This authentic, beautifully realised musical drama is set in an 18th century Venetian church that doubles as an orphanage for young women who perform in its orchestra. 20-year-old violin virtuoso Cecilia lives at the Pièta orphanage, where, despite her talent, she remains confined, knowing that marriage is the only way out. Yet, her life takes a turn after she meets Antonio Vivaldi, a brilliant a...

A sweeping and immersive portrait, Michael brings the story of Michael Jackson to the big screen with striking ambition. Rather than simply revisiting familiar hits, the film digs deeper, tracing his evolution from a prodigious talent fronting the Jackson Five to a visionary artist determined to redefine global entertainment. At its centre is an assured debut from Jaafar Jackson, capturing both...

Hugh Jackman leads the all-star cast of a delightful underdog murder mystery, as a shepherd avenged by his sheep-turned-sleuths. Living out of a campervan in the hills, George Hardy needs nothing more from life than his flock, whom he entertains daily by reading from crime novels. When he is found dead one morning, the grief-stricken herd must band together, remember his precious teachings, and s...

The Runway office doors swing open once more in The Devil Wears Prada 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the iconic fashion-world comedy drama The Devil Wears Prada. Years after surviving the whirlwind demands of legendary editor Miranda Priestly, journalist Andy Sachs has built a respected career far from the glossy pages of Runway magazine. But when the publishing industry faces a digital re...

What is the value of art? Does it reside in personal expression? Cultural longevity? Financial worth? These questions fuel Steven Soderbergh’s gloriously entertaining comedy, The Christophers. Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) was once a star of London’s 1960’s and 70’s pop art explosion, but he hasn’t painted in decades and has been broke for years. He’s cursed with two vile, talentless children (Jame...

A new documentary offers an incisive, open-minded look at the right to roam debate: the ongoing struggle to judge who holds and crosses Britain’s land. Despite its many country paths and parks, a huge amount of the UK is closed to the public by private ownership – supposedly, over 90% in England. Since the 1930s, activists have fought to open up more of this land to walkers, struggling against ...

Having taken the same 350-mile walk in their youth, the pair hope to rekindle their once-strong friendship by spending 30 days together in the majestic, raw beauty of the Scottish Highlands. But while Chris remains preoccupied with work and life back at home, Lluis is determined to finish the trail to prove he can still do it. Amidst the sweeping landscapes, harsh weather and chance encounters ...

He’s on a mission to save the Earth with no idea how he got there. Astronaut Dr. Ryland Grace finds himself aboard the Hail Mary, a spacecraft dispatched on a last-chance mission to save Earth from interstellar catastrophe. Based on the bestselling novel by Andy Weir, the film shares a similar edutainment-meets-space-adventure tone to his previous work, The Martian. But here, the stakes are far...

This year sees the latest high-stakes installment in the blockbuster video game franchise in all its brutal glory, Mortal Kombat II. This time, fan-favorite champions – now joined by Johnny Cage himself – are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds-barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn, which threatens the very existence of Earthrealm and its defenders. The se...

There’s no business like Monroe business! Few screen icons have ever burned as brightly as Marilyn Monroe. Join us as we celebrate 100 years of Monroe with Some Like It Hot. Widely regarded as one of the greatest comedies ever made, Billy Wilder’s sizzling classic showcases Monroe at her most captivating. When two jazz musicians witness a mob hit, they go on the run, disguising themselves as...

Two artists and activists set out to transform their street by bringing solar power to each home, one step at a time. As climate breakdown intensifies alongside the cost-of-living crisis and rising fuel poverty—and with little meaningful action from the UK government—the question becomes: what can ordinary people do? Their answer is simple: take control. “Every home a power station” is the rall...

To avoid being separated by their divorcing parents, brothers Finn and Charlie flee home and venture cross-country to the west coast of Ireland. They’re seeking their eccentric grandfather John (Bill Nighy), who they haven’t seen since all the fighting began. Across a 500-mile journey, they must survive the streets, assisted by the kindness of strangers, including free-spirited musician Kait (M...

A feel-good story that strikes a chord between comedy and drama, set against the backdrop of the cut-throat music industry. When wedding singer Rick Power (Paul Rudd) and former boy-band singer Danny Wilson (Nick Jonas) meet at a gig, they instantly bond over their love of music. But this friendship is put to the test when Danny steals one of Rick’s songs, becoming a number-one hit and reigniti...

Oscar-winner Daniel Roher masterfully directs this slick crime thriller, diving into the world of high-stakes criminal activity. Niki White (Leo Woodall) is a talented piano tuner, whose uses his heightened sense of hearing to tune Steinways for the wealthy elite. But after stumbling into an active burglary, these skills are put to a different use: cracking safes. Niki suddenly becomes caught u...

Quentin Tarantino’s highest-grossing film - a stylised, revisionist tribute to European spaghetti Westerns. Set three years before the Civil War, freed slave Django (Jamie Foxx) travels across America with unorthodox German bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). Together, they attempt to rescue his wife Broomhilda (Kerry Washington) from the sadistic plantation owner Calvin Candie (L...

There are bad cops and there are good cops ... and then there's Bullitt. Police lieutenant Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen) is placed in charge of protecting Johnny Ross, a key witness in a Senator’s efforts to bring down a notorious crime boss. But when two hitmen enter the fray, Bullitt follows. Originally conceived as a star vehicle for Steve McQueen, the film became a critical darling (incl...

Across six chapters in a century-spanning Chinese epic, a ‘Deliriant’ hides inside movies to sustain his dreams. Auteur director Bi Gan (who decided to pursue filmmaking after watching Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker) directs this ambitious sci-fi drama starring Chinese actor and pop star Jackson Yee. He portrays a ‘Deliriant’, who resists his world where humanity has given up dreaming in exchange f...

In 1970s Germany, up-and-coming promoter Vera Brandes organises a concert for jazz pianist Keith Jarrett at the Cologne Opera. Köln 75 fictionalises the true story behind one of the best-selling jazz records of all time, Keith Jarrett’s “Köln Concert” from 1975. The event almost failed to happen – before a formidable German teenager, 18-year-old Vera Brandes, who started her career as a concert...

Directed by Stanley Donen, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers bursts onto the screen with high-spirited performances from Howard Keel and Jane Powell in one of MGM’s most energetic and colourful musicals. Set in the rugged backwoods of 1850s Oregon, the film follows frontiersman Adam Pontipee and his six unruly brothers as their lives are turned upside down by the arrival of Adam’s new bride, Mill...