Microcinema in the heart of Bevo | 5228 Gravois Ave. | st. louis, mo 63116
"Provocative, highly controversial...arguably most finely wrought work. It brings together politics, sexuality, society, art, and the irredeemable inauthenticity of bourgeois life." -Guardian With Teorema (a.k.a. Theorem), a coolly cryptic exploration of bourgeois spiritual emptiness, Pier Paolo Pasolini moved beyond the poetic, proletarian…
"This is Pasolini via early John Waters, including a lengthy scene of joyous coprophagia... Shit-eating aside, the sex acts are unsimulated, with a Christ-shaped dildo memorably venturing where angels fear to tread, and plenty of bondage and threesomes and so…
“Big-hearted... effortlessly riveting. Offers a vision of compassion as a way of life.” -The Hollywood Reporter Author and wildlife rehabber Terry Masear has an ambitious goal: to save every injured hummingbird in Los Angeles. But the path to survival is…
In March, FIST CITY delivers…a low-budget, regional, revenge-o-matic that has never been released on DVD or Blu Ray! THE COURIER OF DEATH was directed and self-financed by Tom Shaw, a porn shop mogul with a desire to make Portland into…
Reteaming actress Louise Brooks and director G.W. Pabst (Pandora's Box), DIARY OF A LOST GIRL is a wonderfully salacious adaptation of Margarethe Bohme's scintillating novel, in which the naive daughter of a middle class pharmacist is seduced by her father's…
"Aggressive, confrontational, and scolding...punishes the audience for its casual bloodlust by giving it all the sickening torture and mayhem it could possibly desire.” -Scott Tobias, The AV Club Michael Haneke, the austere Austrian, takes on America with an English language…
First up, we've got a FREE happy hour devoted to legendary cable access show LEPERS DISEASE TV. A freewheeling mix of oddball comedy sketches and live concert footage, Lepers TV is an invaluable document of the local '90s music scene…
Pete Parisi's dream was to get his St. Louis public access show World Wide Magazine to bigger audiences. Back in 1994, he had a job at local station KPLR channel 11 manning the control boards and cutting to commercials, especially during…
“A raw and unsettling phantasmagorical vision. A deeply impactful film.” - Severed Cinema A recovering alcoholic’s journey lurches into a nightmare tailspin during a global crisis. Sober for only a few months, her sanity erodes as the demon in her…
At this family-friendly sing-along screening, the audience is encouraged to belt out all the wonderfully catchy tunes from this beloved Walt Disney classic. Lyrics will appear at the bottom of the screen during musical numbers to help you along. An…
“Haunting, beauteous... meditates on mankind's place in the cosmos, the wonders of God, and the timeless immanence of evil.” -The New York Times This mesmeric parable of societal collapse is an enigma of transcendent visual, philosophical, and mystical resonance. Adapted…
“The best Leprechaun movie...elevates bad movies into an art form” -Variety Arkadin continues its annual tradition of defiling St. Patty's Day with some bloody Leprechaun action! After bringing you a double feature of the OG and second entries in 2023…
“The most beautiful and terrible film — sublime visually — beyond all experience, beyond all hope.” - Thea Porter It’s been called “harrowing” (The Guardian), “seriously disturbing” (Blu-ray.com) and “part documentary, part primal scream” (Screen Slate). More than half a century later, it remains…
"Twists horror and erotica into something completely new" - Rolling Stone A Cannes Film Festival sensation and Palme d'Or winner, TITANE is a feverish and jaw-dropping ride from the mind of Julia Ducournau (RAW). When seven-year-old Alexia smashes her head…
We will be playing a mystery VHS tape, and it’s up to you what we’ll see! Bring in a VHS tape, and you’ll get in FREE! It can be absolutely anything — a forgotten bargain-bin B-movie, a Hollywood classic, an…
“Gloopy, slimy, gory, bloody, and messy... A brutal descent into complete madness” - Bloody Disgusting Three years ago young Tony watched with horror as his father was taken into the night sky by a mysterious blinding light and never seen…
"The Queen of Underground Cinema" -New York Press As part of Arkadin's Female Filmmakers on the Edge series, Arkadin presents a double feature from "the Queen of Underground Cinema," Sarah Jacobson! Jacobson's punk-spirited DIY films from the 1990s combine B-movie…
"★★★★★ - Fun, scary, and suspenseful from start to finish." -Cole Smithey Easily the tensest, twistiest, tastiest suspense film from the late-'80s/early-'90s domestic thriller boom, Philip Noyce's DEAD CALM is a three-hander at sea, a sexy, dangerous shocker set amidst…
"Wow, this is one of the most thrilling discoveries in recent memory... kaleidoscopic cinematic poetry...beautifully sharp monochrome with ominous sounds. Estonian masterpiece. Leida Laius is one of best auteurs nobody knows." - Tettyo0910, Letterboxd A tragically underseen gem of folk-tale…
When ten-year-old Eric’s older brother Max drowns, Eric’s mother Briana, takes the death of her favorite son, especially hard and spirals into a dark depression. Eric, already haunted guilt over not saving Max and desperate for attention, begins spending time with the…
