Widow Ruth is seven months pregnant when, believing herself to be guided by her unborn baby, she embarks on a homicidal rampage, dispatching anyone who stands in her way. Sounds fun! You can watch the trailer here. Prevenge (15) 2016 UK 1hr 27m Friday 25th October Hallhill. Doors and Bar 7.00 Film starts at 7.30…Continue readingPrevenge
Category: Black Comedy
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI is a darkly comic drama from Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh (IN BRUGES). After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes (Academy Award winner Frances McDormand) makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William…Continue readingThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Now that Chris and his girlfriend, Rose, have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with Missy and Dean. At first, Chris reads the family’s overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter’s interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing…Continue readingGet Out
Moscow, 1953: when tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to be the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweeby Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), the wily Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), and the sadistic secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale). But as they…Continue readingThe Death of Stalin Friday
A surreal comedy set in a dystopian future where single people are arrested and given 45 days to find love or be turned into an animal. In 2010 we screened a film called Dogtooth which was written and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Dogtooth was one of those films that sharply divided the audience between those…Continue readingThe Lobster
Our first film of 2017 is the Icelandic film ‘Rams’. In a remote valley two estranged brothers are forced to come together – after 40 years of feuding – to save their cherished rams. “A darkly comedic drama, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking” The Guardian “Switching from dour humour to humanist drama without seeming contrived,…Continue readingRams
Six tales of power and revenge from Argentina that explore the extremes of human behaviour on the blurred line between comedy and tragedy. You can watch the trailer here. Wild Tales (15) 2014, Argentina, 2hrs 2mins (Subtitles) Friday 25th March. Doors and bar 7.30. Films begins at 8.00. Continue readingWild Tales
Our first film of 2016 is one of the best comedies of 2015. What We Do In The Shadows is a hilarious mockumentary from New Zealand which follows the lives of three vampires living in a shared house and coping with the mundanity of modern life. “Confronted with endless cycles of loss and regret, the…Continue readingWhat We Do In The Shadows
A black comedy that tells the story of an actor – famous for portraying an iconic superhero-as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself. You can watch the trailer here. Birdman (15) 2014,…Continue readingBirdman Friday
The Grand Budapest Hotel Friday 27th February GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for…Continue readingThe Grand Budapest Hotel