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09/19/2026
What's rotten has to go! 🍏 Saoirse Ronan stars in Jonatan Etzler's newest dark comedy BAD APPLES 🎬 Playing NOW at till Thursday, Sep 24
Maria, an elementary school teacher struggling to motivate a class of ten-year-olds, is hindered by a rebellious, chaotic student. With her career on the line and the child's behavior turning uncontrollable, she makes a series of bad decisions that lead her to accidentally take this "rotten apple" into her home and lock it there. Maria desperately tries to rectify, but when the class starts to thrive and both the faculty and parents are delighted with the improvement, she finds herself in a very difficult situation.
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Do you think about concrete? 🚧🎬 THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE from John Wilson is premiering at Friday, October 2. Tix available soon!
"Hilarious. john Wilson is the Werner Herzog of the mundane." – The Hollywood Reporter
Following the finale of his acclaimed HBO series “How To with John Wilson”, NYC documentarian John Wilson looks to the bedrock of his beloved New York City for inspiration and structure. Concrete, the world's most widely used building material, appears as an ever-present life force, and John sets out to make the definitive documentary on the matter. After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, he decides to use the industry-approved Hallmark formula to tell this seemingly drab story and increase his movie’s appeal. But his foundation soon begins to crumble—literally and figuratively—as he struggles to balance artistic freedom with the realities of the modern film industry.
VIRGINIA WOOLF’S NIGHT & DAY. An unromantic comedy. Coming to 9/26, 9/27, and 10/1.
In 1910 London, independent-minded Katharine Hilbery (Haley Bennett) defies her family’s expectations of marriage to pursue a career in astronomy. But when her father pressures her into an unwanted engagement, her resolve is tested. Katharine begins to question the limits placed on her by society, love, and tradition, ultimately searching for a path that is truly her own.
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09/19/2026
WHAT WILL I BECOME? 🎬 Coming to this October. Tix available soon
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, more than half of trans boys attempt su***de. Directors Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos explore the vulnerability of their transmasculine community. They delve into their own personal experiences, intertwining them with the stories of two young trans men who died by su***de. Homecoming king Blake Brockington and soft-spoken Kyler Prescott were poets, musicians and community advocates. The film traces their joys and challenges, their tragic deaths and resulting media attention, as well as the larger aftermath within their communities. The film also uplifts resources that affirm trans boys and the LGBTQIA2S+ community to provide an understanding of su***de-prevention practices. 'What Will I Become?' asks why people from the transmasculine community are particularly vulnerable to living briefly and dying quietly.
09/18/2026
It's PRIMETIME. Opening at next Friday, Sep 25. Tix available in the 🔗🔝, or in-person at the box office
09/18/2026
25 years of Hayao Miyazaki's SPIRITED AWAY 🌸🎬 Coming to in one month.
10-year-old Chihiro and her parents stumble upon a seemingly abandoned amusement park. After her mother and father are turned into giant pigs, Chihiro meets the mysterious Haku, who explains that the park is a resort for supernatural beings who need a break from their time spent in the earthly realm, and that she must work there to free herself and her parents.
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“Intensely upsetting and inspiring.” () 🎬🎬🎬
KNIFE is a firsthand account of renowned author Salman Rushdie’s recovery from a 2022 attempt on his life. Academy Award winning filmmaker utilizes never before seen footage captured by the author’s wife , offering a graphic, unflinching, and deeply intimate account of what happened and the aftermath of the event.
Premiering at on Saturday, Sep 26. Grab your 🎟️ now in the 🔗🔝, or in-person at the box office
09/18/2026
Happy Friday! Shaun and his friends took over the theater recently, and they're very excited for you to see their new movie they've been working so hard on (partially because someone wouldn't stop eating the script) 🙄🐑📝🎬
SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM is playing at now! Playing till Thursday, 9/24. Bring your friends and family, and have a good laugh ❤️🍿
09/17/2026
PRINCESS MONONOKE ❤️🐺🔪🩸 Opening at Saturday, September 26—tix out now! 🎟️
“Until now, I’ve always tried to resolve the conflicts in my films. I thought that was what framed the film. But I am aware that this won’t help us to solve today’s societal issues. This film has no solutions; only unsolvable issues.” - Hayao Miyazaki on Princess Mononoke (1997)
Get ready to RUMBA! is Ha-Chan 💃 Opening at on Friday, Sep 25. 🎟️ available now in the 🔗🔝, or in-person at the box office
Featuring a beautifully detailed lead performance from Oscar nominee Rinko Kikuchi, the latest from director Josef Kubota Wladyka (Catch the Fair One) is at once graceful and quirky, fleet-footed, and profound. Following a Tokyo ballroom dance enthusiast through spells of bliss and sorrow, Ha-Chan, Shake Your B***y! surely ranks among the most inventive and playful stories of grief on film.
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