Eight-year-old Zachary has, so far, enjoyed life as his father's favourite son, as the possessor of a gift for healing and as younger sibling to a tearaway, a jock and a bookworm, but this relatively idyllic childhood in Québec is cast under the shadow of his dad's suspicions when he is discovered wearing a dress. Seven years on it's 1975 and Zac is in thrall to Ziggy Stardust and his cousin's boyfriend, a confusing situation for him, made more complicated by a history of trying to satisfy his d find out more...

Christy Brown was an Irish cerebal palsy victim who overcame his severe handicap to become a talented painter and author with just the use of his left foot. Daniel Day Lewis is totally and utterly convincing as Brown - using method acting he became Brown and his thoroughness makes the film a great one. find out more...

Revered Brit film director Terence Davies paints a picture of Liverpool life from his childhood days to the modern in this poetic docu-essay memoir. Heavy on poetry and classical music, heavily against the Church and the monarchy, full of newsreel and documentary footage, this is an awesome tribute to a city that he loves. find out more...

Dubbed 'The greatest English manager never to manage the England team' Brian Clough, arguably the most charismatic, certainly the most controversial, football manager the country has ever seen, took a down and out Derby County all the way to the top of the then First Division and soon moved on to an infamously short 44 days as manager of Leeds United. find out more...

A brilliant biopic of Quentin Crisp the self-styled "Stately Queen of England", an effeminate gay, a flamboyant exhibitionist, sparkling wit and a character who gave more pleasure to the world than the world gave to him. Played brilliantly and with pathos by the versatile Hurt. find out more...

A sublime film about the nature of loneliness told through the experience of the eponymous Tony Takitani. Brought up by his musician father, Tony lives a socially secluded life until he meets and falls in love with Eiko, a fashion-obsessed fitty, and the intimacy he shares with her is both tender and, ultimately, tragic. A remarkable film, meditatively paced, touchingly sincere with a fascinating aesthetic style, and the soundtrack is measured and judged to perfection. A deeply humane effort fro find out more...