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Oscar Wilde's hilarious story of two young women who think themselves engaged to the same non-existent man: Ernest.

England 1959. In a sleepy seaside town, young widow Florence Green arrives determined to overcome her grief and open a small bookshop. The town has never had a bookshop and most of the villagers don't like books anyway, except for the reclusive Mr Brundish, who reads everything he can.

In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.

Ambition seduces and power corrupts in this enthralling political thriller from director George Clooney. Idealistic campaign worker Stephen Meyers has sworn to give all for Governor Mike Morris, a wild card presidential candidate whose groundbreaking ideas could change the political landscape. However, a brutal Ohio primary threatens to test Morris' integrity, while Meyers finds himself caught up

The story of best-selling author, Paul Sheldon, who is on his way back home after finishing his latest novel. Meet Annie Wilkes, Paul's self-proclaimed number one fan, who takes it upon herself to nurse him back to health. After reading through one of his manuscripts, however, all hell breaks loose and nothing is ever the same again. Stars James Caan and Kathy Bates.

Harper retreats to the countryside to be alone in the wake of a tragedy, but her unease at the town's leering and uncannily similar men grows into a fully-fledged nightmare as her arrival awakens something primal in the forest.

Classic film review series hosted by living legends Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton. This episode features Pam Nalin and Mick Molloy.

Oscar Wilde's hilarious story of two young women who think themselves engaged to the same non-existent man: Ernest.

England 1959. In a sleepy seaside town, young widow Florence Green arrives determined to overcome her grief and open a small bookshop. The town has never had a bookshop and most of the villagers don't like books anyway, except for the reclusive Mr Brundish, who reads everything he can.

Col Mustard, Miss Scarlet, Mrs Peacock and company solve a mansion murder based on the board game.

A socially awkward teen decides to import a mail-order best friend from France. Instead, he ends up with his personal nightmare: a cologne-soaked, chain-smoking youth who quickly becomes the hero of the community.

Follows Chuck, a hopelessly estranged father who desperately wants to reconnect with his troubled son, Franklin. Blocked on social media and concerned for his son's life, Chuck impersonates a waitress online and starts checking in with Franklin. But things begin to spiral when Franklin falls for this imaginary girl and wants nothing more than to meet her in person, as Chuck has inadvertently catfi

William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell, walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later.

Twelve-year-old Binti was born in the Congo but has lived with her father Jovial in Belgium since she was a baby. Despite not having any legal documents, Binti wants to live a normal life, and dreams of becoming a famous vlogger like her idol Tatyana.

Robert Kearns fights the auto industry, claiming that the intermittent windshield wiper is his invention.

A racist prison guard has an affair with a Black woman after her husband, who was sentenced to capital punishment, dies.

In Louisiana in the 1950s, charismatic Southern politician Willie Stark's (Sean Penn) idealism and good intentions give way to corruption after he becomes state governor. Unfortunately for Stark, his right-hand man Jack Burden (Jude Law) retains the same moral fibre he had when the men both entered the political arena. Also stars Kate Winslet and James Gandolfini.

After telling a white lie which spirals out of control, Ali, the eldest son of a Muslim cleric, must follow through with an arranged marriage, even though he's madly in love with an Australian-born Lebanese girl.

Fritz is a young Tongan man grappling with his wrestling superstar father Baron To'a's legacy, both metaphorically and literally following in his deceased father.

Twelve-year-old Binti was born in the Congo but has lived with her father Jovial in Belgium since she was a baby. Despite not having any legal documents, Binti wants to live a normal life, and dreams of becoming a famous vlogger like her idol Tatyana.

Five teenage boys from a Canadian town skate across Lake Ontario to New York.

Poms is a comedy about a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community, proving that you're never too old to 'bring it'.

In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.

Ambition seduces and power corrupts in this enthralling political thriller from director George Clooney. Idealistic campaign worker Stephen Meyers has sworn to give all for Governor Mike Morris, a wild card presidential candidate whose groundbreaking ideas could change the political landscape. However, a brutal Ohio primary threatens to test Morris' integrity, while Meyers finds himself caught up

England 1959. In a sleepy seaside town, young widow Florence Green arrives determined to overcome her grief and open a small bookshop. The town has never had a bookshop and most of the villagers don't like books anyway, except for the reclusive Mr Brundish, who reads everything he can.

One day, while spending the summer with her great aunt, Mary follows an odd cat into the nearby woods. There she stumbles upon flowers which hold a strange, luminescent power that brings a broomstick to life - which then, in a heartbeat, whisks her above the clouds and off to a strange and secret place. It is here she finds Endor College - a school of magic.

Terry Malloy, an ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman, struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, Charley. After luring a fellow dockworker and friend to his death to keep him from testifying against labour boss Johnny Friendly, the appeals of the dead man's sister and a crusading priest awaken Terry's guilty conscience.

A realistic re-creation of World War Two's D-day invasion and its aftermath. A veteran brings his family to the American cemetery at Normandy, and a flashback takes Capt. John Miller and GIs to the 1944 approach to Omaha Beach. On the beach littered with bodies is the one with the name 'Ryan' on his backpack, the only survivor among his three brothers. After losing one man in a skirmish at a bombe

Four men of the Australian Light Horse Regiment are thrust into a cavalry charge when the British campaign in Palestine becomes stalemated in 1917. In a desperate attempt, 800 young Australian horsemen set off against gunfire and insurmountable odds to save the attacking British soldiers. Stars Peter Phelps, Nick Waters and Sigrid Thorton.

A racist prison guard has an affair with a Black woman after her husband, who was sentenced to capital punishment, dies.

At the tail end of a 16-year jail sentence, Viktor Khadem is a man who has almost given up on life. However, his life changes when he is sent to a low-security prison farm with a special program that pairs men with injured game birds. Directed by Craig Monahan and stars Hugo Weaving, Don Hany and Xavier Samuel.

Terry Malloy, an ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman, struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, Charley. After luring a fellow dockworker and friend to his death to keep him from testifying against labour boss Johnny Friendly, the appeals of the dead man's sister and a crusading priest awaken Terry's guilty conscience.

Robert Kearns fights the auto industry, claiming that the intermittent windshield wiper is his invention.

In Louisiana in the 1950s, charismatic Southern politician Willie Stark's (Sean Penn) idealism and good intentions give way to corruption after he becomes state governor. Unfortunately for Stark, his right-hand man Jack Burden (Jude Law) retains the same moral fibre he had when the men both entered the political arena. Also stars Kate Winslet and James Gandolfini.

Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex Rebellion against her, there is a theory that it was the Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere, who was the real genius behind the works of Shakespeare.

Poms is a comedy about a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community, proving that you're never too old to 'bring it'.

Five teenage boys from a Canadian town skate across Lake Ontario to New York.

A poker player tries balancing a love affair with his aim for a slot in the world championship game.

Set in Japan during the 1870s, Captain Nathan Algren, a respected American military officer, is hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare.

Alone in her attic bedroom, teenager Casey becomes immersed in an online role-playing horror game, wherein she begins to document the changes that may or may not be happening to her.

A realistic re-creation of World War Two's D-day invasion and its aftermath. A veteran brings his family to the American cemetery at Normandy, and a flashback takes Capt. John Miller and GIs to the 1944 approach to Omaha Beach. On the beach littered with bodies is the one with the name 'Ryan' on his backpack, the only survivor among his three brothers. After losing one man in a skirmish at a bombe

'My plan was to die before the money ran out,' says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), but things didn't go as planned. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 12 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borrowed apartment in Paris, accompanied by her dire

When a group of Shaolin monks fail in city life, they form a soccer team under the coaching of a disgraced soccer legend. Winner of six Hong Kong film awards.

One day, while spending the summer with her great aunt, Mary follows an odd cat into the nearby woods. There she stumbles upon flowers which hold a strange, luminescent power that brings a broomstick to life - which then, in a heartbeat, whisks her above the clouds and off to a strange and secret place. It is here she finds Endor College - a school of magic.

Four men of the Australian Light Horse Regiment are thrust into a cavalry charge when the British campaign in Palestine becomes stalemated in 1917. In a desperate attempt, 800 young Australian horsemen set off against gunfire and insurmountable odds to save the attacking British soldiers. Stars Peter Phelps, Nick Waters and Sigrid Thorton.

At the tail end of a 16-year jail sentence, Viktor Khadem is a man who has almost given up on life. However, his life changes when he is sent to a low-security prison farm with a special program that pairs men with injured game birds. Directed by Craig Monahan and stars Hugo Weaving, Don Hany and Xavier Samuel.

Terry Malloy, an ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman, struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, Charley. After luring a fellow dockworker and friend to his death to keep him from testifying against labour boss Johnny Friendly, the appeals of the dead man's sister and a crusading priest awaken Terry's guilty conscience.

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, while 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.

Lucy Honeychurch shares a brief romance with George Emerson in Florence. Yet as she tries to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, can she truly forget the events of that summer?

A detective investigates the brutal beating and murder of the daughter of a childhood friend, then questions a second friend.

In New York City, Brandon's carefully cultivated private life, which allows him to indulge his sexual addiction, is disrupted when his sister arrives unannounced for an indefinite stay.

Set in Japan during the 1870s, Captain Nathan Algren, a respected American military officer, is hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare.

A free-spirited divorcee spends her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. She soon finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with the joys of budding love and the complications of dating.

Classic film review series hosted by living legends Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton. In this episode, they interview Rose Troche, Glenn Close, and Peter Aalbaek Jensen.

Lucy Honeychurch shares a brief romance with George Emerson in Florence. Yet as she tries to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, can she truly forget the events of that summer?

A poker player tries balancing a love affair with his aim for a slot in the world championship game.

Alone in her attic bedroom, teenager Casey becomes immersed in an online role-playing horror game, wherein she begins to document the changes that may or may not be happening to her.

'My plan was to die before the money ran out,' says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), but things didn't go as planned. Her husband Franklin has been dead for 12 years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borrowed apartment in Paris, accompanied by her dire

Jamie, a troubled lonely teenager, gets a new lease on life when he comes upon a group of selkies, mythical people with the power to change into seals.

When a group of Shaolin monks fail in city life, they form a soccer team under the coaching of a disgraced soccer legend. Winner of six Hong Kong film awards.

The Natural stars Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs, a talented youngster set on baseball superstardom. The myth-making begins when he fashions his bat, Wonderboy, from a fallen oak tree, and continues as his extraordinary ability attracts major league scouts. But an encounter with love derails his ascension, until he reappears as a 36-year-old rookie for the underdog New York Knights, and his massive h

A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional.

Eighteen-year-old Joanna needs her ADHD meds to keep her mind in order. When she can no longer afford her medication, she must get creative in her hunt for money. In the midst of this, she meets charming and confident Audrey.

Lisa, once a brilliant playwright, no longer writes. She lives in Switzerland, but her heart remains in Berlin, beating in time with that of her twin brother Sven.

A detective investigates the brutal beating and murder of the daughter of a childhood friend, then questions a second friend.

The Natural stars Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs, a talented youngster set on baseball superstardom. The myth-making begins when he fashions his bat, Wonderboy, from a fallen oak tree, and continues as his extraordinary ability attracts major league scouts. But an encounter with love derails his ascension, until he reappears as a 36-year-old rookie for the underdog New York Knights, and his massive h

Jamie, a troubled lonely teenager, gets a new lease on life when he comes upon a group of selkies, mythical people with the power to change into seals.

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, while 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.

A free-spirited divorcee spends her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. She soon finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with the joys of budding love and the complications of dating.

Eighteen-year-old Joanna needs her ADHD meds to keep her mind in order. When she can no longer afford her medication, she must get creative in her hunt for money. In the midst of this, she meets charming and confident Audrey.

Lucy Honeychurch shares a brief romance with George Emerson in Florence. Yet as she tries to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, can she truly forget the events of that summer?

Professor Parker Wilson is a distinguished scholar who discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home from work. Despite initial objections from his wife Hachi endears himself to the Wilson family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship unfolds, embodying the true spirit of family and loyalty, while inspiring the hearts of an entire town.

In an Irish town in the 1920s, the arrival of a glamorous British-American widow triggers a jealous reaction from a spiteful Irish spinster.

Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.

A 35-year-old window cleaner who has dedicated his life to raising his young son on his own searches for the perfect replacement family when he learns he only has months left to live.

Britanny, 1980's. A bunch of friends yearning for excitement broadcast a free radio station from their hometown in the countryside. Jerome leads it with unique charisma while Philippe, the technical genius, lives in the shadow of Jerome, his big brother. When called for the military service, Philippe has no choice but to leave for West Berlin. He's determined to keep on broadcasting but realises t

A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional.

In an Irish town in the 1920s, the arrival of a glamorous British-American widow triggers a jealous reaction from a spiteful Irish spinster.

In 1843 London, author Charles Dickens finds himself in financial trouble and desperate for a hit. Dickens relies on real-life inspiration and vivid imagination to bring Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and others to life in A Christmas Carol.

Professor Parker Wilson, a distinguished scholar discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home from work. Despite initial objections from his wife Hachi endears himself to the Wilson family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship unfolds, embodying the true spirit of family and loyalty, while inspiring the hearts of an entire town.

This fascinating culinary documentary follows the endearing yet brutal everyday life of the Faroe Islands and its culinary pearl, two-star Michelin restaurant KOKS. Directed by Rasmus Dinesen, this tells the story of how they cook based on the rough nature where the elements have shaped the landscapes and the mentality.