Bookhouse Film Club

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Film appreciation and curation project championing outstanding cinema.

A weekly Friday Night Film pick and where to watch it.

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Friday Night Films

  • Crash
  • Evolution
  • Great Freedom
  • Pulse
  • Bringing Out the Dead
  • Macbeth
  • Thelma
  • Charade
  • Stranger by the Lake

Why can it be so exhaustive picking a film to watch?
Streaming platforms are overflowing with content and settling on something to watch can feel like a chore. We believe the gluttony of choice has created an arduous and uninspiring experience.
Don’t open that streaming app.
Don’t tire of staring at that endless watchlist.
Don’t let the doomscrolling begin.
Check out our weekly curated film pick instead.
one film. every week – and where to watch it.
Here you will find all of our Friday Night Film picks to date.
More information on our website here at Friday Night Film

Stories

Friday Night Film - CRASH

Unquestionably one of the most anticipated films at this year’s Cannes film festival will be the premiere of David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Lea Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart, the film is in competition for this year’s headline prize, the Palme d’Or, and sees Cronenberg return to his visceral and violent roots.

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Friday Night Film - EVOLUTION

Provocative director Gaspar Noé’s Vortex, released in cinemas today, is a story of old age and the descent of dementia. Noe’s career to date has been synonymous with films of a brutal and disturbing nature and his latest work, while a harrowing experience in its own way, is more restrained and a departure from the extremities that precede his reputation. This week’s Friday Night Film pick champions a film by Noe’s wife and frequent collaborator, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, the surreal fantasy…

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Odyssey: a Chinese Cinema Season

We are excited to announce that Bookhouse will be attending Odyssey: a Chinese cinema season, a month long film festival dedicated to championing the latest in outstanding independent Chinese cinema. The festival, presented by UK-China Film Collab, runs from 10th May - 10th June across venues in London and Edinburgh as well as online.

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Recent reviews

Charade

Charade 1963

A glitz and glamour trip through gorgeous 1960s Paris with a true sense of style via Hepburn’s elegant costumes and essence of cool – Charade portrays a stark contrast to the stale, lifeless churn of modern-day Hollywood and their current IP model.

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Stranger by the Lake

Stranger by the Lake 2013

Beyond its explicit nature, Stranger by the Lake is an expertly crafted slow-burner made in the vein of a Hitchock thriller a la Rear Window.

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On the Silver Globe

On the Silver Globe 1988

One of the boldest science-fiction epics never finished is now available in its restored form.

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Born in Flames

Born in Flames 1983

A recent restoration has breathed new life into Borden’s politically charged work and it is now more accessible than ever.

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The Reflecting Skin

The Reflecting Skin 1990

Filled with surreal gothic imagery and macabre violence, and a visual language from cinematographer Dick Pope that takes cues from early Terrance Malick work like Days of Heaven, The Reflecting Skin is a beautifully dark viewing experience.

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The Conversation

The Conversation 1974

The Conversation was the least revered of and commercially successful but has since been regarded in equal acclaim to Coppola's seminal epics.

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Surge

Surge 2020

Surge demonstrates Whishaw’s impressive range as an actor for his turn in Aneil Karia's visceral thriller.

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Dead Pigs

Dead Pigs 2018

Dead Pigs revolves around an ensemble cast of characters all in some way struggling with their identity and place in modern-day Shanghai.

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