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What's On

2026

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Tuesday 19 May

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HOKUM

Running time: 101 mins

[NEW RELEASE] HOKUM Damian McCarthy From Friday, May 1st Film info: 101 mins, Ireland, 2026, Digital Notes by David O’Mahony A reclusive horror writer (Adam Scott) travels to a remote Irish hotel to scatter his parents’ ashes, only to become entangled in unsettling local lore surrounding the ramshackle building. As strange visions intensify and a mysterious disappearance occurs, his grief begins to blur with paranoia. Drawn deeper into the hotel’s secrets, he is forced to confront both a malevolent supernatural presence and the unresolved trauma of his past.

OBSESSION

Running time: 108 mins

[NEW RELEASE] OBSESSION Curry Barker From Friday, May 15th Film info: 108 mins, USA, 2025, Digital Notes by David O’Mahony Socially awkward Bear (Michael Johnston) harbours an unrequited crush for childhood friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette). On a whim he buys a ‘One Wish Willow’ novelty toy and wishes for Nikki to love him "more than anything in the world". His wish is granted, but Nikki’s affection rapidly becomes a terrifying, violent, and suffocating obsession. Curry Barker’s gleefully entertaining debut feature balances scares and laughs with aplomb, and demonstrates a savvy command of character and tension that marks him a director to watch.

ROSE OF NEVADA

Running time: 114 mins

[NEW RELEASE] ROSE OF NEVADA Mark Jenkin From Friday, April 24th Film info: 114 mins, UK, 2025, Digital Notes by David O’Mahony When the titular trawler mysteriously returns, having disappeared from a Cornish fishing village thirty years ago, local man Nick (George Mackay) and brash out-of-towner Liam (Callum Turner), unwittingly take her out to sea. With its grainy, richly textured 16mm visuals, post-synch sound, achronological structure, and mannered performance style, Rose of Nevada is immediately recognisable as the work of Mark Jenkin, the singular director of Bait and Enys Men. Dreamlike, enigmatic, and immersive, the teasing Rose of Nevada will repay repeat viewing.