Union County

Sneak preview + Q&A with dir. Adam Meeks & stars Will Poulter,  Noah Centineo & Annette Deao Thu Aug 13 at 7:00 

Q&A with dir. Adam Meeks & star Will Pouter, moderated by Danny Strong, Fri Aug 14 at 7:00 show

Will Poulter and Noah Centineo deliver pitch-perfect performances as brothers Cody and Jack Parsons, each navigating a court-mandated drug rehabilitation program in a pocket of rural Ohio hit hard by the opioid epidemic. Provided with hope for the first time since their struggles began and with the support of a tireless counselor (Annette Deao), the brothers work toward a brighter, sober future. 

Additional showtimes for Aug 14-20 to be announced.

 

 

Nightborn

With dreams of starting a perfect family, Saga (Seidi Haarla) and her British husband Jon (Rupert Grint) move to the isolated house where she spent much of her childhood, deep in the Finnish forest. But as soon as their baby is born, despite the reassurance of all around her, Saga knows there’s something terribly wrong with her son. As their marriage starts to crack, Jon struggles to support his wife, but only Saga suspects the terrible truth about her newborn.

From the director of Hatching, NIGHTBORN is a visceral, gripping and terrifying dark fable about motherhood and unconditional maternal love.

This special screening of NIGHTBORN is the latest installment in “Shudder Showcase,” our monthly series that serves up special advance screenings of some of Shudder’s most exciting and provocative upcoming titles. The program offers sneak previews of some of the most talked-about genre films of the year in optimal conditions—on the big screen, in the company of fans. Each screening has free popcorn for Shudder subscribers

Jimmy

Shot in dreamy 16mm black and white, Yasshadai Owens’ debut feature Jimmy offers an intimate, speculative portrait of what a young James Baldwin may have experienced during his first trip to Paris in 1948. (credit: Toronto International Film Festival)

Official selection: TIFF, New York Film Festival, Frameline

Additional showtimes for July 31-August 6 to be announced.

 

Train to Busan

New 4K Restoration!

Yeon Sang-ho’s global phenomenon TRAIN TO BUSAN arrives back in theaters to celebrate its 10th Anniversary. What begins as a simple birthday trip for a father and daughter turns into a high-octane fight for survival when a zombie outbreak ravages South Korea. Trapped on a speeding train, they must navigate a landscape of terror to reach safety. Experience the relentless action and heart-wrenching drama on the big screen like never before.

The Outwaters

Tuesday, July 21 at 7:20: Q&A with director Robbie Banfitch after the screening

WE ALL DIE IN THE DARK

Let chaos take you to a place beyond the hills, where thunder echoes off the canyons and choirs of coyotes pierce the midnight sky.

Deep in the heart of the Mojave Desert, under a scorching blood-red sun, four travelers prepare their campsite. They’ve come to create art and commune with nature. They’ve come to laugh and sing and love. They’ve come….to vanish!

One fateful night, Michelle, Robbie, Scott and Ange are thrust into a feverish whirlwind of flayed flesh and mind-boggling monstrosities, the likes of which mere human minds simply cannot fathom! On a remote stretch of land once covered by shallow, Paleozoic seas, what horrors might surface?

An owl’s cry… The rattlesnake’s hiss… A wail in the darkness…

This is no mirage. This is really happening…

From Presence to Power Book Launch: Rashad Robinson in conversation with Jane Fonda

Monday, July 27 at 7:00: A conversation, Q&A, and book signing with social justice leader and author Rashad Robinson, joined by actor and activist Jane Fonda, celebrating the release of his new book, From Presence to Power: How to Take On the Fights That Matter—and Win (One World | Penguin Random House).

Ticket includes one copy of From Presence to Power, to be picked up at IFC Center on the night of the event.

What does it take to win social change, especially now?

From Presence to Power is a uniquely practical, strategic and deeply informed roadmap for understanding how power actually works in today’s world—and for gaining power and using it for good. The book answers the questions so many people have been asking: Why are we losing so much? What do we need to change about the ways we fight back, in order to win the big changes we want to see? When we do win something, how can we make sure it lasts?

Drawing on two decades on the frontlines of social change, Robinson takes readers behind the scenes of campaigns that took on Mark Zuckerberg and Big Tech, Hollywood, and the political establishment, and helped launch the progressive prosecutor movement—revealing why some fights for change stall while others succeed. It’s a guide for everyone: from politicos and social justice advocates, to community members organizing locally, to influencers building momentum for change, to everyday people figuring out where to focus their energy and donations.

“Rashad doesn’t just offer a diagnosis of the problems with how power works in this country; he offers clear, actionable ideas for how regular people can do something about it,” says Jane Fonda. “This is a must-read for anyone who wants things to change.”

Join Rashad and Jane in celebrating the book launch on July 27th.

A Q&A and book signing will follow the conversation.

Learn more about the book at www.FromPresenceToPower.com

Crows are White

For over a thousand years, a secretive Buddhist sect has lived atop Mount Hiei in Japan, where monks perform punishing rituals in pursuit of enlightenment.

A filmmaker arrives, hoping to capture their hidden world. Instead, he’s rejected. With his access suddenly revoked, he turns to the only monk willing to speak with him: a low-ranking misfit who prefers Slayer and ice cream to meditation.

When the two men form an unlikely friendship, the filmmaker is pushed to confront a secret he’s kept for nearly a decade. CROWS ARE WHITE is a darkly funny, deeply human story about faith, truth, and the contradictions we all carry.

The Big Cheese

A scrappy team of eccentric American cheesemongers defies tradition to take on the world’s top cheese masters at the Mondial du Fromage, battling cultural clashes, personal struggles, and melting cheese in pursuit of respect, redemption, and a historic victory.

Official Selection: DOC NYC

Michael Mann’s Manhunter: The Final Cut

New 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration!

Mann’s genre-defining serial-killer thriller returns in a stunning new restoration overseen by the filmmaker himself. A retired criminal profiler (William Petersen) reluctantly returns to the FBI to help track down a murderer and is forced to consult an expert—the imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecktor (Brian Cox in a subtly chilling performance). Adapted from the first of Thomas Harris’s Lecktor novels, MANHUNTER’s supporting cast includes Tom Noonan as the hunted killer, and three-time Oscar nominee Joan Allen. 

“Here, in only his third feature, [Mann] is at his very best.” – Empire Magazine

Lost Chapters

After years spent abroad, Ena returns to Caracas where she finds her grandmother losing her memory and her father searching for rare Venezuelan books. She discovers a postcard in her father’s bookshop and sets off in search of a forgotten writer.