Architecture

FIVE BEST FILMS

Anvil! The Story of Anvil, 15
An unexpectedly affecting documentary charting a year in the life of a forgotten early-Eighties Canadian heavy-metal band, during which the 50-year-olds embark on a disastrous European tour and record their self-financed 13th album. Nationwide

Gran Torino, 15
In this film about a man coming to terms with the modern world, Clint Eastwood stars as an ageing malcontent who, despite his avowed ethnic intolerance, starts to bond with his Hmong neighbours, realising that he feels closer to them than he does to his own family. Nationwide

Three Monkeys, 15
A claustrophobic and sweaty interior drama about guilt, sexual violence and the abuse of power from the Turkish director, who is quietly becoming a major force in European cinema. Yavuz Bingol stars as a driver who takes the rap for his employer’s hit-and-run offence in return for a cash payment to help out his family. Limited release

Revolutionary Road, 15
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio star as a dissatisfied, warring couple in this consistently absorbing and occasionally heart-rending adaptation of the Richard Yates novel. Nationwide

Slumdog Millionaire, 15
An antic, and romantic, fable about the joys and nightmares of childhood, about a boy’s search for love, and about a teeming, terrifying city on the rise. Dev Patel stars as Jamal, the 18-year-old recounting his life as a “slumdog” on the streets of Mumbai. Nationwide