In reply to Tom Valentine:
> Ok now you need to explain to me what "arthouse" means.I've already googled it and found several unsatisfactory definitions so I'd really like to hear yours.
As you well know (and clearly imply/acknowledge in your query), it has a loose and very subjective definition.
For me personally, it simply means "the kind of film that I would not usually be able to see in an Odeon/Cineworld/Vue/Showcase cinema". Something that needs me to make a trip to an "independent" such as Phoenix in Leicester or Quad in Derby or Broadway in Nottingham (none of whom shy away from screening more mainstream fare just to keep themselves afloat, although they probably wouldn't screen The Fate of the The Furious
)
e.g. The Neon Demon, 20th Century Women, probably the upcoming remake of The Beguiled.
There are exceptions of course. I saw Manchester by the Sea at my local Cineworld, which pleased me as it saved me about £18 in travel and cinema tickets. Also there are "crossover" films such as Birdman. Plus anything Scorsese even if it's a total duffer (hello, "Silence")
And then there are the little films which maybe could thrive in a multiplex but don't get the required distribution deals due to not having a big selling point e.g. Bone Tomahawk (so now I ask myself "is that an arthouse film")
Thus, for me, it's as much about the cinema it's shown in as content. If I went on content alone I might say Ghost in the Shell was "arthouse"