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With this terrifying and intensely symbolic film, which cleverly evokes the DuBoisian concept of “double-consciousness,” Jordan Peele cemented his status as the premier horror director of contemporary Hollywood.

A man crouches on the ground with a gun, surrounded by men in uniform

Soylent Green (introduced by Bill Nye)

On September 25, see Richard Fleischer’s iconic sci-fi thriller, one of the first ecologically minded films to envision the effects of climate change, introduced by legendary science educator Bill Nye.

A man holds a woman's head, pushing her hair back from her head

Stars at Noon

On October 4, Claire Denis appears in person with her Cannes-awarded latest film, a contemporary thriller suffused with political intrigue and languid eroticism, moving entirely to the tactile rhythms of its actors.

A young boy and his grandfather look at each other at the dinner table.

Armageddon Time

James Gray's exquisitely detailed, deeply personal remembrance of growing up in Queens in 1980 screens October 14 with Gray in person.

Here at the Water’s Edge

Leo Hurwitz created his most beautiful film, a reverent, purely impressionistic voyage along the coastline and port of New York.

The Sun and Richard Lippold & An Essay on Death

These two film essays, commissioned by National Education Television and photographed by Kirchheimer, represent peak moments in the sophistication of mainstream, televised documentary.

Up the Lazy River & Claw

Two works by Manfred Kirchheimer—one from the '60s, and one from last year—both grappling with the ever changing urban landscapes. Screens October 22.

Short Circuit

In Manfred Kirchheimer’s most formally audacious and confessional work, a documentary filmmaker ponders his increasingly alienated condition, and begins to interrogate the show of solidarity he extends to his newly arrived neighbors. Screens October 23.

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

A mysterious drifter possesses the last of seven ancient keys that hold the power to stop the forces of darkness and protect all humanity from ultimate evil in this spin-off of Tales of the Crypt.

28 Days Later

Scholar and author Kinitra Brooks presents one of the most influential horror films of the 21st century on November 6.

Prehistory of the Partisans

A remarkably lived-in and focused document of the era of student revolutions that swept Japan and the world toward the end of the 1960s.