Videodrome18

Directed by David Cronenberg | Canada | 1983 | 1h 29m | Starring James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky

The president of a trashy TV channel is desperate to attract viewers and stumbles across “Videodrome” – a hyper-violent precursor to reality TV. As he unearths the origins of the programme, he embarks on a hallucinatory journey into a world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochism, and bodily transformation. David Cronenberg’s dark satire on consumerism now appears incredibly prophetic in its depiction of the intersection of sex, violence, technology and media.

Reviews

‘Its dense mysteries remain more tantalizing than distancing: No other director integrates the creepy with the cerebral quite like Cronenberg.’
★★★★
Scott Tobias, The AV Club

Sorry - you missed it!

We showed Videodrome between September 9, 2022 and September 14, 2022.

Join our mailing list and we'll make sure you always know what's on and when.

What else is on?

Tomorrow (Sunday 5th May)
Find out more

15:00

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife... 18
2h 4m
Food Film Classics
Revenge is the dish of the day in Peter Greenaway's stylish and provocative gastronomical crime-drama satirising the social, moral, and political decay of Britain during the 1980s.

Book here

Find out more

17:45

The Teachers' Lounge 12A
1h 39m | German w/ English subtitles
When one of her students becomes a suspect in a theft, a teacher resolves to uncover the truth. German director lker Çatak explores the school microcosm as a reflection of our society in this Oscar-nominated drama.

Book here

Find out more

20:00

The Sweet East 18
1h 44m
Jacob Elordi and Ayo Edebiri star in this hazy road-movie about a teenager on a cross-country trip across America where she encounters pseudo-intellectuals, wannabe artists, and a gang of Neo-Nazis.

Book here


Monday 6th May
Find out more

17:45

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife... 18
2h 4m
Food Film Classics
Revenge is the dish of the day in Peter Greenaway's stylish and provocative gastronomical crime-drama satirising the social, moral, and political decay of Britain during the 1980s.

Book here

Find out more

20:30

Monkey Man 18
Deaf/HOH Subtitles
2h 1m
In an underground boxing club, a young fighter unleashes furious rage on the city’s corrupt elite who destroyed his family. A bone-crunching action revenge thriller directed by Dev Patel (The Green Knight).

Book here


See all upcoming films

Plan your visit

Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road. We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!

Find out more