Movie Of The Week:

Philomena

This week's recommended film is Philomena, a quite brilliant piece of British cinema starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan.

The movie is based on the true story of the life of Philomena Lee, an elderly Irish woman who desperately searched for her long lost son. Brought up in a staunch Irish catholic family as a child, a teenaged Philomena fell pregnant after a luscious fling - resulting in her ashamed elders turning their back on her. Feeling the need to repent, Philomena seeks refuge in the nunnery, where she puts her son up for adoption and works in almost slave like conditions to pay back for her 'sins'.

Philomena's secret ambition to find her long lost son eventually gets going when she crosses paths with an experienced journalist keen to re-boot his career following an ill-fated spell as a spin doctor. As the truth is gradually revealed, the duo must head to America to unravel just where Philomena's son is and how he grew up to be.

The shocking story of Philomena is undoubtedly one that has to be told, and Judi Dench's portrayal of the catholic pensioner is incredibly convincing. This has got to be one of the most underrated films on 2013, which of course makes Philomena more than worthy of its place as our movie of the week.

Click here for screening times

English Language Films:

Only Lovers Left Alive

Trashy vampire flicks are all the rage these days, but in Only Lovers Left Alive, the intellectual bar has thankfully been set a little higher. The story follows two male and female vampires who've loved each other through the centuries, and the movie has earned the title of the Cannes Festivals' most studenty film by the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw.

Blue Highway

Fans of the travelogue formula are sure to lap up Blue Highway, a road movie that sees two lovers travel the length of America. Starting out in North Carolina and ending up in Los Angeles, the pair head to the locations of their favourite movies along the way. For more information, click here.

Foreign Language Films (Without English Subtitles) :

Wakolda

Featuring dialogue in Spanish and German, Wakolda tells the fictional story of a family in Patagonia who discover they are hosting the infamous Nazi criminal Josef Mengele in their cozy hotel. To get a greater insight into the film, read this review in the Hollywood Reporter.

The Lunchbox

Regarded by many as one of last year's most memorable films, Indian picture The Lunchbox finally makes its debut in Polish cinemas this weekend. The film revolves around one mistaken order in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system, which inadvertently connects a young housewife to a man in his twilight years. Together the pair build a fantasy world together through the notes place into the lunchbox. For critical opinion, click here.