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  • Hummingbird (2013)
    Review preview for Hummingbird

    Tooth-rotting nonsensical entertainment with a chewy action centre.

    Max Crawford · 3.5 out of 5
    A former soldier goes all out for revenge.
  • Just Before Dawn (2010)
    Review preview for Just Before Dawn

    There's certainly potential, and talent, but nothing comes of it.

    Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
    Two women try to rediscover their youth an an isolated countryside party.
  • Rough Skin (2011)
    Review preview for Rough Skin

    This is at times quite uncomfortable viewing, intimate, neatly demonstrating the barriers that can be created for and by people in their lives.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A former prisoner struggles to readjust to family life.
  • Svengali (2013)
    Review preview for Svengali

    The film began as a series of web shorts and that episodic hit and miss nature endures.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Dixie moves to London with his girlfriend, determined to become the manager of a rock band. Nothing will deter him.
  • This Is England '88 (2011)
    Review preview for This Is England '88

    McClure, in particular, is astonishing and heartbreaking.

    Paul Logan · 4 out of 5
    After a traumatic 18 months Lol and Woody are trying to rebuild their lives, will they live happily ever after or will this be a Christmas they never forget?
  • This Is England (2006)
    Review preview for This Is England

    This is England is, quite simply, the best British film for years. If you're underage, sneak into this film.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A young boy adopted by a group of skinheads struggles to find his own identity in a world dominated by racism and war. Now out to own on two-disc DVD.

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