When Margaret’s family relocates from the city to the suburbs, she not only has to contend with a new life, but also new friends and the new changes to her body that come with the beginning of adolescence. Based on the bestselling novel from Judy Blume, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, this film […]
Two deeply connected childhood friends, Nora and Hae Sung, fatefully reunite in New York City after being wrested apart 20 years ago, in this decades-spanning romance from writer-director Celine Song. The story begins in South Korea, where 12-year-old Nora is preparing to emigrate with her family to Canada. But she is leaving someone dear behind: […]
A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book. Starring the brilliant, and often very funny, Julia Louis-Dreyfus the films deals with the depths of relationships and how seemingly strong foundations can be partly or fully fractured for the simplest of reasons. You Hurt My […]
Jules follows Milton (Ben Kingsley) who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls "Jules." Things become complicated when two neighbors (Harriet […]
Presented by Reel Alternatives Huntsville in partnership with Algonquin Theatre. "Joan Baez I Am A Noise" March 18th at 7:00pm $10 tickets online or at the door At the end of a 60-year career, legendary singer and activist Joan Baez takes an honest look back and a deep look inward as she tries to make […]
Presented by Reel Alternatives Huntsville in partnership with Algonquin Theatre. "Better Days" April 29th at 7:00pm $10 tickets online or at the door In this comedy from writer/director Joan Carr-Wiggin, newly widowed Kate (Sonja Smits) must start over after losing her husband of over 30 years. Broken by the loss, Kate withdraws into a bottle […]
Ken Loach’s final feature takes place in and around a pub in a northern English village, where not all of the locals are welcoming to newly arrived refugees from Syria. TICKETS The future is uncertain for the Old Oak, the last remaining pub and last remaining social space in a quiet working class town in […]
Against the backdrop of a shared obsession with Bollywood fantasy, Mariam, a Pakistani Muslim woman, and her Canadian-born daughter Azra come of age in two different eras, in two very different ways but with a common connection. Azra is a Pakistani woman living in Toronto whose openly gay relationship and pursuit of an acting career […]
Based on a true story that made global headlines in 2014, The Great Escaper stars Michael Caine as 89-year old WWII veteran Bernard Jordan who snuck out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing in Normandy, France. The late Glenda Jackson plays Bernard’s devoted wife who covers up for […]
EZRA - A Reel Alternatives Film Screening September 9, 2024 - 7pm Algonquin Theatre Tickets - $10 Purchase at: https://tickets.algonquintheatre.ca/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent1748.html Bobby Cannavale and Robert De Niro hit the road in this star-studded and heartwarming comedy about stand-up comics and stand-up parents — or at least those trying to be. New Jersey comic Max (Cannavale) tells […]
Presented by Reel Alternatives Huntsville in partnership with Algonquin Theatre After losing $10,000 to a phone scam, 93-year- old Thelma Post (June Squibb) embarks on a treacherous quest to reclaim what was stolen from her in this gentle revenge comedy. Inspired by director Josh Margolin’s real-life experience with his own grandmother, Thelma puts a clever, […]
Presented by Reel Alternatives Huntsville in partnership with Algonquin Theatre Nominated for five awards at the 2024 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, Jonathan Glazer won the Oscar for Best International Film and the Grand Prix at Cannes '23 for this chilling film about Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his […]
Presented by Reel Alternatives Huntsville in partnership with Algonquin Theatre Nominated for the Best International Film Oscar, Perfect Days is a poignant character study and emotionally charged journey into the soul of Tokyo. Radiating with charm, this unique mix of fiction and ordinary life finds an unusual, poetic angle to guide us: the architectural marvels […]
Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley play neighbours who get on each other’s nerves in this dark mystery comedy about a small English town in the 1920s where residents start receiving anonymous, expletive-laden letters, igniting a scandal in their community. Starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Timothy Spall. Content advisory: Coarse language and sexual material. TICKETS
This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in The Producers and the enigmatic title role in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, to his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in […]