In terms of film, this is a good week to be sick or helplessly in love—which I suppose, are generally the same thing. But between Brandon Cronenberg’s bloody good first feature Antiviral, Todd Hayne’s brilliantly frightening Safe, and Terrence Malick’s latest poem of emotion and grace To the Wonder, there are plenty of painful and gorgeous movies to sink your teeth into. And after the death of beloved film critic and cinematic enthusiast Roger Ebert last week, we should be encouraged more than ever to go to the movies, to enjoy the art of film, and truly have an experience at the cinema. So this weekend, curl up in a darkened theater and see everything from Quentin Tarantino’s first fantastically gory feature to Kubrick’s horrific masterpiece, and a bit of something for everyone in between. I’ve rounded up the best in what’s playing throughout New York so peruse the list and enjoy.
IFC Center
Antiviral
2001: A Space Odyssey
Beverly Hills Cop
Play Misty For Me
Room 237
Simon Killer
Upstream Color
The Shining
BAM
Spirited Away
Porco Rosso
Howl’s Moving Castle
Kiki Delivery Service
Museum of the Moving Image
Febre do Rato (Rat Fever)
Y Sin Embargo
Las Cosas Como Son (Things the Way They Are)
Nitehawk Cinema
It’s a Disaster
Trance
Spring Breakers
Burnt Offerings
Inner Space
Room 237
A League of Their Own
A Skin Too Few
Film Forum
The Gatekeepers
Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
House of Bamboo
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Landmark Sunshine
Reservoir Dogs
To the Wonder
The Angels’ Share
Cinema Village
The Brass Teapot
Lore
American Meat
Bert Stern: Original Mad Man
Israel Film Center Festival
Film Society Lincoln Center
To the Wonder
Bye Bye Brazil
No Place on Earth
Funny Face
Subway to the Stars
The Big City
MoMA
Safe
Never on a Sunday
The Golem
Chuck and Buck
Fury
The Trouble with Money