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  • The Queen And The Princess (2008)
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    This is unpleasant, deliberately so.

    Andrew Robertson · 1 out of 5
    A black comedy focusing on the dysfunctional relationship between a mother and daughter.
  • The Queen Of Basketball (2021)
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    You don’t need to know anything about basketball to note the contrast between their desperate leaps and the ease with which she slips the ball into the net

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of Mississippi basketball legend Lusia 'Lucy' Harris.
  • The Queen Of The Foxes (2022)
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    Rosset has a welcoming style, the higgledy-piggledy houses of the town, each with their busily writing humans welcome repeat viewings to you can consider the details of them all.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A pack of foxes try to cheer up their queen with unsent love letters.
  • Queer Fear: Gay Life, Gay Death In Iraq (2007)
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    The director's use of the alias 'Ali bin Smithee' may seem cute, but it's worth thinking about why he needed to be anonymous.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A documentary looking at the persecution of lgbt people in post-war Iraq.
  • Questbound - Forbidden Ventures Of The Undead Soul (2023)
    Review preview for Questbound - Forbidden Ventures Of The Undead Soul

    It is archly self-aware, delightfully so, to the extent that its weaknesses become strengths because they serve as winks to knowing audiences.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    When a brave knight arrives at a castle to try to overthrow an aged, skeletal king, the king, mistaking his intentions, begins to flirt with him.
  • Quick Fix (2020)
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    A great vocal performance by Daniel Amerman – sans words but full of emotion – combines with deftly rendered animation to give the humble cup lots of personality.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A coffee cup falls in love with his drinker only to realize she may not be as loyal as he assumed.
  • Quadrangle (2009)
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    History replicated in the editing suite, composition compelling, illuminating.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Two couples recount their complex sexual and romantic involvement.
  • The Questioning (2013)
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    Almost as much documentation as documentary.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A supporter of human rights activists documents a police search of his home.
  • Quicken (2005)
    Review preview for Quicken

    What it lacks in plot, it gains in atmosphere.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Tense family drama, involving boredom, cruelty, two kids and a possible dead grandfather.
  • The Quiet Assassin (2005)
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    Hardcastle's short has the sort of black humour that lurks in the cellar of your soul.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    One man aims to change your life "forever".
  • A Quiet Night (2004)
    Review preview for A Quiet Night

    The film is shot in the style of film noir, violent and gritty, but allows the tension to seep away, due to the protagonist's state of mind.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A taxi driver falls foul of a gangster.

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