Are These Movies Worth Digging out Your Car For?

Pretty much every movie playing in Twin Cities theaters this week.

By Keith Harris

12:05 PM CST on February 23, 2023

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Not sure I even need to say this, but it's worth checking to see if tonight's films are still on.

Special Screenings This Week

Thursday, February 23

Adaptation (2002)
Grandview 1 & 2
As meta as it gets. $12. 9:15 p.m. Also Saturday 11:59 p.m. More info here..

The Princess Bride (1987)
Parkway Theater
A princess and a bride? In this economy? With pre-show trivia. $9/$12. Music at 7 p.m. Movie at 8 p.m. More info here.

Friday, February 24

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
Alamo Drafthouse
There's more to Laura Palmer than we knew. $10. 6:05 p.m .More info here.

Malcolm X (1992)
Emagine Willow Creek
Ugh, not another sequel! All week. $5. 6:10 p.m. More info here.

Chan Is Missing (1982)
Trylon
Two San Francisco cabdrivers search for the man who stole $4K from them in Wayne Wang's groundbreaking debut. $8. 7 p.m Also Saturday 9:15 p.m. & Sunday 3 p.m. More info here.

Smoke (1995)
Trylon
A Brooklyn smoke shop is the center of several intertwined stories. $8. 8:45 p.m. Also Saturday 7 p.m. & Sunday 4:45 p.m. More info here.

Dry Ground Burning (2022)
Walker Art Center
A gang of women set up their own oil rig in "dystopian contemporary Brazil." $10/$12. 7 p.m. Also Saturday. More info here.

Saturday, February 25

Bring It On (2000)
Alamo Drafthouse
The turn of the millennium really was the golden age of teen movies. $10. 11:55 a.m. More info here.

Batman (1989)
Emagine Willow Creek
From back when superhero movies were still novelties. Also Sunday. $5. 2 & 8:10 p.m. More info here.

Romancing the Stone (1984)
Parkway Theater
Adventure-comedies don't romp like anymore. $5-$10. 1 p.m. More info here.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Parkway Theater
Will you people keep it down? I'm trying to watch the movie! $10. Midnight. More info here.

Sunday, Februrary 26

Space Jam (1996)
Alamo Drafthouse
The girl bunny has boobs in this one. You happy, pervs? $15. 11:55 a.m. More info here.

My Fair Lady (1964)
Emagine Willow Creek
This was tween Keith's favorite movie musical, if you're curious. Also Wednesday. $10.75. 2:50 & 6:30. p.m. More info here.

Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
Emagine Willow Creek
Remember how much hype there was behind this piece of crap? Through Wednesday. $3. 11 a.m. More info here.

We Are the Palestinian People (1973) & Red Army/PFLP: Declaration of World War
Trylon
Two documentaries on the Palestine Liberation Movement. $10. 12:30 p.m. More info here.

Strange Shadows in an Empty Room (1973)
Trylon
These Italian crime flicks have such great titles. This one apparently also features an all-timer of a car chase. $8. 7 p.m. Also Monday-Tuesday 7 & 9 p.m. More info here.

Monday, February 27

Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore (1996)
Alamo Drafthouse
A truly independent teen film from MN-raised Sarah Jacobson. $10. 7:05 p.m. More info here.

Frankenhooker (1990)
Emagine Willow Creek
A med student welds his dead fiancee's head to a body made from sex worker corpses. What could go wrong? $6. 7:30 p.m. More info here.

Tuesday, February 28

Training Day (2001)
Alamo Drafthouse
Denzel's the veteran cop, Ethan Hawke's the rookie, you know how it goes. $7. 7:05 p.m. More info here.

Wednesday, March 1

Possession (1981)
Alamo Drafthouse
Isabelle Adjani has no chill. $10. 6:45 p.m. More info here.

Tales of One More Day (2021)
The Main
Six stories of life in Cuba during the pandemic. Part of the Cuban Film Festival. $10. 7 p.m. More info here.

Halloween 3: The Season of the Witch (2002)
Grandview 1 & 2
No Michael Myers in this one, just deadly masks! $12. 9:15 p.m. More info here.

Tape Freaks
Trylon
What VHS treasure will the Freaks offer this month? $5. 7 p.m. More info here.