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“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…
The Best Thing Ever is a “Legendary punk performance art ensemble” composed of Noah Britton, Alex Billig, and Jen Page. Their tours included 2006's The Bathroom Tour, where the band performed exclusively in bathrooms around New England, 2010's Animals Tour,where the band performed exclusively…
The Trip is a radical psychedelic film that follows Paul (Peter Fonda) as he embarks on his first LSD trip. Directed by "the king of cult" Roger Corman, written by Jack Nicholson, and starring New Hollywood icon Peter Fonda, the film's kaleidoscopic journey down the…
“Classic supernatural horror with effective frights. Its strengths lie in its offering of underrepresented lore.” -JordyReviewsIt.com Sam is an Indian American high school girl who wants nothing more than to fit in. She’s embarrassed by her parents, her culture, and…
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen." Before Arkadin presents one of Alfred Hitchcock's most terrifying shockers, The Birds, we offer a chance to see some of his wonderful work on the smaller screen. Boasting the most iconic silhouette in TV history,…
"Hitch’s much misappreciated follow-up to Psycho is arguably the greatest of all disaster films — a triumph of special effects, as well as the fountainhead of what has become known as gross-out horror." - The Village Voice The master of suspense Alfred…
“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…
“One of the best films to release this year...a contemplative, moving must-see.” - Geek Vibes Nation WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE is the first feature film from Freddie Wong and Matthew Arnold, co-founders of RocketJump and co-creators of the cult classic…
With its witty, risqué dialogue, elegant tone, and winking sense of humor, “Jewel Robbery” might easily be mistaken for one of the sparkling comedies of director Ernst Lubitsch. Rather, this 1932 Vienna-set romantic heist movie is Warner Brothers director William…
“A truly enchanting, engaging and uplifting romance. There's a poetic beauty to this film.” -Dan L. Miller Richard Barthelmess plays Oliver Bashforth, a veteran of the First World War whose body was mangled beyond repair in the conflict. Trying to…
From 1929-1931, MGM produced a series of short comedies featuring trained dogs dressed to the nines and dubbed by humans acting out parodies of popular contemporary films. Wildly popular during the early sound era, these "barkies" are still as hilarious…
"Expertly blends horror and tongue-in cheek comedy" - Variety Produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, ARACHNOPHOBIA brilliantly updated the classic mid-century creature feature for the Goonies generation. Modeled on Hitchcock's The Birds (also showing this month!), Frank Marshall's "thrill-omedy" (as…
“With over-the-top practical effects and impressive creature designs, Mosquito delivers the thrills and scares that fans of creature features crave.” - Macabre Daily They say the bugs are bad in Michigan, but those are nothing compared to the mondo bloodsuckers…
“One of the most unique and unusual films I have ever seen. It is an absolute must watch for not only lovers of animation, but for any film enthusiast period.” - The Animatorium One of the world's first animated features—preceding…
“Genuinely original: a silly, hilarious and oddly profound adaptation for adult-sized children.” - Empire Fantastic Mr. Fox is the story of a clever, quick, nimble, and exceptionally well-dressed wild animal. A compulsive chicken thief turned newspaper reporter, Mr. Fox settles down…
“It changed my whole life! Combines this beautiful, magical fairy tale world with this very dark and very realistic psychological material.” - Anna Biller, director of THE LOVE WITCH In this lovingly crafted, wildly eccentric adaptation of a classic French…
In April, FIST CITY presents one of the biggest legends in the Thai film industry, Sorapong Chatree, in a wild “1980’s Super Vehicle” film, the little-seen mechanized-death movie COBRA THUNDERBOLT! Never released in America in any form (not even theatrically), this sci-fi, action…
“An amazing film that allows us to peer deeply into the insect world” - Roger Ebert Experience the strange, beautiful, surreal world of insects as never before in this singular, artful nature documentary, which employs specially created cameras and lenses—developed…
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…
Prancing cats, disfigured geniuses, biblical rock operas: we love legitimate theater! Before we rock out to Jesus Christ Superstar, come enjoy the majesty, bombast, and undeniably catchy melodies of one of the most successful musical theater impresarios of all time…
“Over the top, silly, ludicrous, and ultimately rather powerful” - Through the Shattered Lens This Good Friday, Arkadin gets religion...Broadway style! We tip our cap to the Christian God the only way we know how, with a bold, boisterous rock…
"We really only need one solid horror movie to celebrate Easter with. One that isn’t afraid to spill some Easter bunny blood. Critters 2: The Main Course is that definitive Easter horror movie." - Bloody Disgusting It's Good Friday, and you…
"While the film's subject may seem niche, its themes resonate widely, offering a heartfelt look at one man's mission to reclaim beauty from decay, making it a compelling watch for anyone who values art's power to reshape and uplift a community."…
"While the film's subject may seem niche, its themes resonate widely, offering a heartfelt look at one man's mission to reclaim beauty from decay, making it a compelling watch for anyone who values art's power to reshape and uplift a community."…
“The most bonkers film I’ve seen in ages. A film about Shibuya streetcats that’s beyond exuberant and ridiculous.” - Karamashi, Letterboxd Combining adorable street-cat footage, ultra-'80s musical sequences, strange animated interludes, and teen melodrama, CATS ON PARK AVENUE is a…
This screening is a fundraiser for Missouri Abortion Fund - all proceeds will be donated to MOAF! "Revenge is the film we need right now, from a filmmaker we need right now: French writer/director Coralie Fargeat, who makes her stunning feature…
Ziggy Stardust. Aladdin Sane. The Thin White Duke. David Bowie was the master chameleon whose work covered everything from acoustic folk to outré electronic experiments to certified pop bangers, not to mention one of the most underrated movie theme songs…
“ dark, almost demented vision of embryonic good and evil” - Film-Authority A remake of the 1942 Jacques Tourneur shadowy classic, Paul Schrader's CAT PEOPLE is a scintillating exercise in hothouse-horror atmospherics. The film stars Nastassja Kinski in a hypnotic…
“I love this movie. I ADORE this movie. That cat monster, from design, to execution, is a big ball of WTF.” - HumanoidOfFlesh The fact that human beings conceptualized this movie -- and convinced other human beings to make it…
"★★★★★ - a landmark moment in British animation in a fearless adaptation of a Richard Adams novel directed by Martin Rosen, exploring the Homeric themes of conflict, slaughter, genocide and the clash of civilisations, but with rabbits." - Times (UK)…
"One of the five greatest family films ever made. Possibly the best. Pure magic." - Daniel Fienberg A talking-animal movie that's not only not stupid but charming, witty, and utterly endearing? Thirty years ago, a little pig and his barnyard…