The Mastermind (2025)
“It’s not stealing if you don’t get caught.”
Directed by the quietly brilliant Kelly Reichardt, one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary American independent cinema.
Set in 1970s Massachusetts, the film begins with a seemingly simple premise: an ordinary man (J. B. Mooney played by Josh O’Connor) plans an art heist at a small museum. But if you know Reichardt’s work you’ll know this won’t be a slick (blah) Hollywood caper. Her films are known for their quiet tension, subtle humour, and close attention to everyday lives. Rather than spectacle, she finds drama in small decisions, awkward silences, and the fragile confidence of people who may be in over their heads.
With The Mastermind, Reichardt takes the familiar idea of the “perfect crime” and filters it through her unique style—creating a heist story that’s less about the robbery itself and more about the people behind it, and the unpredictable ways even the best-laid plans can come undone.
Release Date: 2025
Starring: Josh O’Connor, Alana Haim, Hope Davis, John Magaro, and Bill Camp
Rated: M
Duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes
Genre: Drama, Heist, Crime
Language: English
Come along to Explore the Wonderful World of Film
The King Valley Arts (KVA) Film Club is excited to be screening diverse, beautiful and thought-provoking films for our King Valley community in the form as it was made to be viewed on the big screen with an audience! KVA Film Club want to bring the best of film to the Valley.
WHERE:
The Cheshunt Hall (454 King Valley Road, Chestnut, VIC) becomes our very own local cinema for each screening. Thank you to the Rural City of Wangaratta for their support in providing us with community grant funding to purchase our own ‘state of the art’ projector and projection screen.
The KVA Film Club is a proud member of the Australian Film Society Federation (AFSF). The membership allows access to film screening rights from most studios and distributors at a significantly reduced rate, meaning we can offer a diversity of films over the year.
WHEN:
The Film Club Calendar will screen six (6) films a year, on the second Tuesday night, bi-monthly. Doors open 7pm for a screening start at 7.30pm.
- Tuesday 9 December 2025 (Fourth Season launch Event)
- Tuesday 10 February 2026
- Tuesday 14 April 2026
- Tuesday 9 June 2026
- Tuesday 11 August 2026
- Tuesday 13 October 2026
CLUB MEMBERSHIP:
Membership of the film club entitles you to attend any or all of the six films per year.
Club membership entitles you to bring one (non-member) for free to one screening.
Annual membership is just $40 per person.
- Traditional fresh popcorn and ice cream for sale
- Bring your own drinks and snacks
- Teas and coffee provided
- Feel free to bring along your own chairs, beanbag or cushions for comfort.