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Pili
Drama201881 minsDirector: Leanne Welham
An HIV+ mother has a chance to turn her life around when she's offered a market stall, in Leanne Welham's extraordinary drama.
The Little Stranger
Thriller2018111 minsDirector: Lenny Abrahamson
Lenny Abrahamson (Room, Frank) directs this Gothic mystery, with Domhnall Gleeson as a doctor helping the heir of a haunted stately home (Ruth Wilson).
Under the Tree
Comedy201789 minsDirector: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson
A neighbourly dispute over an obtrusive tree spirals violently out of control, in this cutting Icelandic comedy from the producers of Rams.
The Rider
Drama2017103 minsDirector: Chloé Zhao
Chloé Zhao's luminous and enthralling study of a young South Dakotan cowboy’s struggle following a rodeo injury.
BlacKkKlansman
Drama2018135 minsDirector: Spike Lee
Spike Lee's stunning crime drama tells the stranger-than-fiction true story of an African-American police officer who infiltrated the KKK in the 1970s.
RBG
Documentary201899 minsDirector: Julie Cohen
Revelatory documentary on an unexpected hero - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
LGBTQ+ Best of 2018
Stories with hunger, lust and courage, adventures from the community to rouse and inspire…
Best of BAFTA
A selection from the nominees and winners, past and present, honouring the world’s most inventive storytellers.
Best Films of 2018
Cinema can be sharpest at its edge. This year’s chart has small stories told well, and grand adventures that magnetise…
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Cold Weather
Comedy200996 minsDirector: Aaron Katz
An amateur sleuth investigates his ex-girlfriend's disappearance in Aaron Katz's mumblecore take on the detective mystery.
Ballast
Drama200796 minsDirector: Lance Hammer
Three haunted souls are thrust into co-existence in this searing debut work from Lance Hammer, a double prize winner at the Sundance Film Festival.
La Notte
Drama1961122 minsDirector: Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni's masterpiece stars Marcello Mastroianni and Jeanne Moreau as a couple re-examining their emotional bonds.
Ismael's Ghosts
Drama2017135 minsDirector: Arnaud Desplechin
Marion Cotillard, Mathieu Amalric and Charlotte Gainsbourg form a bizarre love triangle at the heart of Arnaud Desplechin's elaborate, playful comic-thriller.
8½
Drama1963138 minsDirector: Federico Fellini
Fellini triumphantly conjured himself out of writer's block with this magnum opus about a film director experiencing his own creative crisis.
Stations of the Cross
Drama2014110 minsDirector: Dietrich Brüggemann
A teenage girl defies her Catholic parents and embarks on her own campaign of religious fervour, in this award-winning drama composed of just 14 scenes to mirror Biblical tableaux.
Documentaries
From actuality to direct cinema and the film essay, the documentary form is one of cinema’s pre-eminent mediums.
Most Popular Films of 2018
The classics that cut through in 2018 – here are the year’s most popular subscription titles.
Coming of Age
Filmmakers love it, audiences live it. The rites-of-passage film enables us the chance to relive the past with wisdom, but not angst.
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Kingston in Decay?
Amateur film19769 mins Location: Kingston Upon Thames
An amatuer filmmaker takes a critical and somewhat tongue-in-cheek look at the changing face of Kingston upon Thames
Frank's Joke
Animation & Artists Moving Image20186 mins
A comedic look at how our brains can keep us awake at night and the mercurial nature of memory.
Credo
197823 mins
Blood on the Streets. Bengali youth fight back against racism and the National Front after the death of Altab Ali.
Meteorlight
Animation & Artists Moving Image201810 mins
Sci-fi animation set in an alien world. When a child discovers a dark secret at their father's factory, they must choose between what is right and what is easy.
Whitley Bay
Amateur film195010 minsSilent Location: Whitley Bay
A Mecca for fun – Whitley Bay still thrills the holiday crowds in the 50s
Jamaica Street Glasgow (1901)
Non-Fiction19013 minsSilent Location: Glasgow
A flood of pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic in Edwardian Glasgow.
Disabled Britain on Film
This diverse and fascinating collection looks at representations of disabled people on screen over the past ten decades. It offers a glimpse into the lives and experiences of people often hidden from screen history, and a chance to see how contemporary disabled artists and filmmakers are insisting that their own images and voices must be seen and heard.
Most Popular Free 2018
Our national fabric has many threads and deep colour. Each year, it gets more vivid and popular…
Comedy Genius
Celebrating side-splitting film and TV, from slapstick legends to today's anarchic voices.