Cinema
Materialists (15)
Dir. Celine Song, 2025 Runtime | 116 mins A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex. Starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal. Screening Friday 29 August, 4.30pm Saturday 30 August, 7.00pm Tuesday 2 September, 10.30am (Silver Screenings) Wednesday 3 September, 2.00pm
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The Power of Utopia
Dir: Karin Bucher, Thomas Karrer, 2023 84 mins The construction of the Indian planned city of Chandigarh 70 years ago saw Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier complete his life’s work. Born in a time of unrest, resettlement and the Partition of India, Chandigarh stands for progress and the newly emerged democracy. The film accompanies four people involved in culture and arts who live in the city, reveals universal connections and – in an atmospherically dense narrative – reflects on Le Corbusier’s legacy, utopian urban concepts and the cultural differences between East and West. This screening is part of New City Dreaming a series of events produced by Pooleyville for Heritage Open Days 2025. Taking place Tuesday 16 September, 7pm
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NT Live: The Fifth Step (15)
Dir: Finn den Hertog, 2025 Runtime: 100 mins Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) starring in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland. After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend. Finn den Hertog directs the provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London’s West End. Screening Saturday 29 November, 7pm Wednesday 3 December, 2pm
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NT Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession (12)
Dir: Dominic Cooke, 2025 Runtime: 120 mins Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic. Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost? Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, GOOD), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress. Screening Saturday 25 October, 7pm Wednesday 29 October, 2pm
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NT Live: Hamlet (12)
Dir: Robert Hastie Runtime: 180 mins Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one. National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining. Screening Saturday 24 January, 7pm Wednesday 28 January, 2pm
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The Bad Guys 2 (PG)
Dir: Pierre Perifel, JP Sans, 2025 Runtime: 104 mins Who’s badder than The Bad Guys? The Bad Girls. In the new chapter from DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed 2022 action-comedy hit about a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws, The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals. Based on the New York Times best-selling book series by Aaron Blabey, The Bad Guys 2 reunites the film’s all-star cast and filmmakers. Returning to their roles as The Bad Guys are Academy Award® winner Sam Rockwell as dashing reformed pickpocket Mr. Wolf; Marc Maron as safe-cracker Mr. Snake, Craig Robinson as master-of-disguise Mr. Shark, Grammy winner Anthony Ramos as the short-fused Mr. Piranha and Golden Globe winner Awkwafina as expert hacker Ms. Tarantula, aka “Webs.” Screening Friday 8 August, 1.30pm Saturday 9 August, 10.30am Sunday 10 August, 10.30am (Relaxed Viewing) Friday 15 August, 12.30pm Saturday 16 August, 10.10am Sunday 17 August, 10.10am (Relaxed Viewing)
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Friendship (15)
Dir: Andrew DeYoung, 2025 Runtime: 101 mins Craig Waterman sees no reason to change his life or make new friends… until weather Austin moves into the neighbourhood. Mysterious yet friendly, macho but vulnerable, Austin transforms everything for Craig, but Craig’s obsessive and childlike nature threatens to ruin the friendship, and possibly everything else in his life. Screening Saturday 16 August, 2.20pm Tuesday 19 August, 7pm Wednesday 20 August, 2.30pm
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Hidden Master: The Legacy Of George Platt Lynes (18)
Dir: Sam Shahid, 2025 Runtime: 96 mins An intimate look at pioneering artist George Platt Lynes, who took radically explicit photographs of the male nude. The documentary reveals Lynes’ gifted eye for the male form, his long-term friendships with Gertrude Stein and Alfred Kinsey, and his lasting influence as one of the first openly gay American artists. Screening Friday 8 August, 3.45pm Saturday 9 August, 7pm Sunday 10 August, 2pm Thursday 14 August, 2.40pm
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Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness (15)
Dir: Johnny Depp, 2025 Runtime: 108 mins A seventy-two-hour whirlwind in the life of bohemian artist Amedeo Modigliani (Riccardo Scamarcio), known as ‘Modi’ to his friends, follows a chaotic series of events through the streets of war torn Paris in 1916. On the run from the police, the desire to end his career and leave the city is dismissed by fellow artists Maurice Utrillo (Bruno Gouery), Chaïm Soutine (Ryan McParland) and Modi’s muse, Beatrice Hastings (Antonia Desplat). Modi seeks advice from his art dealer and friend, Leopold Zborowski (Stephen Graham) — however, after a night of hallucinations, the chaos in Modi’s mind reaches a crescendo when faced with an American collector, Maurice Gangnat (Al Pacino), who has the power to change his life. Screening Friday 8 August, 7pm Saturday 9 August, 2pm Tuesday 12 August, 7pm Wednesday 13 August, 2.40pm
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Four Letters Of Love (12A)
Dir: Polly Steele, 2025 Runtime: 110 mins Based on Niall Williams' best-selling novel. Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other but how will they ever know it? As ghosts, fate and the sheer power of true love pull them together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart. Screening Friday 1 August, 4.30pm Saturday 2 August, 7pm Tuesday 5 August, 4.30pm Thursday 7 August, 3pm
