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01 Listed: Apr 20, 2021
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
★★★
SCREENING: Drive-in
DATE: April 20th
CINEMA: The Luna Drive-In Cinema
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: My first ever drive-in! Indoor cinemas were still closed at the time because they’re less essential or safe than schools apparently.
02 Listed: May 17, 2021
Clerks (1994)
★★★½
SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: May 17th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
03 Listed: May 17, 2021
Sound of Metal (2020)
★★★★★❤
SCREENING: HOH subtitled
DATE: May 17th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
NOTE: True to the message of the film and the request of the director, captions were burned in to all DCPs of the film to ensure a more accessible experience for for the deaf or hard of hearing.
04 Listed: May 18, 2021
Minari (2020)
★★★★★❤
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 18th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
05 Listed: May 19, 2021
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
★★★★½
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 19th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
06 Listed: May 20, 2021
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
★★★½
SCREENING: Recliner
DATE: May 20th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
SHORTS: Us Again (★★★½)
07 Listed: May 20, 2021
Tom & Jerry (2021)
★½
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 20th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Empty screen, so I could fanboy over what they did get right all I wanted!
08 Listed: May 21, 2021
Maya the Bee 3: The Golden Orb (2021)
★★½
SCREENING: The Studio
DATE: May 21st
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Predictably an empty screen.
09 Listed: May 21, 2021
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
★★★
SCREENING: XPlus, Recliner
DATE: May 21st
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
10 Listed: May 22, 2021
Black Narcissus (1947)
★★★★★❤
SCREENING: 35mm, with intro (Edgar Wright), Dream Palace
DATE: May 22nd
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
11 Listed: May 23, 2021
Spiral (2021)
★★
SCREENING: IMAX
DATE: May 23rd
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Empty screen. And on a Sunday, no less!
12 Listed: May 23, 2021
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)
★★½
SCREENING: Gallery
DATE: May 23rd
CINEMA: Showcase
Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
13 Listed: May 24, 2021
Mortal Kombat (2021)
★★½
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 24th
CINEMA: Vue
LOCATION: Eltham
14 Listed: May 25, 2021
Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
★★★
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 25th
CINEMA: Cineworld
LOCATION: The O2
15 Listed: May 26, 2021
The Conjuring 3 (2021)
★★½
SCREENING: IMAX
DATE: May 26th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
16 Listed: May 27, 2021
Demon Slayer Movie: Infinity Train (2020)
★★★★
SCREENING: Japanese, Recliner
DATE: May 27th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
17 Listed: May 30, 2021
Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa (2021)
★★½
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 30th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Empty screen. And on a Sunday during the school holidays, no less!
18 Listed: May 30, 2021
Earwig and the Witch (2021)
★½
SCREENING: Recliner
DATE: May 30th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Meant to see this on the opening Friday, but my morning screening was cancelled due to a technical fault as I had learned through email. Rescheduled it to the following Sunday afternoon so I’d have less hassle getting home and something to double-bill with Felix.
19 Listed: Jun 1, 2021
First Cow (2020)
★★★★★❤
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: June 1st
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
20 Listed: Jun 2, 2021
Lupin the Third: THE FIRST (2019)
★★★★½
SCREENING: Event Cinema, Recliner
DATE: June 2nd
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
21 Listed: Jun 5, 2021
Cruella (2021)
★★½
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: June 3rd
CINEMA: Picturehouse
LOCATION: Greenwich
NOTE: Ticket booked using a free voucher.
22 Listed: Jun 5, 2021
A Quiet Place: Part II (2021)
★★★
SCREENING: IMAX
DATE: June 4th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
23 Listed: Jun 5, 2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
★★★★½
SCREENING: Pre-recorded Q&A (Questlove), Sheffield Doc/Fest
DATE: June 4th
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
24 Listed: Jun 6, 2021
Gunda (2021)
★★★★
SCREENING: The Studio
DATE: June 6th
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
25 Listed: Jun 6, 2021
The Beatles and India (2021)
★★★
SCREENING: Q&A (Peter Compton & Ajoy Bhose), Closing Gala, UK Asian Film Festival
DATE: June 6th
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
26 Listed: Jun 7, 2021
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
★★★★½
SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: June 7th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
27 Listed: Jun 11, 2021
Dream Horse (2021)
★★★
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: June 11th
CINEMA: Picturehouse
LOCATION: Greenwich
NOTE: Surprisingly empty considering the kind of film it is and that it was a 3pm showing. Sure, it was a week after release and it was opening day for another long-awaited British drama, The Father in this case, but crazy even so.
28 Listed: Jun 12, 2021
Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary (2020)
★★★★½
SCREENING: CinéKids, Women Shaping the World, Anima(c)tion
DATE: June 12th
CINEMA: Ciné Lumière
LOCATION: Kensington
29 Listed: Jun 13, 2021
Long Day's Journey Into Night (2018)
★★★★★❤
SCREENING: 3D, Return to the City
DATE: June 13th
CINEMA: Barbican Centre
LOCATION: Barbican
30 Listed: Jun 14, 2021
Fargo (1996)
★★★★★❤
SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: June 14th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
31 Listed: Jun 15, 2021
The Father (2020)
★★★★★
SCREENING: Recliner
DATE: June 15th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
32 Listed: Jun 15, 2021
Nobody (2021)
★★★★
SCREENING: Gallery
DATE: June 15th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
33 Listed: Jun 16, 2021
Funan (2019)
★★★★
SCREENING: Pre-recorded Q&A (Denis Do), Anima(c)tion, Refugee Week
DATE: June 16th
CINEMA: Ciné Lumière
LOCATION: Kensington
NOTE: Much like how plans to add a pre-recorded director’s Q&A to Calamity fell through, this was meant to be followed by a panel discussion with human rights officials on the ongoing refugee crises, but due to either the low turnout, management issues or COVID, this was cancelled.
34 Listed: Jun 17, 2021
In The Earth (2021)
★★
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: June 17th
CINEMA: Curzon
LOCATION: Soho
35 Listed: Jun 17, 2021
The Reason I Jump (2020)
★★★
SCREENING: Q&A (Jerry Rothwell, Jeremy Dear, Roland, Emma), Preview
DATE: June 17th
CINEMA: Picturehouse Central
LOCATION: West End
36 Listed: Jun 18, 2021
In the Heights (2021)
★★★
SCREENING: XPlus, Recliner
DATE: June 18th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
37 Listed: Jun 19, 2021
Galaxy Quest (1999)
★★★★½
SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: June 19th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
38 Listed: Jun 19, 2021
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
★★★★½
SCREENING: One-off
DATE: June 19th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
01
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
★★★
SCREENING: Drive-in
DATE: April 20th
CINEMA: The Luna Drive-In Cinema
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: My first ever drive-in! Indoor cinemas were still closed at the time because they’re less essential or safe than schools apparently.
02
★★★½
SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: May 17th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
03
★★★★★❤
SCREENING: HOH subtitled
DATE: May 17th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
NOTE: True to the message of the film and the request of the director, captions were burned in to all DCPs of the film to ensure a more accessible experience for for the deaf or hard of hearing.
04
★★★★★❤
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 18th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
05
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
★★★★½
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 19th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
06
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
★★★½
SCREENING: Recliner
DATE: May 20th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
SHORTS: Us Again (★★★½)
07
★½
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 20th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Empty screen, so I could fanboy over what they did get right all I wanted!
08
Maya the Bee 3: The Golden Orb (2021)
★★½
SCREENING: The Studio
DATE: May 21st
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Predictably an empty screen.
09
★★★
SCREENING: XPlus, Recliner
DATE: May 21st
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
10
★★★★★❤
SCREENING: 35mm, with intro (Edgar Wright), Dream Palace
DATE: May 22nd
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
11
★★
SCREENING: IMAX
DATE: May 23rd
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Empty screen. And on a Sunday, no less!
12
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)
★★½
SCREENING: Gallery
DATE: May 23rd
CINEMA: Showcase
Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
14
★★★
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 25th
CINEMA: Cineworld
LOCATION: The O2
15
★★½
SCREENING: IMAX
DATE: May 26th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
16
Demon Slayer Movie: Infinity Train (2020)
★★★★
SCREENING: Japanese, Recliner
DATE: May 27th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
17
Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa (2021)
★★½
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 30th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Empty screen. And on a Sunday during the school holidays, no less!
18
★½
SCREENING: Recliner
DATE: May 30th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Meant to see this on the opening Friday, but my morning screening was cancelled due to a technical fault as I had learned through email. Rescheduled it to the following Sunday afternoon so I’d have less hassle getting home and something to double-bill with Felix.
20
Lupin the Third: THE FIRST (2019)
★★★★½
SCREENING: Event Cinema, Recliner
DATE: June 2nd
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
21
★★½
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: June 3rd
CINEMA: Picturehouse
LOCATION: Greenwich
NOTE: Ticket booked using a free voucher.
22
★★★
SCREENING: IMAX
DATE: June 4th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
23
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
★★★★½
SCREENING: Pre-recorded Q&A (Questlove), Sheffield Doc/Fest
DATE: June 4th
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
25
★★★
SCREENING: Q&A (Peter Compton & Ajoy Bhose), Closing Gala, UK Asian Film Festival
DATE: June 6th
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
26
★★★★½
SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: June 7th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
27
★★★
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: June 11th
CINEMA: Picturehouse
LOCATION: Greenwich
NOTE: Surprisingly empty considering the kind of film it is and that it was a 3pm showing. Sure, it was a week after release and it was opening day for another long-awaited British drama, The Father in this case, but crazy even so.
28
Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary (2020)
★★★★½
SCREENING: CinéKids, Women Shaping the World, Anima(c)tion
DATE: June 12th
CINEMA: Ciné Lumière
LOCATION: Kensington
29
Long Day's Journey Into Night (2018)
★★★★★❤
SCREENING: 3D, Return to the City
DATE: June 13th
CINEMA: Barbican Centre
LOCATION: Barbican
30
★★★★★❤
SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: June 14th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
31
★★★★★
SCREENING: Recliner
DATE: June 15th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
32
★★★★
SCREENING: Gallery
DATE: June 15th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
33
★★★★
SCREENING: Pre-recorded Q&A (Denis Do), Anima(c)tion, Refugee Week
DATE: June 16th
CINEMA: Ciné Lumière
LOCATION: Kensington
NOTE: Much like how plans to add a pre-recorded director’s Q&A to Calamity fell through, this was meant to be followed by a panel discussion with human rights officials on the ongoing refugee crises, but due to either the low turnout, management issues or COVID, this was cancelled.
35
★★★
SCREENING: Q&A (Jerry Rothwell, Jeremy Dear, Roland, Emma), Preview
DATE: June 17th
CINEMA: Picturehouse Central
LOCATION: West End
36
★★★
SCREENING: XPlus, Recliner
DATE: June 18th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
37
★★★★½
SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: June 19th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
38
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
★★★★½
SCREENING: One-off
DATE: June 19th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End