Nirvanna The Band The Show The MovieCert-TBC

Directed by Matthew Johnson | Canada | 2026 | 1h 40m | Starring Matt Johnson, Jay McCarrol, Ben Petrie, Ethan Eng, Michael Scott

Two hopeless musicians are desperately trying to book a gig in Toronto. But a time-travelling stunt goes sideways, and the pair find themselves flung back to 2008, where every encounter risks derailing their future selves. Their only way home? Track down a bottle of a long-discontinued soft drink. Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol make their long-awaited leap to the big screen, bringing their cult guerrilla TV series with them. The result is an anarchic, wildly inventive mockumentary, packed with time-travel chaos and the pair’s unmistakable DIY spirit.

Reviews

‘Because the movie’s on-the-fly style is as scruffy as its protagonists, it’s easy to underestimate the intelligence and artistry it takes to make something so silly.’
★★★★
Elizabeth Weitzman, Time Out

Book tickets

Friday 17 July

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Monday 20 July

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Wednesday 22 July

8.30pmBook tickets

What else is on?

Today (Monday 13th July)

18:00

What We Do in the Shadows 15
1h 25m
Cult mockumentary follows the undead navigating modern life with gloriously incompetent results. Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement at their most gloriously funny. Part of the Oxford Comedy Festival 2026.

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20:15

Blue Heron 15
1h 31m
Eight-year-old Sasha's family move to Vancouver Island seeking a fresh start, but her eldest brother increasingly dangerous behaviour casts a long shadow. Sophy Romvari's lyrical feature debut is a deeply felt study of family bonds and the elusive nature of memory.

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Tomorrow (Tuesday 14th July)

17:45

Effi o Blaenau 15
£6 for Members
1h 31m | Welsh w/ English subtitles
In a Welsh town stripped of its pubs and jobs, hard-partying Effi keeps her head just above water. But a chance encounter in a Llandudno nightclub offers a glimpse of another life. Leisa Gwenllian is searing in this spikily funny adaptation of Gary Owen's celebrated one-woman play.

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20:00

Disclosure Day 12A
£6 for Members
2h 25m
When a Kansas City meteorologist intercepts an inexplicable alien signal during a live broadcast, she begins to unravel a decades-long government cover-up. Steven Spielberg returns to sci-fi with a summer blockbuster of genuine scale and philosophical weight, led by Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor.

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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 only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!