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Film Review: Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, “…refreshing portrayal of the lasting effects of war”
Wednesday 30th May 2018
Regular contributor Eve Jones reviews The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, showing in the PAC cinema until Thursday 31 May. Tickets to the remaining screenings are available here.
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, Mike Newell (Four Weddings and A Funeral, Mona Lisa … Continue Reading
Film Review: Wonderstruck, “…a refreshing perspective of the world from a minority often overlooked”
Wednesday 16th May 2018
Eve Jones reviews Wonderstruck, Director Todd Haynes’ imaginative adaptation of Brian Selznick’s acclaimed novel, which is showing in the PAC cinema until Thursday 17 May. Tickets available on our website…
Todd Haynes, saw huge success with his 2015 drama, Carol, but as his first directorial … Continue Reading
Film Review: Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, “A film packed with incendiary ideas…”
Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Helen Tope reviews Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, which screened in the PAC cinema from Saturday 28 April to Wednesday 2 May.
A film packed with incendiary ideas, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story endeavours to put Lamarr’s accomplishments back in the spotlight.
A film-star at her peak … Continue Reading
Film review: Isle of Dogs, “…deadpan fun and outright kooky treats…”
Wednesday 25th April 2018
Regular contributor Monika Maurer reviews Wes Anderson’s latest adventure, Isle of Dogs. Showing in the PAC cinema from Friday 27 April to Thursday 3 May, tickets are available to book online now.
The word charming doesn’t necessarily spring to mind when watching a film starring a pack of … Continue Reading
Film Review: Loveless, “Loveless is, like a form of surgery, painful but necessary.”
Sunday 25th March 2018
Ieuan Jones reviews Loveless, showing in the Plymouth Arts Centre cinema from 31 March – 4 April. Tickets are available to book now, with just three screenings available we recommend booking early.
Andrey Zvyagintsev has a growing reputation not just as a director but as modern Russia’s … Continue Reading
Film Review: The Shape of Water, “The misfits become pawns in the game of the power hungry…”
Wednesday 21st March 2018
Ieuan Jones reviews The Shape of Water, screening in the Plymouth Arts Centre cinema from 23 March – 5 April. Tickets are available to book now, and we anticipate some screenings will sell out so be sure to book early.
So, the golden statuettes have all been handed … Continue Reading
Film Review: Lady Bird, “…wincingly funny and wistfully sentimental”
Wednesday 21st March 2018
Beau Waycott reviews Lady Bird, screening in the Plymouth Arts Centre cinema from 16 March – 23 March. Limited tickets remain for the final screenings, book early to avoid missing out.
Writer-director Greta Gerwig’s solo debut is a wincingly funny and wistfully sentimental bildungsroman comedy. Unique experiences of … Continue Reading
Film Review: Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, “…a sympathetic portrayal of people coping with a world that does not understand them”
Wednesday 21st March 2018
Regular contributor Nigel Watson reviews Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, which screened at the Plymouth Arts Centre cinema from the 13 – 21 March 2018. *Please note – this review contains mild spoilers.*
It is quite surprising to learn that the hugely popular Wonder Woman super heroine was … Continue Reading