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RESTORATION! The classic anime cyberpunk action film from 1988 returns to the cinema screen fully remastered and remixed. Set in a dystopian 2019, Kaneda and his motorbike gang tear through Neo Tokyo - a city divided by growing tensions. When Kaneda’s friend has an accident, he discovers a secret government project - and acquires telekinetic abilities. Katsuhiro Otomo’s anime film has a cult following and now, Neo Tokyo will be truly bursting off the screen. Japanese language, English subtitles.
Based on the web series which took the world by storm, Kane Parsons makes his feature debut with a psychological horror set in a world on the edge of reality. Furniture store owner Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is on the brink of closing his business when he accidentally discovers a hidden doorway deep in the building basement. Entering an expansive interior space that defies all logic, he recruits his staff to help him explore. Venturing deeper and deeper into the liminal space before returning to the showroom with more questions than answers, his therapist (Renate Reinsve) becomes concerned that Clark may be losing his grip on reality.
To maximize economic productivity, the government orders the elderly to relocate to distant housing colonies. Tereza, 77, refuses-instead embarking on a journey through the Amazon that will change her destiny forever.
A psychological horror starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper and Laura Dern, David Lynch's acclaimed 1986 neo-noir has been called 'a masterpiece' by both fans and critics. The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man (MacLachlan) on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer (Rossellini) and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Rock icon Marianne Faithfull's six-decade journey through music, fame and reinvention unfolds in an intimate documentary, blending reality and imagination as she makes her final artistic statement.
Stéphanie (Léa Drucker), an investigator at the French National Police General Inspectorate (IGPN), is assigned Case 137, involving Guillaume Girard (Côme Péronnet), a young man left in a critical condition after being struck by a rubber bullet during a tense demonstration in Paris. At first, nothing points to clear police misconduct — until Stéphanie discovers that the victim is from her own hometown, Saint-Dizier, turning the case into something far more personal. As she digs deeper, reviewing surveillance footage, retracing movements, and interviewing officers, Stéphanie confronts the 'blue wall of silence' that shields the institution. The few who might talk, hesitate; those who know more, refuse to. Her only support comes from Alicia Mady (Guslagie Malanda), a chambermaid and reluctant witness whose testimony could unlock the truth — but puts them both at risk of retaliation. Torn between loyalty and justice, Stéphanie finds herself increasingly isolated within a system determined to protect its own. Set against the backdrop of the gilets jaunes protests, Case 137 is a gripping, socially-charged thriller from Dominik Moll, selected for official competition at the Cannes International Film Festival 2025. French language, English subtitles.
CatVideoFest is a hilarious, family friendly, feature length compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions, sourced animations, music videos and classic internet powerhouses. Only in cinemas, CatVideoFest is a joyous communal experience which raises money for cats in need, as a percentage of the proceeds from each screening goes to local animal shelters and/or animal welfare organisations to best serve cats in the area. People love cat videos, and they love coming together for a shared experience. CatVideoFest is committed to bringing the joy of cat videos to the masses, while doing good for the worldwide community of people working to help cats in need.
The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be "discovered" and sold after his death.
Directed by Cedric Klapisch, this sweeping French drama brings together family mystery, historical texture and artistic curiosity in a story that moves between contemporary Normandy and the final years of the 19th century. When four estranged cousins inherit a long-abandoned house, their investigation into its past gradually reveals the life of a young ancestor and opens a wider reflection on memory, kinship and the way personal histories continue to shape the present. What gives the film its distinctive appeal is the way it combines intimate emotion with a broader cultural backdrop. By linking the story to the emergence of photography and the Impressionist moment in Paris, it creates a visually rich setting that feels both historically detailed and emotionally immediate. Klapisch’s humanistic style helps the material remain warm and accessible, while the ensemble cast, including Suzanne Lindon, Abraham Wapler, Vincent Macaigne, Julia Piaton, Paul Kircher and Cecile de France, adds depth and strong cross-generational appeal. Presented Out of Competition at Cannes in 2025, it arrives with clear prestige and strong appeal for patrons interested in French cinema, family storytelling and elegant period-inflected drama
Coraline Jones is bored in her new home until she finds a secret door that leads her into a world that’s just like her own... but better! But when this fantastical adventure turns dangerous and her “other” Mother tries to keep her forever, Coraline must count on all of her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home – and save her family.
After enduring years of catastrophic product failures at the hands of ACME, Inc., Wile E. Coyote (Genius) finally fights back. Teaming up with billboard accident lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte), he takes on slick corporate counsel Buddy Crane (John Cena) and ACME, Inc., the profit-obsessed conglomerate behind every one of the Coyote’s chaotic catastrophes. Also, there’s a roadrunner. And dynamite.
June 1940. France collapses and signs the Armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man, Charles de Gaulle, refuses to give up. Taking the ultimate gamble he flees to London and seeks to convince the world that the battle for France is neither over or lost. What follows next is a triumphant story of faith, audacity and an unshakeable quest for freedom. Antonin Baudry has crafted a powerful and dramatic view of a man at the very centre of a turning point in history, on his path to becoming a 20th century leader and cultural icon. The reality of intense politics, family struggles and the impact of war are deftly drawn in this geopolitical thriller, which has been more than five years in the making. Simon Abkarian commands the screen as the titular General, leading a stand-out ensemble cast including Benoît Magimel, Mathieu Kassovitz, Francois Darlan, Niels Schneider and the César-winner Anamaria Vartolomei (The Count of Monte Cristo). The talented Simon Russell Beale (The Choral) rounds out the cast as Winston Churchill, with the film exploring the complex relationship between De Gaulle and the British Bulldog.
The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's saviour before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything.
RESTORATION! A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter (Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland) are holidaying in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond in Nicolas Roeg's chilling supernatural thriller DON'T LOOK NOW.
Alexandre Koberidze (What Do We See When We Look At The Sky?), winner of the Berlinale FIPRESCI Prize, returns with a unique Georgian drama shot entirely on a 2008-model Sony Ericsson W595 mobile phone. Premiering at Locarno in 2025 before screening in the New York Film Festival's Currents section, DRY LEAF has become a darling among cinephiles and is a profound cinematic experience. A father searches for his daughter Lisa, a sports photographer who disappeared while documenting rural soccer fields across Georgia, joined by her enigmatic best friend. Georgian language, English subtitles.
A captivating Claes Bang (The Square) leads a superb ensemble cast in director Stéphane Demoustier’s darkly comic and thought-provoking new film, as an idealistic architect whose quest to build an ambitious landmark in Paris triggers unforeseen consequences. 1982. President François Mitterrand has launched an international competition to design the flagship project of his term: the Great Arch of La Défense, a building to match and complement the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe. To the surprise of everyone, the commission is won by an unknown 53-year-old from Copenhagen, Otto von Spreckelsen. An outsider with only a few modernist churches to his name, the stunning submission – taking the form of a perfect white cube – becomes the talk of the capital. Spreckelsen and his wife Liv (the marvellous Sidse Babett Knudsen) arrive in Paris to commence work, overseen by the project’s shrewd managing bureaucrat (Xavier Dolan). However, the purity of Spreckelsen’s design is quickly tested not only by budgetary constraints but the vicissitudes of politics, forcing the couple to consider whether the pursuit of perfection is worth the emotional and physical toll. Inspired by remarkable true events, THE GREAT ARCH depicts a near-mythic story of both grand and lost illusions; a reminder that architecture, like cinema, is not just about one person's vision, but also collective perception.
After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces officer James Belmont (Brad Pitt) and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements. From acclaimed filmmaker David Ayer, Heart of the Beast is an intense adventure thriller that explores the unbreakable bond between a man and his best friend as they face their greatest battle yet.
After attending a writing workshop for Hallmark films, documentarian John Wilson takes the lessons learnt from his class and attemps to pitch, and make, a documentary about concrete.
In the remote South Korea village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok (Hwang Jung- min) and officer Sung-ae (Hoyeon) are called to find a mysterious creature that has wreaked havoc on the village. In the nearby forest, a coterie of hunters, including Sung- ki (Zo In-Sung) set out to track the beast and find themselves hunted instead. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.
When fresh-faced Elliot (Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.
Directed by and starring Fabio De Luigi (When Mum is Away...With the In-Laws IFF25) this tender romantic comedy about parenthood and making a fresh start explores what it means to fall in love after one has already built a family. Tommaso (De Luigi) is a single father of four daughters. His life features a chaotic yet solid family routine, defined by responsibilities and quiet affection, with absolutely no time left for himself. When his daughters decide it is time for their father to put himself back out there romantically, Tommaso meets Lara (Virginia Raffaele, A World Apart IFF25), a brilliant and charming bank manager. It is an unexpected encounter that could change their status quo and encourage them to open up emotionally. They immediately develop a rapport, but they are each hiding something significant. While Tommaso hides his family's situation from his new love interest, in turn Lara is hiding her past. But soon their secrets and misunderstandings begin to add up, with comedic consequences. Italian language, English subtitles.
Pilar Fogliati (Somebody to Love IFF25), Adriano Giannini (Family Matters IFF24), and Valeria Golino (Fuori IFF25) star in this suspenseful and mischievous romance written and directed by acclaimed Italian screenwriter Ludovica Rampoldi (Gomorrah – the series) in her feature directorial debut. The fates of two couples, thirtysomethings Lea and Andrea, and Rocco and Cecilia, twenty years older, collide by chance one night when Lea (Fogliati) and Rocco (Giannini) meet by chance in a bar and an instant attraction ignites between them. They begin a secret affair, consisting of fleeting, clandestine meetings in a hotel room. What seems at first to be an ordinary case of infidelity becomes obsessive as time passes. Lea tries to intrude more and more into Rocco’s life, with events taking an unsettling turn when she becomes a patient of Rocco’s therapist wife (a brilliant Valeria Golino). Combining romance, comedy and thriller, A Brief Affair explores the complexity of relationships, love and passion through the unexpected twists of this fling turned love story. Italian language, English subtitles.
In a world where women were rarely granted access to higher education, or to any education at all, only nine extraordinary female writers won the Nobel Prize in Literature during the twentieth century. Sardinian author Grazia Deledda (1871 – 1936) was the second, being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926, and to this day she remains the only Italian woman to receive the honour. Based on the eponymous novel by Marcello Fois, this poetic biographical drama follows three pivotal moments in Grazia Deledda's life: the unexpected arrival of her mother from Nuoro; the hours before the announcement of the world's most prestigious literary prize; and the moments when a doctor searches for the right words to deliver a difficult truth. Written and directed by Peter Marcias, Almost Grazia portrays her determination and perseverance to fight against prejudice, revealing the profound political resonance of her personal journey, and offering a profound reflection on the relationship between women and literature. Italian language, English subtitles.
Written, directed by and starring Monica Guerritore (Deceitful Love), this biopic tells the story of acclaimed Italian actress Anna Magnani (Bellissima, Mamma Roma, Rome, Open City), a woman who faced an adversity and fought it with dignity. Set during the evening of 21 March 1956 when Anna Magnani (Monica Guerritore) wins the Oscar for Best Actress in The Rose Tattoo, she spends the night waiting for the news to arrive while wandering the alleys and squares of Rome, encountering the locals who love her and recounting special memories she holds dear. Meanwhile Roberto Rossellini (Tommaso Ragno) remains always present in her mind. Throughout this pivotal evening, there is a young girl by her side who will become her agent Carol Levi (Beatrice Grannò, The White Lotus). Unbeknownst to them, a sudden and unpredictable turn of fate awaits Anna. ANNA MAGNANI – THE UNTOLD STORY retraces the darker side of Anna's life, love, and struggle to defend her talent and authenticity within the world of cinema. Italian language, English subtitles.
A must watch for fashion lovers, ARMANI AND THE BIRTH OF ITALIAN FASHION is a fascinating, star-studded documentary that traces the rise of Italy’s style empires through the story of the legendary families that have been ruling it for decades and have defined an era: Armani, Versace, Gucci, Valentino, Missoni, Zegna, Ferragamo, Dolce&Gabbana, Prada, and beyond. In his final interview on screen, Giorgio Armani reflects on his life and his brand's undeniable influence on Italian fashion and taking America by storm with the wardrobe for Richard Gere in American Gigolo (1980). Set against Milan’s lavish and exclusive fashion sanctuaries, amidst ateliers, runways, and private retreats, the film explores creative rivalries, personal stories and the enduring love affair between Hollywood and Italian designers. Featuring insights from fashion icons, actors, industry insiders and collaborators, including Sharon Stone, Tom Ford, Helen Mirren, and Samuel L. Jackson, Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion delivers an intimate portrait of ambition, elegance, and the making of modern luxury in an industry of glamour, discipline, and power. Some Italian language, English subtitles.
Directed by Elisa Amoruso (Sirley) and adapted for the screen by Ilaria Bernardini from her own novel, BELOVED tells an intimate story of maternity through two women from different worlds who are facing opposing fertility struggles. Nunzia (Tecla Insolia, Primavera) is a 19-year-old student with a crushing secret: an unwanted pregnancy. Alone, she weighs up the difficult decision of whether to keep the baby or give it up. When Nunzia secretly gives birth to a daughter, Margherita, she considers leaving her in the hospital, unsure if she wants to claim her. Meanwhile, 42-year-old architect Maddalena (Miriam Leone, Miss Fallaci) and her partner Luca (Stefano Accorsi (Diamonds IFF25), are on the verge of adopting a child after struggling with infertility. As the days pass, a chance soon presents itself: delicate, luminous, full of anticipation. Exploring the complexity of motherhood, love and freedom, Beloved asks uncomfortable yet important questions to deliver a sincere drama about two lives connected by invisible threads and the choices that can change a person’s fate. Italian language, English subtitles.
From Academy Award® winning director Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso, Ennio) and scored by Oscar-winning composer Nicola Piovani (Life is Beautiful), this inspirational documentary delivers an intimate portrait of the life and career of Brunello Cucinelli, a fashion entrepreneur with a humanistic philosophy, who rose from humble rural origins to become celebrated as “The King of Cashmere”. Blending classic documentary and cinematic fiction styles, BRUNELLO: THE GRACIOUS VISIONARY retraces the key places and moments in Cucinelli's life, from his childhood in the countryside village of Solomeo, in rural Perugia, to the founding of his company in 1978, and reaching the heights of success as a fashion luminary. Featuring testimonials, archival footage and intimate recollections from Brunello himself, Tornatore highlights the power of dreams and reveals the extraordinary journey a man who, from humble beginnings, built a world-renowned company and luxury fashion empire while maintaining strong values of dignity, artistry and social justice. Some Italian language, English subtitles.
Starring a splendid Anna Ferzetti (La Grazia IFF25) and based on Gaja Cenciarelli’s eponymous, autobiographical novel, CLASSMATES is an intergenerational dramatic comedy about the power of education, respect and community that sees the relationship between a driven teacher and her pupils transcend the school gates. An English teacher (Ferzetti), who is convinced of the fundamental value of education, is assigned to a challenging high school in Rome’s Rebibbia neighbourhood. Her colleagues have lost hope of making anything of the last class, a melting pot of the most difficult and reluctant students. Amid difficult lives, broken families, late-night antics, first loves, and preconceptions, the students are convinced that life outside of school is hostile. Their teacher, or rather, "Pressoré," as everyone calls her, has three options. She could run away like her predecessors, turn a blind eye, or step into the lion's den. So, "Pressoré" attempts to find a way to reach their hearts and give meaning both to their school journey and her life as a teacher. Italian language, English subtitles.
Written and directed by Alessandro Aronadio (Ears, Still Time) and based on a true story chronicled in Serenella Antonazzi’s book Un tempo piccolo, FOR YOU is a moving drama about a father and son which celebrates the power of love that transcends time and memory. Every day, eleven-year-old Mattia (remarkable newcomer Javier Francesco Leoni) experiences the illness of his father Paolo (Edoardo Leo, Somebody to Love IFF25), who, in his early forties, is slowly beginning to lose fragments of his memory. Yet, even as the world starts to fade, Paolo chooses to remain close to what truly matters, strengthened by the love of his wife, Michela (Teresa Saponangelo, also in The Greater Good) and Mattia. Together they embark on a journey defined by moments of shared daily life, joyous laughter, and silences that speak volumes, as they create new memories to cherish. In 2021, Mattia Piccoli was named a Flag-bearer of the Republic by President Sergio Mattarella in recognition of the dedication with which he cared for his father. Italian language, English subtitles.
Witty, romantic and smart, this film from beloved Italian satirist Pierfrancesco ‘Pif’ Diliberto (The Mafia Kills Only In Summer) - adapted from his own bestselling novel - is a hugely entertaining and gently irreverent comedy about love, faith and finding the perfect pastry. Arturo (Pif) is a successful real estate agent, but less so in love. Arturo lives alone, is the weak link in his office's football team, and nurtures an unwavering passion for desserts, with a soft spot for sciù from Palermo's most celebrated pasticceria. His life lights up when he meets the devoutly Catholic Flora (Giusy Buscemi), who is looking to open her own patisserie, and he falls instantly, hopelessly in love. To win Flora over, Arturo embarks on an increasingly absurd attempt to live by the gospel, a quest that earns him an unexpected spiritual advisor: the Pope. Italian box office hit HOLY CANNOLI is playful, pointed and cheeky, using comedy to expose the contradictions of contemporary Italian life seen through the eyes of a soul-searching, sweet-toothed sceptic. Italian language, English subtitles.
Inspired by a true story, this Italian box office hit from Riccardo Milani (A World Apart IFF24) sees two different sets of ideals collide on an unspoiled stretch of coastline in southern Sardinia. Efisio is a solitary shepherd who lives in the small house where he was born, a silent guardian of a time that seems to no longer exist. Meanwhile Giacomo (Diego Abatantuono), the president of a powerful Milanese real estate group, is determined to transform the picturesque coast into a luxury resort alongside construction site manager Mariano (Aldo Baglio) who is tasked with convincing Efisio to sell his land. Caught between these irreconcilable worlds is Efisio’s daughter Francesca (Virginia Raffaele), who is torn between the call of change and her deep attachment to her homeland. But when Efisio refuses yet another multi-million offer, negotiations turn into a legal battle. As pressure mounts and the community fractures, Efisio’s unwavering ‘no’ takes on collective meaning in this David versus Goliath tale about courage, cultural identity and the environment. Italian language, English subtitles.
Directed and co-written by Francesco Lagi, this Rome-set exploration of modern relationships features a stellar ensemble cast including Vanessa Scalera (Diamonds IFF25), Vinicio Marchioni (There's Still Tomorrow IFF24), Isabella Ragonese (Like Sheep Among Wolves IFF23), and Francesco Colella (The Leopard series, Miss Fallacci). A lighthearted yet poignant choral saga, LOVE DIVINE chronicles the romantic destinies of eight people across the course of four seasons. From varied walks of life, they are linked together by love, loss, passion, and betrayals, forming a network of entangled relationships and chaotic emotions. Guiding us on this journey is the poet Ovid, the eternal bard of love, who, transcending sentimentality and moral judgment, travels from Imperial Rome straight into our modern world to tell us this story. The eight protagonists' fates lie in the hands of the God of Love, a fickle and unpredictable deity, by turns benevolent and gentle, and at other times fierce and combative, who weaves their lives and loves into a complex tapestry. Italian language, English subtitles.
A compelling coming-of-age drama from Nunzia De Stefano, MALAVIA tells the story of a Neapolitan boy who uses music to try to make something of himself. Sasà, a thirteen-year-old boy from the outskirts of Naples, spends his days listening to rap music with his two best friends. Raised by his single mother Rusè, the two share a deep bond, but it is tested by jealousy, poverty, and the pressures of a difficult environment. A lover of hip-hop with great musical talent, Sasà dreams of becoming a famous rapper so he can provide his mother with a better life. An encounter with Yodi, a well-known figure in the Neapolitan old-school rap scene, gives hope and momentum to Sasà's dream, leading him to compose his first real track: a rap song dedicated to Rusè. However, faced with the tough realities of the music industry, will Sasà be able to keep working towards his aspirations, or will he turn to crime and risk losing everything? Italian language, English subtitles.
Directed by his son Toni D'Angelo, this touching documentary about Neapolitan singer/actor Nino D'Angelo explores the story of an artist who has crossed genres, stages, and generations, while remaining true to his roots. In the 1980s, Nino D'Angelo had the most famous blonde bob in Italy after Raffaella Carrà. Now his hair is grey, he now composes his music in a small studio, and he lives in Rome, surrounded by his large family. In 2024, his concert at the Maradona Stadium in Naples is a definitive farewell to the 1980s, and sharing the moment with him, behind the camera, is his son Toni. In NINO. 18 DAYS, Toni D'Angelo follows his father on this tour around Italy. As Toni questions Nino about who he was and how he rose to success, he also takes him back to his childhood, to San Pietro a Patierno in Naples where he grew up, to Casoria where Nino became a man, a singer, and a father, recording intimate moments as they try to reclaim lost time and reconnect. Italian language, English subtitles.
A box office smash hit in Italy, SEPARATE BEDS is a clever romantic comedy starring Edoardo Leo (Somebody to Love IFF25) and Claudia Pandolfi (also in The Greater Good). Alessandra (Pandolfi) and Valerio (Leo) could not be more different. Alessandra is a free-spirited forty-year-old: independent, unconventional, socially committed, a staunch feminist, and allergic to cohabitation and long-term relationships. Valerio is an athletic man of the same age, but unlike Alessandra, he is rigid and conventional, leading a simple, disciplined, and rather ordinary life. Then one day, their paths cross. Their chemistry is undeniable, the passion is overwhelming, and they are instantly drawn to one another for a night of passion. Then to their surprise, they discover that they also work at the same school! However, while she is adored by her students, he is the strict principal keeping all the students in line. Amid school corridors and classrooms full of teenagers, will these two irreconcilable opposites be able or willing to learn how to coexist or will they go their separate ways? Italian language, English subtitles.
Written and directed by Margherita Spampinato in her feature film debut, this award-winning drama follows a young boy who discovers ancient mysteries, love and superstition when he is sent to spend his summer holidays with an aunt in Sicily. A lively, cheeky boy, Nico's (Marco Fiore) family lives a modern, technological and hyper-connected lifestyle. He is sent to spend the summer in Sicily, as a guest of an elderly aunt, Zia Gela (Aurora Quattrocchi), a religious and grumpy woman. She lives alone in the house where she was born and raised, a place untouched by technology, without wi-fi, and suspended in time. Nico's aunt welcomes him with annoyance, introducing him to her mysterious world inhabited by angels and spirits, dominated by a magical sense of religion and steeped in superstition. But, as modernity clashes with tradition and science with faith, a reluctant summer together transforms into a spellbinding adventure when Nico learns that the mysterious Sicilian house is full of secrets. Italian language, English subtitles.
Starring Jasmine Trinca (Diamonds IFF25) and Filippo Timi (In the Mirror IFF24), this provocative erotic thriller is loosely inspired by sensational true events in 1960s Italy involving high-society couple the Marquises Casati-Stampa, Camillo and Anna. On the scenic Pontine Islands archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea, amidst the wild beauty of an island owned by an immensely wealthy marquis (Timi), the enigmatic Elena’s (Trinca) arrival sparks a passionate love affair. Under the blinding sun, their relationship unfolds and soon complicity, transgression, sex and power begin to intertwine. Surrounded by decadent excess, voyeurism and clandestine affairs, erotic desire and games gradually spiral into obsession. In his third feature, director Andrea De Sica (Children of the Night) blends melodrama, thriller and noir eroticism to explore moral ambiguity, power and the boundary between love and violence. Featuring the stylings of modernist 1960s Italian cinema, but with contemporary themes, THE EYES OF OTHERS delivers an intense tale of passion and crime in the privileged classes. Italian language, English subtitles.
Set against the breathtaking landscapes of Pollino National Park, spanning the regions of Calabria and Basilicata, THE GREATER GOOD is a bittersweet comedy directed, co-written by and starring Rocco Papaleo (Somebody to Love, IFF25). Tour guide Biagio (Papaleo) and his nephew lead an unusual hiking expedition into the Pollino massif, escorting four women nearing the end of their prison sentences. Organised by their workshop leader, the struggling actress Raffaella (Vanessa Scalera, Diamonds, IFF25), the group sets out in search of an ancient Bosnian pine, a symbol of resilience, but the trek soon becomes an unexpected journey of transformation. As they navigate the park's rugged yet awe-inspiring terrain, shared stories, songs, and moments of quiet reflection reveal old wounds, hidden hopes, and a deep longing to be seen and heard. Bound together by an unlikely solidarity, each step forward brings the group closer to healing and a renewed sense of belonging, until an unforeseen event forces them to confront the fragile progress they have made. Italian language, English subtitles.
Starring Matilda De Angelis (Fuori IFF25) and Stefano Accorsi (Diamonds IFF25), THE LESSON is a psychological thriller and legal drama from Stefano Mordini, based on the eponymous novel by Marco Franzoso, reflecting on truth, justice, duplicity and paranoia. Elisabetta (De Angelis) is a young and brilliant lawyer from Trieste. Having successfully defended the charismatic university professor Angelo (Accorsi) against charges of sexual assault in the past, she is contacted by him again to file a lawsuit against the university which, despite reinstating him, has relegated him to a marginal role. At the same time, a nightmare from her past comes back to haunt her: strange signs, elusive presences, and a constant sense of threat plant the suspicion that her former partner Daniele, a violent and obsessive man convicted of stalking, has resumed his torment. As the boundary between reality and imagination grows increasingly blurred, Elisabetta decides to uncover the truth. Soon the tension begins to rise to a crescendo that will ultimately force her to question everything she thought she knew. Italian language, English subtitles.
From acclaimed director Isabel Coixet, THREE GOODBYES is a critically acclaimed, bittersweet romantic drama starring Alba Rohrwacher (La chimera IFF23) and Elio Germano (Sicilian Letters IFF25). After what seems like a trivial argument, couple Marta (Rohrwacher) and Antonio (Germano) split up. Marta, a teacher, reacts by withdrawing into herself. The only symptom she cannot ignore is her sudden lack of appetite. Antonio, a rising chef, throws himself into his work. Yet despite being the one who ended things with Marta, he cannot get over her, and every corner of Rome brings back memories of her. Heartbroken by the separation and a future that will never be, but also with a glimpse of hope, for Marta everything changes: the taste of food, the music, the desire, and the certainty of the choices she has made. A life-affirming tale based on the bestselling final novel by Michela Murgia and shot on warm 35mm, THREE GOODBYES is a must-see gem that explores relationships, love, and the preciousness of time. Italian language, English subtitles.
From acclaimed director Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit of Happyness), this riveting drama about imperfect families based on the novel Siracusa by Delia Ephron follows two middle-class couples in crisis on a trip to Morocco. Carlo (Stefano Accorsi) and Elisa (Miriam Leone) are a successful couple living in Rome. He is a university professor and novelist facing a creative block; she is a sharp-witted, internationally respected journalist. Their life alternates between intimacy and routine, but slowly a distance is growing between them. Seeking a change and hoping for renewal, they travel to Tangier, Morocco with their longtime friends Anna (Carolina Crescentini) and Paolo (Claudio Santamaria), and their thirteen-year-old daughter Vittoria, an intelligent and curious girl. Beneath the surface, tensions slowly emerge as unresolved dynamics and secrets challenge each of their long-held certainties. Then Blu arrives, Carlo’s twenty-three-year-old philosophy student, whose mysterious presence disrupts the fragile balance. In this sweltering Moroccan environment, their relationships are transformed as hidden truths are exposed. Italian language, English subtitles.
Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.
Friends on a late-night food run become trapped on an infinite highway with otherworldly terrors lurking beyond. Confined in their Jeep Cherokee, they must decide whether to accept their fate or attempt escape.
From Laika Entertainment, the animation masterminds behind the Oscar nominated features Coraline and ParaNorman, comes an original stop-motion adventure set in a magical and mystical world. Young Kubo (Art Parkinson) lives high above a seaside village with his mother, making ends meet by telling tales of legendary battles with the aid of music and elaborate origami. Ignoring his mother's instruction to never stay out after dark, Kubo is pursued by two mysterious spectres before making a dramatic escape. Waking to find himself in the company of a talking guardian Monkey (Charlize Theron), Kubo sets off on a quest to overcome a mysterious family curse with the aid of his newfound protector and a forgetful warrior Beetle (Matthew McConaughey). Featuring state of the art stop-motion animation, KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS is a delightful adventure for all ages. Co-starring the voices of Ralph Fiennes, Rooney Mara and George Takei.
Two star-crossed teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most - each other.
40th ANNIVERSARY! A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
Directly following the break-out critical and box office success of 2025’s 'The Stolen Painting', acclaimed writer/director Pascal Bonitzer brings his unique perspective and directorial panache to Georges Simenon’s beloved Parisian detective Inspector Maigret – a French counterpart to Agatha Christie’s Poirot - as he attempts to solve the murder of a former diplomat with a long-held secret. Inspector Maigret (four-time César nominee Denis Podalydès, in a tremendous performance) is urgently summoned to the Quai d'Orsay: a former ambassador has been found shot dead by his long-serving housekeeper (Anne Alvaro, 'The Taste of Others'). But rather than contact the police, she has followed diplomatic protocols by first informing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Forewarned that he will find a series of salacious letters – and cautioned to be discrete - Maigret heads to the victim’s opulent apartment. He finds no forensic evidence at the crime scene, but certainly, the letters prove startling – secret, decades-spanning correspondence between the ambassador and the Princess of Vuynes, whose own husband, by strange coincidence, has also just died… Bonitzer, renowned for an intuitive and empathetic focus, finds a perfect match with a protagonist who relies on quiet observation. He delivers an absorbing, wholly compelling mystery that also serves as a thoughtful examination of modern life’s key concerns: hierarchy, aging, and the very different worlds that money creates.
Bad dates, hangovers, rogue robots and creatures with questionable intentions. A celebration of the fine art of making everything much, much worse, and learning absolutely no lessons. CRAK HACK United Kingdom Runtime: 12:00 THE KILLING GUM Australia Runtime: 12:43 A HAND TO HOLD United Kingdom Runtime: 14:55 A COURT OF CLAWS AND RIESLING Australia Runtime: 14:43 THE COOKIE JAR Australia Runtime: 8:16 WILD GOOSE CHASE Australia Runtime: 5:31 SUNDAY SCARIES Australia Runtime: 3:00 ALMOST AFRAID Australia Runtime: 4:00 WORMZ Australia Runtime: 14:49
Fresh from Point Blank and Deliverance, John Boorman was one of the hottest directors on the planet when Warner Bros handed him the keys to one of Hollywood’s most valuable properties and asked him to make THE EXORCIST II. What could possibly go wrong? Pretty much everything. David Kittredge’s hugely entertaining BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL takes a deep dive into the making, breaking and unlikely resurrection of EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC - the wildly ambitious 1977 sequel that was laughed off screens, savaged by critics and came perilously close to destroying Boorman’s career. Along the way there were technical disasters, illness, an occasionally well-lubricated Richard Burton, furious preview audiences and James Earl Jones dressed as a giant locust. And somehow they still finished the bloody thing. Featuring Boorman himself alongside Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher, Joe Dante, Mike Flanagan, Karyn Kusama and others, BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL makes a compelling case for taking another look at one of cinema’s most notorious failures — not necessarily as a misunderstood masterpiece, but as the kind of gigantic, audacious, auteur-driven swing Hollywood would probably be too terrified to take today. Every filmmaker has a flop in them. John Boorman was just unfortunate enough to make one of the most famous.
Be careful what you summon. Demons, curses, haunted bloodlines and creatures waiting in the dark are unleashed in a program of supernatural nightmares, proving that some things should never be opened. YULETIDE Australia Runtime: 15:00 DEVOURER Australia Runtime: 16:16 FACE TO FACE Australia Runtime: 13:48 KAYAMATAH Australia Runtime: 16:00 EEOHTOH United States Runtime: 7:40 24HR COURIER United States Runtime: 9:31 BILLY New Zealand Runtime: 7:06 FEED THE DARK United States Runtime: 7:27 DONATION BOX United States Runtime: 4:30
Originally made in Thailand in the late ’90s and under the bizarre title 'My Teacher Eats Biscuits', DOGGOD was banned just one day before its premiere for the apparently rather impressive feat of being deemed 'offensive to all religions'. And then it disappeared for 25 years. Now restored from its original 16mm elements, Ing K’s long-buried black comedy follows a foreign investigator into a bizarre Bangkok ashram, where spiritual enlightenment gives way to manipulation, desire, blind devotion and the very human need to worship something — even if that something happens to be a stray dog. Part cult psychodrama, part surreal satire and part cinematic act of blasphemy, DOGGOD fought censorship all the way to Thailand’s Supreme Court before finally escaping into the wild. Ironically, the film they tried to bury is now recognised as part of Thailand’s National Film Heritage. Sometimes God works in mysterious ways. Sometimes he just cocks his leg.
Two sisters (Lizzy Caplan & Lucy DeVito) with a contentious relationship decide to rob a rural home in upstate New York. The simple robbery turns into a nightmare when one of them throws out her back and becomes immobilized on the second floor. The night spirals out of control as they embark on a painful journey to make it out before the homeowner returns. Written and directed by Raviv Ullman and Greg Yagolnitzer in their feature debut, DRAG takes an elegantly simple premise and keeps tightening the screws, sending its bickering sisters down an increasingly dark, violent and unpredictable rabbit hole. Caplan and DeVito make a magnificently dysfunctional pairing, joined by Christine Ko and a spectacularly against-type John Stamos, who spends an appreciable amount of the film dancing around in his underwear - and occasionally even less. Fresh from a festival run encompassing SXSW, Overlook, BIFAN, Fantasia and FrightFest - and picking up Best Film at Popcorn Frights along the way - DRAG is a viciously funny and wholly unpredictable thriller where a bad back is merely the beginning of a very, very bad day.
Is EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC really one of the worst films ever made… or have we all been getting it wrong for nearly 50 years? Four years after Regan MacNeil’s unfortunate encounter with the Devil, she’s seemingly doing just fine. Unfortunately, nobody told Father Lamont (a gloriously sloppy Richard Burton), who arrives as a priest determined to discover what really happened during her exorcism, sending the pair on an increasingly bonkers journey involving experimental mind-melding technology, psychic powers, African mysticism, swarms of locusts and James Earl Jones dressed as a giant grasshopper. John Boorman’s spectacularly ambitious sequel to The Exorcist was ridiculed upon release and has spent decades occupying a comfortable spot on lists of the worst movies ever made. But look beyond its reputation and you’ll find a visually extraordinary, utterly sincere and genuinely unique piece of ’70s studio filmmaking, backed by an incredible Ennio Morricone score and possessing more ideas in five minutes than most horror sequels manage in their entire running time. Terrible movie? Misunderstood masterpiece? Magnificent folly? Nearly half a century later, EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC is definitely due a re-evaluation. We’ll let you decide.
If you spent any significant amount of time haunting video stores in the ’80s and ’90s, chances are Charles Band had something to do with messing you up. Puppet Master. Subspecies. Future Cop. Dollman. Demonic Toys. Castle Freak. Tourist Trap. Ghoulies. And that's barely scratching the surface of a filmography populated by killer puppets, miniature assassins, intergalactic cops, homicidal toys, horny monsters and all manner of wonderfully questionable ideas that somehow made it from Charles Band’s brain onto the shelves of your local video library. Sarah Appleton’s FULL MOON RISING: THE CHARLES BAND STORY celebrates the extraordinary life and career of the writer, director, producer and tireless cinematic showman who turned low-budget filmmaking into something approaching an industrial process — and gave generations of horror fans a reason to venture into the dusty back reaches of the horror section.
October 31st. Halloween. The not-so-distant future. Three years since a plague wiped humans from the face of the planet. All except for 16-year-old ‘Pumpkin’. The last girl left on earth. Pumpkin (Milly Shapiro) is a teenage girl like any other, craving company, connection and the validation of her friends. But fate has decreed that she must walk alone, scavenging her once picturesque, now deserted suburban neighborhood for vital supplies and making ends meet from the remnants of a lost world. Halloween is her favorite night of the year, and she is determined to make the best of it. She assembles candy cane, firecrackers, Jack-o'-lanterns and fashions the ultimate haunted house party, ready for any Trick Or Treaters she desperately hopes will come by. She issues an open invitation over her radio, just in case there is anyone left to hear it. Careful what you wish for… From the still blackness of the night, a ghoulish family of raiders – led by the seductive, vengeful Thalia (Shannyn Sossamon), and surviving on home-brewed medicine and with a ravenous appetite for mayhem – are drawn like moths to a flame to the house, where they quickly make themselves at home. But they picked the wrong house and the wrong girl. And their invasion is just the spark Pumpkin needs to find her courage, to tool up, fight back and become: The Hallowarrior.
Sometimes a movie comes along with a premise so profoundly outrageous that you simply have to program it. Meet JEFFREY DOLLMER. A group of models arrive for a seemingly routine photo shoot only to find themselves stalked, seduced and molested by a doll possessed by the spirit of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Yes, you read that correctly. Behind this towering achievement in questionable taste is one of Australia’s great cinematic scoundrels, Mark Savage, the fiercely independent filmmaker responsible for Marauders, Sensitive New Age Killer and the immortal The Masturbating Gunman - a filmmaker who has spent decades gleefully exploring the places good taste fears to tread. Cheap, nasty, ridiculous and almost certainly going to offend somebody, JEFFREY DOLLMER is exactly the kind of film that makes us thankful people are still allowed to make movies without asking permission first. It’s a serial killer. Possessing a doll. Called Jeffrey Dollmer. Really, what more do you want?
Fractured minds, failing bodies and technology behaving badly. Obsession, paranoia and unchecked progress distort the world beyond recognition, until nothing can be trusted, least of all your own senses. EXTRA Australia Runtime: 11:34 BRAINROT Australia Runtime: 11:38 LAWS OF DESIRE Australia Runtime: 17:06 COSMOPOLITAN Australia Runtime: 11:42 SPIRAL Australia Runtime: 15:00 LADY PURITAN United States Runtime: 15:42 DO NO HARM Netherlands Runtime: 10:31
Join Melbourne Horror Film Society ringleaders Melsy Begg, David Lorensene and Andrew Paynter for a session of fiendish questions, cutthroat competition, and devilish prizes. From slashers to shockers, cult classics to deep cuts, this is the ultimate test of horror knowledge — and bragging rights are on the line. Tickets are $15, the prizes are monumental and the cinema in licensed for day drinking! Need we say more? About The Melbourne Horror Film Society Run by fans, for fans The Melbourne Horror Film Society is a not-for-profit group of horror obsessives dedicated to sharing their passion for terrifying films from all over the world and all moments in time. Hit up their website - melbournehorrorsociety.org - or their socials - to find out about their monthly screenings at the Wildflower Video Bar in Fitzroy North. While screenings are free, memberships are required to attend and are available to purchase on the night.
There was really only one way to follow a documentary about Steve Johnson’s monsters, excesses and marriage to Linnea Quigley: screen the movie where all three collided. It’s Halloween night and ten teenagers have decided that the perfect place for a party is Hull House, an abandoned funeral parlour with a suitably unpleasant history. There’s booze, dancing, a séance and, inevitably, the accidental unleashing of an ancient demonic evil that begins possessing the partygoers one by one. Kevin Tenney’s NIGHT OF THE DEMONS is about as pure a distillation of late-’80s horror as you could hope for: horny teenagers, gratuitous nudity, spectacular demon make-ups, eye gougings, severed limbs, bitten-off tongues and scream queen Linnea Quigley finding a place to keep her lipstick that definitely wasn't designed by Revlon. Much of the gooey good stuff comes courtesy of Steve Johnson, whose extraordinary practical effects remain the film’s not-so-secret weapon. It also has the distinction of being the film where Johnson met future wife Linnea Quigley — while making a cast of her breasts for the aforementioned lipstick effect. Because apparently sometimes Hollywood romances really do begin like that. Nearly 40 years later, NIGHT OF THE DEMONS remains funny, filthy, gooey and enormously entertaining — and the perfect reminder of why Steve Johnson was one of the great practical-effects madmen of the VHS era.
Before Puppet Master. Before Future Cop. Before Full Moon. There was PARASITE 3D. The year is 1992. Nuclear war has reduced America to a post-apocalyptic wasteland, evil corporations control what remains of civilisation and scientist Paul Dean has created a flesh-eating parasite that has promptly taken up residence inside his stomach. Even worse, there’s another one on the loose and every time the slimy little bastard eats, it gets bigger. Fortunately, help arrives in the form of a young lemon farmer played by a 19-year-old Demi Moore, appearing in one of her very first film roles and presumably having absolutely no idea that Ghost, A Few Good Men and Stripteasewere waiting for her on the other side of this. Released in 1982 as “The First Futuristic Monster Movie in 3-D,” Charles Band’s PARASITE 3D is a wonderfully grindhouse collision of post-apocalyptic sci-fi, creature feature and early-’80s 3-D gimmickry, complete with monsters coming directly at your face and juicy creature effects from a team that included a pre-Terminator Stan Winston. Screening alongside FULL MOON RISING: THE CHARLES BAND STORY, this is Charles Band before the empire — but with the monsters, ingenuity and showmanship already firmly in place. And yes, we’re screening this banger in 3-D.
Having already transformed Pooh, Peter Pan and Bambi into bloodthirsty psychopaths, Rhys Frake-Waterfield and his merry band of childhood destroyers now turn their attention to poor old Pinocchio - and boy is it glorious. Created by Geppetto (the always-creepy Richard Brake) and led spectacularly astray by a deeply sinister Cricket - voiced by the legendary Robert Englund, Pinocchio desperately wants to become a real boy. Unfortunately, his understanding of how this works is somewhat literal, sending our little wooden friend on a gruesome quest to acquire the necessary human components one piece at a time. Nasty, funny and gleefully inappropriate, PINOCCHIO: UNSTRUNG has all the blood and guts you'd expect from a Twisted Childhood Universe film, but the real star is its incredible practical-effects Pinocchio — a wonderfully expressive animatronic creation that proves there are some things CGI simply shouldn't be allowed anywhere near. It’s a heartwarming tale about a little puppet who just wants to be a real boy. And only a vague, totally demented idea about how to go about it.
You may not know the name Steve Johnson, but if you grew up watching horror movies in the ’80s and ’90s, you sure as hell know his monsters. Videodrome, Ghostbusters, Fright Night, Big Trouble in Little China, Night of the Demons, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4, The Abyss, Species - Johnson spent the golden age of practical effects creating some of the coolest monsters ever committed to celluloid, while working alongside the likes of Rick Baker, John Landis, James Cameron and countless other Hollywood heavyweights. But making monsters was only half the story. Nick Taylor’s RUBBERHEAD: THE LIFE AND MONSTERS OF STEVE JOHNSON charts the spectacular rise, fall and survival of one of Hollywood’s great practical-effects madmen: groundbreaking creatures, impossible deadlines, mountains of cocaine, a marriage to scream queen Linnea Quigley and enough self-sabotage to make you wonder how he found the time to actually make any movies. Funny, candid and surprisingly moving, RUBBERHEAD: The Life and Monsters of Steve Johnson is both a celebration of the glory days of practical effects and the portrait of an extraordinarily talented man who discovered that sometimes the hardest monster to wrangle is yourself.
Class is in session, and the curriculum is carnage. Continuing a proud Monster Fest tradition, this year’s student shorts program brings together twelve films from schools around the country for a showcase of emerging Australian genre talent, with plenty of reasons to wonder what the hell they’re teaching in film schools these days! VOX Griffith Film School Runtime: 15:00 THE VELVET VISCERA VCA Runtime: 5:20 PUP Swinburne University of Technology Runtime: 10:59 FORGOTTEN BY THE SUN Swinburne University of Technology Runtime: 7:27 LA REVERIE DE MERA Deakin University Runtime: 14:30 THE CREEK VCA Runtime: 14:15 THE IRIS THIEF Swinburne University of Technology Runtime: 14:30 THREADS Bold Park Community College Runtime: 5:00 OF RUST AND ROT SAE University College Runtime: 8:23 DOLLS OF MOUNT MARY Deakin University Runtime: 8:53 IT? University of Sydney Runtime: 2:05 PAST TENANT AFTRS Runtime: 6:03
There are mad scientist movies, and then there are mad scientist movies where John Carradine builds solar-powered supermen out of stolen corpses in his basement, only for them to escape and go on a killing spree while Tura Satana tries to steal the secret formula. Welcome to THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES - the perfect companion piece to our screening of TURA!, Cody Jarrett's scintillating documentary on groundbreaking exploitation icon Tura Satana. Disgraced aerospace scientist Dr. DeMarco has a plan to create an artificial human capable of surviving the rigours of space travel. Unfortunately, his experimental Astro-Men have developed an unfortunate tendency to escape the laboratory and tear vital organs out of unsuspecting Los Angelenos. With the CIA investigating the growing pile of mutilated bodies and a foreign spy ring led by the formidable Satana closing in on DeMarco's research, things rapidly descend into the kind of outrageous scientific nonsense that only a budget of $37,000 and late-'60s psychedelia could provide. Written, produced and directed by exploitation legend Ted V. Mikels (The Corpse Grinders, Blood Orgy of the She-Devils), THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES has everything you could possibly want from bargain-basement science fiction - John Carradine delivering absolute gibberish with Shakespearean conviction, Tura Satana being Tura Satana (and looking damn good doing it), a laboratory full of army-surplus electronics and ridiculous plot lines that make no sense and go nowhere good. Perhaps most bizarrely, THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES was co-written and co-produced by Wayne Rogers, years before he found fame as Trapper John on M*A*S*H, and was partially shot in the home of Columbo himself, Peter Falk. It has since been regularly cited as one of the worst movies ever made - a distinction that, more than half a century later, feels less like a criticism and more like a recommendation.
Some horror movies have one great title. This one has four. THE DEVIL WITHIN HER. Sharon's Baby. I Don't Want To Be Born. The Monster. Whatever you want to call it, there's really only one important thing you need to know: Joan Collins gives birth to a homicidal 12-pound baby after being cursed by a horny little person whose sexual advances she rejected. Welcome to British horror in 1975. Former stripper Lucy Carlesi thinks she's left her old life behind when she settles down with her Italian husband Gino and gives birth to their first child. But little Nicholas isn't exactly a bundle of joy. He scratches his mother bloody, possesses seemingly superhuman strength and soon begins disposing of anyone unfortunate enough to wander too close to his cot. Lucy becomes convinced it all goes back to Hercules, a performer from her stripping days who promised that after rejecting him, her firstborn would be an evil monster. Turns out he wasn't fucking around. Directed by Hammer veteran Peter Sasdy (Taste the Blood of Dracula, Countess Dracula), THE DEVIL WITHIN HER is a wonderfully unhinged slice of post-Exorcist British horror, somehow assembling a first-class cast including Joan Collins, Donald Pleasence, Ralph Bates, Eileen Atkins and Caroline Munro for a movie about a murderous newborn baby. Pleasence plays the doctor tasked with finding a rational explanation for the increasingly irrational carnage, while Atkins plays an Italian nun who has a rather different diagnosis. THE DEVIL WITHIN HER is shocking, lurid, frequently sacrilegious and built around a premise so extraordinary its relative obscurity may be the most bizarre part of the entire film.
The little boy who terrified audiences in The Omen is all grown up. And unfortunately for the rest of humanity, he's turned into Sam Neill. OMEN III: THE FINAL CONFLICT finds Damien Thorn at 32, fully aware that he's the Antichrist and no longer particularly troubled by the implications. He's rich, powerful, running Thorn Industries and has just been appointed US Ambassador to Great Britain - the same position once held by the adoptive father he helped send to an early grave. But Damien's ascension is threatened by an astronomical event heralding the Second Coming of Christ, prompting him to launch a decidedly unholy search for the newborn child while seven priests armed with the Daggers of Megiddo set out to stop him. Directed by Graham Baker, the man behind Alien Nation (1988) and the criminally underseen Impulse (1984), OMEN III: THE FINAL CONFLICT takes the series out of haunted-child territory and into something grander and stranger - a full-blown battle between good and evil involving Biblical prophecy, murderous monks, fox hunts, political power, the Second Coming and a Jerry Goldsmith score that just won't quit. But the film belongs to Neill. Still near the beginning of an extraordinary international career that would eventually encompass Possession, Dead Calm, The Piano, Jurassic Park, In the Mouth of Madness and The Hunt for Red October, he makes Damien sophisticated, seductive, arrogant and genuinely frightening - delivering the Antichrist's increasingly grandiose proclamations with such absolute conviction that you can understand why people might actually follow the bastard. Following Sam Neill's passing earlier this year at the age of 78, we're proud to return OMEN III: THE FINAL CONFLICT to the big screen.
Murder City’s ambassador of twisted cinema, Dick Dale, returns to Melbourne with his latest Trasharama program, bursting at the screams with the grossest, goriest and greatest short films to grace a Trasharama yet.
Australian exploitation filmmaker Alby Wrangler (Andrew Leavold) dreams of becoming the next Tarantino. Instead, he finds himself in Ghana, conning his way onto the film set of real-life director Samuel "Ninja" Nkansah's kung fu remake of the Jamaican reggae spaghetti western The Harder They Come... starring little people. As Alby goes "full Kinski", the production (also titled The Taller They Come) hurtles off the rails, and this crazy film-within-a-film transforms into an outrageous portrait of artistic ambition gone completely gonzo, in the tradition of Heart of Darkness and Burden of Dreams. Equal parts action film parody, mockumentary and metatextual self-mockery, it's an anarchic celebration of filmmaking obsession. Following The Search for Weng Weng (2013) and Pub: The Movie (2022), Andrew Leavold delivers another wildly entertaining descent into filmmaking madness that every low-budget filmmaker will appreciate.
Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy. Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth in a world that would rather silence her. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham directs Martin Crimp’s (Cyrano de Bergerac) highly anticipated play.
From the makers of Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings comes another heart-warming stop motion offering – MISSING LINK. Lined with a stellar voice cast (Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Zoe Saldana and Zach Galifianakis) and packed with adventure, MISSING LINK is the story of an explorer and myth investigator, Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman), who finds himself unpredictably recruited by one of those he seeks – a monster. Mr. Link (Zach Galifiniakis) is 8-foot-tall, covered in fur; the fabled remnant of humankind’s primitive ancestry, and he’s seeking his long lost relatives. The two, along with explorer Adelina (Zoe Saldana), embark on a journey that is funny at times, dangerous at others, and always full of heart.
RESTORATION When Jubei saves a young ninja woman from the unthinkable, he assumes that’s the end of it. To his surprise, it’s only just the beginning. Together, the two investigate the mysterious deaths of an entire village which uncovers a conspiracy of demonic proportions! Getting closer to the truth, the demonic forces will stop at nothing to silence Jubei and his companion for good! Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Wicked City), anime classic NINJA SCROLL returns to the cinema screen fully restored. Japanese language, English subtitles.
OASIS: DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER charts Liam and Noel Gallagher’s triumphant reunion tour, Oasis Live ‘25, one of the most anticipated rock ‘n’ roll comebacks of our time. The film is an unapologetically uplifting account of the biggest musical event of 2025, capturing the experience and emotions of the band and their fans across the world. The unique perspective includes rehearsal, backstage, and onstage access as well as the first joint interviews with Noel and Liam in over 20 years. Alongside the band’s sold-out world tour, the film also explores the profound emotional impact of this phenomenal global cultural moment and what their music means to audiences and generations worldwide. Steven Knight says, “The Oasis world tour united generations, cultures and countries and spoke to a broken world about reconciliation. ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ is not only your ticket to the show – it’s a backstage pass and a seat at the table when Liam and Noel sit down together for the first time in 15 years and tell it how it is and how it was.” Featuring unprecedented access and never-before-seen footage, the film is a Magna Studios production, presented by Sony Music Vision in association with Sony Music Entertainment UK. The producers are Sam Bridger (“Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now,” “Meet Me in the Bathroom”) and Guy Heeley (“Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man”). The executive producers include Kate Shepherd, Marisa Clifford, Davud Karbassioun, Tom Mackay, Krista Wegener, Isabel Davis, and Tim O’Shea, with Oscar®-winning sound mixers James Mather (“Top Gun: Maverick,” “Belfast”) and Tarn Willers (“The Zone of Interest”), cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos (“Belfast,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”), and editors George Cragg and Martina Zamolo leading the creative technical team.
After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Christopher Nolan’s next film, THE ODYSSEY, is a mythic action epic shot across the world based on Homer’s foundational saga. THE ODYSSEY stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o, with Zendaya and Charlize Theron. After the Trojan War, Odysseus (Damon) faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Calypso along the way.
Veneno, a rebellious young drifter, frequents roadside diners where he sleeps with truck drivers. Urgently needing a ride, he meets Muñeco, a hard-edged driver who keeps to himself. He convinces Muñeco to take him deep into the hyper-masculine world of long-haul trucking across the north of Mexico. As they travel together and an unexpected intimacy builds between them, shadows from Veneno’s past resurface, putting both their lives at risk. Spanish language, English subtitles.
Set in a remote fishing community in North Wales, 'ON THE SEA' is a moving exploration of masculinity, place, family and desire. Jack has been married to Maggie for more than half his life. He works as a hand raker on the mussel beds alongside his younger brother Dyfan and Dyfan’s three sons. Jack has always assumed that his own son, Tom, will join the family business when he leaves school, but Tom’s resistance creates tension within the family. That tension deepens with the arrival of Daniel, an itinerant deckhand who makes his feelings for Jack known. In a rural community shaped by church, family and fishery, Jack is forced to confront an impossible dilemma.
In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule, Yusuf navigates between Jerusalem and his rural home, amidst escalating unrest and a pivotal moment for the British Empire.
Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us.
On July 27, 1986, Queen performed the largest-ever stadium concert at the Népstadion in Budapest in front of 80,000 ecstatic fans. The concert was part of the famed Magic Tour, which was the last time the band toured with lead singer Freddie Mercury. Now, this original concert film has been beautifully rescanned and remastered in 4K alongside a dynamic new audio mix, featuring many of Queen's favorite tracks—"Bohemian Rhapsody,” "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "I Want To Break Free” and "We Are The Champions." With three years to go before the fall of the Berlin Wall, this was the first Western rock concert performed in a stadium behind the then Iron Curtain. It was of such significance to the Hungarian authorities and film industry that a group of the country’s top film cameramen and technicians were brought together to film it for posterity.
Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King (Matthew McConaughey) herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits while overseeing the premier honey-making operation in town. When Amziah’s estranged foster daughter (Angelina LookingGlass) unexpectedly returns, Amziah leaps at the possibility to renew connection and create a family business. But the honey game is ruthless, and Amziah’s rivals threaten to destroy everything he has built.
SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM sees the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween – until the clumsy Farmer trashes the Flock’s beloved pumpkin patch! When Shaun turns MAD SCIENTIST to fix the problem, things rapidly spiral out of control... With The Farmer missing and a wild beast roaming the woods of Mossingham, all the ingredients are in place for a monstrously fun family adventure.
After #MeToo broke the cultural silence on gender violence, survivors swiftly found themselves facing a new kind of silencing and fear as defamation laws became weaponized against women for speaking out. International human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson takes audiences into the courtroom and behind the headlines to reveal how the legal system is used to discredit and re-victimise survivors, with lawsuits designed to emotionally and financially ruin those who dare to speak their truth. Robinson brings unrivalled access to the women and journalists at the centre of high-profile legal battles across the globe. From International Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Selina Miles and Blayke Hoffman, SILENCED is a powerful, emotional and urgent documentary that challenges the devastating flaws maintaining the status quo within the justice system.
SILENT FRIEND is a film that explores the deep connections between humans and nature centering on a centuries old Gingko tree in 3 distinct time periods, 1908, 1972 and 2020. Each narrates a different character's journey towards an understanding of nature. Some English and Cantonese language, English subtitles.
RESTORATION! Based on the novel by the same name, Stalker director Andrei Tarkovsky's SOLARIS centres around a rundown space station orbiting the planet Solaris, where psychologist Kris Kelvin has been sent to uncover what has caused the small crew on board to descend into despair. Nominated for the Palme d’or, and winner of the Grand Prize at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival, SOLARIS is a deep meditation on the human condition and one of the greatest science fiction films of the 20th century. Russian language, English subtitles
Best friends Tess (Ginger Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee) are train stewardesses who trade their dreary shifts on Stank Rail for the glitzy Glamazonian Express. When a catastrophic “Stormaganza” threatens to derail the high-speed train and crash it into Florida, the duo must join forces with the snobby first-class attendants and President Gagwell (RuPaul) to save the day in this wild ride of camp and comedy.
50th ANNIVERSARY! Isolated ex-marine Travis Bickle (Robert DeNiro) applies for a job as a taxi driver, hoping that the nocturnal working pattern will alleviate the effects of his insomnia and distract him from his gnawing depression. But ferrying passengers through the seedy underbelly of night-time New York City only compounds Bickle's psychological dislocation from the world around him. Directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader, TAXI DRIVER co-starrs Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks and Peter Boyle. It is considered as relevant today as it was when the film was unleashed upon audiences witnessing the outcome of the Vietnam War, political corruption in the highest offices of the US government and a generation of angry, disenfranchised young men looking for meaning.
After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director (Hannah Einbinder, Hacks) for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie’s star (Gillian Anderson, The X-Files, Sex Education), a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
Set in a remote town in China, when a once-proud patriarch suffers a stroke, the burden of his care falls on his estranged wife, who has long wanted to leave their unhappy marriage, and his second daughter, a single mother struggling to make ends meet. Time and Tide is a hybrid nonfiction film about contemporary China, seen through the eyes of a multi-generational family navigating ageing, hurt and the weight of family responsibility.
A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
A talented piano tuner’s meticulous skills for tuning pianos lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.
Adapted from Colleen Hoover's best-selling novel, this seductive, psychological thriller follows renowned author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway) and Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), a struggling writer who relocates to the remote Crawford estate to ghostwrite for Verity. After Lowen uncovers what appears to be Verity's chilling autobiographical notes, she wrestles with the disturbing and twisted confessions about Verity’s husband Jeremy (Josh Hartnett), and finds it hard to separate fiction from reality, manipulation from attraction, and opportunity from obsession.