This week's Hyde Park Pick

Fans of hot, daring and unashamedly queer cinema will not want to miss Love Lies Bleeding – Rose Glass’ follow up to her acclaimed debut horror, Saint Maud. 

Kristen Stewart and Katy M. O'Brian fully and brilliantly inhabit the role of gym manager and bodybuilder – who after falling hard for one another on the grimy floor of their run-down gym – end up falling even harder into a world of crime and deception.

A heady mix of sex, steroids and violence – this visceral lesbian thriller is a huge amount of fun and a film that tries to not take itself too seriously, thanks to its dark humour and at times surreal tendencies. 

Having already seen the film in a packed theatre, Love Lies Bleeding is a great example of a movie that works so much better when seen big, loud and with an energetic crowd – amplifying the film to pulse-quickening heights in a way that only the collective cinema experience can achieve. 

Basically – it’s really good and you’ll have a brilliantly queer old time – so try not to miss it!

Love Lies Bleeding screens at HPPH from Fri 3 May - showtimes and tickets available here.

And you can catch Rose Glass' previous film Saint Maud on Wed 1 & Thu 2 May - tickets here.