OUTSIDE THE MEGAPLEX
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA
2707 Commercial Center, Katy; drafthouse.com/ houston “Sword of God” A wedge is driven between two missionaries in the early Middle Ages who are attempting to convert heathens in a pagan land. One man attempts to bring Christianity to the pagans through violence, the other love. Their battle of faith will only lead in death, destruction and damnation. 4:05 p.m. Friday “Why Don’t You Just Die!” A detective brings together three people who all have reasons for revenge. 3:30 p.m. Saturday “All the Gods in the Sky” Simon lives on a decrepit farm with his severely disabled sister, caring for her daily and hoping someone will come to ease their pain. 10:40 a.m. Sunday “The Host” A monster emerges from Seoul’s Han River and begins attacking people. One victim’s loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches. 7:30 p.m. Monday
14 PEWS
800 Aurora; 14pews.org “Midnight Traveler” When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili’s head, he is forced to flee with his wife and daughters. Capturing their uncertain journey, Fazili shows firsthand the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum and the love shared between a family on the run. 7 p.m. Friday
RIVER OAKS THEATRE
2009 W. Gray; landmarktheatres.com “Halloween” Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Ill., to kill again. Midnight Friday and Saturday
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON
1001 Bissonnet; mfah.org “Sofia” Sofia is about to give birth, but she must provide the father’s identity papers or risk going to jail. Her two cousins set out on a frantic search to find him. 7 p.m. Saturday “Whatever Happened to My Revolution” Born into a family of political activists, a young woman lives in a perpetual state of anger, which she finds sadly lacking in those around her. 8:30 p.m. Saturday “Something Is Happening” Having lost her husband and job, Irma jumps into an Avignon river, only to be rescued and befriended by Dolores, a free-spirited Spaniard researching a gay-friendly travel guide in the South of France. 5 p.m. Sunday
ROOFTOP CINEMA
1700 Post Oak; rooftop cinemaclub.com/houston “Death Becomes Her” When a woman learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her longtime rival. 9:45 p.m. Friday “The Blob” An alien life form consumes everything in its path as it grows. 7 p.m. Saturday “Village of the Damned” In the English village of Midwich, the blond-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers. 9:45 p.m. Saturday
RICE CINEMA
6100 Main; cinema.rice.edu “The Nightingale” Clare, a young Irish convict, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness and is bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence the man committed against her family. 7 p.m. Friday Filipinx Film Night Filipino-American experience through film in celebration of Filipino American History Month. Films to be shown include two shorts, “Kaaway” by Wester Demandante and “Please Translate“by Kelsy Lua and one full feature, “The Debut” by Gene Cajayon. 6 p.m. Saturday Low-Fi Unusual films screened on obscure formats curated and introduced by Friends of the Media Center. 7 p.m. Thursday
DISCOVERY GREEN
1500 McKinney; discoverygreen.com “How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World” When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn’t the only Night Fury, he must seek “The Hidden World” a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first. 7:30 p.m. Saturday