The Weekly Watchlist, 9/24/25
Your weekly guide to cinema in Metro Detroit
Good morning film freaks,
It’s a great week for movies in Metro Detroit - there is a huge film festival this weekend, a new Paul Thomas Anderson film, and tons of fan favorites screening all over town. Here are some highlights:
The 6th Annual Black Film Festival runs Thursday through Sunday this week and includes 72 independent films from 30 countries, across four locations in Detroit - check out this interview with the founders of the festival to learn more
Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film One Battle After Another premieres this week, the State Theatre will host an advanced screening tomorrow, Thursday 9/25 - this is always a big event (for me) since he only releases films once every few years (and is my favorite director)
Two chances to see Francis Ford Coppola’s creative process (and nightmares) in MEGADOC at The Henry Ford and Hearts of Darkness at the Detroit Film Theater
If you’re a Sam Raimi fan, this is a great week for you - there are screenings of his films at UFO Film Club, the Michigan Theater, and the Historic Howell Theater - read on to find out more!
Support your local theaters, go out to a movie!
Colleen
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Local Cinema Happenings
9/24 – 9/30
Unique screenings, classic movies, one night only events
Wednesday 9/24/25
The Black Salt
The Love Witch (2016), 8pm
Free popcorn while supplies last
Marquee Arts: Michigan Theater
The Last Class (2025, documentary), 7pm
Michigan League of Conservation Voters (Michigan LCV)
America You Kill Me (2022, documentary), 5:30pm - free
Stick around after the screening for a conversation with the filmmakers and local activists about the legacy of LGBTQ rights activist Jeffrey Montgomery and the work that still lies ahead
RSVP to reserve your spot and receive the screening address
Slimeball Cinerama
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988), 8:30pm - at Outer Limits Lounge, Detroit
UFO Film Club
Army of Darkness (1992, dir. Sam Raimi), 8:30pm - at UFO Bar, Detroit
Thursday 9/25/25
6th Annual Detroit Black Film Festival
“This year's festival will showcase an impressive lineup of 72 outstanding films from 30 countries, celebrating the creativity and talent of Black filmmakers and actors worldwide… Spanning three days, the festival will feature screenings at three distinct locations, alongside several engaging events, including talkbacks with filmmakers and a Meet the Filmmaker AfterGlow.”
Farmington Civic Theater
The Intern (2015), 7:15pm
Hosted by actor Zack Pearlman
Lowkey Cinema
The Warriors (1979), 8pm - free screening with free popcorn, while supplies last
Marquee Arts: Michigan Theater
Parasite (2019, dir. Bong Joon Ho, South Korea), 8pm - part of the Late Night Classics series
Dinner & movie tickets are sold out - tickets to the movie are still available
Penn Theatre
Death Is Not the Answer (2016, dir. Keith Famie, documentary), 7pm
Free admission
With Q&A after the film
Friday 9/26/25
6th Annual Detroit Black Film Festival
Detroit Film Theatre
Diciannove (2024, Italy/UK), 7:30pm
Detroit Parks and Rec - Adams Butzel Complex
Movie Club, 4pm
Ages 12+
Register in advance
The Field Office
College Apartments (2022, short film) and Oasis LX (2023, short film)
Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8pm
Both films were made by local filmmakers; total runtime will be approx. 90 minutes
The Henry Ford
MEGADOC (2025, documentary), doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm - part of The Henry Ford x Utopia series
First 50 ticketholders will receive a full-size teaser poster
Preshow includes 4-min short film This Is Not a Time to Lie (2014, China, animated, short)
Historic Howell Theater
Fathom Event: Spider-Man (2002, dir. Sam Raimi), 4pm, 7pm
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), 4pm - part of the Muppet Madness series
Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back (1980), 7pm - part of the Muppet Madness series
Marquee Arts: Michigan Theater
Videoheaven (2025, dir. Alex Ross Perry, documentary), 7pm
Author Daniel Herbert in attendance, whose book Videoland: Movie Culture at the American Video Store inspired the film
Army of Darkness (1992, dir. Sam Raimi), 9:30pm - part of the Late Night Classics series
Occult 83
Backroom Movie Night: The Craft (1996), 8:30pm
Redford Theatre
Weedmaps
Roll Up & Watch: A Movie Night Experience, doors at 6pm, first film at 8pm - at Ford Wyoming Drive-In
Kiss My Grass (2025)
Half Baked (1998)
RSVP required; must be 21+ and have the Weedmaps app to attend
Saturday 9/27/25
6th Annual Detroit Black Film Festival
Detroit Film Theatre
Hearts of Darkness (1991, dirs. Eleanor Coppola, Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, documentary), 3pm
Diciannove (2024, Italy/UK), 7pm
Detroit Public Library - Chaney Branch
Saturday Family Movie Day: The Princess and the Frog (2009, animated), 2pm - free
Historic Howell Theater
Fathom Event: Spider-Man 2.1 (2004, dir. Sam Raimi), 4pm, 7pm
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), 4pm - part of the Muppet Madness series
Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back (1980), 7pm - part of the Muppet Madness series
Marquee Arts: Michigan Theater
Best in Show (2000, dir. Christopher Guest), 7:30pm - part of the Christopher Guest series
Redford Theatre
Festival of Darkness, 8pm
“Prepare to be immersed within a meticulous selection of short films, a tapestry of darkness, introspection and horror woven by local and distant filmmakers, unfolding over approximately 90 haunting minutes.”
Senate Theater
El Cantante (2006), doors at 7pm, organ overture at 7:30pm, film at 8pm
VHS Detroit
TAPES ONLY, VHS swap at 6pm, movie at 8pm - at Planet Ant Theatre, Hamtramck
Sunday 9/28/25
6th Annual Detroit Black Film Festival
Cinema Detroit
The Glassworker (2024, Pakistan, animated), doors at 5pm, show at 5:30pm - at Planet Ant Theatre, Hamtramck
Detroit Film Theatre
Diciannove (2024, Italy/UK), 2pm
Historic Howell Theater
Fathom Event: Spider-Man 3 (2007, dir. Sam Raimi), 4pm, 7pm
Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back (1980), 4pm - part of the Muppet Madness series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), 7pm - part of the Muppet Madness series
Marquee Arts: Michigan Theater
The Lorax (2012, animated), 1:30pm - part of the Cinema and Sustainability series
Free admission with RSVP
Monday 9/29/25
Dearborn Public Library
Blockbuster Film Series: Purple Rain (1984), 6pm
Marquee Arts: Michigan Theater
The Celebration (1998, Denmark/Sweden), 10am - part of the U of M FTVM: Problemagic Cinema series
Motor City Cinema Society
The Common Law (1931), doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm - on 16mm
Tuesday 9/30/25
8 Ball Movie Night / Burnout Society Film Club
A Future Cops Double Feature, Tue 9/30 - at 8 Ball Saloon, The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor
8:30pm - Split Second (1992)
10pm - Intermission Trivia
11pm - Demolition Man (1993)
Cinema Detroit
77 Steps (2010, Israel, documentary), doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm - at Phoenix Theatres State Wayne, Wayne
Filmmaker Ibtisam Mara’ana in attendance
The Field Office
Donnie Darko (2001), 7:45pm
Historic Howell Theater
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), 7pm - part of the Muppet Madness series
Marquee Arts: Michigan Theater
Pulp Fiction (1994, dir. Quentin Tarantino), 7pm
New Releases
Where to find new releases at local, independent theaters
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Drama/Fantasy | R | 1h 48m
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle
Adventure/Action/Animated/Fantasy | Japan | R | 2h 35m
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Romance | PG | 2h 3m
Eleanor the Great
Drama | dir. Scarlett Johansson | PG-13 | 1h 38m
Marquee Arts: State Theatre - advanced screening Thu 9/25
Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie
Adventure/Family/Comedy | G | 1h 38m
The History Of Sound
Romance | R | 2h 7m
The Naked Gun
Comedy | PG-13 | 1h 25m
One Battle After Another
Action/Crime | dir. Paul Thomas Anderson | R | 2h 50m
Marquee Arts: State Theatre - advanced screening Thu 9/25
Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues
Comedy/Mockumentary | dir. Marty Di Bergi | R | 1h 22m
Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)
Anthology/Drama/Local | NR | 1h 27m
With film discussion Sat 9/27, 3pm
Re-Releases
Limited engagements for special restorations, anniversaries, or series
Apollo 13 (1995, dir. Ron Howard)
Farmington Civic Theater, Fri 9/26 – Sun 9/28
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, dir. Guillermo del Toro, Spain/Mexico) - part of the Hispanic Heritage Month series
Emagine Canton, Fri 9/26 – Thu 10/2
Yi Yi (2000) - new 4k restoration
Coming Soon
Upcoming screenings through 10/7/25
The Black Canon
Portraits in Power: Through the Lens of The Black Canon, Sat 10/4, 7pm
The Black Salt
The Craft (1996), Wed 10/1, 8pm
Dearborn Public Library
Blockbuster Film Series: Midnight Cowboy (1969), Mon 10/6, 6pm
Detroit Film Theatre
Souleymane’s Story (2024, France), Fri 10/3 – Sun 10/5
Anangong Miigaading / Star Wars: A New Hope, Sat 10/4, 11am; Sun 10/5, 11am
Detroit Parks and Rec - Williams Recreation Center
Youth Media Programs with Extended Workshops
Intro to Video Production, begins Wed 10/1, 6:30-8pm
Introduction to Sports Media, begins Thu 10/2, 3-5pm
Create-It, begins Sat 10/4, 2-4pm
Detroit Public Library - Chaney Branch
Saturday Family Movie Day: Monsters, Inc. (2001, animated), Sat 10/4, 2pm
Detroit Public Library - Chase Branch
Surveilled (2024, documentary), Thu 10/2, 6pm
Detroit Public Library - Hubbard Branch
Saturday Family Movie Matinee: Hocus Pocus (1993), Sat 10/4, 2pm
Detroit Public Library - Jefferson Branch
28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival, Sat 10/4, 2pm
Doom City Cinema
Phantasm (1979), Fri 10/3, 7pm - at Carbon Athletic Club, Detroit
Creepshow (1982, dir. George A. Romero), Fri 10/3, 9pm - at Carbon Athletic Club, Detroit
Emagine Canton
Sin Nombre (2009, Mexico), Fri 10/3, 5:30pm
The Field Office
Jennifer’s Body (2009, dir. Karyn Kusama), Tue 10/7, 7:45pm
Historic Howell Theater
Fathom Event: Spider-Man (2002, dir. Sam Raimi), Fri 10/3, 4pm, 7pm
Fathom Event: Spider-Man 2.1 (2004, dir. Sam Raimi), Sat 10/4, 4pm, 7pm
Fathom Event: Spider-Man 3 (2007, dir. Sam Raimi), Sun 10/5, 4pm, 7pm
Good Boy (2025), opens Fri 10/3
12 Hour Horror Movie Invasion, Sat 10/4, 11am – 11:30pm
Mars Attacks! (1996, dir. Tim Burton), Mon 10/6, 7pm
Marquee Arts: Michigan Theater
Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake) (2025), Wed 10/1, 7pm
The Michigan Theater Community Film Club - Elevator of Horror, Mon 10/6, 5pm - at hear.say brewing, Ann Arbor
Army of Darkness (1992, dir. Sam Raimi), Thu 10/2, 8pm
Mean Girls (2004), Fri 10/3, 6:30pm
Saw (2004), Fri 10/3, 9:30pm
Dan Savage Presents: 2025 Hump! Film Festival, Sat 10/4, 7:30pm
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, dirs. Joel and Ethan Coen), Sun 10/5, 1:30pm
Vampyr (1932, dir. Carl Theodore Dreyer), Tue 10/7, 7:30pm
Marquee Arts: State Theatre
Loss of Balance (2024, Poland), Thu 10/2, 6pm
The Sandglass (1973, Poland), Thu 10/2, 8pm
The Smashing Machine (2025, dir. Benny Safdie), opens Thu 10/2
Anemone (2025), opens Fri 10/3
Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl (2025, documentary), Fri 10/3 – Sun 10/5
All That Jazz (1979, dir. Bob Fosse), Mon 10/6, 10am
Michigan Film Industry Association (MiFIA)
From Short to Feature: How Multimedia Incentives Help Make Films Happen, Thu 10/2, 7pm - at Farmington Civic Theater
Detroit Unleaded (2012)
Milford Independent Cinema
Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl (2025, documentary), Fri 10/3 – Sun 10/5
A Trip to the Moon (1902, dir. Georges Méliès, France, short film) and Gojira (1954, dir. Ishirō Honda, Japan), Tue 10/7, 7pm
MJR Troy
Hail, Caesar! (2016), Wed 10/1, 7pm
Motor City Cinema Society
Sisters (1972, dir. Brian De Palma), Mon 10/6, 7pm
Penn Theatre
Hocus Pocus (1993), Fri 10/3 – Sun 10/5
Redford Cemetery
Movie in the Cemetery 2025, Sat 10/4
Casper (1995), 7:30pm
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), 10:30pm
Redford Theatre
Ghostbusters Shadowcast (1984), Fri 10/3 – Sat 10/4
Senate Theater
Vampire Zombies…From Space! (2024), Thu 10/2, 8pm
Frankenweenie (1984 and 2012, dir. Tim Burton), Sat 10/4, 3pm
UFO Film Club
The Other Side of Underneath (1972), Wed 10/1, 8:30pm - at UFO Bar, Detroit
Detroit Theaters:
Back Alley Cinema - Cinema Detroit - Cinema Lamont - Detroit Film Theatre
Doom City Cinema - Lowkey Cinema - Motor City Cinema Society
Redford Theatre - Senate Theater - Slimeball Cinerama
Southeast Michigan Theaters:
Farmington Civic Theater - Historic Howell Theater
Marquee Arts: Michigan Theater - Marquee Arts: State Theatre
Support your local theaters, go out to a movie!
