monsieurk's - Rented List

In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B. Mooney (Josh O'Connor) sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks.

In post-Civil War America this legendary band of outlaws blaze a bloody trail across the west, robbing banks, trains and stagecoaches culminating in the infamous Northfield, Minnesota bank raid and one of the most acclaimed and explosive climaxes ever committed to film.

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It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped from a biological weapons laboratory. Still living in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amid the infected.

One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway. When one of them decides to venture into the dark heart of the mainland, he soon discovers a mutation that has spread to not only the infected, but other survivors as well.

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In a continuation of the epic story, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's (Alfie Williams) encounter with Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell) becomes a nightmare he can't escape.

In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the greatest threat to survival - the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying.

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Ambitious but diminutive motorcycle cop John Wintergreen (Robert Blake) patrols the Arizona highways, yearning for promotion to the homicide division. Thanks to his revelation that a supposed suicide is actually a murder, his wish it granted.

But good cop Wintergreen is about to discover that street-smarts and integrity can have lethal consequences as he finds himself sinking into a mire of workplace politics and corruption - not to mention a very tricky love-triangle.

The latest film from Icelandic auteur Hlynur Palmason (Godland) captures a year in the life of a family as the parents navigate their separation. Through intimate vignettes and strange occurrences, the film explores the complexities of family, love, and the impact of shared memories.

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The Hotel du Nord is a family-run hotel on the edge of the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris. As the family is celebrating a first communion, a young couple checks in, planning a double suicide.

Only one shot is fired, and the man, Pierre (Jean-Pierre Aumont), flees leaving his lover, Renee (Annabella), to die in the room. But, he leaves the gun behind and she survives. A series of convoluted affairs between hotel patrons and staff, as well as passion-fuelled travels across France, ensue - all to end the story in perfect symmetry.

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Bearing the burden of her father’s debt and desperate to pay for the completion of her brother’s education, young Ayako (Isuzu Yamada) becomes a mistress to her employer.

Although circumstances seem to conspire against her, Ayako attempts to hide the truth from her family and fiance and preserve her reputation.

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Steve Buscemi is Nick Reve, a luckless low-budget director struggling against all odds to get his artistic vision onto the screen.

The big name leading man arrives on set with a big ego and some scene-improving ideas of his own, the leading lady has confidence issues, his inept crew include a cinematographer who fails to capture a rare moment of brilliance as he's busy throwing-up and a dwarf for the dream sequence is angry at typecasting - 'I don't even have dreams with dwarves in them'. Insecurities, love rivalries, mounting tension and an exploding smoke-machine all add to the catalogue of trials for Nick as he desperately tries to hold onto his sanity.

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Set amidst the glittering theatre world of 19th century Paris, the story revoles around the beautiful and free-spirted courtesan, Garanace, and the four men who compete for her affections; a mime-artist, an actor, an aristocrat and a criminal.

As the melodrama unfolds, we are treated to one of cinema's greatest love stories, a captivating tale of passion, deception and murder.

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After 20 years away Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has finally returned home but much has changed since he left to fight in the Trojan war.

His beloved wife Penelope (Juliette Binoche) is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by ambitious suitors to choose a new husband, a new king. Their son Telemachus (Charlie Plummer), is facing death at the hands of the suitors in their relendess pursuit of Penelope and the kingdom. Odysseus has changed too. Scarred by his experience of war, he is no longer the mighty warrior his people remember. But he is forced to face his past, in order to rediscover the strength needed to save his family and win back the love he has lost.

From highly acclaimed director Richard Linklater this is the behind the scenes of the filming of Jean-Luc Godard's 'Breathless' (1960), a landmark of the French New Wave film movement. Told in the spirit and style of the original production.

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Set in a five-story guesthouse in the middle of a Parisian working class neighbourhood, "Daybreak" opens on the top floor of the building with shouts and a gunshot. A door opens and the body of a man tumbles down the stairs.

As the police start to besiege the building and a crowd gathers, the killer, Francois (Jean Gabin), flees the crime scene and locks himself in his room. After failing to shoot their way into his room the police climb on top of the roof, and Francois, starts to recall previous events... His love for Frangoise (Jacqueline Laurent), the beautiful florist, and her love for Valentin (Jules Berry), the attractive dog trainer. Also starring the renowned Arletty as Clara, Valentin's assistant and suggested lover.

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Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, feature is an entangling thriller involving the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.

When an entry-level analyst unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm, a roller-coaster ride ensues as decisions both financial and moral, catapult the lives of all involved to the brink of disaster.

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A loving snapshot of a vanished New York, director Ira Sachs's captivating cultural time capsule is a warm, witty, graceful re-creation of a real-life conversation that took place between photographer Peter Hujar (Ben Whishaw) and writer Linda Rosenkrantz (Rebecca Hall) in 1974.

'Peter Hujar's Day' eavesdrops on the two friends' leisurely, affectionate hangout as Hujar recounts his previous day's activities, offering insights into both his art and his everyday life. What emerges is a touching celebration of creativity, connection, and simply being present, made exceptionally vivid by Sachs's cinematic flourishes and wonderfully tender performances from Whishaw and Hall, whose chemistry gives the film its heart and soul.