20th Century Flicks, Bristol

Grace has left behind the horrors of Dogville and after a chance meeting with a young black girl in Alabama she and her father come across the curious historical aberration of Manderlay, a plantation still running under the age old workings of slavery. Grace is appalled by the workers' lack of freedom and becomes determined to initiate their freedom regardless of what the people, who know the value of simple survival, want. find out more...

MINNIE AND MOSCOWITZ (1971)

Certification12 Our Rating

Life is crazy. You're crazy, I'm crazy, we're all crazy. We're all a little bit Minnie, and a little bit Moskowitz. Sometimes it does seem best to be sensible...but then what might you be missing out on? You gotta be you. You don't have to park cars and semi-randomly yell at people, but you can't hide yourself behind a veil (or dark sunglasses) and pretend and act like ever find out more...

MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT (2014)

Certification15 Our Rating

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SHADOWS (1959)

CertificationPG Our Rating

A depiction of the struggle of three siblings (who are 'passing') to survive the mean streets of Manhattan, 'Shadows' was Cassavetes' jazz-scored "improvisational" film exploring interracial friendships and relationships in Beat-Era (1950s) New York City. Made from a script supposedly improvised (it was in fact well rehearsed in a NY studio for weeks before shooting began) by a talented cast, Shadows marks a vital new era in independent filmmaking. find out more...

SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT (1986)

Certification18 Our Rating

A liberated, seriously sexy comedy. Refreshing, for once, to see a heroine who's only after "one thing" - and a black heroine at that. Made in black and white, with one colour sequence, this was the startling debut film from black director Spike Lee - who also stars. find out more...

STORYTELLING (2006)

Certification15 Our Rating

Another slice of dark and twisted genius from the director of "Happiness" consisting of two tales; find out more...

TEN CANOES (2006)

Certification12 Our Rating

Starting in the time period just before the European invasion a tribal elder relates to his fellows a myth; back long before there was a single man who coveted his elder brother's youngest wife... This is a superb telling of an ancient Australian Aboriginal tale; realistic and moving, wry and dramatic, as well as a superb recreation of how our ancestors might have lived. find out more...

THE BOY NEXT DOOR (2015)

Certification18 Our Rating

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THOU WAST MILD AND LOVELY (2014)

Certification15 Our Rating

"Josephine Decker has created a new style of thriller that employs allegory, incorporates touches of David Lynch as well as Magritte -esque imagery. Decker's setting of a remote farm feels like a metaphor for what turns out to be hell. The raw and emotional (and yes, sometimes funny) dialog tells a story that can seem familiar at points but really is meant to keep you guessing and off balance. I really enjoyed how the undertones of this film came to life through her very deft contrast of the find out more...