“Director Mr. Veiel has performed a remarkable feat of archival spelunking, piecing together a documentary portrait that is measured in tone and damning in effect.” - Wall St. Journal

Explores Leni Riefenstahl's artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness of the regime's atrocities.

A raw, fly-on-the-wall documentary about Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-long journey in creating his self-financed passion project, MEGALOPOLIS. The bold and unrelenting epic returns in Mike Figgis’ portrait of Coppola’s creative process – weaving together archival material, unfiltered cast interviews, and a close-up view of how the legendary filmmaker drew from Roman history, political allegory, and his own singular vision to shape the world of Megalopolis. This isn’t a record of a production on the brink, it’s a personal memoir unfolding in real time.

1 Hr 47 Min

Filmmaker Michael Singh joins us to introduce and discuss his 2012 film. It explores how depictions of Arabs and Muslims have changed from the romanticized image of Rudolph Valentino's "The Sheik" to contemporary representations of evil.

1 Hr 33 min

Matt Farley will join us and answer your questions after the film – and you will probably have some!!

 Ancient evil is pooling at your feet! When evil, deadly water starts pooling around their feet, the citizens of Medialight must figure out a way to stay alive until it evaporates. From the makers of Don't Let The Riverbeast Get You! comes Evil Puddle, a story filled with intrigue, romance, and fantastic plot twists. You'll never look at a puddle the same way again after you've seen this thrilling picture.

1 HR 35 min

“In this exquisite merging of specific and universal, infinite and infinitesimal, Tokyo Story perhaps most clearly illuminates that Ozu is not the most Japanese of filmmakers, but the most human.” – Slant Magazine

“One of the greatest films of all time” – Roger Ebert

The elderly Shukishi (Chishu Ryu) and his wife, Tomi (Chieko Higashiyama), take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi (Sô Yamamura), a doctor, and their daughter, Shige (Haruko Sugimura), a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko (Setsuko Hara), the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.

"...simmers with intimate heat while acting as a loving character study of the beloved, always evolving neighborhood" - Variety

A writer (André Holland, Moonlight) navigates complicated relationships with his ex, an art gallery owner (Nicole Beharie, The Morning Show), and his current lover, a newly-single mother (DeWanda Wise, She's Gotta Have It), with the support of his best friend (Roy Wood Jr., The Daily Show). A modern romance set against the rapidly changing landscape of Brooklyn, New York. A Sundance premiere.

American political economist, professor, author and social media sensation Robert Reich worked under presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. He served as Secretary of Labor in President Bill Clinton’s cabinet, and as a member of President Barack Obama's economic transition advisory board. Reich is known for his work on economic inequality and as a champion of public education and American democracy. The Last Class is a nuanced and deeply personal portrait of Reich as he reflects on a period of immense transformation, personally and globally. It is also a love letter to education. The former Secretary of Labor might be famous for his public service, best-selling books, and viral social media posts, but he always considered teaching his true calling. Now, after over 40 years and an extraordinary 40,000 students, Reich is preparing for his last class.

 1 Hr 11 Min

All seats $7! Buy in advance or at the door

We have an open forum on www.cinema-worcester.com for audience members to suggest films they want us to screen. Here’s the first selection from our SUGGEST-A-FILM series!!

“Amelie is a delicious pastry of a movie, a lighthearted fantasy in which a winsome heroine overcomes a sad childhood and grows up to bring cheer to the needful and joy to herself. You see it, and later when you think about it, you smile.” – Roger Ebert

"Amélie" is a fanciful comedy about a young woman who discretely orchestrates the lives of the people around her, creating a world exclusively of her own making. Shot in over 80 Parisian locations, acclaimed director Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("Delicatessen"; "The City of Lost Children") invokes his incomparable visionary style to capture the exquisite charm and mystery of modern-day Paris through the eyes of a beautiful ingenue.

R (Sexual Content)

2 Hrs

“Whatever the reason, it left me hungry for more. Then again, for Jeff Buckley fans, whatever it is, there will never be enough” – Austin Chronicle

“Whatever the reason, it left me hungry for more. Then again, for Jeff Buckley fans, whatever it is, there will never be enough” – Austin Chronicle

“Whatever the reason, it left me hungry for more. Then again, for Jeff Buckley fans, whatever it is, there will never be enough” – Austin Chronicle

IT'S NEVER OVER: JEFF BUCKLEY, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg (DELIVER US FROM EVIL, JANIS: LITTLE GIRL BLUE, WEST OF MEMPHIS), covers the life of the rising young star with an otherworldly voice and boundary-pushing artistry, who left the '90s music world reeling when he died suddenly, at age 30, after the release of his critically acclaimed debut album "Grace." Told through never-before-seen footage from Buckley's archives and intimate accounts from his mother Mary Guibert, former partners Rebecca Moore and Joan Wasser, Jeff's former bandmates, including Michael Tighe and Parker Kindred, and luminaries like Ben Harper and Aimee Mann, IT'S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY illuminates one of modern music's most influential and enigmatic figures.

“The Perfect Conspiracy Thriller for a Broken, Brainwashed Nation” – Rolling Stone

An Ari Aster film, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Pablo Pascal.

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

R

2 HR 28 Min

“The movie is sometimes funny, sometimes heartrending, but always invitingly candid and relatable. In its specificity it winds up being universal: As children, we really were odd little beasts, weren’t we” – Wall Street Journal

"Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight" thrusts us into the tumultuous world of 8-year-old Bobo, whose childhood unfolds on her family's Rhodesian farm, now Zimbabwe, as the Bush War rages to its bitter end. Set against this violent backdrop, and seen through her eyes, we witness the family's desperate attachment to Africa's soil and the deep, festering scars of a war that reshapes both land and soul.

R (Violent/Bloody Images|Language|Some Underage Smoking/Drinking|Sexual Assault)

1 HR 38 Min

“Carrying off difficult subject matter with a light touch and wry sense of humor, Sorry, Baby triumphantly announces writer-director and star Eva Victor as a formidable talent. Certified Fresh.”  – RottenTomatoes.com

“Tough, tender and observational, “Sorry, Baby” suggests that Victor’s promising career has been suitably launched. The best, with luck, is yet to come.” – The Washington Post

Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on... for everyone around her, at least.

R (Sexual Content and Language)

1 HR 43 Min

Director Alfred Giancarli will join us to screen his film WEEKNIGHTS. A fascinating example of “slow cinema”, Alfred will provide an introduction as well as a Q&A after the show. The film has played at the Brooklyn Film Festival, the Sidewalk Film Festival, where it won the Programmer's Award for Best Feature, and SCUFF, where it won Best Feature.

Lonely dudes in liminal spaces…

 Three guys working the graveyard shift around a deserted urban college campus try to make it through a long and lonely night on the job

 1 HR 8 Min

“Emotionally impactful and gorgeously shot” - IndieWire

In Oscar®-nominated filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's life-affirming documentary, teenagers converge at a traditional folk high school in Arctic Norway where they must rely on only themselves, one another, and a loyal pack of sled dogs as they all grow in unexpected directions.

In Norse mythology, the three "Norns" are powerful deities who weave the threads of fate and shape humans' futures. Today, Pasvik Folk High School in northern Norway aims to produce a similar life-changing effect on its students. FOLKTALES tells the timely and heartwarming story of teenagers who choose to spend an unconventional "gap year" learning to dog sled and survive the Arctic wilderness, in hopes of finding connection and meaning in the modern world. Guided by patient teachers and a yard full of heroic Alaskan huskies, they discover their own potential and develop deep relationships with the land, animals and humans around them. Through intimate verité storytelling and exhilarating cinematography, Ewing and Grady examine humans on the cusp of adulthood, finding themselves at the edge of the world.

1 HR 46 Min