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We all at some point in early childhood learn the difference between inanimate objects and sentient beings, but in some secret corner, doubt may linger on.

The film has a personal touch and an honesty that surpasses clever writing and naturalistic acting.

That the whole thing works so well is a tribute to the po-faced matter-of-factness of the approach and the exuberant charm of the execution.

Cold Lazarus ends writer Dennis Potter's career on an elegiac note. But, as ever for Potter, this elegy is played out in bitter minor chords.

Despite a star studded voice cast it lacks the comic invention required to make an impossible dream memorable

McKean's vision has a truly dreamlike quality.

While in plotting terms, the film pretty much stays in the lane you'd expect, it has plenty of heart.

The Trip is a big costume drama without the costumes.

When the freshest food is eaten by rotting mortals and family is little more than a fragile crutch above the abyss, funny jokes can no longer hide the tragedy.