A new Franco-Belgian comedy-drama follows a group of women finding new life and connection in rehab. Suzanne, an alcoholic mother, finds her world upended when she gets into a car accident, and is forced to relinquish custody of her children. Placed in rehabilitation with other addicts, including a fading actress and a party girl in denial, she finds ways to start again – but their caretaker’s ...

A new biopic appears following caretaker and Tourette’s awareness activist John Davidson, and his astonishing fight to make himself and his disorder seen. In 1980s Galashiels, a teenage John is starting secondary school when he begins “acting out”, in ways he can’t control and his family cannot cope with. As it alienates them and repeatedly devastates his life, he begins to find stronger connec...

The cinematic return of the global phenomenon follows the Crawleys and their staff as they enter the 1930s. With the Great Depression in full swing, and World War II a storm cloud on the horizon, it’s a time of seismic socio-economic upheaval – making the gilded existence of the landed gentry suddenly feel very precarious indeed. The whole bloodline is back – from upper-crust icons like Hugh Bon...

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman spar in a merciless divorce black comedy, of an upper-middle-class marriage that sinks into violent warfare. An architect and chef in San Francisco have been comfortable with their children, friends, and each other for years, but friction begins when their careers rocket in opposite directions. Before long, small disagreements have become openly dangerous s...

After spearheading an unprecedented spring of box office hits, former WWE wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson makes a dramatic turn as MMA fighter Mark Kerr. A two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, Kerr led a prolific career matched only by Johnson in his respective field. Charting the highs and lows of an athlete at the top of his game in the world’s bloodiest sports, The Smashing Machine follows ...

Celebrating 10 Years of The Odyssey Cinema, St Albans. This beloved fim’s first outing on our big screen was on Friday 28th November 2014 as the second of four very special opening nights to our wonderful new patrons and longtime supporters. To honour our first decade we’ll be selecting a handful of our most cherished films and sharing them with you all once more. We hope you enjoy! Every bit a...

Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie. Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright? Writer Suzie Miller...

A lone traveller in the snow-blanketed Minnesota wilderness witnesses the kidnapping of a teenage girl. As the only witness and hours away from civilisation, she is the young girl’s only hope. Emma Thompson stars in this Fargo-inflected thriller which received rave reviews as it toured the festival circuit earlier this year. Whilst set in Minnesota, the film was shot primarily in Germany and Ko...

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...

Mystery, intrigue, beauty, passion, murder – shine a new light on Caravaggio in this dramatic biography. Five years in production, this is the most extensive film ever made about one of the greatest artists of all time – Caravaggio. Featuring masterpiece after masterpiece and with first-hand testimony from the artist himself on the eve of his mysterious disappearance, this beautiful new film reve...

Full of flavour, humour, and humanity, director Louis-Julien Petit, serves The Kitchen Brigade onto the big screen, starring the always-brilliant Audrey Lamy alongside the effortlessly charming François Cluzet. Lamy plays Cathy Marie, a talented but frustrated sous-chef who walks out of a high-end restaurant in pursuit of her dream to run her own kitchen. When things don’t go to plan, she ends up...

Tackling thorny themes with fierce intelligence and a wonderful performance by Lexi Venter, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight is a striking feature debut from writer-director Embeth Davidtz. Based on Alexandra Fuller’s memoir of the same name, this fascinating Directorial debut from Davidtz (who you may recognise as Miss Honey in the 1996 film Matilda) captures the childhood of 8-year-old Bobo...

Ethan Hawke returns as deliciously creepy serial killer “The Grabber”, back with a vengeance after being bested by one of his kidnappees. Whilst its predecessor adapted an eponymous short story by Joe Hill (son of Stephen King), Black Phone 2 is based on an original idea from the acclaimed author, inspired by the now-iconic imagery of the devilish masks worn by The Grabber. After narrowly es...

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 –...

Jeremy Allen White gives The Boss a biopic treatment, capturing the struggles that led to his 1982 masterwork Nebraska (and “Born in the U.S.A.”). Returning to New Jersey from an international smash-hit tour, a 32-year-old Bruce Springsteen is poised to become a rock icon – only to sidestep the band and hole up in his bedroom for the next album. Scouring literature, history, and his own trouble...

Turbo-charged by stunning visuals and a slick score by Nine Inch Nails, Jared Leto stars as a superintelligent AI soldier in this long-awaited sequel to TRON: Legacy. Fifteen years after Legacy, (which was itself a long-awaited sequel to 1982’s TRON), the franchise departs the digital realm, introducing real-world stakes without omitting the visual flair which made both its predecessors cult cl...

Fronted by powerhouse duo Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford. They play Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two Washington Post journalists at the forefront of the legendary Watergate Scandal. Opening in 1972, as policemen arrest five burglars at the Watergate building, Democrat HQ. Believing it to be a minor news item, the Washington Post assigns newbie Woodward (Redford) to cover the story. B...

Luca Guadagnino continues his winning streak with a tense, quick-witted drama on university cancel culture, with a luminous Julia Roberts performance at its centre. Alma Imhoff is a star Yale professor verging on tenure, buoyed by her adoring top student Maggie and colleague/close friend Hank. When the two go home together one night, Maggie comes to Alma soon after with a serious accusation – w...

Based on the bestselling book by Colleen Hoover (It Ends With Us), Regretting You introduces audiences to Morgan Grant (Allison Williams) and her 16-year-old daughter, Clara (Mckenna Grace), who would like nothing more than to be nothing alike. Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married way too young, Morgan put her own dr...