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  • Amores Perros (1999)
    Review preview for Amores Perros

    This film is - sorry, but it has to be said - the dog's bollocks.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 4.5 out of 5
    Interlinking stories, connected by a car crash and dogs.
  • Babel (2006)
    Review preview for Babel

    Assisted by the remarkable cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, Iñárritu moves seamlessly from the arid isolation of a Moroccan village to the gleaming modernity of Tokyo to the colorful chaos of Tijuana, his camera alternately capturing scenes of hope and des

    The Exile · 5 out of 5
    Modern melodrama, tracing four interlocking stories across three continents.
  • Bad Education (2004)
    Review preview for Bad Education

    It's classic film noir; except that, being the work of Pedro Almodóvar, much of it is shot in lurid colour, not all the girls are really girls, and not all the boys are what they claim to be, either.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Two young school friends meet after 16 years, with tragic consequences.
  • Blindness (2008)
    Review preview for Blindness

    A bold piece of film-making that's daring, dramatic and different - even if it won't be to everyone's taste.

    Maria Realf · 4 out of 5
    Chaos reigns as an epidemic of blindness starts to spread with alarming speed.
  • Casa De Mi Padre (2012)
    Review preview for Casa De Mi Padre

    The film walks a difficult line between celebrating the genre and mocking it for, essentially, being cash-strapped.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A spoof grindhouse comedy about a Mexican ranch hand who runs afoul of a local drug baron.
  • The Crime Of Padre Amaro (2002)
    Review preview for The Crime Of Padre Amaro

    Simplistic moral answers to the question of Christianity are like flags of convenience.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Gael Garcia Bernal is a priest in Mexico who falls in love with a beautiful teenager.
  • Deficit (2007)
    Review preview for Deficit

    Bernal proves to be a vibrant director, his swooping steadicam and queasy close-ups placing the viewer right in the middle of the party.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    After a spoiled, rich kid hosts a party, unexpected guests bring tensions to boiling point.
  • Ema (2019)
    Review preview for Ema

    Di Girolamo has a compelling intensity in the role but it's still hard to believe that everyone would fall quite so hard and fast for Ema's devil may care charms and unpredictability, especially with so much on the line.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A dancer and her choreographer husband find themselves trying to stop their lives falling apart after an adoption goes awry.
  • Even The Rain (2010)
    Review preview for Even The Rain

    The film's heart is certainly in the right place, but its narrative is more of a scattergun affair.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A movie crew shooting a film about Columbus find themselves caught up in modern-day protests.
  • Eva Doesn't Sleep (2015)
    Review preview for Eva Doesn't Sleep

    The director, perhaps too accustomed to the more limited budget of his early films 77 Doronship and Salamander, imagines the story of Peron's corpse as a series of vignettes, which gives the film a feeling of a unsatisfactorily adapted stage play.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    Eva Peron's embalmed body becomes the focal point of clashes lasting a quarter of a century.
  • I'm With Lucy (2002)
    One year, five blind dates - will Lucy find her ideal man?
  • The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
    Review preview for The Kindergarten Teacher

    For anyone who has experienced the obsessive attentions of a teacher, this makes for uncomfortable viewing.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    When a kindergarten teacher discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
  • The King (2005)
    Review preview for The King

    The degree to which this film is unsettling is testimony to the strength of the acting and direction.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A man goes in search of his father and embarks on a relationship with tragic consequences.
  • Letters To Juliet (2010)
    Review preview for Letters To Juliet

    Christopher Egan's achingly bad condescension to Hollywood's stupidest stereotype of the Englishman would be better suited to a Zucker brothers parody.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A romantic young American becomes determined to help an ageing Englishwoman find her long lost love in Italy.
  • The Limits Of Control (2009)
    Review preview for The Limits Of Control

    I suspect even Jarmusch’s most ardent fans will find longeurs.

    James Benefield · 2.5 out of 5
    A mysterious man shares coffee and conversation with people, writing down details on matchbook flaps. But what are his motives?
  • Mammoth (2009)
    Review preview for Mammoth

    The plot and characterisation feel subordinate to the social commentary.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 2.5 out of 5
    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.
  • The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
    Review preview for The Motorcycle Diaries

    The film has a huge heart.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    Coming of age drama based on the writings of a young Che Guevara.
  • Museum (2018)
    Review preview for Museum

    The director has an aptitude for taking a dash of the familiar and giving it an individual twist.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Two students break into the national museum in Mexico City and escape with precious artefacts. A road movie.
  • Neruda (2016)
    Review preview for Neruda

    A triumphant piece of filmmaking.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Story of the Nobel prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his homeland.
  • No (2012)
    Review preview for No

    Pablo Larraín's No is a resounding yes!

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Gael Garcia Bernal stars as a Chilean adman trying to organize a campaign to unseat Pinochet in Pablo Larraín’s smart, engrossing political thriller.
  • Rosewater (2014)
    Review preview for Rosewater

    A solid, and certainly heartfelt effort.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    The story of Maziar Bahari, the journalist who was detained for 188 days in Iran.
  • Rudo And Cursi (2008)
    Review preview for Rudo And Cursi

    Bernal and Luna bring the same casual and endearing spontaneity they showed in Y Tu Mama Tambien to the fore again here.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional football.
  • Salt And Fire (2016)
    Review preview for Salt And Fire

    The posturing and overly theatrical nature of the delivery is going to make or break the experience for many.

    Luke Shaw · 3 out of 5
    A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when a volcano begins to show signs of erupting, they must unite to avoid a disaster.
  • The Science Of Sleep (2006)
    Review preview for The Science Of Sleep

    A visual treat.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A man's mind goes into over-drive as he tries to woo the woman of his dreams.
  • Who Is Dayani Cristal? (2013)
    Review preview for Who Is Dayani Cristal?

    Silver may succeed in pushing emotional buttons but its people's heads that need to be engaged in tackling this complex issue, not just their hearts.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    An anonymous body in the Arizona desert sparks the beginning of a real-life human drama.
  • Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
    Review preview for Y Tu Mamá También

    The characters of Tenoch and Julio are beautifully realised by Luna and Bernal. They bring energy and verve.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Two randy middle-class Mexican lads go on a road trip with sophisticated Spanish lady
  • Zoom (2015)
    Review preview for Zoom

    With competent actors and a strong, if not particularly original, central idea, Zoom has the chance to do great things, but it all falls rather flat as the need to interweave the three story strands interferes with their natural pacing.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist and a film director.

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