2026 First Watches

Old
New

Renewed Appreciation: Floating Clouds, The Green Ray, Fantasia, In the Realm of the Senses, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Birds, Yojimbo, Throne of Blood, sex, lies, and videotape, Unstoppable, Jackass: The Movie, Happyend, Death Proof, Red Rocket, Ahed’s Knee, Notturno, The Bad Sleep Well, Hot Fuzz, Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Shorts: If You Don’t Watch the Way You Move, Red Hot Riding Hood, Eason, City Slivers, The Sojourn, Sugar Glass Bottle, Scotch Tape, Hough 66, Simca Vega Cricket, Song for Rent, Conical Intersect, Cactus Wren, California Quail, Necessary Trip, Yellow Sequence, Dreams of Passion, Hamlet Act, Hot Air Specialists, Brideless Groom, Fresh Kill, Out of State Plates, Banging on Their Bars in Rhythm

  1. Lightning (1952, Naruse Mikio) [April]
  2. Dry Leaf (2025, Alexandre Koberidze) [April]
  3. Sound of the Mountain (1954, Naruse Mikio) [April]
  4. Sherman’s March (1986, Ross McElwee) [April]
  5. Flowing (1956, Naruse Mikio) [May]
  6. Fat Choi Spirit (2002, Johnnie To & Wai Ka-fai) [February]
  7. The Kindergarten Teacher (2014, Nadav Lapid) [March]
  8. El Sicario, Room 164 (2010, Gianfranco Rosi) [April]
  9. Flaming Creatures (1963, Jack Smith) [April]
  10. The Arch (1968, Tang Shu-shuen) [May]
  11. Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935, Naruse Mikio) [February]
  12. Arabian Nights (1974, Pier Paolo Pasolini) [February]
  13. Chronovisor (2026, Jack Auen & Kevin Walker) [April]
  14. With Hasan in Gaza (2025, Kamal Aljafari) [April]
  15. The Last One for the Road (2025, Francesco Sossai) [May]
  16. Attenberg (2010, Athina Rachel Tsangari) [May]
  17. I Live in Fear (1955, Kurosawa Akira) [April]
  18. Our Land (2025, Lucrecia Martel) [April]
  19. The Last Detail (1973, Hal Ashby) [May]
  20. The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993, Jeffrey Lau) [April]
  21. Night and the City (1950, Jules Dassin) [May]
  22. Lumière! The Adventure Begins (2016, Thierry Frémaux) [March]
  23. Lumière, the Adventure Continues (2024, Thierry Frémaux) [January]
  24. The King of Wuxia (2022, Lin Jing-jie) [February]
  25. Three Sisters With Maiden Hearts (1935, Naruse Mikio) [March]
  26. Zu: Warriors From the Magic Mountain (1983, Tsui Hark) [February]
  27. Mother (1952, Naruse Mikio) [May]
  28. Event for a Stage (2015, Tacita Dean) [February]
  29. Repast (1951, Naruse Mikio) [April]
  30. Sanjuro (1962, Kurosawa Akira) [May]
  31. The Perfect Neighbor (2025, Geeta Gandbhir) [March]
  32. Jackass Number Two (2006, Jeff Tremaine) [January]
  33. Sacro GRA (2013, Gianfranco Rosi) [April]
  34. Road House (1989, Rowdy Herrington) [February]
  35. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965, Russ Meyer) [March]
  36. The Hidden Fortress (1958, Kurosawa Akira) [April]
  37. Hit and Run (1966, Naruse Mikio) [April]
  38. Policeman (2011, Nadav Lapid) [March]
  39. Blades of the Guardians (2026, Yuen Woo-ping) [February]
  40. Shades of Silk (1978, Mary Stephen) [April]
  41. Stray Dog (1949, Kurosawa Akira) [April]
  42. isaiah’s phone (2025, Frédéric Da) [April]
  43. Evidence (2025, Lee Anne Schmitt) [February]
  44. Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) (2025, Joel Alfonso Vargas) [May]
  45. The Christophers (2025, Steven Soderbergh) [April]
  46. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025, Matt Johnson) [February]
  47. Four Moods (1970, Omnibus) [February]
  48. Rhapsody in August (1991, Kurosawa Akira) [May]
  49. A Useful Ghost (2025, Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke) [January]
  50. Two Pianos (2025, Arnaud Desplechin) [May]
  51. After Dreaming (2025, Christine Haroutounian) [April]
  52. Blue Heron (2025, Sophy Romvari) [April]
  53. Erupcja (2025, Pete Ohs) [May]
  54. Weapons (2025, Zach Cregger) [March]
  55. The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026, David Frankel) [April]
  56. The Drama (2026, Kristoffer Borgli) [April]
  57. Project Hail Mary (2026, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller) [April]

Old

  1. Lightning (1952, Naruse Mikio)
  2. Sound of the Mountain (1954, Naruse Mikio)
  3. Sherman’s March (1986, Ross McElwee)
  4. Flowing (1956, Naruse Mikio)
  5. Fat Choi Spirit (2002, Johnnie To & Wai Ka-fai)
  6. The Kindergarten Teacher (2014, Nadav Lapid)
  7. El Sicario, Room 164 (2010, Gianfranco Rosi)
  8. Flaming Creatures (1963, Jack Smith)
  9. The Arch (1968, Tang Shu-shuen)
  10. Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935, Naruse Mikio)
  11. Arabian Nights (1974, Pier Paolo Pasolini)
  12. Attenberg (2010, Athina Rachel Tsangari)
  13. I Live in Fear (1955, Kurosawa Akira)
  14. The Last Detail (1973, Hal Ashby)
  15. The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993, Jeffrey Lau)
  16. Night and the City (1950, Jules Dassin)
  17. Lumière! The Adventure Begins (2016, Thierry Frémaux)
  18. The King of Wuxia (2022, Lin Jing-jie)
  19. Three Sisters With Maiden Hearts (1935, Naruse Mikio)
  20. Zu: Warriors From the Magic Mountain (1983, Tsui Hark)
  21. Mother (1952, Naruse Mikio)
  22. Event for a Stage (2015, Tacita Dean)
  23. Repast (1951, Naruse Mikio)
  24. Sanjuro (1962, Kurosawa Akira)
  25. Jackass Number Two (2006, Jeff Tremaine)
  26. Sacro GRA (2013, Gianfranco Rosi)
  27. Road House (1989, Rowdy Herrington)
  28. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965, Russ Meyer)
  29. The Hidden Fortress (1958, Kurosawa Akira)
  30. Hit and Run (1966, Naruse Mikio)
  31. Policeman (2011, Nadav Lapid)
  32. Shades of Silk (1978, Mary Stephen)
  33. Stray Dog (1949, Kurosawa Akira)
  34. Four Moods (1970, Omnibus)
  35. Rhapsody in August (1991, Kurosawa Akira)

New

  1. Dry Leaf (Alexandre Koberidze)
  2. Chronovisor (Jack Auen & Kevin Walker)
  3. With Hasan in Gaza (Kamal Aljafari)
  4. The Last One for the Road (Francesco Sossai)
  5. Our Land (Lucrecia Martel)
  6. Lumière, the Adventure Continues (Thierry Frémaux)
  7. The Perfect Neighbor (Geeta Gandbhir)
  8. Blades of the Guardians (Yuen Woo-ping)
  9. isaiah’s phone (Frédéric Da)
  10. Evidence (Lee Anne Schmitt)
  11. Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) (Joel Alfonso Vargas)
  12. The Christophers (Steven Soderbergh)
  13. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Matt Johnson)
  14. A Useful Ghost (Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke)
  15. Two Pianos (Arnaud Desplechin)
  16. After Dreaming (Christine Haroutounian)
  17. Blue Heron (Sophy Romvari)
  18. Erupcja (Pete Ohs)
  19. Weapons (Zach Cregger)
  20. The Devil Wears Prada 2 (David Frankel)
  21. The Drama (Kristoffer Borgli)
  22. Project Hail Mary (Phil Lord & Christopher Miller)