Movie Group.
The Movie Group meets on the third Monday of each month to view a picture at the historic Balwyn Cinema (see right).
Time is usualy around 10:30am, with lunch afterwards, if desired, at a local restaurant.
Contact Glenn Ewing, on 0439 898 207, for further information.
2026
MARCH 2026
Glen’s movie suggestion was ““ a third adaptation from a Colleen Hoover novel to be made into a movie. In short the lead female Kenna returns to her home town and community after a seven year prison term she received for charges over the death of her fiancé Scotty in a car crash. Whilst in prison she gave birth to a daughter who was taken from her and raised by Scotty’s parents.
It was Kenna’s determined effort to establish contact with her daughter and reestablish or rebuild relationships that was the core of the movie. There were key barriers to overcome, a job and housing, prejudice, Scotty’s parents and best friend blamed her for Scotty’s death.
The Age film critic was scathing describing an “abundance“ of cliches and not worth the effort to leave home for a night at the cinema! Audience members in the session were more kind in their appraisal.
Changes over the road at East and Co Cafe with some new staff and a different menu!
Daryl Rogers (in Glen’s absence whilst O/S.)
FEBRUARY 2026
Our movie outing for February was to see the drama Blue Moon starring Ethan Hawke. It is about legendary lyrici
st Lorenz Hart and it focusses on one pivotal night, the 1943 opening of Oklahoma!, the musical that solidified his former partner Richard Rogers success with Oscar Hammerstein, while Hart battles alcoholism and career decline in a New York bar.
Not everyone’s cup of tea, very wordy, but in general it was a thumbs up from our group. For a change we had sandwiches in the cinema cafe and enjoyed our usual film
JANUARY 2026
Our first movie outing for 2026 was to see The Choral.
In 1916 as WW1 strips small towns of their men the local choral society in Yorkshire faces near collapse. They turn to a formal and exacting choir master (Ralph Fiennes) to rebuild their singing ranks. He pushes new young voices toward a
performance of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius and the teenagers wrestle with impending conscription and growing up in the shadow of loss, love and national tension.
Beautifully filmed and acted (plus written by Alan Bennett) it scored a thumbs up from our group at the post-mortem lunch over the road afterwards. 
DECEMBER FILM
For our December movie outing five members ventured to the Balwyn cinema to see , a comedy about ambition, family and the chaos of trying to balance both. It is about a bright young politician who is on a meteoric rise and has to face a minefield of political pressures, public expectations and deeply complicated family dynamics.
Even though it featured an all-star cast and an academy award winning director it was a mixed response from our group and we soon moved on to other more interesting topics at our always enjoyable lunch over the road at our usual cafe.
NOVEMBER FILM
Springsteen Deliver Me from Nowhere
For our movie outing in November we saw Springsteen Deliver Me from Nowhere which we all enjoyed.
It is a 2025 biopic about the making of rock star Bruce Springsteens 1982 album Nebraska. It follows his process of recording the album on a four track recorder while struggling with his past and striving for a new identity. It cuts deep as an intimate portrait of Springsteens life, capturing the emotional struggle that shaped his legendary album.
Being an avid film goer Daryl had already seen it so he opted for a documentary, Prime Minister, on the rise of Jacinda Ardern, which he thoroughly enjoyed.
We all met up over the road at our usual cafe for lunch and some interesting conversation.
Photos Courtesy Glenn Ewing