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STARTING FRIDAY, DEC. 19th |
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THE SECRET AGENT
Rated R (2h 40m)
Thriller/Crime. Subtitled Portuguese.
In Brazil in 1977, Marcelo, a technology specialist fleeing a mysterious past, returns to Recife in search of peace, but realizes the city is far from the refuge he seeks. Starring Wagner Moura, Carlos Francisco. Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho.
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes!
FRI 12/19 - 6:30
SAT 12/20 - 3:00 / 6:30
SUN 12/21 - 3:00 / 6:30
MON 12/22 - 3:00 / 6:30 (matinee pricing)
TUE 12/23 - 3:00 / 6:30
WED 12/24 - 3:00 / 6:30
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SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT
Not Rated (1h 36m)
Horror
After witnessing his parents’ brutal murder on Christmas Eve, Billy transforms into a Killer Santa, delivering a yearly spree of calculated, chilling violence. This year, his blood-soaked mission collides with love, as a young woman challenges him to confront his darkness. Starring Rohan Campbell, Ruby Modine. Directed by Mike P. Nelson.
FRI 12/19 - 8:00
SAT 12/20 - 8:00
SUN 12/21 - 3:30 / 5:45 / 8:00
MON 12/22 - 7:00 (matinee pricing)
TUE 12/23 - 3:30 / 5:45 / 8:00
WED 12/24 - 8:00
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RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE
Rated R (1h 24m)
Horror/Fantasy: Subtitled Finnish
A Darkside Cinema holiday tradition!
Young Pietari lives with his reindeer-herding father in arctic Finland. On the eve of Christmas, a nearby excavation makes a frightening discovery and an evil Santa Claus is unleashed. Starring Jorma Tommila. Directed by Jalmari Helander.
$5 admission!
FRI 12/19 - 7:30
SAT 12/20 - 5:30 / 7:30
SUN 12/21 - 5:30 / 7:30
MON 12/22 - 4:00 / 6:30
TUE 12/23 - 5:30 / 7:30
WED 12/24 - 6:00
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STARTING WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24th |
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MARTY SUPREME
Rated R (2h 29m)
Drama
In 1950s New York, Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow. Directed by Josh Safdie. Nominated for 3 Golden Globes! Opens Christmas Eve!
WED 12/24 - 3:30* / 7:00
*open caption matinee
More shows the week of 12/26!
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EARLY SHOWING THURSDAY 1/29 * STARTS 1/30 |
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IRON LUNG
Rated R (2h 7m)
Horror/Sci-Fi
An ocean of blood. The only hope left after The Quiet Rapture. In the rusting halls of crumbling space stations, the last remnants of humanity craft a submarine to explore the bleeding depths… and weld one soul inside to pilot it. But hope in this void is as illusionary as the starlight. This is not an expedition. It’s an execution. Starring Mark Fischbach, Caroline Kaplan. Directed by Mark Fischbach.
Early showing Thursday, 1/29!
THUR 1/29 - 7:30
MORE:
FRI 1/30 - 7:30
SAT 1/31 - 7:30
SUN 2/1 - 7:30
MON 2/2 - 7:30 (matinee pricing)
TUE 2/3 - 7:30
WED 2/4 - 7:30
THUR 2/5 - 7:30
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HELD OVER |
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DUST BUNNY
Rated R (1h 46m)
Horror/Action
An eight-year-old girl asks her scheming neighbor for help in killing the monster under her bed that she thinks ate her family. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Sigourney Weaver. Directed by Bryan Fuller.
This week:
WED 12/17 - 7:00
THUR 12/18 - 7:00
Next week:
FRI 12/19 - 5:30
SAT 12/20 - 3:00
SUN 12/21 - 3:00
MON 12/22 - 4:30 (matinee pricing)
TUE 12/23 - 3:00
WED 12/24 - 3:00
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SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Rated R (2h 13m)
Comedy/Drama
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning. Directed by Joachim Trier.
NOMINATED FOR 8 GOLDEN GLOBES!
Review by Paul Turner:
SENTIMENTAL VALUE follows the history and ripples of relationships between a celebrated Norwegian director, Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), who is portrayed as an asshole, and his two estranged daughters. As if things weren't touchy enough, he decides to make a personal film about their family history, wanting his daughter, actress Nora (Renate Reinsve), to star in it. She does not embrace the idea.
SENTIMENTAL VALUE opens with Nora having a meltdown at precisely the wrong time—opening night of a play she's headlining. The sequence is presented with flawless timing, propelling the viewer from one near resolution to the next.
There is a genius in starting a movie like a bullet from the barrel of a gun (like using the word "asshole" at the beginning of a movie review). The viewer waits for the reload after the shot has rung out. What follows is Kasper Tuxen using his cinematographic skills to create a realistic atmosphere that allows the story to unfold organically.
Hollywood often distills dysfunctional and chaotic family dynamics down to a single narrative: daddy was a drunk, mommy loved the other sibling more, and so on. SENTIMENTAL VALUE slowly peels the onion, revealing multiple layers of pain and love. It's never just one thing.
The script is flawless and develops each character as a multidimensional being. Elle Fanning is perfect as the American actress, Rachel, whom Gustav tries to mold into Nora. The contrast between her reading lines in English and the part being performed in Norwegian unveils another diaphanous onion-skin stratum, critical to the story. Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas portrays Agnes, the sister who has a family and a simplified life, away from the chaotic world of her father's celebrity. She offers a calm perspective when Gustav and Nora storm.
Further distancing itself from Hollywood fare, much of SENTIMENTAL VALUE communicates without words or bludgeoning visuals. The quiet genius of SENTIMENTAL VALUE lies in its use of humor and nonverbal human interaction, placing the viewer in the room with this story, more as an invited guest than a voyeuristic fly on the wall.
This week:
WED 12/17 - 6:00
THUR 12/18 - 6:00
Next week:
FRI 12/19 - 7:00
SAT 12/20 - 3:30 / 7:00
SUN 12/21 - 3:30 / 7:00
MON 12/22 - 3:30 / 7:00 (matinee pricing)
TUE 12/23 - 3:30 / 7:00
WED 12/24 - 3:30 / 7:00
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ENDING THURSDAY!
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ETERNITY
Rated PG-13 (1h 54m)
Romance/Comedy
In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive. Starring Elizabeth Olson, Miles Teller, Callum Turner. Directed by David Freyne.
Ending Thursday!
WED 12/17 - 7:00
THUR 12/18 - 7:00
*open caption matinee
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FACKHAM HALL
Rated R (1h 37m)
Comedy
A new porter embarks on an unlikely relationship with the youngest daughter of a prominent English family. At the same time, rivalries are spilling over in the Davenport family, led by Lord and Lady Davenport as they also weather the epic failure of the wedding of their eldest daughter to her caddish cousin. Starring Emma Laird, Damian Lewis, Katherine Waterston. Directed by Jim O'Hanlon.
Ending Thursday!
WED 12/17 - 6:30
THUR 12/18 - 6:30
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WHAT'S COMING SOON? |
Our Coming Soon page lists more films coming next week and beyond!
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