The Love Witch15
A modern witch searches for love in California using spells, potions, and seduction, but her magic has dangerous consequences. Each romance leaves a trail of chaos, as her longing for connection spirals into obsession. Filmmaker Anna Biller crafts a lush, stylised homage to 1960s Technicolor cinema that is equal parts horror, comedy, and feminist critique of desire and fantasy.
Our screening on Saturday 9th May will include an in-person introduction by filmmaker Peter Strickland who has selected this film as part of our Directors Cuts’ season of classics.
Reviews
‘The Love Witch goes beyond camp, beyond pastiche; it ignites the pulpy surfaces of its tale and produces a smoke of bad-dream sexiness and scariness. It’s a B-movie with A-grade potency.’
★★★★★ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
‘It’s cloaked in a retro wardrobe and soundtrack (much of the music, by Italy’s Ennio Morricone, is sourced from ’60s thrillers) but loaded with irony and a fluid sense of identity.’
★★★★★ Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out
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We showed The Love Witch between May 9, 2026 and May 11, 2026.
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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!