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  • Aimee And Jaguar (1999)
    Lesbian love affair between Jewish resistance worker and wife of German officer in Berlin, 1943.
  • Late Night Shopping (2001)
    Review preview for Late Night Shopping

    Saul Metzstein's first film, brilliantly scripted by Jack Lothian, has the confidence of a true original.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Night shift workers go slightly insane, consider their navels and ignore the only interesting character among them in this so-so Brit drama.
  • Love Actually (2003)
    Review preview for Love Actually

    It feels middle-aged, lazy and reliant on stereotype.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Frightfully English ensemble rom-com about middle-class, emotionally dysfunctional Londoners.
  • Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)
    Review preview for Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution

    The trouble is there’s not that many laughs for a comedy, and the few there are trade on stereotypes.

    Jeff Robson · 2 out of 5
    In 1968, an idealistic schoolteacher moves his family to East Germany in order to experience life in a Communist paradise. But his family, especially his wife, are not so eager.
  • Tara Road (2005)
    Review preview for Tara Road

    The plot is as real as a bouquet of silk roses.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Love hurts for an innocent wife in Dublin and a grieving mother in New England.
  • Twisted Sister (2007)
    Review preview for Twisted Sister

    Radical feminist cry of pain it might be, but Twisted Sister can still feel like being locked up with the stereotype for an hour and a half.

    Chris · 3 out of 5
    Taking her younger sister on holiday leads a confident career woman's life to fall apart.

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