WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995) w/ Pajama Party & Cookie Swap!
2024-12-22 14:45 - 16:45 (America/Chicago)
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“The perfect holiday rom-com, with just the right amount of Christmas magic…sweet and endearing with a hilarious cast and an excellent love story.” -Deseret News

The premise of WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING sounds like some dark horror-thriller about obsession—Lucy, a lonely tollbooth worker saves the life of a handsome stranger, Peter (Peter Gallagher), who falls into a coma. Through a series of misunderstandings, Lucy must pretend to be Peter’s fiancée, all while ingratiating herself into his unsuspecting family and gradually falling for his ruggedly charming younger brother (Bill Pullman). But thanks to the charisma and chemistry of the leads, as well as the wittily sketched caricatures in Peter’s family, WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING remains a rom-com treasure, a delightfully Christmassy bon-bon that will make you laugh and swoon, whether you’ve seen it a dozen times or never before.

This screening is a pajama party and cookie swap, so put on your PJs and bring some home-baked cookies to share! We’re all gonna make it through this Christmas season together!

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

REX: A DINOSAUR'S STORY (1993) -- Japanese Dino Christmas Rarity -- FREE!
2024-12-23 18:00 - 19:45
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“So cute it’s almost physically painful to watch” -Daniel, Letterboxd

Arkadin’s Christmas present to you is a FREE screening of a little-known yet aggressively adorable yuletide dinosaur kiddie movie from Japan! Made to capitalize on the success of Jurassic Park, REX: A DINOSAUR’S STORY is unique and charming — something like if My Dog Skip had a baby with Prehysteria. The film tells the story of an adorable young girl, Chie (Yumi Adachi), who befriends an even more adorable young dinosaur after it hatches from a prehistoric egg discovered by her paleontologist father. REX rightfully became a massive hit in its native Japan, but its theatrical run was cut short by its producer’s arrest on drug charges, and the film is virtually unknown in the United States. Get in the yuletide spirit with this should-be Christmas classic!

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS -- $3
2024-12-23 20:00 - 22:00
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Broadcast in the dying hours of Christmas Eve, the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas series was a fixture of the seasonal schedules throughout the 1970s and spawned a long tradition of chilling tales, which terrified yuletide viewers for decades to come. These spare, atmospheric dramas ran from 30 to 50 minutes and drew heavily on the stories of horror-fiction pioneer M.R. James. Often set in Victorian and Edwardian times, these compact ghost stories play brilliantly with the power of suggestion. We’ll be presenting a selection of a few of the finest films in this series to give you a chill this Christmas.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE Happy Hour -- Favorite Eps + Drink Specials -- FREE!
2024-12-27 17:00 - 19:00
January 16, 2026

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9:00 pm

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10:45 pm

$7
plus $1.50 popcorn & drink specials!

During Arkadin happy hours, we offer curated entertainment on the big screen in a looser, loungier atmosphere than a normal film screening. We keep the lights up a bit. No ticket required; you can drop in or drop out any time you like. Totally FREE plus drink/snack specials at the bar!

You’re traveling through another dimension — a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s a signpost up ahead: your next stop: The Twilight Zone! Why should the Syfy channel get to have all the fun? Get a jump on a venerable new year’s tradition with some great episodes of the original classic anthology series.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

MISERY (1990)
2024-12-27 19:15 - 21:15
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“Turn[s] the claustrophobic spaces and prolonged suffering of Stephen King’s text into an anxious Hitchcockian thriller” -From the Front Row

Novelist Paul Sheldon doesn’t remember the blinding blizzard that sent his car spinning off the road. He doesn’t remember being nursed back from unconsciousness. But he will never forget Annie Wilkes. James Caan and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates star in the bone-shattering thriller MISERY, brilliantly adapted from the novel by Stephen King. As Paul (Caan) recuperates from his injuries in the secluded cabin of his benefactor Annie (Bates), he begins to discover that beneath the seemingly kind and naive exterior of his self-described “number one fan” lurks a mind that is cunning, unhinged, and bent on keeping her favorite writer as her personal prisoner for the rest of his “cock-a-doodie” life … and Sheldon must engage his savior-turned-captor in a battle of wills that will push them both to the brink. Adapted by two-time Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman and directed by Rob Reiner (The Princess Bride), MISERY is considered by critics and fans (number ones and others) to be among the greatest horror-thrillers of all-time. Revisit this classic tonight, and bring a friend … after all, Misery loves company.

This film is screening as part of Arkadin’s December-long series, IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER, spotlighting films that show winter in all its dark, desolate beauty.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

TOKYO GORE POLICE (2008) -- Friday Night WTF! -- $5
2024-12-27 21:30 - 23:00
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Friday Night WTF screenings are cheap, weird, and out of control! Cult trashterpieces, so-bad-they’re-good crapfests, movies that make you ask “What the hell am I watching?!” — we’ve got ’em all on Friday night.

“The goriest, craziest, most eye-blowing, chunk-spewing, head-exploding sci-fi movie of all time.” -New York Post

Blood, guts and guns are the new normal in the new police state! In the near future, the Tokyo Police Corporation wages a blood-splattered war with the Engineers, a genetically modified group of super-criminals. These mutant mobsters can bio-fuse and surgically implant weapons into their anatomy, turning self-mutilation and body modification into a lethal form of performance art. Meet Ruka, the daughter of a brutally slain police officer, the Corporation’s deadliest Engineer Hunter. With cold blooded efficiency, she slices and dices her way through the crime world and discovers a lair that operates as the underworld’s freakish fetish club! But no amount of fear can deter Ruka from fulfilling her sworn duty and avenging her father’s death.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

Robert Altman's McCABE & MRS. MILLER (1975) w/ Leonard Cohen pre-show @ 12:30 pm -- $7
2024-12-28 13:30 - 15:30
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“Robert Altman has made a dozen films that can be called great, but one of them is perfect, and that one is McCabe & Mrs. Miller.” -Roger Ebert

This unorthodox dream western by Robert Altman may be the most radically beautiful film to come out of the New American Cinema. It stars Warren Beatty and Julie Christie as two newcomers to the raw Pacific Northwest mining town of Presbyterian Church, who join forces to provide the miners with a superior kind of whorehouse experience. The appearance of representatives for a powerful mining company with interests of its own, however, threatens to be the undoing of their plans. With its fascinating, flawed characters, evocative cinematography by the great Vilmos Zsigmond, innovative overlapping dialogue, and haunting use of Leonard Cohen songs, McCabe & Mrs. Miller brilliantly deglamorized and revitalized the most American of genres.

This film is screening as part of Arkadin’s December-long series, IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER, spotlighting films that show winter in all its dark, desolate beauty.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

Quentin Tarantino's THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015)
2024-12-28 16:00 - 19:00
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“A parlor-room epic, an entire nation in a single room…vital, riveting and real.” –Telegraph

Set six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter John Ruth (Kurt Russell) and his fugitive Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh) race towards the town of Red Rock where Ruth, known in these parts as “The Hangman”, will bring Domergue to justice. Along the road they encounter two strangers Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) a black former Union soldier turned infamous bounty hunter and Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins) a southern renegade who claims to to be the town’s new sheriff. Losing their lead on the blizzard, Ruth, Domergue, Warren and Mannix seek refuge at Minnie’s Haberdashery, a stagecoach stopover on a mountain pass. When they arrive at Minnie’s they are greeted not by the proprietor but by four unfamiliar faces. Bob (Demian Bichir) who’s taking care of Minnie’s while she’s visiting her mother, is holed up with Oswaldo Mobray (Tim Roth) the hangman of Red Rock, cow-puncher Joe Gage (Michael Madsen) and Confederate General Sanford Smithers (Bruce Dern). As the storm overtakes the mountainside stopover, our eight travelers come to learn they might not make it to Red Rock after all…

This film is screening as part of Arkadin’s December-long series, IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER, spotlighting films that show winter in all its dark, desolate beauty.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

PATER NOSTER AND THE MISSION OF LIGHT (2024) w/ filmmaker Q&A -- new release only at Arkadin!
2024-12-28 20:00 - 22:00
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“A punk-rock Midsommar…demented, visually lush [and] explodes into manic, blood soaked adrenaline” -aManCalledSteve

PATER NOSTER AND THE MISSION OF LIGHT tells the story of Max, a young record store clerk who stumbles upon a rare vinyl LP and is drawn into the world of a 1970s hippie commune. An invitation to the remnants of the outlandish cult and their unholy spawn leads to grave and grisly circumstances for Max and her friends. The film’s producers, led by cult director Christopher Bickel, have pulled off a no-budget coup in bringing this grim vision to life, with a team of award-winning practical special effects artists and a hauntingly atmospheric score that will immerse audiences in a world of relentlessly trippy terror.

A virtual Q&A with director Chris Bickel will immediately follow the screening.

“A wild punch in the face of a horror film” -The Jasper Project“An absolute blast! Mixes artsiness with disturbing imagery and extreme gore.” -Pop Horror“movie of the year~see this! bickel & first-timer adara starr nail the funny hangout shit, beyond-lemurian scientifik mystikism, music/scene gags & gonzo sacrament finale.” -pd187, Letterboxd

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

CANCELED (will be rescheduled) -- Béla Tarr & Ágnes Hranitzky's WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES (2000)
2024-12-29 15:00 - 17:45
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we’ve had to cancel this screening. Werckmeister Harmonies will be rescheduled next year. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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“Chilling, mesmerizing, intense…essential viewing, especially for anyone new to Tarr’s cinema” -Jonathan Rosenbaum

This mesmeric parable of societal collapse is an enigma of transcendent visual, philosophical, and mystical resonance. Adapted from a novel by László Krasznahorkai, Werckmeister Harmonies unfolds in an unknown time in an unnamed village, where, one day, a mysterious circus—complete with an enormous stuffed whale and a shadowy, demagogue-like figure known as the Prince—arrives and appears to awaken a kind of madness in the citizens that builds inexorably toward violence. In thirty-nine hypnotic long takes engraved in ghostly black and white, auteur Béla Tarr and codirector-editor Ágnes Hranitzky conjure an apocalyptic vision of dreamlike dread and fathomless beauty.

This film is screening as part of Arkadin’s December-long series, IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER, spotlighting films that show winter in all its dark, desolate beauty.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

$3 MYSTERY MOVIE: A True-Life Documentary as Hilarious and Absurd as Spinal Tap (but with a lot more danger!)
2024-12-30 19:00 - 21:00
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On the last Monday of every month, Arkadin chooses an underseen deep cut to inflict upon an unwitting audience. Though the genre and tone may change, the price always remains the same: three measly bucks. You can’t afford not to get yourself a ticket!

We’re very excited for this month’s $3 Mystery Movie selection: a hysterical documentary that also happens to feature riveting edge-of-your-seat human drama. In the grand tradition of American Movie, Anvil! and King of Kong (but preceding them all), this is a real-life drama of big dreams and even bigger egos that consistently edges into unintentional hilarity due to the Spinal Tap-esque deadpan with which everyone in the film treats the delusional, life-threatening recklessness of our lovably deluded protagonist. We could give you a great imagine “[blank] meets [blank]” logline, but frankly it would give too much away. Just trust us with your three bucks, and feel your jaw drop further and further for two straight hours as you gape at a man foolishly devoted to accomplishing his utterly stupid dream!

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

THE SHINING (1980) -- Sold Out!
2025-01-01 15:00 - 17:45
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“Radiates cold, anti-humanly indifferent terror.” –Slant Magazine

Ring in the new year with Stanley Kubrick’s snowbound masterpiece of modern horror, THE SHINING. Kubrick’s visionary take on Stephen King’s wildly popular novel has deservedly become one of the most iconic and recognizable works of horror cinema. Indefinable in the most unsettling sense, THE SHINING continues to reward critics and fans alike for its many layers of meaning and visual subtleties behind the deceptively simple story of the ill-fated Torrance family. Starring Jack Nicholson at his psychotic finest and Shelley Duvall, in an undersung scorcher of a performance as his beleaguered wife, THE SHINING is a perfectly unsettling way to ease into the winter doldrums.

This film is screening as part of Arkadin’s December-long series, IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER, spotlighting films that show winter in all its dark, desolate beauty.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN (1978) presented by Strange Brew
2025-01-01 19:00 - 21:00
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This film is presented by St. Louis’s long-running cult film series Strange Brew — winner of the 2025 A-List Award for Best Movie Night in St. Louis. Strange Brew programmer Jon Scorfina will provide an introduction.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (少林三十六房) is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest kung fu films ever made. The film stars exceptional martial artist Gordon Liu and was directed by Lau Kar-leung, who collaborated on more than a dozen kung fu and wuxia films together during their careers. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin was the film that catapulted the actor & director to international stardom and the film now stands as the duo’s most regarded Shaw Brothers production, setting the template for almost every kung fu film after.

Loosely based on the life of Shaolin Monk San Te, the film follows Liu Yude (Gordon Liu) as he joins a Shaolin temple to learn kung fu so he can seek revenge against General Tien Ta (Lo Lieh) for killing his friends and family. Once accepted into the temple, he is trained in the 35 chambers, each of which teach one specific fighting discipline, resulting in some of the most brilliant, breathtaking and bewildering training sequences ever put to film. Once Liu Yude masters all his techniques, he hopes to start a new 36th chamber to teach ordinary people the basics of kung fu.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin would go on to influence not only more kung fu films, but generations of westerners, including filmmakers Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino (who would later cast Gordon Liu in his Kill Bill films) and of course Wu Tang Clan‘s debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

FRAGILE (2005) presented by Dark Dream Cinema
2025-01-02 19:00 - 21:00
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Dark Dream Cinema is a monthly film series devoted to the creeping undercurrents of the arthouse scene, hosted by Michael Morlaine.

“Set[s] the mood and then creep[s] you the hell out!” -The Horror Club

One of those here-and-gone releases that never garnered the attention it deserved, the Spanish-British production Fragile takes its place among the best ghost stories ever filmed. The tale of a pediatric nurse who discovers a secret buried above the only open wing of a derelict children’s hospital, the film takes its cues from such unsung classics as Session 9 and The Changeling in utilizing pacing and atmosphere to deliver a series of well-earned scares. Helmed by the director of [REC] and starring (of all people) Calista Flockhart, Fragile uses its unique pedigree to produce an experience that is both deeply spooky and genuinely moving. This one will haunt you long after it’s over.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991)
2025-01-03 16:00 - 18:20
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“T2 has lost none of its thrilling power, feminist ferocity, and ominous foreboding—and seen on a big screen, it still puts most of its modern Hollywood progeny to shame.” -The Daily Beast

No mere cash-grab sequel, James Cameron expanded the scope of his 1984 classic while deepened its vision (and upping the effects budget considerably). The result was a masterpiece of science-fiction filmmaking, a chilling vision of the robot apocalypse wedded to a rollicking adventure tale that recasts the murderous T-800 of the original as a savior sent back to the present to protect Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) and her teen son John (Edward Furlong) from a new advanced model cyborg T-1000 (Robert Patrick) in a bid to stop a future war between humans and the intelligent machine SkyNet. Its early CGI effects are still eye-popping, and its story is all-too-relevant — a disarmingly philosophical investigation of humanity’s fate and the dangers of AI.

This film as screening as part of Arkadin’s January-long spotlight on DYSTOPIAN VISIONS, chilling peeks into humanity’s doomed future.

T2 is screening twice on Jan. 3, at 4 pm ($7 tickets) and at 8:30 pm ($9 tickets). Choose your time at checkout.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

THE END OF EVANGELION (1997)
2025-01-03 18:30 - 20:15, 2025-01-04 20:00 - 21:45
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“Profound, disturbing and beautiful…an anime masterpiece” -Tom Cassidy

Created by Hideaki Anno , the Neon Genesis Evangelion television series is one of the most influential animated series of all time. Since its 1995 premiere in Japan, the story of teenager Shinji Ikari has emerged as one of the most iconic titles in animation history and a global pop culture phenomenon.

Originally released in 1997, this final movie version was created as an alternative ending to the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, remaking the final two episodes from the series: SEELE plans an attack on NERV after failing to create a man-made Third Impact. After reaffirming both her own and her mother’s existence in a state of despair, Asuka returns and begins the counterattack. However, new enemies descend from the heavens. Meanwhile, Shinji witnesses the horrifying wreckage of Asuka’s EVA-02 while piloting EVA-01. Mass production models surround EVA-01 and perform a solemn ceremony. What does it mean to complete a human heart?

This film as screening as part of Arkadin’s January-long spotlight on DYSTOPIAN VISIONS, chilling peeks into humanity’s doomed future.

End of Eva is screening twice, once on Jan. 3, at 6:30 pm and again on Jan. 4 at 8:00 pm . Choose your time at checkout.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991)
2025-01-03 20:30 - 23:00
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“T2 has lost none of its thrilling power, feminist ferocity, and ominous foreboding—and seen on a big screen, it still puts most of its modern Hollywood progeny to shame.” -The Daily Beast

No mere cash-grab sequel, James Cameron’s expanded the scope of his 1984 classic while deepened its vision (and upping the effects budget considerably). The result was a masterpiece of science-fiction filmmaking, a chilling vision of the robot apocalypse wedded to a rollicking adventure tale that recasts the murderous T-800 of the original as a savior sent back to the present to protect Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) and her teen son John (Edward Furlong) from a new advanced model cyborg T-1000 (Robert Patrick) in a bid to stop a future war between humans and the intelligent machine SkyNet. Its early CGI effects are still eye-popping, and its story is all-too-relevant — a disarmingly philosophical investigation of humanity’s fate and the dangers of AI.

This film as screening as part of Arkadin’s January-long spotlight on DYSTOPIAN VISIONS, chilling peeks into humanity’s doomed future.

T2 is screening twice on Jan. 3, at 4 pm ($7 tickets) and at 8:30 pm ($9 tickets). Choose your time at checkout.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

Groovy Sci-Fi from Behind the Iron Curtain, SIGNALS: A SPACE ADVENTURE (1970) -- New Restoration!
2025-01-04 16:00 - 18:00
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“The utopian realism found in Signals [is] a mixture of an official socialist future vision combined with a focus on current concerns in space travel.” —Sonja Fritzsche, Film & History

The first and most ambitious of two epic space operas that prolific East German genre director Gottfried Kolditz made for the state-run DEFA film studios, SIGNALS: A SPACE ADVENTURE was DEFA’s cheeky attempt to outdo Kubrick’s epochal 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY behind the Iron Curtain. The film used many of the same tricks: expansive, visually stunning shots of the cosmos … gorgeous Futurist space-design with ergonomic chairs, IBM lookalike computers, Mod mini-dresses and STAR TREK space uniforms … even a copycat free-floating in tunnel sequence with a wild electronic Perry-Kingsley type score. Adapted from the novel Asteroid Hunters (Asteroidenjäger) by popular East German sci-fi author Carlos Rasch, the plot follows the crew of the spaceship Laika, rocketing towards Jupiter in hopes of rescuing their comrades on the apparently-destroyed ship Icarus. But the real star here is the breathtaking 70mm cinematography by Otto Hanisch, recently restored in 6K from the original camera negative by the University of Massachusetts Amherst / DEFA Film Library. In German with English subtitles.

If you enjoyed In the Dust of the Stars at Arkadin last month, you’re sure to find SIGNALS deliciously groovy! See this brand-new restoration only at Arkadin.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

ENDLESS SUMMER SYNDROME -- A shocking new family drama only at Arkadin!
2025-01-04 18:00 - 20:00
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“Intense, sexy, and fraught with tension” —Film Threat

A lazy late-summer weekend is disrupted by a shocking allegation when Delphine gets an anonymous call from her husband’s colleague about an alleged affair with one of their adopted children. Before leaping to conclusions she decides to quietly observe her family for a shred of evidence; anything to subside her fear and erase doubt. After the truth presents itself in an unexpected, shocking manner, Delphine choses to look past the blame for a permanent solution. This boundary pushing debut feature by Kaveh Daneshmand paints an intimate portrait of an upper-class French family with sly black humor and sensuality aplenty.

“A compellingly subversive concoction that dares raise uncomfortable questions with no easy answers”—The Film Stage“This nifty little film will keep viewers rapt as the truth comes to light.”—MovieJawn“A provocation with a rare respect for the spectator’s own moral compass.” —Gay City News“Part thriller, part critique of bourgeois sexual morality, but Daneshmand isn’t just a shameless provocateur.” —Crooked Marquee

See this new release from Altered Innocence one night only!

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

THE HUNGER GAMES (2012) -- Canceled due to snowstorm
2025-01-05 15:00 - 17:45
This screening has been canceled due to the snowstorm. Ticketholders will be refunded. Look out for a reschedule date later this year.

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“Thrilling and superbly acted…captures the dramatic violence, raw emotion, and ambitious scope of its source novel.” –Rotten Tomatoes

Based on the first novel of Suzanne Collins’ best selling trilogy, THE HUNGER GAMES kicked off a modern trend of young adult-friendly dystopian blockbusters and made a star out of Jennifer Lawrence. In the ruins of what was once North America, twelve remaining districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, televised for all to see. 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen becomes a contender in the Games in order to save her little sister from having to compete. Only one of the 24 contenders can survive. To win the Games and return home, Katniss must make choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

This film as screening as part of Arkadin’s January-long spotlight on DYSTOPIAN VISIONS, chilling peeks into humanity’s doomed future.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

THE BAT (1926) w/ film composer Ben Model
2025-01-08 19:00 - 20:30
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This film is presented by Silents, Please! STL and will feature a special introduction from SPSTL’s Kate Stewart.

THE BAT is one of the best and most enjoyable examples of the popular old dark house genre. A stylish combination of laughs and thrills, Mary Roberts Rinehart’s classic had thrilled audiences on stage before it came to the screen in 1926. Director Roland West was a master visual stylist with a penchant for the macabre. In THE BAT he expertly manipulated light and shadow, and assembled a top-notch production crew that included expert art direction by William Cameron Menzies, and stunning photography by Arthur Edeson and Gregg Toland. The cast, which includes Louise Fazenda, Jack Pickford, Jewel Carmen and Arthur Housman, deftly support the ominous mood while providing plenty of amusement. A hit when it opened, the film was also influential, as the masked figure of the master criminal THE BAT had a profound effect on the young Bob Kane, who cited this film and its sound remake as one of his main inspirations for the creation of Batman.

Legendary silent film composer Ben Model will provide a live virtual introduction before the film!

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000) presented by St. Louis DSA
2025-01-09 19:00 - 21:00
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“A vicious satire that remains as sharp as ever” -Scott Tobias, Guardian

In 1991, Bret Easton Ellis’ novel American Psycho took the literary world by storm with its shocking depiction of the excesses of the 1980s as told through the devious actions of serial killer Patrick Bateman. Nearly a decade later, Mary Harron’s filmic adaptation of Bateman’s self-love, self-loathing, and precisely calculated murders took the narrative to the next level, putting a sharply satirical feminist spin on Ellis’ blood-soaked narrative. Christian Bale’s sterilely sociopathic lead performance (inspired by the eerily forced charisma of Tom Cruise) provides an unnerving anchor for this shockingly violent and often surprisingly funny evisceration of capitalist excess.

This is a FREE screening presented by St. Louis Democratic Socialists of America. Tickets must be reserved in advance.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

George Lucas' debut dystopian sci-fi mind-bender THX 1138 (1971) w/ George Lucas Early Shorts @ 5 pm -- $7
2025-01-10 18:00 - 19:45
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“THX 1138 feels like a hypnotic dreamscape, so luminously stark, from its white-on-white abstract sets to the wide-eyed, bald, near catatonic residents of this world.” -Washington Post

A chilling exploration of the future is also a compelling examination of the present in THX 1138, starring Robert Duvall as a man whose mind and body are controlled by the government. THX makes a harrowing attempt to escape from a world where thoughts are controlled, freedom is an impossibility and love is the ultimate crime. A sober yet mesmerizing future thriller, George Lucas’ first picture is light years away from the light saber action of Star Wars. Indeed, THX 1138 may even outdo 1984 and Brave New World in painting a bleak, dehumanized future where every person is given pills to quiet emotions, eliminate sex drive, increase work production and prevent the questioning of authority. We will be screening the 2004 George Lucas Director’s Cut.

Before the film, starting at 5 pm, we’ll be showing some of George Lucas’ rarely screened early shorts, so come out early!

This film as screening as part of Arkadin’s January-long spotlight on DYSTOPIAN VISIONS, chilling peeks into humanity’s doomed future.

Stanley Kubrick's A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)
2025-01-10 20:00 - 22:00
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“What our nightmares have accustomed us to see in dreams, Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange shows us in broad daylight. It is one of the most unsettling films in the whole of cinema.” –London Evening Standard

Being the adventures of a young man…who loved a bit of the old ultra-violence…went to jail, was brainwashed…and came out cured…or was he? In a futuristic welfare state, Alex, a vicious young hoodlum, sleeps all day and spends his nights roaming the city with his droogs (friends), assaulting innocent people in the streets and in their homes. Finally captured by the police, Alex undergoes rehabilitation in the form of aversion therapy as brutal and horrifying as any of his offenses. Stanley Kubrick’s disturbing adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ novel was hugely controversial in its day and remains a challenging and remains a wickedly alluring work. Powered by Malcolm McDowell’s ferocious lead performance and Wendy Carlos’ ironically bubbly synth score, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE is a film of contradictions, at once freewheeling and frigid, ironic and deadly serious, hyper-violent and deeply, desperately humanistic.

This film as screening as part of Arkadin’s January-long spotlight on DYSTOPIAN VISIONS, chilling peeks into humanity’s doomed future.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

Acclaimed moth documentary NOCTURNES (2023) -- Sold Out!
2025-01-11 15:00 - 17:00
THIS SCREENING IS SOLD OUT.

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Starting at 2 pm, Anthony Oliveira, a keeper from the Saint Louis Zoo’s Insectarium, will show off moth specimens in the lobby and provide an introductory talk on moths and blacklighting.

In the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, moths are whispering something to us. In the dark of night, two curious observers shine a light on this secret universe. Together, they are on an expedition to decode these nocturnal creatures in a remote ecological “hot spot” on the border of India and Bhutan. The result is a deeply immersive film that transports audiences to a rarely-seen place and urges us all to look more closely at the hidden interconnections of the natural world.

*CRITIC’S PICK* “Enlightened… Dutta and Srinivasan’s understated approach shows research and nature in action without pretending to make a forest give up its secrets.” —Nicolas Rapold, The New York Times“Dazzling. An introspective and captivating documentary. A rich, unexpected experience.” —Kate Erbland, IndieWire“Delicate… NOCTURNES is as much a process film as it is a sensory experience.” —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter“A hypnotic documentary…. the movie’s arguments are made through images, silences and the sounds of nature.” —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety“Meditative and mesmerising…unlike anything you’ve ever seen…Intimate and expansive…breathtakingly vivid….Anirban & Anupama have created a film that stimulates your senses”—Santanu Das Hindustan Times

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

Giallo Double Feature: Dario Argento's THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970) + Lucio Fulci's DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING (1972), presented by Cinematic Void
2025-01-11 18:00 - 22:00
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This double feature is co-presented by Cinematic Void, which helps organize January Giallo screenings each year at cinemas around the country. This year, Arkadin pulls on its black gloves and joins the movement with two absolute essentials. See either film for $7 or the double feature for a measly 10 bucks!

6 PMTHE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970), dir. Dario Argento“Quite literally the most influential Italian thriller ever made…it set in stone a formula that became the basis for dozens and dozens of gialli to come.” —Genre GrinderIn 1970, Dario Argento (Suspiria) indelibly redefined the “giallo” genre of murder-mystery thrillers with THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE—a mind-bending mix of murder, obsession, and art. A staggeringly assured first feature, this film establishes the key traits that define Argento’s filmography, including lavish visuals and a flare for wildly inventive and brutal scenes of violence. With sumptuous cinematography by Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now) and a seductive Ennio Morricone score, Argento’s masterpiece is a must-see landmark in genre cinema.

8 PMDON’T TORTURE A DUCKLING (1972), dir. Lucio Fulci“Cruel, beautiful and all the colours in between, DON’T TORTURE A DUCKLING is a compelling and beguiling work from a greatly underrated filmmaker.” —StarburstFrom the filmmaker who unleashed Zombie, The Beyond and The House by the Cemetery! When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by murders of young boys, superstitious locals are quick to apportion blame, with the suspects including the local witch (Florinda Bolkan). With bodies piling up and the community gripped by panic, two outsiders team up to crack the case. Deemed shocking at the time for its brutal violence, depiction of the Catholic Church, and themes of child murder, DON’T TORTURE A DUCKLING is widely regarded today as one of Fulci’s greatest films, rivalling the best of his close rival Dario Argento.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

Yorgos Lanthimos' THE LOBSTER (2015) w/ weird animal shorts @ 4 pm
2025-01-12 16:30 - 18:45
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“THE LOBSTER is often startlingly funny in the way it proposes its surreal conceits, and then upsettingly grim in the way it follows through on them. It’s not quite that suicide, mutilation and murder are treated as jokes, but more that the boundary between the serious and the silly has been almost entirely erased.” -The New York Times

In this highly imaginative, delightfully absurdist comedy from visionary director Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things), Colin Farrell stars as David, a man who has just been dumped by his wife. To make matters worse, David lives in a society where single people have 45 days to find true love, or else they are turned into the animal of their choice and released into the woods. David is kept at the mysterious HOTEL while he searches for a new partner, and after several romantic misadventures decides to make a daring escape to abandon this world. He ultimately joins up with a rebel faction known as The Loners, a group founded on a complete rejection of romance. But once there David meets an enigmatic stranger (Rachel Weisz) who stirs up unexpected and strong feelings within him. At once a full immersion into a strange and surreal world, and a witty and clever reflection of our own society, THE LOBSTER is a thrillingly audacious vision fully brought to life by Lanthimos and his terrific cast.

A selection of weird short films featuring animals will precede the feature, starting at 4 pm.

This film as screening as part of Arkadin’s January-long spotlight on DYSTOPIAN VISIONS, chilling peeks into humanity’s doomed future.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

SHINJUKU LOVE STORY (1987) presented by Fist City
2025-01-13 19:00 - 21:00
Fist City is a monthly series by The Saint Louis Video Society that pulls the most obscure, weird and rarely seen/ screened VHS Tapes from their archive and brings them to the Arkadin screen…for FREE!

Love conquers all in FIST CITY this month! It’s a tale as old as time…Boy meets Girl (and cat), Boy and Girl run afoul of two corrupt, sleazy cops, Boy and Girl also piss off the yakuza, Boy and Girl run for their lives. Okay, it’s a bit more complicated than your typical love story, but SHINJUKU LOVE STORY doesn’t disappoint. SHINJUKU LOVE STORY has never been released in the US, not theatrically or home video—so this is a rare opportunity to see an amazing Japanese hybridization of romance and action. Directed by Hiroyuki Nasu in 1987 after his film BEBOP HIGH SCHOOL took Japanese pop culture by storm, SHINJUKU LOVE STORY diverts the stylization of BEBOP into a charming, teen pop exercise that gets only darker and darker. Don’t miss this chance to see a film you won’t forget.

Join us at 6pm for a pre-show full of unusual Japanese videos and clips!

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.

JUNK HEAD (2017) -- a stop-motion sci-fi masterpiece 7 years in the making
2025-01-15 19:00 - 21:00
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“A stop-motion masterpiece over 7 years in the making…Stop what you’re doing and watch this beautiful passion project.” –Polygon

Produced over the course of seven years by self-taught filmmaker Takahide Hori, JUNK HEAD is a lovingly crafted, painstakingly animated stop-motion sci-fi triumph that rivals Phil Tippett’s Mad God for sheer awe-inducing passion. Drawing on his professional experience as a theme park interior decorator and carpenter, Hori sculpted dozens of characters and elaborate sets by hand, producing an immersively funky vision of a distant future in which a mysterious virus has wiped out much of humanity. A cyborg explorer volunteers to study the unique reproductive system of the Marigans — artificial humans created centuries ago who live in the bowels of the planet — as part of a last-ditch effort to save humanity. Unfortunately, the cyborg’s craft is damaged mid-descent, injuring the pilot and destroying their body — save for their head. With no memory of their prior life, the cyborg must navigate the wondrous and terrifying underworld in search of not only their own identity, but an answer to the question of humanity’s imminent future. Fresh, funny, and fast-paced, JUNK HEAD is a still largely unknown modern classic waiting to find its cult.

This film as screening as part of Arkadin’s January-long spotlight on DYSTOPIAN VISIONS, chilling peeks into humanity’s doomed future.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIESAll seats are first-come, first-served.The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter. If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in. Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.
