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Please note the Covid 19 arrangements
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GREAT NEWS: THE CHURCHILL ARE OFFERING THEIR PRE-FILM CLUB MENU
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Mains
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Wine - £3/glass
Beer - £3/pint
Soft drinks £1 apart from J2O £1.50
Chocolate 50p
Wine - £3/glass
Beer - £3/pint
Soft drinks £1 apart from J2O £1.50
Chocolate 50p
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Friday 14 January 2022
CRUELLA CERTIFICATE 12A RUNNING TIME 134 MINUTES START TIME 8 PM |
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In this prequel to 101 Dalmatians and before she becomes Cruella de Vil, teenage Estella has a dream. She is gifted with talent, innovation, and ambition and wishes to become a fashion designer. But life seems intent on making sure her dreams never come true. Having wound up penniless and orphaned in London at 12, 10 years later Estella runs wild through the city streets with her best friends and partners-in-(petty)-crime, Horace and Jasper, two amateur thieves. When a chance encounter vaults Estella into the world of the young rich and famous, she begins to question the existence she's built for herself in London and wonders whether she might, indeed, be destined for more after all.
"There’s an unexpectedly huge amount of old-fashioned fun to be had in Disney’s spectacular new origin-myth story." Guardian "Beavan's costumes are dazzling throughout, including Cruella's glittering red dress at the Baroness's gala." BBC |
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Friday 21 January 2022
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN CERTIFICATE 15 RUNNING TIME 113 MINUTES START TIME 8 PM |
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Pushing thirty, and defined by a hideous crime involving her bosom friend, Nina, emotionally scarred medical school dropout, Cassie, knows firsthand that some wounds never heal. Leading an uneventful existence, still living with her parents, waiting tables at a cheap coffee shop to earn a living, Cassie has found the perfect way to deal with the painful past. Dressed to kill, at night, Cassie frequents the local bars and nightclubs, pretending to be dead-drunk, utterly helpless and vulnerable. And, every week, lethally beautiful Cassie is on the prowl for all sorts of nocturnal predators and other wolves in sheep's clothing who are unaware that, sometimes, the hunter can become the prey. Then, Ryan, a kindly and caring old classmate, enters the picture and Cassie wants out. However, breaking bad habits is easier said than done. Could Ryan be the one?
"Promising Young Woman is an exquisite yet troubling film, altogether knottier than its trailer would have you believe. Shot with playful precision, it is a...psychological drama inside a revenge fantasy inside a romcom." The Independent |
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Friday 28 January 2022
THE COURIER CERTIFICATE 12A RUNNING TIME 112 MINUTES START TIME 8 PM |
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The true story of a British businessman unwittingly recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. Forming an unlikely partnership with a Soviet officer hoping to prevent a nuclear confrontation, the two men work together to provide the crucial intelligence used to defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.
"The Courier delivers a rousingly effective old-school spy adventure elevated by a thrilling fact-based story and Benedict Cumberbatch's nervy central performance." Rotten Tomatoes "It’s well shot, very well acted, and more enthralling than you might expect." Empire |
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Friday 4 February 2022
THE LAST BUS CERTIFICATE 12A RUNNING TIME 86 MINUTES START TIME 8 PM |
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A heart-warming tale of Tom (Timothy Spall), a pensioner whose wife Mary (Phyllis Logan) has just passed away, who travels from Britain's most northerly point, John O'Groats, to his original home town at its most southerly point, Land's End. Using his free bus pass, he travels the length of the country carrying only a small suitcase and along the way his adventures are recorded by the people he meets and helps. By the end of his trip he has unwittingly become a social media celebrity.
"The bland symmetry of the story structure – Land’s End, John O Groats and back again; a final promise to keep for a partner now gone; memory lane literally a series of lanes – does a disservice to Spall’s subtle rendering of pain both physical and mental." Telegraph "The film's faith in human nature is noble, but its comforting effect would have been greater if the dialogue hadn't been so stiff." Sunday Times |
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Friday 11 February 2022
AMMONITE CERTIFICATE 15 RUNNING TIME 120 MINUTES START TIME 8 PM |
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In 1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) works alone on the rugged Southern coastline. With the days of her famed discoveries behind her, she now searches for common fossils to sell to tourists to support herself and her ailing mother. When a wealthy visitor entrusts Mary with the care of his wife Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan), she cannot afford to turn his offer down. Proud and relentlessly passionate about her work, Mary initially clashes with her unwelcome guest, but despite the distance between their social class and personalities, an intense bond begins to develop, compelling the two women to determine the true nature of their relationship.
"Ammonite is an absorbing drama that sensationally brings together two superlative performers: Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet." The Guardian "Another tenderly executed triumph from Francis Lee, and a captivating, serrated starring performance from Kate Winslet. Ammonite is a fine feat in British filmmaking craft." Empire |
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Friday 18 February 2022
THE LAST DUEL CERTIFICATE 18 RUNNING TIME 152 MINUTES START TIME 8 PM |
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The Last Duel is a cinematic and thought-provoking drama set in the midst of the Hundred Years War. Based on actual events, the film unravels long-held assumptions about France's last sanctioned duel between Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris, two friends turned bitter rivals. Carrouges is a respected knight known for his bravery and skill on the battlefield. Le Gris is a Norman squire whose intelligence and eloquence make him one of the most admired nobles in court. When Carrouges' wife, Marguerite, is viciously assaulted by Le Gris, a charge he denies, she refuses to stay silent, stepping forward to accuse her attacker, an act of bravery and defiance that puts her life in jeopardy. The ensuing trial by combat, a gruelling duel to the death, places the fate of all three in God's hands.
"The Last Duel's critique of systemic misogyny isn't as effective as it might have been, but it remains a well-acted and thought-provoking drama infused with epic grandeur." Rotten Tomatoes "Both Driver and Damon ably embody their characters’ very different strains of alpha-male brittleness. And Comer is quietly tremendous as the woman trapped in the middle of their feud." Telegraph |
