Fast Times at Ridgemont High is screening twice this week, once as part of Jennifer Reeder's series of teen flicks at the Walker. Are there better movies to see this week? Sure. But if Phoebe Cates ain't gonna get you to click on these listings, I give.
Thursday, July 28
Eternals (2021)
Brackett Field Park
Named for how long it feels. Full review here. Free. Dusk. More info here.
Abominable (2019)
Emagine Willow Creek
*Tom Hanks voice* Da znowmahn! $3. 11 a.m. More info here.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Emagine Willow Creek
Yep, teen girls used to have abortions in mainstream movies. $12.50. 7:30 p.m. More info here.
Lost Highway (1997)
The Heights
Robert Blake? Oh, he’s harmless. $12. 7:30 p.m. More info here.
Trolls (2016)
Riverview
Don’t feed ’em! $1. 10:30 a.m. More info here.
Jungle Cruise (2021)
Sibley Park
Oh well, maybe the weather will be nice at least. Free. Dusk. More info here.
Bullet Train Down (2022)
Trylon
Speed, but with a train instead of a bus. And with Tom Sizemore. $8. 5 p.m. Also Saturday 12:15 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m.; Monday-Wednesday 5 p.m. More info here.
Friday, July 29
Superman (1978)
Alamo Drafthouse
Just think what could have been. $5. 2:30 p.m. More info here.
Shrek (2001)
Emagine Willow Creek
I still have never seen it. $3. Friday-Sunday 10 a.m. Monday-Wednesday 11 a.m. More info here.
Sing 2 (2022)
Lake Harriet Bandshell
Really? Again? Free. Dusk. More info here.
48 Hour Film Festival
Parkway Theater
That's a lot of hours! That's a lot of film! $12. 8 p.m. More info here.
The Man From Hong Kong (1975)
Trylon
This weekend, the Trylon celebrates “the king of Ozploitation cinema,” stuntman/director Brian Trenchard-Smith. $8. 7 p.m. Saturday 9 p.m. Sunday 3 p.m. More info here.
Stunt Rock (1978)
Trylon
Stuntman Grant Page helps rockers Sorcery put on a show. There is mayhem. $8. 9:15 p.m. Saturday 7 p.m. Sunday 5:15 p.m. More info here.
Below the Skin: 3 Films by Jennifer Reeder
Walker Art Center
Short films about teen girl life from the director who is curating a series on teen films at the Walker this summer. $10-$13. 7 p.m. More info here.
Saturday, July 30
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Alamo Drafthouse
Just think: If Tarantino hadn’t revived Travolta, there might never have been a Phenomenon or Michael. $15. 6:30 p.m. More info here.
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Painter Park
I remember this being pretty cute and fun? Free. Dusk. More info here.
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Parkway Theater
Nothing wrong with a little early Miyazaki on a Saturday afternoon. $5-$10. 1 p.m. More info here.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Parkway Theater
Seriously, why won't these people be quiet while I watch the film. $10. Midnight. More info here.
Sunday July 31
A League of Their Own (1992)
Alamo Drafthouse
How do we feel about this being made into a TV series? $10. Noon. More info here.
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
AMC Rosedale 14/AMC Southdale 16/Emagine Willow Creek
Have you seen this? 3 p.m. Also Monday & Wednesday 7 p.m. More info here.
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Emagine Willow Creek
You will now have Jerry Reed’s “Eastbound and Down” in your head for the rest of the day. $7.95. 12:30 & 5:30 p.m. Also Wednesday. More info here.
Drive Angry (2011)
Trylon
I always do, Nic Cage. I always do. $8. 7:15 p.m. Monday-Tuesday 7 & 9:15 p.m. More info here.
Monday, August 1
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Alamo Drafthouse
Khan is mad. $10. 6:30 p.m. More info here.
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Emagine Willow Creek
Carpenter does Lovecraft. $6. 7:30 p.m. More info here.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
The Heights
The nerds who say “nee.” $12. 7:30 p.m. More info here.
Space Jam: A New Legend (2021)
Bohanon Park
No boobs on the rabbit girl. Free. Dusk. More info here.
Tuesday, August 2
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Beltrami Park
Too. Many. Spiders. Men. Free. Dusk. More info here.
Wednesday, August 3
Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
Alamo Drafthouse
Jet Li in full flight. $10. 6:30 p.m. More info here.
Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania (2022)
Alamo Drafthouse
Hotel. Transylvania. FOUR. $5. 3 p.m. More info here.
La Bohème (2018)
AMC Rosedale 14/AMC Southdale 16
Zeffirelli’s staging of Puccini. 1 & 3 p.m. More info here.
In the Heights (2021)
The Commons
Songs coulda been catchier, if you ask me. Free. Dusk. More info here.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Walker Art Center
You read that right: Fast Times at the Walker. $10-$12. 7 p.m. More info here.
Opening This Week
DC League of Super-Pets
Woof.
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song
A canal, Panama.
Resurrection
Tim Roth emerges from the past to upend Rebecca Hall's life. Not cool!
Vengeance
A podcaster visits the south.
Ongoing in Local Theaters
The Black Phone
Elvis (read our review here)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Jurassic World: Dominion
Lightyear
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (read our review here)
Nope
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Thor: Love and Thunder (read our review here)
Top Gun: Maverick (read our review here)
Where the Crawdads Sing
