PLATFORM is our special event for the games industry created to showcase work from developers of all sizes from across the region, to provide a stage for figures within industry to take attendees behind the scenes of their hard work, and open up a new space for the games development community to regularly connect. We aim to provide an opportunity for people to Platform themselves, their games and ...

An extraordinary anime comedy-drama from the hugely talented Satoshi Kon and a Christmas favourite here at Cultplex! In Tokyo Godfathers, three homeless people – Gin, a former professional bicycle racer; Hana, a trans woman brought up in foster care; and Miyuki, a run-away young girl – live together in Shinjuku, Tokyo. On Christmas Eve, the three discover a baby girl at a garbage dump. They head ...

After the success of Delicatessen (1991), directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro were given carte blanche. Despite their increased budget, they created a film that was no less weird and set to be as beloved a cult film as their debut release. Set in an imaginary country, The City of Lost Children sees a monster and his army of clones capture children and steal their dreams, in an attempt to ...

Kubrick’s final film is an incredible display of precision and suspense, featuring a fragile relationship played out by then-couple Kidman and Cruise. Delivered just days before his passing, Stanley Kubrick's mesmerising tale is the ultimate alternative festive film. Bill Harford, a good-looking, successful doctor, is triggered when his wife shares her private sexual fantasies. He plunges into t...

SPEED AND STRIKE PRESENT: LOUISE WEARD'S CASTRATION MOVIE: ANTHOLOGY II. THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. Castration Movie is a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender. A trans woman named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair (filmmaker Louise Weard) is a sex worker in Vancouver who splits her time between seeing clients and hanging out with her group of trans friends. As the weight of the world piles up on her ...

We are excited to present a collection of short films by Manchester born and BAFTA winning director Colin O’Toole. The first film is The 10am (2015), a dark comedy in which a father teaches his son about their family business. Secondly, Cowboy Dave (2017), which won the BAFTA for best British short film, is described as an English folk tale set in the suburbs of Manchester. Finally, Cul-de-Sac (2...

Gore and horror films set in conjunction with December festivities are not too uncommon, but Clark’s film really sets the tone – not just for the subversive impulses of the holiday horror, but for the architecture of the entire slasher flick. Surrounded by cheery decorations and cozy Christmas lights, a phone is ringing. A small group of sorority girls have been receiving increasingly threatening...

Immerse yourself in a newly-remastered Factory Records classic at Pitchblack Playback's listening session in the dark. Hear this immense record played loud in uncompressed audio on our Cultplex's powerful sound system. No distractions; just you and the music. This year marks 45 years since the release of The Durutti Column’s landmark album 'The Return Of The Durutti Column' To celebrate, London R...

Immerse yourself in the expanded Bonus Edition of this towering nu metal classic at our listening session in the dark, celebrating its 25th birthday. Hear this immense record played loud in uncompressed audio on our Cultplex's powerful sound system. No distractions; just you and the music. "This sounds great” — Rick Rubin "A fabulous idea" — Jay Kay, Jamiroquai "The optimal way to listen to an ...

Immerse yourself in this sumptuous Badu classic at Pitchblack Playback's listening session in the dark, celebrating its 25th birthday. Hear this immense record played loud in uncompressed audio on our Cultplex's powerful sound system. No distractions; just you and the music. "This sounds great” — Rick Rubin "A fabulous idea" — Jay Kay, Jamiroquai "The optimal way to listen to an album" — Max Ri...

Join us in a celebration of bargain bin cinema, of the filmmaking masterpieces you see at supermarkets and think 'What? That is a real film was was made by humans and is now in front of me?'. Your Sharknado's of the world, but we're aiming for worse (or better) than that! Each film pick will be a total mystery until the first frames hit the cinema screen. Previous films have included Velocip...

Cha-cha heels at the ready as GASP! is returning to Cultplex on the 12th December with a special festive screening of John Waters’ grotesque masterpiece Female Trouble. Waters’ follow-up to the cult classic Pink Flamingos is a queer festive favourite for many with its mix of melodrama, perversity and jet-black irreverent humour. Expect teenage delinquency, murder in the name of art and a not-so-...

Nothing quite says Christmas like all four cracking half-hour specials featuring Aardman's Oscar-Winning duo - the charming and eccentric inventor Wallace and his faithful, four-legged friend Gromit- on the big screen! Join Cultplex for a crackin' day out! A GRAND DAY OUT On a quest for his favourite snack, Wallace takes Gromit on an out-of-this-world adventure in his home-made space rocket to di...

Halloween or Christmas? You can celebrate both seasons at once in this stop-motion classic. In Halloween Town, Jack Skellington finds scaring people isn’t fun anymore, so he sets his sights on Christmas Town, a place covered in snow and tinsel, and full of joy. However, his attempts at entering the festive mood are lost in translation, and when Father Christmas disappears chaos descends. Surely th...

'Tis the season for love, laughter, and one of the most cherished stories of all time! Join Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and all the hilarious Muppets in this merry, magical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. Academy Award® winner Michael Caine (Best Supporting Actor) gives a performance that's anything but "bah, humbug!" as greedy, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge. We'll be handing on out ...

Here at CULTPLEX we've long regarded movie-going as a religious experience and the cinema as a sacred temple of worship. Week in, week out people don their best to celebrate the gods of cinema on the big screen as they intended us to. We could never quite put a name on this but recently one of our religion's patron saints Greta Gerwig talked of the Movie Church she assembled before her most recent...

To celebrate the final season of Stranger Things airing over the next month, we're very excited to present a quiz which will delve into upside down lore and all our favourite faces from Hawkins! Through various quizzical multimedia rounds we'll be testing your knowledge of Hawkins Lab, Will The Wise and whatever is going on inside Argyle's mind. Make sure you know your Alexi from your Enzo, your ...

In the glamour of 1950s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) are at the centre of British fashion, dressing royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites, debutants and dames with the distinct style of The House of Woodcock. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and comp...

"Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it and a kiss can be even deadlier if you mean it" This sequel to the Prince-tastic original 1989 Batman goes darker, weirder, camper and sexier ...so much so McDonald's infamously recalled their Batman Returns Happy Meal toys after seeing the final film! It's Christmas in Gotham City and Oswald Cobblepot aka The Penguin (Danny DeVito) returns after being aban...

A yuletide zombie musical made in Britain? Yes please! In this pure gore delight with a toe-tapping beat, Anna (excellent Ella Hunt) is looking forward to the end of high school and jet-setting around the world to experience life before settling down. But when a zombie apocalypse threatens her sleepy Scottish town, Anna and her friends are forced to struggle, slash and sing (!) their way to surv...