Films
Read about the filmsFind a film by title, director, mood or the time you have.
One crime, four truths, no easy answers.
A faded star, a kept writer, Hollywood's darkest joke.
Theatre claws out. The wittiest knife-fight on film.
A gifted marksman and a thrill-seeking sharpshooter fall in love, then turn their shared fascination with guns into a life of robbery and flight.
A screenwriter suspected of murder begins a romance with the neighbour who gave him an alibi, while his volatility makes trust increasingly fragile.
Children surviving on the margins of Mexico City become trapped in cycles of violence, abandonment, labour, and retaliation.
A London hustler tries to control professional wrestling and discovers that every shortcut places him deeper inside another person’s territory.
A criminal planner assembles specialists for a jewellery robbery whose careful design cannot contain the weaknesses around it.
A struggling charter-boat captain accepts increasingly dangerous work as debt and pride narrow the choices available to his family.
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Read a film closely
Character companions, film comparisons and a closer look at particular scenes.
- Seven Samurai
Who are the seven samurai?
Names, actors and roles to keep the seven apart.
- The Wages of Fear
The original, Sorcerer, or the remake?
Three films compared before you choose.
- Breathless
What disappears in a jump cut?
A diagram of the time Godard leaves out.
- Wild Strawberries
What do the dreams mean?
Trace the clocks, mirror and final scene.
After watching · Spoilers - Persona
Why hear the same speech twice?
Follow who speaks and whose face fills the frame.
After watching · Spoilers - Bicycle Thieves
What happens at the end?
The final encounter, seen through father and son.
After watching · Spoilers