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Christmas Lights Spectacular 2019 Saturday and Sunday, 5.30pm to 10.30pm, Hunter Valley Gardens, Pokolbin. Daily until January 26.

Christmas with Charles Dickens 2pm to 4.30pm, Adamstown Uniting Church. Readings from Dickens' much-loved story A Christmas Carol complemented by musical interludes. Tickets $20 adult, $15 concession, $10 child, with proceeds going to church charities and Newcastle Theatre Company's building fund.

Upcycled Christmas Gifts 10am to 2pm, Upcycle Newcastle, Shed 7D, 50 Clyde Street, Hamilton North. Lessen your impact on the environment and have a more sustainable Christmas. All materials provided. Cost $30.

Pirate Life Beer Festival 2pm onwards, The Beerhaus, Westfield Kotara. Meet The Brewers session plus competitions, games, live art and music.

Andy Saunders - The Black in Newcastle Two shows at The Station Newcastle (both have sold out). Hosted by Big Dog Comedy - Newcastle.

Newcastle Permanent's Christmas Under The Stars 5.30pm onwards, King Edward park, Newcastle. Carols plus an outdoor screening of the Christmas film, Elf. A free shuttle bus will run from 4pm to 11.59pm from Bar Beach car park and Bolton Street car park.

Community Christmas Fair 9am to 1pm, Anglican Parish of Beresfield-Thornton, corner Bereford and Lawson avenues, Beresfield. Christmas raffle, school performances, children's activities, craft and market stalls, an art show and more.

Pacific National Race Day supporting Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service 11.30am, Newcastle Raceourse, Broadmeadow.

Carols in Webb Park 5pm to 9pm, Webb Park, Waratah Street, Mayfield. Free camel rides, Megamania amusements, children's activities, BBQ and drinks. Carols from 7pm.

Jamhuri Day Celebration 2pm to 8pm, St Luke's Wallsend, 22-24 Metcalfe Street, Wallsend. Meet Kenyans living locally and celebrate with food, music, raffles, dancing and games.

Newcastle Army Reserve Open Day 11am to 3pm, Fort Scratchley, Nobbys Road, Newcastle. Displays and demonstrations, plus career information.

Redhead Community Carols 4pm to 7pm, Redhead Anglican Community Garden, 12 Hutchinson Street, Redhead.

Maitland's Biggest BBQ in support of NSW Rural Fire Service Noon onwards, Grand Junction - The Junkyard, 88 Church Street, Maitland. Music from Ngariki, Lydia Seymour, Nicholas Connors, Conor McCamley, Johnston City, Gleny Rae and Magpie Diaries. Donate via a karma keg and all of it goes to the NSW Rural Fire Service.

Scott Bevan Talks About Collecting 2pm to 3.30pm, MAC - Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie, First Street, Booragul. Scott Bevan chats about the art of collecting, with an emphasis on the Shirley Firkin and Ruth Spenser Komon bequests. Light refreshments included. Tickets $10 (MAC Society $8).

Tilligerry RSL Carols on the Green 5pm to 9pm, Tilligerry RSL, Lemon Tree Passage Road, Tanilba Bay.

Macrame Class 10am to 3pm, Gemelli Estate, 168 Palmers Lane, Pokolbin. Cost $120 per person, includes all materials, cheese and wine tasting plus lunch. Bookings essential: info@gemelliestate.com.au or 4998 7910.

Christmas With The Porters 1pm to 4pm, Miss Porter's House Museum, 434 King Street, Newcastle West. Experience an Edwardian Christmas; see how the Porter family celebrated with cards, recipes, decorations and toys during the early years of the 20th century. Homemade Christmas goodies for sale. Adult $10, concession $8, family $25, children under 5, free.

Spidey Claus and Friends Photos 10am to 3pm, Event Cinemas Kotara. Gold coin donation support the Miracle Babies Foundation and Rural Aid.

Variety Santa Fun Run 8.30am to 2pm, start and finish at The Station Newcastle. A 5km and 10km route passes by Nobby's, Newcastle Beach, Newcastle Harbour Breakwall and Market Street Lawn. Also, Merry Markets at The Station. A fundraiser for Variety - the Children's Charity. Register at santafunrun.com.au

Lake Mac Carols 6pm to 9pm, Speers Point Park, Speers Point. Carols with Lara D, Sarah De Bono, Troy Kemp, the Pacific Harmony Choir and Little Scallywagz (5.45pm). Free Wi-Fi available in the park to sing along with the online carols songbook. Also, Homegrown Markets (4pm to 8pm).

Wallsend's Hello Summer Pool Party 1pm to 4pm, Wallsend Swimming Pool. Special guest is Ian Thorpe (1pm to 1.45pm). Lambton's Hello Summer Pool Party, 1pm to 4pm, Lambton Pool. Special guest is Ian Thorpe (2pm to 2.45pm). Entertainment, children's activities, prizes and more.

Christmas at St Matthew's 5pm, St Matthew's Anglican Church, Georgetown. Carols, children's crafts and a sausage sizzle.

Carols in Islington Park 4.30pm to 10.30pm, Islington Park, Newcastle. Bring a picnic, games and activities, a live band, sausage sizzle and more.

Kurri Kurri Carols by Candlelight 6pm to 9pm, Kurri Kurri Public School, Lang Street, Kurri Kurri. Carols, food and drinks, activities, fireworks.

Carols on Dobell 5pm to 8.30pm, Dobell Park, Wangi Wangi. School performances, The Newcastle Army Band, Stilling Street Singers, Westlakes Concert Band and soloists. Children's activities, a Lions BBQ, a visit from Santa on a vintage fire engine and more.

In Terra Pax 2pm to 4.30pm, Great Hall, University of Newcastle. Newcastle University Choir Christmas concert in support of Samaritans.

Celebrate Christmas In Our City 11am to 2pm, Queens Wharf, Newcastle. Live performances from Bella Voce, Shake, Rattle and Roll and the Novatones.

Sunday Sessions @ The Station Noon to 7pm, corner Watt and Scott streets, Newcastle. Wine, cheese, live music, food truck and a dance floor.

LIVEfree Project Community Carols 5.30pm to 7pm, Henderson Park, Adamstown. Activities, games, crafts and fun including face painting, a petting zoo, jumping castles, mini Jeeps, sand modelling, vintage markets and stalls plus carols.

Sunday Artists Salon, 11am to 4pm, Sunday, December 15, at The Owens Collective, 101 Maitland Road, Islington. Showcasing 20 of Newcastle's prominent artists, curated by Gallery 139. Meet the artists and buy directly from them.

The Olive Tree Christmas Market Festival Saturday, 9am to 3pm, Civic Park, Newcastle.

St James Church Morpeth Country Fair Saturday, 9am to 2pm, St James Church Church Hall, High Street, Morpeth.

Christmas Goodies Artisan Market Saturday, 8am to noon, Anglican Parish Hall, corner Capp and South streets, Telarah.

Christmas Markets on the Green Saturday, 4pm to 8pm, Mayfield West Bowling Club, 4 Norris Street, Mayfield West.

Giant Charity Garage Sale Saturday, 8am to 1pm, Boolaroo Baptist Church, 32 Sixth Street, Boolaroo.

Newcastle Food & Flower Markets Christmas Market Saturday, 8am to 2pm, 1 Rural Drive, Sandgate.

Handmade in the Hunter Markets Saturday, 9am to 3pm, Kevin Sobels Wines, 5 Halls Road, Pokolbin.

Hamilton Clocktower Markets Saturday, 8am to 2pm, James Street Plaza, Hamilton.

Hunter Street Organic Markets Saturday, 9am to 3pm, Hunter Street Mall, Newcastle.

Hunter Wine Country Markets Saturday, 9am to 3pm, De Bortoli Wines, 532 Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin.

Newcastle City Farmers Market Sunday, 7am to 1pm, Newcastle Showground, Broadmeadow.

Adamstown Lions Market Sunday, 7am to 1pm, corner Brunker and Glebe roads, Adamstown.

Chinchen Street's Vintage/Preloved Fashion Yard Sale Sunday, 10am to 2pm, Kent Street, Hamilton.

Healing Haven Markets Sunday, 10am to 2pm, South Belmont Park, Belmont.

Tomaree Markets Sunday, 8.30am to 1pm, Neil Carroll Park, Fly Point, Nelson Bay

Homegrown Markets Sunday, 4pm to 8pm, Speers Point Park, Speers Point.

The Lock Up All Things Are Water, by Tom Blake, Dale Collier, Ellen Dahl, Michaela Gleave, Hannah Jenkins, Todd McMillan, Talia Smith and Angela Tiatia, until January 26.

Hunter Wetlands Centre Native and Wild, by Natural History Illustration Club, until December 22.

Watt Space Gallery Waiting for Equality. Official launch on Saturday, 3pm to 6pm.

Finite Gallery Patchwork 3, until January 27.

Blackstone Gallery Twilight, by Andrew and Gavin Patterson.

The All Story Everything is Invented, by Cameron Emerson-Elliott, until December 16.

Belmont Library Nature's Beauty: See the World Through the Eyes of an Artist, by Jessica Curry, until February 20.

Newcastle Art Gallery Between Two Worlds, by Guo Jian, Rowena Foong and Peter Gardiner, until February 16.

Newcastle ArtSpace five.point.six, until December 22. Images captured by Steve Tickner in the hours after the collapse of the Newcastle Workers Club in 1989; curated by Newcastle Herald head photographer Simone De Peak.

University of Newcastle Gallery Water Lines, by third year architecture students.

MAC Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie Us, We and Be Us.

The Old Fireshed Gallery Wollombi Sorry Mother, by Wayne Krause, until December 22.

Newcastle Library Local History Lounge Newcastle In Print, until February 22.

Art Systems Wickham You'll Fest Annual Christmas Exhibition, until December 21.

Cooks Hill Galleries Summer Breeze, by Rod Bathgate.

CStudios Art Gallery End of Year Exhibition 2019.

SEEN@Swansea Submerged: Australia's shipwreck stories.

Gallery 139 at The Owens Collective Expansion, until December 14.

Newcastle Studio Potters & Back To Back Galleries Christmas Takeaway, until December 22.

Port Stephens Community Arts Centre Christmas Display; Summer Holidays, until January 14.

Maitland Regional Art Gallery Snakeabout, Teresa Purnell, until February 2. Unfolding Time, Penelope Seidler's Gift to Maitland, until February 16. Remnants Before The Tasman, by Brett Piva, until May 31. Legacy: Reflections on Mabo, until January 26. Warlock, by Dale Forward; Learning to Speak, by Edward Milan; Kalliope Calliope, by Nicola Hensel and John Turier, until February 16. Sunday: Free Art Sunday + Children's Christmas Party, 11am to 1pm, free entry.

Lily, the Felon's Daughter Tongue-in-cheek melodrama by Tom Taggart with a young girl having to deal with family criminal actions when she is attracted to a handsome young man. Maitland Repertory Theatre, at its theatre. Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm. 4931 2800.

Love, Life and Musicals and Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) Bright double bill of popular songs from musicals, and Pietro Mascagnis one-act opera that tells of love, lust and vengeance in a Sicilian village. Opera Hunter and Newcastle Theatre Company, at the NTC Theatre, Lambton. Saturday at 1.30pm and 7.30pm. 4952 4958.

Nick Tickle: Fairytale Detective A colourful investigator comes to Grannys aid when she cant tell favourite fairy tales because someone is stealing the magic beans and other props; comedy by Steph DeFerie with audience involvement. Young People's Theatre, at Young Peoples Theatre, Hamilton. Saturday at 2pm and 6pm (final shows). 4961 4895.

Once Upon A Wowfest Bright, colourful and amusing short plays developed by Hunter Drama students, that rework fairy tales, and give them very different endings. Newcastle groups at the Civic Playhouse on Saturday and Sunday, at 2pm and 6.30pm. 4929 1977.

The Sandman and Flacco Tribute Show Steve Abbott and Paul Livingston pay tribute through spoken word, song, noises and stories to their one-time fictional characters Sandman and Flacco. Royal Exchange, Newcastle. Saturday at 8pm. 4929 4969.

5 Sawyers Saturday, DJ Smashup. Sunday, 2 Good Reasons.

Anna Bay Tavern Saturday, Ash Mountain. Sunday, David McCredie.

Argenton Hotel Sunday, Rose Pepper, Sundays Record Duo.

Argyle House Saturday, Saturdays at the AH.

Battlesticks Bar Saturday, Madelyn. Sunday. Holly Mae

Beach Hotel Saturday, Club Esky. Sunday, The Humm.

The Beerhaus Saturday, Holly Mae. Sunday, Matt McLaren.

Belmont 16s Saturday, The Jungle Kings, Hayden Johns. Sunday, Rich & Famous.

Belmont Hotel Saturday, Chris Saxby. Sunday, Jungle Kings.

Belmore Hotel Saturday, Dos Eager. Sunday, Jayde Corner.

Beresfield Bowling Club Sunday, Red Dirt Country Band, Greg Bryce Band.

The Bradford Saturday, Crawfish Stew Band.

Cambridge Hotel Saturday, Rose Tattoo. Sunday, Foemen, Amos & Emily, Toytown, Skyepaint; Night Bass ft AC Slater, Chris Lorenzo, Jack Beats.

Catho Pub Saturday, Stoneworx. Sunday, Fuelstar.

Caves Coastal Bar & Bungalows Saturday, The After Party. Sunday, Kylie Jane.

Cessnock Leagues Club Saturday, The Big Bang.

Club Charlestown Saturday, Jess Knaus, Big Night Out.

Club Singleton Saturday, Bush Dinner Dance.

Colliery Inn Saturday, Jayde Corner. Sunday, ROX.

Commercial Hotel Morpeth Saturday, Busted Out.

Croatian Wickham Sports Club Saturday, Sore Points (CAN).

Customs House Sunday, Ashley Knight, Felix Quinn Band.

Cypress Lakes Saturday, Emily Smith.

Denman Hotel Saturday, David McCredie. Sunday, Daniel Newberry.

Duke Of Wellington Saturday, Transmission.

East Maitland Bowling Club Saturday, All Access 80's. Sunday, Anthony Lee.

Easts Golf & Leisure Club Sunday, Glen Harrison.

Edgeworth Bowling Club Sunday, Kempy.

Edgeworth Tavern Saturday, Lachlan, Paparazzi.

Exchange Hotel Saturday, RnB Party: Xmas Special.

Family Hotel Maitland Saturday, Karaoke.

Family Hotel Newcastle Saturday, Saturday Knights ft glasshouse, The Warts, Lemon Joe.

Finnegans Saturday, Lady Lauryn.

Gallipoli Legion Club Sunday, The Leadbellies.

Gateshead Tavern Sunday, Loaded Acoustics.

George Tavern Saturday, Sarah De Bono.

Grand Junction Hotel Saturday, Ngariki, Lydia Seymour, Nicholas Connors, Conor McCamley,Johnston City, Gleny Rae and Magpie Diaries.

Great Northern Hotel Newcastle Saturday, The Gleesons.

Great Northern Hotel Teralba Saturday, Warning: The Green Day Show, Onshore.

Gunyah Hotel Saturday, Shooting Molly. Sunday, Megan Core.

Hamilton Station Hotel Saturday, Crywank (UK). Sunday, Punk Off ft Outliers, Beijing Bikini, Piss to Eme, Stone Cold Fox.

Harrigans Saturday, pistol Pete, Amigos. Sunday, Tim Broadway.

Hexham Bowling Club Saturday, The Hitpit. Sunday, Backbeat Duo.

Honeysuckle Hotel Saturday, MAK. Sunday, Mick Jones.

Hotel Delany Saturday, D Love.

Iron Horse Inn Saturday, Mick Jones.

Jewells Tavern Saturday, Loko.

Kent Hotel Saturday, Pocket Aces. Sunday, Finn.

King Street Hotel Saturday, Night Bass ft AC Slater, Chris Lorenzo, Jack Beats.

Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Sunday, Jamie Martens.

Lakeside Village Tavern Saturday, The V Dubs.

Lambton Park Hotel Saturday, Matt McLaren.

Lass O'Gowrie Hotel Saturday, GUGI.

Lizotte's Sunday, Inspiring Voices.

Lucky Hotel Sunday, Sunday Republic Season 7.

Marks Point Sports Club Saturday, The V Dubs, Rock Cave Band, Glamstars, The Versions, Shooting Molly, The Search Party.

Mary Ellen Hotel Saturday, Code Red.

Maryland Tavern Saturday, Counterpart.

Mattara Hotel Saturday, Chris Unicomb.

Mavericks On The Bay Saturday, Jon Schatz. Sunday, Greg Bryce.

Mavericks On Darby Saturday, Tyler John.

Mayfield Ex-Services Saturday, Anthology.

Mezz Bar at Wallsend Diggers Saturday, 80s To The Max, Howard Ward. Sunday, Jackson Halliday.

Moonshadow Cruises Nelson Bay Saturday, Kaylah Anne.

Murray's Brewery Saturday, Jake Hunt, Aaron Williams. Sunday, Tom Blake Duo.

Nag's Head Hotel Saturday, Robbie T.

Nelson Bay Golf Club Saturday, Marissa. Sunday, Tom Christie.

Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club Saturday, Pete McCredie, Ashley Knight, Glen Harrison. Sunday, Ryan Daley.

Newcastle Hotel Saturday, Newy Saturdays: KLP.

NEX Saturday, Hummdinger.

Northern Star Hotel Saturday, Dan Mani, Paula & Owen.

Orana Hotel Saturday, Led Zeppelin Show.

Oriental Hotel Saturday, TUMBO PIT, Megan Core.

Paxton Bowling Club Saturday, Daniel Arvidson.

Pedens Cessnock Saturday, Kempy.

Pippis At The Point Saturday, Chad Shuttleworth Duo. Sunday, Bernie.

The Pourhouse Saturday, Piper Butcher & The Carnaby's.

Premier Hotel Saturday, Sari Jade & Spike.

Prince of Merewether Saturday, Thomas Macokatic Duo. Sunday, MAK.

Queens Arms Hotel Saturday, Spank N The Monkey.

Queens Wharf Hotel Saturday, Love That Hat, Matt McLaren. Sunday, Trancemission, Wharf Life.

Railway Hotel Cessnock Sunday, Code Red.

River Royal Inn Morpeth Sunday, Jason Carruthers Country Show.

Royal Federal Hotel Branxton Saturday, Sammi & The Jets.

Royal Hotel Singleton Sunday, The Way.

Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto Saturday, All In Good Fun Karaoke, Luis Burt. Sunday, Andrew G.

Royal Oak Cessnock Sunday, Lachlan.

Rutherford Hotel Saturday, Kazzie.

Seabreeze Hotel Saturday, Project X. Sunday, Brendan Murphy.

Shaft Tavern Saturday, Daxton Monaghan.

Shenanigans @ The Imperial Saturday, The Walking Phoenix Duo.

Shoal Bay Country Club Saturday, Thirsty Merc, Simon King. Sunday, Danny & Jake, Mick Jones.

Shortland Hotel Saturday, Tim Harding.

Shortland Waters Golf Club Sunday, Emily Smith.

Soldiers Point Bowling Club Saturday, Jumpin Jukebox Trio.

Stag and Hunter Hotel Saturday, Christmas Drinks with Bitchcraft, Stone Cold Fox. Sunday, Kristen Lee Morris + The Dirty Snakes.

Station Hotel Kurri Kurri Saturday, Michael Wilks Duo.

Stockton Bowling Club Saturday, Damnation Bon Scott Tribute, The Versions.

Swansea Hotel Sunday, Sound of Sunday.

Swansea RSL Club Saturday, Rock Duty. Sunday, Kaylah Anne.

Swansea-Belmont Surf Life Saving Club Sunday, Gerda.

Swansea Workers Club Sunday, Bob Allan.

Sydney Junction Hotel Saturday, Crawford Brothers Band.

Teralba Bowling Club Sunday, Karaoke.

The Station Newcastle Saturday, Andy Saunders.

Tilligerry RSL Saturday, Gina Jeffreys, Max Jackson, Daniel Thompson, Tommy Contor, Mark Lee. Sunday, Big Pete.

Toronto Hotel Saturday, End of the Line.

Toronto Workers Saturday, The Smarts, ROX.

Valhalla Cafe & Restaurant Bobs Farm Sunday, Chad Shuttleworth.

Victoria Hotel Hinton Saturday, Pete Gelzinnis. Sunday, Zane Penn.

Vincent St Kitchen & Bar Cessnock Saturday, Katie N Feff.

Wangi Hotel Sunday, Craig Thommo.

Wangi Wangi RSL Club Sunday, Hummdinger.

Wangi Workers Sunday, Mandy Jarry.

Warners At The Bay Saturday, Dream Catchers.

Warners Bay Hotel Saturday, Gen-X.

Westfield Kotara Saturday, Tim Harding, Tom Christie, Kazzie. Sunday, Oran Vir.

Wests Cardiff Saturday, The Snape Trilogy.

Wests Nelson Bay Saturday, DJ Sonic. Sunday, Jess Knaus.

Wests New Lambton Saturday, Rubber Bullet.

Wickham Park Hotel Saturday, Sneaky Freakers, Riff Raff. Sunday, John Larder, Floyd Vincent & The Temple Dogs.

WIndsor Castle Hotel Saturday, The Way.

21 Bridges (MA) Thrust into a citywide manhunt for a cop killer, a disgraced detective in the NYPD begins to undercover a massive conspiracy that links his fellow cops to a criminal empire and must decide who he is hunting and who is actually hunting him.

Arctic Justice (G) Swifty is a little fox with big dreams, working in the mail room of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service. When Swifty accidentally stumbles upon the hidden fortress of evil genius Otto Von Walrus, he enlists the help of his friends.

Charlie's Angels (M) Charlie's Angels have always provided security and investigative skills to private clients, and now the Townsend Agency has expanded internationally, with the smartest, most fearless, most highly trained women all over the globe.

Countdown (M) A young nurse downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die, it tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and a mysterious figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.

Blinded By The Light (PG) In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher's Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.

Downton Abbey (PG) The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early 20th century.

Finke: There and Back (M) Blood, sweat, and dollars spill across the centre of Australia at the iconic Finke Desert Race.

Fisherman's Friends (M) A fast-living, cynical London music executive heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag weekend where he's pranked by his boss into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen.

Ford v Ferrari (M) Visionary US car designer Carroll Shelby and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

Frozen 2 (PG) Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land. They set out to find the origin of Elsa's powers in order to save their kingdom. (Lake Cinema)

Joker (MA 15+) A failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and becomes a psychopathic murderer.

Judy (M) Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts. (Lake Cinema)

Knives Out (M) When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is enlisted to investigate.

Koko: A Red Dog Story (G) Chronicles the life of Red Dog star Koko and the strong connection between humans and their dogs.

Last Christmas (PG) Kate harumphs around London, a bundle of bad decisions accompanied by the jangle of bells on her shoes, another irritating consequence from her job as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop.

Martha: A Picture Story (M) In 1970s New York, photographer Martha Cooper captured some of the first images of graffiti at a time when the city had declared war it. Decades later, Cooper has become an influential godmother to a global movement of street artists.

Mrs Lowry & Son (PG) A portrait of the artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion.

Official Secrets (MA) The gripping story of Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), a British intelligence specialist whose job involves routine handling of classified information.

Palm Beach (M) Lifelong friends reunite for a party at Sydney's Palm Beach.

Playing With Fire (PG) A crew of rugged fighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.

Ride Like A Girl (PG) The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.

Rory's Way (M) When a rugged old Scotsman reluctantly moves in overseas with his estranged son in San Francisco, his life is altered through an unexpected romance and newly-found bond with his baby grandson.

Stephen King's Doctor Sleep (MA) Years following the events of The Shining, a now-adult Dan Torrence meets a young girl with similar powers as his and tries to protect her from a cult known as The True Knots who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.

Terminator: Dark Fate (MA) Returning to the original premise of the first two Terminator films, where an unstoppable killing machine relentlessly pursues an unsuspecting human target in our contemporary world.

The Addams Family (PG) You may think your family is weird but the outlandish, bizarre, and completely iconic Addams Family, will have you thinking again.

The Good Liar (MA15+) Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online.

The Keeper (M) The story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Margaret, saw him rise from Nazi 'villain' to British hero.

Two Heads Creek (MA) A timid butcher and his drama-queen twin sister quit the hostile confines of post-Brexit Britain and adventure to Australia in search of their birth mother, but the seemingly tolerant townsfolk are hiding a dark, meaty secret.

Western Stars (PG) A documentary about Bruce Springsteen's first studio album in five years.