On the last Friday of February, five of us got together to watch “Poor Things” at Pathe Centrum – a film that we had all heard many positive opinions about, and some of us were enthusiastic about because it had received 11 Oscar nominations. What the five of us had in common was that we really wanted to watch it and we didn’t delve deeper to know more about the film, going with the flow, so to speak.

A group of movie enthusiasts gathered on the last Friday of January to watch Ken Loach’s latest movie: “The Old Oak.” The beautiful Cinecitta welcomed us to see life happen in front of us, with its good and bad sides: because, what else can you expect from a movie named after a pub if not the ups and downs and in-betweens of human drama?

On Friday, November 24th, 6 TIC members and 2 guests braved the dreary and damp weather to meet at Pathe for Napoleon – our movie choice for this month. The film, by director Ridley Scott, starred Joaquin Phoenix, and was an epic 3 hours long. The film offered a look at the military commander’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, as well as his fall from grace and exile from France.

The 17th October was the night of “The Teacher’s Lounge” at Cinecitta’, a feature film by the German-Turkish director İlker Çatak.
A story about an idealistic teacher, interpreted by Leonie Benesch, who involuntarily started a teacher/student conflict in the school in the name of honesty and justice. This conflict is the main topic of the whole movie, where the director try to depict continuously a disorientating and anxious atmosphere with the help of a minimalistic soundtrack.

On Friday, March 10, 2023  8 TIC members braved the rainy and cold weather to meet at Cinecitta for the start of the weekend. The movie chosen – Tár – was one all were curious to see. In the lead up to the Oscars, actress Cate Blanchett was a serious contender to take home one of the coveted golden statues for her role as Lydia Tár, the brilliant but manipulative and predatory classical conductor.

Cinecitta was again the location for our movie night on Friday, April 21 and we saw the film Jackie, about first Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the days following the assassination of her husband, President Kennedy. We were a small group of 4, but that had the advantage of making for a more intimate discussion of the film over drinks and snacks afterwards. We also got the chance to get to know Estela and Jonas better (2 perspective members) We all enjoyed the movie and felt it gave a good impression of Jackie, flaws and all.

A small group of TIC members – 4 to be exact – met at Cinecitta on 17 Feb. to see The Fabelmans.  The main focus of the film was showing how Steven Spielberg’s interest in movie making began with a train set after watching The Greatest Show on Earth.  That was truly the start of something no one could predict, as our post-movie conversation could attest. 

Together with the fellow members from the Tilburg International Club, we have
gathered in to watch A Haunting in Venice; The movie was engaging, striking a
balance between spine-tingling scares and intriguing fascination.
Surrounded by warm smiles and friendly faces from various corners of the world, the
evening felt like a delightful journey through diverse cultures and perspectives. After
the movie we headed to a nearby bar, where conversations flowed effortlessly, and
laughter echoed in the air.