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This is a powerfully atmospheric film that goes beyond the conventional techniques of documentary to communicate concepts we might otherwise struggle to grasp.

The fusion of the crime thriller’s grim reality with the otherworldly fantasy of the ghostly confederate army is, for the most part, very effective.

Line after line proves infinitely quotable... suggesting cult status as well as critical acclaim beckons.

It's suspenseful, scary, stunning.

Sadly, there is not a funny enough script or any particularly amusing performance to provide a backbone to hang the visualisations on, leaving Iron Sky as a more of a showcase for what low-budget filmmaking can achieve in terms of effects.

Whilst there are aspects of the Zionist project that the film doesn’t address, it’s fairly well borne out by evidence insofar as it goes.

As a tribute to those who are not blessed with personality, the film is a ray of hope.

A deceptively unassuming and remarkably solid piece of work.

Pike won a Golden Globe for this performance and it's well deserved.

Breathing life and spirit into the undead.

Comes at you like a pint of lager with a Jäger bomb chaser and a packet of crisps – strong, energising, salty and sharp, you feel the headiness and the kick.

This odd couple film could easily have been mere farce, but the two leads, both on top form, imbue it with a warmth and pathos that breaks through in unexpected places.

A dark, dreamlike fantasy.

The whodunit elements of these stories are as smart as a Saville Row suit.

An abstract, uncanny experience.

The characters seem as shallow as the waters through which they paddle.

The effects, my dear, will blow your mind and everything else still standing

Although the story is simple, its themes are powerful and it speaks with a clear voice of its own.

After a string of vulgar performances in awful films, Tim Roth here makes a stunning return to form as the cabaret owner and hypnotist, courageously portraying an ambitious and frightened man whose life is dominated by the secrets he keeps.

Upon leaving the cinema, you feel as if you've been hit by a ton of bricks.

This New Zealand shocker keeps you guessing.

If there's a message to be had it's that outwardly respectable men can be violent tossers, but that's hardly a revelation.

It Happened Here has been hailed as one of the all time best war films, which is amazing when you consider the constraints the filmmakers faced.

While the narrative framework may not quite go the distance, the shot choices are never less than exquisite.

The only thing Martens takes seriously is his humour - and it pays off handsomely.

The animator brings to full life precisely what his rulers were endeavouring to keep repressed: the nightmarish, the unconscious, the nonsensical, the abject, the uncanny, the insatiable, the immoderate, the ecstatic.

Even viewers who have never cared much about show jumping, should be drawn in by how the movie deals with decision making, risk taking, self doubt, and family obligations

It is to the film's great credit that its politics remain subtle.

It's a shame that nothing of real genius, or imagination, occurs within this unique environment.

The atmosphere and aesthetics are engrossing and go a long way to carrying the show.

When it comes to the acting, the fact that the children are all non-professionals, fuels the sense of reality that underpins the action.

Gilliam's monster, when we finally see it, is so hideous a thing that we can only be grateful this film is played for laughs.

This is a film full of cultivated emptiness.

Made as a future cult classic.

A ripping yarn of the finest sort with good work all round.

The first thing that needs to be said about Judge Minty is that it looks stunning.

So riddled with logic gaps, dumb character decisions and simple confusion about how we should view the entire conceit, that the actual genetic recreation of dinosaurs from 65 million years ago starts looking believable in comparison.

Slowly but surely the wonder of moving pictures bleeds to death in the corner of your mind

The soundtrack is, of course, superb, and the television appearances and bootleg live videos testify to how charismatic Joy Division were as live performers.

Its balance, and the detail surrounding it, makes the film easily accessible to people new to the subject and gives it a natural sense of authority.

Strickland reveals an eye for landscape and place that for me recalled early Werner Herzog.

There's a real sense of being there, not only in the same physical spaces but in the same emotional ones.

If the past is another country, exploring it can be a dangerous endeavour, affecting more people than you know.

The film lacks the courage of its conviction and allows sentimentality to creep in.

The script, which was partly improvised, is unsentimental and fierce.

The film is so well written that the magic realistic aspect of Helen's apparition in places where she could never be is acceptable as a plot device.

The film is well made, without being innovative.

The fast storytelling tempo transforms Kalev into a basketball game without a time-out.