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Opening FRIDAY, August 7th
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Oscilloscope Laboratories presents CATVIDEOFEST 2026, a compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses. Each year, across the country, local theaters partner with nearby cat-focused charities, animal welfare associations and shelters alike — a portion of ticket proceeds from every CATVIDEOFEST 2026 show at Magic Lantern goes directly to SpokAnimal to support local cats in need.
Compilation/Short Films | Family Friendly | 1h 10m
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About SpokAnimal
Saving lives by caring for and finding loving homes for homeless pets in our community and beyond. Our strong community presence and relationships help identify the need for innovative programs that are designed to strengthen the human-companion animal bond by providing resources for pets and their people. From our food bank to our clinical programs, our vision will always be to help those who are not able to fully provide for their pets. We have a 95.5% live-save rate, one of the highest in the nation for a shelter of our size and scope.
When you’re ready to take that next step toward welcoming a new best friend into your heart and home, please email adoptions@spokanimal.org or text 509-481-1769 to schedule your visit.
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* * * Limited Engagement -- THIS WEEKEND ONLY! * * *
Opens FRIDAY, Aug 7th -- Plays Friday - Sunday
Captures one of the coldest and most challenging races in recent memory. Through brutal temperatures, relentless winds, and unforgiving trail conditions, mushers and their
teams pushed forward across nearly 1,000 miles of remote Alaskan wilderness in pursuit of the finish line in Nome. From seasoned veterans chasing another chapter in their legacy to determined rookies experiencing the race for the very first time, every mile of the journey demanded resilience, grit, and trust between musher and dog team.
At the heart of the story is Jessie Holmes and his remarkable run through the 2026 race, showcasing the determination, strategy, and bond with his dogs that carried him across Alaska's frozen landscape. But this documentary is far more than a single victory story. It is a tribute to every competitor who faced the bitter cold head-on, every handler and volunteer working behind the scenes, the rural Alaska communities and checkpoints that welcome the race each year, and the incredible canine athletes whose strength and spirit define the Last Great Race®. Together, they represent the enduring culture, history, and partnership between people and sled dogs that has shaped Alaska for centuries.
Experience the triumphs, heartbreaks, sleepless nights, and unforgettable moments that unfolded along the historic Iditarod Trail. Featuring breathtaking cinematography, intimate storytelling, and the raw beauty of Alaska in winter, A SEVEN DOG NIGHT immerses viewers in the emotion and endurance of the 54th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race — a race where survival itself became part of the story.
Documentary | NR | 2h 30m
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Playing ONLY thru WEDNESDAY, Aug 12th
Playing ONLY thru WEDNESDAY, Aug 5th
Three decades ago, the Rose of Nevada vanished at sea, along with its crew. Now, it has returned. In a remote fishing village, its reappearance is embraced as an auspicious sign, with the local citizens convinced the luck of their economically devastated community may turn, if only the ship sails again. Joining the crew is Nick (George MacKay), desperate to provide for his young family, and Liam (Callum Turner), a mysterious drifter eager to escape his past. After a successful voyage, they return to harbor, only to find that nothing is as they remember it. Shooting on a 16mm Bolex camera and constructing all the sound in post, Mark Jenkin writes, directs, edits and scores a haunting and hallucinatory time-travel mystery that further solidifies him as one of the most distinct, singular artists working in film today. Jenkin conducts a cinematic séance, conjuring a portal into another world that forces us to confront the past and our relationship to it.
Mystery/Horror/Fantasy/Sci-Fi | NR | 1h 54m
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Joe (Seth Rogan) and Angela's (Olivia Wilde) marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their
enigmatic upstairs neighbors (Edward Norton, Penelope Cruz) for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?
Comedy/Drama | R | 1h 47m
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Playing thru THURSDAY, Aug 13th
When fresh-faced Elliot (Cooper Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Olivia Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.
Comedy/Drama/Romance/Thriller | R | 1h 30m
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Opens FRIDAY, Aug 14th
When Lord Murashige Araki (Masahiro Motoki) rises up against the tyrannical Nobunaga Oda (Shingo Bando), he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei Kuroda (Masaki Suda), a brilliant yet dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon. Helped by his wife Chiyoho (Yuriko Yoshitaka) and his most loyal generals, Murashige must uncover the truth before the castle falls.
Mystery/Thriller/Historical Drama/Crime |
NR | 2h 27m
(In Japanese, with English subtitles)
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Opens FRIDAY, Aug 14th
MARY OLIVER Screening w/ Wishing Tree Books FRIDAY, Aug 14th at 6:30pm
Local poetry readings | Q&A | Books on sale
If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it. Celebrated best-selling poet, Pulitzer Prize-winner, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods, openly queer but intensely private, Oliver was America's unlikely contemporary mystic, stalking the ponds and forests of Cape Cod for nearly fifty years in order to open herself -- and her readers -- to the known and unknowable world. From a lonely childhood to literary fame, Oliver's life was shaped by devotion to nature, paying attention, and the long journey toward learning to love and to be loved. Her poems inspire liberals and conservatives, atheists and believers, naturalists and urbanites, speaking directly to contemporary anxieties about attention, presence, and the human relationship with the natural world -- issues that feel especially pressing in an era of climate crisis, digital distraction, and social fragmentation. Featuring interviews with her close friends, including John Waters, never-before-seen personal photos, notebooks, and correspondence from her archive, and recitations of her work by Stephen Colbert, Lucy Dacus, Steve Buscemi, and Oprah Winfrey, Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World considers the poet's long lifetime of work in context, capturing the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her.
Documentary | NR | 1h 31m
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Opens FRIDAY, Aug 21st
After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director
(Hannah Einbinder, Hacks) for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie's star (Gillian Anderson, The X-Files), a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
Horror | R | 1h 46m
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In 1976, a nineteen-year-old Anthony Bourdain (Dominic Sessa) wants to be a writer but takes a summer job at a Provincetown, MA restaurant, initiating him into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, under the tutelage of a Brazilian chef and restauranteur (Antonio Banderas), and setting him on a course shapes the rest of his life. Based on parts of Bourdain's 2000 memoir "Kitchen Confidential".
Biography/Drama | R | 1h 46m
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Opens FRIDAY, Sep 25th
A police chief, a policewoman and a group of hunters try to track down and kill a mysterious creature that's laying waste to a Korean village.
Horror/Thriller/Sci-Fi | NR | 2h 40m
(In Korean, with English subtitles)
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In 2006, "To Catch a Predator" host Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson) sets out to make television history.
Drama/Mystery/Thriller | NR | 1h 47m
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Opens FRIDAY, Oct 2nd
Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Paul Shaffer, and other entertainment icons got their start in a 1972 Toronto production of the musical Godspell. Featuring interviews with the surviving cast members, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mike Myers, and more, the film recounts a pivotal moment in comedy history, in hilarious, moving, and inspiring detail. Executive produced by Judd Apatow.
Documentary/Musical | NR | 1h 38m
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NEXT WEEK!
RESERVOIR LAUNCH Party & Reading
Zan Agzigian's 2nd Collection of Poetry
YOU'RE INVITED!
SUNDAY, Aug 16th | 1pm - 2:30pm | FREE EVENT
Join me as I celebrate the release of my 2nd collection of poetry, RESERVOIR, published by Jonathan Potter's Korrektiv Press.
This book is a collaboration between my poet friend and book designer, Jodi Miller-Hunter, editor poet, Dennis Held, with cover image by photographer, Bill Kostelec.
Musicians:
Blue Ribbon Tea Company
Brad Keeler
Ryan Louise
Musicians Accompanying Zan:
Brian Flick
Larry Weiser
Alcyone Baked Goods will provide treats (Jodi's bakery!), the popcorn will be flying, drinks will be available for purchase, and books will be available to buy and have Zan sign!
Click here to purchase RESERVOIR before event.
tHIS MONTH!
SPECIAL SCREENING EVENT
Presented by Magic Lantern Theatre
BLACK LAGOON HORROR FILM CLUB
MONTHLY SECRET SCREENING
Black Lagoon Film Club is a new horror-centric film club hosted by the Magic Lantern Theatre once monthly,
every month of the year!
We aim to screen a wide variety of horror films, from just about every decade & sub-genre of horror.
August's Secret Screening takes place on
SUNDAY, Aug 30th at 7 PM
For info on TICKETS or answers to questions please email: blacklagoonfilmclub@gmail.com,
or follow/message us on instagram at: blacklagoon.fc.
COMING SOON!
SPECIAL SCREENING EVENT
THe Pain and the power
Screening on Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 15th at 7pm
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!
THE PAIN AND THE POWER is an unflinching documentary portrait of artist, activist, and survivor Logan Lynn, by filmmaker Cai Indermaur. Tracing a 30-year career forged at the intersection of queerness, faith, addiction, trauma, and self-reinvention, and structured around the songs from Lynn’s latest record of the same name, the film treats music not as background but as a living character.
Beginning in rural Nebraska and Texas inside a fundamentalist Christian world hostile to any type of difference, the film follows Lynn’s early sense of displacement, religious trauma, and abuse, and the ways secrecy and fear shaped both identity and survival. Through intimate interviews with Lynn, and decades of archival footage and home movies, the film charts a restless trajectory: early success, underground acclaim, addiction, public collapse, and the slow, deliberate work of rebuilding a life on one’s own terms.
Behind the scenes footage from early music videos, vintage tour clips, and present-day studio conversations collide with moments of humor, tenderness, and brutal honesty. The result is neither a redemption arc nor a nostalgia piece, but a meditation on what it means to outlive the versions of yourself that no longer serve you.
THE PAIN AND THE POWER asks what remains after belief systems fail, relationships end, and the spotlight moves on; and how art can transform damage into something communal, generous, and alive.
https://thepainandthepower.gay/
live comedy night w/jonathan van halem
For one night only, Comedian Jonathan van Halem headlines The Magic Lantern in Spokane, WA!
Friday, OCTOBER 19th | 8 - 9:30pm
Jonathan van Halem is a stand-up comedian based out of New York City. Jonathan currently works at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and previously worked at Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News. He’s also served as a contributor to the parody website Clickhole.
Known for his observational comedy and relatable style, Jonathan has worked as a frequent opener for comedians such as David Cross, Rory Scovel, Kevin Nealon, Gianmarco Soresi, Kyle Gordon, and Sabrina Wu. He hosts a popular monthly show at Union Hall in Brooklyn called Hot Gossip, which has been featured in The New York Times and Brooklyn Magazine.
Jonathan has achieved significant success online, with clips routinely garnering millions of views on Instagram and TikTok. When he’s not doing comedy, he’s patiently waiting for the New York Mets to win the World Series. His favorite Family Guy character is Stewie.
Wheelchair seating available. Open-Caption screenings available upon request.
Please contact: boxoffice@magiclanternonmain.com
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