FOR anyone who still hasn’t seen it yet or for those that want to go again, Mamma Mia: 2 is showing for the last week at Ilkley Cinema. Last week’s films, The Children Act, Mamma Mia: 2 and Kids Club: Teen Titans Go to the Movies will be joined this week by four new films, one cult classic and the fierce National Theatre Live hit, Julie.

Searching is a film about a father who searches for his missing daughter. A simple premise that has been told many times over in the past, however Searching goes further than any film has gone before in studying our saturated relationship with technology. Told purely through all the different tech devices we use every day. This film looks to explore our dependency on social media, the duality it breeds in a world where most people curate their own story through social media. Searching still follows the footsteps of a classic thriller and will be a fascinating watching for young and older crowds.

It’s not just film makers that are constantly trying to modernise and stay relevant. The National Theatre’s production of Julie by the exciting Polly Stenham (That Face, Neon Demon) also contemporises the classic August Stringberg’s Miss Julie. Fuelled by social division, Stenham’s version remains as shocking as the original whilst staying fiercely relevant. This maybe targeting a younger audience but still cuts deep and supply’s that theatrical experience you can only get at the National.

Anyone looking for something lighter, look no further than the The Spy Who Dumped Me, in the safe hands of Mila Kunis (Bad Moms, Family Guy) and Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) this espionage action, adventure comedy has plenty of hilarious moments to distract you from your none MI5 existence.

A comedy of the darker kind comes with the Icelandic dramedy, Under the Tree. Based around a neighbour’s dispute over a tree, what starts off as a typical spat between suburbanites soon spirals violently and unexpectedly out of control. Savagely walking the line between black comedy and visceral tragedy the subtitled Under the Tree stays gripping from start to finish. This is a fabulous opportunity to see the best of Icelandic cinema in Ilkley.

Spitfire is a documentary about the plane and courageous people who flew them. Credited with changing the course of world history, this is the story of the Spitfire – told in the words of the last surviving combat veterans. With stunning aerial footage from the world’s top aviation photographer, the film also contains rare, digitally re-mastered, archive footage from the tumultuous days of the 1940’s when it’s power in the skies was unrivalled. This fascinating thrill ride is packed full of emotion and looks to celebrate an international icon.

Written, produced and directed by the Coen Brothers in 1998, The Big Lebowski is a cult classic. If you’re a big Coen Brother fan or just a fan of ten pin bowling this is not to be missed and if you fancy immersing yourself further into the Dudes world of bowling and suit cases full of money, White Russians will be available at the bar!!

l Philip Duguid-McQuillan