The Phoenix Cinema Recommends This Season’s Best Films

Nothing transports you into another world quite like a good movie. Whether you want to spend time to be swept up by a whirlwind romance, immerse yourself in a different culture or get entangled in a familial saga, there are myriad films waiting to absorb you. 

The best way to see a good film has to be in the cinema, complete with popcorn and an audience to laugh or cry along with. Given the choice, we’d always head to the Phoenix Cinema. A proper old cinema with comfy seats and an eclectic programme spanning contemporary masterpieces, old classics and an impressive selection of live performances broadcast from the National Theatre and Royal Opera House, the Phoenix is a North London gem.

Here are Phoenix Manager Zalan Pall’s top five films for early 2023

The Fabelmans

In the Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominated ‘The Fabelmans”, director Stephen Spielberg digs at the family roots that helped make him a beloved filmmaker. 

The Whale

Held together by Brendan Fraser’s incredible performance, ‘The Whale’ sings a song of empathy that will leave most viewers blubbing.

Women Talking  

In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith. Women Talking is written and directed by Sarah Polley and has an incredible all-star cast.

Broker 

Broker is a warm, tenderly melancholic Korean drama based around two men who steal abandoned babies from a baby box and sell them on the adoption black market.

Exhibitions on Screen

Alongside live theatre, ballet, and opera performances, we have one off screenings for art lovers. We have ‘Mary Casset – Painting the Modern Woman’ which delves into the American artist and her female portraits, on March 8, and Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition on April 18.