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Rural Ireland, 1981. Nine-year-old Cait is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the Summer. In their care, she blossoms, until she discovers one painful truth…

“Deeply moving” Guardian ★★★★★ “Exquisite Irish drama” Observer ★★★★★

Little White Lies ★★★★★ Empire ★★★★

No.2- Guardian’s Best Films of 2022

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature

In Scottish Gaelic with Subtitles
Directed by Colm Bairead
With Catherine Clunch
1hr 34 mins // IRE 2022

Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is an epic, emotional and interconnected story about internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.

“An epic portrait of an American artist” The Indiependent ★★★★★

“Essential viewing” Little White Lies ★★★★★

Empire ★★★★★  Metro ★★★★★ Guardian ★★★★

Nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Documentary 

Directed by Laura Poitras
With Nan Goldin
2hrs // US 2022

All Quiet on the Western Front tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience first-hand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches. The film from director Edward Berger is based on the world renowned bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.

“Extraordinarily potent German first world war drama” Guardian ★★★★★

Times ★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★ Empire ★★★★

Nominated for 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best International Feature

In German with English subtitles
Directed by Edward Berger
With Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Moritz Klaus, Aaron Hilmer
2hrs 20 mins // GER 2022

A deeply personal portrait of a 20th century American childhood, Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans is a cinematic memory of the forces, and family, that shaped the filmmaker’s life and career. A universal coming-of-age story about an isolated young man’s pursuit of his dreams, the film is an exploration of love, artistic ambition, sacrifice and the moments of discovery that allow us to see the truth about ourselves, and our parents, with clarity and compassion.

“An emotional crowd-pleaser” BBC ★★★★★

“Spielberg’s beguiling ode to a life made by movies will leave you on a high” Guardian ★★★★★

Nominated for 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Steven Spielberg), Best Actress (Michelle Williams) and Best Original Screenplay

Directed by Steven Spielberg
With Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Gabriel LaBelle, Seth Rogen
2hrs 31 mins // US 2022

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody is a powerful and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston.

From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant—and so emotional—journey through Houston’s trailblazing life and career, with show-stopping performances and a soundtrack of the icon’s most beloved hits as you’ve never heard them before. Don’t you wanna dance?

“Naomi Ackie is sensational” Metro ★★★★ 

Directed by Kasi Lemmons
With Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Tamara Tunie
2hrs 24 mins // US 2022

Otto (Tom Hanks) is a grumpy isolated widower with staunch principles, strict routines and a short fuse, who gives everyone in his neighbourhood a hard time as he watches over it like a hawk. Just as it seems like he’s finally given up on life, an unlikely and reluctant friendship develops with his new neighbours. Little by little, Otto undergoes a subtle transformation…but is he really capable of change?

Directed by Marc Forster
With Tom Hanks
2hrs 6 mins // US 2022

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

Tár, set in the international world of classical music, centres on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra.

“Cate Blanchett is searing” Telegraph ★★★★★

“Cate Blanchett is perfect lead in delirious, sensual drama” Guardian ★★★★★

Empire ★★★★★ The i ★★★★★

*Also showing, Thu 23 February @ 6.45pm. Click here for details…

Nominated for 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Todd Field), Best Actress (Cate Blanchett), Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Original Screenplay

Directed by Todd Field
With Cate Blanchett
2hrs 35 mins // US/GER 2022

Tár, set in the international world of classical music, centres on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra.

“Cate Blanchett is perfect lead in delirious, sensual drama” Guardian ★★★★★

“Cate Blanchett is searing” Telegraph ★★★★★

Empire ★★★★★ The i ★★★★★

*This screening will feature an exclusive pre-screening performance from Cello soloist Bethany Morris. The performance will start at 6.45pm

*The film will start at 7.30pm

*Half-price red wine will also be on offer at the bar

Nominated for 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Todd Field), Best Actress (Cate Blanchett), Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Original Screenplay

Directed by Todd Field
With Cate Blanchett
2hrs 35 mins // US/GER 2022

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

“Both leads are terrific in Martin McDonagh’s slippery, complex new comedy drama set in 1923, during the last throes of the Irish Civil War”  Telegraph ★★★★★

“Visually stunning and consistently witty while being unafraid to ask serious questions about life as it is, and should be, lived. It is proper art” Times ★★★★★

“Flawless tragicomedy of male friendship gone sour” Observer ★★★★★

Nominated for 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Martin McDonagh) and Best Actor (Colin Farrell)

Directed by Martin McDonagh
With Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan, Kerry Condon
1hr 54 mins // UK/IRE 2022