Monday, October 14, 2024

Paradise is Burning - Sunday 20th October 5pm


Winner of a Best Director award at Venice, Paradise Is Burning is Mika Gustafson's first movie and is a celebration of youth: three sisters, aged 16, 12 and 7, are surviving alone after their fun-loving mother finally abandons them all together.
"Bracingly shot and edited, with impressive performances from the cast, the film is packed with powerfully intense moments." - Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

Monday, October 07, 2024

Hounds - Sunday 13th October 5pm

In Hounds local mobster Dib's prized dog loses a fight, so he gets a couple of cheap goons , Hassan and Issam, to kidnap his rival. What could possibly go wrong? Just about everything as it turns out. We follow Hassan and Issam in almost real time through the surroundings of Casablanca as they try to recover from their initial mistake, only to get into more and more problems... 

"A tense journey through the underbelly of Morocco’s largest city where a father and son walk a knife edge between life and death, right and wrong, reality and a spirit netherworld." - Lee Marshall, Screen International

Monday, September 30, 2024

Rosalie - Sunday 6th October 5pm


In Rosalie a marriage of convenience hits its first snag when the bride removes her clothes. A story based on the first 'bearded lady' carnival acts, this tries to bring a feminist angle when Rosalie 'comes out' in the café they run. She decides to throw off the humiliation and bets a customer she can grow a better beard than him.

"A very watchable, offbeat slice of period drama." - Leslie Felperin, Hollywood Reporter

Monday, September 23, 2024

Kinds of Kindness Sunday 29th September 5pm


Lanthimos is back with Kinds of Kindness and Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe. Whether you liked 'Poor Things' or not, it certainly made the Oscar news, but his latest film is more in line with his earlier 'The Lobster' or 'Dogtooth'. 
"If you enjoy films that explain it all for you, then let me do you a kindness and say that 'Kinds of Kindness' is not for you. But if you like the kind of challenge that exasperates as often as it entertains, then this mesmerizing mindbender is just the provocation you need. It's your choice" -Peter Travers, ABC News. 

How could we NOT show it?!


Monday, September 16, 2024

Next Sohee - Sunday 22nd September 5pm


Sohee is a bright high school pupil, studying pet care when her school work-experience teacher gets her a 'plumb' job working in a call centre. She takes the job with enthusiasm, but is soon worn down by the high pressure and lack of support, gradually crushing her spirit until she can take it no more...

"There's a real sense of fury behind this film... The problem at its core is systemic but [director] Jung makes a strong case to the effect that it must be addressed with the same vigour as one would expect if individuals were causing equivalent harm. Sohee is broken to the point where she cannot see any hope. Oh likewise makes some bleak discoveries, but her attitude – as someone older with a stronger sense of possibility – is very different. Next Sohee speaks for people who do not have a voice, and it does so eloquently". Jennie Kermode, Eye For Film