MALDOBN Film Club's 21st season continues to pull in the crowds – great films and an excellent turnout for each screening.

Currently topping the leader board is Conclave with an approval rating of 87.4%. The season continues in February with the screening of the five-times Oscar winning film One Flew Over The Cuckoo' Nest on Wednesday, 11 February and the highly acclaimed Radical on 25 February.

McMurphy, Jack Nicholson, has a criminal past and has once again got himself into trouble and is sentenced by the court. To escape labour duties in prison, McMurphy pleads insanity and is sent to a ward for the mentally unstable.

Once there, McMurphy both endures and stands witness to the abuse and degradation of the oppressive Nurse Ratched, who gains superiority and power through the flaws of the other inmates. McMurphy and the other inmates band together to make a rebellious stance against the tyrannical Head Nurse

The second film in February, Radical, is set in the Mexican city of Matamoros and the question being asked is what will the sixth grade students at Jose Urbina Lopez Elementary in Matamoros become?

They are among the worst performing students in Mexico, the world they know is one of violence and hardship, and their classrooms are dominated by an atmosphere of overbearing discipline, not possibility. It might seem like a dead end... but it is also the perfect place for new teacher Sergio Juarez to try something different.

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There's just one problem: Sergio (played by an amazing Eugenio Derbez) has no idea what he's doing.  

Films for March 2026 are the Oscar winning A Real Pain and the highly acclaimed If Only I could Hibernate, which tells the story of a poor teenage boy who is determined to win a Physics competition.

The 21st season continues until 3rd June 2026 with films being shown fortnightly on Wednesdays in 2026. The Club meets at Maldon Town Hall, doors open at 7.15pm, wine and soft drinks are available at a charge from 7.30pm and unless notified to the contrary all films will commence at 8pm.

The price of the membership subscription for the rest of the season remains at £25 so why not join now and watch the remaining nine films for free?

In addition there are a limited number of places for junior members aged 16-18 in full time education and training at the reduced cost of £18. As a member you will be asked to give your reaction to the films you have seen and also help the committee compile the programme for the following season. Membership is open to all and new members will be made very welcome. Members' guests pay just £4 per film!

For further details and an application form visit web site http://www.maldonfilmclub.uk or pop in to the Maldon Visitor Information Centre (Tuesday – Saturday between 11 am and 4pm) or phone 01621 869133 for membership enquiries.

Alternatively the club's John Salisbury says: "You are welcome to come along as my guest, meet members of the committee and pay your subscription on the night."