The non-profit making club, which started in 1948, and has 300 members, screens 12 films at the County’s Town’s Hazlitt Theatre from September to April.

This year’s season starts on Monday, September 16, with a screening of British black comedy thriller Sightseers, rated 15. Tina is looking forward to going on holiday in the North of England with her boyfriend, but things take a turn for the macabre.

All films are shown at 8pm on Mondays, and others lined up include Danish drama The Hunt, French comedy drama Dans La Maison and Oscar-nominated American fantasy drama Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Membership for the season is £24, £42 for two people or £19 for concessions.

For information visit www.maidstone-film-society.org.uk or call 01622 746078.