It's a genuine modern masterpiece, which establishes Jenkin as one of the most arresting and intriguing British film-makers of his generation.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 1, 2019

In one of the most extraordinary movie experiences of the year, this Cornish-set drama unfolds in scratchy monochrome and jumpy, jarring shots, mostly featuring weather-beaten fishermen, and lobster pots, and nets and boats.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 31, 2019

Mark Jenkin has given us a brilliantly original, intriguing and deeply engaging story which is sure to resonate with anyone who has spent any amount of time in Cornwall as a tourist or otherwise.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 30, 2019

The film keeps you on your toes, sidestepping into unexpected places. Politically and cinematically, Jenkin is too much of an original to box himself in.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 28, 2019

Strange, spellbinding and timely. One of the most thrillingly original British films in years.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 28, 2019

It may look like it was made on a shoestring 50 years ago, but this abrasive seaside parable is a quietly thrilling piece of modern filmmaking.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 23, 2019

The surface plot has the stark feel of classic neorealism, but there are more interesting layers going on below the scuffed surface as Jenkin detours into experimental montage technique, Guy Maddin-style retro pastiche and English folk-horror tropes.

| Feb 20, 2019

A creeping, original British work that feels pounded into existence by hand, or possibly belched up by the angry sea.

| Feb 13, 2019

The weirdness of Bait can't be overestimated, like FW Murnau directing an episode of EastEnders.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 11, 2019