What does Mother’s Day mean to you? Is it a time where you can honour the unflappable mama bear in your life for never backing down when it came to your safety? Aliens is a glorious rebel yell of feminine strength and resilience. James Cameron’s thrilling sci-fi sequel imagines Ripley in a new role. She is the expert survivor, reluctantly recruited to lead a team of marines back to the moon base she once successfully escaped. There, she not only proves her worth as a leader, but a protector. She discovers the colony’s lone survivor, a scrappy little girl named Newt. Aliens might not seem to be a movie about motherhood, but it most certainly is. Ripley assumes the role of mother figure to Newt. She is tender when she needs to be, and relentless in her drive to protect the girl. Aliens is the perfect Mother’s Day Movie! COME EARLY! Doors 5:30pm - pre-show 6pm + Go in the drawn to win a Mother's Day gift.

We celebrate the work of Paul Thomas Anderson in anticipation of his new film 'One Battle After Another'. The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the late 1970s and early 1980s. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

Brand new from A24 - directed by the Philippou Brothers to follow-up their previous A24 sensation 'Talk to Me.' A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother. COME EARLY! Doors 7pm, pre-show 7:30pm

A successful career criminal considers getting out of the business after one last score, while an obsessive cop desperately tries to put him behind bars in this intelligent thriller written and directed by Michael Mann. Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is a thief who specializes in big, risky jobs, such as banks and armored cars. He's very good at what he does; he's bright, methodical, and has honed his skills as a thief at the expense of his personal life, vowing never to get involved in a relationship from which he couldn't walk away in 30 seconds. Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) is an L.A.P.D. detective determined to catch McCauley, but while McCauley's personal code has forced him to do without a wife and children, Hanna's dedication has made a wreck of the home he's tried to have; he's been divorced twice, he's all but a stranger to his third wife, and he has no idea how to reach out to his troubled step-daughter. While McCauley has enough money to retire and is planning to move to New Zealand, he loves the thrill of robbery as much as the profit, and is blocking out plans for one more job; meanwhile, he's met a woman, Eady (Amy Brenneman), whom he's not so sure he can walk away from.

The Incredibly Strange Archive & Vinegar Syndrome Present the inaugural TRASHATHON! 12 Hours of Sublime Sub-Mental Motion Pictures. "Good Trash is : You never look down on it, you look up to it" - John Waters (The Pope of Trash) They have been labelled many things by many people; Paracinema, shit-flicks, z-grade, or stamped with the lazy “so-bad-it’s-good” moniker …. but we’ve always lovingly referred to these cinematic outcasts as Trash, just as our holiest father ‘Pope John Waters the First’, speaketh. The peak examples of Trash cinema transcend all terminology and become joyous communal experiences. Watching an exalted low-brow motion-picture with like-minded souls will always defeat the austere high-brow and suburban middle-brow experience. Whether intentional or accidental, true trash cinema crashes through the boundaries of decorum, offering a profoundly sublime big-screen experience. Whether through budgetary constraints, ineptitude, misguided passion or some cosmic planetary alignment - the bottom line is simply this, these films are riotous fun. This Trashathon of carefully curated trash (nb - we are not playing the obvious "classics" - ie Pink Flamingoes, Plan 9, Miami Connection - we want to expand consciousnesses and engorge private places by digging deeper. Don’t be a smooth brain, book now for the first TRASHATHON of the rest of your life. MORE DETAILS: Filter Coffee Supreme available all day / night. Bring your KEEP CUP to get a discount! Snack breaks throughout. Coffee and snack breaks throughout the night - Dinner Break around 7pm. Hot pies, sausages rolls, pastries + a gluten free hot meal available. Arrive on time to get your favourite seat. Don't 'sleep' on the bean bag option! They sell first & FAST. ***BYO BEAN BAG - Bring, buy or borrow from a friend. We don't have any! Doors 11:30am, First film begins at 12pm sharp!

We celebrate the work of Paul Thomas Anderson in anticipation of his new film 'One Battle After Another'. In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

Join us for the launch party of The Weeknd's brand new film HURRY UP TOMORROW thanks to JB HI-Fi and Roadshow Films. With the same title as his critically acclaimed and widely successful sixth album, this is a highly original film that presents an evocative intersection of music and cinema. In collaboration with director Trey Edward Shults (Waves, It Comes At Night) and an ensemble cast including Barry Keoghan and Jenna Ortega, this is a tense and gripping thriller follows The Weeknd playing himself as he is plagued by insomnia and sudden lack of confidence, and the encounters he has with fans and strangers along the way. The film features The Weeknd’s iconic discography alongside some incredible visuals and incredible performances. COME EARLY! Doors 7pm for drinks & music - All ticket holders are in to win a special edition VINYL RECORD of The Weeknd's album HURRY UP TOMORROW.

Join us for a first look at "The Film of The Year" according to National Review. Revered amongst many critics: “A chaotic symphony” - Variety "The Bear on steroids" - Deadline "Cooked to perfection." - Critic's Notebook Amidst the lunch rush of a frantic Manhattan restaurant, a series of events threaten to bring the kitchen to a crashing halt. While food orders flood in and pressure mounts to boiling point, the passionate relationship between chef Pedro (Raúl Briones) and waitress Julia (Academy Award nominee Rooney Mara) is starting to fray. But when missing money and shocking revelations cause things to spiral out of control, it’s not long before one of New York’s busiest kitchens is on the verge of imploding. Featuring an array of outstanding performances led by Briones and Mara, La Cocina is a gripping, exhilarating and truly cinematic new film from acclaimed director Alonso Ruizpalacios. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

"I'll place the moon within your heart, I'll place the sky within your eyes - It's only forever, not long at all." Be the babe with the power and DRESS UP as your favourite character and be into win spot prizes on this magical night. If you can't get your act together in advance, there will be Goblin King make-up available in the lobby first in first served! "With their technical astonishments, Director Henson and Executive Producer Lucas have been faithful to the pioneering Disney spirit. In suggesting the thrilling dilemmas that await a wise child, they have flown worlds beyond Walt." - Time COME EARLY! Doors 5:30pm, pre-show 6pm

We invite you to an NZ theatrical exclusive* of the wildly esteemed Australian film & festival favourite 'INSIDE' starring Guy Pearce (The Brutalist, Memento), Cosmo Jarvis (Warfare, Shōgun) and Toby Wallace (Babyteeth, The Bikeriders). Thanks to Letterboxd & Bonsai Films. An arresting piece of cinema that holds superior performances from the cast and an important message about prison reform that will change you! Be amongst the only ones to view it on the big screen in NZ for the fully immersive experience that it deserves. A young man is transferred from juvenile to adult prison, where he is taken under the wing of both Australia’s most despised criminal, and a soon-to-be-a-paroled inmate. A paternal triangle grows between them, suggesting that even the worst of men may have a little bit of good inside them — that will be their eventual undoing. “Cosmo Jarvis (Warfare) delivers a performance seared onto my psyche like a hot iron.” - THE GUARDIAN “Inside is very good from the start, but excels in its second hour, as the blood of the drama really starts flowing. It’s not always easy to watch, but nor does it whack us on the head with misery and moral turpitude; hope finds a way to creep in.” - THE GUARDIAN “Charles Williams’ brutal and blazing Australian prison drama Inside is underscored by its immense humanism and empathy. Williams is concerned with damage done by damaged people and their struggle to grow and change within the corrections system – an imperfect environment for rehabilitation especially for those suffering with generational trauma and hereditary conditions” - THE CURB COME EARLY! Doors 7pm, pre-show 7:30pm *Also showing at The Roxy in Wellington & Lumière in Christchurch

We celebrate the work of Paul Thomas Anderson in anticipation of his new film 'One Battle After Another'. An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. COME EARLY! Doors 5:30pm, pre-show 6pm

Celebrate a half-dog version of May the 4th with the ridiculous and hugely enjoyable Star Wars spoof SPACEBALLS! Directed by & Starring Mel Brooks (Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein). In a distant galaxy, planet Spaceball has depleted its air supply, leaving its citizens reliant on a product called "Perri-Air." In desperation, Spaceball's leader President Skroob (Mel Brooks) orders the evil Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) to kidnap Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) of oxygen-rich Druidia and hold her hostage in exchange for air. But help arrives for the Princess in the form of renegade space pilot Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his half-man, half-dog partner, Barf (John Candy). COME EARLY! Doors open 3pm, pre-show 3:30pm

Written & directed by Academy Award winning Sean Baker. A working girl tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart. COME EARLY! Doors 7pm, pre-show 7:30pm

We celebrate the work of Paul Thomas Anderson in anticipation of his new film 'One Battle After Another'. Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson follows up the critically acclaimed There Will Be Blood with this 1950s-set drama about a charismatic leader of a cult religious movement (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and a young drifter who becomes his protege (Joaquin Phoenix). The film is said to be a thinly veiled allusion to the birth of Scientology. Anderson's musical collaborator on There Will Be Blood, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, is back on scoring duties. COME EARLY! Doors 6:30pm, pre-show 7pm

Superhero movies might be The Norm for us now, but back in 1984? Not so much. And a superhero horror film?! Unheard of! The Toxic Avenger is a horror-comedy film directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman that’s become a cult classic due to its over-the-top violence, dark humour, and low-budget charm. Set in the fictional town of Tromaville, New Jersey, the story follows Melvin Ferd III, a mild-mannered janitor who works at a health club. Bullied and mistreated by his peers, Melvin ends up falling into a vat of toxic waste after a prank gone wrong. Instead of dying, the toxic waste gives him super powers and a new lease on life. Embracing his newfound powers, The Toxic Avenger takes to the streets to fight crime and corruption, becoming a vigilante superhero. As he cleans up Tromaville, he encounters various bizarre characters and faces off against evildoers. The film combines gory violence, absurd humor, and social satire, making it a quintessential entry in the Troma Entertainment catalog. The Toxic Avenger first appeared in 1984, but it didn’t stop there! It’s spawned several sequels, a stage musical, and even a star-powered 2023 reboot. - Horrorfam COME EARLY! Doors 5:30pm, pre-show 6pm

We celebrate the work of Paul Thomas Anderson in anticipation of his new film 'One Battle After Another'. A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business. COME EARLY! Doors 5:30pm, pre-show 6pm