The Love Witch15

Directed by Anna Biller | USA | 2016 | 2h 1m | Starring Samantha Robinson, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Laura Waddell, Gian Keys, Jared Sanford

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.

Director's Cuts: Peter Strickland

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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Saturday 9 May

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Monday 11 May

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Today (Tuesday 14th April)
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17:30

La Grazia 12A
£6 for Members
2h 13m | Italian w/ English subtitles
As the end of his presidency approaches, Italian leader Mariano De Santis faces difficult political and personal choices. Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty) directs a sweeping drama about power and freedom, featuring Toni Servillo in an award-winning performance.

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20:30

The Good Boy 15
£6 for Members / HOH subtitles
1h 50m
Tommy, a reckless nineteen-year-old, is abducted after a night of drugs and partying and wakes imprisoned in a remote Yorkshire basement. Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough star in this fresh, unsettlingly twisted thriller.

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Tomorrow (Wednesday 15th April)
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14:45

Sentimental Value 15
2h 13m | Norwegian w/ English subtitles
Actress Nora confronts her estranged father, a famed director preparing a comeback, and reconnects with her sister. Old tensions and new ambitions collide, forcing them to face their past. Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning star in Joachim Trier’s (The Worst Person in the World) emotionally rich story of reconciliation.

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17:45

The Good Boy 15
1h 50m
Tommy, a reckless nineteen-year-old, is abducted after a night of drugs and partying and wakes imprisoned in a remote Yorkshire basement. Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough star in this fresh, unsettlingly twisted thriller.

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20:15

Sinners 15
2h 18m
Twin brothers seek a fresh start in their 1930s Southern hometown but uncover an evil lurking beneath the surface. Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan reunite for this chilling supernatural thriller set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow-era South.

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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!

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