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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 ★★★★★

“A stylistically daring, emotionally piercing and beautifully understated tale of love and loss.” Observer ★★★★★

“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.

Guardian ★★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★

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

All Quiet on the Western Front tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience first-hand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches. The film from director Edward Berger is based on the world renowned bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.

“Extraordinarily potent German first world war drama” Guardian ★★★★★

Times ★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★ Empire ★★★★

In German with English subtitles
Directed by Edward Berger
With Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Moritz Klaus, Aaron Hilmer
2hrs 20 mins // GER 2022

A tale of forbidden romance and changing social conventions, My Policeman follows the relationships between three people—policeman Tom (Harry Styles/Linus Roache), teacher Marion (Emma Corrin/Gina McKee) and museum curator Patrick (David Dawson/Rupert Everett)—and their emotional journey spanning decades.

“A poignant tale of a love triangle inspired by EM Forster’s own” Guardian ★★★

“Compellingly told melodrama of a dashed queer romance” Little White Lies ★★★

Directed by Michael Grandage
With Harry Styles, Emma Corrin
1hr 52 mins // UK 2022

London, 1953. Civil servant William is a cog within the city’s bureaucracy. Buried under paperwork at the office and lonely at home, his life has long felt empty. However, when he receives a shattering medical diagnosis, he is forced to act to try and grasp fulfilment before it goes beyond reach.

“Bill Nighy tackles life and death in exquisitely sad drama” Guardian ★★★★★

“Bill Nighy is brilliant in this graceful, affecting Akira Kurosawa remake” Telegraph ★★★★★

“Bill Nighy is magnificent” Times ★★★★

Directed by Oliver Hermanus
With Bill Nighy
1hr 42 mins // UK 2022