We know December can be a tricky time of year around what can be expected for Christmas. So we've assembled some free online viewing options that don't come with the cost of a trip out to the cinema, or the pressure of company.
Joe Harris
Our Favourite Places would be nothing without our contributors — a massive thanks to all of them!
Tell us about you...
I'm Joe. I like films and vinyl.
I'm the co-founder of Reel Steel – a film magazine and screening event group, based in Sheffield. You may have been to one of our screening events at Sheffield's historic Abbeydale Picture House, where we've shown everything from cult 80s horror to Studio Ghibli on 35mm.
What does Sheffield mean to you?
Sheffield is a great example of the 'independent' spirit.
It's full of people who have gone out and done things for themselves – opening a new bar or a record store, creating a film screening or music event. The cultural landscape of the city is full of so many independent traders and events and it's all the better for it.
It really is a city of makers.
What's your favourite Sheffield place?
The Abbeydale Picture House.
What would you do to improve the city?
Let me think about that one...
Latest contributions
Grand Theft Hamlet
Tue. 10 December 2024 — Thu. 19 December 2024
As venues close during lockdown, two out-of-work actors attempt the impossible task of delivering a full production of Shakespeare's Hamlet inside the online world of Grand Theft Auto 5. Shot entirely in game, this documentary charts their adventure.
Queer
Fri. 13 December 2024 — Tue. 7 January 2025
1950, Mexico City. An American ex-pat leads a solitary life, until a new arrival gives new value to intimate relationships. A lush adaptation of the William S. Burroughs novel by Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) with a mesmerising Daniel Craig.
Nightbitch
Fri. 6 December 2024 — Thu. 12 December 2024
An artist turned stay-home mum's new domesticity takes a surreal turn as her nightly routine and maternal instincts manifest in canine form. A genre-bending exploration into the role of motherhood from director Marielle Heller, starring Amy Adams.