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  • A Monster Calls (2016)
    Review preview for A Monster Calls

    Bayona knows how to turn the screw of sentiment, not so much jerking tears as gradually filling a well of sadness until it can't help but spill out.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mum's terminal illness.
  • X+Y (2014)
    Review preview for X+Y

    A strong film with an impressive central performance by up and coming star Asa Butterfield.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An autistic teenage prodigy travels from the English suburbs for a maths competition in Taipei, challenging his safely defined outlook.

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