Every Movie You Can See in Theaters This Week That Isn’t ‘The Batman’

If you’re not in the mood for hooded vengeance, here’s what else area theaters are offering.

9:06 AM CST on March 3, 2022

‘Sign ‘o’ the Times’: He doesn’t act in this one.

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A very big movie is gobbling up most area screens this weekend, and I'll have a review for you later this morning. (Update: Here it is!) But if you're not in the mood for hooded vengeance, here's what else area theaters are offering.

Special Screenings This Week

Thursday, March 3

Sign ‘o’ the Times (1988)
Capri Theater
You gotta see this ridiculously good Prince concert movie in a theater. $5. Free for Northside residents. 7 p.m. More info here.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Heights
Almost 10 months before Christmas, in fact. But it’s never too early for a nightmare. $12. 7:30 p.m. More info here.

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Parkway Theater
It was a golden age for teen comedies in the late Clinton years, I tell ya. $9/$12. Trivia at 7:30 p.m. Movie at 8 p.m. More info here.

16mm Experimental Animation Showcase
Trylon
An incredible selection of eight short animated films from the ’60s and ’70s, many of which you can’t see anywhere else. $8. 7 p.m. More info here.

Friday, March 4

The Wages of Fear (1953)
Trylon
Clouzot’s classic suspense thriller about men transporting nitroglycerine through the South American jungle. $8. Friday-Saturday 7 & 9:45 p.m. Sunday 3 p.m. More info here.

Saturday, March 5

Shrek (2001)
Parkway Theater
Can you believe I’ve never seen it? 1 p.m. $5-$10. More info here.

Modern Times (1936)
Parkway Theater
The Chaplin classic, backed by the music of Derecho (Al Church & Alan Sparhawk). $15/$21. 8 p.m. More info here.

The Getaway (2022)
Trylon
What’s going on with this Airbnb!?!?!? $10. 4 p.m. More info here.

Sunday, March 6

Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Trylon
Satoshi Kon reimagines John Ford’s 3 Godfathers, with homeless Japanese rather than Western outlaws discovering an infant. $8. Sunday 8:30. Monday-Tuesday 7 & 9 p.m. More info here.

Monday, March 7

Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979)
Alamo Drafthouse
The Ramones blow up a school. $10. 7 p.m. More info here.

Wednesday, March 9

Don’t Break Down: A Film About Jawbreaker (2017)
Trylon
Everyone’s favorite punk sell-outs look back on the often dumb ’90s. $12. 7 p.m. More info here.