“Busy, boundless and brilliantly bonkers…a madcap Marxist adventure comedy!” -Irish Times Directed by The Coup’s Boots Riley, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU is a contemporary satirical classic, a Marxist takedown of capitalist exploitation wrapped in a workplace comedy with a massive…
The first and perhaps still the most faithful adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic novella, THE LITTLE PRINCE was a Soviet-Lithuanian production that captures the sparkling balance of melancholy and whimsy in this classic tale. This simple story tells of…
“There is just no way not to love this movie.” –Detroit Free Press On January 26, 2025, Paul Newman would have turned 100 years old. Help us celebrate this iconic Hollywood titan, racing enthusiast, philanthropist, and salad dressing tycoon with…
“This influential vision of an overpopulated future has a horrific plausibility that’s hard to shake off.” –Urban Cinefile SOYLENT GREEN is landmark screen science-fiction, a riveting entertainment and a cautionary tale that holds a mirror to a tomorrow rife with…
From the visionary mind of writer/director Brandon Cronenberg, POSSESSOR is an arresting sci-fi thriller about elite, corporate assassin Tasya Vos. Using brain-implant technology, Vos takes control of other people’s bodies to execute high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into…
THIS SCREENING IS SOLD OUT. A WAITLIST WILL OPEN 1 HOUR BEFORE THE SCREENING. “One of the 1980s greatest sci-fi films—or greatest films, period.” -Dennis Harvey Visually spectacular, intensely action-packed and powerfully prophetic since its debut, BLADE RUNNER is a…
“ONE OF THE GREATEST FILMS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN in an urban steampunk dystopia… sci-fi fantasy reinvents the language of film!” -Anton Bitel, BFI Writer/director Esteban Sapir offers a cautionary tale of media control in this highly stylized thriller that…
“A really remarkable feat . . . such a delightful superceding of the source material that it feels like it should be considered the primary text.” -Zane Gordon-Bouzard, Letterboxd Welcome to your new favorite Stephen King adaptation. A found footage…
“A cold, distant vision of the terrors that might result from a world without print… has a powerful emotional impact” -Richard Schickel, Time Ray Bradbury’s best-selling science fiction masterpiece about a future without books takes on a chillingly realistic dimension…
This screening is presented by the Washington University Libraries in celebration of Public Domain Day! The film will be projected from a 16mm print. On January 1, 2025, the Marx Brothers enter the public domain with their first feature, THE…
