Panos Cosmatos’ Beyond The Black Rainbow is a film that takes us to an institute where sadistic experiments are being preformed – but it chooses style over substance.
Set in a remote North African village, The Source is a story about the women who threaten to withhold sex if their men refuse to fetch water or build a water pipe.
A film that captures the power plays and sexual undertones in adolescent friendships as a consuming, toxic friendship sets the stage for a subtle but strong coming of age story.
Written and directed by Yuya Ishii, Mitsuko Delivers is the story of a single, nine-month pregnant young woman whose outlook on life helps bring together a community.
More an observation than a documentary, Ben Rivers’ feature is a challenging piece of art cinema that questions our perceptions of time, and our ways of seeing.
Directed by Dominik Moll and based on the 1796 novel by Matthew G. Lewis, The Monk is the story of a once-ordered life that veers into unexpected and dangerous territory.
There’s lots of action in Marvel Avengers Assemble and Whedon keeps the pace sustained with splashings of humour and slapstick comedy in places you wouldn’t expect.
Markovics explores the stunted development of a young man coming to terms with his guilt, his crime and the effects one act can have on the rest of our lives.
French director Xavier Gens explores the darkest regions of human nature in his post-apocalyptic science fiction under the ruins of a devastated New York City.
Growing up in the countryside can be really boring, but be careful what you wish for kids, not all excitement is the good kind, as Elfie Hopkins soon finds out…
Directed by Peter Berg, Battleship takes us to the ocean where the prospect of an alien attack presents itself during US Navy war-game trials.
Co-written by Joss Whedon, The Cabin In The Woods might sound like something we’ve all seen before, but this horror trope medley is sharp, funny, tense, and surprising.
Mozart may be a revered composer, but René Féret’s film suggests his sister Nannerl was the real prodigy. Despite good performances, it suffers from the lack of a real drive.
A charming beacon of hope in a post-break-up world. Delicacy, starring Audrey Tautou, looks at life and love after a ‘can’t live without him’ romance is snatched away too soon.
There’s community spirit aplenty in Le Havre as Marcel and his friends come together to hide Idrissa, an illegal Gabonese immigrant, from the police who want to deport him.
James Cameron’s Titanic returns to the big screen in 3D to mark the centenary of the ship’s doomed maiden voyage. We have a look and see if the effect makes a difference.
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