Avatar: The Way of Water (12A)

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, Avatar The Way of Water begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive and the tragedies they endure.

“Eccentric, soulful, joyous, dark and very, very blue.” Empire ★★★★★

Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture

Directed by James Cameron
With Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana
3hr 12 mins // US 2022

Catch-up Screenings: Ticket to Paradise (12A)

Academy Award® winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite on the big screen as exes who find themselves on a shared mission to stop their lovestruck daughter from making the same mistake they once made. From Working Title, Smokehouse Pictures and Red Om Films, Ticket to Paradise is a romantic comedy about the sweet surprise of second chances.

Directed by Ol Parker
With George Clooney, Julia Roberts
1hr 44 mins // US 2022

Corsage (15)

Faced with a future of strict ceremony and royal duties, Empress Elisabeth of Austria rebels against her public image and comes up with a plan to protect her legacy.

“Intelligent, quietly defiant, and gorgeously appointed period drama.” The i ★★★★★

“Vicky Krieps puts in a star turn as lonely, patronised Elizabeth of Austria” Guardian ★★★★

Times ★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★

*In German, French and English
Directed by Marie Kreutzer
With Vicky Krieps
1hr 54 mins

She Said (15)

Two-time Academy Award® nominee Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman, An Education) and Emmy nominee Zoe Kazan (The Plot Against America, The Big Sick) star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke one of the most important stories in a generation— a story that shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood and impelled a shift in American culture that continues to this day.

“A stirring drama about the fall of Harvey Weinstein” Guardian ★★★★

Times ★★★★  Empire ★★★★

Directed by Maria Schrader
With Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan
2hrs 9 mins // US 2022

 

Confess, Fletch (15)

In this delightful comedy romp, Jon Hamm stars as the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch, who becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit–from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbour and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend.

Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganized!

Confess, Fletch is a mid-budget mystery comedy for adults that will delight newcomers and please Mcdonald fanatics. Really, what more could you ask for… besides a sequel?” – Empire ★★★★

Guardian ★★★ Express ★★★

Directed by Greg Mottola
With Jon Hamm, Annie Mumolo
1hr 38 mins // US 2022

Call Jane (12)

Call Jane explores the true story of the “Janes,” an underground collective of women, who in Chicago during the 1960s, came together to secretly provide nearly 12,000 women and girls with safe and secure abortions.

The story is told through the eyes of Joy (Elizabeth Banks), a suburban wife, and mother to a whip-smart teenage daughter. Joy’s happy life, filled with caring for her family and sharing confidences with her best friend, Lana (Kate Mara), is derailed when her much wanted pregnancy becomes life threatening.

“A crowd-pleasing feel-good movie of personal empowerment” – Times ★★★★

Directed by Phyllis Nagy
With Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver
2hrs // US 2022

Armageddon Time (15)

From acclaimed filmmaker James Gray, Armageddon Time is a deeply personal story on the strength of family, the complexity of friendship and the generational pursuit of the American Dream. The film features an all-star cast including Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong.

“A marvel from one of our finest cine-memoirists.” Little White Lies ★★★★★

“Anthony Hopkins vs the playground bigots of the Reagan era.” Telegraph ★★★★

Directed by James Gray
With Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins
1hr 54 mins // US 2022

A Bunch of Amateurs (12A)

Members of a quintessentially British working-class amateur filmmaking club, ‘BRADFORD MOVIE MAKERS’ grow old together amid flickering memories and challenging final years. Clinging to their dreams, and to each other, fuelled by endless cups of tea, this gently comedic, profoundly moving portrait of shared artistic folly speaks to the escapist dreamer in us all and to the enduring power of face-to-face time together, in an increasingly lonely, digital age.

“Joyous and heart-breaking celebration of filmmaking talent” Guardian ★★★★

“A charming ode to misfits” Metro ★★★★

Directed by Kim Hopkins
1hr 35 mins // UK 2022

Aftersun (12A)

At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum. Twenty years later, Sophie’s tender recollections of their last holiday become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship.

“Beach holiday with Paul Mescal and daughter is a sunny delight” Guardian ★★★★★

“A stylistically daring, emotionally piercing and beautifully understated tale of love and loss.” Observer ★★★★★

“An astounding first feature ” Independent ★★★★★

“A triumph of new British filmmaking.” Empire ★★★★★

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Directed by Charlotte Wells
With Paul Mescal
1hr 36 mins // UK/US 2022

Matilda the Musical (PG)

A brand-new take on the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical tells the story of an extraordinary girl, with a vivid imagination, who dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results.

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

Directed by Matthew Warchus
With Emma Thompson, Alisha Weir, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham
1hr 57 mins // US/UK 2022