Award Winning Independent Cinema

Pleasure is an honest look at the adult film industry through the eyes of ambitious newcomer Bella Cherry.

The film is beautifully shot, full of beautiful people and rich, saturated colours. It also does the characters the rare courtesy of giving them agency and not treating anyone … Continue Reading

There’s an old phrase from the 12th century that states “Blood is thicker than water”, effectively stating that the relationship between a mother and child is stronger than those who they are not directly related to. Over time, this phrase has gone under scrutiny … Continue Reading

In 2003 The New Yorker received a request from Wes Anderson’s team requesting to buy their entire archive. Of course it was not for sale, however this marked the start of Anderson’s long term interest with the publication and its writers. Eighteen years later, the famed director’s newest … Continue Reading

Elvis Presley – the man and the music – reached a level of fame almost unattainable prior to the digital age. A truly domestic artist (he never toured abroad), at the time of his death in 1977, Presley was the most famous man in the world.

Reviewed by Helen Tope… Continue Reading

Anna Navas, director and film programmer at Plymouth Arts Cinema, introduced a themed evening to explore costume and fashion in the cinema, inspired by the Dress Code exhibition at The Box.

Reviewed by Nigel Watson

As in real life, costume in the cinema, indicates and reflects specific periods in history. … Continue Reading

Everything Everywhere All at Once is a genre-busting sci-fi adventure.

The story starts simply enough. Chinese-American laundromat owner Evelyn Wang (played by Michelle Yeoh) is exhausted. Between looking after her elderly father and keeping a failing business afloat, her personal relationships have also begun to suffer. Not only is … Continue Reading

An unflinching account of a young woman trying to secure an abortion in 1960’s France, Happening is based on the novel L’evenement by Annie Ernaux. The book retells her own experiences, when she found herself pregnant in a country where terminations were illegal.

Reviewed by Helen Tope

Director Audrey Diwan introduces us to 18-year-old student Anne … Continue Reading

Giving fans more of the same is often a sign that a film franchise has run out of ideas. However, when it comes to Downton Abbey, these rules do not apply. More of the same is exactly what’s required. The reassuring familiarity, the usual routines – Carson would most definitely approve.

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