The cinema goodness never stops if you know where to look. This week includes a girl on a train who saw something sinister (or did she?), the glorious return of the one true Batman (i.e. Adam West), Kiwi filmmaking legend Roger Donaldson’s first feature (Sleeping Dogs), and the single greatest movie experience of all time (2003’s The Room).
The Big Releases
The Girl on the Train | Find movie times near you
Emily Blunt leads this adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ hit mystery novel, from the director of the Oscar-nominated The Help.
Deepwater Horizon | Find movie times near you
Mark Wahlberg, Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell and John Malkovich star in this disaster film based on the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon explosion.
The Small Releases
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders | Playing this weekend only
Warner Bros. Animation and DC resurrect the Batman of the ’60s, with original cast members Adam West and Burt Ward back to reprise their roles as the Dynamic Duo.
The Hurt Business | Playing this weekend only
Documentary from the creators of Generation Iron exploring today’s top MMA stars’ lives beyond the ring.
Kiwi Films
Chronesthesia | Playing in limited release @ The Paramount (WGTN)
A barista takes direction from cryptic messages that begin to form on his bedroom window, leading him to form unexpected connections with others around him.
This Giant Papier Mache Boulder is Actually Really Heavy | Playing in limited release
Three ordinary mates – Tom, Jeffrey and Gavin – end up inside a low-budget sci-fi B-movie in this New Zealand comedy.
Sleeping Dogs | 7.00pm, Wednesday 12th Oct. @ Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision (WGTN)
Classic 1977 Kiwi thriller, the debut film from Roger Donaldson, set in the near future. Starring Sam Neill, Ian Mune and Warren Oates.
Baseball | 6.05pm, Sunday 9th Oct. @ The Vic (AK)
Shot over two years, this experimental first feature film from New Zealand writer-director F. Theodore Elliott comprises a cohesive series of vignettes from a cast of mostly local indie musicians.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople | Find movie times near you
If you haven’t seen the massive, Box Office-smashing, critically-acclaimed, fiercely attractive, Palme d’Or-nominated, Nobel Peace Prize-winning film by Taika Waititi yet, you still can in select locations.
Classics
The Invisible Man | 3.00pm, Sunday 9th Oct. @ The Roxy (AK)
The Roxy continues its celebration of Universal Monsters with the scientist who becomes homicidal as a side-effect of becoming invisible.
The Royal Tenenbaums | 8.30pm, Friday 7th Oct. @ Matakana Cinemas (AK)
Matakana’s Wes Anderson marathon is up to his 2001 comedy drama with Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, the Wilsons (Luke and Owen) and – of course – Bill Murray.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | 4.00pm, Sunday 7th Oct. @ Matakana Cinemas (AK)
The 1971 family classic with Gene Wilder as candy mogul Wonka.
Full Metal Jacket | 8.00pm, Friday 7th Oct. @ Event Newmarket (AK)
Stanley Kubrick’s saga of the Vietnam War and the dehumanising process that turns people into trained killers.
The Room | 10.30pm, Friday 7th Oct. @ The Paramount (WGTN)
A tour-de-force. A masterpiece. A once-in-a-lifetime experience that you can experience again this Friday.
