■ Titian: The Empire of Color
Documentary on the painter Titian, who was active in 16th Century Venice, and on his pre-occupation with expressions of colour.
■ The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2023
The traditional military tattoo this year comes with Show Stories.
■ Expend4bles
The fourth instalment of the Expendables franchise has Sylvester Stallone passing the torch to Jason Statham as they gather a team of mercenaries to meet the latest existential threat.
■ The Exorcist: Believer
When two young friends show signs of demonic possession, the father of one of them seeks out Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn), the only person alive who has witnessed anything like it.
■ Stylebender
Film on Israel Adesanya — Nigerian-born, New Zealand-based mixed martial arts champion known as The Last Stylebender.
■ The Creator
Ex-special forces agent Joshua (John David Washington) is recruited to hunt down and kill The Creator, architect of advanced artificial intelligence (AI), who has developed a weapon with the power to end the war between humans and the forces of AI . . . in the machines’ favour.
■ Saw X
A terminally ill man who goes to Mexico seeking a miracle cure, only to find it’s a con, sets deadly traps to exact revenge on the fraudsters.
■ Uproar
Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, James Rolleston, Erana James and Minnie Driver star in the story of a teenager who doesn’t fit in anywhere until he discovers performance, his heritage and the 1981 Springbok tour protests.
■ PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
A meteor strikes Adventure City, and the PAW Patrol pups gain superpowers. But Humdinger and a mad scientist steal their powers.
■ Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Computer-animated comedy action film in which shy Ruby disobeys her mother and enters the ocean, discovering she is descended from battle-hardened krakens who have protected land and sea from evil mermaids for generations.
■ Blue Beetle
Jaime Reyes finds himself in possession of a relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab. When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he’s bestowed with an incredible suit of armour that’s capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers.
■ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
After years of being sheltered, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers.
Dome Cinema
■ The Origin of Evil
A woman gets in touch with a wealthy man, claiming to be his long-abandoned daughter, much to the consternation of his immediate family. Secrets are everywhere, and they are teased out in surprising plot twists. In French, with subtitles.
■ Show Me Shorts
Gisborne gets two screenings of The Sampler selection of some of the best New Zealand and international short films from the Show Me Shorts Film Festival.
■ The Innocent
Comedy crime film in which a prison theatre teacher marries an inmate in a union that is not well received by the teacher’s adult son, who is suspicious of his stepfather’s intentions. In French, with subtitles.
■ Uproar
Julian Dennison plays a teenager who doesn’t fit in anywhere in Dunedin at the time of the 1981 Springbok tour. Inspired by the protests and a newfound passion for performance, he embraces his heritage. Also stars Rhys Darby, James Rolleston, Erana James and Minnie Driver.
