The Essentials
The best. The iconic. The foundation of cinema... They are The Essentials!
Hosted by Adelaide’s own Dave Bradley, these films are the absolute, must-see titles for true film lovers.
The Essentials - Do the Right Thing
Spike Lee's Oscar-nominated feature about what happens when tensions flare up on the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. Hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
Spike Lee's Oscar-nominated feature about what happens when tensions flare up on the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. Hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
The Essentials - Akira
Easily the most breathtaking and kinetic anime ever made, Akira is THE essential anime film. Akira has gripped audiences since its original release in 1988 and has never let go.
Easily the most breathtaking and kinetic anime ever made, Akira is THE essential anime film. Akira has gripped audiences since its original release in 1988 and has never let go.
The Essentials - 8½
Federico Fellini's classic about a harried movie director who retreats into his memories and fantasies.
Federico Fellini's classic about a harried movie director who retreats into his memories and fantasies.
The Essentials - Seven Samurai
Akira Kurosawa's iconic samurai film that set the template for action films for decades to come.
Akira Kurosawa's iconic samurai film that set the template for action films for decades to come.
The Essentials - A Clockwork Orange
Gather your Droogs and head to the Palace Nova filmedrome and viddy a bit of cine to shatter your rassoodock.
Gather your Droogs and head to the Palace Nova filmedrome and viddy a bit of cine to shatter your rassoodock.
The Essentials - Psycho
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
The Essentials - It's a Wonderful Life
80th ANNIVERSARY! The quintessential Christmas movie about the true meaning of Christmas.
80th ANNIVERSARY! The quintessential Christmas movie about the true meaning of Christmas.
8½
From: Aug 16, 2026
Federico Fellini's classic about a harried movie director who retreats into his memories and fantasies.
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Federico Fellini's classic about a harried movie director who retreats into his memories and fantasies.
Seven Samurai
From: Sep 20, 2026
SEVEN SAMURAI tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits.
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SEVEN SAMURAI tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits.
A Clockwork Orange
From: Oct 18, 2026
In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.
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In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.
Psycho
From: Nov 15, 2026
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
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A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
It's a Wonderful Life
From: Dec 13, 2026
80th ANNIVERSARY! Beset with personal and professional problems, George Bailey finds his previously happy life falling apart around him on Christmas Eve.
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80th ANNIVERSARY! Beset with personal and professional problems, George Bailey finds his previously happy life falling apart around him on Christmas Eve.