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Opening
‘Flow’
The cinema world was left reeling last week when this indie Latvian animated adventure made on open-source software won the Golden Globe Award for best animated feature, trouncing two different Pixar films in the process. A flood of biblical proportions leaves a cat and its menagerie of animal friends on a quest to find dry land. I’d like to see Moana do that. Rated PG. Directed by Gints Zilbalodis. Opening Friday, Jan. 10.
Continuing
‘Nosferatu’
Why don’t you come to your senses? You’ve been out riding fences for so long now. No, wait a minute, that’s yacht rock, not Count Orlok. Robert Eggers, the weird-beard director responsible for “The Witch,” “The Lighthouse” and “The Northman,” unleashes a terrifying new take on the vampire classic. Rated R. Stars Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp and a cat that is definitely going to need therapy.
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‘A Complete Unknown’
Johnny’s in the basement, mixing up the medicine. I’m on the pavement, thinking about the government. Thank goodness there’s a new rockstar biopic to take my mind off my troubles. Timothée Chalamet steps into the role of Bob Dylan, the most famous Minnesotan since the Andrews Sisters, into this new musical from the director of “Logan.” Rated R. Also stars Edward Norton and Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash.
‘Babygirl’
The director of the excellent “Bodies Bodies Bodies” returns with possibly the greatest erotic thriller to see a theatrical release since at least the 1990s. When the high-powered CEO of a robotics company finds herself attracted to her much younger intern, she finds that her perfect (yet passionless) world might be in danger of collapsing. Rated R. Stars Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson and Antonio Banderas in another role where someone talks him down from a panic attack.
Special screenings
‘The Invisible Shield, Episode 1’ (2024)
Missoula Public Health presents a free monthly screening series about the history of public health. From crosswalks to vaccines, see how society works to take care of everyone. A panel discussion follows the screening of each of the four episodes. Not Rated. Directed by Jason Kliot and Taimi Arvidson. Playing Thursday, Jan. 9.
‘Hugo’ (2011)
Our all-ages series Roxy Junior gets in on our celebration of films about filmmaking with Martin Scorsese’s tribute to the magic and mystery of cinema. An orphaned boy, forced to live in the walls of a train station, discovers a strange automaton that leads him to the workshop of the legendary filmmaker Georges Méliès. You know, the guy who made the iconic silent film about a voyage to the moon that we’ve slapped on all of our merchandise. Rated PG. Stars Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz and Christopher Lee. Playing Saturday, Jan. 11.
‘American Movie’ (1999)
When I first watched this movie in my college dorm room, I was absolutely certain I was watching a “Spinal Tap” style mockumentary. It turns out, however, that truth really is stranger than fiction. Behind the Lens: Films about Filmmaking continues with this very true documentary about an aspiring filmmaker trying to finish his low-budget horror film. Rated R. Directed by Chris Smith. Featuring an ongoing debate over how the word coven is pronounced, a drunken phone call to Morocco, and a can of ice-cold Surge soda. Playing Saturday, Jan. 11.
‘8½’ (1963)
Federico Fellini, one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, came fully into his powers as a director with this dramedy, considered to be one of the greatest films ever produced. An Italian filmmaker struggles with creative blockage and a collapsing life as he struggles to complete a science fiction film. Not Rated. Stars Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimee and Anita Ekberg. Playing Sunday, Jan. 12 and Wednesday, Jan. 15.
Show times
Friday, Jan. 10-Thursday, Jan. 16…