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Film Review: Funny Cow, ‘absolutely of the moment, and deadly accurate’

Helen Tope reviews Funny Cow, a film with real depth beneath the punchline, that tells the story of a female comedian’s struggle to break away from her past. It's showing in our cinema until 31 May. Brought up in the post-war slums of Northern England, Funny Cow is marked as an outsider from the start. Bright, mouthy and unapologetically so, Funny Cow decides to play up her point of difference and uses humour to push through the pain in her life. Her childhood is dominated by a dysfunctional, alcoholic mother, and shocking episodes of domestic violence, meted out ... Continue Reading

Film Review: Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, “A film packed with incendiary ideas…”

Helen Tope reviews Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, which screened in the PAC cinema from Saturday 28 April to Wednesday 2 May. A film packed with incendiary ideas, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story endeavours to put Lamarr’s accomplishments back in the spotlight. A film-star at her peak during the 1940’s, Vienna-born Hedy Lamarr came to the attention of Hollywood when she starred in controversial film, Ecstasy, in 1933. Appearing nude in several scenes, Lamarr’s notoriety catapulted her to fame. She signed a contract with MGM, and quickly became Hollywood’s latest It Girl. Her brand of beauty, ... Continue Reading

Film Review – I, Tonya “Bleak, honest and very, very funny”

Regular contributor Helen Tope reviews I, Tonya, showing in the PAC cinema until Thursday 12 April. Satire gliding on a knife-edge, I, Tonya tells the story of American figure skater Tonya Harding. At her sporting best during the 1990’s, Harding took on – and mastered - the triple axel. A notoriously difficult move, Harding made history by being the first American woman to land a triple axel in competition. Her story should be one of accolades and Olympic glory, but instead her name is synonymous with intrigue and scandal. Harding’s main competitor was Nancy Kerrigan. Polished and ... Continue Reading

Film of the Year 2017

As 2017 draws to a close, we caught up with our staff and trusty volunteers to find out what films stood out above all others in our cinema programme this year. If you're looking for the perfect film to watch during the festive period, take our advice and select one of our favourites. And the winner is... Loving Vincent! This hand-painted biopic of the famed painter Vincent Van Gogh is reportedly the first fully painted animated film in history, and the seven-years-in-the-making effort is undeniably breathtakingly beautiful. Our staff and volunteers said it was "a beautifully crafted labour of love for the ... Continue Reading

Review of Daphne: “a film of real subtlety and sophistication”

Aged 31, Londoner Daphne is single, living alone and working in a restaurant. Placated by alcohol and casual drug-taking, she is skimming through life. Daphne may exude a cooler-than-thou attitude, but behind the persona, is a girl who wants more. Daphne is showing in the cinema from 24 - 30 November. Helen Tope Reviews: The tedium of Daphne’s life is broken when she walks into a corner shop to buy cigarettes. As she stands at the counter, a man on a motorbike pulls up outside. With the engine still running, he bursts into the shop, demanding money from the owner, ... Continue Reading

Film Review: An Inconvenient Sequel “Profits before people is a depressingly familiar story”

Helen Tope reviews An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, screening here at Plymouth Arts Centre on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 October. Tickets are available to purchase on our website or via our Box Office. It is eleven years since An Inconvenient Truth. The climate change documentary won an Oscar, and its narrator, Al Gore, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for a lifetime spent trying to galvanise the political world into action. In 2017, An Inconvenient Sequel asks the question – what has changed? We follow Al Gore as he travels the globe, addressing newly-recruited members ... Continue Reading

Film Review: Maudie ‘Maudie reminds us that to create art, barriers must first be breached’

With colourful and sophisticated story-telling, Maudie is the story of folk artist Maud Lewis. It is showing in our cinema until Wednesday 4th Oct. Helen Tope reviews. An impressive biopic, this film excels by challenging what we think we know, and encouraging us to look again. Based in Nova Scotia, Maud Lewis lived and worked in a one-room house with husband Everett Lewis until her death in 1970. The creator of bold, vibrant paintings, Maud suffered throughout her life from rheumatoid arthritis, a painful condition affecting the joints. Born in 1903 as Maud Dowley, the ... Continue Reading

NT Live Review: Yerma ‘a searing tale of a marriage blown apart by the need, and failure, to have a child.’

Helen Tope reviews the NT Live screening of Yerma, as part of our live theatre programme. Our next live theatre screening is Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch, which has now sold out, however we'll soon be screening the dazzling new production of Follies, tickets are available now. Yerma – Spanish for ‘barren’ - is a searing tale of a marriage blown apart by the need, and failure, to have a child. Originally set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War, Yerma is played out within the confines of a tiny village. Lorca’s semi-realist play from ... Continue Reading

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