Just added: Frida Board Member/Trivia Night host Atalia Lopez (Chapman University) and Porter Gilberg (Frida Director of Development) will be joining us for the Wednesday 8/26 8:30PM show for a pre-screening presentation on slasher cinema’s “final girl” mythology and the queer horror lineage behind Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. An interactive audience discussion will immediately follow the film.
Certified Frida Favorite Jane Schoenbrun (We’re All Going To The World’s Fair, I Saw The TV Glow) is back with their latest mindf**k, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, starring the supernova duo of Hannah Einbender and Gillian Anderson!
After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 2026, the early reviews for Camp Miasma were passionate, promising a wildly entertaining exploration of the slasher film, erotic pleasure, and everything in between. The words “gonzo” and “pop art” were also being thrown around, which you know we love!
Enhanced Accessibility: this film has Closed Captioning and Audio Description capability!

Frida Cinema favorite Kiyoshi Kurosawa is back, yet again, with his latest epic: The Samurai and the Prisoner!
When Lord Murashige (Masahiro Motoki) rises up against the tyrannical Oda (Bando Shingo), he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei Kuroda (Masaki Suda), a brilliant yet dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon. Helped by his wife Chiyoho (Yuriko Yoshitaka) and his most loyal generals, Murashige must uncover the truth before the castle falls.
A restrained samurai mystery that uses the genre to explore morality, The Samurai and the Prisoner boasts an impressive 94% on Rotten Tomatoesand was one of the major standouts at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Don’t miss your chance to see it on the big screen!

“It’s just you and me now, sport…”

The Frida Cinema is proud to present the brand new 40th anniversary 4K restoration of Michael Mann’s masterful thriller Manhunter, officially titled Manhunter: The Final Cut.

Before The Silence of the Lambs, there was Manhunter.  Based on author Thomas Harris’ original Hannibal Lecter novel, 1981’s Red Dragon, Manhunter stars William Petersen as retired criminal profiler (William Petersen). Traumatized by a violent encounter with serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecktor (as it’s spelled in the movie, and as played chillingly by Brian Cox), Graham reluctantly returns to the FBI to help track down a serial killer of families – and consults Dr. Lecktor for advice.  The third feature written and directed by Michael Mann is a gripping adaptation of Harris’ best-selling thriller, and benefits from the filmmaker’s typically striking visuals and a top-notch supporting cast, including Tom Noonan as the hunted killer, and three-time Oscar nominee Joan Allen as his blind love interest.

The inspiration for our Unsung 80’s Soundtracks series, Manhunter’s soundtrack may be one of the best examples of Michael Mann’s use of music as an essential part of his films’ visual and emotional language. Rather than relying on a traditional orchestral score, Mann assembled a soundtrack of contemporary artists, including The Reds, Shriekback, The Prime Movers, and Iron Butterfly to establish and maintain the film’s mood and atmosphere. Standouts include The Prime Movers’ “Strong as I Am,” written specifically for the film; Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” which turns the psychedelic-rock classic into something genuinely menacing; and Shriekback’s “This Big Hush,” whose hypnotic rhythm gives one of the film’s quieter moments a dreamlike sense of dread.

This new 4K Final Cut, overseen by Mann, enhances the film’s depth, visual clarity, and sound, offering audiences the ultimate immersive version.

Hundreds of Beavers, one of the most entertaining and enduring independent films of the past decade, is going back to school this September!
Called “gonzo cinema distilled from Buster Keaton to George Miller” (LA Times), “one of the most inventive comedies in years” (RogerEbert.com), that “puts most big screen comedies to shame,” (The Daily Beast), this impossible indie has become a word-of-mouth phenomenon — selling out theaters, melting Letterboxd & Rotten Tomatoes, and putting audiences worldwide into stitches.
Equal parts silent-era stunt work, Looney Tunes energy, and pure filmmaking lunacy, this is a cult hit that’s too much dam fun to stream alone at home!