Up second in our Santo Sundays series is Santo Vs. Hombres Infernales!
Agent Joaquin recalls his latest mission while lying wounded in an ambulance: Joaquin has infiltrated into a band of smugglers. When the villains learn the truth about him, they kidnap Jouqin’s fiancee. Santo comes to her rescue and fights the band.
Trash-Mex is proud to collaborate with Permanencia Voluntaria Archivo Cinematográfico for a special screening series of Mexican icon El Santo. Join us every other Sunday this Summer for a total of eight of his greatest hits! All films will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is $9.
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Up first in our Santo Sundays series is Santo vs. The Diabolical Brain!
In Santo vs. Evil Brain (Santo Conntra Cerebro Del Mal), the dastardly Doctor Campos is kidnapping and brainwashing scientists. When undercover detective Santo falls prey to Campos’ scheme, Lieutenant Zambrano (Enrique Zambrano) and El Incognito (Fernando Osés) must come to his assistance to foil Campos’ plans. Meanwhile, in the same year’s Santo vs. Infernal Men (Santo contra hombres infernales), the trio of Santo, El Incognito, and Zambrano team up once again to fight a band of drug smugglers.
Trash-Mex is proud to collaborate with Permanencia Voluntaria Archivo Cinematográfico for a special screening series of Mexican icon El Santo. Join us every other Sunday this Summer for a total of eight of his greatest hits! All films will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is $9.
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Our A24orror series has earned itself another encore, and this time it’s Halina Reijn’s neon-soaked nightmare party Bodies Bodies Bodies!
In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a “killer” while the rest tries to “escape”. Things take a turn for the worse when real bodies start turning up, setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events.
Starring Rachel Sennott, Chase Sui WOnders, Maria Bakalova, Lee Pace, and Pete Davidson, Bodies Bodies Bodies is an updated take on the spooky haunted house murder mystery genre with plenty of twists and turns thrown in along the way!
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Celebrate the endlessly quotable Clue as it marks its 40th anniversary with a special three night limited engagement at The Frida Cinema!
Based on the classic board game, Clue follows six colorful characters—each with their own dark secrets—who gather at the eerie mansion of Mr. Boddy. When he turns up dead, it’s up to the guests (and the audience) to figure out who did it, with what weapon, and in which room. Directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring an all-star cast including Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, and Michael McKean, Clue combines slapstick humor, clever dialogue, and a plethora of twists and turns that keep audiences guessing and laughing from start to finish.
Though initially a box office disappointment, Clue has since become a cult classic, praised for its rapid-fire comedy, outrageous performances, and multiple endings that let viewers experience the mystery from different angles. Which ending will you get?
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A young mother, contending with a rare brain condition and desperate to save money for her daughter’s future, takes a risky job from a mysterious woman with a dark past, and gets entangled in a web of revenge, deceit, and murder. Shot in magnificent 16mm and co-written with the magnetic lead actress, Ariella Mastroianni, Gazer gazes fondly back on the masters of the 70s paranoid thriller while keeping itself grounded firmly in the cutting-edge of today’s independent filmmaking.
From Cannes Film Festival to Fantastic Fest, this indie noir is a potent reminder of how exciting American independent filmmaking can be!
“Critic’s Pick! Marrying the manic paranoia of ‘After Hours’ with a ‘Memento’-esque unreliable protagonist and touches of flesh-bending body horror that could be ripped straight from ‘Videodrome,’ ‘Gazer’ is the kind of debut that should restore your lost faith in independent cinema.” -Indiewire
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Our first Volunteer Of The Month screening of April comes from Quinn, as they have chosen the haunting beauty of time and loss with David Lowery’s A Ghost Story from 2017.
The film follows a recently deceased ghost (Casey Affleck), draped in a simple white sheet, as he silently observes his wife (Rooney Mara) navigating life without him. Set in a secluded house, the ghost remains stuck in a liminal space, watching time unfold in unexpected ways, while grappling with his own inability to connect with the world around him.
Director David Lowery’s lyrical and meditative approach to storytelling transforms A Ghost Story into an introspective exploration of the impermanence of life and the eternal nature of memory. With its slow pace, breathtaking visuals, and an evocative score, the film has been highly influential across all genres.
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You sold out the first screening, so we’ve added two more! Director Ari Aster’s sun-drenched nightmare Midsommar is coming back for one final screening!
Following a tragic family loss, Dani (Florence Pugh) joins her boyfriend Christian (Jack Reynor) and his friends on a trip to a rural Swedish village for a midsummer festival. What starts as an idyllic escape soon spirals into an unsettling and grotesque series of rituals, as the group becomes entangled in the dark secrets of the commune.
Bathed in bright daylight and set against an idyllic backdrop, Midsommar takes a deeply disturbing look at grief, trauma, and the lengths people will go to in the name of tradition. Aster’s trademark slow-burn tension, paired with surreal imagery and shockingly graphic sequences, creates a haunting atmosphere that feels suffocating yet oddly captivating.
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Kicking off our A24orror series, celebrating 10 years of A24 horror since the Sundance premiere of The VVitch, is writer/director Ari Aster’s Hereditary, a film that shocked an entire generation of new horror fans.
This chilling, family-centered nightmare follows Annie (Toni Collette), a mother reeling from the death of her estranged mother, and her family as they begin to unravel dark, supernatural secrets. As tragedy and terror pile on, the Graham family’s dark legacy comes to light in ways that will make your skin crawl.
With Hereditary, Aster doesn’t just bring jump scares—he dives deep into grief, trauma, and generational curses, crafting a horror experience that sticks with you long after the credits roll. Toni Collette gives an iconic, Oscar-worthy performance (snub of the century, anybody?) that’ll leave you shaken up long after the credits roll.
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Closing out our Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective is Solaris, one of cinema’s most renowned and thought-provoking sci-fi masterpieces.
Based on the novel by Stanisław Lem, Solaris is set on a distant planet where a research station has been established to study a mysterious ocean that covers the planet’s surface. The film follows psychologist Kris Kelvin, who is sent to the station to investigate the strange occurrences happening among the crew members. As the ocean’s inexplicable powers begin to manifest, the crew members are confronted with physical manifestations of their deepest memories and regrets—projections of their pasts that challenge the boundaries of reality, identity, and the human psyche.
Upon its release, Solaris was met with critical acclaim for its intellectual depth and emotional resonance, distinguishing itself from other science fiction films of the era. It was widely praised for its psychological depth and is often cited as one of the greatest sci-fi films of all time. Solaris was also recognized at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize. In Tarkovsky’s hands, the genre becomes a platform for profound philosophical inquiry, making Solaris a timeless exploration of the human experience, the fragility of the mind, and the mysteries of existence.
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Join us on May 3rd as we screen Tinsman Road, the second film from writer/director Robbie Banfitch (The Outwaters). And stick around after the screening for a Q&A with the director!
Shot fully on gritty 4:3 Mini-DV, Banfitch’s sophomore feature takes us on a raw, emotionally-winding voyage into the wilderness of death and sorrow. The story centers on a young man as he navigates the serpentine mystery surrounding his missing sister and their family home.
Starring Robbie Banfitch, his real-life mother Leslie Ann Banfitch, Salem Belladonna, Heather Middleton, Nancy Bujnowski, Noelle Faccone, David Fekety and Keith Bixby.
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