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Idiocracy
2006 84mins USA (15) Comedy
Directed by Mike Judge Starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard

**ON SALE 23rd OCT**

In 2005, average in every way private Joe Bowers (Luke Wilson) is selected to take part in a secret military experiment to put him in hibernation for a year along with a woman named Rita (Maya Rudolph). The slumbering duo is forgotten when the base they are stored on is closed down and are left in stasis until 2505. When they finally wake up, they discover the average intelligence of humans has decreased so much that Joe is now the smartest man in the world.

The Squid & The Whale
2005 81mins USA (15) Comedy / Drama
Directed by Noah Baumbach Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Owen Kline

* ON SALE 23rd OCT *

With excruciating honesty, The Squid and the Whale chronicles the experiences of two young brothers growing up in 1980s Park Slope, Brooklyn, as they navigate the jagged contours of the divorce of their parents, both writers. The acclaimed third feature by Noah Baumbach marked a critical development for the filmmaker as he turned toward an increasingly personal style—a move that garnered him an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay. Shot in Super 16 mm and featuring a quartet of nuanced, understated performances from Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, and Owen Kline, this comic and poignant drama, peppered with autobiographical elements, deftly captures the heartache and confusion of a fracturing family.

Brute Force
1947 98mins USA (12A) Film Noir
Directed by Jules Dassin Starring Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford

* ON SALE 23rd OCT *

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?

Go
1999 102mins USA (18) Crime/Comedy
Directed by Doug Liman Starring Sarah Polley, Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr, Scott Wolf

* ON SALE 23rd NOV *

A supermarket clerk decides to step in for an absent drug dealer, setting off an explosive, comedic chain of events.

The Night Before
2015 101mins USA (15) Comedy
Directed by Jonathan Levine Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anthony Mackie, Seth Rogen, Michael Shannon, Mindy Kaling, Lizzy Caplan, Jillian Bell, Ilana Glazer

Ethan, Isaac and Chris are best friends who have celebrated every Christmas Eve together. Things take a turn when Isaac and Chris decide to end their decade-long tradition.

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
2011 90mins USA (18) Comedy
Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson Starring Kal Penn, John Cho, Neil Patrick Harris

Six years after their Guantanamo Bay adventure, stoner buds Harold Lee and Kumar Patel cause a holiday fracas by inadvertently burning down Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree.

Sunshine
2007 107mins UK, USA (15) Sci-Fi / Thriller
Directed by Danny Boyle Starring Chris Evans, Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne

* ON SALE 23rd NOV *

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.

The Ox-Bow Incident
1943 76mins USA (PG) Western
Directed by William A. Wellman Starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes

* ON SALE • SUN 3rd JAN • 10am *

A posse discovers a trio of men they suspect of murder and cow theft and are split between handing them over to the law or lynching them on the spot.