Our Upcoming Films
Indie 90s: My Own Private Idaho (1991)
- Mon, Aug 17
- Tue, Aug 18
Director: Gus Van Sant Run Time: 104 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1991
Starring: James Russo, Keanu Reeves, River Phoenix, Rodney Harvey, William Richert
Wherever, whatever, have a nice day. | Country: United States | Language: English, Italian, German
Indie 90s: Kicking and Screaming (1995)
- Wed, Aug 19
Director: Noah Baumbach Run Time: 96 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1995
Starring: Chris Eigeman, Jason Wiles, Josh Hamilton, Olivia D'Abo, Parker Posey
Anxiety loves company. | Country: United States | Language: English
Hot Spot (2026)
Director: Agnieszka Smoczyńska Run Time: 101 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2026
Starring: Andrzej Konopka, Filippa Kaye, George Aurimas Cris, Noomi Rapace, Reika Kirishima
The system is unstable. | Country: Poland, Greece, Norway, Sweden | Language: English
Tony (2026)
Director: Matt Johnson Run Time: 106 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2026
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Dominic Sessa, Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall, Stavros Halkias
"I was — to be frank — a spoiled, miserable, narcissistic, self-destructive and thoughtless young lout, and badly in need of a good ass-kicking." | Country: United States, Canada | Language: English
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)
Director: Jane Schoenbrun Run Time: 112 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Amanda Fix, Arthur Conti, Eva Victor, Gillian Anderson, Hannah Einbinder
Blood. Lust. | Country: United States | Language: English
From Book to Film 2026: Essential American Voices – Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) 4K Restoration
- Sat, Aug 22
- Sun, Aug 23
Director: Carl Franklin Run Time: 102 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1995
Starring: Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Jennifer Beals, Maury Chaykin, Tom Sizemore
A Black war hero is hired to find a mysterious woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal in 1948 Los Angeles. | Country: United States | Language: English
The Marching Band (2026)
Director: Emmanuel Courcol Run Time: 103 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2024
Starring: Benjamin Lavernhe, Clémence Massart-Weit, Ludmila Mikaël, Pierre Lottin, Sarah Suco
Everything seems to set them apart, except their love of music. | Country: France | Language: French
Idiots (2026)
Director: Macon Blair Run Time: 98 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2026
Starring: Dave Franco, Kiernan Shipka, Mason Thames, Nicholas Braun, O'Shea Jackson Jr.
They're doing their best. | Country: United States | Language: English
The Dog Stars (2026)
Director: Ridley Scott Run Time: 118 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2026
Starring: Allison Janney, Guy Pearce, Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley
At the end of the world, no one survives alone. | Country: United Kingdom, United States | Language: English
It Ends (2026)
Director: Alexander Ullom Run Time: 89 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2026
Starring: Akira Jackson, Jenny Doyle, Mitchell Cole, Noah Toth, Phinehas Yoon
Some wrong turns last forever. | Country: United States | Language: English
Finding Emily (2026)
Director: Alicia MacDonald Run Time: 111 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2026
Starring: Angourie Rice, Cora Kirk, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Sadie Soverall, Spike Fearn
Right name, wrong number. | Country: United Kingdom | Language: English
From Book to Film 2026: Essential American Voices – Nickel Boys (2024)
- Sat, Aug 29
- Sun, Aug 30
Director: RaMell Ross Run Time: 140 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2024
Starring: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Ethan Cole Sharp, Jase Stidwell, Najah Bradley, Sam Malone
Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. | Country: United States | Language: English
Cinema Columbus 2026 Opening Night: Origins: Shorts of Ohio
- Thu, Sep 10
Director: Claudia Owusu, Hao Zhou, Javier Cruz-Ginez, Payton Burkhammer Run Time: 63 min.
A collection of shorts made by Ohio voices with global perspectives.
Cinema Columbus 2026: Free Beer Tomorrow
- Fri, Sep 11
Director: Julia Applegate, LuSter P. Singleton Run Time: 84 min.
A documentary film project that tells the story of Jack’s/Summit Station, Ohio’s longest running lesbian owned and operated bar.
Cinema Columbus 2026: Windward: Narrative Shorts 1
- Fri, Sep 11
Director: Bita Ghassemi, Kristal Sotomayor, Lam Can-zhao, Lauren Verhage, Ramla Ali, Richard A. Moore, Tran Hoang Calvin Run Time: 85 min.
There’s a fire within all of us that drives us to want more. More for ourselves, our families, our communities. These unique short films capture shades of this essence.
Cinema Columbus 2026: Who is Columbus?
- Fri, Sep 11
Director: Renton Hinderer Run Time: 99 min.
Columbus, Ohio born filmmaker Renton Hinderer explores his hometown through the eyes of its residents, weaving together dozens of stories to reveal who this city is and what it's becoming.
Cinema Columbus 2026: Still Ohio
- Fri, Sep 11
Director: Kaylin Allshouse Run Time: 78 min.
Desperate to salvage her relationship, a college student embarks on a cross-country carpool only to find herself trapped in a haunting time loop where each stop at a lonely Ohio gas station grows more terrifying than the last.
Cinema Columbus 2026: My Pathetic Career
- Sat, Sep 12
Director: Robert Post Run Time: 98 min.
Starring: Jackie Calderone, Robert Post
A feature-length documentary by Robert Post, celebrated for his fifty-year career as a one-man variety show performer.
A Simple Machine (2026)
- Sat, Sep 12
Director: Mark Alan Hoffman Run Time: 97 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2026
Starring: Brad Carter, Gabriella Quezada, Richard Blackmon, Shannon K. Dunn, Smack Louis
Coming out of the pandemic, Nick makes a series of choices to get out of debt without telling his practically-fiancée that he's going to be homeless. | Country: United States | Language: English
Heart of the Beast (2026)
Director: David Ayer Run Time: 101 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Anna Lambe, Brad Pitt, J.K. Simmons
Survival depends on their bond. After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces officer James Belmont and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements. | Country: United States | Language: English