Olivia Colman excels - as always - in a heartwarming comedy drama about a woman attempting to escape from a difficult situation by going on the run across rural Ireland. In the process she falls in with rogueish 12-year-old Mully who has his own complicated reasons for fleeing home. These mostly involve a large wad […]

A special Gin, Vodka, Rum and Whisky tasting experience at Parade House TrowbridgeCelebrate the arrival of summer with a special drinks night in Ushers Bar at Parade House.  We've brought together a selection of the finest spirits from the best artisan distillers in the South West for a luxury tasting event. Still Sisters Gin of […]

Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Phil Davis, Ray Winstone, Sting. Directed by Franc Roddam.  One of the best British films ever made about growing up and being obsessed with music and the lifestyle that accompanies it. Director Franc Roddam worked closely with Pete Townshend to expand The Who's rock opera into a partly autobiographical portrait of […]

Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon. Directed by James Mangold. Extraordinary performances from Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon lift this excellent biography of country and western icon Johnny Cash into a class of its own. Director James Mangold isn't shy about depicting the demons with which Cash wrestled during his career, but which also cemented his reputation […]

Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson. Directed by Anton Corbijn.  Most people already know how the sad story of Joy Division's troubled singer Ian Curtis ends. But you may not know how it began, and it's quite a surprise that photographer-turned-filmmaker Anton Corbijn's intimate biography is, at least for most of its running time, so […]

Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham. Directed by Joe Massot. The definitive record of a live performance by what is still perhaps the greatest rock band of all time. There are a handful of other films of Led Zeppelin playing live but none matches this for its close-up intimacy and immediacy. Filmed […]

Lou Reed, Steve Hunter, Fernando Saunders, Tony "Thunder" Smith. Directed by Julian Schnabel.  First released in 1973 hot on the heels of his hugely popular breakthrough album Transformer, Lou Reed's follow-up Berlin was at the time an equally spectacular commercial and critical disaster. Undeservedly so, because, despite their dark subject matter, the songs are musically […]

Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson. Directed by Alan Parker. Despite the enduring critical and commercial success of Pink Floyd's The Wall album, Alan Parker's accompanying feature film has for some reason remained little seen since its release in 1982. It's actually an absolute triumph; a big budget 95-minute music video that brings to vibrant […]

A quite astonishing documentary that shines a light on a way of life that has barely changed in hundreds of years. In a remote area of Northern Macedonia, Hatidze makes a living from collecting and selling the honey from colonies of wild bees. Her guiding rule when collecting the honey is always "Half for them, […]