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Joan Castleman (Glenn Close) has spent forty years sacrificing her own talent, dreams and ambitions to support her charismatic husband Joe (Jonathan Pryce) and his stellar literary career. Ignoring infidelities and excuses made in the cause of his art, she has put up with his behaviour with undiminished grace and humour. The foundations of their marriage have, however, been built upon a set of uneven compromises and Joan has reached a turning point. On the eve of Joe's Nobel Prize for Literature, the crown jewel rewarding a spectacular body of work, Joan will confront the biggest sacrifice of her life and some long-buried secrets. 'The Wife' is a poignant, funny and emotional journey, a celebration of womanhood, self-discovery and liberation... - Director:
- Björn Runge
- Cast:
- Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Max Irons
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Cold War (2018)Zimna Wojna
In the ruins of post-war Poland, Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) and Zula (Joanna Kulig) fall deeply, obsessively and destructively in love. As performing musicians forced to play into the Soviet propaganda machine, they dream of escaping to the creative freedom of the West. But one day, as they spot their chance to make a break for Paris, both make a split decision that will mark their lives forever. Pawel Pawlikowski follows his Oscar-winning 'Ida' with the stunning 'Cold War', an epic romance set against the backdrop of Europe after World War II. Sumptuously shot in luminous black and white, it spans decades and nations to tell a love story that is as tragic as it is moving, and as transportive as it is honest. - Director:
- Pawel Pawlikowski
- Cast:
- Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc
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South Dakota rodeo star Brady Blackburn (Brady Jandreau) awakens from a severe head injury after a horse stamped on his skull. The doctors tell him he must give up the sport - one that is his passion but also his lifeline - for fear it may kill him. While his sister Lily is mentally disabled and his father drinks, gambles and womanises, Brady is the crutch that supports the family - but without the rodeo, he's facing a life of misery. - Director:
- Chloé Zhao
- Cast:
- Brady Jandreau, Mooney, Tim Jandreau
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Jen (Matilda Lutz) is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend Richard (Kevin Janssens) until his two sleazy friends arrive early for an unannounced hunting trip. As tension mounts in the house, the situation abruptly and viciously intensifies, culminating in a shocking act that leaves Jen for dead. Unfortunately for her assailants, she survives and soon begins a relentless quest for bloody revenge. - Director:
- Coralie Fargeat
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- Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Avant Strangel, Kevin Janssens
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When Lulu Danger (Aubrey Plaza) sees a TV commercial for this magical event, she is stunned when she recognises a mysterious man from her past (Craig Robinson). Unhappy with her marriage to scheming husband Shane (Emile Hirsch), she seizes the opportunity to run off in search of her mystery man when Shane and his bumbling cohorts steal a cashbox and a 'specialist' named Colin (Jemaine Clement) enters the fray to retrieve the stolen funds. But it's not long before Colin gets tangled up with Lulu's plans and things just get crazier from there... - Director:
- Jim Hosking
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- Aubrey Plaza, Jemaine Clement, Craig Robinson
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Former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) now assesses security for skyscrapers. He's on assignment in China when he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he's been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who is trapped inside the building, above the fire line. - Director:
- Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Cast:
- Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han
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Pacific Northwest. 1983 AD. Outsiders Red Miller (Nicolas Cage) and Mandy Bloom (Andrea Riseborough) lead a loving and peaceful existence. When their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed by a cult led by the sadistic Jeremiah Sand (Linus Roache), Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire. - Director:
- Panos Cosmatos
- Cast:
- Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache
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Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)Ant-Man 2
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes 'Ant-Man and the Wasp'. Still reeling from the aftermath of 'Captain America: Civil War', Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) is enlisted by Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) for an urgent new mission. He must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as they join forces to uncover secrets from the past. - Director:
- Peyton Reed
- Cast:
- Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña
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Visionary director Wes Anderson's 'Isle of Dogs' tells the story of Atari Kobayashi, 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to vast Trash Island, Atari sets off in search of his bodyguard dog, Spots. With the assistance of his newfound mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture. - Director:
- Wes Anderson
- Cast:
- Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber
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BlacKkKlansman (2018)Black Klansman
From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. In the early 1970's, Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) becomes the first African-American detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a difference, he bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. He recruits a seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver), into the undercover investigation. Together, they team up to take down the extremist organisation aiming to garner mainstream appeal. 'BlacKkKlansman' offers an unflinching, true-life examination of race relations in 1970's America that is just as relevant in today's tumultuous world. - Director:
- Spike Lee
- Cast:
- John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier
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"Lucky" follows the spiritual journey of Harry Dean Stanton's character 'Lucky', a cantankerous, self-reliant 90 year old atheist, and the quirky characters that inhabit the Arizona town where he lives. Having out-lived and out-smoked all of his contemporaries, the fiercely independent Lucky finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self-exploration, leading towards that which is so often unattainable: enlightenment. Released in the US just days after Stanton's death at age 91, 'Lucky', is at once a love letter to the life and career of Harry Dean Stanton as well as a meditation on mortality, loneliness, spirituality, and human connection. - Director:
- John Carroll Lynch
- Cast:
- Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ron Livingston
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Sicario 2: Soldado (2018)Sicario: Day of the Soldado
In the drug war, there are no rules - and when the U.S. government begins to suspect that cartels have started trafficking terrorists across the US border, federal agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) calls on the mysterious Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro), whose family was murdered by a cartel kingpin, to escalate the war in nefarious ways. Alejandro kidnaps the kingpin's daughter to inflame the conflict - but when the girl is seen as collateral damage, her fate will come between the two men as they question everything they are fighting for. - Director:
- Stefano Sollima
- Cast:
- Abigail Marlowe, Isabela Moner, Benicio Del Toro
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Mission: Impossible: Fallout (2018)Mission: Impossible VI
Same missions are not a choice. On a dangerous assignment to recover stolen plutonium, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) chooses to save his team over completing the mission, allowing nuclear weapons to fall into the hands of a deadly network of highly-skilled operatives intent on destroying civilisation. Now, with the world at risk, Ethan and his IMF team (Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson) are forced to become reluctant partners with a hard-hitting CIA agent (Henry Cavill) as they race against time to stop the nuclear fallout. - Director:
- Christopher McQuarrie
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- Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames
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The Ciambra (2017)A Ciambra
In 'The Ciambra', a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. At 14, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the regions' factions - the local mafias, the African immigrants and his fellow Romani. Pio follows his older brother Cosimo everywhere, learning the necessary skills for life on the streets of their hometown. When Cosimo disappears and things start to go wrong. Pio sets out to prove he's ready to step into his big brother's shoes and in the process he must decide if he is truly ready to become a man. Filmed with participants from the local community, 'The Ciambra' offers an immersion in a world rarely seen on screen, with a level of emotion and energy captured by a unique cinematic language. - Director:
- Jonas Carpignano
- Cast:
- Pio Amato, Iolanda Amato, Koudous Seihon
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From Golden Globe Nominee Director Paul Schrader, 'First Reformed' is a brooding, thriller-drama centred around Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke), a troubled priest of a small, historical church in upstate New York, who starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with Mary (Amanda Seyfried) and her husband Michael, an unstable environmental activist. Consumed by thoughts that the world is in danger and motivated by the church's lack of action, Toller embarks on a perilous self-assigned undertaking with the hope that he may finally restore the faith and purpose he's been longing for in his mission to right the wrongs done to so many. - Director:
- Paul Schrader
- Cast:
- Ethan Hawke, Cedric the Entertainer, Amanda Seyfried
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