A Real Pain

We’re well into awards season. We’ve just had the Golden Globes ceremony. The Academy Awards will be on March 2 and bets are being placed. Which films and people will be nominated? Which will take home one or more Oscars? Let’s start with the contenders playing at the ByTowne and the Mayfair in the latter half of January.

Welcome to January 2025! In this, my first article of the year, I’m going to imitate Janus because my two favourite films of 2024 – Flow and Anora – are still screening at the Mayfair and there are a bunch of not-to-be-missed films from the past at the ByTowne and the Mayfair.

There’s an eclectic, pleasing selection of films at the ByTowne and the Mayfair at the tail end of 2024. Find out what the two cinemas are offering in this edition of Magic in the Dark.