Manchester By the Sea

Lino Brocka achieved international acclaim with this candid portrait of 1970s Manila, a breakout example of the more serious-minded filmmaking the director had turned to after building a career on mainstream movies he

Peter Turner met Hollywood legend Gloria Grahame at a London lodging in the late 1970s. They fell in love and embarked on an intense if short-lived affair. Paul McGuigan’s touching film, based on Turner’s memoir, recalls that time and their subsequent encounter in Liverpool a few years later. It’s a beautiful and evocative drama, with […]

Shot on an iPhone – though you would never guess it – Steven Soderbergh’s thriller is a reality-bending trip, and Foy is excellent. Sawyer Valentini (Claire Foy) has been the victim of a stalker. Having moved to a new city, she still thinks she sees him everywhere. It’s understandable, considering her trauma. But when she […]

18-åriga Lola har rosablekt hår och bor i fosterhem. När hennes mamma plötsligt dör gör hennes pappa allt för att Lola ska missa begravningen. Två år tidigare kastade han nämligen ut henne ur deras gemensamma hem. Då var Lola fortfarande Lionel, och Lola var någon pappan inte kunde acceptera. Moderns sista önskan var att begravas nära de […]

Based on Julian Barnes’ Man Booker Prize-winning novel, Ritesh Batra’s (The Lunchbox) drama is a subtle and engrossing study of ageing, memory and the need to let go of the past. Jim Broadbent is perfect as Tony Webster, a man facing up to the decisions he made in his life, while Charlotte Rampling offers strong […]

Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea) play mother and son in this powerful story of parenting an addict. Ben (Hedges) arrives unexpectedly just before Christmas, having left rehab. They must try to rebuild trust, but there’s also darker forces that must be sated before they can find peace. This agonising and honest […]

Dagen före julafton får Anja läkarnas besked. Hon har cancer. Kanske går den att stoppa. Kanske inte. Medan hennes storfamilj med egna barn och bonusbarn stojar och ser fram emot julaftonens festligheter avslöjar Anja den hemska diagnosen för sin man, den flera år äldre Tomas. Under julveckan kastas det redan krisande parets liv in i […]

16-­åriga studenten Hodaka har rymt från sitt hem på en isolerad ö och flyttat till Tokyo. Utan pengar hamnar han snabbt på gatan och dagarna flyter på i ensamhet tills Hodaka äntligen får jobb som skribent för ett ockult magasin. I Tokyo är vädret ovanligt dystert och regnet tycks aldrig sluta. Men plötsligt en dag […]