Dame Whina Cooper spent her life breaking boundaries,
speaking for the rights of Maori and fighting for the land. Rena Owen, Miriama McDowell, James Rolleston and Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne star in the film.
■ The Blue Caftan
To keep up with demand, a husband and wife running a caftan store in Morocco hire an apprentice, causing a shift in relationships.
■ Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival
Adventurer Tim Jarvis retells the survival-rescue story of Ernest Shackleton.
■ The Love Witch
Samantha Robinson stars as a witch who uses spells and potions to find a man to love her in this 2016 parody of British Technicolor horror films of the sixties.
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■ The Little Mermaid
New star Halle Bailey as Ariel and old favourite Melissa McCarthy as Ursula help make Rob Marshall’s remake of a modern Disney classic a flamboyant hit.
■ Maybe I Do
With their relationship at a crossroads, Michelle and Allen invite their parents to finally meet. As it turns out, their parents (played by Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and William H. Macy) already know each other, maybe a little too well.
■ Hypnotic
Ben Affleck stars as a police detective who learns that his missing daughter and a string of bank robberies might be connected.
■ Book Club: The Next Chapter
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen head to Italy. When things go off the rails, their vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.
■ Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (2D and 3D)
Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and protect one of their own.
■ Fast X
Over many missions, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted and outdriven every foe in their path. Now they must confront the most lethal opponent they’ve ever faced. Fuelled by revenge, a terrifying threat emerges from the shadows of the past to shatter Dom’s world.
■ A Good Person
Grief-stricken Daniel (Morgan Freeman) is brought together with Allison, who is involved in a tragic accident, and they discover that friendship, forgiveness and hope can flourish in unlikely places.
■ The Super Mario Bros Movie
Mario squares off against the seemingly all-powerful Bowser to foil his plans to conquer the world.
■ Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Animated sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse that is set in a shared multiverse of alternative universes called the Spider-Verse. Teenage graffiti artist Miles Morales, who has taken over as the Spider-Man of his universe after the death of his reality’s Peter Parker, is asked by Spider-Woman to help save every universe of Spider-People from the Spot.