OUTSIDE THE MEGAPLEX
ROOFTOP CINEMA
1700 Post Oak; rooftopcinema club.com/houston
“Friday After Next”
Two cousins work nights at a local mall as security guards. When their house is robbed on Christmas Eve, they team up to track the robber down. 7 p.m. Friday
“Gremlins”
A boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. 9:45 p.m. Friday
“Love, Actually”
A look at the lives of eight couples as they navigate the holidays. 9 p.m. Saturday
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA
2707 Commercial Center, Katy; drafthouse.com/houston
“Häxan”
Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in modern Europe. 9:30 p.m. Friday
“The Witch”
A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession. 9:30 p.m. Friday
“The Holiday”
Two women troubled with guy problems swap homes in each other’s countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love. Noon Saturday
“Kinetta”
At a Greek hotel in the off-season, a chambermaid, a man obsessed with BMW cars, and a photo-store clerk attempt to film and photograph various badly re-enacted struggles between a man and a woman. 7:30 Wednesday
RIVER OAKS THEATRE
2009 W. Gray; landmarktheatres.com
“Elf”
After discovering he is a human, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole decides to travel to New York City to locate his real father. Midnight Friday
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”
A newly engaged couple has a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-NFurter. Midnight Saturday
CZECH CENTER MUSEUM HOUSTON
4920 San Jacinto; czechcenter.org
“Three Wishes for Cinderella”
Life changes dramatically for a
Czech housemaid when the house driver gives her three magical hazelnuts. 1 p.m. Saturday
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON
1001 Bissonnet; mfah.org
“Reason”
A detailed chronicling of injustices in India told in eight parts. 1 p.m. Saturday
“Give Me Liberty”
When a riot breaks out in Milwaukee, medical transport driver Vic is torn between his promise to get his relatives, a group of elderly Russians, to a funeral and his desire to help Tracy, a headstrong young black woman in a wheelchair. 7 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday
“Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project”
Marion Stokes tapes television 24 hours a day for over 30 years to create an archive. 2 p.m. Thursday
14 PEWS
800 Aurora; 14pews.org
“The Report”
Adam Driver stars as idealistic Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones, who uncovers shocking secrets while tasked by his boss to lead an investigation into the CIA’s post-9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program. 3 and 5 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday
EVELYN RUBENSTEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
5601 S. Braeswood; erjcchouston.org
“King Bibi”
An exploration of Benjamin Netanyahu’s rise to power. 1 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday
DISCOVERY GREEN
1500 McKinney; discoverygreen.com
“A Christmas Story”
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift. 7 p.m. Thursday
RICE CINEMA
6100 Main; cinema.rice.edu
Low-Fi
Unusual films screened on obscure formats curated and introduced by Friends of the Media Center. 7 p.m. Thursday