Thunderbolts* (12A)

In Thunderbolts* Marvel Studios assembles an unconventional team of antiheroes — Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster and John Walker. After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap set by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, these disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts. Will this dysfunctional group tear themselves apart, or find redemption and unite as something much more before it’s too late?

Directed by Jake Schreier
With Florence Pugh
2hrs 8 mins // US 2025

Flying High Film Workshop- Penguin Lessons (12A)

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.

Tuesday 20th May – The Penguin Lessons

Based on a true story, a British teacher, Tom (Steve Coogan) moves to Argentina in 1976 seeking a quieter life at an elite boarding school. This is a poignant dramedy follows Tom’s personal and political awakening after he adopts a penguin during a cataclysmic period in Argentine history.

The film is directed by Peter Cattaneo and features Jonathan Pryce and Vivian El Jabar

10.30 – Exploration workshop examining the themes, context, characters, ideas and plot of the film as well as examining the acting styles and direction.

12.30 – A light buffet style lunch, teas and coffees

1.30 – Watching the film explored in the workshop

3.20 – End of Film

Tickets are £15.00 (with lunch) & £10.00 (without lunch)

Oscar Catch-up Screenings: Flow (U)

Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences.

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

“A mesmerising, wondrous example of animation’s potential” ★★★★★ Empire

“Oscar-winning animation is a beautiful and painterly animal adventure” ★★★★ Guardian

★★★★ Telegraph

Directed by Gints Zilbalodis
1hrs 25 mins // LAT/FRA/BEL 2024

Disney’s Snow White (PG)

Disney’s Snow White is a live-action musical reimagining of the classic 1937 film. The magical music adventure journeys back to the timeless story with beloved characters Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy.

Directed by Marc Webb
With Rachel Zegler
1hr 49 mins // US 2025

Warfare (15)

Written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland (Civil War28 Days Later), Warfare embeds audiences with a platoon of American Navy SEALs in the home of an Iraqi family, overwatching the movement of US forces through insurgent territory. A visceral, boots-on-the-ground story of modern warfare, told like never before: in real time and based on the memory of the people who lived it.

“War is hell, and Warfare refuses to shy away from it” Empire ★★★★★

“Based on memories of a battle in Iraq, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s film is an astonishing evocation of the fire and fury of real conflict” Telegraph ★★★★★

Directed by Ray Mendoza & Alex Garland
1hr 36 mins // US 2025

Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning (12A)

Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
With Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg
Run-time TBC // US 2025

Flying High Film Workshop – Twiggy (12A)

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 and film. Please note that the timings are in the afternoon and not the morning as previous workshops have been.

2.00 – Exploration workshop examining the themes, context, characters, ideas and plot of the film as well as examining the acting styles and direction.

4.00 – Teas, coffees and snacks

4.30 – Watching the film explored in the workshop

6.00 – End of Film

Thursday 24th April  – Twiggy (12A)

This a beautifully filmed documentary directed by Sadie Frost, following her hugely successful debut feature on fashion designer Mary Quant. This is an honest and heartfelt exploration of the Twiggy’s upbringing, career, relationships and everything else that has made her the woman she is today.

In addition to focusing on the fashion, celebrity and pop culture of the times, it also gives us a glimpse into British class structures, attitudes and gender politics of the ‘Swinging Sixties’ and throughout Twiggy’s life. It features contributions from Dustin Hoffman, Paul McCartney, Charlotte Tilbury, Joanna Lumley and many more.

N.B. The film is 93 mins so will finish just after 6.00pm.

One To One: John & Yoko (15)

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, One To One: John & Yoko is a revelatory inside-look at John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, featuring music from John & Yoko’s only full-length concerts, newly remixed and produced by Sean Ono Lennon.

“A casually dazzling, offbeat portrait of Lennon and Ono” Telegraph ★★★★

“A collection of staggering TV clips and amazing audio of Lennon and Ono’s life in 1970s NYC, this film is a mosaic of countercultural moments” Guardian ★★★★

Directed by Kevin Macdonald
1hr 40 mins // FRA 2024

 

Santosh (15)

In the corrupt hinterlands of Northern India, a newly widowed woman inherits her husband’s job as police constable through an archaic government scheme. When a young girl’s body is found, she is forced to confront the brutality around her and the violence within.

“A gripping police procedural about the murky side of modern India” Guardian ★★★★★

Radio Times ★★★★ Time Out ★★★★

In Hindi with English Subtitles
Directed by Sandhya Suri
With Shahana Goswami
2hrs 8 mins // UK/IND/GER/FRA 2024

 

 

Holy Cow (15)

18-year-old Totone spends most of his time drinking beer and partying in the Jura region with his group of friends until reality catches up with him when he has to take care of his 7-year-old sister and find a way to make a living. He sets out to make the best Comté cheese in the region in an attempt to win the gold medal at the agricultural competition and 30,000 euros.

“Warm-hearted story of small-town teen turned competition cheesemaker” Guardian ★★★★

The full comté: quest to make a semi-hard cheese is French cinema’s breakout hit of the year | Film | The Guardian

In French with English Subtitles
Directed by Louise Courvoisier
With Clément Faveau, Maïwene Barthelemy, Luna Garret, Mathis Bernard
1hr 30 mins // FRA 2024