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 (2)
See all- Movie Meetup — Protein — Meet from 7:15, film at 8:20Meet in the café / bar, Watershed, Bristol, BS1 5TX
We're going to see Tony Burke's 'moreish, messy' debut thriller, Protein.
We'll meet in the Watershed cafe/bar from 7:15 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 FILM
"A gym-obsessed serial killer (Craig Russell) murders and eats a local drug dealer for their protein, inadvertently sparking a brutal and bloodthirsty tit-for-tat turf war between rival drug gangs in South Wales.
"... a compelling blend of blackly-comic small-town crime thriller, nuanced character drama and grisly cannibal horror."
— Watershed summary"... like a cokehead Mike Leigh."
★★★ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian"Nasty, funny, soulful…"
★★★ David Jenkins, Little White Lies - Movie Meetup — Kurosawa’s Ran — Meet from 10:45 am, Film at 11:30 amMeet in the café / bar, Watershed, Bristol, BS1 5TX
We are going to see Akira Kurosawa’s 1985 film, Ran.
Note that this screening is earlier than usual:
- We'll meet in the Watershed cafe/bar from 10:45 am, to say hello and chat, ready to go into the cinema at around 11:15 am.
- Afterwards, we'll have time to stop and talk about the film.
Buy your own ticket from the box office or online.
ABOUT THE FILM
"Akira Kurosawa’s spectacular epic transplants King Lear from Celtic Britain to feudal Japan. In its epic scope and expert execution, Ran can be seen as a culmination of the great Japanese director’s filmmaking career; a late triumph which he planned and refined over several years.
"By fusing the narrative – about an arrogant King who’s betrayed by his resentful children – with non-naturalistic Japanese aesthetics from the samurai epic and Noh theatre, Kurosawa crafts an arresting and singular cinematic (re)vision of Shakespearean drama. Epic and bloody spectacle is underscored by a sombre mood of loss, regret and mortality, making Ran both enthralling and disturbing."
— BFI Summary"Kurosawa pulled out all the stops with Ran, his obsession with loyalty and his love of expressionistic film techniques allowed to roam freely."
★★★★★ G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Examiner"Though big in physical scope and of a beauty that suggests a kind of drunken, barbaric lyricism, Ran has the terrible logic and clarity of a morality tale seen in tight close-up, of a myth that, while being utterly specific and particular in its time and place, remains ageless, infinitely adaptable."
★★★★★ Vincent Canby, The New York TimesRan is a great, glorious achievement.
★★★★★ Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com
