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W E D N E S D A Y 2 1 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 6
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The Wellington Film Society will return for its 80th season at the Embassy on Monday 23 February at 6.00pm and 8.30pm with
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK Peter Weir, Australia, 1975
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Film Festivals to note:
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This site relies on the various cinemas having their own websites up to date to access their screening times.
The paragraphs describing the films starting this week are in most cases adapted from the linked reviews.
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28 YEARS LATER:THE BONE TEMPLE -
Despite its unevenness, this delivers enough carnage and ritual sacrifice to satiate the horror flock. But most of its richest pleasures come down to Raiph Fiennes going balls to the wall with a truly memorable character - half lunatic and half visionary. He elevates the movie whenever he's onscreen. The standout craft element here is a powerful horror score by Hildur Gudnadottir.
Also Roxy, Lighthouse Cuba, Queengate, Monterey, Reading and Coastlands.
HAMNET -
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are a wonder in Chloe Zhao's gorgeous and shattering Shakespeare-Inspired drama. Maggie O'Farrell co-wrote the adaptation of her acclaimed novel, a fictionalized account of the Bard and his wife as they fall in love, start a family and then face unexpected tragedy that generated the masterpiece that is Hamlet. Just picked up best drama picture at the Golden Globes. Season Proper.
Also Lighthouse, Queengate, Monterey, Coastlands and Shoreline.
GROW -
This is exactly what it promises to be: a big, goofy, pumpkin-sized slice of family fun. This is a film that wears its heart on its sleeve, an exuberant, warmhearted tale about giant pumpkins, eccentric townsfolk, and the kind of unlikely family bond that blossoms when people open themselves up to love. It's clearly designed to be a feel good, family-friendly adventure that succeeds at delivering exactly the kind of cozy, laughter filled, seasonal story it sets out to tell.
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