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  • Cooked (2010)
    Review preview for Cooked

    The character design seems off somehow, as if they've managed to find three separate uncanny valleys to pull new species out of.

    Andrew Robertson · 1.5 out of 5
    The complicated story of a love triangle between a walrus, a seal and a lobster who visit the same sauna.
  • Easy Virtue (2008)
    Review preview for Easy Virtue

    This 1920s play by Noel Coward still dances along like a sprightly flapper, defying the passage of the years, thanks to Stephen Elliott’s energetic direction.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    When a young Englishman takes his American bride to meet his family sparks soon fly.
  • The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
    Review preview for The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society

    Even the surprises are too well signposted to surprise

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A naive young lady who happens to be a writer travels to Guernsey after the war to learn more about this strangely named society.
  • Hard To Swallow (2007)
    Review preview for Hard To Swallow

    A delightful ensemble piece depicting the funniest dinner party from hell since Bringing Up Baby.

    Dylan Matthew · 4 out of 5
    Grab a seat at the dinner party from hell.
  • The IT Crowd (2006)
    Review preview for The IT Crowd

    All seven episodes had me laughing out loud a couple of times.

    Paul Griffiths · 3 out of 5
    Channel 4 comedy about computer support staff.
  • Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break (2021)
    Review preview for Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break

    One of the cleverest and most entertaining comedies of the year.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A charity shop worker is set on winning the big national talent show. But when the actions of five selfish people cause him to miss his audition, he sets out to seek deathly revenge.

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