Much arrested, imprisoned, and banned Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s most daring film yet is an unforgettable edge-of-your-seat thriller that won this year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes and has been nominated for four Golden Globes. Mechanic Vahid believes he has re-encountered by chance the government intelligence officer who had tortured him while under arrest. As he enlists the services of acquain...

Sensitively directed and with two fearless performances from Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård, PILLION is Harry Lighton’s, sexy, moving and surprisingly funny tale about a sadomasochistic relationship. Shy and unassuming Colin is a choir singing traffic warden who still lives with his parents and longs for a soulmate. Instead he finds Ray, his complete opposite - and the man of his dreams....

Baby | Dir. Marcelo Caetano | Brazil, 2024 | 107 mins | 18 The bustling streets of Brazil come to life with dizzying vibrancy, allure and danger as Brazilian director Marcelo Caetano captures S?o Paulo in all its grit and vibrancy as a place of both peril and possibility, where fortunes can turn in a split second, but a great thirst for life gleams through the night unabated. 18 years old Well...

A masterclass in building ever more taut levels of tension and discomfort, writer/director Alex Russell’s psychodrama for the influencer age is amazingly entertaining, darkly funny, and endlessly rewarding. Los Angeles clothing store worker Matthew contrives his way into the entourage of up-and-coming musician Oliver. An oblivious Oliver thinks he’s stumbled upon a kindred spirit but as the li...

The screening is followed by a live Q&A with Rick Bush (director), Nina Fidderman (co-star) and Tilly Wadsworth (screenwriter). Lana (Nina Fidderman) wanders into a quiet bookshop one rainy afternoon and unexpectedly bumps into an old friend, Tom (David Boan). What begins as a brief, awkward reunion takes an unexpected turn when the pair find themselves locked in overnight. As the hours unfold, o...

A masterclass in building ever more taut levels of tension and discomfort, writer/director Alex Russell’s psychodrama for the influencer age is amazingly entertaining, darkly funny, and endlessly rewarding. Los Angeles clothing store worker Matthew contrives his way into the entourage of up-and-coming musician Oliver. An oblivious Oliver thinks he’s stumbled upon a kindred spirit but as the li...

¡Too MuchMexican Melodrama! Stronger Than Love (Mas Fuerte que el Amor) An intoxicating melodrama starring Miroslava Stern as Barbara who defies social codes and patriarchal control. Carlos, a former factory worker of humble origins, has made millions—but the upper class refuses to accept him as one of its own. Meanwhile, Bárbara, the spoiled daughter of an industrialist, is to enter into a...

A seasonal return to Oz for the triumphant, epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion to the sensational WICKED as the lives of Elphaba and Glinda are forever changed by an unexpected arrival from Kansas… Elphaba - now better known as 'the Wicked Witch of the West - lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals and trying to ex...

Ukranian director Pavlo Ostrikov’s debut feature is a true wonder - a genre-bending journey into the soul, infinity… and beyond! Written and filmed during Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, this response to existential sci-fi films like 2001, SOLARIS, DARK STAR, and MOON explores timeless themes: mortality, loneliness, longing, and a universal need for human connection and understanding duri...

Timothée Chalamet is the one to beat as he goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness in this gripping, adrenaline-riddled solo debut from writer/director Josh Safdie. Marty Mauser, a talented and ambitious table tennis player is determined that the world knows his name, and is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve this. His barrelling momentum finds him crossing paths with a series of ...