When psychiatrist Lilian Steiner suspects her patient’s “accident” was actually a murder, she trades her couch for a crime scene to uncover the truth. It’s the perfect way to wrap up your weekend with high-stakes mystery.

In French language with English subtitles.

Film Opens Thursday, 14 May.

A PRIVATE LIFE – Sunday Session Preview this Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 10 2026 @ 3:00pm
Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo | Dendy Cinemas Portside
www.dendy.com.au

John Warnock Hinckley Jr. was born to a wealthy family in Ardmore, Oklahoma and enjoyed that privilege to live a pleasant and incident-free childhood but under that facade of normalcy lay a fragile psyche. That he lived in a country that didn’t prioritise mental health and made guns as easy to buy as the local paper set him on a course of impending trouble.

Hinckley wandered through life until obsession took over his thought process. The 1976 Martin Scorsese film Taxi Driver with its anti-hero Travis Bickle played by Robert De Niro became an inspiration. In the film Bickle sets out to save the young prostitute Iris played by Jodie Foster, in Hinckley’s mind this sets out his life’s task and his obsession with Foster becomes all-consuming.

The story is told by Hinckley himself and after decades of incarceration in a mental hospital, years of professional help and a strong medication regime he comes across as a man in control of his demons. If there is empathy in your heart, you can not help but feel for this poor man who has suffered more than most. That he now lives in relative peace and safety only adds to the fascination of this story.
Rob Hudson

Glass Engine will release the film HINCKLEY: I SHOT THE PRESIDENT on its own platform Launchpad: www.hinckley.movie

For our Seniors, Dendy will be screening a Seniors Morning Tea Preview at 10.30am with morning Tea served at 10am or for our night viewers, walk the red carpet with a glass of sparkling in hand out our Red Carpet Preview at 6.30pm.

Starring academy Award nominee Annette Benning and Oscar winner Jodie Foster, NYAD is a remarkable true story of tenacity, friendship, and the triumph of the human spirit.

Three decades after giving up marathon swimming in exchange for a prominent career as a sports journalist, at the age of 60, Diana (Bening) becomes obsessed with completing an epic swim that always eluded her: the 110-mile trek from Cuba to Florida, often referred to as the “Mount Everest” of swims. Determined to become the first person to finish the swim without a shark cage, Diana goes on a thrilling, four-year journey with her best friend and coach Bonnie Stoll (Foster) and a dedicated sailing team.

NYAD Preview Screenings
Dendy Coorparoo and Dendy Portside
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
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The storyline revolves around a TV show called Money Monster that dispenses financial advice and features George Clooney as Lee Gates, its smarmy and egotistical host. When Gates’ on-screen advice looses one of its viewers his life savings, he concocts a plan for revenge.
 

 
While the film is set in the television studio, it’s a claustrophobic thriller as Kyle Budwell (Jack O’Connell) seeks retribution for the loss of his inheritance and life’s savings. When through a scenario that could only happen in the movies, they move the action outdoors, the film enters the realm of farce and the suspension of disbelief requires too much of its audience.

The film’s climax is almost comical in its execution, which is a shame because there are a number of very effective moments and even a surprise or two. Emily Meade as Budwell’s pregnant girlfriend Molly has a great scene where she gets to deliver one of the most over the top monologues ever, that scene alone is almost worth the price of admission. There is a much better film hidden in what remains a bit of a disappointing outing for cast and crew.

Rob Hudson
www.moneymonster-movie.com