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It’s all watchable enough if lacking real dramatic tension.

These are the pigments of luminous cinema.

There's potential with no pay-off, desolation with little downslide.

Certain Women is a film suffused in uncertainties.

As a thriller, a piece of soft porn, or a character study, the film is room temperature.

The trademark Spielberg visual flair is there from the outset and keeps this film interesting at times when the narrative is moving slowly, or when it lapses into melodrama.

The style is confused

You know what's going to happen. The only difference is the teenagers don't strip first.

Hawke’s writing is hot on the money, as close as you know to the false bravado and insecure hope of a lost boy.

There are no laughs unless you think being overweight, loud and inyaface is funny

Struggles with pacing.

If a member of cast could save a film, Michelle Williams would be the person to hire, since her central performance in this muddle of a movie is the only thing that stops it being unwatchable.

The plot and characterisation feel subordinate to the social commentary.

There are no running gags and the construction appears organic, rather than planned.

Manchester By The Sea is a masterful study of clumsiness.

Along with her eye for composition, Reichardt also deserves praise for the focus on the smaller period details.

You could wash your hair, play scrabble and still not miss the point.

An uneven mix of kiddie whimsy and intense fantasy.

Even when one has a rough idea of where this mystery thriller is headed, the devil is in the detail, and each turn of the screw is handled with the sort of deft craftsmanship that becomes a pleasure unto itself.

A tender, moving film, with no distractions.

The film looks right but feels strangely familiar

Mainstream audiences may hate and critics may debate, but Synecdoche is a work of unmitigated, undisciplined genius.

The idea of the cyclical nature of love and life is ripe for exploration and Margot is a pleasingly complex character, whose motivations are believable.

An accomplished feature about sin and redemption.

In an era of almost infinite possibilities for entertainment, Venom isn't one to recommend.

This quiet, unfussy film feels more important than a whole host of glossy blockbusters.

This creative and visually arresting adaptation of Brian Selznick’s critically acclaimed novel marks a filmmaker at the top of his game.