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  • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
    Live action cartoon with Gerard Depardieu and Christian Clavier helping to build a palace in Egypt.
  • Incredible But True (2022)
    Review preview for Incredible But True

    What makes all this work is the very straightforward and matter-of-fact way in which Dupieux approaches the story.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A mysterious tunnel in the cellar of a new home turns lives upside down.
  • I Do (2006)
    Review preview for I Do

    Far from caring much if he will ever get his girl, you just want Luis to act his age and grow some balls.

    Anton Bitel · 2.5 out of 5
    A single man hatches a plan for a marriage of convenience and gets more than he bargained for.
  • Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be (2022)
    Review preview for Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be

    Everything flows with the flourish of an expensive ink pen on paper, as sketches are made to bloom with colour or a bicycle ride turns into a mini adventure, all given additional life by the zippy score from Ludovic Bource.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The French schoolboy's adventures mix with the biography of his creators.
  • The Science Of Sleep (2006)
    Review preview for The Science Of Sleep

    A visual treat.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A man's mind goes into over-drive as he tries to woo the woman of his dreams.
  • Smoking Causes Coughing (2022)
    Review preview for Smoking Causes Coughing

    There is a complete disregard for any kind of consequence or continuity in this film, and you know that the rug could be pulled from under you at any second.

    Nikola Jovic · 3.5 out of 5
    Tobacco Force are superhero avengers, preparing for their clash with the mighty Lezardin. But what if the real horrors are the stories they tell to each other along the way?
  • The Taste Of Others (2000)
    Review preview for The Taste Of Others

    Comic tension stretches beyond stereotype to an absurd and painful reality.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A factory owner falls in love with an actress, causing a mixture of hilarity and regret.
  • Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets (2017)
    Review preview for Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets

    A film that from its outset immerses you totally in the world of city Alpha, as well as the humans and aliens that throng its crowded streets.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    Two special operatives go on a mission to Alpha, where species from across the galaxy meet to share knowledge, and where an evil force is gathering its strength.

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