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Spies In Disguise [PG]
- March
- Sun 1st
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In Your Hands [M]
- March
- Mon 2nd
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhod [PG]
- March
- Fri 6th, Sat 7th
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1917 [MA15+]
- March
- Sun 8th
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Rory's Way [M]
- March
- Fri 13th
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Just Mercy [M]
- March
- Sat 14th Sun 15th
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H Is For Happiness [PG]
- March
- Fri 20th, Sat 21st
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The Biggest Little Farm [PG]
- March
- Sun 22nd
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A Hidden Life [M]
- March
- Fri 27th
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Mr Jones [MA15+]
- March
- Sat 28th, Sun 29th
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The Professor and the Madman [M]
- April
- Fri 3rd, Sat 4th
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Promised [PG]
- April
- Sun 5th
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The Call of the Wild [PG]
- April
- Fri 10th, Sat 11th
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The Peanut Butter Falcon [M]
- April
- Sun 12th, Mon 13th
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GO! [PG]
- April
- Fri 17th
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Motherless Brooklyn [M]
- April
- Sat 18th, Sun 19th
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Sonic the Hedgehog [PG]
- April
- Fri 24th
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Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears [M]
- April
- Sat 25th, Sun 26th
Spies In Disguise [PG] (US)
Directed by: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane
Rated: PG
- Stars:
- (Voice of) Rachel Brosnahan
- (Voice of) Jarrett Bruno
- (Voice of) Claire Crosby
- (Voice of) Will Smith
- Screening in March
- Sun 1st
Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way. And if this odd couple can't learn to work as a team, the whole world is in peril.
In Your Hands [M] (France)
Directed by: Ludovic Bernard
Rated: M
- Stars:
- Kristin Scott Thomas
- Lambert Wilson
- Karidja Touré
- Jules Benchetrit
- Screening in March
- Mon 2nd
Mathieu (Jules Benchetrit) lives with his family in a housing project where peer pressure has led him into petty theft. When the director of a prestigious music conservatory, Pierre, hears Mathieu playing piano at a railway station (#PianoEnGare), he is mesmerised. Pierre decides to secure him private lessons with the imposing Countess (Kristin Scott Thomas), although with a secret agenda: to enter Mathieu in an international competition. Social pressures and the daunting prospect of performing piano professionally cause Mathieu to question himself. Will he be able to play at the international competition or not?
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhod [PG] (US)
Directed by: Marielle Heller
Rated: PG
- Stars:
- Tom Hanks
- Matthew Rhys
- Susan Kelechi Watson
- Chris Cooper
- Screening in March
- Fri 6th, Sat 7th
Tom Hanks portrays American children’s television icon Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his scepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbour.
1917 [MA15+] (UK/US)
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Rated: MA15+
- Stars:
- George MacKay
- Dean-Charles Chapman
- Mark Strong
- Andrew Scott
- Richard Madden
- Claire Duburcq
- Colin Firth
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Screening in March
- Sun 8th
During World War I, two British soldiers -- Lance Cpl. Schofield and Lance Cpl. Blake -- receive seemingly impossible orders. In a race against time, they must cross over into enemy territory to deliver a message that could potentially save 1,600 of their fellow comrades -- including Blake's own brother.
Rory's Way [M] (UK)
Directed by: Oded Binnun, Mihal Brezis
Rated: M
- Stars:
- Brian Cox
- Rosanna Arquette
- JJ Field
- Thora Birch
- Screening in March
- Fri 13th
A rugged old Scotsman reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his estranged son, Rory sees his life transformed through a newly found bond with his baby grandson.
Just Mercy [M] (US)
Directed by: Destin Daniel Cretton
Rated: M
- Stars:
- Michael B. Jordan
- Brie Larson
- Rob Morgan
- Tim Blake Nelson
- Karan Kendrick
- Rafe Spall
- O'Shea Jackson Jr
- Screening in March
- Sat 14th Sun 15th
After graduating from Harvard, Bryan Stevenson heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or those not afforded proper representation. One of his first cases is that of Walter McMillian, who is sentenced to die in 1987 for the murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite evidence proving his innocence. In the years that follow, Stevenson encounters racism and legal and political manoeuvrings as he tirelessly fights for McMillian's life.
H Is For Happiness [PG] (Aust)
Directed by: John Sheedy
Rated: PG
- Stars:
- Richard Roxburgh
- Miriam Margolyes
- Emma Booth
- Screening in March
- Fri 20th, Sat 21st
A twelve year old girl with boundless optimism and a unique view of the world is inspired by the strange new boy at school and sets out to mend her broken family - whatever it takes.
The Biggest Little Farm [PG] (US)
Directed by: John Chester
Rated: PG
- Stars:
- John Chester
- Molly Chester
- Matthew Pilachowski
- Screening in March
- Sun 22nd
Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles.
A Hidden Life [M] (Germany)
Directed by: Terrence Malick
Rated: M
- Stars:
- August Diehl
- Valerie Pachner
- Maria Simon
- Screening in March
- Fri 27th
Based on real events, from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A HIDDEN LIFE is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keeps his spirit alive.
Mr Jones [MA15+] (Poland/UK/Ukraine)
Directed by: Agnieszka Holland
Rated: MA15+
- Stars:
- James Norton
- Joseph Mawle
- Vanessa Kirby
- Peter Sarsgaard
- Screening in March
- Sat 28th, Sun 29th
The extraordinary untold story of Gareth Jones, an ambitious young Welsh journalist who travelled to the Soviet Union in 1933 and uncovered the appalling truth behind the Soviet "utopia" and Stalin's regime.
The Professor and the Madman [M] (UK)
Directed by: Farhad Safinia (as P.B. Shemran)
Rated: M
- Stars:
- Mel Gibson
- Sean Penn
- Steve Coogan
- Natalie Dormer
- Screening in April
- Fri 3rd, Sat 4th
Based on the 1998 book `The Surgeon of Crowthorne' by Simon Winchester, the life of Professor James Murray is portrayed as he begins work on compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid-19th century. As he led the overseeing committee, the professor received over 10,000 entries from one source in particular - a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr William Minor.
Promised [PG] (Aust)
Directed by: Nick Conidi
Rated: PG
- Stars:
- Tina Arena
- Paul Mercurio
- Daniel Berini
- Screening in April
- Sun 5th
“There was a time when arranged marriages were not uncommon in our community. it was the way it was...” In 1950s Australia, five year-old Robert and newborn Angela are promised in marriage by their fathers, Sal, and the man he is indebted to, the very influential and connected Joe against the misgivings of Angela’s mother, Rosalba. Twenty one years on, and despite changing times, fading traditions and Angela’s love for another man – she is still expected to marry Robert. With the wedding rapidly approaching and torn between love and obligation, the pair are expected to marry, or face the consequences.
The Call of the Wild [PG] (US)
Directed by: Chris Sanders
Rated: PG
- Stars:
- Harrison Ford
- Dan Stevens
- Colin Woodell
- Karen Gillan
- Screening in April
- Fri 10th, Sat 11th
A domesticated St. Bernard/Scotch Collie dog named Buck is stolen from his Santa Clara, California home and sold to freight haulers in Yukon. Crossing paths with a man named John Thornton, the two embark on an adventure where Buck finds his true place in the world.
The Peanut Butter Falcon [M] (US)
Directed by: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
Rated: M
- Stars:
- Shia LaBeouf
- Dakota Johnson
- John Hawkes
- Zack Gottsagen
- Screening in April
- Sun 12th, Mon 13th
An adventure story set in the world of a modern Mark Twain that begins when Zak (22), a young man with Down syndrome runs away from a nursing home where he lives to chase his dream of becoming a professional wrestler and attending the wrestling school of The Salt Water Redneck.
GO! [PG] (WA)
Directed by: Owen Trevor
Rated: PG
- Stars:
- William Lodder
- Frances O'Connor
- Richard Roxburgh
- Dan Wyllie
- Screening in April
- Fri 17th
When Jack (William Lodder) and his single mother (Frances O’Connor) move to a small town in Western Australia, he soon gets involved in the competitive world of go-kart racing. Jack's got natural talent but must learn to control his recklessness. To do that, he'll need the help of aspiring engineer Mandy, wise-cracking best mate Colin, and mysterious mentor Patrick. Together, the team will endeavour to overcome all odds and defeat ruthless racer Dean to win the National Go Kart Championship.
Motherless Brooklyn [M] (US)
Directed by: Edward Norton
Rated: M
- Stars:
- Edward Norton
- Bruce Willis
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Alec Baldwin
- Screening in April
- Sat 18th, Sun 19th
Lionel Essrog is a lonely private detective who doesn't let Tourette's syndrome stand in the way of his job. Gifted with a few clues and an obsessive mind, Lionel sets out to solve the murder of Frank Minna -- his mentor and only friend. Scouring the jazz clubs and slums of Brooklyn and Harlem, Essrog soon uncovers a web of secrets while contending with thugs, corruption and the most dangerous man in the city.
Sonic the Hedgehog [PG] (US)
Directed by: Jeff Fowler
Rated: PG
- Stars:
- Jim Carrey
- James Marsden
- Ben Schwartz
- Screening in April
- Fri 24th
Sonic tries to navigate the complexities of life on Earth with his newfound best friend -- a human named Tom Wachowski. They must soon join forces to prevent the evil Dr. Robotnik from capturing Sonic and using his powers for world domination.
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears [M] (Aust)
Directed by: Tony Tilse
Rated: M
- Stars:
- Essie Davis
- Ashleigh Cummings
- Miriam Margolyes
- Screening in April
- Sat 25th, Sun 26th
In her debut cinematic adventure, join detective-extraordinaire, the Hon. Miss Phryne Fisher, as she embarks on a globe-trotting romp of mystery and mayhem across the exotic 1920s deserts of the Negev, glamorous manor-house ballrooms, and the darkened back alleys of London. After freeing a young Bedouin girl, Shirin Abbas, from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, Miss Fisher begins to unravel a wartime mystery concerning a priceless jewel, an ancient curse and the truth behind the suspicious disappearance of Shirin's forgotten tribe.