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A Real Pain follows mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) as they reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

“Perfectly weighted between bleak and warm, poignant and irreverent” Times ★★★★★

“Jesse Eisenberg’s sauntering Holocaust tour comedy is a masterpiece” Guardian ★★★★★

Nominated for 2 Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Kieran Culkin)

Directed by Jesse Eisenberg
With Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin
1hr 30 mins // US 2024

New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. As he forms his most intimate relationships during his rise to fame, he grows restless with the folk movement and, refusing to be defined, makes a controversial choice that culturally reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.

“James Mangold’s biopic follows the rise of the era-defining star with Chalamet brilliantly embodying his shapeshifting allure.” Guardian ★★★★★

Telegraph ★★★★

Nominated for 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor (Timothée Chalamet) and Best Director (James Mangold)

Directed by James Mangold
With Timothée Chalamet
2hrs 20 mins // US 2024

From Academy-Award winning director Pablo Larraín (Spencer, Jackie) and starring Angelina Jolie, Maria tells the tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest female opera singer, relived and reimagined during her final days in 1970s Paris.

★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★ Guardian ★★★★ Independent

Nominated for the Best Cinematography Academy Award

Directed by Pablo Larraín
With Angelina Jolie
2hrs 3 mins // UK 2024

All We Imagine as Light is a beautiful, sweeping, emotional film that explores the complexities of female friendship and captures the frantic pace, the vibrant colours and the heady atmosphere of modern Mumbai.

“A triumph” ★★★★★ Guardian

“Poignant Mumbai-set drama is a gorgeous achievement” ★★★★★ Telegraph

“Cannes prize-winning Indian drama is a quiet, tender marvel” ★★★★★ Observer

★★★★ Radio Times ★★★★ Times

Directed by Payal Kapadia
With Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam
1hr 55 mins // FRA/IND/NLD/LUX 2024

Simba, having become king of the Pride Lands, is determined for his cub to follow in his paw prints while the origins of his late father Mufasa are explored.

Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny—their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe.

“A dazzling prequel with superb songs” ★★★★★ Times

Directed by Barry Jenkins
2hrs TBC // US 2024

Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together – falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family – a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation.

As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.

“They will break your heart” Times ★★★★

Guardian ★★★★ Metro ★★★★

Directed by John Crowley
With Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield
1hr 40 mins // UK 2024

Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

Guardian ★★★ Total Film ★★★

Directed by Jeff Fowler
With Jim Carrey, James Marsden
1hr 45 mins // US 2024

Why not join us on Tuesday 18 February for a Retro Gaming special with ItsMuchMore? Play all the classic Sonic games on retro consoles before your screening, or come down and play for the day. Tickets are free if you have purchases tickets for our screenings on Tuesday 18 February!

*Tickets must be booked separately for the Gaming Event

Find out more here… Retro Gaming- Sonic Special – The Bonington

We would love you to join us for this once a month opportunity for adult members of the community to come together for fun, camaraderie, learning, sharing food and film.

Each month in the Bonington Theatre, we will meet at 10.30am for a 2-hour exploration workshop (discussions, exercises, some role play and improvisation for those brave enough!) examining the themes, context, characters, ideas and plot of a particular film. There will be a light buffet style lunch, teas and coffees before watching the film at 1.30pm. The event should finish 3.00pm – 3.30pm depending on the length of the film.

Tuesday 17^th December – Wicked (PG)

Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.

The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda’s unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba’s determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Directed by Jon M. Chu
With Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande
N.B. The film is 160 mins (TBC) so will finish at 4.10pm

Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys’ commander in World War II, who, they learn, is having financial difficulties; his quaint country inn is failing. So what’s the foursome to do but plan a yuletide miracle: a fun-filled musical extravaganza that’s sure to put Waverly and his business in the black.

Directed by Michael Curtiz
With Bing Crosby
2hrs | US 1954