What's new at Odeon's this week : Thursday 13th November 2025

The 29th annual Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (BNFF), or POFF (Pimedate Oode FilmiFestival) kicked off on Friday 7th November and runs through until Sunday 23rd November, in Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. POFF is one of the largest film festivals in Northern Europe, and in 2014, it was upgraded to an A-list festival by FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations), ranking amongst other notable film festivals including Berlin, Cannes, Shanghai, Karlovy Vary, Locarno, Venice, San Sebastian, Warsaw, Tokyo and Cairo. The aim of the festival is to present a comprehensive selection of world cinema from the last two years to a local and international audience, offering fresh film production with high artistic value. Today, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival with Industry @ Tallinn & Baltic Event and with the two sub-festivals, Just Film and POFF Shorts, has grown into one of the biggest film festivals in Northern Europe and the busiest regional industry platforms. The festival is an important meeting point for a rapidly growing number of industry professionals from around the globe . . . . . so reads the official website.

This years Opening Night Film was 'They Will Be Dust' from Spain, Switzerland and Italy this drama film is Co-Written and Directed by Carlos Marques-Marcet. When Claudia, a vibrant septuagenarian, is diagnosed with an incurable illness, she decides to end her days in a Swiss clinic. Flavio, her inseparable husband of over forty years, feels unable to face life without her. This sets in motion their plan to end their lives together in Switzerland. Meanwhile, their daughter Violeta becomes an involuntary mediator between them while trying to clarify her own thoughts. The three embark on a fascinating and profound journey of love and self-discovery.

In the Official Selection Competition section are the following titles :-

* 'Veins' - from Canada and this thriller is Co-Written and Directed by Raymond St.Jean. 

* 'Hungarian Wedding' - from Hungary this musical is Co-Produced and Directed by Csaba Kael.

* '18 Holes to Paradise' - from Portugal, Italy and Argentina, this drama film is Directed by Joao Nuno Pinto.

* 'The Dashed Lines' - from Spain, this drama film is Written and Directed by Anxos Fazans.

* 'The Good Daughter' - from Spain, and this coming of age drama film is Co-Written and Directed by Julia de Paz Solvas.

* 'Think of England' - from the UK, this historical drama comedy film is Co-Written and Directed by Richard Hawkins. 

* 'The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat' - from Japan, this drama film is Directed by Yukihiro Morigaki. 

* 'LifeLike' - from Turkey, Greece and Romania, this drama film is Written and Directed by Ali Vatansever.

* 'The Stories' - from Austria, France, Belgium, Egypt and Sweden, this drama film is Written and Directed by Abu Bakr Shawky.

* 'Versalles' - from Mexico, and this drama film is Co-Written, Co-Produced and Directed by Andres Clariond.

* 'Duality' - from Iran, and this experimental film is Written, Produced and Directed by Abbas Nezamdoost.

* 'Mira' - from Morocco, and this drama film is Written, Produced and Directed by Nour-Eddine Lakhmari.

* 'No Comment' - from Norway, and this comedy film is Directed by Petter Naess.

* 'The Muralist' - from Mongolia, and this drama film is Written and Directed by Sengedorj Janchivdorj.

* 'The Fog and the Water' - from Germany, and this road movie is Co-Written and Directed by Thomas Stuber.

* 'The Moon is a Father of Mine' - from Luxembourg, Turkey, Georgia, Germany, Czechia and Bulgaria, this dramatic adventure thriller film is Co-Written, Co-Produced and Directed by George Ovashvili.

* 'Sisa' - from the Philippines, this drama is Written and Directed by Jun Robles Lana. 

For the full descriptors of the aforementioned films in Official Competition, plus the full details of all the other film strands being showcased, and a whole lot of other good stuff, you can visit the official website at : https://poff.ee.en

Turning the attention then back on this weeks eight new release movies coming to your local big screen Odeon, we kick off with a remake of a 1987 film that is a dystopian actioner in which a man joins a hugely popular TV game show in which contestants, allowed to go anywhere in the world, are pursued by 'hunters' hired to kill them. Next we have the third instalment in this heist franchise that sees a diamond heist reuniting the retired Horsemen illusionists with three new young performers as they target dangerous criminals. Then we turn to a horror offering where a wife becomes isolated in a secluded cabin and has to fend off an unspeakable evil. Following on, with her life crashing down around her, a woman tries to navigate her daughter's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist. Turning to a European historical drama offering set in 1937 in the USSR where a newly appointed prosecutor discovers an undestroyed letter from a prisoner that reveals corruption in the secret police, that results in his search for the truth becoming very dangerous. And finishing off the week we have three Aussie offerings - the first of which is a comedy thriller where  desperation meets opportunity, as two perpetually broke buddies fall headfirst into a black market teeming with macabre riches. And we wrap up the week with two Aussie doco's, the first of which chronicles the transformative journey, through the healing powers of song, of a small group of women from the Adelaide Women's Prison; and concluding with an Aboriginal elder's final year, preserving his culture, while his homeland is poisoned by asbestos, and his fight against cancer.

Whatever your taste in big screen film entertainment is this week - be it any of the eight latest release new films as Previewed below, or those doing the rounds currently on general release or as Reviewed and Previewed in previous Blog Posts here at Odeon Online, you are most welcome to share your movie going thoughts, opinions and observations by leaving your relevant, succinct and appropriate views in the Comments section below this or any other Post. We'd love to hear from you, and in the meantime, enjoy your big screen Odeon outing during the week ahead.

'THE RUNNING MAN' (Rated MA15+) - is an American dystopian action thriller film that is Co-Written for the screen, Co-Produced and Directed by Edgar Wright, and is based on the 1982 novel written by Stephen King under his pseudonym Richard Bachman. It is also the second big screen adaptation following the 1987 film of the same name that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Directed by Paul Michael Glaser. Edgar Wright's pervious feature film output takes in his feature debut with 1995's 'A Fistful of Fingers' and then 'Shaun of the Dead' in 2004, 'Hot Fuzz' in 2007, 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' in 2010, 'The World's End' in 2013, 'Baby Driver' in 2017, and 'Last Night in Soho' in 2021. The film is released here in Australia, the UK and the US this week.

In a near future society The Running Man is the top-rated show on television - a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, must survive for thirty days while being hunted by professional assassins, with every move broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and each day bringing a greater cash reward. Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort. But Ben’s defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favourite, and a threat to the entire system. Also starring Colman Domingo, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, William H. Macy, Jayme Lawson and Emilia Jones.

'NOW YOU SEE ME : NOW YOU DON'T' (Rated M) - this American heist film is Directed by Ruben Fleischer, and is the sequel to 2016's 'Now You See Me 2' which was Directed by Jon M. Chu and is the third instalment in the 'Now You See Me' film franchise. Those fist two films in the series grossed worldwide US$687M off the back of combined production budgets of US$165M. Ruben Fleischer's prior feature film output takes in his 2009 debut with 'Zombieland' which he would follow up with the likes of 'Gangster Squad' in 2013, 'Venom' in 2018, 'Zombieland : Double Tap' in 2019, 'Venom : Let There Be Carnage' in 2021 and 'Uncharted' in 2022. Here, The Four Horsemen - J. Daniel 'Danny' Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson), Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) and Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher) reunite to recruit three skilled illusionists - Charlie (Justice Smith), Bosco Leroy (Dominic Sessa) and June (Ariana Greenblatt) for a high-stakes heist involving the theft of the world's largest queen diamond from a powerful family crime syndicate headed up by Veronika Vandenberg (Rosamund Pike). Morgan Freeman also stars reprising his role as Thaddeus Bradley. The film is also released in the US this week, and it has been reported that a fourth film is already in development, and is set to be Directed by a returning Ruben Fleischer. 

'KEEPER' (Rated MA15+) - is an American surrealist horror film Directed by Osgood Perkins who made his Directorial debut with 'The Blackcoat's Daughter' in 2015, and would follow this up with 'I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House' in 2016, 'Gretel & Hansel' in 2020, 'Longlegs' in 2024 and 'The Monkey' released earlier this year. Here, Liz (Tatiana Maslany) and Malcolm (Rossif Sutherland) head to a secluded cabin for their anniversary weekend. Liz, alone after Malcolm suddenly returns to the city, is approached by an evil entity that unveils the cabin's secrets. This film is released Stateside this week too.

'IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU' (Rated M) - this American psychological drama film is Written, stars and is Directed by Mary Bronstein in only her second feature film offering following 2008's 'Yeast'. The film saw its World Premiere screening at this years Sundance Film Festival in late January, and was released in the US in early October having so far grossed US$1M. With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) tries to navigate her daughter's (Delaney Quinn) mysterious illness, her absent husband Charles (Christian Slater), a missing person Caroline (Danielle Macdonald), and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist (Conan O'Brien). Also starring A$AP Rocky. At this years Berlin International Film Festival, Byrne won the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance., and the film has garnered generally favourable critical reviews. 

'TWO PROSECUTORS' (Rated PG) - this European historical drama film is Written and Directed by Sergei Loznitsa, and is based on the novella of the same name by Georgy Demidov. In 1937, Kornyev (Aleksandr Kuznetsov), a young and naive prosecutor, receives a letter written in blood from a prisoner Stepniak/Pegleg (Aleksandr Filippenko) alleging that the state secret police have abused their power and tortured him. Determined to meet the sender and learn about what’s occurring behind the walls of the gulag, Kornyev journeys into the heart of Russian secrecy to bring the case to Moscow. But inside a system designed to intimidate and deter, this proves to be an almost impossible challenge with staggering repercussions. The film had its World Premiere in the main competition at this years Cannes Film Festival in mid-May where it won the Francois Chalais Prize. It has generated universal critical acclaim.

'SNATCHERS' (Rated MA15+) - is an Australian comedy thriller film Written by, Co-Produced, starring, Co-Directed and Edited by Craig Alexander and Co-Produced and Co-Directed also by Shelly Higgs in their joint feature film making debuts. A pair of lifelong friends and hospital orderlies Wolfe 'Mac' MacFarlane (Craig Alexander) and Jason Fettes (Justin Hosking) try to make a quick buck by selling the organs of a fresh corpse, but get thrown a curve ball when she, Jane Doe (Hannah McKenzie) wakes up on the operating table in the not too distant dystopian future. The film premiered in London at the Raindance Film Festival in mid-June this year.

'SONGS INSIDE' (Rated M) - this Australian observational documentary film is Directed by Shalom Almond and follows the story of Singer / Songwriter Nancy Bates and her ground-breaking music programme to teach women in prison how to play an instrument and write songs about their experiences of incarceration, in the lead up to a performance with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra inside the prison, with two hundred other inmates, staff and special guests. The documentary aims to showcase how music can be a powerful tool for healing and transformation. The film had its World Premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival in late October last year where it was awarded the AFF Audience Award for Best Documentary and Sydney Film Festival's Documentary Australia Award.

'YURLU | COUNTRY' (Rated PG) - is an Australian documentary film Directed by Yaara Bou Melhem. Back in 1934, Australian industrialist Lang Hancock staked a claim for Blue Asbestos at Wittenoom Gorge near his childhood home of Mulga Downs Station in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The traditional owners of the land were not consulted and did not give approval, and today, 46,840 hectares of Banjima Country, including Hancock’s childhood home, is a toxic exclusion zone. Asbestos now paints the red rocky landscape black, and the people of the area, including proud Banjima elder Maitland Parker, are locked out of their lands. For Maitland, though, the damage to the land takes an even more personal toll as he fights to to heal his mining impacted homeland and preserve his culture for future generations. 

With eight new release movie offerings this week to tempt you out to your local Odeon, remember to share your movie going thoughts with your other like minded cinephile friends afterwards here at Odeon Online. In the meantime, I'll see you sometime somewhere at your local Odeon in the coming week.

-Steve, at Odeon Online-