In rural Iceland, a childless couple discover a strange and unnatural newborn in their sheep barn. They decide to raise her as their own, but sinister forces are determined to return the creature to the wilderness that birthed her.

Showtimes for Friday October 29th– Sunday October 31st

(3:40)pm, 8:20pm

Showtimes for Monday November 1st – Tuesday November 2nd

8:20pm

Showtimes for Wednesday November 3rd – Thursday November 4th

(3:40)pm, 8:20pm

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Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson
Cast: Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Language: Icelandic
Genre: Horror/Drama
Rating: Rated R for some bloody violent images and sexuality/nudity
Run time: 2 hours

THE RESCUE chronicles the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. Academy Award®-winning directors and producers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin keep viewers on the edge of their seats as they use a wealth of never-before-seen material and exclusive interviews to piece together the high stakes mission, highlighting the efforts of the Royal Thai Navy SEALs and U.S. Air Force Special Tactics and details the expert cave divers’ audacious venture to dive the boys to safety. THE RESCUE brings alive one of the most perilous and extraordinary rescues in modern times, shining a light on the high-risk world of cave diving, the astounding courage and compassion of the rescuers, and the shared humanity of the international community that united to save the boys.

Showtimes for Friday October 29th– Sunday October 31st

6:00pm

Showtimes for Monday November 1st – Tuesday November 2nd

6:00pm

Showtimes for Wednesday November 3rd – Thursday November 4th

6:00pm

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Director: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: N/A
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG for thematic material involving peril and some language
Run time: 1 hour 50 minutes

A semi-autobiographical film which chronicles the life of a working class family and their young son’s childhood during the tumult of the late 1960s in the Northern Ireland capital.

Showtimes for Friday December 10th – Sunday December 12th

6:10pm

Showtimes for Monday December 13th – Thursday December 16th

6:10pm

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Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds
Language: English
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Run time: 1 hour 40 minutes

Believing he’s a wolf trapped in a man’s body, Jacob eats, sleeps and lives like one — much to the shock of his family. When he’s sent to a clinic, Jacob and his animal-bound peers are forced to undergo increasingly extreme forms of curative therapies. However, once he meets the mysterious Wildcat, their friendship blossoms into an undeniable infatuation, and Jacob must decide whether to renounce his true self for love.

Coming Soon

Director: Nathalie Biancheri
Cast: Lily-Rose Depp, George MacKay
Language: English
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Run time: 1 hour 40 minutes

Featuring interviews with Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cornel West, and Naomi Klein, The Big Scary “S” Word explores the rich history of the American socialist movement. Weaving together hidden episodes of history and verité footage, the film shows that, contrary to popular belief, socialism is in fact deeply American and led to popular government programs such as public schools and Medicare. Activists and journalists explain how the 2008 financial crisis, the Wall Street bailout, the Occupy Movement, and the ascension of politicians like Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez have pushed a new generation to embrace the language of socialism.

Showtimes for Friday September 3rd- Monday September 6th

6:00pm

Showtimes for Tuesday September 7th – Thursday September 9th

6:00pm

Director: Yael Bridge
Cast: Cornel West, Lee Carter, Jimmy Durante
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Run time: 1 hour 32 minutes

A rising star in progressive politics and a new father, 32-year-old Ady Barkan’s life is upended when he is diagnosed with ALS. But after a confrontation with powerful Senator Jeff Flake on an airplane goes viral, catapulting him to national fame, Ady and a motley crew of activists ignite a once-in-a-generation political movement called “Be a Hero.” Together, they barnstorm across the country and empower people to confront their elected officials with emotional, personal stories to demand healthcare justice, and Ady holds groundbreaking interviews with Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren.  Through his journey, Ady discovers that collective action and speaking truth to power offers hope for his family and millions of others.

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Director: Nicholas Bruckman
Cast: Ady Barkan, Elizabeth Jaff, Rachael King
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
Run time: 1 hour 37 minutes

A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.

Showtimes for Friday August 20th- Sunday August 22nd

(3:50)pm, 8:35pm

Showtimes for Monday August 23rd – Thursday August 26th

8:35pm

Director: Michael Sarnoski
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Rating: R for language and some violence
Run time: 1 hour 40 mins

A couple are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of lockdown. She is a charity worker, a coordinator for all of Europe at a refugee charity. She’s the daughter of a dentist father and an `old socialist’ mother and the only grandparent still around. He, meanwhile, is a self-employed, self-made man who runs a boutique computing consultancy.

Showtimes for Friday September 3rd- Monday September 6th

6:10pm

Showtimes for Tuesday September 7th – Thursday September 9th

6:10pm

Director: Stephen Daldry
Cast: James McAvoy, Sharon Horgan
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R for language throughout
Run time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Alvin Ailey was a trailblazing pioneer who found salvation through dance. AILEY traces the full contours of this brilliant and enigmatic man whose search for the truth in movement resulted in enduring choreography that centers on the Black American experience with grace, strength, and unparalleled beauty. Told through Ailey’s own words and featuring evocative archival footage and interviews with those who intimately knew him, director Jamila Wignot weaves together a resonant biography of an elusive visionary.

Coming in September

Director: Jamila Wignot
Cast: Alvin Ailey, Bill T. Jones
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Run time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Antonio LeBlanc is a Korean adoptee raised in a small town in the Louisiana bayou. He’s married to the love of his life, Kathy, and raising his beloved stepdaughter, Jessie. Struggling to make a better life for his family, he must soon confront the ghosts of his past after learning that he could be deported from the only country he’s ever called home.

Coming Friday, September 17th

Director: Justin Chon
Cast: Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Mark O’Brien
Language: English
Genre: Drama
Rating: R for language throughout and some violence
Run time: 1 hour 20 minutes