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  • 50 Years Legal (2017)
    Review preview for 50 Years Legal

    Though only an hour and a half long, the film is extraordinarily comprehensive, exploring its subject decade by decade and contextualising each major development with personal stories about the changes that resulted from it.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Leading activists and commentators explore the changes that have taken place since homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK in 1967 and the influence of gay culture on society.
  • Bright Star (2009)
    Review preview for Bright Star

    A poignant and rewarding tale.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    The poet John Keats meets the woman who is to become the love of his life.
  • Enter The Void (2009)
    Review preview for Enter The Void

    A day-glo postmortem avant-garde mind-trip that for some will be enlightening, while others will find it to be little more than an endurance test.

    Andrew Grant · 4.5 out of 5
    A psychedelic journey into the afterlife.
  • God Help The Girl (2014)
    Review preview for God Help The Girl

    The film staggers from one embarrassment to the next.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    An anorexic girl in Glasgow has ambitions to become a singer/ songwriter
  • Tormented (2009)
    Review preview for Tormented

    While this premise could have worked well, it doesn’t – mainly because you couldn’t care less what happens to the whole horrible bunch.

    Maria Realf · 2 out of 5
    A bullied teen gets his own back from beyond the grave.
  • Le Week-End (2013)
    Review preview for Le Week-End

    Likely to strike the strongest chord with couples who understand there's a double meaning to enduring love.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A couple take a make or break trip to Paris.

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