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film
01 February 2026

Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart

“We weren’t gonna just leave it to the authorities.”
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The story of Elizabeth Smart, a woman who at the age of 14 was captured by a couple of religious lunatics. She was kept in the woods for 9 months and repeatedly raped and abused, before managing to signal for help and getting away.

film
01 February 2026

Champagne Problems

A woman representing a US investment firm (Minka Kelly) travels to France to secure the purchase of an old family champagne business. She runs into trouble, especially with the son (Tom Wozniczka) who, guess what, she has the hots for.

film
31 January 2026

No Hard Feelings

A woman struggling for cash (Jennifer Lawrence) responds to a classified ad from a couple of parents looking for someone to date their awkward son (Andrew Barth Feldman) to get him more confident for college. The catch is, he mustn’t find out it was a set-up.

book
29 January 2026

Out of Sight

We saw the film now it’s time for the book - another Elmore Leonard story this month.

film
25 January 2026

Plus One

A couple of single friends (Jack Quaid, Maya Erskine) are sick of going to endless weddings alone, so decide to be each other’s plus-ones for a summer.

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