Charlie Kaufman is a screen writer struggling to adapt Susan Orlean's best selling novel "The Orchid Thief". As he tries to get to grips with his work Charlie must also deal with his twin brother/alter ego(?) Donald, a problem compounded by the gradual but seamless blending of reality and fiction. A surreal tale which defies the imagination of us mere mortals, Adaptation is an intelligent, crackingly performed, hilarious and perceptive flick, Spike Jonze's second feature lacks the "you what!!?" find out more...

Michael Farraday (Jeff Bridges), a widowed father still struggling to get over the death of his FBI agent wife, accidentally becomes friends with the family across the road when he rescues their young son after an accident. But Michael soon starts to feel uneasy about Oliver (Tim Robbins) and wife Cheryl (Joan Cusack) despite their hospitality, seizing on minor anomalies and evasions to fuel his suspicions. Convinced that Oliver is actually an anti-Goverment terrorist, Michael decides to mount h find out more...

Bob Crane was the star of the hugely successful 1960s TV series "Hogan's Heroes", a man of fine upstanding character until he's befriended by a svengali-like video technician. Together the two men embark on an increasingly dark journey of sexual hedonism that leaves Crane increasingly estranged from reality and, ultimately, dead. Auto Focus is a fascinating film, visually atmospheric, superbly performed by the two leads and an utterly gripping account of one man's decent into addiction. find out more...

The story of Stuart Sutcliffe, the fifth Beatle, is the basis for this superior bio-pic. In 1960 the Fab 5 set off for Hamburg, where they discover that sex and drugs go hand in hand with rock n' roll. But when Stu falls in love with Astrid, his close friendship with John Lennon and indeed his whole future, is threatened. A brilliant film. find out more...

1.1– When Ben Hawkin's mother dies he is not left with much, no family, no friends, no home and certainly no fond memories of a mother's love, so when a travelling carnival passes by, the offer of food and lodgings seem a good one, but this carnival is weirder than anything Jim Rose has thought up – which means Ben should fit in rather well as he nurses some secrets of his own. Meanwhile, an evangelical preacher receives a sign that hints at great power and glory and a battle to come. 1.2 – Ben find out more...

1.3 – The carnival meets resistance in the small town of Ripton and Ben and Sofie take the opportunity to search for more clues to Ben's past. Brother Justin's plans for his church fall foul of his regular congregation. 1.4 – Lodz test's Ben's powers while love is in the air for both Sofie and Samson and Brother Justin struggles with yet another ultimatum. find out more...

Hailed as the best film debut since Eraserhead, Donnie Darko's instant cult status and mainstream success are well deserved. find out more...

Two London based Irish hitmen await orders in Ye Olde Bruges of picturesque canals, churches and towers in this clever tragicomedy. Ken does the tourist bit while Ray chases skirt and rues the accidental killing of a child on his first and last job. Then Ken gets the word, and it's not what he expected. Meanwhile back in Blighty their gangland boss, Harry, has problems with his anger, his language and keeping his honour. A dark unpredictable tale, original and savvy. find out more...

Leonard Shelby's wife has been brutally murdered, and he is obsessed by the need to find out why and exact revenge; But Shelby's search is impeded by his short term memory loss, never really knowing whom he can trust, or indeed who he knows, and having to resort to the desperate measure of tattooing his body with clues as the only reliable way of holding onto any evidence he's garnered. 'Memento' is an awesome psychological thriller, riddled with deceit and betrayal, your chances of guessing the find out more...

The Mountain Patrol are a pitifully ill-equipped and underfunded volunteer force fighting a relentless, and seemingly hopeless, battle against the poachers of Tibet's increasingly rare antelopes. Based on a true story and shot in a pseudo-documentary style, "Mountain Patrol" is a visually ravishing and grippingly brutal tale of men surviving on what seems like the edge of the world. Set in the beautiful harsh landscapes of Tibet, the locations are stunning, and the local colour vivid. find out more...