What's On Thursday 19 - Wednesday 25 April 2018

The Square (15)

Fresh from its triumphant Palme d'Or win at the 70th Cannes Film Festival, Ruben Östlund's The Square is coming to the Showroom.

Journeyman (15)

Showing as part of Audio Description

A powerful and beautiful story about loss and, ultimately, triumph starring Paddy Considine and Jodie Whittaker.

You Were Never Really Here (15)

Showing as part of Audio Description

A traumatised, ruthless veteran goes out on the hunt to save missing little girls for a living. When things begin to spiral out of control the aftermath will either be his awakening or his grisly downfall.

Beast + Q&A (15)

A troubled young woman finds herself torn between her suffocating family and dangerous new lover, who’s the prime suspect for a string of brutal murders. An electrifying British thriller.

Custody (15)

Showing as part of Kino Bambino! For parent/guardians + babies under 1 only

In the aftermath of divorce, Myriam and Antoine are battling for custody of their son. Myriam, using her son as a shield from her possessive ex-husband, needs full custody to break free from an abusive relationship

French

Isle of Dogs (PG)

Showing as part of Audio Description, Subtitled Mondays

An outbreak of dog flu rips through the city of Megasaki. Mayor Kobayashi issues emergency orders calling for a hasty quarantine.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (12A)

In the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the members of a Guernsey book club when she decides to write a book about their experiences during Nazi occupation.

Funny Cow (15)

Set against the backdrop of working men’s clubs and the Northern stand-up comedy circuit, ‘Funny Cow’ charts the rise to stardom of a comedienne through the 1970s and 80s.

Ghost Stories (15)

Showing as part of Audio Description, Subtitled Mondays

When cynical psychologist Professor Phillip Goodman stumbles across a long-lost file, detailing three terrifying hauntings he embarks on a mission to uncover logical, rational explanations.

Western (12A)

A group of German workers start a tough building job in rural Bulgaria. Unwelcome, the men are interlopers in someone else’s territory

German

Let the Sunshine in (15)

Juliette Binoche returns in this exquisite romantic comedy-drama by Claire Denis. Isabelle (Binoche) finds herself meandering through a series of less-than-satisfactory romantic encounters after her divorce.

French

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (15)

Marlina, recently widowed, finds her home and livelihood under attack from a gang who think they can take ownership of her body and cattle because she no longer has a man to ‘protect’ her… they are wrong.

Indonesian

Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits + Q&A (18)

Here to Be Heard tells the story of The Slits, the world's first all girl punk rock group

Kubo and the Two Strings (PG)

Showing as part of Young Cinema, KicStart

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS is an animated fantasy about a gifted boy who embarks on a magical quest, accompanied by a maternal monkey and a samurai beetle.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (15)

Showing as part of Audio Description

The grieving mother of a murdered teenager wants answers from her community about the lack of progress in catching her daughter’s killer, by painting three billboards calling out the incompetence of the chief of police.

RSC: Macbeth (12A)

Showing as part of Stage on Screen

Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets out on the path to murder.

120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) (15)

Showing as part of Early Doors

It’s Paris in the 90’s, ACT UP - a vibrant group of young social activists - are taking on government apathy and demanding large scale action against the AIDS crisis.

French

Animal Farm (U)

Showing as part of Film Studies

Regarded as the first British animated feature released commercially, Halas and Batchelor’s adult animation is based on George Orwell’s renowned novella.