Some of the acting is truly abysmal; the dialogue is clunky; the plot, though slight, still strains credulity; and there's virtually no character development.
A young couple on a romantic weekend in the Australian bush are terrorised by a psychopathic family.
What starts as an almost domestic story involving a couple of low-rent hoods will gradually morph into a game of high stakes with unlikely players and a plotline that takes its cue from events in the real world full of corporate rather than card sharks.
Two small-time criminals find themselves mixed up in a complex heist after a babysitting job goes south.
No Time To Die might not save cinemas, but it will keep Bond going.
James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
There’s some innovative work in which water surges up against the camera as a shark lunges, and glimpsing just parts of these animals gives us a greater sense of their power.
When a plane crashes into the sea and becomes lodged on a rocky ledge, the survivors must decide whether to attempt a daring escape or try to hold on in an air pocket - with sharks on the plane.
Hubbard makes a strong case for a political view being appropriate.
In 2016 Colten Boushie, a young Cree man, was killed in Saskatchewan. This documentary explores the case and shines a light on the vast inequality and systemic racism within the Canadian legal system.
This pleasant, thrilling watch shows Muntean is capable of making great cinema in some of the starkest places.
A group of people on a humanitarian mission arrive in a remote area of Transylvania to offer the inhabitants various goods, but when they try to help a disorientated local, things take a turn for the worse.
It’s almost a shame they’ve bothered with the subtitles at all, as much of the comedy speaks for itself, which makes the subtitles feel rather “pushed” to lewd extremes in a bid to extract further laughs in places.
Laura and Bruno are stuck in a hapless marriage with frigid chemistry and ample unspoken tension. To spice things up and hopefully save their relationship, they head to a peculiar hippy-dippy retreat where inhibitions are discouraged.
By viewing the situation, at least initially, mostly from the perspective of the bears, the directors ask us to consider who exactly is trespassing on whose turf.
A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.
Dumisa proves very capable when it comes to building suspense, yet, thanks to sterling work by Ismael Essop, is able to step back from time to time to remind us that we're watching not mere cyphers but human beings.
A man who has recently become partially paralysed owes money to the gangster who financed the job on which he was injured, and hatches a still more desperate plan to get it.
The film undercuts the pop psychology associated with sporting success, clearing the space in which to attempt a more honest account.
The remarkable true story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, who, at the age of 60, set out to become the first person to complete the 'Everest of swims', a 53-hour, 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida through dangerous open ocean without a shark cage.
Becca and Miles are loud, brash, deeply self-centered and more than a little twee. Shapiro's greatest success is in persuading us to stick with them anyway and, over time, to develop affection for them.
Two friends explore Los Angeles together as they wrestle with potentially life-changing decisions.
Instead of bringing their desperation to life, the narrative unfolds in such a cold and detached manner, and with such austere dialogue and characterisation, that it becomes difficult to identify either with the passionate release that the lovers enjoy to
Adultery, politics and murder in small town France.
It is in the second half of Nocturama - which takes place in a department store by night - that Bertrand Bonello's prowess at showing us worlds closing in on themselves comes to full force.
One morning in Paris. A fistful of adolescents, from different backgrounds. Individually, they begin a strange dance through the labyrinth of the metro and the streets of the capital. They seem to be following a plan.
Alexander Surkala’s sumptuous cinematography makes the place look endlessly beguiling and, intermittently, delivers us into the kind of darkness that can only exist in contrast with such light.
Eliška moves back with her daughter Karolínka to her husband’s native village. But something strange is going on and, as the temperature rises, Eliška becomes increasingly jittery. Fear is all-pervading and spectres move freely between dream and reality.
Miroslav Janek's latest documentary aims to immerse us in the lives and views of those who are autistic, shifting the perspective so that the film becomes as much about the way they view the neurotypical as the other way around.
A personal perspective on autism as a different way of looking at the world rather than a medical problem.
Newcomer Langridge does an excellent job of making John grow up through the course of the film, subtly moving him from mouse to man through a gradual increase in confidence.
Two boys form a friendship through a shared love of music.
It's a small film - it was shot on a shoestring in 24 days - that tackles big themes, such as love, loss, life and death, and never takes itself too seriously.
The town of Northfork, Montana, is about to be dammed and flooded, but some of the residents are determined to stay in their surreal American fairytale.
What finally raises the film above its somewhat programmatic, fight-the-power formula is its willingness to provide a believable context for the abuse.
One woman fights sexual harassment in the mines of Northern Minnesota.
At more than two hours long, it's a shame Beckett wasn't on hand to offer a bit of advice on the importance of distillation, although there is plenty here to enjoy.
Experimental essay - its author Samuel Beckett, its star Buster Keaton.
If this sounds grim, it is, but it keeps the audience engaged thanks to a beautifully judged script and a keen sense of the absurd.
Four troubled, lonely people gradually find themselves connected through a series of coincidences in a film which blends dark comedy with touching insight.
A deeply meditative, if surprisingly fast-moving film that allows the thoughtful viewer to contemplate the existential choices which life brings and how we handle them.
Fate leads to lives interlocking in São Paulo.
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