Tomato 3/5
Vacancy (2007)
"Vacancy’s an audience divider – a predictable yet occasionally classy film. Depending on your mood it’s an efficient exercise in popcorn frights, or a cynical B-movie..."
Jane Crowther
Splat 2/5
Valkyrie (2008)
"There’s a whiff of pointlessness hanging over this whole affair. The fact that Valkyrie is not the thriller the trailer promises is treason against the talent."
Chris Hicks
Vampyros Lesbos (1970)
"Jess Franco's 1970 erotic horror has become a cult landmark in Eurotrash entertainment."
Essi Berelian
Vanishing of The Bees
"Well-intentioned but lacking filmic zip, it’d fly better on the box."
Tomato 4/5
Venus (2006)
"A gentle, funny and melancholy look at the ravages of age and time, with an irresistible star performance at its heart. Oscar prospects, surely?"
Philip Kemp
Vinyan (2008)
"A sense of dread weighs heavy throughout, reinforced by a score so intense that at times it verges on abusive. Yet this is also one of the most gorgeous-looking films in recent memory, with brave, unabashed performances."
Rosie Fletcher
The Violin (2007)
"The film’s strongest asset is octogenarian newcomer Tavira, who exudes stoic dignity."
Tom Dawson
Viva (2008)
"For all its garish aesthetics, sly feminism and wall-to-wall nudity, writer/director Anne Biller’s camp-com is almost too much of a good thing, outstaying its welcome at a paint-drying two hours."
Matt Mueller
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