What we’re about
We go and see the best and most interesting films around.
We usually meet for a while before the film to eat or drink, chat about what's been happening, and to discuss the films we've already seen.
Upcoming events
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Movie Meetup — Bugonia — Meet from 7:15, film at 8:40
Meet in the café / bar, Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX, GB... the science of transforming dead cows into hives, of turning death into life.
We're going to see Yorgos Lanthimos' new film, Bugonia, staring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.
We'll meet in the Watershed cafe/bar from 7:15 pm, to say hello and chat. Afterwards, we will stop for a few minutes to talk about the film.
Buy your own ticket from the box office or online.
ABOUT THE FILM
"Jesse Plemons is outstanding as a conspiracy-obsessed paranoiac who, with the help of his brother, kidnaps a powerful CEO, believing she is an alien intent on destroying Earth.
An inspired take on Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 South Korean satire Save the Green Planet!, Lanthimos’ madcap and uncompromising vision doesn’t disappoint, as events unfold with surprising, sometimes shocking, results."
— Watershed summary"Bugonia isn’t merely dark; it’s a black hole. But Mr. Lanthimos’s vision is sternly compelling, and Bugonia is that exceptional movie that’s extremely hard to forget."
★★★★ Kyle Smith, WSJ"His movies — farces, fables, experiments — reside in surreal worlds of their own. But his latest, Bugonia, is thrillingly, if tragically, tied to our reality. It might even be his best film. Though I’ve been apprehensive about the flamboyant severity of Lanthimos’ movies, I found Bugonia, a chamber-piece gut punch, hard to shake."
★★★★ Jake Coyle, AP"Lanthimos elevates an already fantastic concept, making an essential film about the world we live in and just how insane and hopeless it can feel at times."
★★★★ Ross Bonaime, Collider6 attendees
Theatre Meetup — The River by Jez Butterworth — Limited tickets. Book Early.
Alma Tavern, 18 Alma Vale Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2HY, GB"Neither from nor towards, at the still point, there the dance is."
We're going to see Jez Butterworth's 2012 play, The River,
We'll meet in the Alma Tavern from 7 pm to say hello and chat. Afterwards, we will get back together to talk about the play.
Check comments below for more details of exactly where to meet.Buy your own ticket from the box office or online.
** Tickets are limited. Book early to avoid disappointment. **ABOUT THE PLAY
On a moonless night in August when the sea trout are ready to run, a man brings his new girlfriend to the remote family cabin where he has come for the fly-fishing since he was a boy. But she’s not the only woman he has brought here – or indeed the last.
Directed by Janine Wunsche.
Starring Claire Bowman, Ciaran Corsar, Susie Kimnell & Ren Sinclair" ... this disconcerting, puzzling and often unsettling play, a play which stays with you after the curtain comes down, teasing away at both brain and emotions."
Peter Lathan (2018)"... an endlessly open, constantly shifting piece of theatre."
Michael Delgado (2016)"... the moments of stillness, poetical soliloquising and ethereal descriptions, cast a spell of lyrical beauty over the play which is difficult to ignore and entirely captivating."
Stuart King (2024)Jez Butterworth is a leading UK playwright whose writing blends myth, folklore, and realism. He is best known for the multi-award-winning Jerusalem, which is often cited on lists of the best plays of all time.
Janine Wunsche has worked extensively in the UK and internationally. Most recently, she directed London productions of ‘Twelfth Night’, ‘True West’, and ‘A View From The Bridge’.
8 attendees
National Theatre Live — The Fifth Step — Meet from 6:00, starts at 7:00
Meet in the café / bar, Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX, GB" ... David Ireland’s slippery comedy about alcoholism, faith and masculinity ..."
★★★★ Nick Curtis, The Evening StandardWe're going to see the National Theatre Live performance of The Fifth Step, the new play by David Ireland, staring Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman.
We'll meet in the Watershed cafe/bar from 6 pm, to say hello and chat. After the film, we will stop for a while to share thoughts and reactions.
Buy your own ticket from the box office or online.
ABOUT THE PLAY
"Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.
"After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend."
— Watershed Summary"Lowden is staggeringly good as a young loner, Luka, all jitters and tics and swear words, who is trying to pull himself out of an alcoholic spiral."
★★★★ Clive Davis, The Times"... Martin Freeman, brings both supreme comic timing... and a terrifying burden of suppressed anger to the role."
★★★★ Sarah Crompton, What's On Stage8 attendees
Past events
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