Sam is desperate to fit in at school, rejecting her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. When a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with her heritage in order to defeat it. This captivating debut feature won the Audience Award at the Midnighters section of the 2023 SXSW Film Festival. | Country: United States | Language: English, Hindi with English subtitles

Death is just the beginning. A terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot! Set in eerie, post-World War II Venice, the detective reluctantly attends a séance at a haunted palazzo, only to be thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets. | Country: United States | Language: English

Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 96th Academy Awards. Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognizes her. A 2023 Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner. | Country: Chile | Language: Spanish with English subtitles

The extraordinary life of The Ohio State University’s Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and whose work greatly advanced our understanding of the Earth’s climate system. Welcome documentary subject Lonnie Thompson and research scientist Ellen Mosley-Thompson for an introduction and Q&A at select screenings. | Country: United States | Language: English

Relive one of the greatest cinematic experiences of all time! Join us for Lord of the Rings Weekend at the Film Center. | The eye of the enemy is moving. Aragorn, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship fight to save Gondor from Sauron’s forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam near the heart of Mordor. One of the greatest and most influential films ever made, with 11 Academy Award wins including Best Picture. | Country: New Zealand, United Statess | Language: English, Quenya, Old English, Sindarin

In 1947, an Armenian-American repatriates to Armenia only to end up in a Soviet prison, but finds hope in the most unlikely places. A dramatic comedy written, directed by, and starring Emmy Award-winner Michael Goorjian. Selected as the official Armenian entry for Best International Feature at the 96th Academy Awards. | Country: Armenia | Language: Armenian, English, Russian with English subtitles

A visionary filmmaker’s glamorous adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark novel. At the height of the Roaring Twenties, Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his nouveau riche neighbor, Jay Gatsby, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await. | Country: Australia, United States | Language: English

Two girls, PJ and Josie, start a fight club as a way to hook up with cheerleaders. And their bizarre plan works! The director of 2020’s Shiva Baby returns with a refreshingly unique comedy nominated for a 2023 SXSW Audience Award and two 2024 Independent Spirit Awards. | Country: United States | Language: English

Nominated for five Academy Awards. A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. | Country: United States | Language: English

A radical examination of Monument Valley’s representation in cinema and advertising. Acclaimed filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe scrutinizes how a site located on sovereign Navajo land came to embody the fantasy of the “Old West.” World Premiere, 2021 Fantastic Fest.

Screening as part of the November 2024 Cult 101 lineup. Beware the Moon. Two American tourists in England are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. | Country: United Kingdom, United States | Language: English

Seven-time Academy winner, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Murphy). This is Christopher Nolan’s pulse-pounding story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, filmed in a combination of IMAX 65mm and 65mm large-format film photography. | Country: United Kingdom, United States | Language: English, French

Somebody’s lying. When Stephané reconnects with her estranged billionaire father, she struggles to find her place in a world of luxury, bitter jealousies, and dark family secrets. A suspenseful dark parable out of the 2022 Venice Film Festival. | Country: France, Canada | Language: French with English subtitles

A landmark of Black and American independent cinema. When he’s pushed too far by a pair of racist cops, the hero (Van Peebles himself) goes on the run through a lawless underground of bikers, revolutionaries, sex workers, and hippies in a kill-or-be-killed quest for liberation. | Country: United States | Language: English

There are no clean getaways. A loner by nature, The Driver finds himself a target for some of LA’s most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbor, Irene. The hyper-stylized arthouse action film received a 15 minute standing ovation at Cannes, where Refn was awarded Best Director. | Country: United States | Language: English, Spanish