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Boutique Smaller Cinema
Q&A Q&A Session

Wednesday 13, May

undertone

undertone

MOffensive language

Wednesday 13, May

Cliffhanger (1993)

Cliffhanger (1993)

R16Violence & offensive language

Wednesday 13, May

Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary

M

Wednesday 13, May

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

R18Graphic violence & offensive language

Wednesday 13, May

Dead Ringers (1988)

Dead Ringers (1988)

R16Violence, offensive language & sex scenes.

Wednesday 13, May

The Drama

The Drama

R16Violence, offensive language, sexual material & content that may disturb

Wednesday 13, May

Almost Famous (2000)

Almost Famous (2000)

MDrug use

Wednesday 13, May

The Hunger (1983)

The Hunger (1983)

R18

Wednesday 13, May

Thursday 14, May

Glory (1989)

Glory (1989)

MViolence and offensive language

Thursday 14, May

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley

E

Thursday 14, May

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

MOffensive language

Thursday 14, May

Mother Mary

Mother Mary

TBC

Thursday 14, May

Demonlover (2002)

Demonlover (2002)

R18Violence, sex scenes & content that may disturb

Thursday 14, May

Obsession

Obsession

R16Violence, horror, sex scenes, offensive language, suicide & content that may disturb

Thursday 14, May

Friday 15, May

Mother Mary

Mother Mary

TBC

Friday 15, May

Personal Shopper (2016)

Personal Shopper (2016)

MViolence, offensive language & content that may disturb

Friday 15, May

Philadelphia (1993)

Philadelphia (1993)

PG

Friday 15, May

Obsession

Obsession

R16Violence, horror, sex scenes, offensive language, suicide & content that may disturb

Friday 15, May

Daisies (1966)

Daisies (1966)

MNudity

Friday 15, May

Holy Motors (2012)

Holy Motors (2012)

R16Violence, offensive language & sexual themes

Friday 15, May

Saturday 16, May

Personal Shopper (2016)

Personal Shopper (2016)

MViolence, offensive language & content that may disturb

Saturday 16, May

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley

E

Saturday 16, May

Malcolm X (1992)

Malcolm X (1992)

PGViolence

Saturday 16, May

Obsession

Obsession

R16Violence, horror, sex scenes, offensive language, suicide & content that may disturb

Saturday 16, May

Mother Mary

Mother Mary

TBC

Saturday 16, May

American Graffiti (1973)

American Graffiti (1973)

M

Saturday 16, May

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

R13Violence, offensive language, sexual references and content that may disturb

Saturday 16, May

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

MOffensive language

Saturday 16, May

Sunday 17, May

Irma Vep (1996)

Irma Vep (1996)

MOffensive language

Sunday 17, May

Bathing Beauty (1944)

Bathing Beauty (1944)

G

Sunday 17, May

Carlos (2010)

Carlos (2010)

R16Violence, offensive language & sex scenes

Sunday 17, May

Mother Mary

Mother Mary

TBC

Sunday 17, May

Lady Bird (2017)

Lady Bird (2017)

R13Drug use, sex scenes & offensive language.

Sunday 17, May

My Dinner With Andre (1981)

My Dinner With Andre (1981)

G

Sunday 17, May

Obsession

Obsession

R16Violence, horror, sex scenes, offensive language, suicide & content that may disturb

Sunday 17, May

Training Day (2001)

Training Day (2001)

R18Violence, offensive language & drug use

Sunday 17, May

Monday 18, May

Mother Mary

Mother Mary

TBC

Monday 18, May

The Master (2012)

The Master (2012)

R13Violence, offensive language & sex scenes.

Monday 18, May

AFS: The Cranes Are Flying

AFS: The Cranes Are Flying

PG

Monday 18, May

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

R16Violence & sex scenes.

Monday 18, May

Obsession

Obsession

R16Violence, horror, sex scenes, offensive language, suicide & content that may disturb

Monday 18, May

Perfect Blue (1997)

Perfect Blue (1997)

R18Violence

Monday 18, May

Tuesday 19, May

Obsession

Obsession

R16Violence, horror, sex scenes, offensive language, suicide & content that may disturb

Tuesday 19, May

Holy Motors (2012)

Holy Motors (2012)

R16Violence, offensive language & sexual themes

Tuesday 19, May

Husbands and Wives (1992)

Husbands and Wives (1992)

PGCoarse language.

Tuesday 19, May

Demonlover (2002)

Demonlover (2002)

R18Violence, sex scenes & content that may disturb

Tuesday 19, May

Mother Mary

Mother Mary

TBC

Tuesday 19, May

Mo' Better Blues (1990)

Mo' Better Blues (1990)

MViolence, offensive language & sex scenes

Tuesday 19, May

Wednesday 20, May

Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary

M

Wednesday 20, May

The Housemaid (2025)

The Housemaid (2025)

R16Domestic violence, sexual violence, self-harm, wound detail, cruelty & sex scenes

Wednesday 20, May

The Drama

The Drama

R16Violence, offensive language, sexual material & content that may disturb

Wednesday 20, May

Dead Ringers (1988)

Dead Ringers (1988)

R16Violence, offensive language & sex scenes.

Wednesday 20, May

Michael

Michael

M

Wednesday 20, May

Cliffhanger (1993)

Cliffhanger (1993)

R16Violence & offensive language

Wednesday 20, May

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

R18Violence

Wednesday 20, May

Parasite (2019)

Parasite (2019)

R13Violence, offensive language & sex scenes

Wednesday 20, May

Thursday 21, May

Mississippi Masala (1991)

Mississippi Masala (1991)

PGCoarse language

Thursday 21, May

Glory (1989)

Glory (1989)

MViolence and offensive language

Thursday 21, May

Magellan

Magellan

MViolence, sex scenes & nudity

Thursday 21, May

Escape from New York (1981)

Escape from New York (1981)

R16Violence

Thursday 21, May

Friday 22, May

Carlos (2010)

Carlos (2010)

R16Violence, offensive language & sex scenes

Friday 22, May

Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)

PG

Friday 22, May

Margaret (2011)

Margaret (2011)

R16Drug use, sex scenes, offensive language & content that may disturb

Friday 22, May

Mo' Better Blues (1990)

Mo' Better Blues (1990)

MViolence, offensive language & sex scenes

Friday 22, May

Saturday 23, May

Personal Shopper (2016)

Personal Shopper (2016)

MViolence, offensive language & content that may disturb

Saturday 23, May

Training Day (2001)

Training Day (2001)

R18Violence, offensive language & drug use

Saturday 23, May

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

MOffensive language

Saturday 23, May

Playtime (1967)

Playtime (1967)

G

Saturday 23, May

Malcolm X (1992)

Malcolm X (1992)

PGViolence

Saturday 23, May

Sunday 24, May

Sátántangó (1994)

Sátántangó (1994)

R16

Sunday 24, May

Cold Water (1994)

Cold Water (1994)

MViolence, offensive language & sex scenes

Sunday 24, May

Holy Motors (2012)

Holy Motors (2012)

R16Violence, offensive language & sexual themes

Sunday 24, May

Mississippi Masala (1991)

Mississippi Masala (1991)

PGCoarse language

Sunday 24, May

American Graffiti (1973)

American Graffiti (1973)

M

Sunday 24, May

Monday 25, May

Ichi the Killer (2001)

Ichi the Killer (2001)

R18Graphic violence & sexual violence

Monday 25, May

AFS: Letter Never Sent

AFS: Letter Never Sent

TBC

Monday 25, May

Lost in America (1985)

Lost in America (1985)

PGCoarse language

Monday 25, May

Hana-Bi (1997)

Hana-Bi (1997)

R18Violence

Monday 25, May

Tuesday 26, May

Demonlover (2002)

Demonlover (2002)

R18Violence, sex scenes & content that may disturb

Tuesday 26, May

Members Free Mystery Screening

Members Free Mystery Screening

M

Tuesday 26, May

My Dinner With Andre (1981)

My Dinner With Andre (1981)

G

Tuesday 26, May

Samsara - Film Talk Screening

Samsara - Film Talk Screening

G

Tuesday 26, May

Philadelphia (1993)

Philadelphia (1993)

PG

Tuesday 26, May

Wednesday 27, May

Dead Ringers (1988)

Dead Ringers (1988)

R16Violence, offensive language & sex scenes.

Wednesday 27, May

Parasite (2019)

Parasite (2019)

R13Violence, offensive language & sex scenes

Wednesday 27, May

Mamma Mia! The Movie (2008)

Mamma Mia! The Movie (2008)

PGSexual references

Wednesday 27, May

The Hunger (1983)

The Hunger (1983)

R18

Wednesday 27, May

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

R18Graphic violence & offensive language

Wednesday 27, May

Thursday 28, May

Non-Fiction (2018)

Non-Fiction (2018)

MOffensive language & nudity

Thursday 28, May

Irma Vep (1996)

Irma Vep (1996)

MOffensive language

Thursday 28, May

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

MOffensive language

Thursday 28, May

Friday 29, May

Glory (1989)

Glory (1989)

MViolence and offensive language

Friday 29, May

Cold Water (1994)

Cold Water (1994)

MViolence, offensive language & sex scenes

Friday 29, May

Backrooms

Backrooms

TBC

Friday 29, May

Philadelphia (1993)

Philadelphia (1993)

PG

Friday 29, May

Buffalo '66 (1998)

Buffalo '66 (1998)

R18Violence & offensive language

Friday 29, May

Saturday 30, May

Mississippi Masala (1991)

Mississippi Masala (1991)

PGCoarse language

Saturday 30, May

Malcolm X (1992)

Malcolm X (1992)

PGViolence

Saturday 30, May

Training Day (2001)

Training Day (2001)

R18Violence, offensive language & drug use

Saturday 30, May

Escape from New York (1981)

Escape from New York (1981)

R16Violence

Saturday 30, May

Sunday 31, May

Dial M For Murder (1954)

Dial M For Murder (1954)

PG

Sunday 31, May

Non-Fiction (2018)

Non-Fiction (2018)

MOffensive language & nudity

Sunday 31, May

American Graffiti (1973)

American Graffiti (1973)

M

Sunday 31, May

My Dinner With Andre (1981)

My Dinner With Andre (1981)

G

Sunday 31, May

Mo' Better Blues (1990)

Mo' Better Blues (1990)

MViolence, offensive language & sex scenes

Sunday 31, May

Tuesday 2, June

AFS: The Blue Angel

AFS: The Blue Angel

PGLow level violence

Tuesday 2, June

Wednesday 3, June

Legally Blonde (2001)

Legally Blonde (2001)

PGSexual references

Wednesday 3, June

Friday 5, June

Director Q&A: www.RachelOrmont.com

Director Q&A: www.RachelOrmont.com

R18Explicit sexual content, sexual violence & offensive language

Friday 5, June

Monday 8, June

AFS: Queen Margot

AFS: Queen Margot

R16Violence & sex scenes

Monday 8, June

Monday 15, June

AFS: Dirty Harry

AFS: Dirty Harry

R16

Monday 15, June

Monday 22, June

AFS: Hotere

AFS: Hotere

MAdult themes

Monday 22, June

Monday 29, June

AFS: Mississippi Masala

AFS: Mississippi Masala

PGCoarse language

Monday 29, June

Monday 6, July

AFS: Fallen Angels

AFS: Fallen Angels

MViolence, offensive language & sex scenes

Monday 6, July

Monday 13, July

AFS: The Black Tulip

AFS: The Black Tulip

TBC

Monday 13, July

Monday 20, July

AFS: Joy House

AFS: Joy House

TBC

Monday 20, July

Monday 17, August

AFS: Kwaidan

AFS: Kwaidan

PGViolence

Monday 17, August

Monday 24, August

AFS: Nosferatu

AFS: Nosferatu

MViolence

Monday 24, August

Monday 31, August

AFS: Age of Panic

AFS: Age of Panic

MOffensive language & nudity

Monday 31, August

Monday 7, September

AFS: Dogtooth

AFS: Dogtooth

R18Violence & sex scenes

Monday 7, September

Boutique Smaller Cinema
Q&A Q&A Session
AFS: Age of Panic

AFS: Age of Panic

MOffensive language & nudity

This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below. Justine Triet • France • 2013 94 mins • HD • M offensive language & nudity In French with English subtitles With political protests roiling the streets of Paris, a young mother tries to keep it together on the home front. Justine Triet’s first feature mixes comedy with documentary-style energy. “Funny, intense and alive” – Cahiers du Cinéma

Monday 31, August

AFS: Dirty Harry

AFS: Dirty Harry

R16

This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below. Don Siegel • USA • 1971 102 mins • HD • R16 Siegel’s serial killer thriller and Eastwood’s iconic title character changed cinema forever, sparking intense debate about police brutality, power and ethics that remain relevant today. “Dirty Harry and the homicidal maniac. Harry's the one with the badge.” – Warner Bros

Monday 15, June

AFS: Dogtooth

AFS: Dogtooth

R18Violence & sex scenes

This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below. Yorgos Lanthimos • Greece • 2009 97 mins • HD • R18 violence & sex scenes In Greek with English subtitles Perverse parents take elaborate measures to shield their adult children from the outside world in this brilliantly demented fable – the breakout film for Yorgos Lanthimos. “Profoundly original, deliciously surreal” – Dazed and Confused

Monday 7, September

AFS: Fallen Angels

AFS: Fallen Angels

MViolence, offensive language & sex scenes

This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below. Wong Kar-wai • Hong Kong • 1995 99 mins • HD • M violence, offensive language & sex scenes In Cantonese with English subtitles Neon-drenched ’90s Hong Kong nights make a vibrant, sensual yet melancholy setting, as a taciturn contract killer falls for his elusive business partner. "An exhilarating rush" – Kevin Thomas, LA Times

Monday 6, July

AFS: Hotere

AFS: Hotere

MAdult themes

This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below. Merata Mita • New Zealand • 2001 82 mins • HD • M adult themes Film courtesy of Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission Like his art, Ralph Hotere was a man of ambiguity, allegory, beauty and complexity. Merata Mita’s moving, expressionistic portrait brings his work and creative practice to life.

Monday 22, June

AFS: Joy House

AFS: Joy House

TBC

This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below. René Clément • France • 1964 97 mins • DCP • tbc In French and English with English subtitles This stylish ’60s neo-noir psychological thriller stars Alain Delon and Jane Fonda in a tale of a conman hiding out in a Gothic Riviera mansion with two mysterious beauties.

Monday 20, July

AFS: Kwaidan

AFS: Kwaidan

PGViolence

This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below. Kobayashi Masaki • Japan • 1964 183 mins • HD • PG violence In Japanese with English subtitles A colourful and visually stunning adaptation of four classic Japanese ghost stories, in which mortals encounter supernatural forces with fearful consequences. “The ultimate in ghost stories!” – NY Herald Tribune

Monday 17, August

AFS: Letter Never Sent

AFS: Letter Never Sent

TBC

This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below. Mikhail Kalatozov • USSR • 1960 96 mins • HD, B&W • tbc In Russian with English subtitles Four Soviet geologists discover a diamond cache in the remote Siberian wilderness, only to be trapped by a devastating forest fire in this cinematically adventurous tale of survival. “Spectacular… unforgettable” – Richard Peña, BAMPFA

Monday 25, May

AFS: Mississippi Masala

AFS: Mississippi Masala

PGCoarse language

This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below. Mira Nair • USA • 1991 117 mins • HD • PG coarse language Mira Nair’s second feature is an incisive examination of race relations and cultural tensions in the American South, featuring Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury as star-crossed lovers. “Wonderfully tender and wryly funny” – NY Daily News

Monday 29, June

AFS: Nosferatu

AFS: Nosferatu

MViolence

This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below. FW Murnau • Germany • 1922 94 mins • DCP, B&W, Silent • M violence German intertitles with English subtitles Murnau’s unauthorised adaptation of Dracula is an icon of German Expressionism, with Max Schreck embodying horror as the monstrous, terrifying Count. “A visual and emotional treat” – Empire

Monday 24, August

AFS: Queen Margot

AFS: Queen Margot

R16Violence & sex scenes

This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below. Patrice Chéreau • France/Germany/Italy • 1994 161 mins • HD, B&W • R16 violence & sex scenes In French and Italian with English subtitles Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil and Vincent Perez star in Chéreau’s operatic, blood-splattered historical epic of bed-hopping and court intrigue set amidst the religious wars of the 17th century. “Voluptuous, complicated and exciting” – Armond White

Monday 8, June

AFS: The Black Tulip

AFS: The Black Tulip

TBC

This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below. Christian-Jaque • France/Italy/Spain • 1964 115 mins • DCP • tbc In French with English subtitles In this swashbuckling historical adventure set in the French Revolution, Alain Delon plays both the headstrong aristocratic hero and his more sensitive twin brother.

Monday 13, July

AFS: The Blue Angel

AFS: The Blue Angel

PGLow level violence

This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below. Josef von Sternberg • Germany • 1930 104 mins • DCP, B&W • PG low level violence In German with English subtitles In Weimar Germany, a respectable professor risks everything after venturing into a nightclub and falling for cabaret siren Lola Lola. Marlene Dietrich stars. “A modern tragedy and an erotic masterpiece” – Philip French

Tuesday 2, June

AFS: The Cranes Are Flying

AFS: The Cranes Are Flying

PG

This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below. Mikhail Kalatozov • USSR • 1957 95 mins • HD, B&W • PG In Russian with English subtitles Awarded the Palme d'Or, this shattering anti-war classic frames two young lovers split apart by the outbreak of WWII within dazzling black-and-white cinematography. “Spellbinding visual beauty” – Slant

Monday 18, May

Almost Famous (2000)

Almost Famous (2000)

MDrug use

Cameron Crowe's iconic 70s rock saga is coming back to the big screen at Academy, for a special $5 screening! "Former rock critic turned film director Cameron Crowe delved into his past in this much-loved film centring on a high school student who aspires to cover the rock scene in the early 1970s. He bluffs his way into an assignment for Rolling Stone magazine, and is soon covering the band Stillwater... and their drug-induced offstage antics on tour." Nominated for four Academy Awards and winner of the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Wednesday 13, May

American Graffiti (1973)

American Graffiti (1973)

M

Screening as apart of our “Day in the Life” season in our Retro Boutique auditorium over the month of May! A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

Saturday 16, May

Sunday 24, May

Sunday 31, May

Show Future Dates
Backrooms

Backrooms

TBC

A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

Friday 29, May

Bathing Beauty (1944)

Bathing Beauty (1944)

G

Screening as apart of our Sunday Matinees! "After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her students."

Sunday 17, May

Buffalo '66 (1998)

Buffalo '66 (1998)

R18Violence & offensive language

Next up in our Cult Night is Vincent Gallo's legendary debut film that put him on the world stage (before he just as swiftly left it with his following film The Brown Bunny), featuring an incredible cast including Gallo, Christina Ricci, Anjelica Huston, Ben Gazzara and Mickey Rourke! "After being released from prison, Billy is set to visit his parents with his wife, whom he does not actually have. This provokes Billy to act out, as he kidnaps a girl and forces her to act as his wife for the visit."

Friday 29, May

Carlos (2010)

Carlos (2010)

R16Violence, offensive language & sex scenes

Screening as apart of our Retro Boutique director spotlight on Olivier Assayas over May! "The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police."

Sunday 17, May

Friday 22, May

Show Future Dates
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)

PG

Screening as apart of our “Day in the Life” season in our Retro Boutique auditorium over the month of May! Shooting entirely on location in the streets of Paris, Varda chronicles two anxious hours in a pop singer’s life. Score by Michel Legrand, who cameos alongside Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.

Friday 22, May

Cliffhanger (1993)

Cliffhanger (1993)

R16Violence & offensive language

Catch this as part of our Boutique Retro Cinema's $5 Wednesday encore screenings playing all through May! She was an experienced climber, she trusted him to rescue her, but something went wrong high above the valley floor and Gabe Walker (Sylvester Stallone) has been blaming himself ever since. Unable to deal with the tragedy, Gabe quit his job with the Rocky Mountain Rescue team and fled from his cherished mountains, leaving behind his self-esteem, his friends and the woman he loves. Now he must return to those dreaded peaks, where he finds himself trapped in a desperate battle against ruthless criminals, unforgiving nature and himself in CLIFFHANGER.

Wednesday 13, May

Wednesday 20, May

Show Future Dates
Cold Water (1994)

Cold Water (1994)

MViolence, offensive language & sex scenes

Screening as apart of our Retro Boutique director spotlight on Olivier Assayas over May! "An outer suburb of Paris, 1972. Gilles and Christine, both sixteen, are classmates and lovers who have become frustrated with the aloofness of their families and the general monotony of their lives. When the pair are caught shoplifting, Christine's father ships her off to a home for emotionally disturbed children, temporarily putting space between her and Gilles. Luckily for them, though, she escapes and the couple contemplate running away together."

Sunday 24, May

Friday 29, May

Show Future Dates
Daisies (1966)

Daisies (1966)

MNudity

In Věra Chytilová's legendary arthouse classic, chaos becomes a form of rebellion. Two young women drift through a world they refuse to take seriously, indulging in excess, destruction, and playful anarchy. Beneath its surreal humour and vibrant style lies a sharp, subversive portrait of living wildly in the moment. Screening as apart of our All At Once festival. "Two teenage girls embark on a series of destructive pranks in which they consume and destroy the world around them."

Friday 15, May

Dead Ringers (1988)

Dead Ringers (1988)

R16Violence, offensive language & sex scenes.

Catch this as part of our Boutique Retro Cinema's $5 Wednesday encore screenings playing all through May! Elliot and Beverly are world-renowned gynaecologists and identical twins. Both are troubled by the seemingly unbreakable bond between them as they share everything from their clinic to their women - until they meet Claire. Whilst Elliot enjoys seducing her, Beverly falls in love and wishes to break away from his brother in order to become closer to her. However, as his attempt to love unravels, so does his sanity and it becomes apparent that the twins are bonded by madness as well as blood.

Wednesday 13, May

Wednesday 20, May

Wednesday 27, May

Show Future Dates
Demonlover (2002)

Demonlover (2002)

R18Violence, sex scenes & content that may disturb

Screening as apart of our Retro Boutique director spotlight on Olivier Assayas over May! "A French corporation goes head-to-head with an American web media company for the rights to a 3-D manga pornography studio, resulting in a power struggle that culminates in violence and espionage."

Thursday 14, May

Tuesday 19, May

Tuesday 26, May

Show Future Dates
Dial M For Murder (1954)

Dial M For Murder (1954)

PG

Screening as apart of our Sunday Matinees! "When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune."

Sunday 31, May

Director Q&A: www.RachelOrmont.com

Director Q&A: www.RachelOrmont.com

R18Explicit sexual content, sexual violence & offensive language

Described as "The Holy Mountain for iPad kids" and as being one of the new midnight-movie successors to films like Pink Flamingos, we're excited to bring Peter Vack's f**ked up internet odyssey to New Zealand for an exclusive run at Academy Cinemas, with a special Q&A screening on June 5th with director Peter Vack! "Rachel Ormont (Betsey Brown) lives in an all-too-familiar, decidedly dystopian, alternate universe where she tries to navigate a life of feverish monotony. Raised in captivity in the carefully controlled and craftily curated clutches of an advertising agency, Rachel’s humanity is imprinted by and organized around commodity and perception. Her parasocial relationship with the product being advertised—a popstar named Mommy 6.0 (Chloe Cherry)—blossoms, blooms, mutates, eats itself, is regurgitated and reconstituted in an insane sci-fi roller coaster ride. This hellaciously satirical exploration of performance, digital life, commodity culture, and modern sexuality is as deeply disturbing as it is grotesquely entertaining. Director Peter Vack provokes, pokes fun at, and perfectly encapsulates a nearly indefinable moment of terminally online, critically anxious American life. The singularity of this jarring yet reflective world is engineered with precision, malice, and wild abandon."

Friday 5, June

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

MOffensive language

Screening as apart of our “Day in the Life” season in our Retro Boutique auditorium over the month of May! On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.

Thursday 14, May

Saturday 16, May

Saturday 23, May

Thursday 28, May

Show Future Dates
Escape from New York (1981)

Escape from New York (1981)

R16Violence

Screening as apart of our “Day in the Life” season in our Retro Boutique auditorium over the month of May! '1997 - and Manhattan has become a walled prison for three million criminals where they are left to run loose. The plane carrying the American President crashes there and he is taken prisoner by "the Duke". Sent in to rescue him from this land of hell is Snake Plissken, former war hero turned criminal. To ensure he does not abandon his mission, two devices are implanted in his arteries, primed to blow him to pieces if he fails to return on time. A seminal 80s action classic from John Carpenter (HALLOWEEN, THE THING)'

Thursday 21, May

Saturday 30, May

Show Future Dates
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

R13Violence, offensive language, sexual references and content that may disturb

The Daniels' modern classic that swept the Oscars a few years ago, including Best Picture, is coming back to the big screen as the centrepiece of our All At Once festival! 'An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led.'

Saturday 16, May

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

R18Violence

Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez' legendary vampire action cult classic is coming to Academy's $5 Wednesday's! Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.

Wednesday 20, May

Glory (1989)

Glory (1989)

MViolence and offensive language

Screening as apart of our Retro Boutique actor spotlight on Denzel Washington over May! "Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates."

Thursday 14, May

Thursday 21, May

Friday 29, May

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Hana-Bi (1997)

Hana-Bi (1997)

R18Violence

Catch this as part of our Boutique Retro Cinema's Monday encore screenings playing all through May! "Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt."

Monday 25, May

Holy Motors (2012)

Holy Motors (2012)

R16Violence, offensive language & sexual themes

Screening as apart of our “Day in the Life” season in our Retro Boutique auditorium over the month of May! "We follow 24 hours in the life of a being moving from life to life like a cold and solitary assassin moving from hit to hit. In each of these interwoven lives, the being possesses an entirely distinct identity: sometimes a man, sometimes a woman, sometimes youthful, sometimes old. By turns murderer, beggar, company chairman, monstrous creature, worker, family man."

Friday 15, May

Tuesday 19, May

Sunday 24, May

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Husbands and Wives (1992)

Husbands and Wives (1992)

PGCoarse language.

Woody Allen's darkly humorous exploration of two marriages in jeopardy is coming to the big screen as apart of our All At Once festival! When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.

Tuesday 19, May

Ichi the Killer (2001)

Ichi the Killer (2001)

R18Graphic violence & sexual violence

Catch this as part of our Boutique Retro Cinema's Monday encore screenings playing all through May! "As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of."

Monday 25, May

Irma Vep (1996)

Irma Vep (1996)

MOffensive language

Screening as apart of our Retro Boutique director spotlight on Olivier Assayas over May! "Hong Kong action diva Maggie Cheung comes to France when a past-his-prime director casts her in a remake of the silent classic Les Vampires. Clad in a rubber catsuit and unable to speak a word of French, Cheung finds herself adrift in the insanity of the film industry…"

Sunday 17, May

Thursday 28, May

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It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley

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Never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from Jeff Buckley's inner circle paint a captivating portrait of the gifted musician who died tragically in 1997, having only released one album.

Thursday 14, May

Saturday 16, May

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

R18Graphic violence & offensive language

Catch this as part of our Boutique Retro Cinema's $5 Wednesday encore screenings playing all through May! 'In part 1 of Quentin Tarantino's delirious revenge movie, The Bride seeks vengeance on those who massacred her wedding party... Inspired by countless Japanese swordplay actionfests, yakuza gangster thrillers, and Chinese martial arts movies, Quentin Tarantino borrows from the best in order to shape his deliciously over-the-top cinematographic style into a simple but effective plot.'

Wednesday 13, May

Wednesday 27, May

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Lady Bird (2017)

Lady Bird (2017)

R13Drug use, sex scenes & offensive language.

Greta Gerwig's now iconic debut, which catapulted her into the highest ranks of directors working today, is screening as apart of our All At Once festival! In Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig reveals herself to be a bold new cinematic voice with her directorial debut, excavating both the humor and pathos in the turbulent bond between a mother and her teenage daughter. Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) fights against but is exactly like her wildly loving, deeply opinionated and strong-willed mom (Laurie Metcalf), a nurse working tirelessly to keep her family afloat after Lady Bird's father (Tracy Letts) loses his job. Set in Sacramento, California in 2002, amidst a rapidly shifting American economic landscape, Lady Bird is an affecting look at the relationships that shape us, the beliefs that define us, and the unmatched beauty of a place called home.

Sunday 17, May

Legally Blonde (2001)

Legally Blonde (2001)

PGSexual references

No one can forget Reece Witherspoon in her iconic role in this highly-quotable early 2000s comedy - playing as part of as part of our retro $5 Wednesdays! Tickets only $5! 'Elle Woods, a fashionable sorority queen is dumped by her boyfriend. She decides to follow him to law school, while she is there she figures out that there is more to her than just looks.'

Wednesday 3, June

Lost in America (1985)

Lost in America (1985)

PGCoarse language

Catch this as part of our Boutique Retro Cinema's Monday encore screenings playing all through May! "David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago."

Monday 25, May

Magellan

Magellan

MViolence, sex scenes & nudity

A portrayal of Ferdinand Magellan and Beatriz Barbosa's 1517 marriage in Seville, focusing on their brief time together before his departure on the Spanish crown's expedition.

Thursday 21, May

Malcolm X (1992)

Malcolm X (1992)

PGViolence

Screening as apart of our Retro Boutique actor spotlight on Denzel Washington over May! "A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride."

Saturday 16, May

Saturday 23, May

Saturday 30, May

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Mamma Mia! The Movie (2008)

Mamma Mia! The Movie (2008)

PGSexual references

$5 Wednesday = Mamma Mia on the big screen! ABBA, chaos, and vibes so good you’ll gloss over Pierce Brosnan's questionable singing chops! Academy Award-winner Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in a much-loved musical celebration of mothers, daughters and fathers, and true loves lost and new ones found. Based on the Broadway smash-hit and filled with the ABBA songs you know and love, it's the feel-good experience that will have you singing and dancing over and over again! 'Donna (Meryl Streep), an independent hotelier in the Greek islands, is preparing for her daughter's wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile Sophie, the spirited bride, has a plan. She secretly invites three men from her mother's past in hope of meeting her real father and having him escort her down the aisle on her big day.'

Wednesday 27, May

Margaret (2011)

Margaret (2011)

R16Drug use, sex scenes, offensive language & content that may disturb

Kenneth Branagh's epic New York drama, made at the turn of the century but held from release for 6 years by its studio, came and went with no proper theatrical release. We're proud to present this masterpiece on the big screen, as it was intended, as apart of our All At Once festival! "17-year-old Lisa feels certain that she inadvertently played a role in causing a traffic accident that claimed a woman's life. In her attempts to set things right, she meets with opposition at every step. Torn apart with frustration, she begins emotionally brutalizing her family, her friends, her teachers, and, most of all, herself. She has been confronted quite unexpectedly with a basic truth: that her youthful ideals are on a collision course with the realities and compromises of the adult world."

Friday 22, May

Members Free Mystery Screening

Members Free Mystery Screening

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A specially selected one-off free screening of a mystery classic film for Academy Members - book your seat online or at the counter now, these get popular! HINT #1: Hong Kong cult chaos from the ’90s. HINT #2: A mysterious visitor arrives... and it isn't human. HINT #3: Blends action, horror and the supernatural. Runtime under two hours.

Tuesday 26, May

Michael

Michael

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The box-office smash hit MICHAEL is coming to Academy's $5 Wednesday! Michael is the cinematic portrayal of the life and legacy of one of the most influential artists the world has ever known. The film tells the story of Michael Jackson’s life beyond the music, tracing his journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world. Highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career, the film gives audiences a front-row seat to Michael Jackson as never before. This is where his story begins. Michael stars Jaafar Jackson in his feature film debut, Nia Long (Empire, The Best Man franchise), Laura Harrier (BlacKkKlansman, Spider-Man: Homecoming) and Juliano Krue Valdi (The Loud House, Arco), with Miles Teller (Top Gun: Maverick, Whiplash) and two-time Academy Award® nominee Colman Domingo (Sing Sing, Rustin). Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the award-winning filmmaker of Training Day, Olympus Has Fallen and The Equalizer franchise, from a screenplay by three-time Academy Award® nominee John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator), the film is produced by Academy Award® winner Graham King (The Departed, Bohemian Rhapsody), John Branca (executive producer This Is It, Thriller 40) and John McClain (executive producer This Is It, Michael Jackson Live at Wembley July 16, 1988).

Wednesday 20, May

Mississippi Masala (1991)

Mississippi Masala (1991)

PGCoarse language

Screening as apart of our Retro Boutique actor spotlight on Denzel Washington over May! "Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their Uganda home, twentysomething Mina finds herself co-operating a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. Her passionate romance with charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African-American communities."

Thursday 21, May

Sunday 24, May

Saturday 30, May

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Mo' Better Blues (1990)

Mo' Better Blues (1990)

MViolence, offensive language & sex scenes

Screening as apart of our Retro Boutique actor spotlight on Denzel Washington over May! "Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined."

Tuesday 19, May

Friday 22, May

Sunday 31, May

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Mother Mary

Mother Mary

TBC

Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) on the eve of her comeback performance.

Thursday 14, May

Friday 15, May

Saturday 16, May

Sunday 17, May

Monday 18, May

Tuesday 19, May

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My Dinner With Andre (1981)

My Dinner With Andre (1981)

G

Screening as apart of our “Day in the Life” season in our Retro Boutique auditorium over the month of May! "Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews."

Sunday 17, May

Tuesday 26, May

Sunday 31, May

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Non-Fiction (2018)

Non-Fiction (2018)

MOffensive language & nudity

Screening as apart of our Retro Boutique director spotlight on Olivier Assayas over May! "Alain, a successful Parisian publisher struggling to adapt to the digital revolution, has major doubts about the new manuscript of Léonard, one of his long-time authors — another work of auto-fiction recycling his love affair with a minor celebrity. Selena, Alain’s wife, a famous stage actress, is of the opposite opinion."

Thursday 28, May

Sunday 31, May

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Obsession

Obsession

R16Violence, horror, sex scenes, offensive language, suicide & content that may disturb

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.

Thursday 14, May

Friday 15, May

Saturday 16, May

Sunday 17, May

Monday 18, May

Tuesday 19, May

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Parasite (2019)

Parasite (2019)

R13Violence, offensive language & sex scenes

Catch this as part of our Boutique Retro Cinema's $5 Wednesday encore screenings playing all through May! 'All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.' "When one member of the family gets a job as a tutor in a wealthy household, it sets in motion an ingenious chain of events that Bong tracks with steadily mounting tension and clockwork precision. As an escalating freak show of tension, surprise and class rage, “Parasite” would make a terrific double bill with Jordan Peele’s “Us,” which it matches and perhaps even surpasses in pact. Bong’s movie may be the angriest, most confrontational thing I’ve seen in the competition, the rare parable of haves and have-nots that connects viscerally as well as intellectually." [Justin Chang / LA Times]

Wednesday 20, May

Wednesday 27, May

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Perfect Blue (1997)

Perfect Blue (1997)

R18Violence

Catch this as part of our Boutique Retro Cinema's Monday encore screenings playing all through May! "Excuse me, who are you?" Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to shed her 'good girl' image and pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren't ready to see her go. Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harbouring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. As her stalker closes in, in person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows.

Monday 18, May

Personal Shopper (2016)

Personal Shopper (2016)

MViolence, offensive language & content that may disturb

Screening as apart of our Retro Boutique director spotlight on Olivier Assayas over May! "Maureen, mid-20s, is a personal shopper for a media celebrity. The job pays for her stay in Paris, a city she refuses to leave until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person contacts her via text message."

Friday 15, May

Saturday 16, May

Saturday 23, May

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Philadelphia (1993)

Philadelphia (1993)

PG

Screening as apart of our Retro Boutique actor spotlight on Denzel Washington over May! When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.

Friday 15, May

Tuesday 26, May

Friday 29, May

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Playtime (1967)

Playtime (1967)

G

Jacques Tati’s magnum opus Playtime is a satirical comedy set in Paris, humorously portraying society’s confrontation with Modernism, which we're proud to be screening as apart of our All At Once festival. A full-length feature narratively structured in six sequences, the film follows baffled Frenchman Monsieur Hulot, and a young American tourist named Barbara, who frequently encounter each other over the course of a day. In the film, we observe a city that has been rapidly urbanised and a society whose attitudes towards work and leisure fluctuates in response. Tati’s singular style immerses viewers as architectural inhabitants of a re-imagined, ultra-modern 1960’s Paris, but the audience is nonetheless encouraged to keep a critical eye on the consumer culture that pervades the screen.

Saturday 23, May

Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary

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Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

Wednesday 13, May

Wednesday 20, May

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Samsara - Film Talk Screening

Samsara - Film Talk Screening

G

Ron Fricke's (Koyaanisqatsi) 70mm masterpiece is returning to our big screen as apart of ShowNews' monthly film talk screenings! Tickets only $10 to witness this on the big screen! Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.

Tuesday 26, May

Sátántangó (1994)

Sátántangó (1994)

R16

With the recent news of filmmaker Béla Tarr's passing, we're glad to be paying tribute to this master of cinema with his magnum opus, Sátántangó (1994), screening as apart of our All At Once festival. Two 15 minute intermissions included. "In Bela Tarr's seven-hour episodic film, inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor (Putyi Horvath) and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias (Mihály Vig), a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him."

Sunday 24, May

The Drama

The Drama

R16Violence, offensive language, sexual material & content that may disturb

A couple, in the days leading up to their wedding, faces a crisis when unexpected revelations derail what one of them thought they knew about the other.

Wednesday 13, May

Wednesday 20, May

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The Housemaid (2025)

The Housemaid (2025)

R16Domestic violence, sexual violence, self-harm, wound detail, cruelty & sex scenes

Catch this as part of our Boutique Retro Cinema's $5 Wednesday encore screenings playing all through May! THE HOUSEMAID is a wildly entertaining thriller starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, based on the best-selling book. From director Paul Feig, the film plunges audiences into a twisted world where perfection is an illusion, and nothing is as it seems. Trying to escape her past, Millie (Sweeney) accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar). But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous — a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power. Behind the Winchesters’ closed doors lies a world of shocking twists that will leave you guessing until the very end.

Wednesday 20, May

The Hunger (1983)

The Hunger (1983)

R18

Catch this as part of our Boutique Retro Cinema's $5 Wednesday encore screenings playing all through May! Tickets only $5 - get in quick! 'Miriam Blaylock collects Renaissance art, ancient Egyptian pendants, lovers, souls. Alive and fashionably chic in Manhattan, Miriam is an ageless vampire. Although "vampire" is not a word you'll hear in this movie based on the novel by Whitley Strieber (WOLFEN). Instead, debuting feature director Tony Scott fashions a hip, sensual, modern-gothic makeover. Catherine Deneuve radiates macabre elegance as Miriam, blessed with beauty, cursed with bloodlust. David Bowie is fellow fiend and refined husband John. In love, in life, in longing, they are inseparable. But when John abruptly begins to age and turns to a geriatric researcher (Susan Sarandon) for help, Miriam soon eyes the woman as a replacement for John. THE HUNGER is insatiable.'

Wednesday 13, May

Wednesday 27, May

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The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

R16Violence & sex scenes.

Catch this as part of our Boutique Retro Cinema's Monday encore screenings playing all through May! A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.

Monday 18, May

The Master (2012)

The Master (2012)

R13Violence, offensive language & sex scenes.

Catch this as part of our Boutique Retro Cinema's Monday encore screenings playing all through May! A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader.

Monday 18, May

Training Day (2001)

Training Day (2001)

R18Violence, offensive language & drug use

Screening as apart of our Retro Boutique actor spotlight on Denzel Washington over May! In a powerful departure from his frequent good-guy roles, Denzel Washington captured his second Academy Award playing Alonzo Harris, a twisted but charismatic L.A. undercover narcotics detective who attracts and repels as he becomes the kind of thug he's supposed to collar. Ethan Hawke plays unseasoned recruit Jake Hoyt, Harris' new partner. Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer films) directs, guiding a cast that includes music stars Dr. Dre, Macy Gray and Snoop Dogg. Training Day. It's a day of reckoning.

Sunday 17, May

Saturday 23, May

Saturday 30, May

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undertone

undertone

MOffensive language

The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.

Wednesday 13, May