Microcinema in the heart of Bevo | 5228 Gravois Ave. | st. louis, mo 63116
“Shunji Iwai's spacey, torpid dream-epic of youthful angst and escapism in modern Japan: it stays with you.” - The Guardian When it appeared 25 years ago, most critics weren't sure what to make of Shunji Iwai's ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU.…
"Even weirder than you remember! With apologies to Johnny Mnemonic, Goldeneye and Hackers, no other 1995 movie captures the highs and lows of Web 1.0 cybersurfing quite as perfectly as THE NET. When Sandy logged on, so did we." - Thrillist "Her…
"An endearingly nutty, proudly analog tribute to the ultra-nerdy innovators of yesteryear." - Variety "An artificially intelligent comedy," as the film's marketing winkingly dubbed it, COMPUTER CHESS is an off-kilter, lo‑fi time capsule set during a weekend tournament for chess…
We will be playing a mystery VHS tape, and it’s up to YOU what we’ll see! DOORS OPEN @ 6 PMSUBMISSIONS CLOSED @ 7 PM Bring in a VHS tape, and you’ll get in FREE! It can be absolutely anything…
"eels like such a natural extension of Charli’s musical work. It’s a drug-and-dance-music-fueled party girl’s lament drug-and-dance-music-fueled party girl’s lament" - Slant Magazine American filmmaker Pete Ohs (cinematographer on Arkadin favorite OBEX) observes the combustible chemistry between a Polish florist…
Visionary director David Cronenberg’s deliciously deranged riff on video games, virtual reality, and corporate conspiracy, eXistenZ is an undersung masterpiece of sci-fi horror. Set in the near future, when video games have evolved to a point where they are able…
"eels like such a natural extension of Charli’s musical work. It’s a drug-and-dance-music-fueled party girl’s lament drug-and-dance-music-fueled party girl’s lament" - Slant Magazine American filmmaker Pete Ohs (cinematographer on Arkadin favorite OBEX) observes the combustible chemistry between a Polish florist…
"A deep dive into a world of thrill-seekers, crime, and poor decisions, all set against the backdrop of Disney World. If you’ve ever been curious about what really happens behind the scenes at Disney or the lengths people will go…
“Jason Pappariella’s ‘places in pieces’ series present rich visual ideas that feel familiar, yet unorthodox within the framework of an abstract travelogue” - Michael Robinson, Moviate Filmmaker Jason Pappariella joins us to present his newest work, places in pieces vol.…
"Hypnotic, oneiric... surreal images that call to mind Wojciech Has’s The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973) in their occult mystery." - Midnight Only A folkloric fever dream, Irina Povolotskaya's THE SCARLET FLOWER turns Russia's own "Beauty and the Beast" story into a lush, dreamlike…