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Opens February 21, 2025!

July 1997. Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends spend the summer going on dates with older men for money. Armed with only a cellphone, Hiromi sets out to date her way to ¥128,000 in order to purchase an expensive topaz ring before the mall closes for the day.

Based on the novel by Ryu Murakami, LOVE & POP is the live action feature debut from Hideaki Anno, creator of NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, one of the most celebrated…

Now Playing with a New 4K Restoration!

On Valentine’s Day, 1900, students from a private girl’s school vanish into the Australian bush during a picnic outing, leaving their classmates, neighbors, and teachers to make sense of their disappearance. A landmark in the Australian New Wave, Peter Weir’s masterful take on sexual repression, feminine beauty, schoolgirl crushes, and the power (and horror) of the natural world has influenced everyone from Sofia Coppola to Alexander McQueen and has the power to turn…

Opens this Friday!

This star studded tribute brings into focus the dazzling, complex period of Liza Minnelli’s life starting in the 1970s, just after the tragic death of her mother Judy Garland—as she confronts a range of personal and professional challenges on the way to becoming a bona fide legend.

Over these years, Liza seeks out extraordinary mentors: Kay Thompson, Fred Ebb, Charles Aznavour, Halston, and Bob Fosse. With insightful participation from a coterie of colleagues such as Michael Feinstein,…

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With theaters shut during the COVID-19 pandemic, two jobless actors, Sam and Mark, are uncertain about their futures—finding solace in the virtual chaos of Grand Theft Auto Online. Desperate for purpose, they decide to stage Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the ultra-violent world of their favorite game.

At the directors’ request, all screenings of GRAND THEFT HAMLET play with on-screen captions.

Official Selection: SXSW

Friday, January 17 -Saturday, January 18 at 7:25 p.m.: Q&A with directors Pinny Grylls and Sam…

Liked reviews

Ran

1985

★★★★★ Liked 1

classically perfect drama. my little treat for myself after a long day assembling ikea furniture in my girlfriend’s new apartment lol

From Beyond

1986

★★★★ Liked

Being horny makes you do crazy things

From Beyond

1986

★★★★ Liked

They don’t make em like this anymore

From Beyond

1986

★★★★ Liked

beautiful goop, lovely slime, awe-inspiring performances from its two leads; a cavernous exploration of all fears (and desires, and shames, circling back to fears) wet and freaky.