Films

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, NICKEL BOYS chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. Nominated for 2 Academy Awards®

When director Robert Eggers — the brains behind such stylized mind melters as THE LIGHTHOUSE, THE VVITCH and THE NORTHMAN — turns his attention to the tale of an ancient Transylvanian vampire who stalks a haunted young woman in 19th-century Germany, we’re paying attention.

Brady Corbet delivers a bold American epic starring Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones and Joe Alwyn, about a Hungarian architect who flees Europe after the war — giving up more and more of himself in the hopes of rebuilding his life and career. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards®

A wondrous animated journey through realms natural and mystical, FLOW follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet.

Pansy is a woman wracked by fear, tormented by afflictions, and prone to raging tirades. Her sister is the polar opposite. Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world with a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us.

A spate of highly sexualized murders is rocking a prestigious Milanese fashion house. An ambitious photographer and her on-off, love-rat boyfriend team up to crack the case. But with the motorcycle helmet-wearing killer clearly bearing a grudge against the agency’s employees, it’s a matter of time before they too feel his wrath.

The only thing standing between the girls at a Swiss boarding school and a murderer is new student Jennifer — and her ability to communicate with and command the insect kingdom. Maggots will fall like rain.

A laugh riot from beginning to end, this classic parody from director Mel Brooks stars Gene Wilder as Frederick Frankenstein, who detests his family history but ultimately can't resist the temptation to follow in his infamous grandfather's footsteps. Remembering Teri Garr

Passing through the racially hostile backwoods town of Sparta, Mississippi, Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) becomes embroiled in a murder case in director Norman Jewison’s iconic civil rights era crime thriller. Remembering Director Norman Jewison and Composer Quincy Jones

Robert Altman's rollicking musical take (thanks to a bussin score by Harry Nilsson) on the classic cartoon featuring Robin Williams as the titular sailor man and the unrivaled Shelley Duvall as the perfectly-cast live-action incarnation of Olive Oyl. Remembering Shelley Duvall and screenwriter Jules Feiffer

The lush and breathtaking beauty of the Italian Alps, filmed with painterly grace under natural light from frigid winter to redemptive spring, provides the physical and emotional backdrop Maura Delpero’s visionary portrait of a sprawling family, set in the small, mountainous village of Vermiglio during the waning days of WWII. Italy’s Official Selection for the 2025 Academy Awards.

In celebration of the life and work of legendary filmmaker and producer Roger Corman whose sets were the de facto film school for some of the greatest film artists of the New Hollywood era and beyond, we present a snapshot of his iconic Edgar Allan Poe cycle with this magnificently macabre, Vincent Price-starring double feature. Remembering producer/director Roger Corman

In conjunction with the new epic film THE BRUTALIST, the Belcourt presents a seminar spotlighting Brutalist buildings around Nashville. Led by architect Kem Hinton, this one-hour presentation will provide background on the divisive, frequently misunderstood architectural movement and feature slides from notable Brutalist buildings you might drive past every day. You’ll leave the seminar with locations for your own architecture tour and a new appreciation of the minimalist architectural style.

20 years ago, Ondi Timoner's genre-topping rockumentary about dueling 90s bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre showcased a self-proclaimed revolution in the music industry. DIG! XX – a bigger, better, crazier expanded reimagining of the original cut – reminds us why the original is canon and why sometimes, more is better.

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She’s shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working-class white woman.

The latest from director Walter Salles focuses on the real-life story of Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres), whose terrifying experience of sequestration and loss during Brazil's military dictatorship transformed her into an activist, lawyer and hero. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards®.

Blending comedy, adventure, romance and fantasy, this cult classic follows peasant farmhand Westley as he battles three bumbling outlaws and a nefarious prince to win the hand of his one true love, a young woman named Buttercup.

Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller centers on a family thrust into the public eye when its patriarch is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran. As political unrest erupts in the streets, he realizes that his job is even more dangerous than expected and becomes increasingly paranoid and distrustful — even of his own wife and daughters. Germany’s Official Selection for the 2025 Academy Awards.

Starting with a mystery and ending with a monstrosity, POSSESSION is one of the most singular visions of ‘80s art cinema. This relentless dive into divorce and dire portent is the perfect anti-Valentine’s nightmare.

Part-rockumentary, part-presidential portrait, this rollicking film combines new and archival footage with era-defining live performances from the many musicians who supported him, including Aretha Franklin, The Allman Brothers, Bob Dylan and Herbie Hancock.

Mati Diop’s latest film traces the historic repatriation of 26 royal treasures from France to Benin, simultaneously forging a speculative and political reflection on cultural heritage, collective memory and the implications of restitution.

A perennial audience favorite for 20 years running, the Oscar®-nominated short films return in three programs: Animation, Live Action and Documentary. Nominations will be announced on Jan 23 — and this program soon thereafter.

Billed as the first authorized doc on one of the biggest bands in rock history, the real story here is the in-depth exploration of their rise as specifically relates to the period between their inception and Led Zeppelin II. If a film for every two albums is the plan, then we cannot WAIT for the next four films.

American expat Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) plays host to gamblers, thieves and refugees at his Moroccan nightclub during World War II. But he never expected Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) — the woman who broke his heart — to walk through that door. Winner of 3 Oscars: Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay.

When Clementine (Kate Winslet) undergoes a procedure to erase memories of her former boyfriend Joel (Jim Carrey) from her mind, he does the same. Directed by Michel Gondry, the visually arresting film explores the intricacy of relationships and the pain of loss.

When his wife's disappearance becomes an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him as suspicion mounts about his portrait of a blissful union in David Fincher’s cult psychological thriller.

Charting, over 25 years, the relationship between two close friends and the object of their mutual obsession — the alluring and willful Catherine — François Truffaut’s 1962 film is an exuberant and poignant meditation on freedom, loyalty and the fortitude of love.

Denzel Washington is a trumpeter at the top of his game, but contends with shifty management, hot-headed musicians and a smoldering love triangle. Spike Lee's fifth feature boasts a post-bop soundtrack of stalwart 1960s tracks and live sequences via musical stand-ins Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard, plus familial contributions by father Bill (score) and sister Joie (as Indigo). Pizza and a Movie, co-presented with Slim & Husky's Pizza Beeria

Timothée Chalamet stars as Bob Dylan in this biopic about the icon’s meteoric rise from coffee shop folk singer to headlining concert halls and the top of the charts that culminates in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Nominated for 8 Academy Awards®

Four remarkable women pursue happiness in Jacques Audiard's audacious, genre-defying film that unfolds through a fever dream of original songs and dance. Nominated for 13 Academy Awards®

For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel's occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight. Co-created by a collective of Palestinians and Israelis, this film is one of the most urgent — and acclaimed — documentaries of the year.

When Paddington is framed and imprisoned for a burglary that he did not commit, he and his family have to find the real culprit to prove his innocence in one of the most critically acclaimed films of all time.

Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled. Directed by Sean Baker. Nominated for 5 Academy Awards®

Controversial and inventive director Peter Watkins casts his unflinching eye on the nature of violence, power, and political repression in ‘70s America this disturbingly prescient dystopian docufiction set in a world where dissidents are offered the chance to survive a 53 mile trip through the desert pursued by a vicious police force in order to forgo prison time.

After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, the untold story of the witches of Oz makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards®

Ralph Fiennes turns in a powerhouse performance as the put-upon cardinal responsible for overseeing the election of a new pope in this wicked, twisty, edge-of-your-seat ensemble tale of religious intrigue featuring a thunderous score and a tremendous ensemble cast (Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow). Nominated for 8 Academy Awards®

The first installment in acclaimed filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic space opera follows the young and mysteriously gifted Paul Atreides who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people.

Master filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s epic sequel follows the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he faces the choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe. Nominated for 5 Academy Awards®

Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You — only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE. Coralie Fargeat’s explosive body horror extravaganza thrills and chills with its requisite buckets of blood. Nominated for 5 Academy Awards®

Told from Liza Minnelli’s own point of view, and richly layered with her most classic film clips as well as candid archival footage, LIZA is a real treat for all tried and true — as well as new — fans. See also: NEW YORK, NEW YORK (Mon, Mar 3 at 8:00pm)

In a mysterious and surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, space, time and personal identities crossfade, interweave and echo into a surreal comedy of misdirection. Canada’s Official Selection for the 2025 Academy Awards.

An egotistical saxophonist (Robert De Niro) and a young lounge singer meet on V-J Day 1945, and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, uphill climb amid the glory days of New York’s big band era. See also: LIZA, (Mon, Feb 24 at 8:00pm)

Part of Staff Picks and programmed by Bob, who says “A favorite from my own early days of moviegoing, SNEAKERS is a mainstream movie that the mainstream forgot, but is still oddly treasured by cinephiles as a not-so-guilty pleasure. The stacked cast, tight direction, and stirring soundtrack make it one of the best examples of a suspense comedy.”

The movie is a sensual mystery — with Betty and Rita at the center of secrets. The movie within the movie is a biography — with Diane and Camilla telling each other’s story. The dream is of betrayal, of facing the undeniable moral truth of oneself. The rest is silence. Preceded by short film The Alphabet.

His Airness and His Hareness — what a team! Michael Jordan slams, Bugs Bunny jams, and a cavalcade of Looney Tunes and NBA stars hoop it up in this rim-rattlin', out-of-this-world, roundball romp.

While staying with his family after his father is suddenly hospitalized, Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) happens across a severed human ear on a walk — a discovery that leads him on a dark investigation into the seedy underworld of his idyllic hometown. Preceded by short film Premonitions Following An Evil Deed.

The 1967 anime classic roars to life in this master class of the synthetic possible from the Wachowskis. The art of the race, the act of the chase, and every human emotion imaginable mesh in this dazzling whirl through the intersection of the mind, the machine and the biggest of hearts.

In the last seven days of her life, Laura Palmer, besieged by a transuniversal conflict reaching back into infinity, must face her own immovable destiny amongst the myriad of secrets in the town of Twin Peaks. Preceded by short film The Amputee (V. 2).

Thirty-five years before Denis Villenueve’s 2020s two-part adaption, Frank Herbert’s enduring science fiction classic came to life on screen, via David Lynch. The universe itself quakes in battle over a rare spice and an ancient prophecy of a forthcoming messiah.

In David Lynch's nightmarish first feature, Henry Spencer (Jack Nance) copes with the daily grind of his strange industrial life as his girlfriend and her mutant newborn move into his apartment. Preceded by short film The Grandmother.

A Woman in Trouble. An actress stars in a remake of a cursed film, and every opened door fragments what we understand as reality. Laura Dern opens the door, stepping through it, and into the infinite.

A love triangle beyond the reach of death itself. The lives of the saxophonist and the car repairman intertwine in the path of the woman/the women (Academy Award winner Patricia Arquette) they loved/they killed. It doesn’t matter how fast you drive — you can’t outrun yourself. Preceded by short film Six Men Getting Sick.

A fascinating, humorous and wholly satisfying entry to the canon of visual essays comprised entirely of clips from cinema’s grand history, LYNCH/OZ argues that no filmmaker has so consistently drawn inspiration — consciously or unconsciously — from a single work than David Lynch has from THE WIZARD OF OZ.

No other film so informed the work and creative ethos of David Lynch as this tale of a farm girl swept off to a Technicolor land of pure imagination.

Young lovers Sailor (Nicolas Cage) and Lula (Laura Dern) embark on a parole-breaking, post-incarceration road trip through a bizarre wasteland of hitmen, gangsters and sadists, all dead-set on tearing them away from one another. Preceded by short film The Amputee (V. 1).

Artist and filmmaker David Lynch discusses the events that shaped his outlook on art and the creative process. We’re invited in and given private views from Lynch’s compound and painting studio in the hills high above Hollywood, as he tells personal stories that unfold like scenes from his films.

A man (Oscar nominee Richard Farnsworth) aims to drive cross country on a riding mower to set right an old family squabble.