Directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a defining coming-of-age comedy that captures teenage life with uncommon honesty, humor, and empathy. Based on Crowe’s real-life undercover reporting as a high school student, the film follows a group of teens navigating first jobs, friendships, sex, heartbreak, and authority […]
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Contagion
January 26, 2026
Directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Z. Burns, Contagion is a gripping medical thriller that traces the outbreak of a deadly global virus with chilling precision. Told through an interconnected, multi-narrative structure, the film follows epidemiologists, public health officials, scientists, and everyday citizens as they race to understand, contain, and survive a rapidly […]
The Voice of Hind Rajab
January 26, 2026
NOTE: This film is mostly in Arabic with English subtitles. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania (The Man Who Sold His Skin), The Voice of Hind Rajab is a harrowing and urgent docudrama that reconstructs the final hours of six-year-old Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl killed during the Israeli invasion of Gaza. Told largely […]
The Testament of Ann Lee
January 19, 2026
A sweeping historical musical drama from director Mona Fastvold, The Testament of Ann Lee follows the extraordinary true story of Ann Lee, the visionary 18th-century spiritual leader who founded the Shakers. Spanning England and early America, the film traces Ann’s rise from obscurity through persecution, ecstatic religious devotion, and the creation of a radical movement […]
You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine
January 5, 2026
You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine is a star-studded tribute concert film, captured in October 2022 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, honoring the legendary songwriter’s enduring legacy. Featuring heartfelt performances and behind-the-scenes stories, the event brought together family, friends, and acclaimed artists like Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Tyler Childers, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam, Jason […]
“Wuthering Heights”
January 5, 2026
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights is a bold, sensual reimagining of Emily Brontë’s 1847 literary classic, reframed as a Gothic psychological drama charged with obsession, desire, and cruelty. Written and directed by Fennell (Promising Young Woman, Saltburn), the film stars Margot Robbie as the fiercely volatile Catherine Earnshaw and Jacob Elordi as the brooding, obsessive Heathcliff—two […]
Boomerang
December 15, 2025
Reginald Hudlin’s Boomerang is a sharp, stylish rom-com that has only grown in stature with time. Eddie Murphy stars as Marcus Graham, a slick New York ad executive whose carefree chauvinism is turned on its head when he meets his match in a powerful female boss (Robin Givens) and begins to fall for a grounded, […]
Iron Lung
December 10, 2025
Iron Lung — the feature directorial debut of Mark Fischbach (Markiplier) — comes to The Nick for two special late-night screenings. Based on David Szymanski’s acclaimed 2022 horror game, the film is set in a future where an event known as The Quiet Rapture has erased all stars and habitable worlds. In the aftermath, a […]
Marty Supreme
November 24, 2025
Marty Supreme is a high-energy sports comedy-drama adventure from director Josh Safdie, inspired by the larger-than-life legend of table tennis icon Marty Reisman. Set in the pulse of 1950s New York City, the film follows rising ping-pong prodigy Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) as he battles ambition, ego, and personal demons on his volatile climb toward […]
Blue Moon
November 24, 2025
Blue Moon is a lyrical biographical comedy-drama from director Richard Linklater, starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott. Inspired by real correspondence between lyricist Lorenz Hart and aspiring designer Elizabeth Weiland, the film follows Hart over a single night in 1943 as he slips away from the historic opening of Oklahoma!, the […]