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The land is a major player in this otherwise small scale drama and the only thing that really keeps pace with Ryan’s performance.

The performances are a tribute to a screenplay that avoids the worst indulgences of the urban jungle.

There is no key to unlock it. Doors are held open to interpret, wedged with countless other stories.

What seems dry and dusty on the page is far from it on the screen

The way the plot manipulates every worst case scenario is fiendishly clever. Seldom has an ensemble cast meshed so effectively.

There's some great black comedy here, at times spectacularly cruel.

Director Drake Doremus handles the material superbly, aware of its pitfalls and sensitive to all the vagaries of human behaviour which make these characters so intriguing.

Straczynski's script is a masterpiece of understatement and restraint, and Angelina Jolie is riveting in the central role.

Clings steadfastly to rom-com form.

An involving mystery which, alongside its immediate concerns, asks questions about human nature and the inherent mystery of mortality.

Despite admirably attempting to appear otherwise, Miles Chaplin and Jason Keller’s script is transparently stoopid, but mostly in the best way.

In Gone Baby Gone, Affleck transposes Dennis Lehane’s searing novel about child abduction to the big screen without sacrificing either its dark mood or moral ambivalence.

The film is clever. It is violent and merciless, also.

It is as though Glaudini expects character tics to substitute for plot development.

This is a film that you respect, rather than enjoy.

Memo to filmmakers: If you’re looking for a failsafe plan to make a delightful film, try showcasing the breadth of Emma Thompson’s talents.

Trier has difficulty holding it all together as he examines themes of grief, parenting, family, and coming of age.

There may not be much beyond the surface, but it's a fine surface

The plot is bonkers, the characters charming and the baddies brutally blunt

As the film digs into psychological stress, Athale crafts the sharp, unspoken parts of grief into shards that cut at his characters.

Everything about McCarthy's film feels easygoing and economical. His scripting is sharp and laugh-out-loud funny, with relationships and family dynamics establilshed quickly in an unfussy fashion.

It might be a tough watch that'll put many off early doors, but this is still top-notch television.