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  • Can We Take A Joke? (2015)
    Review preview for Can We Take A Joke?

    It's not that there's no value to Balaker's argument, rather that the elision of alternative viewpoints and seriously challenging material undermines it and makes it look naive.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    An exploration of outrage culture through the lens of stand-up comedy.
  • Driving Lessons (2006)
    Review preview for Driving Lessons

    Highly polished mainstream comedy that will keep you sniggering delightedly all the way through your bible class.

    Chris · 3 out of 5
    A repressed young man discovers the world with the help of an eccentric actress.
  • The Eclipse (2009)
    Review preview for The Eclipse

    The terrific performances are eclipsed by the unsettled tone.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A writer is haunted by the living.
  • Jimmy's Hall (2014)
    Review preview for Jimmy's Hall

    Loach gives voice with eloquence to the disenfranchised and celebrates the spirit of working people.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    The story of political activist Jimmy Gralton, deported from Ireland during the country's Red Scare in the 1930s.

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