This week’s cinema releases include a young musician’s search for his dream girl, a bio-pic about literary giant Franz Kafka, a horror about a young couple who witness a horrific accident being pursued by a demonic stalker, The Mandalorian and Grogu on the big screen, and a scandal about the richest woman in the world.
Also, the German Film Festival continues, more information about the festival is available here: The 2026 HSBC German Film Festival returns to cinemas in May
Read the Glam Adelaide story about the festival here: 2026 HSBC German Film Festival begins 6 May to 27 May at Palace Nova Cinemas – Glam Adelaide
Refer to your local cinema for session times and dates.
New releases include the below.
Finding Emily
Rated M
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Synopsis: When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.
Franz
Rated MA15+
Distributor: Sharmill Films
Synopsis: A biopic of the iconic 20th-century Czech writer Franz Kafka. Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic, the film follows the imprint Kafka left on the world from his birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post-WW1 Vienna. FRANZ gives audiences a brand new perspective on the life of the man behind the literary giant.
Passenger
Rated MA15+
Distributor: Sharmill Films
Synopsis: A few weeks into their van-life adventure, a young couple witnesses a horrific accident that leaves the driver dead. Soon they’re being pursued by a demonic stalker who’s impossible to outrun and follows them wherever they go.
The Mandalorian & Grogu
Rated M
Distributor: Disney/Lucasfilms
Synopsis: Following the fall of the Galactic Empire, during a period where remaining Imperial warlords threaten the galaxy, the New Republic enlists Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu to rescue Rotta the Hutt in exchange for information from the Hutt clan on a New Republic target.
The Richest Woman in the World
Rated M
Distributor: Palace Films
Synopsis: Marianne Farrère (Isabelle Huppert), the head of the Windler Group, is the richest woman in the world. Pierre-Alain Fantin (Laurent Lafitte) is a vivacious dandy, writer and photographer. After meeting on a photo shoot, the two quickly become inseparable. Their friendship – one where Pierre-Alain is only too happy to take financial advantage – surprises, amuses, intrigues, and eventually unsettles the billionaire’s entourage and family.
Read Glam Adelaide’s review: Glam Adelaide Review – The Richest Woman in the World
