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Opening FRIDAY, January 9th 2026
Jim Jarmusch's latest film is carefully constructed in the form of a triptych. The three stories all concern the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other. Each of the three chapters takes place in the present, and each in a different country.
Comedy/Drama | R | 1h 50m
Reviews:
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( ( ( Films Continuing This Week ) ) )
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Playing thru WEDNESDAY, January 14th 2026
In a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, an outcast (Jackson Yee) finds illusion, nightmarish visions, and beauty in an intoxicating world of his own making. A work of staggering imagination from visionary Chinese director Bi Gan (Long Day's Journey Into Night), RESURRECTION conjures vast and ever-shifting worlds on the brink of collapse in an era-spanning journey through our deepest and most human desires.
Drama/Psi-Fi | NR | 2h 43m
(In Mandarin, with English subtitles)
Reviews:
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Original Title: Affeksjonsverdi. Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), 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 (Elle Fanning). Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father -- and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.
Drama | NR | 2h 13m
(In English & Norwegian, with English subtitles)
Reviews:
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Brazil, 1977. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting. Winner of Best Director and Best Actor in Cannes.
Drama/Thriller/History | R | 2h 38m
(In Portuguese, with English subtitles)
Reviews:
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Playing thru THURSDAY, January 15th 2026
Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. Also starring Gyneth Paltrow.
Drama/Comedy | R | 2h 29m
Reviews:
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Dates subject to change.
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Opens FRIDAY, Jan 16th 2026
From Academy Award® winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, HAMNET tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's (Paul Mescal) timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. Also starring Jessie Buckley as Agnes Shakespeare.
Drama/Romance | PG-13 | 2h 5m
Reviews:
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Opens FRIDAY, Jan 23rd 2026
From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers. Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried stars as the Shaker's irrepressible leader, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers. The Testament of Ann Lee captures the ecstasy and agony of her quest to build a utopia, featuring more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns reimagined as rapturous movements with choreography by Celia Rowlson-Hall (Vox Lux) and original songs & score by Academy Award winner Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist).
Biography/History/Drama/Musical | R | 2h 17m
Reviews:
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Opens FRIDAY, Jan 30th 2026
When a man is abruptly laid off by the paper company where he has worked tirelessly for many years, he grows increasingly desperate and devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition. From masterful director Park Chan-Wook
Dark Comedy/Crime/Drama | NR | 2h 19m
(In Korean, with English subtitles)
Reviews:
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Opens Feb 2026, Date TBD
The 2026 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS
Documentary | Live Action | Animated
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Nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 2nd.
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More details, including trailers, available soon.
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SPECIAL SCREENING EVENT
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EARTH'S GREATEST ENEMY
Spokane Premiere with Abby Martin Q&A​​
Saturday, January 17th at 3:00 pm
Doors open at 2:30 pm
Featuring Q&A with Abby Martin following the film.
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EARTH'S GREATEST ENEMY is the second documentary from journalist Abby Martin* that uncovers a shocking blind spot in the climate conversation: the U.S. military. Exempt from international climate agreements and rarely scrutinized in mainstream reporting, the Pentagon is revealed here as the world’s single largest institutional polluter—spewing carbon, contaminating water, and scarring landscapes across the globe. Combining investigative journalism, striking visuals, and stories from impacted communities, the film challenges audiences to rethink the hidden costs of a global military empire and its planetary consequences. Provocative, urgent, and eye-opening, this is a documentary that will change how you see both the military and environmentalism.
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Learn more about the film at EarthsGreatestEnemy.com
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*Journalist Abby Martin of The Empire Files and her Iraq war veteran husband, Mike Prysner, began making their latest documentary, Earth’s Greatest Enemy, after the birth of their first child increased their alarm regarding escalating climate change.
Spokane Area Jewish Family Services (SAJFS)
is thrilled to present the 22nd annual
Spokane Jewish Film Festival (SJFF), returning to the Magic Lantern Theatre
from Thurs, January 22nd - Sun, February 1st, 2026.​​
The festival kicks off on Thursday, January 22nd at 6 p.m. with a festive reception featuring appetizers prepared by Feast World Kitchen chef and co-executive director Maisa Abudayha, followed by the opening-night screening of ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE.
ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE is a powerful and intimate portrait of the renowned author, moral voice, political activist, and Holocaust survivor whose life’s work reshaped the world’s understanding of memory, responsibility, and justice. Through rare archival footage, personal reflections, and moments of profound humanity, the film explores Wiesel’s journey from the horrors of the Holocaust to his emergence as one of the most important witnesses of the 20th century. Both deeply moving and urgently relevant, the film invites audiences to reflect on the enduring power of testimony and the moral obligation to speak out in the face of injustice—core values at the heart of the Spokane Jewish Film Festival.
87 min / Language: English, French, and German (with English subtitles)
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On Sunday, January 25th, at 1:30pm, prior to the screening of
WELCOME TO YIDDISHLAND the Meshugga Daddies,
Spokane’s Premier KIezmer Band, will offer a lively set of Klezmer and Yiddish tunes.
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You can read more about the other films in this year’s festival here.
TICKET PRICES
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Opening Night Reception (Jan. 22nd): $25 (reception only)
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Film Tickets: $15 General Admission | $12 Students & Seniors
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Festival Passes: $75 General Admission | $60 Students & Seniors
Tickets and passes may be purchased online at SpokaneJewishFilm.org or in person at the Magic Lantern Theatre prior to each screening.
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Since 2004, the Spokane Jewish Film Festival has showcased international films that explore Jewish life, history, and culture. While SJFF enriches the cultural life of the Jewish community and the region as a whole, it is also a vital fundraiser. Festival proceeds directly support the human services work of Spokane Area Jewish Family Services, which uplifts seniors, low-income households, and people with disabilities through advocacy, consultations, resource referrals, home visits, rent and utility assistance, transportation services, a caregiver support group, a food bank, a medical lending closet, and more.
Wheelchair seating available. Open-Caption screenings available upon request.
Please contact: boxoffice@magiclanternonmain.com
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Tickets*:
Mon - Thurs​ $10
F-Sun $11
Senior Wednesdays
$7.50
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