Films

This riotous teen sex comedy — the second feature collaboration from director Emma Seligman and star/co-writer Rachel Sennott (SHIVA BABY) — focuses on two girls, PJ (Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri, The Bear), who start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders.

With a blend of vivid animation, interviews and 18 minutes of surviving footage from the lost silent epic in which she plays herself, AURORA’S SUNRISE tells the true story of how a 14-year-old girl escaped the slaughter of the Armenian genocide and embarked upon an odyssey that took her to the heights of Hollywood stardom. Part of Doc Spotlight

A lonely Afghan fortune cookie writer in San Francisco, attempting to build a new life, encloses a special message in a cookie, unsure where it may lead. Tenderly sculpted and lyrically shot in black-and-white, Babak Jalali’s film is a wry, deadpan vision of the universal longing for home.

An inside look at the Elephant 6 Recording Co., the ’90s rock collective that launched Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Apples in Stereo and more. Part of Doc Spotlight and Music City Mondays

A New York detective (Al Pacino) is tasked with going undercover to hunt down a psychopath who is scouring New York City gay clubs and viciously slaying its patrons in Friedkin’s sleazy, oft-misunderstood slasher. Part of A Tribute to William Friedkin

Explores the life and music of the legendary drummer, composer, bandleader and social activist through a remarkable series of creative peaks, struggles and personal reinventions — from the Jim Crow era to the Civil Rights years, surveying the heady days of post-war modern jazz to hip hop and beyond. Co-directed by Sam Pollard (MR SOUL, MLK/FBI). Part of Doc Spotlight and Music City Mondays

At a rundown desert motel, recluse Ashley Judd falls under the spell of fellow motel dweller and Gulf War vet Michael Shannon, whose compelling conspiracy theories lead the two down a paranoid rabbit hole. Prophetic in hindsight, William Friedkin’s 2006 partnership with playwright Tracy Letts hits harder in the era of QAnon. Part of A Tribute to William Friedkin

Student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) learns of the terrifying local legend of the Candyman (Tony Todd) — a hooked serial killer who appears when you say his name in a mirror, five times. Pizza and a Movie, co-presented with Slim & Husky's Pizza Beeria

Director Jonathan Demme's creative genius and the Talking Heads' explosive energy throughout this 16-song performance make this one of the greatest concert films of all time. Part of Doc Spotlight New 4K Restoration

The mission of the USCSS Nostromo and its seven crew members was to transport and refine tons of mineral ore across the gulf of space. But somewhere between Thedus and Earth, that plan was derailed by something ancient. Something monstrous. Something unlike anything humanity had ever encountered before.

An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink. Writer-director Chloe Domont weaves a taut psychological thriller, unflinchingly staring down the destructive gender dynamics that pit partners against each other in a world that is transforming faster than the rules can keep up.

When a group of kids accidentally conjures a trio of diabolical witches, they must race against time to keep the wicked coven from becoming immortal in this absolute spooky season staple.

Fashion revolutionary Bethann Hardison looks back on her journey as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent and activist, shining a light on an untold chapter in the fight for racial diversity. In tandem with Frédéric Tcheng (HALSTON, DIOR AND I), Hardison and her co-director craft an absorbing record of Hardison’s accomplishments and a rare contemplation on the life of a radical thinker. Part of Doc Spotlight

New York City is endangered when intergalactic terrorists threaten to take out two high-profile ambassadors, but America has a secret defense weapon — MiB.

A newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast girls who practice witchcraft, but their newfound empowerment tests even the strongest bonds of their friendship.

On June 13, 1978, the soon-to-be legendary rock band The Cramps went to play Napa State, a psychiatric hospital in the small town of Napa in Northern California. Opening for them was The Mutants, an eclectic septet of art school punks from nearby San Francisco. Here for the first time ever: the long lost footage, unedited, remastered from the original reel-to-reel videotape, and further contextualized by a short documentary. Part of Doc Spotlight and Music City Mondays

A raw, intimate, immersive look at the influential punk, goth rock band that unleashed Nick Cave to the world stage. Featuring a wealth of unseen footage, original artwork, unreleased tracks, animation, and told exclusively by the group's members, MUTINY IN HEAVEN is the story of epic struggle, artistic genius and total chaos. Part of Doc Spotlight

Part of Staff Picks and programmed by Bri, who says, “​A perfect example of how resourceful low budget filmmaking can transform a forgotten B-movie into an enduring classic. Credited as inspiration for films such as NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and ERASERHEAD, this eerie tale places the viewer directly into one woman’s waking nightmare.”

Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film Strange Way of Life — a short “gay western” starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal — is paired here with his 2020 short The Human Voice, starring Tilda Swinton.

Filmy spores fall from space over San Francisco, and the city blossoms with beautiful new flora. People take the flowers home, and as they sleep, the plants creep over them, devouring their bodies and stealing their identities — their emotions, their uniqueness, their souls. New 4K DCP Restoration

In this twisted satire, a woman is sucked into a world of secrets and betrayal as the battle over her estranged father’s massive estate reveals him to be more than the genial patriarch she’d assumed.

Lilo is a wistful, young girl who feels ALIENated from her peers. Stitch is a fugitive extraterrestrial on the run from interplanetary police. Together they discover the true meaning of “Ohana.”

Twelve spaceships strategically land in various locations in the Earth’s atmosphere. As mankind fights to agree upon the best course of action to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors, an unlikely hero emerges.

It's Devo meets GREASE in this genre-bending musical mutation from the outer limits of the cosmos (1984) about a group of new wave extraterrestrials blasting through the galaxy in a guitar-shaped spaceship, searching for the truest form of rock 'n' roll.

From legendary director Hideaki Anno comes the fourth and final installment of the “Rebuild of Evangelion” films bringing an epic conclusion to the story of Shinji and his fellow Eva pilots.

A genre-bending thriller about the horrors of dating in the 21st century, adapted from the acclaimed New Yorker short story.

After being mortally wounded and taken to the morgue, murderer Jason Voorhees spontaneously revives and embarks on a killing spree as he makes his way back to his home at Camp Crystal Lake.

A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior in this gory horror-actioner.

The cultural phenomenon continues on the big screen! Immerse yourself in this once-in-a-lifetime concert film experience with a breathtaking, cinematic view of the history-making tour.

Only a star-studded cast (Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Jim Brown, Pam Grier, Tom Jones, and oh-so-many others) stands between the Earth and the hordes of Martian invaders wreaking disintegration-based mischief. Will the planet ever be the same again?

Gonzo is contacted by his alien family through his breakfast cereal. But when the men in black kidnap him, it's up to Kermit and the gang to rescue Gonzo and help him reunite with his long-lost family.

Thrill me! Twenty-seven years after an alien experiment gone awry crash lands on Earth, a group of fraternity pledges accidentally unleash a horde of slug-like creatures which turn their victims into zombies.

A spaceship from another world crashes in the Arizona desert and only an amateur stargazer and a schoolteacher suspect alien influence when the local townsfolk begin to act strangely. Screening in magnificent anaglyph 3-D!

An encore screening of F.W. Murnau’s vampiric classic featuring a live synth score by Eve Maret, Dream Chambers and Belly Full of Stars.

Fearing humanity will create a deadly “solaranite bomb,' aliens reanimate the dead and amass a zombie army to stop the Earthlings from destroying the universe in this grandfather of all B-movies!

This intimate portrait of the legendary folk singer is neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, but rather a visual memoir anchored by Joan’s extraordinary archive, including newly discovered home movies, diaries, artwork and audio recordings. Special screenings include Joan Baez in conversation with Jack White (Fri, Oct 20, 6:45pm) and TN State Rep. Justin Jones (Sat, Oct 21, 12:45pm).

Like a ghastly graveyard revenant, 12 Hours of Terror claws its way back to the Belcourt big screen for its 12th iteration. The beloved overnight horror spectacular returns. 7 films. 12 hours. No gravestone left unturned.

This thinly veiled and enormously entertaining take on the JFK assassination follows the scion of a fabulously wealthy and powerful family (Jeff Bridges) as he tries to unravel the conspiracy behind the murder of a U.S. president, his older brother. The jam-packed supporting cast features John Huston, Anthony Perkins, Eli Wallach, Toshiro Mifune and many, many more. New 35mm Print

Part of Music City Mondays and Staff Picks and programmed by Jason, who says: “A vision of the future where bands don’t need guitarists or drummers to rock a stadium, and destructive strains of interpersonal drama can be kept in abeyance by the strength of community and great songs. Parallel lives, always a step ahead of the grabbing hands. DeMott and Kreines will never lead you astray.”

An investigation into a suspicious death at a secluded cabin in the French Alps devolves into an unsettling psychological journey that plumbs the depths of the victim’s complicated family dynamic in this 2023 Cannes Palme d’Or winner from director Justine Triet.

When a young girl’s troubling behavior has no medical explanation, her concerned mother enlists the help of a local Catholic priest who believes she has been possessed. New 50th Anniversary 4K Restoration. Part of A Tribute to William Friedkin

With live cast Little Morals! This fast-paced potpourri of camp, sci-fi and rock 'n' roll tracks the exploits of naïve couple Brad and Janet after they stumble upon the lair of transvestite Dr. Frank-N-Furter. 18+ only.

Nearly 20 years after SIDEWAYS, director Alexander Payne and actor Paul Giamatti reunite in Payne’s latest about the bond that forms between a curmudgeonly professor, his belligerent student and the school’s head cook — all of whom are stuck at their elite New England boarding school over winter break.