Flicks Cinema

The Secret Agent (R16)

Flicks@Lopdell

Friday 6 February, 7pm. 158 mins (Brazil) Political Thriller/Mystery/Period Drama

This was the most-awarded film at Cannes 2025, including Best Director (Kleber Mendonça Filho) and Best Actor (Wagner Moura). In 1977, a technology expert flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realises that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks. A thematically rich and visually arresting political thriller, The Secret Agent blends grind-house stylisation with biting social commentary to weave a vividly dangerous yet darkly human tale.

Tickets $16 ($12.50 concession). Bookings Text 0210 2225558

The Toby Barrett Sextet

Live@Lopdell

Saturday 7 February, 7pm

Many of you will remember the multi-award winning jazz quartet 'Toby and the Rest' who played several times at Lopdell. Since then saxophonist Toby has completed a Bachelor of Music (Honours) at Auckland Uni followed by a Bachelor of Music (Honours) Melbourne. This SPECIAL live performance is to launch Toby's debut Album 'Catharsis'.

The album is a collection of original compositions inspired by the paradoxical pleasures of sad music, drawing from the music of Ben Wendel, Joe Lovano, Remy Le Bouef and other ECM recording artists. The band features a mix of incredible Australian and Kiwi musicians. Melbourne-based Toby Barrett (tenor saxophone, FX), Will Ellerton (piano) and Finn McNeill (drums) are joined by stellar locals Chelsea Prastiti (vocals), Iggy Nama Ruci (alto saxophone), and Tyler Diprose (upright bass).

Tickets $25 ($20 concession). Bookings Text 0210 2225558

Kiss of the Spider Woman (M)

Flicks@Lopdell

Thursday 12 February, 7pm (1985) 119 mins

Special Pride Week screening

Kiss of the Spider Woman, a film ahead of it's time - weaves an alluring exploration of sexual and societal norms further elevated by strong work from William Hurt and Raúl Juliá. This film deftly shows how a gay man and a straight man can change each other's attitudes. To understand its place in queer cinema history, and to understand what the world lost with the passing of Hurt and Julia, give it a watch and prepare to get stuck in this spiderweb.

FREE ENTRY - Bookings advised. Text 0210 2225558

My Brother's Band (M)

Flicks@Lopdell

Friday 20 February, 10:30am, 6pm & 8:15pm. 103 mins (France) Comedy/Drama/Music

An audience favourite wherever it has screened, the wildly entertaining new French comedy My Brother’s Band follows two siblings - one a renowned orchestra conductor, the other the trombonist in a community brass band - who after being separated by fate, are reunited by music. Striking the perfect harmony between laughter and tears, it's a rousing, feel-great trip to the cinema this summer. Conductor Thibaut discovers he has leukaemia and needs a bone marrow donor. Learning of his adoption, he finds an older brother who works in a factory. Their reunion leads to a musical journey as the town faces a factory closure.

Tickets $25 ($20 concession). Bookings Text 0210 2225558