The Jarheads of the title are a group of young and relatively inexperienced Marines facing their first real combat in the Iraqi war. Sam Mendes' film deals with some familiar dilemmas of the modern battle field, namely; ‘who exactly am I fighting and why?', a question compounded by a heady mixture of fear and the desire to shoot someone. The first hour and a bit is about their confusion and increasing disgruntlement with the lack of clarity of their orders and how tedious the almost 4 months the find out more...

A non-linear tale of troubled family relationships criss-crossing the Tex-Mex border; a seemingly happy family woman is having an illicit affair with a Mexican man, but her daughter is becoming suspicious, two teenagers start an affair heavily disapproved of by their respective families, a young motherless Mexican girl sees her father crash his crop dusting plane and a guilt ridden Portland restaurant manager struggles to retain relationships with men. The stories interconnect, in a not unobviou find out more...

Two little boys in 1970s Afghanistan are the best of friends, but the circumstances of class, war and childhood betrayal will tear them apart. Years later, as an adult and in an act of redemption, ex-rich man's son Amir returns from his new American home to atone for his earlier behaviour and fulfill his loyalty dues. Adapted from the best selling novel of the same name. Classy. find out more...