Tornado15

Directed by John Maclean | UK | 2025 | 1h 31m | Starring Kôki, Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira, Joanne Whalley

In 1790s Britain, the daughter of a Japanese puppeteer finds herself alone and hunted after her father’s travelling Samurai show collides with a band of ruthless criminals. With their stolen gold in hand and her father’s warrior teachings as her guide, she sets out on a path of vengeance. Directed by Slow West’s John Maclean, this bold, blood-soaked thriller pays homage to classic samurai cinema while blazing its own trail.

Reviews

‘It’s more that the specific combination of jidaigeki period piece, highland character study, and frontier justice that’s new, making Tornado a harrowing, blustery, violent amalgamation of an idiosyncratic spirit.’
★★★★
Andy Crump, The AV Club

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Today (Saturday 14th June)
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20:30

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Tomorrow (Sunday 15th June)
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12:45

Zarafa PG
1h 19m
Kino Kids Cinema Club
A brave Sudanese boy befriends an orphaned giraffe. Together, they journey across deserts and seas to visit the King of France. This heartwarming animated tale celebrates courage and the power of friendship. Kino Kids Cinema Club screening, tickets £6 for adults and £4 for children.

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14:45

Dreams PG
1h 59m | Japanese w/ English subtitles
Classic Season: Dreamscapes
Akira Kurosawa presents eight stunning, surreal tales drawn from his own dreams and folklore. A visual feast that journeys from childhood wonder to environmental dread, it’s a poetic and personal meditation on art and memory.

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17:30

The Village Next to Paradise Cert-TBC
2h 13m | Somali w/ English subtitles
SAFAR Film Festival 2025
In a Somali coastal village, a father makes desperate choices to support his family, while his sister seeks freedom and his son is sent away for a better future. Mo Harawe's powerful debut about love, sacrifice, and survival showing as part of SAFAR Film Festival 2025.

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20:00

The Phoenician Scheme 15
1h 41m
When a billionaire bequeaths his empire to his nun daughter, chaos follows. Assassins, tycoons, and wild twists abound in Wes Anderson’s latest star-studded comedy caper, starring Benicio Del Toro, Scarlett Johansson and Michael Cera.

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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 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!

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