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Step into the shadowy world of Apocalypse Noir, a gripping season curated by acclaimed film critic and programmer Christina Newland. Exploring the dark intersection between classic film noir and Cold War anxieties, this six-film season uncovers cinema's fascination with nuclear fear, post-war trauma and the threat of global annihilation.

From sinister cults and weary war survivors to radioactive mysteries and atomic nightmares, these films reflect a world living under the shadow of the bomb. Blending noir with horror, science fiction and psychological drama, the season features cult classics including Kiss Me Deadly, The Seventh Victim, Panic in Year Zero and Split Second.

Journey from the streets of Los Angeles to post-war Japan as Apocalypse Noir examines how the atomic age reshaped our fears, morals and imagination. Expect suspense, style and existential dread in equal measure.

Screenings

Saturday 7 November 2026 – Kiss Me Deadly (12A)
A hard-boiled private investigator becomes entangled in a deadly mystery with terrifying atomic implications in this explosive noir classic inspired by the fears of the nuclear age.

Sunday 8 November 2026 – The Seventh Victim (12A)
A young woman searching for her missing sister is drawn into a sinister world of cults, paranoia and despair in one of the most haunting psychological thrillers of the 1940s.

Sunday 15 November 2026 – Panic in Year Zero (15)
Ray Milland directs and stars in a tense survivalist drama as a family struggles to endure the chaos and moral dilemmas that follow a devastating nuclear attack.

Sunday 22 November 2026 – Split Second (PG)
Three criminals take hostages and hide out in a ghost town scheduled for an atomic bomb test, creating a nail-biting race against time in this suspenseful Cold War thriller.