Cameras switch on, static buzzes, the stage is ready. Based on true events, we meet Chris Hansen at the height of his career in 2006, presenting Dateline NBC’s ‘To Catch a Predator’. Sleek suit fitted, script prepared, London Bridge by Fergie blares, setting the scene for a highly stylised film, written and edited with intensity…

In The Shadows is a biopic that showcases the story of boxer Ramla Ali. A Somali refugee who dreams of becoming a boxer and going to the Olympics, she must battle her unapproving family and people holding her back to fight for her dream. Ramla Ali was part of the film process from start to…

Adam Pearson grew up watching movies but never saw his disability reflected on screen. Following an acting role opposite Scarlett Johansson, his life changes as he’s plunged into an unwanted spotlight, but an unlikely friendship encourages him to enjoy taking centre stage. Here’s why you should watch it! We get to join Adam Pearson on…

Iron Boy (original French title: Le Corset) is a watercolour animation feature that follows 11 year old Christophe, who begins to feel betrayed by his body, pushing him further away from his rigid farmer father. Here’s why you should watch it! It’s like watching a watercolour painting come to life! A story and art style…

Set across the late Summer of 1986, Paper Tiger introduces us to a family who think they can write their own American dream, but ordinary people aren’t always safe from dark underworlds and the crime gods who control them. Gary (played by Adam Driver) and Irwin (played by Miles Teller) live in New York. Gary…

This review contains spoilers for Dependence. Faced with her father’s death, a filmmaker returns to her personal archive to piece together an unflinching account of his struggle with addiction, and the impact it had on them both. Setting the scene in London 1995, we learn that director Grace Harper Brighouse has been filming her family…

The Social Reckoning tells the story of data scientist Francis Haugen and journalist Jeff Horwitz, as they join forces to steal documents, leading to the 2021 Facebook Files leak. Dramatised with humour rippled through the film, we see how Facebook has risen from The Social Network beginnings and become a billion-dollar empire by 2021, still…

When a Norwegian customs officer meets a Finnish poacher and mysterious Swedish woman at the border between their homelands, they become entangled in a witty and logistical conflict where they confront law, language and prejudice. As soon as this film starts, you know the tone to expect overall from just the camera style. Moving in…

If you saw something bad, what would you do? This is the dilemma our protagonist is faced with when he, a teacher, joins a wedding celebration in a remote Turkish village, only to realise there is a disturbing reality behind the marriage. We enter a crisp snowy day, feeling joyful as the characters dance and…