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Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered.

“In every possible universe, and every interpretation, this slaps.” Little White Lies ★★★★★

“Visually astonishing, emotionally powerful, narratively propulsive — it’s another masterpiece” Empire ★★★★★

Independent ★★★★  Metro ★★★★

Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson
Voiced by Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld
2hrs 15 mins TBC // US 2023

Widely regarded as one of the best British horror films, The Wicker Man very nearly sank into obscurity shortly after being made. The story concerns a devout Christian police officer’s journey to a remote Scottish island to investigate the case of a missing child. He instead finds a community that has renounced Christianity in favour of pagan fertility rites.

The second part of our double bill will be Ari Aster’s modern folk-horror masterpiece Midsommar.

“A magnificent folk-horror tale” Guardian ★★★★★

Wicker Man: The Final Cut (50th Anniversary 4K Restoration)
Directed by Robin Hardy
With Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland

Midsommar
Directed by Ari Aster
With Florence Pugh

*The bar will be offering half-priced bottles of Swedish Rekorderlig Cider for this event

The Little Mermaid is the beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric.

While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.

“An exciting remake that deserves to make a splash” Telegraph ★★★★

Directed by Rob Marshall
With Halle Bailey
2hrs 15 mins // US 2023

Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill must rally his team to defend the universe and protect one of their own…

“The best Marvel movie in years!” The Independent ★★★★

Times ★★★★ Empire ★★★★

Directed by James Gunn
With Chris Pratt
2hrs 30 mins // US 2023

The highly anticipated sequel follows our four best friends as they take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.

Directed by Bill Holderman
With Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen
1hr 48 mins // US 2023

A beloved and best-selling classic comes to the big screen with Lionsgate’s adaptation of Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

Starring Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, and Abby Ryder Fortson as Margaret, this timeless, coming-of-age story has transcended decades and spoken to generations. At 11, Margaret is moving to a new town and beginning to contemplate everything about life, friendship, and adolescence. She relies on her mother (McAdams), who offers loving support but is herself finding her own footing in a new place, and her grandmother Sylvia (Bates), who is coming to terms with finding happiness in the next phase of her life. For all three, questions of identity, one’s place in the world, and what brings meaning to a life will draw them closer together than ever before. From writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig (The Edge of Seventeen) and Gracie Films’ Academy Award®-winning producer James L. Brooks. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. is the theatrical event for everyone who has ever wondered where they fit in.

“Judy Blume adaptation is a winner!” Guardian ★★★★★

“A touching and tender adaptation that does justice to a book which means so much to so many. An enduring, superbly performed triumph!” Empire ★★★★★

Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig
With Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Abby Ryder Fortson
1hr 46 mins // US 2023

From Nintendo and Illumination comes The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the biggest film of the year!

A Brooklyn plumber travels through the Mushroom Kingdom with a princess named Peach and an anthropomorphic mushroom named Toad to find his brother and save the world from a ruthless fire-breathing Koopa named Bowser.

“Silly, earnest fun” ★★★ The i

Directed by Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Voiced by Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy
1hr 25 mins // US 2023

Based on the play by Alan Bennett, Allelujah is a warm and deeply moving story about old age. When the geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital is threatened with closure, the hospital decides to fight back by galvanizing the local community: they invite a news crew to film their preparations for a concert in honour of the hospital’s most distinguished nurse. What could go wrong?

Allelujah celebrates the spirit of the elderly patients whilst paying tribute to the deep humanity of the medical staff battling with limited resources and ever-growing demand.

“Alan Bennett’s NHS drama is a pot-banging success” Telegraph ★★★★

Directed by Richard Eyre
With Jennifer Saunders, Derek Jacobi, Judi Dench
1hr 39 mins // UK 2023

From Nintendo and Illumination comes The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. A Brooklyn plumber travels through the Mushroom Kingdom with a princess named Peach and an anthropomorphic mushroom named Toad to find his brother and save the world from a ruthless fire-breathing Koopa named Bowser.

“Silly, earnest fun” ★★★ The i

Directed by Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Voiced by Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy
1hr 25 mins // US 2023

Loving Highsmith is a unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries and notebooks and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family. Focusing on Highsmith’s quest for love and her troubled identity, the film sheds new light on her life and writing.

Most of Highsmith’s novels were adapted for the big screen; the best known of these are Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Carol, a partly autobiographic novel, was the first lesbian story with a happy end in 1950s America. But Highsmith herself was forced to lead a double life and had to hide her vibrant love affairs from her family and the public. Only in her unpublished writings she reflected on the ever-present subject for her.

Excerpts from these notes voiced by Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), beautifully interwoven with archive material of her and her most famous novel adaptions, create a vivid, touching portrait of one of the most fascinating female writers.

Directed by Eva Vitija
1hr 26 mins // UK 2023