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It is precisely Ed's inertia that makes The Comedian more a sketch than a film of action – and when things do happen, it is almost in spite of the protagonist.

The performances are flawless, the story laced with black humour.

The humour and emotion are so sharp you might not feel them at the time, but Mullan's film cuts deep and leaves its mark.

The Somnambulists is a powerful, unapologetically political contribution to the discourse about this country's questionable manoeuvrings abroad since 9/11, lest we forget.

The climax of Adam and Alice’s vengeance becomes so extreme that it veers into black farce. As a thriller it’s tight and gripping enough.

True North is an unremittingly grim and claustrophobic portrayal of life in desperate circumstances, but it's engagingly told, threaded through with humour, and it makes for compulsive viewing.