STAFFORD FILM THEATRE: No Other Choice

Park Chan-wook / S Korea 2025 / 139 min / Cert 15 / Subtitles

What happens when unemployment pushes a decent man beyond his breaking point?

In Parasite director, Park Chan-wook’s latest darkly satirical thriller, long-time paper-mill manager Yoo Man-su is cast aside and, desperate to support his family, hatches a chilling plan to eliminate the competition for his next job.

Visually bold and intensely cinematic, the film fuses razor-sharp social critique with electrifying set pieces and dark humour. Park’s signature style turns Man-su’s moral unravelling into a tense, exhilarating spectacle – an enjoyably twisted, gripping ride that lingers long after the credits roll.

“Sensational state-of-the-nation satire.” The Guardian

STAFFORD FILM THEATRE: H is for Hawk

Philippa Lowthorpe / UK 2025 / 114 min / Cert 12A

After the sudden loss of her beloved journalist father, Cambridge academic Helen Macdonald retreats into grief — until a wild goshawk named Mabel crashes into her life.

In a bold, haunting adaptation of the acclaimed memoir, Helen’s attempt to tame this fierce creature becomes a raw journey of sorrow, survival and self-rediscovery.

Featuring a brilliantly empathetic and moving performance from Claire Foy as Helen, with Brendan Gleeson as her father, Philippa Lowthorpe’s H Is for Hawk plunges us into the wild heart of loss – and dares to ask whether healing can take flight.

“Foy is terrific in a film which balances bruising candour about mental health issues against arresting wildlife photography and a fervent appreciation of the natural world.” Screen International

STAFFORD FILM THEATRE: The Choral

Nicholas Hyntner / UK 2025 / 112 min / Cert 12A

Ralph Fiennes stars in this story by Alan Bennet set in Yorkshire in 1916.

As war rages on the Western Front, the local Choral Society, determined to press ahead, decides to recruit local young males to swell its ranks.

Despite suspicions that he has something to hide, their best bet seems to be Dr Guthrie (Fiennes) – driven, uncompromising, and recently returned from Germany. As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.

“Leaves us with a heartbeat of wit, poignancy and common sense” The Guardian.

Classic Film Afternoon – One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

A rebellious convict is sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation in 1963 Oregon, and encourages his docile companions to take more control of their lives and defy the tyrannical head nurse.

Classic Film Afternoon – Bonnie & Clyde

Bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.

Classic Film Afternoon – A Streetcar Named Desire

Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.

Get a cake, a hot drink and this classic comedy for just £6.00 (£10.00 for two). Food from 11am, film starts at 1pm. Enjoy!

Classic Film Afternoon – Out of Africa

Initially set on being a dairy farmer, the aristocratic Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) travels to Africa to join her husband, Bror (Klaus Maria Brandauer), who instead spends their money on a coffee plantation.

After discovering Bror is unfaithful, Karen develops feelings for hunter Denys (Robert Redford), but realizes he prefers a simplistic lifestyle compared to her upper class background.

The two continue on until a series of events force Karen to choose between her love and personal growth.

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2026 – Red Film Programme

Experience an unforgettable evening of thrilling adventure – up on the big screen!

The Banff Mountain Film Festival (Red Programme) features 5 inspirational adventure films from remote corners of the planet.

Starring climbing in Patagonia, the world’s toughest ultra race, kayaking in Africa and more!

Check out the full film line-up at https://www.banff-uk.com/films

Certificate 12A

Group booking offer: Buy six tickets to get them all for just £17.50 each (automatically deducted at checkout).

 

Classic Film Afternoon – Tootsie

Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.

This Oscar-winning Dustin Hoffman classic is as razor sharp today as it was back in the previous century (!).

Get a cake, a hot drink and this classic comedy for just £6.00 (£10.00 for two). Food from 11am, film starts at 1pm. Enjoy!

 

Classic Film Afternoon – Kes

Ken Loach’s acclaimed British drama focuses on Billy Casper (David Bradley), a tormented working-class boy who is subjected to abuse both at school and at home. The son of a single mother (Lynne Perrie), Billy’s existence is mostly bleak until he takes up an interest in falconry and begins training a kestrel that he finds on a nearby farm.

While Billy forms a close bond with the falcon, his hardscrabble life and harsh environment prove to be a challenge to the boy and his bird.

Get a hot drink, a cake and this brilliant film for just £6.00 (£10.00 for two). Food served from 11am, film starts at 1pm. Enjoy!