October is a packed month at Cromarty Cinema, with new Scottish cinema, cult favourites, animation, documentaries, international film, historical drama, horror and a very special Eastern European Season.

We start close to home with The Incomer, a new Scottish comedy starring Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin and Grant O’Rourke. Our Friday screening has already sold out, and we’re working on adding a second screening for Tuesday 6 October. Keep an eye on our website for updates.

There is more British eccentricity in Bad Apples, with Saoirse Ronan as an increasingly desperate primary school teacher whose solution to one particularly disruptive pupil takes a very dark turn. And we head back to Manchester with Michael Winterbottom’s 24 Hour Party People, Steve Coogan leading us through Factory Records, punk, rave and the glorious chaos of the Madchester music scene.

Also returning to the big screen is 9 to 5, the endlessly entertaining workplace comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton, taking on a sexist boss and turning the office upside down in the process.

Studio Ghibli favourite Whisper of the Heart follows aspiring writer Shizuku as first love, imagination and creative ambition begin to reshape her world. There is a remarkable true story behind The Cycle of Love, about Indian artist PK Mahanandia and the extraordinary 6,000-mile bicycle journey he undertook to reunite with the woman he loved in Sweden.

Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee star in Late Fame, a funny and melancholy story about a forgotten poet unexpectedly rediscovered by a younger generation.

A major highlight this October is our Eastern European season, in collaboration with Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival and Manipulate Arts. Across four screenings, we’ll explore documentary, drama, romance, comedy and shorts, with special introductions and a director Q&A. The Eastern European Shorts screening is just £5 per ticket.

Then we head beneath the waves for North Sea, Nature Untamed, a seven-year cinematic journey revealing the extraordinary wildlife living in the waters stretching from the Scottish islands to the Norwegian fjords and the Low Countries.

October wouldn’t be October without a little spookiness. Aardman brings Shaun back to the big screen in Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, as Halloween preparations go spectacularly wrong and something very hairy starts roaming the woods. The Addams clan also returns in Addams Family Values, with Wednesday and Pugsley packed off to summer camp while a murderous new nanny sets her sights on Uncle Fester.

And for something considerably scarier, Zach Cregger, director of Weapons and Barbarian, reinvents Resident Evil. Austin Abrams stars as medical courier Bryan, whose routine delivery becomes a desperate fight for survival when he finds himself caught in the middle of a terrifying outbreak.

Pressure, starring Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser, turns the 72 hours before D-Day into a tense race against time, as meteorologist James Stagg tries to convince Allied commanders that the weather could make or break the invasion. Finally, De Gaulle: Liberté follows Charles de Gaulle during the Second World War as he attempts to rally support for Free France and establish a resistance against occupation.

Is October one of our most varied months yet? To decide, see the full programme and get your tickets at https://cromartycinema.com/films/, the human box office on Thursdays 12-2, or at the door.

As the nights draw in, we’ll see you at the pictures!

3pm Sat 3rd Oct

Whisper of the Heart

U - BBFC

Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the…

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