20th Century Flicks, Bristol

A tragic accident brings three unlikely people together, all already dealing with a past deeply scarred by their own misdemeanours or the vagaries of fate. Obsession, revenge, loneliness, and redemption are all themes dealt with in Inarritu's English language debut, a remarkably powerful and deeply effecting drama, 21 Grams is a grimly beautiful film, carried along by three spellbinding performances. find out more...

A HOLE IN MY HEART (2004)

Certification18 Our Rating

Rickard, his son and Eric, their grating flatmate, are three individuals that society has discarded. Adrift in a world of their own these misfits are joined by Tess, an adult actress, and their only friend Geko. What follows, lubricated by alcohol, disillusionment and anger, is a viscous swipe at every aspect of modern society, from class politics to cosmetic surgery, and an ultimately shocking denouement as their microcosm implodes. A Hole In The Heart is a brutal follow up to Moodysson's power find out more...

AMERICAN HONEY (2016)

Certification15 Our Rating

"American Honey is a wind-through-your-hair sort of picture with, you might argue, too many literal shots of wind going through hair, as this posse hitch rides to and fro, devoting their days to a door-to-door sales mission before rendezvousing nightly and resuming the party. You could also argue that this almost intentionally exhausting film is too much of a good thing. B find out more...

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BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ DISC 1 (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Fassbinder's staggering 15 1/2 hour epic is a monument of late 20th Century filmmaking and considered to be not only the director's masterpiece but one of the greatest TV series ever made. find out more...

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BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ DISC 2 (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Ep 4, A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence; Franz goes on a bender and, later, bumps into Meck, who's moved on from hawking porn to selling clothes and seems to be doing well for himself. Meck also admits to having been living with Lina. find out more...

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BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ DISC 4 (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Ep 10, Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in Walls; Mieze can't have children, but Eva tells her that she'll have a child by Franz for Mieze to raise. Frank gets freaked by the idea, thinking Mieze's trying to dump him on to Eva, and then a rich client turns up to take Mieze away for 3 days. find out more...

DRUNK ON WOMEN AND POETRY (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Saved from a group of drifters by Kim Byung-moon uncouth and self-taught painter Jang Seung-up offers a drawing as a means of thanks. Examining the picture, Kim realises Jang's extraordinary potential and becomes his mentor, encouraging him to pursue the life of an artist. find out more...

EVERLASTING MOMENTS (2009)

Certification15 Our Rating

An intimate portrait of working-class life in early 20th Century Malmo; Maria is the working class mother of seven, married to a violent, drunken, abusive husband with a bullying nature. By chance she discovers that she has a talent for photography, an ability to see things in a way that others cannot, and it is the confidence that this gives her which enables her not so much to liberate herself, but to learn to live within the rules of the social milieu into which she was born. Powerful stuff, find out more...

EVERYTHING MUST GO (2010)

Certification15 Our Rating

Nick Porter sells salesmanship for a living, but the days of being on top of his game are long gone, thanks in no part to his ever losing battle with alcohol. Finally fired and discovering his wife has also decided it�s all over on the same day, Nick finds himself on his front lawn with all that is left of is worldly belongings. An adaptation of a Raymond Carver short story, don�t expect an archetypal Will Ferrell movie, this a bitter sweet drama...with some humour. A low key, thoughtful and tou find out more...

FACTOTUM (2005)

Certification15 Our Rating

The story of a man living on the edge, of a writer who is willing to risk everything to make sure that his life is his poetry. 'Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must live'. Henry Chinaski (read: Charles Bukowski) works in factories and warehouses to support what he really wants to do: drink, bet on the horses, take up with women as rootless as he is and, above all, write stories that no one wants to publish. Factotum is an intelligent, thoughtful and frequently witty ad find out more...