The silent movie, the Viennese symphony and the epic poem all had their heydays in the past.

FORBES: Fifth Anniversary

Fans of the emotional Sonny from I-Robot, or the depressed and bored Marvin from The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, may be disappointed to hear that they are more likely to find a cockroach composing a symphony or writing a poem than a robot.

BBC: Science fiction breaks free from fantasy

It is a cross between a love poem to Ms Lalonde and a city-symphony documentary, stitched in with a light-hearted parody of the social-enquiry film (subjects are shown eating their breakfast egg in all manner of ways).

ECONOMIST: Richard Leacock