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  • 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.
  • A Call To Spy (2019)
    Review preview for A Call To Spy

    Pilcher strikes a good balance between interpersonal drama, nerve-racking action scenes and focus on the cat and mouse game that the women are caught up in.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A drama inspired by true stories of women recruited as spies during the Second World War, who were sent to occupied France to disrupt the Nazis.
  • Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
    Review preview for Happy-Go-Lucky

    Shot through with Leigh’s trademark improv-based dialogue, constantly finding humour and truth in the mundane.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    Poppy, a young primary school teacher living in Camden Town, starts taking driving lessons with an instructor who is her opposite in every respect.
  • Love You More (2008)
    Review preview for Love You More

    A moment perfectly captured.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Two schoolkids get amorous while listening to the new Buzzcocks single.
  • Macbeth Unhinged (2016)
    Review preview for Macbeth Unhinged

    The film is strongest when it is being visually and aurally adventurous.

    Robert Munro · 3 out of 5
    Modern interpretation of the tragedy, set within the confines of a stretch limousine.

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