Critic consensus:The human story of Born To Be Wild is captivating and the accompanying nature footage is utterly cute and charming.

Numbered reviews:1. A moving, engaging and revelatory IMAX attraction with two heroines and a crowd of charming beasts.
2. Although it runs just a fleet 40 minutes, the film proves a rich and memorable journey.
3. Trades on an indisputable fact: Ecologically friendly movies about cute animals are just about impossible to resist.
4. 'Born to Be Wild' is one of the finest films of the year. Anyone who ever has loved an animal in a wild environment (or, for that matter, shared a home with one) must see this extraordinary movie about animal rescue.
5. In Born to be Wild, the milk of human kindness nourishes the animals. And the audience.
6. Invites you on a thrilling IMAX 3D cinematic safari to wildlife 'orphanages' in Kenya and Borneo, where baby elephants and orangutans are nurtured and trained to return to the wild.
7. I'm a fan of the diorama approach [to 3D], but Born to Be Wild makes the case that a nature documentary in IMAX 3D can and perhaps should bring us as close to the action as possible.
8. David Lickely's work as a director is impressive and intimate, and the use of the 3D helps make it feel like you're there in the environments with these animals.
9. ... unusually deft for a 40-minute documentary ...
10. There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and Morgan Freeman's voice.


Critic consensus:A small, sensitive, and moving portrait of a teacher and his students.

Numbered reviews:1. To Be and To Have works in the grandest tradition of documentary filmmaking -- it keeps company with a small, specific place going about its business, and from it parses the whole world.
2. This heart-wrenching documentary about a French village schoolteacher at work offers the comedy and pathos of great drama and the visual magnificence of painting.
3. Contains some of the most stirring footage I have ever seen on the act and art of teaching children.
4. One of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theatre.
5. At once a testament to the divine calling of education and a demonstration of the painstaking process of imparting knowledge.
6. In a way, the film feels like a breath of fresh air, but only to those that allow it in.
7. Deep, honest and unforced.
8. Amounts to a rare gift and an opportunity to appreciate the end of an era.
9. Inspiring and beautiful.
10. Philibert and his crew remain invisible throughout most of the this film's running time letting a way of life that is surely short-lived speak for itself.


Critic consensus:An upbeat and visually dramatic documentary of children's ballet, First Position displays the potential of the human spirit when fostered at a young age.

Numbered reviews:
1. Impressively directed and superbly edited, this is an emotionally engaging documentary with likeable subjects, stunning dance sequences and a suspenseful climax.
2. Undeniably effective as drama, as we ponder the varying degrees of ambition and talent driving these young people to push their bodies beyond the limit in the hope of grasping a future in the spotlight.
3. Like the engaging hit documentary Spellbound, this dance competition film gets under the skin and holds us in its grip like a well-crafted thriller.
4. Anyone with an interest in dance should enjoy this documentary ...
5. The joy of watching lies in the purity of the dancer's passion.
6. A superior example of the genre, it concentrates on six young dancers from around the world ...
7. A blandly feelgood documentary about aspiring young ballet dancers.
8. A griping documentary following several ballet hopefuls as they prepare for an international competition.
9. Settles for heartwarming "follow your dreams" platitudes rather than following the cold realities of being a dancer.
10. It's humane, involving and inspirational.