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Psycho Biddy: Qu'est ce que?

Coming to the former IMAX on May 4th! See Bette Davis go full psycho biddy as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Seth Holt’s Hammer classic The Nanny (1965)! Then brace yourself for some tonal whiplash. Because Mia Goth is dying to show you a good time in Ti West’s X (2022) – it’s an absolute hagsploitation pearl!

Featured films

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THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS

1996

15

105 mins

East Africa, 1896. A railway constuction has been halted by the man-eating rampage of a pair of lions and two big-game hunters are out to stop them. Something sinister, however, lies behind the mayhem and it'll take more than man alone to stop the force behind these beasts. A superbly spooky true story.

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THUNDERHEART

1992

18

114 mins

Val Kilmer stars in a stylish murder thriller, set on an,Indian reservation, playing hotshot FBI agent Ray Levoi chosen for the assignment because of his Sioux ancestry. As he becomes futher involved, the boundaries between right and wrong become blurred, leaving him with some tough choices.

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HEAT

1996

15

164 mins

A cop and gangster come head to head in Mann's masterly crime epic. Painstakingly detailed and featuring enough characters, subplots and telling nuances to fill out half a dozen conventional thrillers, this is simply the best American crime movie - and indeed, one of the finest movies, period - of the 90s. The action scenes are better than anything produced by John Woo or Quentin Tarantino; the characterisation has a depth most American film-makers only dream of; the use of location, decor and music is inspired; Dante Spinotti's camerawork is superb; and the large, imaginatively chosen cast gives terrific support to the two leads, both of whom are in glorious form.

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BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS

2009

18

117 mins

Terence is a cop addicted to pain-killers prescribed to him after a work-related back injury during the Katrina flood. A chance for redemption occurs as he investigates the murder of an immigrant family. Not to be confused with Abel Ferrara's 1994 film this is an exotic blend of European and American cinematic styles; free-spirited American junk and experimental, police procedure and fantasy. Critically acclaimed but a box-office loser - never again will the manic German be allowed loose on a Hollywood play-set.

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PALO ALTO

2013

15

95 mins

Don't come looking for plot - our teen years didn't have one either. Like Dazed and Confused before it, Palo Alto throws us into the joys, pains, and emotions of the life of American-suburban adolescence. Though unlike its defacto predecessor, Palo Alto takes a look at this world through a softer, more elegant, more personal lens. The film bounces us around from character to character, all high school students in the titled town. Reckless parties, desperate sexual encounters, jealousies, weed, breaking things, sexually aggressive teachers (James Franco) and, of course, homework. It's all part of the world of Palo Alto. There is no rhyme or reason. Or is there? James Franco (whose book of short stories the film is based on) plays Mr. B, the high school soccer coach, tells his favourite player April that everything has a reason. Maybe he's right. You be the judge. Director Gia Coppola, in her first feature-length effort, works wonders at keeping the characters and the world of Palo Alto authentic. "Glee" exists in a land far, far away from here. Instead, we get an unfiltered look at what it takes to navigate the turbulence of adolescence and find our path to adulthood. It's a painful but beautiful thing.

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TRUE ROMANCE

1993

18

113 mins

Written by the always controversial Quentin Tarantino, this is romance with a big difference. Teenage hooker Alabama marries shy guy Clarence and pretty soon the happy couple are on the run from just about everyone. Fast, brutal in places, with a heavy dose of dark humour. Not to be missed.

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TOMBSTONE

1993

15

120 mins

Wyatt Earp and his gang are back. Yet another shoot-out at the OK Corral, but this time that's not the end as the film follows the two sides to the death. A well made and gripping film with the show somewhat stolen by Val Kilmer as a dandy Doc Holliday, shooting first, quoting Latin later! Superb rootin' tootin' entertainment .

New to rent

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IMMACULATE

2023

15

89 mins

An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.

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EILEEN

2023

15

98 mins

During a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by Rebecca, the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.

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IT'S A SIN

2021

15

113 mins

The lives of a group of friends living in 1980s London are irreparably changed by the AIDS crisis.

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ALL OF US STRANGERS

2023

U

105 mins

One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.

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DRIVE AWAY DOLLS

2023

U

84 mins

Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way.

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HATCHING

2022

15

91 mins

12 year old Tinja is desperate to please her mother, a woman obsessed with presenting the image of a perfect family. One night, Tinja finds a strange egg. What hatches is beyond belief.

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PERFECT DAYS

2023

PG

124 mins

Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.

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R.M.N.

2022

PG

125 mins

A non-judgmental analysis of the driving forces of human behavior when confronted with the unknown, of the way we perceive the other and on how we relate to an unsettling future.

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ANYONE BUT YOU

2023

15

103 mins

After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben’s fiery attraction turns ice cold — until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.

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GRAN TURISMO

2023

PG

134 mins

Based on the unbelievable, inspiring true story of a team of underdogs - a struggling, working-class gamer, a failed former race car driver, and an idealistic motorsport exec - who risk it all to take on the most elite sport in th...

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ALLELUJAH

2022

PG

99 mins

The story of a geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital threatened with closure.

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DUNE: PART TWO

2024

PG

166 mins

Duke Paul Atreides joins the Fremen and begins a spiritual and martial journey to become Muad'dib, while trying to prevent the horrible but inevitable future he's witnessed: a Holy War in his name, spreading throughout the known universe.

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THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES

2023

PG

157 mins

Coriolanus Snow at age 18, years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem. Young Coriolanus is handsome and charming, and though the Snow family has fallen on hard times, he sees a chance for a change in his fortunes when he is chosen to be a mentor for the Tenth Hunger Games. only to have his elation dashed when he is assigned to mentor the girl tribute from impoverished District 12.

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MAY DECEMBER

2023

PG

117 mins

Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.

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SAINT OMER

2022

PG

122 mins

Follows Rama, a novelist who attends the trial of Laurence Coly at the Saint-Omer Criminal Court to use her story to write a modern-day adaptation of the ancient myth of Medea, but things don't go as expected.

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DUMB MONEY

2023

PG

105 mins

David vs. Goliath tale about everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (the video-game store) into the world's hottest company.

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THE ROYAL HOTEL

2023

PG

91 mins

Backpackers Hanna and Liv take a job in a remote Australian pub for some extra cash and are confronted with a bunch of unruly locals and a situation that rapidly leaps out of their control.

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FALLEN LEAVES

2023

PG

81 mins

In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.

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THE HOLDOVERS

2023

15

133 mins

A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England school remains on campus during Christmas break. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school's cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Viet...

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NEXT GOAL WINS

2023

12

104 mins

Story of the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down on his luck, maverick coach (Fassbender) to help turn their fate around.

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PRISCILLA

2023

15

113 mins

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best fri...

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THE COLOR PURPLE

2023

12

141 mins

Celie is a young poor, uneducated 14-year-old African-American teenager girl living in the Southern United States in the early 1900s. She writes letters to God because her father, Alphonso, beats and rapes her. Alphonso has already impregnated Celie once, which resulted in the birth of a boy, Adam, whom Alphonso abducted. Celie believes that Alphonso killed Adam. Celie then has a second child, and Celie's ailing mother dies after cursing Celie on her deathbed. The second child is a girl named Olivia, whom Alphonso takes from Celie shortly after her birth.

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POOR THINGS

2023

18

141 mins

An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.

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ANATOMY OF A FALL

2023

15

151 mins

A woman is suspected of murder after her husband's death; their half-blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.

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DREAM SCENARIO

2023

15

102 mins

An ordinary family man finds his life turned upside down when strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams.

Our cinemas

Cinema auditorium in the style of VHS

We have 2 small cinemas available for booking on a daily basis. The slots are for up to 2 hours and includes a movie of your choice.