A ’70s Horror-Porn Homage, a Mind-Bending Anime, and Every Other Movie You Can See in Theaters This Week

Oh and I guess the movie with Channing Tatum and the dog is still around.

By Keith Harris

10:26 AM CDT on March 17, 2022

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I’d scream if I saw those frogs too, Jenna.

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A decent crop of new movies in theaters this week, by the standards of the March doldrums—Graham Moore's stylishly claustrophobic gangster pic The Outfit, Mariama Diallo's supernatural (or is it?) thriller Master, and Ti West's return with the sleazy, gory X. And if you do want to see Satoshi Kon's wild Paprika at the Trylon, hop to it—Sunday's screening is already sold out.

Special Screenings This Week

Thursday, March 17

The Quiet Man (1952)
AMC Eden Prairie 18/AMC Rosedale 14/AMC Southdale 16
Shhh! $13.44. 1 & 7 p.m. More info here.

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
The Heights
Let’s just take a moment to recall the greatest comeback moment in TV history. $12. 7:30 p.m. More info here.

The Boondock Saints (1999)
Parkway Theater
A St. Patrick’s Day treat. $9/$12. 8 p.m. More info here.

Friday, March 18

The Van Deusens
Parkway Theater
Seasons 2 and 3 of Toussaint Morrison’s series about a family coping with mental illness and racism. The director will be present for a post-screening Q&A. $15. 7:30 p.m. More info here.

Le Corbeau (1943)
Trylon
Letters from an unknown source expose the secrets of a small French town. $8. 7 p.m. Friday. 9:15 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. More info here.

Quai des Orfèvres (1947)
Trylon
That’s easy for you to say! $8. 9 p.m. Friday. 7 p.m. Saturday. 5 p.m. Sunday More info here.

Saturday, March 19

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
Alamo Drafthouse
Honestly? I think of this Macklemore parody at least once a month. $15. 7:15 p.m. More info here.

Frozen (2013)
Parkway Theater
Remember when Idina Menzel came to town before the Super Bowl and made a little joke on Twitter quoting “Let It Go” and we all roasted her for saying it was cold when it was 47 degrees? That ruled. $5-$10. 1 p.m. More info here.

Everyone Is Here (2022)
Trylon
Dmitry Krymov’s reimagining of Our Town. A filmed Moscow performance. $16. 4 p.m. More info here.

Sunday, March 20

North by Northwest (1959)
Alamo Drafthouse
The most purely enjoyable Hitchcock? Probably! $10. 11:30 a.m. More info here.

A Heart Like Water (2022)
Parkway Theater
A tale of North Dakota settlers. A Q&A with local director Charlie Griak follows the screening. $10. 7 p.m. More info here.

Paprika (2006)
Trylon
Just like the Japanese Breakfast song! $10. 7:15 p.m. Also Monday-Tuesday 7 & 9 p.m. More info here.

Monday, March 21

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Alamo Drafthouse
The movie that gave a generation of Twitter users their framework for understanding politics. $10. 6:30 p.m. More info here.

Tuesday, March 22

The Song Remains the Same (1976)
Alamo Drafthouse
Not quite Laser Zeppelin at the planetarium, but the next best thing. $10. 7 p.m. More info here.

Wednesday, March 23

Evil Dead II (1987)
Alamo Drafthouse
II Evil, II Dead. $10. 8:30 p.m. More info here.

Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel, the North (2003)
Trylon
The final third of a documentary in which two travel along the partition between Israel and Palestine. Presented by Mizna. $10. 7 p.m. More info here.