A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they're not alone.

Join us for a special three-day engagement of this new documentary film from East Knoxville food justice collective Rooted East, including a ticketed premiere event on Friday January 31 and FREE matinee screenings Saturday & Sunday, all with post-screening discussions of the film and the issues it presents.

Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman (Missagh Zareh) is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran. As political unrest erupts in the streets, Iman realizes that his job is even more dangerous than expected, making him increasingly paranoid and distrustful, even of his own wife and daughters.

Join us for our FREE monthly live standup engagement, showcasing the best comics from Knoxville and elsewhere, courtesy of our friends at Tiny Stage Comedy!

October's inaugural "Silents Synced" presentation (pairing F.W. Murnau's NOSFERATU with the music of Radiohead) was a huge hit with Central Cinema audiences, so we're excited to kick off our February slate with their latest offering: a lively mashup of Buster Keaton's timeless SHERLOCK JR (1924) and fuzzed-out barnstormers from R.E.M.'s MONSTER and NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI.

Adventures from deep space to futuristic New York, and beyond. Each world and story is dominated by the presence of the Loch'nar -- the sum of all evils manifest as a glowing green sphere whose power infects all times, all galaxies, all dimensions. To some, it appears as treasure, a green jewel they must possess. Others worship it as a god. Few escape it. Even in death and through death its powers continue. From war to war and world to world it seems invincible.

We're teaming up with our neighbors at Zero/Zero Wine Bar for a special Feburary 9 "Galentine's Day" event screening of this steamy nostalgic favorite, featuring a ridiculously stacked soundtrack and Patrick Swayze at peak hubba-hubba. So when your friends invite you to another exhausting Super Bowl party, respond "NOBODY PUTS BABY IN A CORNER!!!" (all caps please, whether via text or out loud) and head on down to Happy Holler for movie magic along with pre/post-screening drink & snack specials at Zero/Zero! (Can't skip the big game? Catch our Wednesday encore instead!)

Our love for dearly departed dreamer David Lynch (1946-2025) is no secret, and upon news of his passing our first choice to pay tribute was clear. Part our our opening weekend lineup in 2018, the Palme d'Or-winning WILD AT HEART was one of the first films ever screened at Central Cinema, and its red-hot road trip romance (featuring unstoppable performances from Laura Dern and Nicolas Cage) makes for an ideally spicy addition to this year's Valentine's film lineup. Come show your love for one of the greatest to ever do it!

Get ready for a night of laughs and lies as a panel of degenerate comedians submit a few secret stories or facts from their life, to be read aloud in random order by the host. The panel will engage in a few minutes of hilarious debate, insults, and baseless accusations — in an attempt to discover who the story came from. Audience members will then place votes, using their phones, on who they think is lying — and compete on a leaderboard for $80 in prizes!

A fascinating interlude between Paul Thomas Anderson's self-consciously dazzling early epics and the mature style of THERE WILL BE BLOOD, this sweetly damaged romance transforms Adam Sandler from broad comedic movie star to arthouse leading man with precious few tweaks to his angry manchild persona. PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE has been regularly requested over the years, and we're pleased to finally bring it to Central Cinema as part of our 2025 Valentine lineup.

Make it a Valentine's Day to remember with this special event screening of Howard Hawks' 1940 screwball comedy classic, projected on 16mm as part of our ongoing Film On Film series!

Join us as Knoxville Horror Film Fest's audience-favorite Bloody Valentine Bash event returns with a sultry twist on our usual holiday horror double feature as we venture into deadly world of the Erotic Thriller! The night leads off with Gus Van Sant's TO DIE FOR (featuring an ascendant Nicole Kidman toying with fellow future Oscar-winners Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck) before giving way to Ken Russell's trashy romp CRIMES OF PASSION, featuring electric performances from Kathleen Turner and Anthony Perkins; we'll also have trivia, prizes and more!

Director Gus Van Sant capped off the pre-GOOD WILL HUNTING phase of his career with this delicious ripped-from-the-headlines femme fatale thriller, featuring a trio of future Oscar winners (Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck), a script by Buck Henry and a thrashtastic career-highlight score from Danny Elfman. (TO DIE FOR screens as part of our Knoxville Horror Film Fest Bloody Valentine Bash double feature with Ken Russell's CRIMES OF PASSION on February 15, followed by a standalone encore February 18.)

Knoxville Horror Film Fest is pleased to present this unapologetically sleazy thriller as part of its annual Bloody Valentine Bash, paired with TO DIE FOR in an optional double feature.

Our Skate Video Night series presents a monthly program of top-shelf skate videos, presented on VHS and DVD curated by our friend Chris Albiston.

FBI Agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes an unexpected turn, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.