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

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Set during the American Civil War, Sergio Leone’s spaghetti western is a masterpiece of entertainment. The film’s scope is huge with … More

Rango (2011)

Trippy mysticism? Existential self-reflection? This comedy-western animation has it all. Johnny Depp provides the voice for a lizard who takes on … More

Antichrist (2009)

Lars von Trier’s multifaceted Antichrist is a breathtaking work of art with outstanding performances by Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe. It is … More

Thesis (1996)

Alejandro Amenábar’s superb debut is a Spanish psychological thriller about a university student working on a thesis about violence in the media. As she … More