Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of World War I.
All Quiet on the Western Front is a substantial, serious work, acted with urgency and focus and with battlefield scenes whose digital fabrications are expertly melded into the action.The Guardian
The movie equivalent of a military step: procedural and faceless, but interesting to observe.Little White Lies
Another stunning adaptation of the classic anti-war novel: epic and horrific, in equal doses.Empire
Filmmaker Joost van der Wiel's look at Nils Leidal, self-exiled but still active on social media, wastes an intriguing premise
Dominik Moll's queasy follow-up to Only the Animals is a sticky, damning indictment of the way men make the world less safe
Pierre Földes adapts the revered Japanese novelist to sometimes diverting effect, but the approach is frustratingly surface level
This self-aware and surprisingly charming take on the iconic tabletop game makes for gleefully geeky viewing
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
We've gathered up our most glowing reviews from this year's festival, from dynamic documentaries to dizzying debuts
To coincide with the release of Women Talking, Anna McKibbin explores the ethos behind the films of the acclaimed director
Overrated hack or underrated auteur? Fedor Tot explores the twisty filmmaker's output to mark the release of Knock at the Cabin
