CINEVANGELIST
Great Films You (Probably) Don't Know
Alternate Sundays at the Park Tavern
Park Lane, Macclesfield
A handpicked selection of underappreciated films...
...But we don't tell you what you're coming to see!
Free entry! (First come, first serve)
Box office opens at 7pm, film starts at 8pm
CINEVANGELIST
Ever take a chance on a film you’re not familiar with, only to discover you love it? One you told friends, family and colleagues seek out? That, my friends, is cinevangelism.
It’s natural to love the familiar. So we’re not going to tell you what you’re coming to watch. We’ll give you a synopsis and a genre, maybe more, but we’re basically asking you to go in blind and trust us.
What films are in the lineup?
Independent flicks which couldn’t afford wide release. Mainstream movies buried by bigger releases. Movies the studios didn’t know how to market.
Some are exceptional. Some are imperfect yet ambitious. Others are just great examples of their respective genres. The thing they all have in common is that they deserve a wider audience.
Every other Sunday, come along, take a chance and be pleasantly surprised. And if you like our choices, spread the word – Cinevangelise to others!
Tickets are available free from the bar from 7pm – First come, first serve. Films begin at 8pm.
Please note: In order to preserve surprises, some synopses or given genres may deliberately mask the full scope of the film. If in doubt, don't take the risk...!
LISTINGS - JANUARY-APRIL 2024
7 JANUARY 2024 - A Late Quartet
After 25 years performing together, a renowned group of musicians are forced to consider their future when an unexpected setback threatens to finally lay bare decades of simmering issues
Drama
| You may like it if you liked...
The Ice Storm
21 JANUARY 2024 - Sharper
A sensitive young man who owns a secondhand bookstore is quickly enchanted by a particular customer becomes determined to stand by her when she finds herself in a frightening predicament
Crime drama | You may like it if you liked... Matchstick Men
4 FEBRUARY 2024 - Saint Frances
A thirtysomething feeling left behind as her friends marry and have children decides to take on a job being a nanny for the precocious daughter of a wealthy couple
Comedy drama | You may like it if you liked... Juno
18 FEBRUARY 2024 - Giant Little Ones
Two popular teen boys who have been friends since childhood have their entire lives dramatically upended after the unexpected events of a single birthday party
Drama | You may like it if you liked... Boys Don't Cry
3 MARCH 2024 - Not Okay
A young photo editor at a website with aspirations of becoming a writer decides to fake her way towards a better social media presence, but real world events conspire to complicate her plan
Comedy drama | You may like it if you liked... The Bling Ring
17 MARCH 2024 - Ondine
A divorced, formerly alcoholic fisherman is mocked by his peers and struggles to look after a daughter with failing health, until one day an extremely unexpected catch changes his life
Romantic drama | You may like it if you liked... Meet Joe Black
31 MARCH 2024 - Fair Play
A young couple who keep their involvement covert to avoid falling foul of the rules at the hedge fund they both work at find an unexpected development at the office adding extra strain to ther relationship
Drama thriller | You may like it if you liked... Gone Girl
14 APRIL 2024 - The Light of the Moon
Following a traumatising experience on a night out, a young architect discovers that regaining balance and normalcy in both her life and her relationship is more challenging than she anticipated
Drama | You may like it if you liked... Manchester by the Sea
28 APRIL 2024 - Standing Up, Falling Down
Years after leaving in hopes of big city success, a young stand up comic is forced to return home in shame to live with his parents, where his self-pity is interrupted when he strikes up an unlikely friendship
Comedy drama | You may like it if you liked... Begin Again
LISTINGS - MAY-AUGUST 2024
12 MAY 2024 - How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Eight unlikely associates gather together at an abandoned shack in the desert to execute a meticulous plan. What brought each of them there is revealed gradually in the tense, topical thriller
Thriller | You may like it if you liked... Widows
26 MAY 2024 - Blue Jay
While back in his hometown dealing with the estate of his late mother, a man is surprised to bump into a former acquaintance but the two quickly begin to reconnect as the night unfolds
Romantic drama | You may like it if you like... Before Sunrise
9 JUNE 2024 - Blood on her Name
A single mother finds herself in a messy situation following an unexpected altercation in the garage she runs, but panic and morality impairs her judgement in this mesmerising Southern Gothic thriller
Crime thriller | You may like it if you liked... Good Time
23 JUNE 2024 - You Are So Not Invited to my Bat Mitzvah
A pair of teenage girls have both their lifelong friendship and their long-held shared dreams of epic coming-of-age ceremonies severely complicated by escalating high school dramas
Comedy | You may like it if you liked... Mean Girls
7 JULY 2024 - Montana Story
A family tragedy brings a pair of estranged siblings back to the remote ranch they once called home, forcing them to finally confront unresolved issues from their past
Drama | You may like it if you liked... August: Osage County
21 JULY 2024 - Emily the Criminal
A young food delivery contractor desperate for steady income to pay off seemingly insurmountable student debt is offered a shady alternative way to make money as a favour by a colleague
Crime thriller | You may like it if you liked... Drive
4 AUGUST 2024 - Clemency
The warden of a death row prison wrestles with the impact of her decisions on her life and soul while the end gets ever closer for a prisoner who has always maintained his innocence
Drama | You may like it if you like... Michael Clayton
18 AUGUST 2024 - Fingernails
A teacher in a relationship which modern technology has certified as true love takes a job at an institute which works with couples to incite or strengthen feelings of romantic love
Romantic sci-fi drama | You may like it if you liked... Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
LISTINGS - SEPTEMBER–DECEMBER 2024
1 SEPTEMBER 2024 - Pig
A misanthropic hermit living in the forest with only his truffle pig for company is forced by unexpected circumstances to finally return to the world he left behind
Drama | You may like it if you liked... Wild
15 SEPTEMBER 2024
A willful and intelligent teenage girl in medievel England does her best to live life to the fullest while fending off endless suitors encouraged by her father, the near-destitute local lord
Comedy drama | You may like it if you liked... A Knight's Tale
29 SEPTEMBER 2024
A teenager who avoids drama by being studiously bland and avoiding close friendships is forced by his mother to comfort a classmate who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer
Drama | You may like it if you liked... The Fault in our Stars
13 OCTOBER 2024
While wrestling with the fallout of a tough breakup at a friend's art exhibition, a young man has an encounter with a free-spirited woman who cheerfully attaches herself to his plans for the day
Romantic comedy | You may like it if you liked... Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
27 OCTOBER 2024
A young woman living alone outside a small town that seemingly despises her finds her isolation shattered one night when she detects an intruder on her property
Sci-fi horror | You may like it if you liked... The Revenant
10 NOVEMBER 2024
Two friends from boarding school reunite for a weekend hunting up in the Scottish highlands, but the city-dwellers causes growing ripples in the close-knit local community in this nerve-jangling thriller
Drama thriller | You may like it if you liked... The Road
24 NOVEMBER 2024
After his release from a 15-year stretch in prison, a gruff biker is learning to readjust to a world he last experienced in his teens when he suddenly encounters a familiar face from his adolescence
Drama | You may like it if you liked... Brokeback Mountain
8 DECEMBER 2024
A Colorado university lecturer, who recently lost the mother with whom she had a difficult relationship, has her isolation disrupted by a pair of hunters trespassing on her remote wilderness property
Drama Thriller | You may like it if you liked... Nocturnal Animals