When Marie (Jocelin Donahue) receives a letter from a cemetery advising her that her mother’s tombstone has been badly damaged and vandalised, she decides to do the right thing. Travelling to the far off island where her mother was buried, Marie and her partner George (Joe Swanberg) arrive at the same time as a horrible […]
Set in the spring of 1924, the film follows a housemaid named Jane (Odessa Young). With Mother’s Day approaching, we learn that Jane is an orphan and has no family surrounding her. Her employers, Mr Godfrey (Colin Firth) & Mr Clarrie Niven (Olivia Colman), decide to give Jane a day to spend in any way
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Ugyen (Sherab Dorji) is a teacher currently serving his fourth year out of a five-year contract. He lives with his grandmother, enjoys singing, and hopes to one day move permanently to Australia. You see, Ugyen is bored of teaching. He feels like his work is uninspiring and unmotivating. He decides to make a meeting, hoping
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Set in the Adriatic Sea, Murina follows a young teenage girl named Julija (Gracija Filipovic), who lives with her mother and father. We quickly understand that Julija’s father is quite controlling and even has bursts of abusive moments toward her. We also learn that Julija desires a life of freedom and change as she is
Pil is a young orphan girl who has daily adventures with three cute little weasels, her only close friends. Pil is quite a determined and somewhat cheeky, mischievous little girl who is kind to those in need of help, particularly animals. Sadly, Pil lives on her own and spends her days roaming the streets, getting
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers, please be advised that this film contains themes of violence and oppression against Indigenous Australians and images and videos of deceased persons. Introducing Ablaze, a feature-length documentary that looks back at the true story of the first Indigenous filmmaker, Bill Onus. It all begins when Tiriki Onus, an opera
Set in the future, New York is full of street gangs. One night, the leader of all the gangs, “Cyrus”, calls a gathering of every known gang to one meeting place. As Cyrus speaks to all the gangs present, he is shot and brutally murdered. One of the street gangs known as “The Warriors” is
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The film follows Holly (Sienna Guillory) and her two daughters, Betsey (Jessica Alexander) and Isabelle (Ruby Stokes). As the film begins, we learn the family has suffered through something traumatic and horrifying when Holly’s husband died after suffering a horrible sickness. In the present day, the family of three continue to move forward, attempting not
Set in 1962, we follow the famous writer and author Roald Dahl (Hugh Bonneville) and his wife, Patricia Neal (Kelley Hawes). While already dealing with multiple complications, Roald and Patricia suffer a tragic loss in their family, putting everything they have (including their marriage) at risk. At this point in Roald Dahl’s life, things are
It’s been over thirty years since Maverick, aka Pete Mitchell (Tom Cruise), took part in Top Gun. Currently, Maverick works as a test pilot, laying low and waiting for retirement. Plus, he knows he’ll never be promoted doing what he’s doing, and this pleases him. But Pete made a bold, courageous move during his most
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