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The Wellington Film Society: Embassy 28 April at 6.00pm and 8.30pm:
SUSPIRA Dario Argento, Italy, 1977.
For those who haven't yet gone through the looking glass that is Suspiria, the film follows American dancer Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper) as she takes up residence at the Tanz Dance Academy in Germany. Her arrival coincides with the baroque murder of another student running away from the school in one of the most stunning opening set-pieces in any film, period. Each shot in this terrifying intro completely reorients the space of the hotel the woman has sought refuge in via extreme camera positions and walls in a spectrum of colors, as the ominous drums of Goblin's primal score pound. As Suzy integrates herself into the school - the teachers are played by vets of world cinema, Joan Bennett (The Woman in the Window) and Alida Valli (The Third Man, Senso) - she discovers the sinister history behind the school's founding and the true identity of the absent headmistress. Creepy crawlies, hexes and throat slashings abound.
- Bradley Warren, The Playlist.
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Film Festivals to note:
Architecture & Design Film Festival 2025 Embassy, Lighthouse Cuba and Petone: 2 May - 2 June
French Film Festival 2025 Embassy, all Lighthouse, Penthouse: 2 - 29 June. See link for details.
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THE ACCOUNTANT 2 -
Director Gavin O'Connor has reunited with Ben Affleck, who once again headlines as the mysterious Christian Wolff, an autistic man who happens to also be an assassin with a code. O'Connor and Affleck, despite first tackling the concept nearly a decade ago, don't skip a beat with this reunion. This is a funnier, more confidently directed, wholly entertaining sequel that improves on its predecessor in every way.
Also Roxy, Queensgate, Monterey, Reading and Coastlands.
SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE -
Cillian Murphy's performance, Tim Mielants's controlled direction and subtle emotional heft combine to make this low-key adaption of Claire Keegan's Booker-nominated 2021 novella very much a proposition to be reckoned with. The background is the historic treatment in Ireland of young single mothers. The film is devoted to all the young women and their children who suffered, and in many cases died, as a result of those institutions. Season proper.
Also Lighthouse.
UNTIL DAWN -
The surprise horror film of the year. [Director David F. Sandberg] takes a video game and turns it into a gloriously bloody and gory film full of combustible scenes and funny moments. The deaths are fresh and the cast have incredible chemistry. This film is so much fun!
Also Monterey and Reading.
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