Jeff Who Lives At Home

Kings of mumblecore, the Duplass brothers, returned in 2012 with another dark character stu💛dy.

Jeff is along similar lines to the brothers’ critically acclaimed previous film, Cyrus .

As with Cyrus , two actors typically known for their comedy roles take on more layered turns (there, Jonah Hill and John C Reilly; h෴ere, Jason Segel and Ed Helms).

But here, there&rsquoꦫ;s a lot more warmth to what’s os🌱tensibly a story about two losers getting through life.

Jeff Who Lives At Home is available on DVD and Blu-ray.

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If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle

T♚his🌄 powerful Romanian prison drama doesn’t feature a single break-out attempt.

Yet it was still one of the most gripping films of the year, with its emotional centre a young man coming to the end of his sentence, facing up to the realities of going home𒅌.

It might not get the pulse racing as much as A Prophet , but it’s just as rewarding.

If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle is available on DVD.

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A Royal Affair

Denmark's official submission for the Foreign Language 🌟Film category of the 85th Academy Awards, and featuring several actors from the Danish telly shows so beloved by the BBC and boxset collectors, we're surprised that didn't find more of an audience.

Perhaps people were turned off by a costume drama that sounds like Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette without the post-punk, but that does Affair a disservice.

It’s a mesmerising film about a queen who marries an insane king, before fallin💖g in lov𝓡e with an ordinary man.

A Royal Affair is available on DVD and Blu-ray.

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Your Sister's Sister

The very definition of a hidden gem, came and went from cinemas in June, failing to build the cult followin🧸g it definitely deseౠrved.

T꧒he di🍸alogue’s so perfectly observed it’s hard to believe that it was almost entirely improvised, and the performances so warm and natural you feel as though you’re intruding on the three main players’ most private moments.

Your Sister's Siste r is available on DVD and Blu-ray.

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Return

It’s not often that one of the stars of Scooby Doo out-acts the always incredible Michael Shannon, but Linda Cardellini doe꧙s just that as K✅elli, a National Guard soldier readjusting to post-war life.

Cardellini’s layered perfo♈rmance is as impressive as anything Shannon’s ever done, it’s a huge shame it’s gone relatively unnoti🔯ced.

Return is available on DVD.

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Damsels In Distress

Whit Stillman’s first film since 1998’s The Last Days Of Disco couldn’t help but feel like a throwback to the🌃 period in the ‘90s when indie cinema ruled Hollywood which, for us, was a big part of its charm.

But it appeared to turn general audiences off, which is a real shame – Greta Gerwig’s charming central turn deserved t🍌o be seen by more people.

There’s no denying it’s divisive – but those who fall in lo♌ve 🐬with these Damsels will feel that way forever.

Damsels In Distress is available on DVD and Blu-ray.

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