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  • Aaaaaaaah! (2015)
    Review preview for Aaaaaaaah!

    Aaaaaaaah! is a beautifully crafted piece of work masquerading as an ethnological study made by chimpanzees.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Alpha Male Smith and his Beta, Keith, move to take over a local community. They hook up with restless Female, Denise, igniting a deadly feud in which emotions run high and deep-seated grudges resurface amongst the tribe. Are we not men?
  • Brakes (2016)
    Review preview for Brakes

    This is how Brakes comes across. Cynical and homemade.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Improvised black comedy charting moments in the lives of nine couples.
  • Bunny And The Bull (2009)
    Review preview for Bunny And The Bull

    A dreamily picaresque film most of whose flaws stem from a lack of discipline and a tendency to use its expansive potential as an excuse to move on every time it runs out of ideas.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A road movie set entirely in a flat... but then what do you expect from a film featuring The Mighty Boosh's Simon Farnaby?
  • A Field In England (2013)
    Review preview for A Field In England

    A kaleidoscopic sequence explores questions of identity through some of the trippiest black and white imagery you'll have seen on the big screen for a long time.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Four men have a strange encounter during the English Civil War.
  • Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004)
    Review preview for Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

    Too clever and cynical for its own good.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3 out of 5
    Horror hospital spoof gets the DVD treatment.
  • In Fabric (2018)
    Review preview for In Fabric

    You might not think you're in the mood for buying, but his extravagant sales pitch is likely to win you over by the end.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Two stories about a cursed dress and its victims.
  • Mindhorn (2016)
    Review preview for Mindhorn

    There are strong, even hilarious, performances throughout.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A fading actor aims to redeem himself by turning private eye and catching a killer.
  • Nathan Barley (2005)
    Review preview for Nathan Barley

    Its first two episodes suffer from a lethargic lack of quality drama and comedy, but from episode three onwards, it digs its heels in and occasionally stuns with cleverly observed satire.

    Scott Macdonald · 2.5 out of 5
    TV sitcom that satirises celebrity media types and pretentious art.
  • The Principles Of Lust (2003)
    Review preview for The Principles Of Lust

    The whole affair is a dishevelled mess, with no linear narrative, no cohesion in the script or characters, and a revolting grimy looking film which drowns in its own cadaverous undercurrents.

    David Stanners · 1 out of 5
    Gritty, hard-nosed drama about a man caught between love, lust and temptation.

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