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Four Mothers is a Tender, Funny Exploration of Queer Identity and Ageing
2 April 2025
A quiet comedy with a big heart, Four Mothers explores intergenerational friendship, queer identity, and the joys and challenges of ageing - all with warmth, wit, and a refreshingly honest perspective.
Programme Notes: Black Bag
31 March 2025
Espionage is a witty medium to discuss the complexity of love in Black Bag, a sophisticated spy thriller following married agents George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) and Kathryn St. Jean (Cate Blanchett).
The Grand Budapest Hotel’s Decade-Long Impact on Fashion
28 March 2025
When Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel premiered in 2014, it quickly became a defining film for visual design. Beyond its distinctive cinematography and set design, its costume choices, led by Milena Canonero, have left a lasting impact on fashion as a whole. A decade later, its influence can be seen in collections, campaigns, and styling choices across the industry.
How a Film with Zero Dialogue Says So Much
14 March 2025
At this year’s Academy Awards, we saw a film created entirely using a free animation software win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
Is Jeanne Dielman the Most Groundbreaking Feminist Film Ever?
5 March 2025
In 2022, Sight and Sound published the results of their once-a-decade poll: Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles had made the top of the list of greatest and most influential films ever.
Programme Notes: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
28 February 2025
Beginning as an absorbing family drama, director Mohammad Rasoulof’s bravely defiant latest turns on its head to become a masterfully unsettling paranoid thriller, chillingly drawing upon real-life events unfolding throughout his native Iran.
The Last Showgirl is a Must-See for Every Woman
27 February 2025
When you hear the name Pamela Anderson, the image of a blonde bombshell running in slo-mo whilst sporting a red one-piece may come to mind. A true American beauty with big hair and even bigger dreams.
Adam Elliot’s Previous Work Should Make You Excited for Memoir of a Snail
17 February 2025
Animation has a history with being overlooked and underappreciated within the film and TV industry. Often stereotyped as childish and passed over as a result, animation has an incorrect association to having surface level plots.