Blatantly retraces killing grounds so old and familiar that at times it seems little more than a fan boy's compendium of favourite moments from the last half century's worth of slash-and-dash mayhem.
Bank robbers, with hostages in
tow, hide out beside a spooky
slaughterhouse.
The off-kilter predicaments at times feel like increasingly disconnected sketches and the narrative, for the most part, just wanders along as wide-eyed and disorientated as Alice herself.
While there are plenty of lush gothic flourishes, there are also too many ridiculous horror tropes, but the quality of the acting - especially from child leads Megan Charpenter and Isabelle Nelisse - leads to several genuinely emotional scenes that distin
Two feral children recovered from the forest are placed in the care of their aunt and uncle. But something has been caring for them, and it wants them back.
Rather than attempting to dissect the story, it is easier to surrender to the lyrical qualities, the poetry, exquisite cinematography and poignant music.
A mysterious pastiche of Ukrainian mythology and folklore mixed with a Romeo and Juliet style love story.
The plot and characterisation feel subordinate to the social commentary.
Multi-strand story about life changes, sees a businessman affected by a trip to Thailand, his family affected by their Filipino maid, and the maid's family's trials without her.
Anchored by Depardieu's unflinching performance and his sheer physicality, the film mixes melancholic nostalgia and mordant satire with a strong sense of the absurd.
An anarchic comedy in which a retired abbatoir worker takes to the road on his Mammuth motorbike in search of the paperwork he needs to get his pension.
The film, like the cable car, is suspended and moving constantly between two points - not the embarkment station, which gives way to the lives of the present or the exit gateway to the temple of the past - but a continuum of fact and construction.
Life in a cable car that carries pilgrims and tourists to and from a mountain top temple in Nepal.
Logan's writing fails to match Pacino's restraint, while Green's direction seems - like his central character - to be filled with a longing for more, yet being held back from going there.
Tale of a locksmith who can't come to terms with losing the love of his life.
The inevitable schmaltz may be a little too saccharine for some, but the premise is unique and the situations dynamic enough to elevate this a little higher than it seems at first glance.
There is nothing wrong with Baichwal's camerawork, with a fascinating opening eight-minute shot of it roaming across a Chinese factory floor, particularly stunning - but everything lacks depth.
A documentarian follows photographer Edward Burtynsky as he captures the effects of industrialisation in Asia.
Tension tightens as the black leathered storm troopers move ever closer. It would help if their motive was understandable and the plot more transparent.
Intrigue and kidnaps amongst the ruins of Berlin immediately after the war
Enjoyment of Man On A Ledge largely depends on whether you can suspend your disbelief from 21 storeys without it crashing to the ground.
As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion.
There are moments when you feel that this is either a memorial tribute for the family, or a postumous practical joke, as Carrey acts his socks off and the need to honour the cult-of-Andy appears paramount.
This little gem has a narrative structure that Hollywood movies seem to have forgotten how to employ - all the ingredients for a classic thriller are here.
Documentary about tightrope walker Phillippe Petit's attempt to cross between the twin towers of the World Trade Center.
