In a New York hospital Dr Malcolm Sayers finds a group of "forgotten" coma patients, seemingly oblivious to the world and beyond help. Through sheer dedication he discovers a spark of life in his charges and a long suppressed capacity for love in himself. A beautiful and uplifting true story. find out more...

Adapted from the classic, absurdist, anti-war novel by Joseph Heller. "Catch-22" is the story of Yossarian, a pilot who trys to opt out of flying bombing missions by being declared insane, the catch being that anyone trying to avoid bombing missions by being insane must be sane. This dark classic catches much of the flavour of the book, the insanity, the corruption and the absurdity of war. Think MASH, but non-linear - flawed but awesome. find out more...

 

 

Scrat’s pursuit of the nirvana acorn causes yet another continental cataclysm which plunges our three bestest buddies into yet another perilo find out more...

A remarkably moving drama that avoids being over-sugary. Nolte and Sarandon play a couple whose son devolps ALD, a rare and incurable nerve disease. Leaving behind the medical establishment they race against time searching for a cure. A powerful tale of a successful struggle against the odds. find out more...

The poet Siegfried Sassoon (Wilby), having published a pamphlet opposing the war, has been diplomatically dispatched to Craiglockhart Castle, a military hospital, where pioneering psychiatrist William Rivers (Pryce) tends shell-shocked victims of the trenches. His 'convalescence' brings him into contact with another writer, Wilfred Owen (Bunce), whose poetry Sassoon encourages. Rivers, meanwhile, is heading for a breakdown of his own, brought on less by overwork than his empathy with traumatised find out more...

Notice how the "restaurants" that the clown from Stephen King's "IT" used to advertise have gone all salad bar selection recently, well this horrifying but hugely entertaining documentary may well bear some responsibility. Curious as to why the population of America were so grossly overweight Morgan Spurlock declared himself a guinea pig and conducted a 30 day experiment that saw his diet consist entirely of McDonalds. The result of Spurlock's eating habits have to come close to some kind of con find out more...

Based on the true story of a former tobacco employee who turns whistle-blower. The Insider is a gripping thriller, with a couple of scorching performances from Russell Crowe as the man in question and Al Pacino as a television producer determined to bring to the publics notice the corrupt and duplicitous machinations of a corporate giant. A powerful and absorbing movie. find out more...

David Aames has it all, but true love still eludes him, one night he believes he may have found the woman of his dreams but fate is about to deal him a brutal blow. David's rarified existence comes to a shuddering halt when he accepts a lift from an insanely jealous lover and as reality and fantasy begin to blur he is in danger of losing his sanity. Vanilla Sky is a remake of the Spanish film "Open Your Eyes" and despite my scepticism it is a gripping piece of cinema, impeccably performed, direc find out more...