LIKE MY BROTHER
Rating: G
Duration: 93 mins
Director: Danielle MacLean, Sally Balharrie
Genre: Documentary
Opens: 17 October
Four talented Tiwi Island Indigenous girls dream of AFLW stardom, and with the support of their community, face the social and physical obstacles standing in their way. This is an inspirational story of human endurance, ancient resilience and the power of sport to act as a force for change. Filmed over six years, the documentary explores the different worlds that the girls must traverse, from the remote Tiwi Islands to mainland Australia, as they are selected by the Essendon Football Club for their talent and unique style of play. Navigating the competitive world of professional football while dealing with the weight of cultural expectations, distance and financial barriers, the girls encounter triumphs and disappointments before defining success on their own terms to become an inspiration for the next generation of their community.
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
Rating: CTC
Duration: 94 mins
Director: Adam Elliot
Cast: Sarah Snook, Jacki Weaver, Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Magda Szubanski
Genre: Animation
Opens: 17 October
From Academy Award winning animation writer and director Adam Elliot, MEMOIR OF A SNAIL is a poignant, heartfelt and hilarious chronicle of the life of an outsider finding her confidence and silver linings amongst the clutter of everyday life. His gorgeous stop motion animation returns, with his typical wry sense of observational humour and social commentary.
At a young age, when Grace is separated from her fire-breathing twin brother Gilbert, she falls into a spiral of anxiety and angst, with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love for books. Voices of Sarah Snook, Eric Bana, Kodie Smit-McPhee, Nick Cave and Jacki Weaver!
LEE
Rating: CTC
Duration: 117 mins
Director: Ellen Kuras
Cast: Kate Winslet, Andy Samberg, Josh O’Connor, Andrea Riseborough, Alexander Skarsgård, Marion Cotillard
Genre: History, drama, war
Opens: 24 October
Kate Winslet is riveting in the incredible true story of photographer Elizabeth ‘Lee’ Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II. This is a gritty and realistic account of the war captured through her lens, culminating in Lee being one of the first photographers to arrive at Auschwitz, where the power of B&W still images revealed the unthinkable horrors to the world.
AUDREY
Rating: PG
Duration: 97 mins
Director: Natalie Bailey
Cast: Jackie van Beek, Aaron Fa’aoso, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Josephine Blazier
Genre: Comedy
Opens: 31st October, yes, Halloween!
Australian comedy is back! Self-appointed Mother of the Year, Ronnie has given her daughter Audrey everything, so when Audrey selfishly falls into a coma, Ronnie has no choice but to keep their dreams alive by assuming her identity. This is an outrageous film, imagine if Muriel’s Wedding and The Castle had a baby whilst on acid. This would be that film.
JOKER FOLIE A DEUX
Rating: CTC
Duration: 138 mins
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson
Genre: Thriller, crime, drama
Opens: 3 October
Joaquin Phoenix is back as The Joker, his intoxicating portrayal was a disturbing world wide
tour de force back before the recent plague. This time, failed comedian Arthur Fleck meets the love of his life, the oh-so-talented Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, while incarcerated at Arkham State Hospital. Grand scale epic film making, is society ready? Oh I can’t wait!
