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  • Love Is An Arrow (2005)
    Review preview for Love Is An Arrow

    A giant leap for bedsit loners.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Pop video with animated Eskimos in nursery snow.
  • Love Is Blind (2015)
    Review preview for Love Is Blind

    Smoothly rendered farce that benefits from great timing.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Chaos ensues as a partner comes close to discovering a secret lover.
  • Love Is Strange (2003)
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    Everything is on an ickle person's level, especially the drawings.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Magicians do battle.
  • The Love Nest (2003)
    Review preview for The Love Nest

    The plot, however short, loses its invention.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    One man and his bird.
  • A Love Story (2016)
    Review preview for A Love Story

    An inventive and carefully worked short that has strength in being left open for you to draw your own conclusions.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Stopframe animation.
  • Love You, Joseff Hughes (2005)
    Review preview for Love You, Joseff Hughes

    Childhood fun and games gives way to something far more profound.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A childhood love story.
  • Love You More (2008)
    Review preview for Love You More

    A moment perfectly captured.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Two schoolkids get amorous while listening to the new Buzzcocks single.
  • Low Tide (2009)
    Review preview for Low Tide

    For the visual quality alone this is worth seeing.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    A lonely man one winter afternoon undertakes a strange journey without leaving his room.
  • The Lucky Underpants (2006)
    Review preview for The Lucky Underpants

    The plot doesn't really go anywhere and isn't funny enough to sustain the distance.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    The story of a pair of pants and their owner.
  • Lulu (2014)
    Review preview for Lulu

    This is beautifully executed, acted, composed.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Lulu wants to make things work with Henrik but struggles to deal with the competing presence of his family members.
  • Lux Mea (2004)
    Review preview for Lux Mea

    Teresa Grace Murray's film is beautifully shot in some distant foreign town, yet remains difficult to reach.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A woman is sad in a foreign town.

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