Mark Adams

Mark Adams Screen International May 3, 2024 Beyond the Pole is an enjoyably oddball independent British comedy, made with an engaging edginess. Go to Full Review Beyond the Pole (2009) 69% 42%

Mark Adams Screen International Nov 28, 2023 Can’t quite sustain the balancing act between comedy and drama. There are, however, certainly comedy moments to cherish and it succeeds at being ultimately uplifting. Go to Full Review What We Did on Our Holiday (2014) 72% 71%

Mark Adams Screen International Oct 4, 2020 Four Cornered Triangle is intriguing rather than compelling. Its episodic nature, though, makes it an easy watch... Go to Full Review Four Cornered Triangle (Dört köseli üçgen) (2018) - - - -

Mark Adams Daily Mirror (UK) Apr 27, 2020 2/5 The original film was nicely atmospheric and gritty, whereas this version is aimed at the teen audience and lacks the tension, relying on car crashes rather than chills. Go to Full Review The Hitcher (2007) 19% 52%

Mark Adams Screen International Mar 20, 2020 Kung Fu Jungle shows just how much fun there is to be had from a film that features some of best martial parts performers around. Go to Full Review Kung Fu Jungle (2014) 74% 58%

Mark Adams Daily Mirror (UK) Aug 26, 2019 3/5 But at least Butler has just the right amount of rugged wolfish charm to carry the film on his broadish shoulders, and deliver what feels like computer-generated lines with some eye-twinkling gusto. Go to Full Review Angel Has Fallen (2019) 38% 93%

Mark Adams Daily Mirror (UK) May 9, 2019 3/5 Although there are a few good gags, The Hustle potters towards a predictable ending rather than ever being daring and stylish, let alone laugh-out-loud funny. Go to Full Review The Hustle (2019) 13% - -

Mark Adams Screen International Apr 29, 2019 Impressively details life on the margins and pinpoints Sivaci as a director to watch. Go to Full Review The Pigeon (Güvercin) (2018) - - - -

Mark Adams Daily Mirror (UK) Apr 18, 2019 4/5 While Joan's early years are absolutely fascinating, it is the refreshing concept of Dench's elderly communist agent that gives this drama its real bite and edge. Go to Full Review Red Joan (2018) 30% - -

Mark Adams Sunday Mirror (UK) Mar 28, 2019 Burlesque is a wonderful bit of kitsch fun - the perfect platform for the tuneful diva talents of Cher and Aguilera. Go to Full Review Burlesque (2010) 37% 64%

Mark Adams Screen International Oct 2, 2018 The performances hit the right notes, with the two leads especially good as differently troubled men whose moody silences carry a good deal of sombre weight and whose fragile relationship gives the film a much-needed sense of intensity. Go to Full Review Halef (2018) - - - -

Mark Adams Screen International Dec 13, 2017 Balancing magical realism with wistful drama, this tender film is given heart and soul thanks to the lead performances by Salma Samy and Menha Batraoui whose supportive friendship leads them on thoughtful journey. Go to Full Review Cactus Flower (2019) - - - -

Mark Adams Screen International Dec 13, 2017 Burnout veers from loneliness and misery to hope and redemption, and while tinged with a streak of sentimentality it feels a very modern film reflecting a society at odds with itself. Go to Full Review Burnout (2017) - - 82%

Mark Adams Screen International Dec 13, 2017 An astutely made drama driven by impressive lead performances and tinged by an overwhelming sense of sadness. Go to Full Review Zagros (2017) - - 80%

Mark Adams Screen International Dec 13, 2017 The film's real energy comes from the rougher hewed scenes of the tough-talking class bickering and fighting, with a sense of documentary-realism sitting nicely with the more genial story of a glum violin teacher explaining the joys of classical music. Go to Full Review Orchestra Class (2017) - - 81%

Mark Adams Screen International Dec 13, 2017 It cleverly balances psychological thrills with astute drama, all driven by an engaging central performance by Ardalan Esmaili. Go to Full Review The Charmer (2017) 92% 62%

Mark Adams Screen International Nov 16, 2017 The film is elegantly put together, and while not an easy one to bracket its sheer of unworldly unusualness makes it worth taking a look at. Go to Full Review Angelica (2015) 70% 50%

Mark Adams Screen International Aug 26, 2016 While blessed with an impressive double act in the form of Juliette Binoche and Rinko Kikuchi it never quite settles on enough intensity to carry its almost two hour running time. Go to Full Review Nobody Wants the Night (2015) 8% 38%

Mark Adams Screen International Jul 12, 2016 Haunting and gently enthralling. Go to Full Review Garnet's Gold (2014) 88% 70%

Mark Adams Screen International Jun 7, 2016 Writer/director Michael Connors creates a good sense of atmosphere and clearly knows his way around the military milieu, but never manages instill the film with a much-needed sense of dramatic tension despite a solid enough story structure. Go to Full Review Allegiance (2012) 29% 41%