Cleveland Independent Movie Goers

Dreamgirls and Beauty and the Beast director Bill Condon returns to the movie musical in this dazzling Technicolor-hued fantasy. Valentín (Diego Luna), a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez). Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical hit.

Runtime: 2 hours 8 minutes
Rated R for Language, Some Violence, Sexual Content
Genre: Musical, Drama, Fantasy

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kiss_of_the_spider_woman_2025

Expect 20 minutes or so of trailers and commercials before the movie actually starts.

After the movie, we’ll meet in the lobby then walk together to the restaurant next door for dinner and discussion.
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As World War II rages, a teenage boy in Germany is forced to confront a terrible truth—loyalty to his country now means loyalty to a lie. When his trusted bishop urges obedience to the Nazi regime, he begins to question everything. And after his Jewish friend is taken away, he secretly listens to banned radio broadcasts and launches a resistance, exposing the truth. But in a nation ruled by fear, defiance comes at a cost—and as the regime closes in, he must decide what it truly means to be a good German.

Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley's classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Rated R for Bloody Violence, Grisly Images
Runtime: 2 hours 29 minutes

Genre: Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/frankenstein_2025#cast-and-crew

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/frankenstein-film-review-2025

We’ll meet in the lobby after the film then walk together to the nearby restaurant for dinner and discussion.

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Meetup.com charges our group for use of this site. Our suggested $5-10 dollars helps defray costs. You can make your contribution in one of the following ways:
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