Borg vs McEnroe (2017)
★★★☆☆
Janus Metz’s Borg vs McEnroe recreates Wimbledon 1980 and delves into the winning psychology of the two tennis rivals.
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In Between (2016)
★★★★☆
Mayasaloun Hamoud debut feature In Between is a vibrant, pacey Sex and the City look for the first time at the contemporary pressures on three young Arab women when the ‘city’ is Tel Aviv.
Kills on Wheels (2016)
★★★★☆
Kills on Wheels is director Attila Till’s surprising and touching comedy-drama take on disability in the character of a freewheeling wheelchair hitman.
My Pure Land (2017)
★★★★☆
My Pure Land, director Sarmad Masud’s first feature, is a Pakistan-set, female, Western-style gun battle based on an extraordinary true story.
Raindance Film Festival 2017
Raindance floods London with great new indie films September 20th – October 1st, 2017 The 25th anniversary line-up includes world, international, European and UK…
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The Vault (2017)
★★★☆☆
The Vault is director Dan Bush’s surprisingly successful and suspenseful supernatural thriller/horror heist mash-up.
Insyriated (2017)
★★★★☆
Philippe Van Leeuw’s Insyriated is a suspenseful microcosm of Syria’s civil war played out through its effects on one family and the hard decisions they have to take to survive.
Wind River (2017)
★★★★☆
Taylor Sheridan’s heart is on his sleeve in his directorial debut in gripping, atmospheric Native American thriller Wind River.
Una (2016)
★★★☆☆
Una is a disturbing drama about a difficult and provocative subject that subverts conventional expectations. Directed by Benedict Andrews, written by David Harrower, it stars Rooney Mara and Ben Mendlesohn.
Your Name (2016)
In Makoto Shinkai’s haunting Japanese anime, two teenagers swap bodies and lives.
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Bushwick (2017)
★★★★☆
Bushwick by Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott is an action-filled dark imagining of civil war in the streets of Brooklyn.
The Ghoul (2016)
★★★★☆
Executive produced by Ben Wheatley, The Ghoul is a teasingly self-aware psychological thriller.
The Big Sick (2017)
★★★★☆
The Big Sick by director and comedian Michael Showalter is a culture-clash rom-com set in Chicago that’s genuinely moving and funny – what’s more, it’s based on a real-life love story.
Hounds of Love (2016)
★★★★☆
Ben Brown’s first feature Hounds of Love is a brutal serial killer thriller.