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Arkadin Cinema & Bar Microcinema in South St. Louis City dedicated to programming repertory series and independent film!
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Today at noon directors Kevin Ford joins us for a screening of his film 67 BOMBS TO ENID. Between 1946 and 1958, the Uni...
10/24/2026

Today at noon directors Kevin Ford joins us for a screening of his film 67 BOMBS TO ENID.

Between 1946 and 1958, the United States of America conducted 67 known nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands, on Bikini and Enewetak Atolls. Decades later, thousands of Marshallese survivors and their descendants now live in the United States and one such community has settled on the plains of Enid, Oklahoma. 67 BOMBS TO ENID is an intimate, character-driven documentary that weaves first-hand accounts of the detonations with the testimony of the generation born after — tracing displacement, generational trauma, and a community’s insistence on joy and cultural pride in the unlikeliest of American towns. It speaks to the need for durable solutions to the harms caused by the nuclear legacy, as well as the Marshallese peoples continued pursuit of nuclear justice. Executive Produced by Errol Morris.

✨Tonight on the backlot from 5-10 pm join us for Autumn Alchemy at Arkadin✨As Samhain nears and the veil thins, gather t...
10/23/2026

✨Tonight on the backlot from 5-10 pm join us for Autumn Alchemy at Arkadin✨

As Samhain nears and the veil thins, gather the coven for an evening of intuitive readings, energetic cleansing, community and, of course, expertly curated films, all presented by ✨Chaos Magick ✨ !

On the backlot you’ll find vendors and practitioners selling witchy wares and providing tarot readings, limpias, sound healing and reiki. Learn how to make your own sigil, build a container spell, and work with candle magick. Bring your friends and make some new ones.

Step inside for a series of films that run the gamut of occult storytelling and aesthetics: Häxan (1922), a silent film exploring the history of witchcraft, demonology and satanism; The Craft (1996), the spectacular horror thriller-cum-high school melodrama has achieved cult-classic status not only for its goth-girl fashion and quintessential ’90s cool-kid cast; and finally Lords of Salem (2012), Rob Zombie’s visionary horror take on witches claiming retribution via a radio DJ and a mysterious box of trauma-triggering records.

Order a cocktail or mocktail from the night’s curated menu, stir in your intention, and engage in meaningful energetic exchange. So mote it be.

In the pre-Arkadin Cinema days we lived in Washington, D.C. and stupidly missed William Friedkin and William Peter Blatt...
10/23/2026

In the pre-Arkadin Cinema days we lived in Washington, D.C. and stupidly missed William Friedkin and William Peter Blatty appearing at the infamous Exorcist Steps in 2015. But we did visit soon after and pose. Anyway, we're showing THE EXORCIST this Sunday with local author Tony Taylor, who wrote The Devil Came to St. Louis, a history of the local case that inspired the film. Taylor will introduce the film with a talk on the real-life local story. The film and talk is sold out, but arrive 30 minutes before showtime to get on the waitlist! We always have a few seats that open up.

“Aligning closely with Gore Vidal’s original script, Caligula: The Ultimate Cut climbs out of its salacious cocoon to be...
10/22/2026

“Aligning closely with Gore Vidal’s original script, Caligula: The Ultimate Cut climbs out of its salacious cocoon to become what it was always meant to be: a genuine masterwork tracking one man’s descent into madness painted on a canvas of hedonism.” – But Why Tho

This November we are honored to welcome Aaron Shaps, editor of The Ultimate Cut and author of Caligula: The Official Story of the Film, for a discussion and Q&A and screening of CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT. Playing at 7 p.m. on November 7. Aaron will also have copies of his books available for purchase!

Absolute power corrupts absolutely in Caligula: The Ultimate Cut, an extensive reconstruction of the notorious 1980 spectacle. Shadowed by the murder of his family, Caligula (Malcolm McDowell) eliminates his devious adoptive grandfather (Peter O’Toole) and seizes control of the Roman Empire alongside his wife Caesonia (Helen Mirren) before descending into a spiral of depravity, destruction, and madness. Constructed entirely from previously unused footage, The Ultimate Cut is “a historic act of preservation” (Variety) that restores this work from its notoriously altered original theatrical version—which featured hardcore s*x scenes inserted by the film’s producer, Penthouse editor Bob Guccione—to its proper status as a glorious, vicious “masterpiece” (Unspooled).

With all the gore happening in October it's hard to find a flick with a romantic twist, but we've got one for you. CEMET...
10/22/2026

With all the gore happening in October it's hard to find a flick with a romantic twist, but we've got one for you. CEMETERY MAN. Take your sweetie to this zom-com next Thursday, October 29. Playing at 8 p.m.

A gory zombie movie, an offbeat black comedy, and a sweeping gothic romance all rolled into one, Cemetery Man is truly unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Francesco Dellamorte (Rupert Everett) is the groundskeeper at a cemetery where the dead just won’t stay dead—and it’s up to him to deal with those who come back to life with a hunger for human flesh. But Dellamorte’s job soon becomes much more complicated when he falls for an enigmatic young woman (Anna Falchi) whose husband has recently died. Based on the novel by Tiziano Sclavi and directed by Michele Soavi, Cemetery Man is a late masterpiece of Italian horror: quirky, gory, romantic, and the perfect lead-in to Halloween. Restoration by Severin Films.

Next month explore film noir classics that spotlight the broken dreams and bitter paranoia during our NOIRvember Sunday ...
10/22/2026

Next month explore film noir classics that spotlight the broken dreams and bitter paranoia during our NOIRvember Sunday matinee series. Each film plays at 3 p.m. and tickets are just $3!

THE BIG COMBO - November 1 at 3 p.m.
KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL - November 8 at 3 p.m.
BEAT THE DEVIL - November 22 at 3 p.m.
WOMAN ON THE RUN - November 29 at 3 p.m.

Tomorrow we hope to see you at Autumn Alchemy at Arkadin! A metaphysical night market presented by  on the backlot from ...
10/22/2026

Tomorrow we hope to see you at Autumn Alchemy at Arkadin! A metaphysical night market presented by on the backlot from 5-10 p.m.

On the backlot you’ll find vendors and practitioners selling witchy wares and providing tarot readings, limpias, sound healing and reiki. Learn how to make your own sigil, build a container spell, and work with candle magick. Bring your friends and make some new ones.

Step inside for a series of films that run the gamut of occult storytelling and aesthetics: Häxan (1922), a silent film exploring the history of witchcraft, demonology and satanism; The Craft (1996), the spectacular horror thriller-cum-high school melodrama has achieved cult-classic status not only for its goth-girl fashion and quintessential ’90s cool-kid cast; and finally Lords of Salem (2012), Rob Zombie’s visionary horror take on witches claiming retribution via a radio DJ and a mysterious box of trauma-triggering records.

Order a cocktail or mocktail from the night’s curated menu, stir in your intention, and engage in meaningful energetic exchange. So mote it be.

Five-time presidential candidate VERMIN SUPREME comes to Arkadin for one night only on November 1 at 7 p.m. Don’t miss y...
10/22/2026

Five-time presidential candidate VERMIN SUPREME comes to Arkadin for one night only on November 1 at 7 p.m.

Don’t miss your chance to see America’s greatest politician live and in the flesh as Vermin Love Supreme comes to St. Louis for a night of film and fun! Known for wearing a boot on his head, carrying a giant toothbrush everywhere he goes, and running on a platform of free ponies for all, Supreme is the “friendly fascist” our country needs in these troubled times.

See Vermin’s short film!
Enjoy an hour of rollicking, frolicking, comedy and music!!!!
Get a free selfie and toothbrush with your ticket!!!!!!!!!

Playing for free on Halloween at 6:45 p.m. AN EVENING OF EDGAR ALLAN POE starring Vincent Price. “50+ minutes of Vincent...
10/21/2026

Playing for free on Halloween at 6:45 p.m. AN EVENING OF EDGAR ALLAN POE starring Vincent Price.

“50+ minutes of Vincent Price reading Edgar Allan Poe shorts in his highly dramatized fashion? …YES PLEASE!! What an incredible work of atmospheric storytelling.” – Matt Winfield, Letterboxd

After Vincent Price gave a dramatic reading of Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart to a mesmerized audience on The Mike Douglas Show, executive producer Ken Johnson approached the actor about enacting that Poe story and three others for a television special. It would prove to be a complete tour de force performance, and one the venerable actor considered his greatest ever. With minimal stage decoration, music by Les Baxter, and an abundance of enthusiasm, Price delivers blistering dramatized readings of The Tell-Tale Heart, The Sphinx, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Pit and the Pendulum, each in distinctly different character (and often two) and a full wardrobe provided by his wife and costume designer, Mary. The results are electrifying—the perfect way to spend an hour of your Halloween night.

The full program runs 54 minutes.

For our $3 Mystery Movie this October, we bring you a terrifying treat from the depths of cinematic hell. Shot on a cons...
10/21/2026

For our $3 Mystery Movie this October, we bring you a terrifying treat from the depths of cinematic hell. Shot on a consumer-grade camcorder with an almost nonexistent budget, this deeply unsettling thriller feels like a mystery in itself. The horror glimpsed through the low lighting and late-90s digital grain makes this feel as if the implied horror might turn real at any moment. Watching it feels like you picked up an unmarked VHS tape in a thrift store and stumbled on a s***f film. In short, this haunting thriller is one of the eeriest, most unsettling films we’ve seen in a long time. We can’t wait to inflict its unnerving, malevolent aura on you this Spooky Season.

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