Captain Fantastic Viggo Mortensen plays the father-gone-primitive in this wonderful award-winning comedy about an off-grid family. Drama 2016 119 mins Matt Ross I, Daniel Blake Ken Loach’s powerful, Palme d’Or-winning invective against welfare injustice captured the mood of modern Britain and became his biggest box office success. Drama 2016 100 mins Ken Loach Daphne Emily Beecham stars in a powerful character study about a 31-year-old chef who's drifting through her London life, until she witnesses a shocking event… Drama 2017 87 mins Peter Mackie Burns The Girl on the Train Emily Blunt stars in the adaptation of the best-seller about a divorcee who entangles herself in the investigation of a missing young woman. Thriller 2016 112 mins Tate Taylor Arrival Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner star as the humans who make first contact with extra-terrestrial visitors in this richly textured sci-fi from director Denis Villeneuve. Science Fiction 2016 116 mins Denis Villeneuve Toni Erdmann A lonely prankster upends the life of his high-powered daughter in a riotous comedy, deep and sharp. Comedy 2016 162 mins Maren Ade Manchester by the Sea Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams shine in this devastating, Oscar-winning drama from Kenneth Lonergan about a man’s painful hometown return. Drama 2016 137 mins Kenneth Lonergan Paterson Adam Driver excels in this effortlessly charming tale of a bus driver poet in New Jersey, filmed with typically groovy elan by Jim Jarmusch. Comedy 2016 118 mins Jim Jarmusch The Pass Russell Tovey stars as a Premier League footballer who shares a fumbled pass (of the sexual kind) with a teammate (Arinzé Kene), changing everything - both on and off the pitch. Drama 2016 86 mins Ben A. Williams Elle Isabelle Huppert gives an unforgettable performance in Paul Verhoeven’s provocative thriller about one woman’s response to a violent attack. Drama Thriller 2015 131 mins Paul Verhoeven Moonlight Winner of the 2017 Oscar for Best Picture (eventually!), Barry Jenkins’ intoxicating drama follows the furtive life of a gay black boy through 80s Miami. Drama 2016 111 mins Barry Jenkins The Handmaiden Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Stoker) channels Sarah Waters’ novel Fingersmith, to create a sumptuous twisty psychological thriller full of erotic intrigue. Crime Period drama 2016 146 mins Park Chan-wook Hell or High Water Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine star in David Mackenzie’s acclaimed crime drama about two brothers who rob the banks that seized their ranch, and the sheriff on their heels. Crime Drama 2016 102 mins David Mackenzie La Noche A gritty journey through the sexual underbelly of Buenos Aires, with graphic depictions of the highs and lows in one man’s quest for intimacy. Drama 2016 141 mins Edgardo Castro 20th Century Women Annette Bening shines as the hipster mum who enlists two young friends (Greta Gerwig and Elle Fanning) to help her son navigate adolescence in this Oscar nominated comedy-drama. Comedy Drama 2016 118 mins Mike Mills The Levelling Hope Dickson Leach's hugely impressive first feature about a middle class farming family’s crisis, set against the backdrop of the Somerset floods. Drama 2016 84 mins Hope Dickson Leach Their Finest Gemma Arterton sparkles in this witty drama set in the world of propaganda filmmaking during WWII, from director Lone Scherfig (The Riot Club, An Education). Comedy 2017 117 mins Lone Scherfig Lady Macbeth Florence Pugh shines in this exceptional British debut of a young wife's need for freedom, whatever the cost. Period drama 2017 89 mins William Oldroyd The Eagle Huntress Daisy Ridley narrates this inspiring documentary about a girl who causes a stir in her tribe in Mongolia by embracing the traditionally male role of Eagle Hunter. Documentary 2016 88 mins The Untamed Amat Escalante follows Heli with a boundary-pushing, mind-blowing mix of sex, sci-fi and social drama. Fantasy Horror 2016 98 mins Amat Escalante Dancer The rise, fall and rise again of the bad boy of ballet, Ukrainian prodigy Sergei Polunin is captured in this swirling doc with a rocking soundtrack. Documentary Biopic 2017 85 mins David Lachapelle and Steven Cantor I Am Not Your Negro Raoul Peck’s penetrating and acclaimed documentary reconstructs an unfinished manuscript by James Baldwin, chronicler of America’s Civil Rights Movement. Documentary Biopic 2016 94 mins Raoul Peck A Quiet Passion Terence Davies' elegant and deeply moving biopic of poet Emily Dickinson, played with sensitivity and rebellious spirit by Cynthia Nixon. Biopic 2017 125 mins Terence Davies Mindhorn Julian Barratt is hilarious as the washed-up actor forced to reprise his 80s TV role as a sleuth with a robotic truth-telling eye, to help catch a deranged killer. Comedy 2017 88 mins Sean Foley
