A photoshopped idyll of middle class American family life is how this sob fest begins (I ain't giving anything away, this is by the same author as ‘Notebook' for crying out loud). One of the daughters has cancer, so the parents deliberately have another child to provide a donor, said donor reaches an age when she becomes less enamoured about constantly going under the scalpel for her older sis and takes her parents (in particular the obsessive/deranged mum) to court for a stab at freedom (see wh find out more...

Hanks deservedly won an Oscar for his portrayal of a brilliant young lawyer with AIDS, is sacked for "incompetence", and sues his bosses. Denzel Washington is superb as the homophobic brief who helps him fight the system. Excellent and thought-provoking. find out more...

Streep and MacLaine give riveting portrayals as the celebrity mother and daughter, who, more alike than they think, battle against both each other and the alcohol and drug induced haze of Hollywood. Supposedly based on the true-life traumas of actress Carrie Fisher and her mum Debbie Reynolds and adapted from Fisher's semi-autobiographical novel. 9 out of 9. find out more...

Winner of 5 Oscars. A brilliant tragi-comedy tracing the development of two women, a mother, brilliantly played by Shirley Maclaine, and her daughter, and their relationships with their respective men. find out more...

Remy is not a well man, a life of hedonism has finally caught up with him and his time in this world is slowly ebbing away. His estranged wife calls his even more estranged, financial wizard son back from London to make up and help ensure dad gets the best treatment. Barely able to conceal his contempt for his father's unrepentant selfishness and womanising, the son nevertheless asks old friends to gather at the deathbed and lighten Rémy's final days. Cue much bilious reflection on changing time find out more...

Two men of advancing years, one a billionaire the other a mechanic, discover they are terminally ill while jammed into the same hospital room. When initial contempt turns to friendship the two decide to squeeze into what is left of their lives all the things they wish they had done. "Bucket List" is a bit like watching a 'gap year for the elderly' travelogue; saccharine, uninspiring and woefully short on ‘comedy', this is a film for those who just can't get enough of Jack Nicholson or Morgan Fre find out more...

Ramon Sampedro has been on an unusual quest for over thirty years, almost completely paralysed he has been fighting for the right to legally end his life. Based on a true story The Sea Inside is a tale of extraordinary beauty; exemplary performances and thoughtful direction have created something that seems to contradict Ramon's desire, because against all logic this film is a celebration of life. Deeply thoughtful and immensely moving. find out more...