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  • An Act of Love (2010)
    Review preview for An Act of Love

    There's time to wonder if this might have played better as a sketch in some other show.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    A man agrees to help his partner's sister have a baby.
  • Beyond The Pole (2009)
    Review preview for Beyond The Pole

    A gentle comedy that targets its jokes at environmentalists rather than the usual targets, with beautifully drawn characters you can't help but feel for.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Two friends decide to save the planet by undertaking the first ever carbon-neutral, organic, vegetarian expedition to the North Pole.
  • Birthday Girl (2001)
    Review preview for Birthday Girl

    Kidman continues to amaze.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Nicole Kidman is a Russian internet bride who ends up with a St Albans bank clerk.
  • 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.
  • Chunky Monkey (2001)
    A man's date plans are interrupted by a series of surreal events.
  • Confetti (2006)
    Magazine wedding competition becomes improv mockumentary with tennis balls.
  • Festival (2005)
    A cynical ensemble comedy of life on the inside of the Edinburgh Festival.
  • New Year's Eve (2002)
    Caddish behaviour at an upper-class London party for bright young things
  • Postman Pat: The Movie (2014)
    Review preview for Postman Pat: The Movie

    The clash of styles is painful to watch

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Beloved cartoon country postman enters TV reality talent contest
  • Someone Else (2006)
    Review preview for Someone Else

    The film feels real, and of the moment.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    A young man struggles to do the right thing after falling in love with someone other than his girlfriend.

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