily adopting the same body language that Mcintosh has used continually to break away from conditioned patterns of movement and take up space.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Lauryn Canny is stunning in the central role, easily adopting the same body language that Mcintosh has used continually to break away from conditioned patterns of movement and take up space.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Schwarzenegger handles his role with a restraint unusual in actors his age, so that even viewers with a strong sense of what's coming will warm to him or wonder how bad he can really be.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Schwarzenegger handles his role with a restraint unusual in actors his age, so that even viewers with a strong sense of what's coming will warm to him or wonder how bad he can really be.

~ Jennie Kermode -

People who are hard work in real life can still make entertaining - even sympathetic - characters in films, and Rosenmeyer strikes this balance very effectively.

~ Jennie Kermode -

People who are hard work in real life can still make entertaining - even sympathetic - characters in films, and Rosenmeyer strikes this balance very effectively.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Gritty, grainy, colourful and unusually intimate, this is a film that sets out to defy expectations.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Gritty, grainy, colourful and unusually intimate, this is a film that sets out to defy expectations.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Becky Parsons and John M Tran's cinematography brings out every detail of the crowded rooms before us and puts us to close to the grain of the wood that we can almost smell it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Becky Parsons and John M Tran's cinematography brings out every detail of the crowded rooms before us and puts us to close to the grain of the wood that we can almost smell it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's laugh out loud funny in places, and there's an endearing earnestness throughout.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's laugh out loud funny in places, and there's an endearing earnestness throughout.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Basagoitia is presented as such an archetypal hero that it's hard to get past that and see the man, the human being whose story could give the film real value.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Basagoitia is presented as such an archetypal hero that it's hard to get past that and see the man, the human being whose story could give the film real value.

~ Jennie Kermode -

One doesn't need to be religious to find something ineffable not just in the music itself but in the way it is expressed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

One doesn't need to be religious to find something ineffable not just in the music itself but in the way it is expressed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The script is sharp, witty and not afraid to ask awkward questions.

~ Jane Fae -

The script is sharp, witty and not afraid to ask awkward questions.

~ Jane Fae -

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 -