SESSION TIMES
The Marksman
cruelty, R13, Violence
Liam Neeson leads this action thriller as a rancher on the Arizona border who becomes the unlikely defender of a young Mexican boy desperately fleeing cartel assassins.
Directed by the Oscar-nominated producer of American Sniper, Letters from Iwo Jima and Mystic River.
Director:Robert Lorenz
Starring: Liam Neeson, Katheryn Winnick, Teresa Ruiz, Juan Pablo Raba, Dylan Kenin, Luce Rains
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Chaos Walking
M, Violence
In the not too distant future, Todd Hewitt (Tom Holland) discovers Viola (Daisy Ridley), a mysterious girl who crash lands on his planet, where all the women have disappeared and the men are afflicted by “the Noise” – a force that puts all their thoughts on display. In this dangerous landscape, Viola’s life is threatened – and as Todd vows to protect her, he will have to discover his own inner power and unlock the planet’s dark secrets.
From the director of The Bourne Identity and Edge of Tomorrow and based on the best-selling novel The Knife of Never Letting Go, Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley star with Mads Mikkelsen, Demián Bichir, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Jonas, Kurt Sutter, and David Oyelowo in Chaos Walking.
Based on the book by Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go.
- 8:30 pm
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Raya and The Last Dragon
PG, Rating to be confirmed, Violence
Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same monsters have returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the last dragon in order to finally stop the Druun for good. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than dragon magic to save the world—it’s going to take trust as well.
- 3:30 pm
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Cousins
Offensive Language, PG, Rating to be confirmed
Mata, Missy and Makareta. Three cousins. Three lives. Separate, yet bound together forever. Orphaned Mata believes she has no whānau and lives out her lonely childhood in fear and bewilderment. Back home on the land, educated Makareta flees an arranged marriage to study law and begin the search for her missing cousin. She leaves behind cheeky yet dutiful Missy who takes on her role of kaitiaki (guardian) of the land. As the years pass and land surveyors begin to encroach, their promise to bring their stolen cousin home seems more unlikely than ever, until a chance encounter changes everything
- 7:45 pm
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Trash 2 Dash
exempt
One Man’s Trash is another Man’s Treasure.
When your goal and dream is to be the fastest man in New Zealand setting a new Land Speed record, One Man’s Trash really is another Man’s Treasure.
When you don’t have much money and your will is, never to quit at any cost, that gut determination grows stronger by the day to succeed. Trash 2 Dash is a journey following Sargent Dean Hart over six years as he builds a Jet powered car basically out of second hand parts to achieve that dream of being New Zealand’s fastest man.
Fail to prepare, prepare to fail, where failure is not an option. Triumph and success, against the calculated odds, is lesson for all of never quitting to fulfil your dreams.
The car was originally built in the early 1990’s in the United States as a Top Fuel Drag Car, so it’s very old Top Fuel chassis technology by today’s standards. The jet engine is a Rolls Royce Viper, which was brought off the internet and is 60 years old. This engine was out of a Strike Master Jet that the RNZAF used as training aircrafts here in New Zealand. Everything else was either brought off eBay or as cheap as possible. For example the emergency stop system is powered by a Soda Stream Bottle, the stop button was off a boat, right down to his fireproof under wear brought off eBay from a Formula 1 Team, and the list goes on hence the Title Trash 2 Dash.
- 5:00 pm
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- 7:30 pm
Supernova
M, Offensive Language
Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci) have spent twenty years together, and they are as passionately in love as they have ever been. But in the two years since Tusker was diagnosed with young-onset dementia, their lives have had to change. As Tusker’s condition has progressed, Sam has been forced to place his life on hold and become his partner’s full-time carer, their time together has become the most important aspect of their lives, and every moment they now share has a weight it once did not. So, they plan a road trip while Tusker is still able to travel, to reconnect with friends and family and visit the places of their past.
- 3:30 pm
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- 5:00 pm
The Little Things
M, nudity, Offensive Language, Violence
Genre: Psychological Crime Thriller
Cast: Academy Award winners Denzel Washington, Rami Malek , Jared Leto
Director: John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, Saving Mr. Banks,The Founder)
Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon (Washington) is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city. Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant Jim Baxter (Malek), impressed with Deke’s cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke’s past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.
- 2:30 pm
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Never to Late
M, Offensive Language
When a nursing home stands in the way of a 50-year courtship, four grumpy old Vietnam Vets unite to re-enact the great escape. They may have lost their memory and speed, but these renegades prove it’s never too late for new adventures, even if you have to break rules to break free.
NEVER TOO LATE is the riotous story of four heroic Vietnam Veterans, famous for escaping from a POW camp, who find themselves sharing a new prison – Hogan Hills Retirement Home. Each of the men have unrealized dreams they want to achieve before it’s too late. So once again, they band together to devise a plan to escape the nursing home from hell. After so many years apart these mates teach each other that it’s never too late, no matter how old you are, to chase your dreams.
A delightful comedy about love, friendship and determination, NEVER TOO LATE has an all-star cast including Academy Award-nominee Jacki Weaver and Academy Award-nominee James Cromwell, Shane Jacobson, Jack Thompson, Roy Billing and Dennis Waterman.
Don’t miss NEVER TOO LATE – in cinemas February 18.
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Earwig and the Witch
PG, Supernatural themes
Growing up in an orphanage in the British countryside, Earwig has no idea that her mother had magical powers. Her life changes dramatically when a strange couple takes her in, and she is forced to live with a selfish witch. As the headstrong young girl sets out to uncover the secrets of her new guardians, she discovers a world of spells and potions, and a mysterious song that may be the key to finding the family she has always wanted.
Studio Ghibli’s new animated feature. From the director of From Up On Poppy Hill, adapting the novel from the author of Howl’s Moving Castle.
- 1:00 pm
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PIXIE
Drug Use, Offensive Language, R16, Sexual References, Violence
Starring : Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One), Ben Hardy (Bohemian Rhapsody), Daryl McCormack (Vikings) Dylan Moran (Black Books), Golden Globe-nominee Colm Meaney (Gangs of London) and Alec Baldwin.
- 5:45 pm
Minari
Coarse Language, PG
Grand Jury Prize & Audience Award, Sundance 2020
A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, Minari shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
- 1:00 pm
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Ammonite
nudity, R16, Sex Scenes
1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) works alone as a fossil hunter on the rugged Southern coastland. With the days of her famed discoveries behind her, she now searches for common fossils to sell to tourists in order to support herself and her ailing mother. When a wealthy visitor entrusts Mary with the care of his wife Charlotte Murchison (Saorsie Ronan), she cannot afford to turn his offer down. Proud and relentlessly passionate about her work, Mary initially clashes with her unwelcome guest, but despite the difference between their social class and personalities, an intense bond begins to develop, compelling the two woman to determine the true nature of their relationship.
- 5:45 pm
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- 12:45 pm
High Ground
nudity, Offensive Language, R16, sexual violence, Violence
Inspired by true events, this 1930s-set action thriller sees Travis (Baker) cross paths with Gutjuk (Nayinggul) years after he saved him from being killed by white men as a child. Together as they track Gutjuk’s uncle who leads a ruthless mob, Travis is forced to trust Gutjuk with Gutjuk now treading a dangerous line between being the friend of a white man while keeping the trust of his people.
- 8:15 pm
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Music
M, Offensive Language, Violence
MUSIC is a powerful, original, and celebratory artistic statement and the directorial debut of multi-Grammy nominee and internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter and pop icon Sia. Sia also co-wrote the screenplay which is based on her own short story.
Zu (Kate Hudson) is a free spirit estranged from her family who suddenly finds herself the sole guardian of her half-sister, Music (Ziegler), a teenager on the autism spectrum whose whole world order has been beautifully crafted by her late grandmother. With a history of addiction issues that have challenged her self-worth and reliability, Zu can barely take care of herself and she struggles with the new responsibilities her sister brings. But Music has the watchful loving eye of her local community, and Zu soon learns that life’s obstacles can be made easier with a little help from their neighbour Ebo (Odom Jr.). The musical drama explores the tenuous bonds that hold us together, and imagines a world where those bonds can be strengthened in times of great challenge: love, trust, and being able to be there for each other is everything.
- 3:15 pm
Promising Young Woman
R18, rape, suicide, Violence
A young woman (Carey Mulligan) tries to right a wrong from her past by taking revenge on predatory men. Feigning intoxication and letting “nice guys” take her home, Cassie turns the tables on the creeps (including the likes of Adam Brody and Christopher Mintz-Plasse) taking advantage of incapacitated women. Written and directed by Emerald Fennell, showrunner of Killing Eve season two.
- 5:15 pm
- 8:00 pm
- 7:45 pm
The Dry
content may disturb, M, Offensive Language, Violence
Eric Bana is a cop who returns to his hometown after a childhood friend dies in a murder-suicide in this crime drama from the director of Balibo, based on Jane Harper’s 2016 novel.
Director:Robert Connolly (‘Balibo’, ‘Paper Planes’, ‘Three Dollars’)
Cast:Eric Bana, Genevieve O’Reilly, Keir O’Donnell, John Polson
- 3:00 pm
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Nomadland
M, nudity
Frances McDormand is Fern, a woman in her sixties, who loses everything in the Great Recession and embarks on a journey through the American West as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
Director: Chloé Zhao
Writers: Jessica Bruder (book), Chloé Zhao (screenplay by)
Stars: Frances McDormand, Gay DeForest, Patricia Grier
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