A heartwarming, fact-based film starring Steve Coogan as a disillusioned English teacher in 1970s Argentina who finds his cynical life transformed after rescuing an oil-slicked penguin, leading to unexpected connections with students, staff, and a deeper awareness of the country's political turmoil (the "Dirty War").

Sister Midnight is a vibrant, surreal black comedy about Uma (Radhika Apte), a headstrong Indian woman trapped in a stifling arranged marriage in Mumbai, who finds liberation through dark, punk-rock fantasy as she embraces vampirism and rejects societal norms, becoming a defiant goddess in her own story, blending Indian folklore with Wes Anderson-esque visuals and a punk soundtrack.

Still Pushing Pineapples is a 2025 documentary by Kim Hopkins that follows former Black Lace singer Dene Michael, famous for the novelty hit "Agadoo," as he tours the UK's working men's clubs and Spain, still chasing musical relevance with his devoted 89-year-old mother and new girlfriend, Hayley, exploring themes of aging, working-class resilience, fleeting fame, and finding love and purpose under the shadow of an infamous earworm.

The Kitchen Brigade (La Brigade) is a French feel-good film about Cathy-Marie, a talented but frustrated sous-chef who quits her high-pressure restaurant job and ends up running the kitchen at a youth hostel for unaccompanied migrant minors, transforming their lives and her own by teaching them to cook real food, overcoming cultural clashes and limited resources to find purpose and community. It's a story of mentorship, empathy, and finding dignity through food, blending social commentary on migrant struggles with a charming culinary narrative.

Taxi Driver is a landmark of American cinema and widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. Directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader, it is a dark, psychological study of alienation and urban decay. The story follows Travis Bickle, an honorably discharged Marine and Vietnam War veteran suffering from chronic insomnia. To fill his nights, he takes a job driving a taxi through the city's most dangerous neighborhoods. Disgusted by the "scum" he sees on the streets, Travis’s mental state slowly deteriorates until, after a failed attempt to woo a political campaign worker (Cybill Shepherd) and a chance encounter with a 12-year-old runaway prostitute named Iris (Jodie Foster), he decides to take violent action to "cleanse" the city.

A nonlinear Western directed by Viggo Mortensen which chronicles the love story of independent, French-Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy (Vicky Krieps) and Danish immigrant Holger Olsen (Mortensen) in 1860s Nevada, focusing on their bond and survival against a backdrop of corruption and Civil War, as Olsen's departure leaves Vivienne to face brutality from a local rancher's violent son, leading to themes of revenge, forgiveness, and resilience.

A dark comedy about three East Germans in 1990, right after the Berlin Wall falls, who discover a vault of soon-to-be worthless East German Marks and decide to cash them in at a 2:1 exchange rate for valuable Deutschmarks, leading to an absurd, heist-like adventure as they navigate the chaotic transition to reunification, highlighting anxieties and opportunities of a changing nation. Directed by Natja Brunckhorst, it blends a light-hearted caper with social commentary on the era's uncertainty, starring Sandra Hüller, Max Riemelt, and Ronald Zehrfeld.

Flow is a dialogue-free, Oscar-nominated animated film about a black cat surviving a catastrophic flood by learning to cooperate with other animals (a capybara, lemur, dog, and a bird) on a sailboat, exploring themes of survival, unlikely friendship, nature's power, and impermanence in a post-apocalyptic world, with its visual storytelling relying on realistic animal sounds and movements.

The Choral is a British historical drama set against the backdrop of the First World War that reunites the acclaimed creative duo of writer Alan Bennett and director Nicholas Hytner. With most of the village's men away at the front, the local choral society is on the verge of collapse. Determined to keep the tradition alive, the society's committee recruits a group of teenage boys—too young to fight but old enough to sing—and hires a new, demanding, and socially "scandalous" conductor, Dr. Henry Guthrie. The story follows the choir as they prepare for a performance of Edward Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, using music as a shield against the mounting grief and uncertainty of the war. It is a poignant, often humorous, and bittersweet look at a community trying to find harmony amidst global chaos.

A poignant historical drama directed by Chloé Zhao, adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's novel, focusing on the profound grief of William Shakespeare's wife, Agnes (Anne Hathaway), after their 11-year-old son Hamnet dies from the plague, exploring how this tragedy fuels Shakespeare's writing of his masterpiece, Hamlet, and delves into themes of loss, nature, art, and the complex relationship between the grieving parents. Starring Jessie Buckley as Agnes and Paul Mescal as William, the film centres on Agnes's spiritual connection to nature and her struggle to cope, contrasting with William's artistic processing, ultimately portraying the enduring power of art to transmute unbearable pain into something immortal.