Staff Picks 2023
Our staff is made up of all ilks of movie nerds — so we’re jazzed to share some of our favorites with you!
December 26 – January 4

The Muppets
- Tue, Dec 26
- Thu, Dec 28
- Fri, Dec 29
- Sat, Dec 30
- Tue, Jan 2
- Wed, Jan 3
- Thu, Jan 4
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: James Bobin Run Time: 103 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 2011
Starring: Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Steve Whitmire
The Muppets.... you know the 2011 one with Amy Adams and Jason Segel! Where Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his puppet brother, Walter, swoop in to help the gang put on a show and raise the $10 million they need to save the day.

Chungking Express
- Tue, Dec 26
- Wed, Dec 27
- Thu, Dec 28
- Fri, Dec 29
- Sat, Dec 30
- Sun, Dec 31
- Tue, Jan 2
- Wed, Jan 3
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: Wong Kar-wai Run Time: 103 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 1994
Starring: Brigitte Lin, Faye Wong, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Valerie Chow
Kar-wai’s break out film employs his signature crossing storylines to follow two police officers who fall into ill-fated love in a film brimming with raw humanity and irresistible energy.

Lady in a Cage
- Tue, Dec 26
- Wed, Dec 27
- Thu, Dec 28
- Fri, Dec 29
- Sat, Dec 30
- Tue, Jan 2
- Thu, Jan 4
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: Walter Grauman Run Time: 94 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 1964
Starring: James Caan, Jennifer Billingsley, Olivia de Havilland, Rafael Campos, William Swan
This unsettling and dark thriller uses the story of an injured woman trapped in her mansion's private elevator as a metaphor for the societal turbulence of the 1960s. While trapped, she is terrorized by a group of vicious criminals who ransack her home in this challenging and brutal film.

Stalker
- Tue, Dec 26
- Wed, Dec 27
- Thu, Dec 28
- Fri, Dec 29
- Sat, Dec 30
- Sun, Dec 31
- Tue, Jan 2
- Wed, Jan 3
- Thu, Jan 4
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky Run Time: 162 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 1979 Language: Russian
Starring: Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Alisa Freyndlikh, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Natasha Abramova, Nikolay Grinko
Andrei Tarkovsky's unforgettable sci-fi parable takes place near a gray and unnamed city in the Zone— a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.

Malcolm X
- Sun, Dec 31
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: Spike Lee Run Time: 202 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 1992
Starring: Al Freeman Jr., Albert Hall, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo, Denzel Washington
Spike Lee's tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.

Bullet Train
- Wed, Jan 3
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: David Leitch Run Time: 126 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 2022
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Andrew Koji, Brad Pitt, Brian Tyree Henry, Joey King
Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives—on the world's fastest train.