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Iron Lung at Cinemark Tinseltown -- Indie Horror Adaptation/Sci-Fi
Cinemark Tinseltown Houston 290, 12920 Northwest Fwy, Houston, TX, USLet's see Iron Lung at Cinemark Tinseltown!
Trailer: https://youtu.be/x8E8Ryx49so?si=9AraFqzPWJNH1xWh#### They will get their execution… I will get my freedom.
An ocean of blood. The only hope left after The Quiet Rapture. In the rusting halls of crumbling space stations, the last remnants of humanity craft a submarine to explore the bleeding depths… and weld one soul inside to pilot it. But hope in this void is as illusionary as the starlight. This is not an expedition. It’s an execution.
Optional Pre/Post Movie WATCH LIST:
- Watch Markiplier play through the game: https://youtu.be/WPiCSsW-2as?si=LGZvNr6vzWjH3Uya
Tickets: Iron Lung Showtimes & Tickets Near You
Meetup: Look for us (Jamie and Zephyr in seats F 8-9. We'd love to meet you before and/or after discuss a bit after the movie. Meet outside the theater for discussion after.
1 attendee
Send Help at Cinemark Tinseltown -- Survival Thriller/Horror/Black Comedy
Cinemark Tinseltown Houston 290, 12920 Northwest Fwy, Houston, TX, USLet's see Send Help at Cinemark Tinseltown!
Trailer: https://youtu.be/R4wiXj9NmEE?si=QF5mtGzt2OgiO6Et
#### Raimi's new black comedy, which looks something like Carrie meets Castaway, follows a down-on-her-luck, emotionally reserved office worker, Linda Liddle (Rachel McAdams), who, after a devastating plane crash, becomes stranded on a desert island with her jerk of a boss, Bradley Preston (played by popular Nightwing fancast Dylan O'Brien).
Send Help will be the first major original movie that could flirt with the success that Sinners and Weapons had thanks to the extra weight behind Sam Raimi and Rachel McAdams' attachment to the project. While its success is far from guaranteed, it will be a good measuring stick for the year considering that it debuts in January, which is typically one of the weakest box office months. Raimi's return to horror has very little competition as far as the genre itself is concerned, as it will land in theaters two weeks after 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and a full month before the highly-anticipated Scream 7.
Optional Pre/Post Movie WATCH LIST of Sam Raimi's best films:
- The Evil Dead (1981) (Netflix, AMC+, Philo, Shudder, PlutoTV, Netflix)
- Evil Dead 2 (1987) (Hulu, Prime Video)
- Army of Darkness (1992) (AppleTV)
- Drag Me to Hell (2009)
- A Simple Plan (1998)
- The Gift (2000)
- Within the Woods (1978)
Tickets: Send Help Showtimes & Tickets Near You
Meetup: Look for us (Jamie, Melissa, and Zephyr) in seats J13-15. We'd love to meet you before and/or after discuss a bit after the movie. Meet outside the theater for discussion after.
7 attendees
It Was Just An Accident -- Thriller/Drama/Crime/Powerful/Poetic
River Oaks Movie Theater, 2009 West Gray, Houston, TX, USLet's see It Was Just An Accident at River Oaks Theater! The film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
It Was Just an Accident (Persian: یک تصادف ساده, romanized: Yek tasādof-e sāde; French: Un simple accident) is a 2025 thriller film written and directed by Jafar Panahi. The film is a co-production between Iran, France, and Luxembourg. The film follows a group of former Iranian political prisoners who face the question of whether to exact revenge on a man they believe may be their tormentor. Panahi, who is critical of the Iranian government and has been imprisoned several times, made the film without official filming permission from the Iranian authorities.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/nF04v-ze2Yc?si=dl3AcOnfY9QnxTVj
Tickets: Buy your ticket here. River Oaks Houston | Dine-In Movie Theatre Also, consider their Cinema Savant program it's $20 a month and "endless movies".
Meetup: We have seats B 9-10. Come by we'd love to meet you. We'll meet in the lobby after for discussion. Look for our cat eyeglasses and Melissa's fuchsia hair.
6 attendees
Sentimental Value -- Drama/Powerful/Moving Relationship Stories
River Oaks Movie Theater, 2009 West Gray, Houston, TX, USLet's see Sentimental Value! The film won the Cannes Film Festival's Grand Prix.
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.
Pre/Post movie Watch and Read List:
Books that Explore Father-Daughter Relationships- The Nightingale and The Great Alone both by Kristin Hannah
- Educated by Tara Westover
- The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings both by Sue Monk Kidd
- The Immoralists by Chole Benjamin
- The Mothers by Brit Bennett
- The Book of Unknown Americans
Movies Like Sentimental Value:
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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) (Prime Video, AppleTV)
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Train Dreams (2025) (Netflix)
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Aftersun (2022) (Prime Video, AppleTV)
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Nebraska (2013) (fuboTV, MGM+, Criterion Channel, Prime Video)
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All of Us Strangers (2023) (Hulu, Prime Video)
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The Fabelmans (2022) (Peacock Premium, Prime Video, AppleTV)
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) (Prime Video, AppleTV)
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The Straight Story (1999) (Disney+, Prime Video)
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About Schmidt (2002) (The Roku Channell, Prime Video)
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Goodrich (2024) (HBO Max, Prime Video)
Director Joachim Trier
- Reprise (2006) (Prime Video)
- Oslo, August 31st (2011) (Prime Video, Apple TV)
- The Worst Person in the World (2021) (Kanopy, Prime Video, Apple TV, Crunchyroll)
Trailer: https://youtu.be/lKbcKQN5Yrw?si=VSIFEWkv2a1Utx5y
Tickets: Buy your ticket here. River Oaks Houston | Dine-In Movie Theatre Also, consider their Cinema Savant program it's $20 a month and "endless movies".
Meetup: We have seats B 7-9. Come by we'd love to meet you. We'll meet in the lobby after for discussion. Look for our cat eyeglasses and Melissa's fuchsia hair.
8 attendees
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