Film in New York City on Friday 30 October

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, cult film with a shadow cast.

The Exorcist: William Friedkin's classic horror film.

Ju-On: The Grudge, Takashi Shimizu's Japanese horror film.

Grey Gardens, the Maysles cult documentary.

Begotten: experimental cult horror by Elias Merhige.

Hellraiser: Clive Barker's horror classic, in 4K.

Staff Picks 2026: favorite films chosen by cinema staff.

National Theatre Live: British stage plays on screen.

Every Day is Halloween: horror classics on screen.

Masters of Horror: classic horror films for Halloween.

The Met: Live in HD: New York opera, live in cinemas.

Season's Greetings, an eerie Halloween animated short.

Art Project Armazoen: dance film on women who fled slavery.

Optic Nerve: a tribute to Glass Eye Pix's Larry Fessenden.

The Spirit Compels Her: film series on possessed women.

Shorts from around the world at the city's biggest festival.

When a Witness Recants: documentary on a Baltimore murder.

12th Reel China Biennial: new Sinophone cinema.

John Turturro as an aging pickpocket in Noah Segan's film.

Christmas at the Kringles: horror comedy film.

Your Mother Your Mother: Mahershala Ali as hitman father.

Clayface, horror-thriller about a star turned monster.

Closure: Michal Marczak's film of a father's search.

Film Festival Fridays: classic and indie films for all ages.

Classic Movie Day: Halloween film for adults at the library.

Friday Movie Night: free film and meal for the community.

Horror film screening: Thir13en Ghosts.

Fort90 TV: a live Halloween-eve stream on Twitch.

Ralph's Perfekt Christmas: dark comedy about a kidnap plot.