SCREEN TIME
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN Martin McDonagh makes his return with this comic masterpiece, which will open this year’s festival – probing what happens when two friends are suddenly not friends anymore.
Concentrating on memory, family ties and the passage of time, Aftersun has been lauded by critics. This is a delicate, tender exploration of how much we can truly know the ones we love, starring Paul Mescal and 12-year-old Frankie Corio in her debut role. AFTERSUN
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
This yacht-bound satire and Palme d’Or winner features an unbelievable cast of the filthy rich shipwrecked and stranded on an island – what could possibly go wrong?
Picturehouse Picks FIND OUT WHAT SCREENINGS ARE NOT-TO-MISS AT CAMBRIDGE’S ARTS CINEMA THIS MONTH NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: JACK ABSOLUTE FLIES AGAIN This aviation romp from Richard Bean MARTIN McDONAGH DOUBLE BILL
AMSTERDAM Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Robert de Niro, Anya Taylor-Joy – and even Taylor Swift – appear in this true- story-inspired mystery mayhem from David O Russell, director of Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle . When Christian Bale’s character is accused of murder, escapades ensue – a lot of which, the trailer claims, ‘actually happened’. 7 October
Before Martin’s big return this year, refresh your memory of his masterpiece In Bruges on 17 October , starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as partners (this time in crime). Your second helping, The Banshees of Inisherin , opens on 21 October , following two sparring former pals. Expect ratcheting tension, pitch-black comedy and equine creatures galore.
( One Man, Two Guvnors ) and Oliver Chris ( Twelfth Night ) is sure to split your sides with laughter. In June 1940, after an airborne fight, Jack returns home flying the flag of victory. It’s when he touches back down to earth, however, that he meets trouble – in
the form of heiress Lydia Languish. 6 October (encore 18 October)
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