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  • Chained For Life (2018)
    Review preview for Chained For Life

    Chained For Life finds a rich vein of comedy in the awfulness of many people's reactions to disability.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A starlet finds herself in unfamiliar territory when she appears in a film about disfigurement that features real disabled people.
  • Eleanor Rigby (2013)
    Review preview for Eleanor Rigby

    How the characters deal with grief is beautifully captured in the nuanced performances of McAvoy and Chastain.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    Two people struggle to stay together after the death of their child.
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me (2012)
    Review preview for Somebody Up There Likes Me

    A fast, furious and occasionally hilarious angster comedy.

    Michael Pattison · 3 out of 5
    Dark comedy tracks happy-go-lucky slacker Max across three decades.
  • Teeth (2007)
    Review preview for Teeth

    Lichtenstein takes the myth of vagina dentata and gives it a kitsch horror/comedy makeover, to surprisingly smart and sassy effect.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A virgin's anatomical quirk means she bites off more than she can chew.

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