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The tensions are taut and the feelings genuine

Fragmentary, allusive in style, and slipping fluidly from impressionistic flashbacks to scrambled dreams, Uprise is not so much a narrative as a series of suggestions for a number of possible narratives.

Young takes his time, exploring the history of relevant publications and Hamilton's role in their growth.

An odd film which seems as likely to find admirers as it is to find detractors.

The situation is ripe with ridiculousness, but Aljem shows a lot of restraint.

Inti Briones's muddy, saturated black and white imagery complements director Daniela Thomas' tight close-ups and lingering landscape shots in conveying both the paradox of the location and the pressure its inhabitants feel.

Thomas is one of those rare directors who knows how to take old tricks and imbue them with fresh power.

A screwball comedy with soul, drama and even a song.

Even its vapidity fails to contribute anything new to the subject matter it's dealing with.

This is a film that should be watched on as big a screen as possible, but even on a smaller one, the tsunami is stunning.

As a first feature, this has conviction to burn.

It's a great credit to actor Marwan Kenzari that he is able to keep the audience rooting for him.

This may be a short film but co-writers and co-directors Daood Alabdulaa and Louise Zenker take their time to build the world.

You don't have to look far for allegory in Panek's film.

Songs that had taken place in single locations are given scope to roam, a challenge to all involved but delightful for it.

Where To? keeps mistaking centrist posture for moral courage.

Cinematographer Lukas Graf finds contrast between the nights spent in the yurt, filled with textured fabric and candlelight, and the daytime wide open, dusty landscapes of the steppe.

A White, White Day mingles some very dark dramatic moments with the comedy of the absurd.

Starting as a refined drama about a broken Tunisian family, the narrative becomes a complex meditation on attachment and motherhood, all encompassed by a remarkable female lead.

Landscape and music and everyday objects are used to splendid effect.

Having identified [the] problem, the film is primarily concerned with what can be done about it.

LaBute thinks the act of love is an oxymoron. If he wasn't so acerbic and witty, you would wash your hands, walk out and become a monk.

Both girls deliver exceptional performances in the powerful opening section, and if the film struggles to make the same impact afterwards, that serves to bring Hasna’s loss into sharp relief.

This modern fairytale has its dark side, but it’s not as grim as something the Brothers Grimm would have concocted.

This is a very particular film - one where particles of detail crystallise into observation, meaning and import accreting like nacre around grit, producing a pearl, a natural jewel.