Depot

• 2017
• Sweden/Denmark/Finland
• 1h 40min

• Directed by: Janus Metz
• Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, David Bamber

Spot-on performances from Shia LaBeouf and Sverrir Gudnason power this story of a classic sporting rivalry. Flashbacks to pushy parents in the case of McEnroe, and unsupportive ones with Borg are relied on a bit too heavily, as are the usual sports movie clichés, but the match itself is suspenseful and exhilarating to watch, despite knowing the outcome.

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• 1964
• Italy/Germany/Spain
• 1h 40min
• 18

• Directed by: Sergio Leone
• Written by: Story:, A Bonzzoni, Víctor Andrés Catena, Sergio Leone, Screenplay:, Victor Andrés Catena, Jamie Comas Gil, Sergio Leone
• Cast: Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volonté

Based on Kurosawa's samurai classic 'Yojimba', the spaghetti western that set the ball rolling has Clint squinting into the sun as The Man With No Name. An amoral figure, he profits from both sides as two duelling gangs fight it out in a small town. Ennio Morricone's distinctive score underlines the stylish delights in this the first of Leone's 'spaghetti western' trilogy.

• 80%
• 98%

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• 2017
• UK
• 1h 44min
• 15

• Directed by: Francis Lee
• Written by: Francis Lee
• Cast: Josh O'Connor, Alec Secareanu, Gemma Jones

Johnny (O’Connor) is a young Yorkshireman living with his sour grandmother (Jones) and disgruntled father (Hart), whose life is turned upside-down by the arrival of Romanian migrant Ghoerghe (Secareanu). Fluid photography and achingly honest performances make for a transformative drama about the possibility of a better life.

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• 2016
• France
• 3h 21min
• 12A

• Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier
• Cast: Bertrand Tavernier

A personal account of French cinema by one of France’s most consistent and chameleon-like filmmakers. Tavernier gives an account of his own journey to filmmaking as well as celebrating other great talents, and doesn’t shy away from the failings of directors such as Renoir and Melville. His passion is contagious.

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• 2017
• US
• 1h 59min
• 12A

• Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
• Cast: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Daniel Craig

Jimmy (Tatum), his brother Clyde (Driver) and sister Mellie (Keough) enlist the help of redneck jailbird and explosives expert Joe Bang (Craig) to rob the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Soderbergh’s latest comedy heist movie is perhaps his best, with a great cast, a satisfying plot and witty dialogue.

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• 2017
• UK
• 1h 32min
• PG

• Directed by: Sarmad Masud
• Cast: Suhaee Abro, Tayyab Ifzal, Eman Fatima

A mother and her two daughters fight to protect their home in rural Pakistan, using machine guns to fight off armed men. When their bullet supplies start running low, they refuse to give up. Based on a remarkable true story.

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• 1953
• US
• 1h 58min
• U

• Directed by: George Stevens
• Cast: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin

When gunslinger Shane rides into a small Wyoming town in the hope of working as a farm hand, he finds himself forced into action as a local feud gets out of control.

• 77%
• 97%

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• 2016
• Lebanon, France, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
• 1h 45min
• 15

• Directed by: Vatche Boulghourjian
• Cast: Barakat Jabbour, Julia Kassar, Toufic Barakat

Rabih, a young blind man, finds his life unravelling when he applies for a passport in order to tour with his choir and discovers the ID card he's carried his whole life is a forgery.

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• 2017
• UK/US
• 1h 51min
• PG

• Directed by: Stephen Frears
• Cast: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Michael Gambon

When Queen Victoria (Dench) is introduced to a young man from India, Abdul Karim (Fazal), she is charmed when he prostrates himself and kisses her foot: unlikely cross-cultural friendship and Urdu lessons duly ensue. Fazal and Dench are excellent and there’s a surprisingly effective political subtext.

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• 2017
• US
• 1h 47min
• 15

• Directed by: Taylor Sheridan
• Cast: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Kelsey Asbille

Cory Lambert (Renner) is a wildlife officer used to tracking predators, who teams up with rookie FBI agent Jane Banner (Olsen) to solve a murder in Wind River Indian Reservation. For all the sensitive handling of Native American issues, the dialogue is hokey, the Olsen character is underwritten and there’s too much focus on Renner’s character.

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• 2017
• US
• 1h 29min
• 15

• Directed by: Gethin Aldous, Jairus McLeary

Documentary about a group therapy session in California’s Folsom State Prison; twice a year, members of the public are allowed to join prisoners and the film follows three men from one session. Filmmakers McLeary and Aldous clearly earned the mens’ trust, in an acutely observed and emotional journey about vulnerability and masculinity.

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