Good Boy, the buzzy new horror film told from the perspective of a dog, finally scampers its way to The Frida!

A loyal dog (played by dog actor Indy, the director’s real life pet) moves to a rural family home with his owner Todd, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most.

Premiering at this year’s South By Southwest, the film’s trailer gathered one million views in just its first four days, with its global interest only further piqued by its current 95% Rotten Tomatoes rating!  Catch it on the big screen at The Frida!

The Frida will be donating a portion of ticket proceeds from our Thursday, October 2nd screening of Good Boy to OC Animal Allies!  OC Animal Allies is a nonprofit organization founded with the mission to save animal lives and strengthen the human-animal bond in Orange County by providing emergency financial support, education, referral services, and therapy programs.

The penultimate film in our Arthouse 101: Japanese Cinema series is Isao Takahata’s Grave Of The Fireflies!

In the final days of World War II, two siblings—teenaged Seita and his little sister Setsuko—struggle to survive in firebombed Kobe after losing their home, their parents, and eventually, their place in a society that has collapsed around them. What follows is not just a war story, but a story of love, resilience, and unbearable loss.

Rendered with breathtaking beauty by the legendary animators at Studio Ghibli, Grave of the Fireflies is often called one of the greatest animated films ever made. It is also one of the most emotionally shattering anti-war films of any kind—haunting not because of spectacle, but because of its heartbreaking truth.

Arthouse 101: Japanese Cinema is a curated 12-film trip through the evolution of Japan—from the quiet post-war resilience of the 1940s all the way to the radical reinventions of the 1990s. Each Monday this July-September, we will explore a new facet of this incredible nation’s cinematic journey throughout the 20th century! All films will be presented in their original Japanese language with English subtitles!

A total hoot for Italian horror novices and superfans alike, The Frida Cinema is jazzed to present Lucio Fulci’s Murder-Rock: Dancing Death!

Nothing is as it seems in this foggy ‘80s world of whiny dance students, backbiting school staff, puzzled cops, handsome strangers, surreal dream sequences, gruesome kills, naughty eroticism and spiraling labyrinthine mystery. Who will live to dance another day?!?!

One of the final horror gems in Fulci’s vast, sleazy filmography (Zombie, The Beyond), Murder-Rock blends Flashdance tropes, upbeat Eurodisco nonsense (courtesy of prog rocker Keith Emerson) and black-gloved slasher thrills into a lavish satisfying stew. 

This October 4th, join us for three films in the Halloween trilogy back to back to back as we bring the Shape home to Haddonfield! First up: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. 

After surviving a fiery trap at the end of Halloween II, Michael Myers awakens from a comatose state and escapes custody while being transferred to Smith’s Grove. His destination is inevitable: Haddonfield. This time, his focus is Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), the young daughter of his late sister Laurie Strode. As Michael stalks Jamie through the small Illinois town, Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) once again takes up the hunt, desperate to stop his eternal nemesis before Halloween night ends in blood.

With Danielle Harris delivering one of the great child performances in horror and Donald Pleasence embodying doom as only he could, Halloween 4 reignited the series, setting the stage for the darker, stranger chapters that followed.

Bad neighbors…beware! Tom Holland’s Fright Night, the wickedly funny cult classic that brought vampires screaming into the 1980s, returns to the big screen at The Frida for its 40th Anniversary!

All-American teen Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) thinks he’s got it made—until he discovers that the mysterious stranger who just moved in next door is actually a vampire (Chris Sarandon, in suavely sinister form). With no one believing him, Charley turns to a washed-up late-night horror host, Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), for help. Together, they must take on the undead lurking right next door before Charley’s friends—and even his girlfriend—fall under the vampire’s thrall.

Loaded with practical effects and gothic atmosphere, Fright Night is both a love letter to classic horror and a blood-soaked thrill ride that still bites hard (in a good way).

Next up in our Halloween series is Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, the chilling continuation of the saga.

Picking up directly after the shocking events of Halloween 4, young Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris) is left traumatized after her encounter with her murderous uncle. Though seemingly catatonic, she now shares a mysterious psychic link with Michael Myers—an evil presence who, of course, survived his last brush with death. As the Shape returns to Haddonfield for yet another blood-soaked October 31st, Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) grows increasingly desperate to stop him, no matter the cost.

With a stormy climax and Michael more brutal than ever, Halloween 5 is a relentless reminder that the night he came home never truly ends.

Our day of Michael Myers concludes with Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers!

Six years after the bloody events of Halloween 5, Michael Myers has once again returned to Haddonfield. But this time, his murderous path is bound to an ancient evil. A now-grown Tommy Doyle (Paul Rudd, in his film debut)—the boy once babysat by Laurie Strode—teams with Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence, in his final performance) to uncover the truth behind Michael’s immortality. Their investigation reveals the chilling “Curse of Thorn,” a sinister cult that has driven Michael’s reign of terror for decades.

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers stands as both a fascinating time capsule of ’90s horror and one of the most divisive, yet enduring, entries in the franchise. Join us make your mind up for yourself!