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You'll be lucky to see another film this year as absorbing and evocative as Atonement.

Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen give their characters a real sense of warmth.

A touching and honest look at awkward teenage romance under the disapproving eye of mum.

Thornton's writing is well-observed, creating characters who, while embodying all the usual white trash traits, have a three-dimensional quality to them.

The performances of double Oscar-nominated Blethyn and Riseborough provide hypnotic accounts of their characters as two vulnerable souls on the edge.

It's somewhat pedestrian, predicated on decisions that appear ludicrous, and its smartest observation might well be an accident.

As a portrait of friendship, at that critical moment when defences are down and truth hurts too much, Girls Night comes through as the genuine article.

Emotional explorations are the life-blood of London River, but it is clogged up by the weight of sorrow running through it.

The performances are an absolute joy.

Mullan brings a gruff, no-nonsense persona to his role, making Frank's emotional journey well worth taking.

This is the first time in ages - perhaps ever - that the hot-blooded delights of a country house ball have been shown to be fun.

In spite of its charm, Ferguson's script suffers from a crisis of conviction, leading to the tamest of endings.

A resonant debut.