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British director Ben Wheatley delivers a future classic in the form of this white-knuckle thriller.

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Days of Heaven (1978)

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Terrence Malick observes the calm and the chaos that fluctuate beneath the unpredictability of life.

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Pedro Almodóvar’s latest is an intoxicating elixir of dark fantasy, sick obsession and all-consuming desire.

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The life and times of Nim Chimpsky make for an extraordinary and tragic tale from director James Marsh.

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Super 8

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JJ Abrams delivers big in this enthralling nostalgia trip to small-town USA circa the 1970s.

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The Tree of Life

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A glorious ode to the improbability of existence which asks us to cherish the simple processes of living and loving.

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A Separation

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This is a deceptively powerful movie by one of Iran’s finest directors.

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Captain America: The First Avenger

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A fast, thrilling and unashamedly old-fashioned adventure that falls in with Marvel’s best.

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Potiche

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A warm-hearted story of a woman’s rise in a man’s world belies a biting satire.

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Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

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Alain Resnais’ 1961 classic is as elegant in its symmetries as it is perplexing in its paradoxes.

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The Hangover Part II

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The Wolfpack hit Bangkok in this loud, dumb, occasionally obnoxious but truly hilarious sequel.

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Apocalypse Now (1979)

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Joe Cornish’s dazzling first feature is a brilliant first film by anybody’s standards.

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13 Assassins

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Submarine

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British cinema isn’t good at being cool, but Submarine has bucked that trend; defiantly so.

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Animal Kingdom

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Blue Valentine

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The King’s Speech

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Not just one of the most entertaining British films in years, but one of the most intriguing, too.

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