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The differing perspectives of the participants show that our relationship with oil is complex.

When a documentary is as entertaining as Air Guitar Nation, you have to ask if you really need it to have redeeming social value or to advance the art form in any way. And, to be honest, the answer has to be no.

Somewhere a story of love and courage lies buried beneath the silt of mediocrity.

A melancholy and, in places, excruciatingly slow take on the tale with virtually all the comedic moments pared away.

When it comes to action, the physical abilities of the cheerleaders make them genuinely scary predators.

Like the advent calendar Rene gives to Michi to count down the days to Christmas, the film holds a surprising number of sweet treats, despite its austere veneer.

Anthea may be dull, but she’s nice. Michael may be passive, but he’s sweetly charming. You care enough about them to wonder whether they kiss better than camels on heat.

Eduard Fernández deserves to be better known outside of Spain because he reliably finds a kernel of truth at the heart of a character and is unafraid to show the uglier sides of human nature. He appears in every scene and manages to communicate as much in

Undeniably well put together at all levels.

Nölle's greatest achievement is to keep the magic realist realm firmly anchored to the real so that reality feels touched by imagination rather than smothered by it.

The ingredients are perfect for an over-the-top frightfest, as monsters of the inhuman and human variety fight for control of the hospital, and the residents' souls.

McGregor's character paradoxically gets too much and not enough. Swede feels clogged with sentiment for his daughter, with little room for other emotions.

This gritty realism is enhanced by the manner in which the film is shot, using not-so-steady camerawork.

The puzzles here are of the sort intended to be enjoyed for their twists and turns rather than their resolution.

Ulrich Seidl’s unique, stylised documentary depicts in trademark, single-take set-ups a number of Viennese residents and their relationships to their beloved pets.

Antares is another nail in the coffin of brevity.

Brilliantly-written, expertly-observed and just as well acted.

Aspiring to character-study status, the film evades at almost every turn the more compelling moments of its bare-bones plot. It’s a shame.

The jokes dry up, because Rock is a one-gag guy

Both men over-emphasise style, but have little real substance to back it up.

The fun in the film comes from the heroes' banter, and one can't help but think that watching them take a bus trip to Alton Towers might have been just as enjoyable.

Although it is beautiful to look at, it goes on doing that for an hour and a half.

A quietly enjoyable film with a sense of the old-fashioned about it and a few bursts of humour to cut through the air of melancholy and suspicion.

Visually the film is stunning, recapturing a sense of wonder, even madness, that incorporates the soul of Mother Russia.

This sunny-side up romantic comedy from New Zealand is well worth a watch if the gloom of mid- winter is starting to bite.

Its images are often chilling. Its spaces have a genuine charge. But the plot often feels less like cinema than like a sequence of cutscenes from a video game with the gameplay removed.

The film never seems to want to end.

The connection that forms between them feels more real because it’s so unlikely. Duplass, co-writing with Strassner, has the skill to pull it off, and both lead actors are up to the task.

It's a wonderful story and brings a tiny tear to the eye, even of this cynic.

This feels leaden, not just due to its length, but in the attempt to be heavy, to be worthy.

If you’re looking for explosive, mind-boggling special-effects driven set-pieces coupled with broodingly patriotic one-liners from Neeson et al, you won’t be disappointed.

The message is less of a warning against perfection's poison, rather a reminder that 'desire is desire wherever you go'.

A real oddity, one of those curiosities which become landmarks in cinematic history.

The desire to know where the documentary facet ends and the creative element from Ferrero and Biasin begins soon ebbs away in the face of bigger philosophical ideas.

Running alongside the film's more elegiac sweep is a cut-glass wit.

Showcases the venerable maverick’s directorial style at is best and its worst.

Green's richly detailed documentary is a portrait of a remarkable woman, a love letter to early cinema and a fascinating detective story all in one.

Nobody plays lazy like Jeff Bridges. You could say he was born to it. Or rather, he's such a good actor he makes it look as natural as an unmade bed.

One of Argento’s most accessible, compelling films.

An enjoyably salacious, seedy experience.

Uniformly brilliant.

The film has a German Expressionist look about it, more so than many of the later American film noirs: the way faces are shot, the bizarre object in the warehouse.

These are excellent role models for any girl who worries that her sex or the colour of her skin might mean success is out of her reach.

Nikki has a light touch with a script that is able to see the funny side of things but which doesn't make light of the medical and societal situations that Jaakko and Sirpa are facing.

While the roaming handheld cameras bring to mind observational documentaries, the aesthetic also evokes Robert Altman through its observational style and rich tapestry of characters.

There's an echo here of the kind of love that endures through everything, which is rather less poetic and rather more burdensome when one has to live with it.