Coralie Fargeat’s smash hit sci-fi satire The Substance returns for a fresh round of encores hot off of its Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for Demi Moore!

Moore plays Elisabeth Sparkle, a fading celebrity who, desperate to regain her youthful looks, turns to a mysterious black-market drug known as “The Substance.” This cell-replicating liquid temporarily creates a younger, enhanced version of those who ingest it — but their rejuvenation comes with horrifying consequences.

Blending satirical commentary on society’s obsession with beauty and aging with shocking body horror elements, Fargeat’s visual storytelling, and the film’s bold performances – particularly from Moore – have garnered early praise following its premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it took home the award for Best Screenplay. The Substance is a bold and unsettling exploration of the lengths people will go to defy aging, with Fargeat continuing to push boundaries in the horror genre.

Robert Eggers’ chilling new vision of Nosferatu is making its way to The Frida Cinema! A breathtaking reimagining of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 masterpiece, the film stars an incredible cast comprised of Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Aaaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, and Frida favorite Willem Dafoe.

A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

Join us on January 2nd for the opening night party, where we will have themed drinks and photo opportunities! And as always, we encourage your best cosplay!

Party Like It’s 1999 and Kubrick Christmas closes with Eyes Wide Shut, the director’s subversive, sexual holiday mystery.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman star as William and Alice, a wealthy New York couple trying to get in the holiday spirit. After Alice admits to William that she once almost — key word being almost — cheated on him, William is suddenly inspired to partake in a nightlong sexual odyssey, finding himself in one strange entanglement after another as the possible indiscretion plays out on a loop in his head. His late night sojourn eventually brings him to a secretive occult group that may offer him more excitement than he’s looking for…

Our Wong Kar-Wai Month series continues with Chungking Express, the director’s timeless 1994 romance.

The film weaves together two distinct yet thematically linked stories of two lovelorn policemen. In the first, He Qiwu (Takeshi Kaneshiro), reeling from a breakup, becomes infatuated with a mysterious woman in a blonde wig (Brigitte Lin), who is entangled in the criminal underworld. The second story follows Cop 663 (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), whose heartbreak over a flight attendant ex-girlfriend is softened by the quirky and free-spirited Faye (Faye Wong), a café worker who secretly transforms his life.

Prepare yourself for a night of mind-bending suspense and stylish horror as Cinematic Void returns to The Frida Cinema to celebrate January Giallo 2025! This year we’ve got a killer event for you, as we present the World Premiere of the 4K restoration of Short Night of Glass Dolls on a double feature with The Case Of The Bloody Iris! Thank you to our friends at Celluloid Dreams for making this all possible! 

Film 1: The Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)–The film opens with a man, Gregory Moore (played by Jean Sorel), found in a state of semi-consciousness, unable to remember how he arrived in his current predicament. Lying in a hospital bed, paralyzed and unable to speak, he is trapped in a bizarre and nightmarish reality. As Gregory tries to piece together his past and recall the events leading up to his strange condition, he becomes increasingly convinced that there is a connection between his ordeal and a string of mysterious, brutal murders. Directed by Aldo Lado.

Film 2: The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)–When a woman is found brutally murdered in her apartment, the investigation leads to a group of glamorous models and their enigmatic, wealthy suitors. The film revolves around the mystery of a series of grisly killings, each more puzzling than the last. As a detective (played by the ever-reliable George Hilton) and a private investigator (played by the mysterious and alluring Edwige Fenech) piece together the fragments of the crime, they uncover a web of deceit, obsession, and madness. The women involved all seem to be connected to the brutal murders, but as the bodies pile up, it becomes harder to decipher who is the victim and who is the killer. Directed by Giuliano Carnimeo.