Audience Selection Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show, reaping ill-gotten gains from drugs, guns, prostitutes and – if he has his way – every wire bet placed west of Chicago. He does it all with the protection of paid goons, not to mention the police and politicians [...]

Audience Selection Who better than Director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) to bring Yann Martel’s wonderful Booker-Prize-winning novel to the big screen. Growing up in India, Pi’s family owns a zoo. When Pi one day tempts fate, his father thunders at him, “The tiger is not your friend! Animals don’t think like [...]

Audience Selection Daniel Craig is back as James Bond. When 007’s latest assignment goes gravely wrong, undercover agents around the world are exposed and MI6 is attacked, forcing M to relocate the agency, and her authority to be challenged. With MI6 compromised from inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: [...]

French language with English subtitles Acclaimed French director Olivier Assayas (Summer Hours, Carlos) delivers a wonderfully evocative and meticulously crafted portrait of France in the early 1970s. It’s 1971, and life for the youth of suburban Paris is a whirlwind of politics, art and sex. Gilles (Clément Metayer) is a high school student torn between [...]

One of 2012’s most fascinating films. In 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches boiling point, militants storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran taking 52 Americans hostage. In the midst of the chaos six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of the Canadian Ambassador. Before they are found and likely killed, [...]

An inspiring and insightful coming-of-age story, sure to leave you crying and laughing in turn. Based on the best selling novel of the same name, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a moving tale of love, loss, fear and hope—and the friendships that help us through life’s most testing times. Few films capture the [...]

One of our favourite films of 2012, Your Sister’s Sister is a deliciously twisted tale of romance, sibling rivalry, grief and complicated relationships. Jack (Duplass) is still struggling emotionally a year after his brother’s death. His best friend Iris (Emily Blunt) offers up her family’s remote cabin so Jack can seek catharsis in solitude. But [...]

French language with English subtitles Winner of audience prizes at the Sydney and Locarno Film Festivals, Monsieur Lazhar is nothing short of profoundly inspiring. Set in Montreal, when the beloved teacher of a Year 6 class dies tragically, Bachir Lazhar, a 55 year-old Algerian immigrant is quickly hired as a substitute teacher. While Lazhar’s unorthodox [...]

Daniel Craig is back as James Bond. When 007’s latest assignment goes gravely wrong, undercover agents around the world are exposed and MI6 is attacked, forcing M to relocate the agency, and her authority to be challenged. With MI6 compromised from inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond, who [...]