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New FilmsHerFri 14 February – Thu 27 FebruarySpike Jonze (Being John Malkovich) returns to our screenswith a story of love, life and our complicated contemporaryconnection with technology. In an age when people engagemore with phones, tablets and laptops than they do withfamily members, Her is a remarkable achievement, makingyou stop and think about your relationships, both onand offline.Dallas Buyers ClubFri 7 February – Thu 20 FebruaryAfter collapsing from piercing headaches, Ron(Matthew McConaughey) is informed that he hasHIV and only thirty days to live. A hard livingmacho Texan, he works as an electrician, drinks,smokes, gambles, consumes copious amountsof drugs and has unprotected sex with groupiesin rodeo pens. When he discovers his prescribedmedication has toxic side effects, Ron travelsto Mexico where he is introduced to newpharmaceuticals not approved in the US.Partnering up with the transgendered Rayon(an unrecognisable Jared Leto), he sets up thebuyers club where people pay $400 a month fortheir medication.Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) is a mostly cheerful andwell-meaning lonely man who works at a website specialisingin writing "handwritten" letters for lovers unable to expresstheir emotions. Hesitant about finally signing his divorcepapers, Theodore tries out a new operating system. Afterinitializing, it takes the name Samantha (voiced by ScarlettJohansson) working its way into his life through an earpieceand handheld device. Soon, Theodore connects with theworld in a whole new way, sharing his life with Samantha,as you would any new love, and feeling alive for the firsttime in years.Bearing the unique stamp of Spike Jonze’s weird andwonderful imagination all over it, Her is a superb exampleof collaborative filmmaking at its absolute best. From theamazing subtle score by Arcade Fire, to the gorgeoussoft-edged cinematography of Hoyte Van Hoytema, the setand costume design, to Phoenix’s incredibly expressive faceand Johansson’s velvety voice; all are brought together tomake one of the most exciting films of the year.Dir: Spike JonzeUSA 2013 / 2h6m / Digital / 15Senior Citizen Kane Club screening Thu 20 February, 10:30Bring a Baby screening Thu 20 February, 10:30By director Jean-Marc Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y.), the filmrevisits the usually sombre narrative associatedwith the 1980s AIDS epidemic through humour,swagger and plenty of verve, but all the whileretaining the seriousness of the subject matter.McConaughey is outstanding; his physicaltransformation is certainly shocking but histhousand-yard stare of sheer desperation lendsauthenticity to the emaciated character. Ronis not to everyone’s taste, but his journey ofenlightenment is the very heart and soul ofthe Dallas Buyers Club.Dir: Jean-Marc ValléeUSA 2013 / 1h57m / Digital / 154 www.dca.org.uk