I get round the expense problem by buying standby tickets on lastminute.com. This allows you to get tickets to any show for £4.50 each. It's brilliant and works Mon to Thursday.

This cinema always has lots on and has many screens. Upstairs they occasionally have a film quiz and a large confectionary counter including a ben & jerrys.

At that price I won't be going, because my last two visits here have been disappointing.

The auditorium clearly hadn't been swept in between screenings because it was strewn with popcorn. And there were far too many people in the audience who thought it was acceptable to chat throughout the film.

Also, the ticket office is completely unstaffed on a Monday night. So if you turned up with cash in your pocket rather than a debit or credit card, you wouldn't be able to get in, because the automated machines don't accept cash.

The club itself is pretty shabby and probably hasn't changed much from its old industrial days. For drinks expect a cold can of Red Stripe, and there's not much of a chill out area. The lighting on the dancefloor amounts to a projection of a few Studio One album covers. But the music is faultless, and as everyone's just there to dance the atmosphere is always superb, so the reliably young and gorgeous crown don't seem to look down on old dudes like myself as they're too busy dancing like loons.

The staff were friendly and there was no litter in sight, which should be the case in all cinemas, but there was nothing that stood out about this one to make me specifically want to return.

It was, however, fairly surprising to find that it consists of 9 screens, seeing as the entire surrounding area is taken up with shops, but this was marred by the fact that when we visited it was extremely crowded and therefore difficult to find a seat.

A decent cinema, nicely located, but nothing special.

Of course as Rik mentioned the food and drink is horrifically expensive so avoid unless you really want it. I personally popped into a nearby bar before the film and skipped the in cinema dining :)

The cinema is fairly logcally laid out and the screens and seats are both pretty good.

During some films the lights are particularly lighter than most other cinemas however, which might bother some people.

All in all, not bad, not brilliant.