Nuremberg & The Picturehouse

A great performance by Russell Crowe in a film that will no doubt prompt a lot of reflection and discussion, it being "impossible to watch without thinking about the genocides, wars, and state repressions happening all over the world, and whether those responsible will ever be held accountable" (rogerebert.com). The film starts at 18:15 and I'll be in the bar from 17:30 wearing a red cap to help you recognise me. I'll stick around afterwards in case anybody wants to share their thoughts over a drink.

From the Picturehouse website:

In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, as the world grapples with the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust, U.S. Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek) is assigned the extraordinary task of assessing the mental state of Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), the notorious former Reichsmarschall and Hitler’s second in command, along with other high ranking Nazi officials.

As the Allies – led by the unyielding chief U.S. prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon) alongside David Maxwell-Fyfe (Richard E. Grant) – navigate the monumental task of creating an unprecedented international tribunal to ensure the Nazi regime answers for its atrocities, Kelley gets to know his ‘patients’. But he soon finds himself locked in a psychological duel with Göring, whose charisma and cunning reveal a sobering truth: that ordinary men can commit extraordinary evil.

For tickets see the Picturehouse website; I'm in seat H8 but sit wherever you wish.