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  • Moving To Mars: A Million Miles From Burma (2009)
    Review preview for Moving To Mars: A Million Miles From Burma

    It is easy to engage with this family, who seem totally relaxed with the presence of cameras.

    Val Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A look at the experiences of two Karen refugee families who have lived for 20 years in a Thai camp and are about to move to Sheffield.
  • Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010)
    Review preview for Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

    As the film progresses through bouts of selfishness and success, you learn to dislike him more.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The life and wild times of Ian Dury - pop singer, artist, hell raiser.
  • Spike Island (2012)
    Review preview for Spike Island

    It all feels a little thickly laid on, to the point of cliché.

    Owen Van Spall · 2 out of 5
    In summer 1990, members of a smalltime indie band desperately try to scrounge tickets for a big Stone Roses gig.

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