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The Way: Review (Nantwich Civic Hall 13th April 7pm)

“The Way” is a powerful and inspirational story about family, friends, and the challenges we face while navigating this ever-changing and complicated world. Martin Sheen plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France to collect the remains of his adult son (played by Emilio Estevez), killed in the Pyrenees… Read more »

Jimmy’s Hall review – Mon 9th March at Civic Hall

Jimmy’s Hall begins with images of New York in the roaring twenties, the building boom of ‘the Big Apple’ before the bust of the Wall Street crash. Arriving home in 1932 from a depressed America to rural Leitrim is handsome renegade Jimmy Gralton (Barry Ward). Back to his mother’s farm with his worldly possessions on… Read more »

Spring Season 2015

The Spring 2015 flyer has now been printed and can be found in countless outlets around Nantwich. But if you fail to find one, then you can always download one here –> Spring 2015 Films  

Review: Monsieur Lazhar (Feb 9th at Civic Hall)

Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. While the class goes through a long healing process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir’s painful former life; nor that he is at risk of being deported at any moment. Adapted from Evelyne de la Cheneliere’s play,… Read more »

Review: Calvary – (Jan 12th @ Civic Hall)

Father James is a small-town priest in Ireland whose Sunday confessionals suddenly include a threat to kill him in a week’s time as a matter of principle. Deeply troubled and conflicted about how to respond, Father James tries to go on with his calling through that week. However, that proves impossible as he is confronted… Read more »

Review: The Lunchbox (Dec 15th @ Civic Hall)

Mismatched lunchboxes lead to an unlikely romance in the Indian drama that’s enchanted festival audiences around the globe, winning an audience award at Cannes and a Best Film nomination at the London Film Festival. A lonely Mumbai office worker receives the wrong packed lunch after a mix-up by the city’s famous dabbawala couriers, and is… Read more »

The Two Faces of January (Nov 10th): Review

The Two Faces of January is a gripping and highly watchable film which I would highly recommend. Set in the sixties, it is undeniably “old school” – a twisted tale of murder, treachery and double-dealing, based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith, where you half expect Alfred Hitchcock to appear in cameo at some point.Viggo… Read more »

Gloria – Review: Oct 13th 7pm at Nantwich Civic Hall

Gloria is a “woman of a certain age” but still feels young. Though lonely, she makes the best of her situation and fills her nights seeking love at social dance clubs for single adults. Her fragile happiness changes the day she meets Rodolfo. Their intense passion, to which Gloria gives her all, leaves her vacillating… Read more »

Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel (Sept 8th)

The Grand Budapest Hotel offers a bustling movie getaway most Wes Anderson fans will find irresistible. A wild romp set in a 1930s Eastern European mountain resort, it features a colourful assortment of players and a story within a story within a story that keeps burrowing deeper into its own silly seriousness. The plot unfolds… Read more »

Her – Review (Aug 11th Nantwich Civic Hall)

Set in the Los Angeles of the slight future, Her follows Theodore, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive entity in its own right,… Read more »