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The Lady Eve

Barbara Stanwyck shines in this hilarious revenge rom-com: a con woman sets her sights set on a likeable rich boob (Henry Fonda). One of the finest achievements of Golden Age Hollywood’s first writer-director, Preston Sturges.

Name Me Lawand

Inspirational documentary charting, with a striking visual style, the journey of a profoundly deaf child refugee seeking to communicate and be understood.

Cairo Conspiracy

A gripping, compelling political thriller: a fisherman’s son becomes embroiled in the power games of contemporary Cairo.

Typist Artist Pirate King

Warm, darkly funny tragicomedy inspired by real events: unknown artist Audrey Amiss (Monica Dolan) goes on a road trip with her psychiatric nurse (Kelly Macdonald) to exhibit her work.

Blue Jean

A closeted PE teacher in 1980s Britain struggles to keep her sexuality hidden after the arrival of a new student.

Beau Travail

Claire Denis’ sensual, impressionistic masterpiece – loosely based on ‘Billy Budd’, relocated to a French Foreign Legion outpost in Djibouti – was voted 7th Greatest Film of All Time in Sight & Sound’s Critics Poll 2022.

Seaside Special

Funny, entertaining doc exploring British cultural identity: a Norfolk coastal resort prepares for the 2019 summer season and the UK’s last original end-of-the-pier variety show.

American Fiction

Intelligent, often hilarious American comedy-drama. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who challenges and satirises prevailing literary stereotypes about “Black” experience.

Raging Grace

Tense, entertaining Gothic satire of life in modern Britain: Filipina worker Joy, struggling to support her daughter Grace, secures the perfect job – but soon starts to realize everything is not as it seems. Nominated for 2 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs).

River

Charming Japanese sci-fi comedy from the team behind the smash-hit “Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes”. The hundred-year-old Fujiya inn in the quiet region of Kyoto is stuck in a time loop, with hilarious results.