On the Big Screen This Week: Seemingly Skippable Scrooge and Historic Black Excellence

News On the Big Screen This Week: Seemingly Skippable Scrooge and Historic Black Excellence Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week. By Keith Harris 12:16 PM CST on November 12, 2026 Add Racket to Google Looking forward to Once Upon a Time in Harlem , David Greaves's restoration of the footage his father William shot of assembled Harlem Renaissance luminaries in 1972. I may also finally catch up with Wicker, though it can't possibly match this woman's experience . Below, I reviewed La Bola Negra . Special Screenings Thursday, November 12 Ratatouille (2007) Granada Theater A Taste the Movies event. This meal better be prepared by an actual rat. $169. 7 p.m. More info here . Blood Simple (1984) Grandview 1&2 The Coens start their career with a bang. $13.19. 9:15 p.m. More info here . Fatherland (2026) Main Cinema Thomas Mann drives across postwar Germany with his daughter. $13. 7:10 p.m. More info here . Friday, November 13 Ernie & Emma (2026) Alamo Drafthouse Bruce Campbell brings his latest to town. Well, to Woodbury. Sold out. 7 p.m. More info here . Over the Garden Wall (2014) TriLingua Cinema All 10 episodes of the Comedy Central toon. $5. 5:40 & 8:05 p.m. More info here . A Place in the Sun (1951) Trylon Montgomery Clift was one good-looking son-of-a-bitch. $8. 7 & 9:15 p.m. Saturday 9:15 p.m. Sunday 3:30 p.m. More info here . Saturday, November 14 The Searchers (1956) Alamo Drafthouse “When the horizon's in the middle, it's boring as shit.” $10.99. Noon. More info here . Carmen : Encore AMC Rosedale 14/AMC Southdale 16/Emagine Willow Creek/Lagoon Cinema/Marcus West End The classic Bizet opera, from the Met. 1 p.m. Prices and more info here . Festive Fun With Peppa (2026) AMC Southdale 16/Marcus West End Merry Pigsmas. AMC: $11.69. 10:30 a.m. More info here . Marcus: $9.25. Saturday-Sunday noon. Monday-Tuesday 10 a.m. More info here . League Of Legends Worlds 26 - Finals In Cinema AMC Southdale 16 If you say so! $25. 1 p.m. More info here . The Prince of Egypt (1998) Heights Theater The Heights’ river-themed series kicks off with cartoon Moses. $6-$13. 11 a.m. More info here . The Warriors (1979) Heights Theater Gangs should be more like this imo. $10/$13. 9:45 p.m. More info here . The Gold Rush (1925) Howard Conn Fine Arts Center Prepare for winter with this Chaplin classic. Presented by Cinema Ecclesia. $12.50. 10:30 a.m. More info here . Behemoth! (2026) Main Cinema Pedro Pascal learned to play cello for this. Free for MSP Film Society members. 11 a.m. More info here . Being Heumann (2026) Main Cinema The story of disability rights activist Judy Heumann. $13. 12:45 p.m. Monday 7:15 p.m. More info here . The Angry Birds Movie (2016) Marcus West End The birds, they are so angry. $7. 1:50 p.m. Sunday 1:55 p.m. More info here . The Last Dive (2025) Riverview Theater The story of a friendship between man and manta ray. $17.50. 10 a.m. Wednesday 7:15 p.m. More info here . Away (2019) TriLingua Cinema From the director of Flow . $5. 4:05 p.m. More info here . Dear You (2026) TriLingua Cinema The hit Chinese family drama. $5. 6:20 p.m. More info here . Wild River (1960) Trylon Presented by podcaster Karina Longworth and very much sold out. $8. 4:30 & 7 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m. More info here . Aelita, Queen of Mars (1924) Walker Art Center The irresistible lure of communism beguiles Martian royalty. Live soundtrack from pianist Katie Condon. $6/$8. 2 p.m. More info here . Sunday, November 15 Wallace & Gromit: The Classic Shorts (1996) Alamo Drafthouse Knitting kit comes with the price of a ticket. $18. 1 p.m. More info here . White Christmas (1954) Emagine Willow Creek It isn’t even Thanksgiving. Also Wednesday. $11. Noon & 7:15 p.m. More info here . McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) Grandview 1&2 Sex workers bring culture to a western mining town. Also Thursday. $13.19. 9:15 p.m. More info here . The River (1951) Heights Theater Jean Renoir heads to India. $16. 7 p.m. More info here . Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Parkway Theater They made a sequel to Wonka ? $6-$12. 1 p.m. More info here . Ashes and Diamonds (1958) Trylon Underrated Prince album. $8. 6 & 8 p.m. Monday-Tuesday 7 & 9 p.m. More info here . Monday, November 16 Dive in Wonderland (2025) AMC Rosedale 14/AMC Southdale 16 An anime take on Lewis Carroll. $14.69. 7 p.m. More info here . Clue (1985) Edina Mann RIP Tim Curry. Also Wednesday. $10.90. 7 p.m. More info here . Demonwarp (1988) Emagine Willow Creek Sasquatch from space? $9. 7:30 p.m. More info here . WTF: Watch Terrible Films Club 56 Brewing I don’t know what they’re gonna show, but I know it’s gonna be terrible. Free. 7 p.m. More info here . Paradise in Harlem (2025) FilmNorth Six Points Theater co-presents this little-seen, all-Black film. Free. 7 p.m. More info here . Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Heights Theater Never heard of it. $10/$13. 7 p.m. More info here . Tuesday, November 17 Footprints on the Moon (1975) Alamo Drafthouse A woman is tormented by moon-related dreams of Klaus Kinski. $10.99. 8 p.m. More info here . Subscribe to skip ads Advertisement Wednesday, November 18 Jeopardy! Interactive Alamo Drafthouse Again, not a movie. But it’s in a theater. $15. 7:15 p.m. More info here . Cobra (1986) Emagine Willow Creek “I play Cobra.” $9. 7:30 p.m. More info here . Apocalypse Now (The Final Cut) (1979) Heights Theater Is this the one with the French colonials? I can’t keep these versions straight. $10/$13. 6:30 p.m. More info here . Goodfellas (1990) Lagoon Cinema The best kind of fellas, if you ask me. $13. 7 p.m. More info here . Parkway Drive: Home (2026) Marcus West End The metalcore band returns to Australia for a concert. $13. 7:20 p.m. More info here . Friday (1995) Parkway Theater On a Wednesday? $10/$15. 8 p.m. More info here . V-World: The Matrix (1999) Trylon I bet it’s better than the actual Matrix sequels. Presented by Trash Film Debauchery. $5. 7 p.m. More info here . Thursday, November 19 Giant: The Play (2026) Marcus West End John Lithgow is Roald Dahl. $15.50. 7:50 p.m. More info here . Footprints Over the Mekong (2026) TriLingua Cinema A new short from local filmmaker Cheng Xiong. Free. 7, 7:30, & 8 p.m. More info here . Missing Reels: Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) Trylon There will be a live performance of the reel missing from this film. Sold out. 7 p.m. More info here . Critical Thresholds: Works by Leslie Thornton Walker Art Center A selection of the media artist’s work, focused on the interrelation between film and nuclear weapons. $12/$15. 7 p.m. More info here . Opening Follow the links for showtimes. Donga Naa Koduku An Indian action comedy. Dune (2021) Back in theaters for obvious reasons. Dune: Part Two (2024) As is this one. Ebenezer About time someone made a movie of this book. God With Us “A modern-day faith-based drama and urban reimagining of the biblical Nativity story.” How to Rob a Bank This movie seems to stink of the internet. Once Upon a Time in Harlem Archival footage of Harlem Renaissance figures gathered together for discussion in 1972, finally released. Victorian Psycho A Victorian secretary steals $40,000 from her boss. Ongoing in Local Theaters Follow the links for showtimes. La Bola Negra Directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi have confected a pretty movie about pretty people with the look and feel (and length) of an epic but lacking much of the heft. Three interlocking stories of gay Spanish men span nearly a century. The musician Guitarricadelafuente plays Sebastián Azcuna, an inept trumpeter who reluctantly joins the fascists after the Italians strafe his village during the Ci