The fifth in a year-long series of feature and short film screenings presented by Obscure Film at Cultplex in 2026! A very special screening of this rarely seen fantasy realist musical film directed by David Byrne, featuring a tremendous soundtrack of Talking Heads hits. David Byrne was inspired by tabloid headlines to make his sole foray into feature-film directing, an ode to the extraordinarin...

A group of homeless people living in a junkyard in New York City, ruled by a brutal ex-Vietnam vet, turn to a cheap liquor which when consumed kills them in the most gruesome of ways. Blending body horror with satirical commentary on societal decay and urban poverty. This 4k Restoration of Jim Muro’s debut is notorious for its gore and outlandish humour; a cult classic example of 80s exploitation ...

When society fractured, electronic music took over. Late 80s. In an England suffocated by unemployment and Margaret Thatcher’s policies, a generation found refuge and a voice in music. In abandoned factories and secret fields, underground raves were born - explosions of light and sound where thousands of youth escaped social oppression to the rhythm of a new musical genre: breakbeat. Fusing the r...

After decades of pushing the boundaries of bad taste with his underground provocations, John Waters found surprising mainstream success with this infectiously irreverent rock-and-soul comedy. It’s 1962, and the only things bigger than the bouffant hairdos are the popular dance crazes sweeping the nation. When Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake) shoots to stardom on a local TV dance party, ...

In David Cronenberg’s subtly provocative film, one of his most celebrated, all is not as it initially seems. In his first of many collaborations with the director, Viggo Mortensen delivers a highly nuanced performance as Tom Stall, a small-town husband and father who is hailed as a hero when he kills the would-be perpetrators of a violent robbery. But how did this ordinary family man dispatch the...

Buckle up for an extremely wild and visceral ride. Julia Ducournau’s provocative Palme d’or-winner is a twisted triumph. Agathe Rousselle (in an incredible feature debut) stars as Alexia, a woman who has a titanium plate fitted into her head after a car accident as a child, and consequently develops an unusual connection to motor vehicles. As an adult she makes her living dancing at car shows unt...

Here at CULTPLEX we've long regarded movie-going as a religious experience and the cinema as a sacred temple of worship. Week in, week out people don their best to celebrate the gods of cinema on the big screen as they intended us to. We could never quite put a name on this but recently one of our religion's patron saints Greta Gerwig talked of the Movie Church she assembled before her most recent...

Although local audiences were not impressed on it's release in 1971, Wake in Fright was an international hit and is credited with starting the rejuvenation of the local film industry. Half a century after its release it is hard to think of another film that comes close to its harsh and visceral depiction of Australian masculinity, the national drinking culture and the latent violence of the outbac...

Presented by Bigger Than Life with a pre-recorded introduction and short film (Shitty Drum!) by director Pascal Plante. Kelly-Anne, a fashion model and online poker player, is fixated on the high-profile trial of serial killer Ludovic Chevalier, accused of live-streaming a series of murders to paying customers. We’re left guessing as to her true motives as Kelly-Anne’s spiralling obsession leads...

Immerse yourself in one of the greatest albums of all-time at Pitchblack Playback's listening session in the dark, celebrating its 60th anniversary. Hear the immense 5.1 mix played loud in uncompressed audio on Cultplex's powerful cinema sound system, followed by 20 minutes of stunning studio outtakes and acapella mixes that reveal the incredible detail of the making of the album. No talking; no s...

Immerse yourself in one of the greatest albums of all-time at Pitchblack Playback's listening session in the dark, celebrating its 55th anniversary. Hear the album played loud in uncompressed audio on Cultplex's powerful cinema sound system. No talking; no signing; no phones; no distractions; just you and the music. Ticket includes Pitchblack Playback eye mask for extra darkness. We do not issue...

Please arrive by event start time as latecomers will not be admitted and refunds will not be offered Immerse yourself in Radiohead's experimental masterpiece 'Amnesiac' at our listening session in the dark, celebrating 25 years since its release. Hear the album played loud in uncompressed audio on Cultplex's powerful cinema sound system. No talking; no signing; no phones; no distractions; just you...

Just before hosting a dinner party, Philip Morgan and Brandon Shaw strangle a mutual friend with a piece of rope, purely as a Nietzsche-inspired philosophical exercise. Hiding the body, they arrange a dinner party, welcoming their guests, including the victim's oblivious fiancée and the college professor whose lectures inadvertently inspired the killing. Famously shot in 'real time and one take', ...

Haneke’s chilling, confrontational and controversial home-invasion thriller that redefined the genre. Disturbing, clinical and unforgettable, it shocked audiences worldwide before Haneke remade it shot-for-shot in 2007. The original is still the best. A wealthy family are enjoying their lakeside retreat, only for their holiday to be shattered by the arrival of two seemingly polite young men, Pau...

Beverly Hills 90210 on acid - Gregg Araki Speed and Strike returns with a SECOND Gregg Ararki screening. This time the third film in his Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy, NOWHERE. Following the life of an ensemble of alienated, queer, horny and dejected teenagers led by the great James Duvall, in true Gregg Araki fashion. Featuring polyamorous bisexual girlfriends, the end of the world, the end of hist...

For the first ever feature film to be screened at UrbanArtistry Presents... we're honoured to bring you the 20th Anniversary 4k Remaster of WHOLETRAIN. In his multi-award-winning cinema debut, screenwriter/director FLORIAN GAAG tells the story of a crew of four graffiti writers – David (MIKE ADLER), Tino (FLORIAN RENNER), Elyas (ELYAS M´BAREK in his first major role) and Achim (JACOB MATSCHENZ) ...

Often cited as one of the defining films of the 2000s due to its dreamlike visuals and pioneering non-linear timeline and unreliable narrators that has gone on to inspire countless films and series. A visually inventive and emotionally raw exploration of memory, love, and loss, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind follows Joel (Jim Carrey), a reserved man who discovers that his impulsive ex-girlf...

Welcome back to CULT SCHOOL at CULTPLEX, where the syllabus is the world of cult film! Our first session of 2026 sees speaker and local author Matt Rogerson (@bavalamp) return for Ban This Filth: Video Nasties 101. A dive into one of film censorship’s greatest controversies, Matt will explore the era’s moral outrage, prosecutions, and bans, and showcase some of the key films, directors, and distri...

Make Scene Film Club invites you to ease on down the road with: The Wiz - a dazzling, disco-infused reimagining of The Wizard of Oz that turns a familiar tale into something bold, soulful and super extra. Directed by Sidney Lumet and featuring music supervised by the legendary Quincy Jones , this 1978 spectacle transforms Oz into a dreamlike, urban fantasia. The yellow brick roads become city str...

Fresh from the success of the first two A Better Tomorrow films, in 1989 action maestro John Woo would unleash The Killer, a spectacular blend of explosive gunfights and dramatic performances, including the magnetic Chow Yun-Fat in one of his most memorable roles. Ah Chong (Chow Yun-Fat) is a hitman whose latest job takes a wrong turn when, during a shootout at a lavish nightclub, he accidentally...