Dir: Lawrence Kasdan, US, 1981, Thriller. William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna. “Body Heat is an engrossing, mightily stylish noir thriller in which sex and crime walk hand in hand down the path to tragedy, just like in the old days... Lawrence Kasdan makes an impressively confident directorial debut. William Hurt is a spirited but struggling lawyer just getting by in a marginal Florida coast town whose persistent pursuit of sultry Kathleen Turner pays off in the way of a torrid affair, highly satisfying for both parties. She’s the young wife of loaded middle-aged businessman Richard Crenna, and it isn’t long before the passion can’t tolerate the limitations imposed. Just as in Double Indemnity it’s the dame who hatches the murder plot, with the guy finally falling into line and coming up with the ingenious way to pull it off. However familiar the elements, Kasdan has brought the drama alive by steeping it in humid, virtually oozing atmosphere. The heat of the title is palpably evident... Hurt successfully mixes both laconicism and innocence. In her film debut, Turner registers strongly as a hard gal with a past.” - Variety

One Night Only! Dir: Mohammadreza Eyni/Sara Khaki, Iran/Canada/USA, Documentary. In Farsi with English subtitles. Academy Award Nominee and Sundance Winner for Best Documentary. “This portrait of Sara Shahverdi, the first woman elected to the council of her village [in remote northwestern Iran], is propelled by her no-nonsense resourcefulness, whether she’s overseeing the construction of a playground or helping women to move beyond antiquated traditions. In the dusty outpost where Shahverdi lives, the general philosophy is that... ‘a woman should live with her husband or father.’ Shahverdi, a former midwife, does neither; she’s divorced and lives alone... She’s the only female motorcyclist in the region - until some of the teenagers who admire her start riding. Watching one girl’s first spin, Shahverdi is a vision of pride and delight... But her work is serious. She uses a campaign promise to install gas lines as a way of securing property ownership rights for women, and urges schoolgirls to continue their education… Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni have made a film that pulses with so much hopefulness that when Shahverdi’s story takes a shocking turn, it’s a punch to the solar plexus. But Shahverdi, facing the possibility of unspeakable consequences for her unconventional ways, doesn’t cave to despair. Her steeliness and strength are magnificent, but it’s her equanimity that delivers the film’s most powerful jolt.”- Sheri Linden, The New York Times

Dir: Nat Boltt, New Zealand/Canada, 2026, Comedy/Drama. Miriam Margolyes, Jacki Weaver, Judy Davis, Elijah Tamati. "Holy Days is a wildly charming, big-hearted adventure that sends three defiantly spirited nuns on the road in search of a miracle—only to discover they’re far better at raising a little hell. When the sisters of St. Suzanne’s convent face forced retirement, they stage a last-ditch escape to New Zealand’s breathtaking South Island, hoping an ex-nun-turned-lawyer can save their home. Their journey takes an unexpected turn when a young Māori boy joins them, carrying a secret mission of his own: reaching the summit of Mt. Cook to find his recently departed mother before she crosses into the spirit world. As a sudden snowstorm threatens their plans, this unlikely band of companions is pushed to the limits of faith, courage, and friendship. With echoes of Little Miss Sunshine, Wonder, and The Peanut Butter Falcon, the film blends humor, heartfelt emotion, and adventure into a story that celebrates love, loss, and the resilience that keeps us moving forward. Holy Days delivers stunning landscapes, unexpected connections, and an ensemble of unforgettable characters finding exactly what they need—just not in the way they expect. Uplifting, tender, and delightfully offbeat, it’s a crowd-pleasing odyssey destined to charm audiences of all ages." - The Victoria Film Festival

Dir: Edwin Mullane/Adam O'Keeffe, Ireland, 2025, Drama/Comedy. Carolyn Bracken, John Connors, Lalor Roddy. Winner, Best Irish First Feature at the Galway Film Fleadh. Sponsored by the Benevelolent Irish Society. “The combustible set-up is familiar: a traumatised family, a contested inheritance and a house rattling with difficult history. But Horseshoe reinvents this dog-eared premise with dark humour and a keen understanding of the emotional complexities underpinning huge family rows. Jer and Evan have never left the outsize rural home that father Colm ruled with an iron fist. They are a study in arrested development... Meanwhile... Cass is close to losing her house; Niall, a yoga practitioner, is being drained financially and psychologically by a custody battle. Tension surges as soon as they’re all in the same room – and only escalates when a solicitor announces they have 24 hours to unanimously decide how to settle the estate or risk everything going to the State. The returnees are desperate to sell the house; the remainers will do anything to keep their home. Old alliances and grudges swiftly resurface. O’Keeffe’s well-observed script sketches a family who communicate through barbs, sullen silences and unwanted cups of tea... The film’s locations, notably the characterful, lonely house on the Sligo-Donegal border, are framed with grey, rough-hewn beauty... Horseshoe was a deserving winner of the award for best Irish first feature at Galway Film Fleadh and a fine opening gambit for the film-making duo.” - Tara Brady, The Irish Times

(Maigret et le mort amoureux) Dir: Pascal Bonitzer, France, 2026, Mystery/Drama. Denis Podalydès, Anne Alvaro, Manuel Guillot, Irène Jacob. In French with English subtitles. Following the breakout success of 2025 hit The Stolen Painting, acclaimed writer/director Pascal Bonitzer brings his unique perspective and panache to Simenon’s cherished Parisian detective - a French counterpart to Poirot - as he attempts to solve the murder of a diplomat with a long-held secret. Inspector Maigret (four-time César nominee Denis Podalydès, in a tremendous performance) is urgently summoned to the Quai d’Orsay: a former ambassador has been found shot dead by his long-serving housekeeper. Forewarned that he will find a series of salacious letters - and cautioned to be discreet - Maigret heads to the victim’s opulent apartment. He finds no forensic evidence at the crime scene, but certainly, the letters prove startling - secret, decades-spanning correspondence between the ambassador and the Princess of Vuynes, whose own husband, by strange coincidence, has also just died… Bonitzer delivers an absorbing, wholly compelling mystery that also serves as a thoughtful examination of modern life’s key concerns: hierarchy, aging, and the very different worlds that money creates. Best of all, the twist ending is… a killer. - Alliance Francaise French Film Festival

As part of National Canadian Film Day the first 50 tickets are Free! Dir: Chandler Levack, Canada, 2026, Comedy/Romance/Drama. Barbie Ferreira, Devon Bostick, Jay Baruchel, Juliette Gariépy. “Mile End Kicks is the second feature from Chandler Levack, and it's a coming-of-a-slightly-older-age story following her excellent high school cringe comedy I Like Movies. Barbie Ferreira plays Grace... a 23-year-old who moves to Montreal in pursuit of cheap rent and cool loft parties while she spends the summer writing a book. It's a joy to witness the 2011-isms… It's similarly delightful to watch the sheer early-20s-ness of these characters, who blindly pursue their dreams with little sense of future consequence, armed with the confidence that they still have years left to get it together… Grace grows without fully cleaning up her messy life, and Mile End Kicks pays off in ways that are satisfying without being too tidy. There's a lot to connect with in this account of the awkwardness at the core of youthful abandon, which will be relatable even to those who didn't also happen to be aspiring music critics in the early 2010s.” – Alex Hudson, Exclaim!

Dir: Annemarie Jacir, Palestine/UK/France, 2025, Drama/History. Hiam Abbass, Kamel El Basha, Jeremy Irons, Yasmine Al Massri. In Arabic and English with English subtitles Best Film Winner at the São Paulo and Tokyo International Film Festivals. "Palestine 36 (Palestine’s official selection for this year’s Oscars)… Explores the thorny history of the British Mandate for Palestine, in which diplomats working for the British Empire sought to solve the rising antisemitism and expulsion of Jewish people in Europe by offering those settlers Palestinian land... [It] follows many interconnected characters from all walks of life living in Jerusalem and its surrounding villages as they live through the immense changes that took place in 1936... Woven together like traditional Palestinian embroidery to paint a larger portrait, their stories are intertwined with archival footage of ordinary life in Jerusalem at the time, from busy marketplaces, to lush fields, to the picturesque seascapes, which offer a brief glimpse into the country’s vibrant past... Jacir’s film may be brimming with facts and historical allusions that add context to the on-going violence in the region, but it's a humanist film at its heart, remaining deeply rooted in the lives of its characters, their relationships with their community, their love for their people, and their enduring connection to their ancestral land." - Marya E. Gates, RogerEbert.com

Dir: Brian Pollard/William Harrington, Canada, 2026, Documentary. Join us for a Q&A with the directors after the show! Portraits is a documentary on Island artist Brian Burke. "The 1960s marked a major cultural and political shift in the world. For Island artist Brian Burke and those he grew up with in the streets of Charlottetown, it was an exciting time with lots of laughs, good music, and great friendships. Brian became one of Canada’s foremost figurative painters with a stellar international reputation. His ties to the people he grew up with were never broken. In tribute to his fond memories, Brian painted a series of portraits of his friends... Portraits focuses on these paintings, Brian, and his friends. The documentary includes parts of a lengthy interview done with Brian before he died, and intimate interviews with all the portrait subjects... The whole piece is held together with music composed and played by internationally celebrated guitarist Don Ross. Portraits is a subtle, delicate, and even gentle piece. It shows how the ordinary souls of this world have a rightful and powerful place in the midst of high art.

Retro Cannabis Presents: 3rd Annual 420 Movie Night. Age 19 and over for this event. Dir: Jay Chandrasekhar, US, 2001, Comedy/Crime. Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme. Retro Cannabis is excited to invite Islanders to our 3rd Annual 420 Movie Night at City Cinema. This year, there is no mystery to be solved, we’re bringing the cult classic Super Troopers to the big screen for a night of laughs and good vibes. Admission is $10, and Retro will match every ticket sold with a donation to the PEI Food Bank. We’ll also be accepting additional donations at the door (cash or non-perishable food items). To secure your seat, reserve your spot at citycinema.ca. All that’s left to do to spark up your 420 is pick your favourite Retro Cannabis product, gather your crew, and let the Retro team know when you arrive. See you at the movies… and remember: the snozzberries taste like snozzberries.

Dir: Finn Taylor, US, 2026, Drama. Stephen Lang, Elsie Fisher, Luke David Blumm. Audience Award Winner, Spokane International Film Festival. Beautiful performances from Stephen Lang and Elsie Fisher anchor a tale of personal strength and sacrifice inspired by true events about a man harboring a haunting secret as a Holocaust survivor. Set in locations as disparate as Terezín, Prague, and the Avenue of the Giants drive in California’s Humboldt Redwoods State Park, this is an inspiring story about the transformative power of friendship and healing. For more than 50 years, Auschwitz survivor Herbert Heller kept his memories of the Holocaust secret — even from his wife and children. But when he meets Abbey, a troubled teen dealing with her own unspoken pain, Herbert decides it’s time to talk and finally open his heart. Through sharing their personal traumas, Herbert and Abbey become the unlikeliest of friends, allies in healing whose bond brings them a previously undiscovered sense of purpose. With stunning reenactments of Herbert’s struggles to survive during WWII, this touching film demonstrates that hope and redemption can come from anywhere if we’re open to it.

Presented by Roving Shows and Island Jazz. Dir: Curtis Bernhardt, Germany, 1929, Drama. Marlene Dietrich, Fritz Kortner. Silent with Live Improvised Musical Accompaniment by Natalie Williams Calhoun. On a train journey through Europe, a newly married man becomes captivated by a mysterious woman whose presence unsettles his carefully ordered life. With its atmospheric visuals and Dietrich’s mesmerizing screen presence, the film offers a rare glimpse of the future star just before her international breakthrough. “Meet Marlene Dietrich, before Josef von Sternberg and The Blue Angel: much of her mystique is already present. This sophisticated German silent observes a precarious, dangerous love triangle. Two men are entranced by the same woman: one deserts his bride on their wedding night and the other may have killed to possess her. Neither seems to get what he wants, yet Dietrich’s ‘woman one longs for’ is not a scheming femme fatale... maybe. The fluid, very modern direction of Curtis Bernhardt will be a revelation - this obscure Marlene Dietrich starrer is a superior piece of filmcraft.” - cinesavant.com

Dir: Taylor Olson, Canada, 2025, Drama. Taylor Olson, Christie Burke, Parveen Kaur, Martha Irving. Filmed in New Brunswick. Best Feature Winner, Silver Wave Film Festival. "A passionate swim coach and dedicated father navigates homelessness when he is forced to live out of his van. What We Dreamed of Then sensitively examines the isolation of homelessness while exploring the compounding effects of small acts of kindness. Gideon once had a family, home, and close relationship with his daughter Faith. But after a separation and a devastating financial setback, he finds himself hiding the reality of his homelessness from those he loves. The film unfolds in two parallel timelines: the present, where Gideon battles the daily challenges of homelessness, and the past, which traces his gradual fall from a hopeful father to the isolated person he has become. In the present, Gideon forms an unlikely bond with Navleen, a woman facing her own struggles. As the two timelines converge, the film paints a poignant picture of a man forced to confront his choices and the life he lost. Haunted by what could have been, Gideon seeks to reclaim the hope he once carried". - Windsor International Film Festival Guide