The will they/won't they nature of the romance - as different in essence to your average Hollywood hug-in as chalk from chihuahuas - is beguiling for those who can cope without the usual romcom signposts.
A pair of lonely people come together in offbeat romance.
While it is a remarkable and very vibrant portrait of an esteemed artist at one of the most famous and influential periods of his career, there are maybe too few songs for fans.
A ground-breaking documentary about Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England.
The bright light of this fictional thing illuminates those real lives scattered around the edges of the tale.
The people in Forres don't work. Between nine and five they dissolve into the pubs, where the light shines as a warm glow in their midst. Then the stranger Bodkin arrives into town. He has come to this remote corner of Europe to hide and lay low.
As Ayse, Elif Bülbül is one of the cutest children to grace the screen for years, whilst Mehmet Bülbül delivers a subtle, multi-layered performance as her brother.
Rejected by their stepmother and cast out of their father's home, two children face an uncertain future.
This is a first-class production, with lavish sets, sumptuous cinematography and a script that squeezes excitement and humour out of the most mundane opportunities.
Politics, sex, the invading Germans, heavy water, young love, old lust in Paris, 1940.
Less the free-form, jazzy ensemble satire on the art world it aspires to be than an over-elaborate and under-funny undertaking by high quality actors who should know better.
As an original idea from left field it lacks the courage of its convictions
With instructions from her genius son's carefully crafted notebook, a single mother sets out to rescue a young girl from the hands of her abusive stepfather.
The franchise is under new management, with Joe Berlinger as writer/director. He retains the spirit of the prototype, while going dangerously deep into the concept of 'perception is reality'.
Group go on Blair Witch tour with paranoid guide, resulting in bad, bad dreams.
The children, including Nico Liersch as Leisel's friend Rudy, are genuinely good, but they are strong performances in service of a film that doesn't quite work.
A girl in Second World War Germany steals books and shares them with others.
The director's uncompromising approach and rigour pulls us along at least until the half way point when the pace begins to falter and its lack of obvious intentions starts to grate.
The Devil moves into a suburban street and turns the lives of its inhabitants upside-down.
There's no doubting the sincerity on display and this film would work best for teenage audiences, who will enjoy its bouncy pop soundtrack and be more happy to go with its scattergun approach.
Documentary examining questions of gender, sexuality and identity for young lesbians in three of the most vibrant European cities: Madrid, London and Berlin.
