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King of Staten Island, TheKing of Staten Island, The (2020) Recommended
Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr
An understated and surprisingly mature comedy charmer from director Judd Apatow about a young slacker in a state of arrested development and…
Military WivesMilitary Wives (2020)
Dir. Peter Cattaneo
Feat. Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Jason Flemyng
Shamelessly cheesy British comedy following four women who form a military wives choir after their husbands leave to serve in Afghanistan, then find…
EmmaEmma (2019) Recommended
Dir. Autumn de Wilde
Feat. Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Callum Turner
Adaptation of the beloved Jane Austen novel, from a screenplay by New Zealand novelist Eleanor Catton. Lead actress Anna Taylor–Joy is wickedly…
Fighting With My FamilyFighting With My Family (2019)
Dir. Stephen Merchant
Feat. Florence Pugh, Lena Headey, Nick Frost
Big–hearted wrestling biopic centered around real–life WWE wrestler Paige (Florence Pugh), whose dad is also a former wrestler.
Jo-Jo RabbitJo-Jo Rabbit (JoJo Rabbit) (2019) Aro Favourite
Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Taika Waititi
Wildly satirical WWII comedy following Jojo, a lonely German boy who discovers his mother, who is secretly anti–Nazi, is hiding a young Jewish…
Late NightLate Night (2019)
Dir. Nisha Ganatra
Feat. Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Max Casella
Emma Thompson plays a once successful late–night talk show host who fears her popularity is slipping and hires a woman (Mindy Kaling) to…
BlacKkKlansmanBlacKkKlansman (Black Klansman) (2018) Recommended
Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier
Celebrated as the best Spike Lee "joint" in years, this astute period satire tells the story of Ron Stallworth, a black police officer in 1970's…
Favourite, TheFavourite, The (2018) Aro Favourite
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Feat. Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone
A viciously witty tragi–comedy from Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, set in early 18th century England where a frail Queen Anne allows her close…
Green BookGreen Book (2018) Recommended
Dir. Pete Farrelly
Feat. Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen, Linda Cardellini
Enjoyable road movie based on a true story about the unlikely friendship between an African–American concert pianist and a roughneck…
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, TheGuernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The (2018)
Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Glenn Powell
Warm and picturesque romantic comedy from the director of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL. Set in 1946, the charismatic and free–spirited writer…
Ladies in BlackLadies in Black (2018)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Angourie Rice, Rachael Taylor, Julia Ormond
Set in Sydney in 1959, this charming adaptation of the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John follows the lives of a group of young employees at the…
Battle of the Sexes, TheBattle of the Sexes, The (2017) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Feat. Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman
Entertainingly playful telling of the story behind the milestone 1973 tennis match in which the 29–year–old women's champ Billie Jean…
Disaster Artist, TheDisaster Artist, The (2017) Aro Favourite
Dir. James Franco
Feat. James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen
A satirical yet empathetic adaptation of Greg Sestero's autobiographical book of the same name depicting his friendship with one Tommy Wiseau, the…
DownsizingDownsizing (2017)
Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau
Dir. Alexander Payne (NEBRASKA, SIDEWAYS) pulls another one from outside the box with a satiric fantasy in which a man joins the ranks of a…
I, TonyaI, Tonya (2017) Recommended
Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan
Darkly comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history. Harding was the first…
Other Side of Hope, TheOther Side of Hope, The (2017) Recommended
Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Sakari Kuosmanen, Sherwan Haji, Ville Virtanen
This Finnish take on the European migrant crisis – proclaimed to be last directed by auteur Aki Kaurismäki – is a poignant yet typically…
Their FinestTheir Finest (2017) Recommended
Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy
Charming, rousing WWII romance starring Gemma Arterton as a greenhorn screenwriter who joins a makeshift cast and crew to make a film to lift British…
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) Recommended
Dir. Martin McDonagh
Feat. Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell
Frances McDormand gives an Oscar–winning turn as a grieving mother who personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's…
Eddie the EagleEddie the Eagle (2016) Recommended
Dir. Dexter Fletcher
Feat. Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken
Feelgood biopic about the infamous British ski–jumper Eddie Edwards whose lack of athletic prowess and unlikely character charmed the world at…
Hunt for the WilderpeopleHunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) Aro Favourite
Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata
A feel–good comic misadventure in which a rebellious city kid and his reluctant foster uncle become subjects of a manhunt after they "go bush"…
La La LandLa La Land (2016) Aro Favourite
Dir. Damien Chazelle
Feat. Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Rosemarie DeWitt
The wunderkind director of WHIPLASH fashions another bold, contemporary love letter to the Jazz age, this time as a widescreen, technicolor romantic…
Street Cat Named Bob, AStreet Cat Named Bob, A (2016)
Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Feat. Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt
A sweet and poignant comedy–drama based on the life (and best–selling autobiography) of James Bowen, a young homeless London busker and…
5 Flights Up5 Flights Up (Five Flights Up) (2015)
Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Diane Keaton, Morgan Freeman, Cynthia Nixon
Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton headline this amiable drama as a long–married couple endure a hectic weekend as they ponder the sale of the…
AnomalisaAnomalisa (2015) Aro Favourite
Dir. Charlie Kaufman
Feat. David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan
Charlie Kaufman directs this affecting stop–motion animation that explores a loners failure to connect with other people and his struggles to…
Big Short, TheBig Short, The (2015) Aro Favourite
Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling
A nimble and pointed comedy with a serious agenda about four denizens in the world of high–finance who predict the credit and housing bubble…
Dressmaker, TheDressmaker, The (2015) Recommended
Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse
Feat. Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth
Kate Winslet cuts a dashing figure (and a true–blue Aussie accent) as a talented dressmaker who returns home from Paris to the tiny isolated…
Lobster, TheLobster, The (2015) Recommended
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Feat. Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux
The director of DOGTOOTH returns with another decidedly offbeat satire. Set in the dystopian near future, single people, are obliged to find a…
Me and Earl and the Dying GirlMe and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Feat. Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke
Winner of the Grand Jury prize at Sundance, this imaginative, eclectic dramedy follows an awkward high–school filmmaker and a gravely ill…
BirdmanBirdman (Birdman: or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Feat. Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton
A nimble, bravura Oscar–winning black comedy that cannily casts Michael Keaton as a washed–up actor who, having once played an iconic…
PridePride (2014) Aro Favourite
Dir. Matthew Warchus
Feat. Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West
An inspired and inspirational dramatization of true events that took place when a group of Gay Rights activists in London offered generous support to…
While We're YoungWhile We're Young (2014) Recommended
Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver
Ben Stiller plays a documentarian whose career and marriage are overturned when a much younger couple enters their social circle in this…
Don JonDon Jon (2013) Recommended
Dir. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore
Joseph Gordon–Levitt wrote, directs and stars in this distinctly masculine rom–com as a New Jersey 'player' who must confront his nagging…
Enough SaidEnough Said (2013) Aro Favourite
Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener
Writer/director Nicole Holofcener moves into the first division with her fifth feature film, a savvy divorcee rom–com in perfect accord with…
Silver Linings PlaybookSilver Linings Playbook (2012) Aro Favourite
Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro
An institutionalized man attempts to readjust to life and love in this full–bodied comedy–drama that pairs two of the hottest stars of…
BoyBoy (2010) Recommended
Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Taika Waititi, James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu
Taika Waititi continues his dream run as director with this fictionalised coming–of–age tale that draws on his own experience growing up…
Forrest GumpForrest Gump (1994) Recommended
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Mykeltin Williamson
Oscar–winning box–office monster has suffered heavily from over–exposure, but one cannot dispute its effectiveness as a nutshell of…
Losing GroundLosing Ground (1982)
Dir. Kathleen Collins
Feat. Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones
Noted as the first feature–length drama directed by a black American woman since the 1920s – a semi–autobiographical story of a…
Graduate, TheGraduate, The (1967) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katherine Ross
An endearing Dustin Hoffman in his first leading role, is seduced by a middle–aged woman and then falls in love with her daughter. A brilliant…

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