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“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…
Before we revisit the satirical majesty of Josie and the Pussycats, let's raise a toast to girls, girls, girls! Girl groups, that is. Female musicians banding together to make a glorious noise. From the Spice Girls to The Supremes, The…
“A misunderstood masterpiece! A fiendishly clever satire ahead of its time an unabashedly feel-good gag-a-minute romp in which the power of pure friendship saves the day.” - Collider In this boldly satirical adaptation of the popular 70's animated series (itself based…
"My films are for everyone. I include myself, for I believe that I am a part of, not apart from humanity; that nothing I may feel, think, perceive, experience, despise, desire, or despair of is really unknowable to any other…
“A living, breathing nightmare committed to celluloid.” - Chris Alexander During a cricket match at an insane asylum between the patients and the local villagers, one of the inmates, Crossley (Alan Bates, in a tour-de-force performance of seething malevolence), tells…
For this month's mystery movie, Arkadin brings you a wonderfully deranged documentary — can a film be called a "documentary" when it's full of nothing but woo-woo hokum? — that you'll not soon forget. This uncut blast of psychotronic nuttery…
