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James' Favourites

These films bring me joy, make me think, and create wonder. Maybe they'll do that for you too.

I, Daniel Blake (2016)

7.9/10
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: Briana Shann, Hayley Squires, Dave Johns, Dylan McKiernan

British cinemas social realist enters his eighties with a second Palme d'Or to his name after the Cannes Jury this year awarded his feisty new film... Read more

Hell or High Water (2016)

7.6/10
Director: David Mackenzie
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster

After years of estrangement, Texan brothers Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster) decide to rob the branches of the bank threatening to foreclose... Read more

The Big Short (2015)

7.8/10
Director: Adam McKay
Starring: Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell

Adam McKay co-writes and directs this financial drama starring Brad Pitt, Steve Carell, Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling. The film follows eccentric fi... Read more

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

7.4/10
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harri...

With the IMF disbanded, and Ethan (Tom Cruise) out in the cold, the team now faces off against a network of highly skilled special agents, the Syndica... Read more

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

8.1/10
Director: George Miller
Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne

From director George Miller, originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendary Mad Max franchise, comes Mad Max: Fury Ro... Read more

Mad Max: Fury Road (Black and Chrome Edition) (2015)

8.1/10
Director: George Miller
Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne

From director George Miller, originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendary Mad Max franchise, comes Mad Max: Fury Ro... Read more

Selma (2014)

7.5/10
Director: Ava DuVernay
Starring: Carmen Ejogo, David Oyelowo, Tim Roth, Tom Wilkinson, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Goodin...

This film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting right... Read more

The Trip to Italy (2014)

6.6/10
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon

The trip is back for a whole new slate of impression competitions. Filmmaker Michael Winterbottom reteams with comedy duo Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon... Read more

The World's End (2013)

7/10
Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Rosamund Pike, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Eddie Ma...

For Gary King (Simon Pegg) and Andy Knightley (Nick Frost), it was supposed to be the ultimate reunion - one night, five friends, twelve bars. A boozy... Read more

The Imposter (2012)

7.5/10
Director: Bart Layton

A documentary that uses interviews and dramatised recreations to piece together the bizarre story of a missing boy and the young man who impersonated... Read more