Happy Go Lucky
(2008) [M]

Sally Hawkins is a real delight in Mike Leigh’s new film as Poppy, a 30-year-old Londoner with a bubbly nature and an ever-present laugh that teeters between lovable and annoying. Hawkins’ performance, and Leigh’s harnessing of it, is a tease: when we first see Poppy, cycling through the...  More

Another Year
(2010) [M]

Mike Leigh's gentle yet powerful new film about family, friendship and ageing is a compassionate and considered work, balancing humour alongside its more melancholic notes.

Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen) are a good-hearted couple sliding towards old age. He's a geologist,...  More

Mr.Turner (Blu-Ray)
(2014) [M]

This 2014 film depicts the latter part of the life of English painter J.M.W. Turner and is remarkable for more than just its dramatic portrayal. The film absorbs some of the reputed surly personality of Turner himself and the use of light in the film's cinematography and landscape echo his...  More