Nickel Boys12A

Directed by RaMell Ross | USA | 2024 | 2h 20m | Starring Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Ethan Cole Sharp, Najah Bradley

In 1960s America, Elwood’s college aspirations are destroyed when he is falsely convicted and sent to the Nickel Academy, a corrupt reform school for young men in Florida. While incarcerated, Elwood forms a bond with Turner, a fellow Black teenager who offers a glimmer of hope amidst the escalating troubles. With a distinct and innovative style, director RaMell Ross interprets Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel as an immersive and emotional exploration of America’s buried history.

Reviews

‘Nickel Boys is a masterpiece – moreover, it is a miracle. The defining American film of the 2020s.’
★★★★★
Sam Bodrojan, Little White Lies

‘There are outstanding performances here from Ellis-Taylor, Herisse and Wilson, and Jomo Fray’s cinematography and Nora Mendis’s production design are exceptional too. This is a survivor’s coming of age: tough, disillusioned, brilliant.’
★★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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19:00

Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back 15
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Filmed during Bob Dylan’s 1963 tour of the UK, D.A. Pennebaker’s groundbreaking “rockumentary” offers an intimate and unfiltered look at the iconic folk artist at the height of his creative powers.

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19:00

Bob Dylan Double Feature 18
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With A Complete Unknown in theatres this month, we’re celebrating with a double dose of Dylan! Join us for groundbreaking rockumentary Don’t Look Back followed by Sam Peckinpah’s Western, starring Dylan, Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid.

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21:00

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 18
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Set against a haunting soundtrack by co-star Bob Dylan, Sam Peckinpah’s final western is a poignant meditation on integrity and freedom, casting the killing of Billy the Kid as one of the defining death knells of the mythic Old West.

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Tomorrow (Sunday 12th January)
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12:30

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14:45

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17:45

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