50/50 (2011)

A comedy? About cancer? That doesn’t seem like very good taste! Script writer Will Reiser and director Jonathan Levine have … More

The Machinist (2004)

“If you were any thinner, you wouldn’t exist.” Christian Bale’s skeletal frame is almost unbearable to watch. For his role … More

Nikita (1990)

Luc Besson’s stylish French action thriller stars Anne Parillaud in an intense performance with great supporting roles played by Marc … More

12 Angry Men (1957)

A powerful and iconic legal drama, 12 Angry Men stars Henry Fonda in one of his career’s best performances. Directed by Sidney … More

Submarine (2010)

Filmed in Wales, the wonderful Submarine takes the familiar coming-of-age story and makes it original, funny, unpredictable and wholly satisfying. The … More

Sympathy for Delicious (2010)

Mark Ruffalo’s directorial feature debut coupled with Christopher Thornton’s wholly original script and lead performance add up to a great piece … More

Cell 211 (2009)

Winner of eight Goya Awards, Cell 211 is a thrilling, high-tension drama revolving around a prison, its inmates and guards, … More

The Great Escape (1963)

This legendary WWII drama about an attempted escape from a German POW camp is Hollywood entertainment at its best. Epic, … More

Midnight in Paris (2011)

Woody Allen’s romantic comedy is a charming love letter to the City of Light and also a treatise on the power of … More

Frozen River (2008)

This impressive low-budget crime drama is set in and around the socially deprived Mohawk reservation which stretches between upstate New York … More

101 Reykjavík (2000)

Baltasar Kormákur’s debut feature, based on Hallgrímur Helgason’s novel, is an Icelandic comedy about a slacker called Hlynur who lives with his … More

Halloween (1978)

This modern horror classic succeeds where many in the genre don’t because director John Carpenter’s simple approach gives Halloween a … More