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Northern Soul
Set in Lancashire in 1974, the film follows Matt and John as they leave behind a humdrum life of youth clubs and factory lines to chase a dream of travelling to the US, unearthing unknown soul 45s and establishing themselves as top DJs on the Northern soul music scene. Their dance and amphetamine-fuelled quest brings
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Under the Skin
This unique and absorbing film, adapted by Walter Campbell from Michel Faber’s 2000 novel, depicts a female sexual predator (Johansson) stalking a gritty Glaswegian urban landscape. Director Jonathan Glazer (responsible for the famous Guinness horses in the surf advert) impressed with his previous films Sexy Beast (starring Ray Winstone) in 2000 and Birth in 2004,
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Testament of Youth
WFC pays tribute to the centenary of WWI and to International Women’s Day by screening this adaptation of feminist and pacifist Vera Brittain’s landmark 1933 WWI memoir. A sterling British cast is led by Swede Alicia Vikander (A Royal Affair, Ex Machina) as Vera Brittain, in her first major English-language lead performance. First-time director Kent
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Black Cat White Cat
In this delightful comic fairy tale from the former Republic of Yugoslavia, Emir Kusturica, director of Underground and Arizona Dream, serves up a mix of farce, romance and crime. As main character Matko Destanov, small smuggler and profiteer, likes to say: “Brother, if you can’t solve a problem with money… solve it with a lot
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Fruitvale Station
This recounting of the circumstances running up to the shooting of Oscar Grant III at Fruitvale Station in Oakland, California makes for an engrossing docu-drama rooted in standout performances from Jordan as Oscar Grant and Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer as his mother. For his first feature Coogler had unfettered access both to the legal documents surrounding
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Whiplash
Whiplash focuses on Andrew (a standout performance by up and coming young actor Miles Teller), an ambitious and single–minded young jazz drummer inspired by his terrifying teacher Terence Fletcher (a deservedly multi-awarded performance from character actor JK Simmons). Writer-director Damien Chazelle’s second feature film draws on his own experiences as a young drummer in love
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Human Capital
This biting and stylish economic crisis murder mystery is based on Stephen Amidon’s prescient 2004 novel set in Connecticut, with the action transplanted to prosperous Milan. The destinies of two families are irrevocably tied together after a cyclist is hit off the road by a jeep in the night before Christmas Eve. Writer/producer/director Paolo Virzi
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Wild Tales
Six short films within a film provide a blackly comic and highly enjoyable portrayal of middle class meltdown within what writer/director Szifron calls the “crazy system” and “corrupt space” of modern Argentina. The influence of co-producer Pedro Almodovar, who along with his brother funded the film, is evident; Szifron also cites the work of Steven
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What We Do in the Shadows
Wonderful mockumentary on flat-sharing vampires struggling with the practicalities of modern life. A new challenge faces them when Stu, a human, triggers bromantic feelings and the vampires feel honour-bound not to bite him. With Flight of the Conchords team behind the script there are lots of laughs. An audience favourite and voted top comedy of
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Slow West
A truly masterful, vastly enjoyable directorial debut from McClean. Shot in New Zealand, directed by a Brit and attracting top stars this pacey Western quest story is a film to relish. A naïve young Scot travels to the Wild West to find his errant sweetheart. Stunning acting, screenplay & cinematography. ‘There’s everything here from John
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