Emerald Fennell’s provocative new adaptation of Emily Brontë’s masterpiece reimagines the Yorkshire moors as a site of Gothic frenzy and destructive obsession. Starring Jacob Elordi as a brooding, long-haired Heathcliff and Margot Robbie as the ecstatic Catherine Earnshaw, the film leans into the raw, visceral nature of their inseparable bond.placeholder image
Emerald Fennell’s provocative new adaptation of Emily Brontë’s masterpiece reimagines the Yorkshire moors as a site of Gothic frenzy and destructive obsession. Starring Jacob Elordi as a brooding, long-haired Heathcliff and Margot Robbie as the ecstatic Catherine Earnshaw, the film leans into the raw, visceral nature of their inseparable bond. | Submitted

Hyde Park Picture House in February: Wuthering Heights, Iron Lung and this month's film screenings

Benjamin Jackson
By Benjamin Jackson

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Published 16th Feb 2026, 16:30 GMT

With half-term here, Hyde Park Picture House is offering the perfect sanctuary with a line-up that balances high-stakes Hollywood glamour with family fun.

As Leeds enters the school holidays, we’re also firmly on the Road to the Oscars, with the 98th Academy Awards set for March 15.

This month, our screen becomes a showcase for the world’s most celebrated cinema, featuring no fewer than 15 standout titles (and that’s just our recommendations), including major nominees like the record-breaking Hamnet and the stunning Brazilian thriller The Secret Agent.

Whether you’re looking to catch an award-winner before the big night or seeking a creative escape for the kids, the cinema has once again curated a program that brings the best of the global stage to the heart of LS6.

For more information on the screenings, including times and bookings, you can visit the Hyde Park Picture House website for more details, including how to become a member of the cinema.

Park Chan-wook brings his signature dark humour and meticulous visual style to this high-stakes social satire. The story follows a desperate, middle-aged paper industry expert who, after losing his job to corporate downsizing, decides that the only way to "bring home the bread" is to systematically eliminate his competition.

7. No Other Choice (15)

Park Chan-wook brings his signature dark humour and meticulous visual style to this high-stakes social satire. The story follows a desperate, middle-aged paper industry expert who, after losing his job to corporate downsizing, decides that the only way to "bring home the bread" is to systematically eliminate his competition. | CJ ENM

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Oliver Laxe’s Sirat is an experimental, 'teeth-rattling' sensory experience that blends a desert odyssey with the world of illegal Moroccan raves. A father searches for his missing daughter through a landscape vibrating with deep bass and apocalyptic undertones, eventually joining a found family of ageing ravers in a convoy across the Sahara.

8. Sirat (15)

Oliver Laxe’s Sirat is an experimental, 'teeth-rattling' sensory experience that blends a desert odyssey with the world of illegal Moroccan raves. A father searches for his missing daughter through a landscape vibrating with deep bass and apocalyptic undertones, eventually joining a found family of ageing ravers in a convoy across the Sahara. | Provided

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Making his feature debut, Markiplier writes, directs, and stars in this claustrophobic sci-fi horror based on the cult-favourite video game. Set in a future where an event called the 'Quiet Rapture' has caused the stars to vanish, a convict is sent to a desolate moon to pilot a ramshackle submarine through an ocean of human blood.

9. Iron Lung (15)

Making his feature debut, Markiplier writes, directs, and stars in this claustrophobic sci-fi horror based on the cult-favourite video game. Set in a future where an event called the 'Quiet Rapture' has caused the stars to vanish, a convict is sent to a desolate moon to pilot a ramshackle submarine through an ocean of human blood. | Provided

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This intimate and comprehensive documentary offers a definitive look at the life and ephemeral career of one of the 90s' most haunting voices. Through never-before-seen archive footage and personal voice messages, the film explores the meteoric rise following the release of his only studio album, Grace, and the sudden, tragic accidental drowning that left the music world in shock.

10. It’s Never Over: Jeff Buckley (15)

This intimate and comprehensive documentary offers a definitive look at the life and ephemeral career of one of the 90s' most haunting voices. Through never-before-seen archive footage and personal voice messages, the film explores the meteoric rise following the release of his only studio album, Grace, and the sudden, tragic accidental drowning that left the music world in shock. | Brian Rasic/Getty Images

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This 4K digitally remastered classic is a haunting psychological drama based on the real-life events that inspired Yukio Mishima’s novel The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. Directed by Kon Ichikawa, the film follows a stuttering apprentice monk in postwar Kyoto whose reverence for the sacred Shukaku Temple slowly curdles into a dangerous obsession.

11. Conflagration (15)

This 4K digitally remastered classic is a haunting psychological drama based on the real-life events that inspired Yukio Mishima’s novel The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. Directed by Kon Ichikawa, the film follows a stuttering apprentice monk in postwar Kyoto whose reverence for the sacred Shukaku Temple slowly curdles into a dangerous obsession. | MoMA

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A landmark achievement in queer cinema, Marlon Riggs’ 1989 experimental documentary remains an essential and radical exploration of Black gay life. Using a rhythmic blend of poetry, personal testimony, music, and dance, Riggs shatters the silence surrounding racial and sexual identity during the height of the culture wars.

12. Tongues Untied (18)

A landmark achievement in queer cinema, Marlon Riggs’ 1989 experimental documentary remains an essential and radical exploration of Black gay life. Using a rhythmic blend of poetry, personal testimony, music, and dance, Riggs shatters the silence surrounding racial and sexual identity during the height of the culture wars. | Provided

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