NewFest — A–Z of films

Conversations about internal and external experiences of gender provide structure, but there's much more to Amber as a person.

The good work in Ammonite is so good that one longs for it to pick up the pace, to function more successfully overall.

Where it really delivers is in capturing a hidden history.

A sweet-natured romcom, Breaking Fast takes on some difficult issues around what it takes to love somebody and to accept love.

There's some intelligent drama here structured around intersectional issues, which manages to show, at least to an extent, where lesser films only tell.

Rather than following somebody raised a girl who is learning to live as a boy, it's about a boy who, all too quickly, has to start learning to be a man.

The comedy dries up from around the middle of the film.

A cheerful, messy kind of comedy which doesn't hit every beat but is easy to like.

Ríos is superb in the lead, revealing a natural sensuality that we rarely get to see in older actresses yet never allowing us to doubt the strength that lies behind it.

Whatever your own personal circumstance, if you are trans, there is much here that you are likely to find very recognisable.

Susani Mahadura's documentary tells a very personal story whilst teasing out related themes.

Writer/director Laurie Lynd does a good job of bridging the gap between LGBTQ and straight audiences.

With a moody jazz score full of languorous clarinets, this is a long cool drink before the unseen war.

The production values are modest, in accordance with the budget, but the actors acquit themselves well.

A little gem of a film.

DeFreece is excellent and provides the backbone of the film.

Two of Us jolts the senses - you can smell when the hot pan stays on the stove too long and want to interfere.

Despite its dense plot, the story is as predictable as the route back to Creekville and it is testimony to Bettany and Lillis that Ball gets as much mileage out of it as he does.