Microcinema in the heart of Bevo | 5228 Gravois Ave. | st. louis, mo 63116
Enjoy a curated collection of weirdo animation from around the globe, as brilliant as it is bizarre. This program, which runs about two hours, will feature the work of Estonian absurdist Priit Pärn, Swiss surrealist Georges Schwizgebel, Japanese satirist Kōji…
What began as a straightforward documentary about the cult rock band King Crimson as it turned 50, mutated into an exploration of time, death, family, and the transcendent power of music to change lives. But with jokes. King Crimson is a band that people…
9:00 show will be held indoors! BOTH SHOWS ARE SOLD OUT. WAITLIST OPENS 1 HOUR BEFORE SHOWTIME. Drinkolas Cage! A monthly Nic Cage movie and drinking game event only at Arkadin Cinema & Bar. The last Wednesday of each month…
" documentary that is as weird today as it was when it first hit the shelves...Regardless of what was truly like as a person, the fact that his former employers released a whole film about how much everyone hated him…
Kirkwood hobby shop The Nerd Merchant will be setting up in the lobby, selling toys, collectibles, and more! "A wacky, satirical spectacle of chaos!" -Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian A gadget salesman is looking for a special gift for his son…
An '80s film set around the holidays but appealing to anyone in the mood for a great, off-beat comedy, whether you love the Christmas season or find it annoying. This month we're bringing you a largely unheralded Christmas comedy that's…
Terry Gilliam's time-travel masterpiece 12 Monkeys launched the director from a critics-darlingto one of the most in-demand directors of his generation. Released at the tail-end of 1995, Gilliam's strange sci-fi vision of lone prisoner James Cole (Bruce Willis) traveling to the past…
“An elegant, sinister and scalp-prickling ghost story – as scary in its way as Rosemary's Baby or The Exorcist.” -Betsy Reed, The Guardian Often cited as the finest English ghost story ever filmed, this adaptation of Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw concerns Miss Giddens (Deborah Kerr), the new governess of an orphaned pair…
A very special Christmas edition of our regular series spotlighting World Wide Magazine, St. Louis's legendary public access TV experience 'What Christmas Means to Me' is World Wide Magazine episode 75 from 1990. This special features appearances from Marty's brother…
Don your spookiest masquerade get-up and join us for an evening of elite deviance with Stanley Kubrick's secret-society thriller EYES WIDE SHUT (1999) and a pre-film talk by journalist Devin T. O'Shea on St. Louis' own creepy elite cult, the…
"★★★★★ — Brilliant - in fact maybe unique...Ingmar Bergman’s mysterious and terrifying family drama has a realist structure shaken by tremors of supernatural revelation." -Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts…
Watch a cornball made-for-cable Christmas movie while enjoying a drinking game and cookie swap! Totally free! Love ‘em or hate ‘em, made-for-tv holiday movies are churned out by the dozens each year. And like a good Christmas cookie, they follow…
"Funny and touching, Chaplin at his best" -Empire City Lights, the most cherished film by Charlie Chaplin, is also his ultimate Little Tramp chronicle. The writer-director-star achieved new levels of grace, in both physical comedy and dramatic poignancy, with this silent…
Every month, we play 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…
See this locally made gorestravaganza featuring a post-film Q&A with the filmmakers! Blood, Boobs, Lots of Gratuitous Gore ... and Some Holiday Cheer Sprinkled Throughout! From St. Louis-based Monster Kid Productions and local director/writer James Dean comes XXX-MAS. A blood-thirsty…
"Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 is the sleaziest, craziest, worst and most ridiculous movie ever made. That’s why it’s great and every one should see it." -Nathan Rabin (The Joy of Trash) Every day is "Garbage Day!" Ricky—the traumatized…
"Captures a spirit of contention, of false safety, of drama, of desperation, of fear, of comfort, of affection, of escape. It captures a night of sorrow and loneliness and connection." -Sally Jane Black THEY’RE COOL, FLIP, WITTY AND CHARMING, TALENTED,…
A Christmas Mystery (aka Secret Past) While searching through her late mother’s attic, Rebecca uncovers sealed cards from a mysterious suitor that had been addressed to her widowed Mom over the past 12 Christmases. As she begins to wonder the…
Before the film, Pinnacle Imports will be helping us throw a special cocktail hour-and-a-half featuring festive mid-century mixed drinks from 6 - 7:30 pm. "Absolutely brilliant. It's funnier, sadder and cooler on the big screen." -Empire Unlock the door to…
A WOMAN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, IN FULL COLOR For the third installment of HEAD CLEANER THEATRE, we’re changing things up a little bit and bringing you a brand new feature film! We’re very excited to be…
Get in the holiday spirit by watching some weird, wild, and wretchedly awesome Christmas Specials on the big screen while drinking some cheap drinks from our bar! Peanuts, Rudolph, The Grinch. Over the years, television has produced some wonderful specials…
“Deserves to be in the Favorite Christmas Movies pantheon!” -Salon A surprisingly smart, knowingly over-the-top, endlessly quotable action movie inexplicably set at Christmas? You know you're watching a Shane Black-scripted joint! While Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Lethal Weapon tend…
Watch two of the cheesiest Christmas movies of all time and win prizes by playing B-Movie Bingo! Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Commonly considered one of the worst movies of all time, SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS was made famous…
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.…
Drinkolas Cage! A monthly Nic Cage movie and drinking game event only at Arkadin Cinema & Bar. The last Wednesday of each month we show a mystery Nic Cage movie with an accompanying drinking game hand-written by us! Tickets are…
“A beautiful, brainy, touching and lilting romantic comedy that should touch the heartstrings of lovers and those yearning to be in love everywhere” -The Hollywood Reporter In 1977, college graduates Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) and Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) share…
“A seasonal must-watch and a lesbian classic” -Jillian Eugenios, NBC Based on Patricia Highsmith's novel The Price of Salt, CAROL is an aching, slow-burn romance between two women of very different backgrounds. A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet…
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell is the sixth and final film of the beloved "Baby Cart Assassin" '70s cult series. Starring the incredible Tomisaburō Wakayama reprising his role as the deadly Lone Wolf, this culminating entry continues the story of wandering sword-for-hire Ogami Ittō (Wakayama) as…
“I love it when accomplished filmmakers and actors take the horror genre seriously, producing a film such as The Changeling, so elegant, respectable and very much akin to reading classic literature.” Chris Kent, RogerEbert.com The pinnacle of haunted house cinema, Peter Medak’s The…
Enjoy the best music videos, concert clips, and more from one of pop music's most iconic stars, DAVID BOWIE! Let's dance!
SOLD OUT! WAITLIST OPENS AT 6:30. "Bursting at the seams with memorable characters, beautiful set pieces, and an inimitable performance by David Bowie." -Polygon A campy '80s fantasy, Labyrinth brings together some of the leaders in the genre to assemble…