Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio spearhead a raw, timely, and masterfully made thriller, about an ex-radical fighting to save his family. On the fringes of a small Californian town, Bob Ferguson struggles to stay upright for his teenaged daughter Willa, and the hole left by her mother and his failed revolutionary comrades. When she disappears as a wealthy white-supremacist army threat...

The second installation of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings comes to our big screen this month (the extended edition of course)! The Two Towers follows the continuing quest of Frodo (Elijah Wood) and the Fellowship to destroy the One Ring. Touched by that rare type of movie magic that strikes once a generation, the blockbuster-trilogy-hit is packed with extraordinary special effects, New Z...

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi front a bold, vivid new take on Emily Brontë’s timelessly stormy romance. In the late 18th century, Catherine Earnshaw finds warmth growing up on the Yorkshire moors through her friend, the mysterious outcast Heathcliff, but they are soon torn apart when a well-heeled family takes her in. Heathcliff’s attachment, however, will not die easily – and as time and clas...

Timothée Chalamet is the one to beat as he goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness in this gripping, adrenaline-riddled solo debut from writer/director Josh Safdie. Playing ambitious table tennis prodigy Marty Mauser, he barrels through a world of eccentric rivals, high‑stakes matches and personal turmoil, grounded only by childhood friend Rachel (Odessa A'zion). The supporting cast, includ...

Rose Byrne gives a mesmerising performance – earning her first-ever Golden Globe’s win – in Mary Bronstein’s high intensity exploration of the complexities of motherhood. Therapist Linda feels overwhelmed with the pressures of everyday life, particularly as she struggles to navigate her child’s mysterious illness with a singular lack of support from her absent husband. On the edge of exhaustion...

Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård star in this Cannes Grand Prix winner, which reunites Joachim Trier with Reinsve, his lead from The Worst Person in the World. Two adult sisters navigate their emotional wounds and futures when their absentee father returns following the death of their mother. Trier tackles the journey of his characters with the gentle humour and a lived-in reality we’ve come ...

With a row of awards and a Best Picture Oscar nomination, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s fascinating historical thriller wins him a still bigger audience. In 1977 Recife, ex-professor Armando reunites with his son and in-laws under the pall of Brazil’s military dictatorship. A new job lets him search for traces of his censored past, while finding connection with fellow dissidents – but simultaneously,...

Martin Clunes balances his side turn in Wuthering Heights this month with another, very different rural English drama: an amiable West Country story of family brought together by real-ale-making. After years away, young Cal returns to his Somerset village and struggles to reconnect with his family, as their small pub threatens to disappear without large and immediate funds. To survive, they dec...

A flashy, tongue-in-cheek hyper-pop mockumentary, The Moment is Charli xcx’s creative reflection on her own meteoric success with brat. Directed and co-written by “360” music video director Aidan Zamiri in his feature debut, the film has a stylishly effortless rhythm and a uniquely self-aware, ironic sense of humour. Charli xcx plays an exaggeratedly manic version of herself, surrounded by a ca...

Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel features mesmerising performances by Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. Their romantic affair begins in the woods, and their journey is characterised by the connection they have to the forest. Even when William strays off to the city to pursue his dreams, they always have a reason to come back to that same...

By order of the Peaky Blinders: the self-exiled king (Cillian Murphy) shall face his most explosive reckoning yet in this epic feature, from series creator Steven Knight. Four years after we said goodbye to the Shelby clan in the series finale of Peaky Blinders, Tommy Shelby and his crew of Birmingham mobsters are returning in a new feature film. Joining the line up of familiar faces are Rebecc...

The Coen Brothers’ hallowed comedy returns to The Odyssey! The serene, work-free life of “The Dude” is upended when thugs defile his beloved rug, just as an identically named millionaire’s wife goes missing. With this, he is thrown into an unbelievably bizarre criminal underworld, all while fighting to win the local bowling championship with his trigger-happy friend Walter. Chiefly beloved for it...

The Mediator Between the Head and the Hands Must Be the Heart. In an urban dystopia stylised with Art Deco futurist aesthetics, Freder and Maria seek to deconstruct the vast class divides in their city. Perhaps the most well-remembered of the Weimar period, the film was produced during a period of vast social change, hyperinflation, and the emergence of new ideologies in present-day Germany. ...

Lights out. Silence. Detention begins - Odyssey style. Five teens. One Saturday. Zero chance it goes as planned. Join us at The Odyssey for a big-screen celebration of John Hughes’ definitive ’80s high-school classic, The Breakfast Club. Starring Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald, and Judd Nelson, the film drops five wildly different students into an all-day dete...

In a new cinematic concert experience from visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, Elvis tells his story – in his own words – like never before. Baz Luhrmann’s bombastic technicolour and sound showcase of Elvis Presley is the second film from the Australian director, following 2022’s Elvis, to explore the man and his music. This time Luhrmann presents the results of his extensive research conducted b...

Tim Key and Tom Basden write and lead a small, warm-hearted comedy about a tired musician brought to life by his millionaire fan. Herb McGwyer is a folk singer far from his ex-bandmate, partner, and glory days, and obliged to play a concert just for Charles, a double lottery winner, on a remote private island. Awkwardness mounts when said partner is invited, just as a storm traps them all there –...

Jessie Buckley follows her dramatic triumph in Hamnet in a bold new direction: a singing, dancing Bride of Frankenstein in the gangster age. Forced to hide from a hostile public in 1930s Chicago, artificial human “Frank” asks his creator for a companion, finding one in a recently-murdered young woman. On waking up, she decides to turn the city upside down in search of justice: for both herself,...

In Disney and Pixar’s all-new animated comedy adventure Hoppers, animal lover and Beaverton University student Mabel (voice of Piper Curda) seizes an opportunity to use a new technology to ‘hop’ her consciousness into a life-like robotic beaver and communicate directly with animals. As she uncovers mysteries in the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined, Mabel befriends charismati...

This brilliantly unconventional comedy remains one of Britain’s most beloved and controversial films. Written and performed by the legendary Monty Python troupe – Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin – the film is packed with sharp wit, absurdity, and unforgettable characters. Following Brian Cohen (Chapman), an ordinary man mistaken for the Mes...