Opening Times
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 5-8.30pm
Wednesday: 1-8.30pm
Saturday: 1-8pm
Closed Monday and Sunday
Plymouth Arts Cinema
Arts University Plymouth
Tavistock Place
Plymouth
PL4 8AT
Independent Cinema for Everyone
Film Review: Bait – “a talent to look out for”
Tuesday 1st October 2019
Nigel Watson reviews Bait, showing in our cinema until Wednesday 2 October. All screenings of Bait are currently sold out but because it is so popular we may programme extra screenings in the first week of November. Our November-December programme will be available online from 17th … Continue Reading
Film review: “As a psychological study, Mrs Lowry and Son excels”
Monday 30th September 2019
Helen Tope reviews Mrs Lowry and Son, showing in our cinema until Thursday 3 October.
Filmed with a lightness of touch, Mrs Lowry and Son is a delicate portrait of a complex and deeply troubled relationship. LS Lowry, whose works include Going to the March and Coming from … Continue Reading
In Pictures: Open Air Cinema 2019
Wednesday 25th September 2019
Our Open Air Cinema programme for 2019 is over, but we’re thrilled to be able to share these sunset photos that our Projectionist Sam Lyne took at our Tinside Lido screenings. A video of one of the events made by David Ammoun is below. … Continue Reading
Film Review: Vita and Virginia
Monday 9th September 2019
Helen Tope reviews Vita and Virginia, showing one last time in our cinema on Tuesday 10 September at 6pm.
Based on her 1992 play, Eileen Atkins brings her one-woman show to the screen. The story of how Virginia Woolf meets Vita Sackville West should be an easy … Continue Reading
Open Air Cinema Preview: Captain Marvel – “an out-of-this-world story with a whole heap of humanity”
Thursday 29th August 2019
Alice O’Hare’s first contribution to our blog is a review of Captain Marvel, which will be screened at Royal William Yard on Thursday 12 September as part of our Open Air Cinema season.
Combining glossy and slick … Continue Reading
Film Review: Yesterday – “a joyful celebration of The Beatles music without The Beatles”
Monday 29th July 2019
Nigel Watson reviews Yesterday, showing in our cinema until Wednesday 31 July.
Yesterday is a joyful celebration of The Beatles music without The Beatles. This is all because solar flares cause a worldwide power cut that mysteriously changes history, and as a consequence … Continue Reading
Film Review: Tucked – “one of those British films that we do so well”
Monday 29th July 2019
Helen Tope reviews Tucked, showing in our cinema until Wednesday 31 July.
Set in Brighton, Tucked tells the story of an unlikely friendship. Jackie is a 74-year-old drag queen, the star turn at a local club. His set features jokes – the ruder the better – and … Continue Reading
Film Review: A Season in France – “Held in gentle elegance throughout, A Season in France rages beneath its polished exterior.”
Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Beau Waycott reviews A Season in France, showing in our cinema until Wednesday 24 July.
Held in gentle elegance throughout, A Season in France rages beneath its polished exterior. Mahamat Saleh Haroun, former jury member of the Cannes Film Festival, has … Continue Reading