The Fly18
A brilliant scientist makes a technological breakthrough in teleportation and decides to test his new machine on himself. Unknown to him, a housefly slips in during the process, leading to a monstrous merger of man and insect. A masterpiece of practical effects, Cronenberg’s iconic body-horror offers up a gnarly indictment of scientific hubris as well as a metaphor for terminal illness and 1980s AIDS panic.
Screenings on Friday 26th and Wednesday 31st will include a short introduction by UPP projectionist Ash Verjee.
Reviews
‘Science fiction has rarely been this emotionally powerful or, ironically for a film with a mutant insect at its centre, so deeply human.’
★★★★★
Adam Smith, Empire Magazine
‘Only Cronenberg can get away with working out his raw phobias on screen while being poignantly witty and repulsively entertaining at the same time.’
★★★★
Alan Jones, Radio Times
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We showed The Fly between August 26, 2022 and August 31, 2022.
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What else is on?
Today (Thursday 28th September)
16:00
And Then Come the Nightjars 15
1h 21m
20:30
Past Lives 12A
1h 46m | Korean w/ English subtitlesTomorrow (Friday 29th September)
15:45
Past Lives 12A
1h 46m | Korean w/ English subtitles
18:15
Once Upon a Time in Uganda 15
1h 34m
20:30
Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitlesPlan 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!