Overview
Movie lovers of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, take note: Moonlight Cinema is in its home stretch for its 2022–23 season, and it's going out with another round of impressive titles. This openair go-to for flicks under the stars drops its lineup monthly, and has just unveiled the films that'll be filtering through its projectors in March. On the bill: a heap of Oscar-nominees, plenty of big blockbuster hits, a few beloved franchises and a handful of retro classics.
Picnic baskets at the ready for autumn movie outings with your date, mates or both, including seeing films that are likely to win shiny trophies at Hollywood's annual night of nights. Among the Oscar contenders, Moonlight Cinema will be screening Ruben Östlund's pitch-black satire Triangle of Sadness, Irish gem The Banshees of Inisherin, the multiverse antics of Everything Everywhere All at Once and decadent Hollywood caper Babylon. You can see the title that'll likely win Cate Blanchett her third Academy Award, too, plus the drama that's put Brendan Fraser in the running — aka Tár and The Whale.
Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick, the latter of which will probably never stop playing cinemas, round out the Oscar lineup — and also cross over with the blockbuster part of the program, clearly. When it comes to recent titles, they're joined by Magic Mike's Last Dance, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre and the just-released Cocaine Bear.
Also at the big end of town, Moonlight Cinema will host preview screenings of both Scream VI and Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves. Take note of the former if you like scary movies, of course.
And it wouldn't be a month at this outdoor favourite without the chance to get cosy watching older gems such as The Princess Bride, Easy A and The Proposal. Moonlight is also screening the Lindsay Lohan-starring Mean Girls and The Parent Trap, too — and, in Sydney only, Aussie treasure The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
The exact lineup varies per city — and, for folks in Brisbane and Adelaide, Moonlight's current season in those two spots already ended in mid-February.
As always, you can BYO movie snacks and drinks, including alcohol; however, each site also boasts a food truck slinging bites to eat, plus a VIP section for an extra-luxe openair movie experience.
Also, dogs are welcome at all sites except Perth, complete with special doggo bean beds and a canine-friendly snack menu.
MOONLIGHT CINEMA 2022–23 DATES
Sydney: Thursday, November 24–Sunday, March 26 in Centennial Park
Perth: Friday, November 25–Sunday, March 26 in Kings Park and Botanic Garden
Melbourne: Thursday, December 1–Sunday, March 26 in Royal Botanic Gardens
(Moonlight Cinema's Brisbane and Adelaide seasons have already come to an end for 2022–23.)
Moonlight Cinema runs through until Sunday, March 26 in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. For more information and to buy tickets, visit the cinema's website.