Bootleg Film Festival — A–Z of films

Jed Berry delivers an assured performance that belies his age.

There isn't much to this wee film, but that doesn't mean it doesn't shine.

The film is beautifully photographed, spare but evocative.

The film's main problem is that it's a good 25 minute short padded out to an hour and a half.

Unfortunately these fascinating interviews are presented in a disorganised manner that detracts from their impact, and the sound quality is so bad than in places it makes the film unwatchable.

The first thing that needs to be said about Judge Minty is that it looks stunning.

The Last Human stands shoulder to shoulder with the greats of science fiction cinema when it comes to style, emotional impact and moral weight.

The use of ballet and ice dance in this film give it a distinctive Russian sensibility but will make it a firm favourite with little girls of a certain kind no matter where they might be.

What ought to be familiar is transformed into unknown, unknowable territory, the domain of some other.

There's a lack of focus that lets the film down badly.

It's a nice idea but, at four minutes, this film is just a little too long to sustain itself with one joke and not much else.

There's little imagination in the story but the characters are well drawn and convincingly portrayed, whilst the overall look of the film is stunning given that it was shot on a budget of just £500.

Behind it all lies the mundanity of the situation; even when the story shifts, the lighting and props and system-centred plotting retain that grim suburban comprehensive ethos.

Its lean condition means we can see the bones but its straightforwardness and lack of pretension give it a certain charm.

It takes a strong script to navigate this difficult territory and, where it deals with mundane matters, The Waster's is only average.