The Passing

An orphan from a young age, 18-year-old Marina intends to pursue a university scholarship. The application, however, requires the signatures of her paternal grandparents, compelling her to embark on a pilgrimage and seek out the family she has never met.

Notwithstanding its famous twist, Neil Jordan's moody thriller works differently on a second viewing, and hits different in 2026, with its rich and "problematic" stew of identity politics, love, violence and desire.

Sally Potter's 1992 playful and swoon-worthy masterpiece Orlando, the filmmaker's inspired take on Virginia Woolf's novel, stars Tilda Swinton as the Elizabethan nobleman who lives for centuries, first as a man, and latterly as a woman...

Billy Bob Thornton and his partners in crime (Michael Beach, and Cynda Williams) hightail it out of Los Angeles with a trunk-ful of dope, but drive into a world of trouble. This unjustly forgotten thriller will keep you on your toes.

Sharon Stone became a big star on the back of Paul Verhoeven's slippery erotic thriller, a twisted murder mystery in which the homicide detective (Michael Douglas) can be read as the real villain — and the fall guy.

An inspiring and engaging portrait of E. Jean Carroll, the trailblazing journalist, author and advice columnist who stood up to power and beat Donald Trump in court, twice.