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Scott has gone back to source, bringing viewers the most refined product available.

The most convincing piece of otherworldly horror for years.

You could make a film based on the achievement of almost anyone at the Invictus Games and you would be making Vinny's story

If proof was needed that the ethics of the two-minute commercial have taken over the visual media, this is it.

Mann’s film is a stone-cold masterpiece.

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.

Despite same old same-old, the performances are interesting, the attack on media integrity spot on and the sentiments sweet as strawberry shortcake.

Jonathan Demme directs with utter simplicity.

More watchable than ever.

The problem with The Report is that despite this ongoing relevance, its powerful subject matter, the capable cast and an impressive script, it never builds up the impetus it ought to have.

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.

The parallel stories of the two serial killers exponentially increase the tension of the whole and this unrelenting film never lets the audience relax.

Jonathan Demme manages to mangle the comedy/romance/thriller genre, because this is not his thing.

Handsomely lit and making good use of rural locations on the outskirts of New Orleans, A Violent Separation conjures up a strong sense of place and is effective in capturing the mood of the community.

Essentially a retro sci-fi spoof, everything is too much.

Stylistically the film is a bit of a mess, frontloading with all sorts of showy technique but then settling down into a more talky, actor-dominated approach.