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DRIVE (2011)

Certification18 Our Rating

A mysterious Hollywood stuntman, mechanic and getaway driver lands himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbour.
Well, this film looks set to become one of the best of 2011. The cast gets where director Refn is coming, adjusting their performances to pitch-perfect minimalism, where even a twitched muscle can stand out. Gosling has never used his physicality better (he's not given a lot else to work with) and this movie is testament to the power of his screen presence. Even more re find out more...


Certification15 Our Rating

A very skilful and claustrophobic drama, tensely directed by James Foley. A superb cast fight it out to be the top salesman, and to win the Cadillac first prize, 2nd prize: a set of steak knives!, in the cut-throat real estate game. Intense acting and sparkling dialogue makes for gripping viewing

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Certification15 Our Rating

Alex is devoted to his mother, a firm believer in the Marxist reality that is East Germany. Awakening from an eight month coma brought on by a heart attack, a lot has changed since Alex's mum last viewed the world; the Berlin wall has fallen and Germany is once again one. Warned by the doctors that any great shocks could be fatal, Alex becomes determined that his mother, even if it's within the confines of her own four walls, will continue to observe a communist society unchanged. All these s find out more...


Certification12 Our Rating

Juliette has spent the last fifteen years in prison for a shocking crime. Her way of coping with her imprisonment, and the chain of events leading to it, is to bottle up her emotions and distance herself from her fellow human beings. Upon her release, an emotionally damaged Juliette is taken in by her younger sister Lea, whose relentless and undemanding goodness slowly thaws Juliette's introverted stolidity, providing the older sister with some hope of release as she gradually begins to bare her find out more...

Certification12 Our Rating

Twins Jeanne and Simon are left two envelopes in their mothers will, asking them to find a brother they never knew existed, and a father they believed to be dead. Journeying from Canada to Lebanon to unravel this mystery, they begin to uncover the terrifying secrets of their mothers tumultuous and brutal past, the twists and turns of their discoveries moving them ever closer to a gut-wrenching and inevitable truth that will re-define their world. This Oscar-nominated thriller is powerful, raw find out more...


Certification15 Our Rating

A cat and mouse hostage drama as one of New York's finest negotiates with a bank heist gang who've seized a bank, with military style precision, and are demanding a getaway plane. Things are not that straightforward, though, as the reptilian owner of the bank seems rather over concerned with the discovery of whatever's been stashed in his private deposit box and is hiring a fixer to intervene. And what are the motives of the leader of the gang? One of the best suspense thrillers of recent years find out more...

CertificationPG Our Rating

When Jean, as an outsider and a city-dweller at that, inherits a smallholding, the locals will not help him, and his struggle, against both nature and humans and their tragic consequences, is riveting and compulsive. Depardieu's performance, all towering strength and heartbreaking pathos, supplies the heart and soul of this beautiful saga of greed and resentment. And you'll want to watch the sequel, "Manon De Sources", immediately. find out more...

Certification15 Our Rating

For years Katalin kept quiet that she was raped and that her son Orban is the son of a rapist. When the secret leaks out she is ostracised by her village and dumped by her husband and now enigmatically she wanders the Carpathian Mountains, with Orban in tow. This moody revenge feature, shot over years by director Peter Strickland on a minimal budget, continually keeps you guessing as its plot and morality unfold.

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Certification15 Our Rating

The Hoover family are your typical suburban American demographic; dad's a failed inspirational speaker, grandpa's a coke snorting lay-about, the teenage son has embraced Nietzsche and abstains from the spoken word, the brother-in-law has just missed out on a successful suicide and the mum….well bless her, she really does try. The young daughter, however, is an upbeat bundle of positive energy and when the chance comes to enter the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant the whole family embark on a find out more...

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A slick Dallas oil man sends his agent to a Scottish village to buy it and build a refinery there. But he falls in-love with both place and people, forcing him to question the market driven city lifestyle he leads, its money-oriented values and urban sense of superiority. Totally charming!

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