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Faced with a future of strict ceremony and royal duties, Empress Elisabeth of Austria rebels against her public image and comes up with a plan to protect her legacy.
“Intelligent, quietly defiant, and gorgeously appointed period drama.” The i ★★★★★
“Vicky Krieps puts in a star turn as lonely, patronised Elizabeth of Austria” Guardian ★★★★
Times ★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★
*In German, French and English
Directed by Marie Kreutzer
With Vicky Krieps
1hr 54 mins
Two-time Academy Award® nominee Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman, An Education) and Emmy nominee Zoe Kazan (The Plot Against America, The Big Sick) star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke one of the most important stories in a generation— a story that shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood and impelled a shift in American culture that continues to this day.
“A stirring drama about the fall of Harvey Weinstein” Guardian ★★★★
Times ★★★★ Empire ★★★★
Directed by Maria Schrader
With Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan
2hrs 9 mins // US 2022
In this delightful comedy romp, Jon Hamm stars as the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch, who becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit–from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbour and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend.
Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganized!
Guardian ★★★ Express ★★★
Directed by Greg Mottola
With Jon Hamm, Annie Mumolo
1hr 38 mins // US 2022
Call Jane explores the true story of the “Janes,” an underground collective of women, who in Chicago during the 1960s, came together to secretly provide nearly 12,000 women and girls with safe and secure abortions.
The story is told through the eyes of Joy (Elizabeth Banks), a suburban wife, and mother to a whip-smart teenage daughter. Joy’s happy life, filled with caring for her family and sharing confidences with her best friend, Lana (Kate Mara), is derailed when her much wanted pregnancy becomes life threatening.
“A crowd-pleasing feel-good movie of personal empowerment” – Times ★★★★
Directed by Phyllis Nagy
With Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver
2hrs // US 2022
From acclaimed filmmaker James Gray, Armageddon Time is a deeply personal story on the strength of family, the complexity of friendship and the generational pursuit of the American Dream. The film features an all-star cast including Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong.
“A marvel from one of our finest cine-memoirists.” Little White Lies ★★★★★
“Anthony Hopkins vs the playground bigots of the Reagan era.” Telegraph ★★★★
Directed by James Gray
With Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins
1hr 54 mins // US 2022
Members of a quintessentially British working-class amateur filmmaking club, ‘BRADFORD MOVIE MAKERS’ grow old together amid flickering memories and challenging final years. Clinging to their dreams, and to each other, fuelled by endless cups of tea, this gently comedic, profoundly moving portrait of shared artistic folly speaks to the escapist dreamer in us all and to the enduring power of face-to-face time together, in an increasingly lonely, digital age.
“Joyous and heart-breaking celebration of filmmaking talent” Guardian ★★★★
“A charming ode to misfits” Metro ★★★★
Directed by Kim Hopkins
1hr 35 mins // UK 2022
At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum. Twenty years later, Sophie’s tender recollections of their last holiday become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship.
“Beach holiday with Paul Mescal and daughter is a sunny delight” Guardian ★★★★★
“An astounding first feature ” Independent ★★★★★
“A triumph of new British filmmaking.” Empire ★★★★★
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Directed by Charlotte Wells
With Paul Mescal
1hr 36 mins // UK/US 2022
A brand-new take on the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical tells the story of an extraordinary girl, with a vivid imagination, who dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results.
Telegraph ★★★★★ Guardian ★★★★ Independent ★★★★
Directed by Matthew Warchus
With Emma Thompson, Alisha Weir, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham
1hr 57 mins // US/UK 2022
Academy Award®-winning director Guillermo del Toro and award winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson reimagine the classic Carlo Collodi tale of the fabled wooden boy with a whimsical tour de force that finds Pinocchio on an enchanted adventure that transcends worlds and reveals the life-giving power of love.
Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson
Voice Cast: Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Ron Perlman, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton
1hr 54 mins // US 2022
1862, 13 years after the Great Famine. An English Nightingale Nurse Lib Wright (Florence Pugh) is called to the Irish Midlands by a devout community to conduct a 15-day examination over one of their own. Anna O’Donnell (Kíla Lord Cassidy) is an 11-year-old girl who claims not to have eaten for four months, surviving miraculously on “manna from heaven”. As Anna’s health rapidly deteriorates, Lib is determined to unearth the truth, challenging the faith of a community that would prefer to stay believing.
“Florence Pugh is rivetingly brilliant in this eerie period mystery” Telegraph ★★★★★
Times ★★★★ Guardian ★★★★ Metro ★★★★ Observer ★★★★
Directed by Sebastián Lelio
With Florence Pugh, Tom Burke, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Niamh Algar, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones
1hr 43 mins // IRE 2022