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  Deep Blue Sea (1999)

  Don’t believe the hype: Not every schlocky blockbuster is actually a misunderstood masterpiece. Join Eric Samaniego and Wright Sulek, hosts of the Trash in the Can podcast, as they screen Renny Harlin’s braindead sharksploitation anti-classic, a movie so wrongheaded that the filmmakers didn’t realize until test screenings that audiences thought the crusading marine biologist hero was the villain. Come for the cheese, but stick around for sharks swimming backwards, LL Cool J with a parrot, and Samuel L. Jackson’s epic motivational speaking. – Richard Whittaker Read a full review of Deep Blue Sea.

  Thu., June 5

  Violet Crown Cinema

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  Dogma (1999)

  The advantage of a film being lost is that you never have to decide if it’s good or not. It’s basically been 25 years since new audiences got to form an opinion about Kevin Smith’s “missing” film, buried because of a bad deal with the Weinsteins. (As Smith said, “My movie about angels is owned by the devil himself.”) Newly liberated in 4K, his wild comedy of angels, devils, Catholic angst and commercialized faith, and Alanis Morissette as God finally gets screen time. – Richard Whittaker Read a full review of Dogma.

  June 5 - 11

  Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline, Alamo Drafthouse Mueller, Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane, Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, Alamo Drafthouse Village

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  Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

  Cinephiles are sure to feel Breathless about another summer of bangers at the historic Paramount Theatre – and we’re not just talking about the opening night 35mm presentation of Jean-Luc Godard’s French New Wave classic, celebrating its 65th anniversary this year. Hold on to your party hats: Other anniversary screenings on the lineup include Jaws and The Empire Strikes Back.

  May 22 - Aug. 31

  Paramount Theatre

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  Streets of Fire (1984)

  Willem Dafoe is perhaps the best role-picker in Hollywood, with countless iconic characters from Robert Pattinson’s deranged mentor in The Lighthouse, to Emma Stone’s kooky mad scientist dad in Poor Things. But back in his younger days the roles skewed a little sexier – albeit with his singular brand of toothy sleaze. None fit the brand more so perhaps than in this 1984 camped-out neo-noir rock opera, wherein he plays Raven, an evil biker gang leader who kidnaps rock star Ellen Aim (Diane Lane). Her former soldier beau Cody (Michael Paré) is hired to rescue her and an urban chase ensues. Dafoe’s widow’s peak goes hard in this glam rock West Side Story that’s worth a watch on the big screen.– Lina Fisher

  June 4-5 & 7-8

  AFS Cinema

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  M3GAN (2023)

  Every week there’s another negative story about AI, like the widely distributed bogus summer reading list that featured fake books invented by ChatGPT. Why are people even still messing with this stuff – haven’t they seen M3GAN? If this delightfully campy sci-fi horror served as a cautionary tale for when artificial intelligence finally becomes self-aware, we’d be logging out of all the AI stuff posthaste. But we just can’t help ourselves! Prep for the upcoming battles by studying closely what happens when a roboticist (Allison Williams) creates a companion doll for her niece (Violet McGraw) and things go haywire. Plus, you’ll be ready for M3GAN 2.0, out in late June. – Kat McNevins Read a full review of M3GAN.

  Thu., June 5

  Hyperreal Film Club