Starring: Marisa Abela, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville 122 mins

A celebration of the iconic – and much missed – home-grown star of the 21st century, BACK TO BLACK tells the extraordinary tale of Amy Winehouse. Painting a vivid, vibrant picture of the Camden streets she called home and capturing the struggles of global fame, BACK TO BLACK honours Amy’s artistry, wit, and honesty, as well as trying to understand her demons. An unflinching look at the modern celebrity machine and a powerful tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent.

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson 132 mins

A sharp, stylish romantic comedy set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, the countdown truly begins.

Dir: Pat Boonnitipat | Thailand | 2024 | 126 mins | Subtitled
A Thai box office sensation, Pat Boonnitipat’s irresistible debut is a proven tearjerker. When his grandmother Amah (Usha Seamkhum) is diagnosed with terminal cancer, young slacker M (Putthipong Assaratanakul) moves in to care for her. His newfound devotion seems altruistic, but it’s her multi-million-dollar fortune he’s really after. Unfortunately, it turns out it’s harder to win his shrewd grandmother’s favour than he thought – plus, he’s only one in a number of interested parties.

Dir: Anand Tucker 2024 | 101 mins Starring Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Lesley Manville
Ian McKellen and Gemma Arterton headline a scintillating thriller of theatre world ambition and deceit. 1936, London: Fascism is on the rise. Known for his merciless takedowns of actors like Nina (Arterton), acerbic critic and gay man Jimmy (McKellen) faces being fired by his editor David (Mark Strong) for both his extravagant prose and his personal life. As the Blackshirts take to the streets and anti-queer police raids begin, Jimmy uses Nina and David’s desires to concoct a plot to save himself. Brimming with intrigue, The Critic is a suspenseful tale about adversaries taking desperate measures.

Dir: Dougal Wilson | UK, France | 2024 |106 mins
Cast | Ben Whishaw (voice), Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Antonio Banderas, Olivia Colman, Julie Walters
He’s back! Paddington in Peru sees our duffel-coated, marmalade-infused hero venture out of London and return to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, now residing at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up into the mountain peaks of Peru.

Featuring a terrific cast, with newcomers Antonio Banderas and Olivia Colman joining Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters and more, Paddington in Peru promises to be another funny, touching and action-packed instalment in this much-loved film series.
Note: Film starts 6.30 pm – Family ticket £15 for 2 adults and 3 children

Starring Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden & Robert Knott
In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline: Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States? The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew. As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the world out, Pollock began a downward spiral.

Starring: Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Eddie Marsan, Sam Riley, Simon Russell Beale
Oscar winner Alicia Vikander and nominee Jude Law star in a revisionist royal portrait of the last wife of Henry VIII. In a blood-soaked island kingdom, accomplished Katherine Parr (Vikander) becomes the sixth wife of King Henry VIII (Law) at great personal risk – all her predecessors are vanquished or dead – and when Henry leaves her to rule during his absence overseas, he lays out a dangerous path for her. Suspected of sympathy to radical Protestants, Katherine comes under increasing scrutiny from Henry on his return, and must unleash her own scheme for survival. Adapted from Elizabeth Fremantle’s novel The Queen’s Gambit, Karim Aïnouz’s lavish historical drama features a scene-stealing performance from Law.

Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Watson, Michelle Fairley, Eileen Walsh
Oscar winner Cillian Murphy(Oppenheimer) delivers another outstanding performance in Tim Mielants’ piercing drama based on Claire Keegan’s best-selling novella, fully channelling the quiet tension and live emotion of her prose. Ireland, 1985: In the months leading up to Christmas, coalman and family man Bill Furlong (Murphy) discovers startling secrets kept by the local convent. Deeply conflicted, Bill reaches a breaking point that forces him to confront both his own past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town under the control of the Catholic Church, led locally by Mother Superior Sister Mary.

Starring Laura Linney, Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates
There’s just one way for the women of Ballygar to taste freedom: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes. With a little benevolent interference from their local priest, a group of close friends get their ticket of a lifetime

The Miracle Club is a deeply human tale about four women who confront and cast out their demons while on a pilgrimage to that storied shrine in the south of France. Set in Dublin in 1967, when the all-male priesthood and hierarchy still had its iron-fisted grip on Irish culture, The Miracle Club testifies to the resilience and resistance of strong-hearted women in reclaiming their lives.