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18 Jan 2026: The Room Next Door
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, where they worked toether at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist whilst Martha became a war correspondent, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in extreme but strangely sweet circumstances.

Anchored by terrific performances swathed in vivid colours, Spanish auteur Almodovar's English-language film attests to his universal fluency in provocative filmmaking.

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​2024 | Spain | 107 min | Cert 12A
Director: 
Pedro Almodovar

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15 February 2026:  Superboys of Malegaon​ 


Superboys of Malegaon is a film based on the life of Nasir Shaikh, an amateur filmmaker from the town of Malegaon. The residents of the town look to Bollywood cinema for a much-needed escape from daily drudgery. Nasir gets inspired to make a film for the people of Malegaon, by the people of Malegaon. He bands together his ragtag group of friends to bring his vision to life, thereby bringing a fresh lease of life into the town. The film is a poignant yet uplifting take on both filmmaking and friendship - and what happens when those two worlds collide.

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​2024 | India | 127 min | Cert 12A
Director: 
Reema Kagti

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15 March 2026:  All We Imagine As Light

In Mumbai, nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. Meanwhile, the older Parvaty, a widow, is being threatened with eviction because a property developer has bought her apartment building and her late husband did not leave her the documentation that would prove her resident’s right to remain, or at least to get compensation. A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest. 

Payal Kapadia’s glorious film, the first Indian film to receive the prestigious Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024, is an absorbing story of three nurses that is full of humanity.

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​2024 | India | 123 min | Cert 15
Director: 
Payal Kapadia

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19 April 2026:  The Phoenician Scheme

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins. 'The Phoenician Scheme' features Wes Anderson's signature style with symmetrical compositions, vibrant colors, and whimsical dialogue.

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​2025 | USA | 101 min | Cert 15
Director: Wes Anderson


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17 May 2026:  The Teacher's Lounge

When Carla Nowak, a dedicated sport and maths teacher, starts her first job at a high school she stands out among the new staff because of her idealism. When a series of thefts occur at the school and one of her students is suspected, she decides to get to the bottom of the matter on her own. Carla tries to mediate between outraged parents, opinionated colleagues and aggressive students, but is relentlessly confronted with the structures of the school system. The more desperately she tries to do everything right, the more the young teacher threatens to break. A smart and provocative modern parable with the heart of a thriller, The Teachers' Lounge brilliantly uses its setting as the backdrop for a look at how quickly even tight-knit communities can be destabilized.

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​2023 | Germany | 98 min | Cert 12A
Director: 
Ilker Catak
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21 June 2026:  On Falling


​On Falling tells the story of Aurora, a Portuguese warehouse picker working in a vast fulfilment centre in Scotland. Trapped between the confines of her workplace and the solitude of her flatshare, Aurora seeks to resist the loneliness, alienation and ensuing small talk which begin to threaten her sense of self. Set against a landscape dominated by an algorithm-driven gig economy, designed to keep us apart, this film explores the silent, vital struggle to find meaning and connection. 

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​2024 | UK | 105 min | Cert 15
Director: Laura Carreira


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Previously seen on Screen.....


14 Dec 2025: Holy Cow

An 18-year-old from a family of comté-makers is left alone to look after his little sister in Louise Courvoisier's warm-hearted and optimistic debut. Totone's carefree teenage life of drinking and dancing takes a turn after the tragic death of his father. Seeking income, he channels his energy into producing an award-winning comté cheese to claim a competition prize.
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2024 | France | 90 min | Cert 15
Director: 
Louise Courvoisier

​​Beanometer: 49 voted 4, 11 voted 3, 1 voted 3 (0 voted 2 or 1) Total: 61
Bean score:   3.8

16 November 2025: Hard Truths

​Marianne Jean-Baptiste is exceptional as a woman in the terrifying endgame of depression in Mike Leigh’s deeply sober and compassionate drama, not without flashes of fun. This is an empathetic portrait of the outrageously hostile Pansy, whose hardened façade masks a real fragility. 
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2024 | UK | 97 min | Cert 12A
Director: 
Mike Leigh

​Beanometer: 8 voted 3, 8 voted 4 (no votes for 0-3) Total: 16 votes
Bean score:   4.2

19 October 2025: When Autumn Falls
Loving grandmother Michelle is enjoying a peaceful retirement in a quiet Burgundy village, close to her best friend Marie-Claude. However, when her daughter Valérie drops off her grandson Lucas for their week together, everything begins to unravel. As Michelle navigates the complexities of her strained relationship with Valérie, unexpected tensions arise—especially when Marie-Claude’s son, recently released from prison, enters the picture.
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François Ozon's latest masterfully explores themes of youth and the challenges of ageing, placing two older women at the heart of the story. With an outstanding performance by Hélène Vincent, this richly textured film is both captivating and thought-provoking. 

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2024 | France | 104 min | Cert 12A
Director: 
François Ozon

​Beanometer: 4 voted 2, 10 voted 3, 15 voted 4, (none voted 1 or 0) Total: 29 votes
Bean score:   3.4

21 September 2025:  Driving Mum​ 

Hilmar Oddsson’s darkly comedic road movie is a bewitching 1980-set odyssey of self-discovery and acceptance across the beautifully photographed landscapes of Iceland.
Middle-aged and disappointed, Jón (Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson) spends his days knitting and listening to the radio with his domineering elderly mother (Kristbjörg Kjeld) on their rural Icelandic farmstead. With his life overtaken with looking after his home and his mother’s needs, Jón’s isolated world is upended when she suddenly passes away. But having left him a series of instructions to follow upon her death, Jón sets out on a journey across Iceland to honour her final wishes – including being buried in Eyrarbakki, her home village.
Strapping her into his Ford Cortina, and with the beloved (and scene-stealing) family dog Brezhnev in tow, Jón sets off on his strange odyssey. With his late mum still relentlessly nagging him from the back seat, he meets a variety of peculiar and charming strangers en route, and encounters some ghosts from his past too…
​Beautifully filmed in crisp black and white, Driving Mum is a heartwarming, emotional film with a fantastic central performance from Gunnarsson.
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​2022 | Iceland | 112 min | Cert 12A
Director: Hilmar Oddson

​Beanometer: 34 voted 4, 23 voted 3, 1 voted 2, no votes for 2 or 1 (total 58 votes)
Bean score:   3.6
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