Isaac's Night Out

Killer of Sheep @ Film Forum, 7:50 4/23

April 22, 2025

This week I’m seeing Killer of Sheep at the Film Forum! I’m going to the 7:50 screening on Wednesday, which should finish around 9:20. My Film Forum...

Bribe, Inc. @ IFC, 7:00 4/15

April 14, 2025

This week I’m seeing Bribe, Inc. at the IFC, accompanied by a Q&A with the director and director of photography moderated by award-winning journalist Simon...

A Man and a Woman @ Film Forum, 6:00 4/10

April 8, 2025

This week I’m seeing A Man and a Woman at Film Forum. I’m going to the Thursday 6:00pm screening. The movie should get out by 7:50! I am excited to once...

No Other Land @ Film Forum, 8:45 4/1

April 1, 2025

This week I’m seeing No Other Land at the Film Forum. I’ll be going to the Tuesday 8:45 screening. No Other Land is a masterwork documentary on Israeli...

Young Hearts @ IFC, 7:30 3/25

March 24, 2025

This week I’m seeing Young Hearts at the IFC! I’m going to the 7:30 screening on Tuesday 3/25, which should get out around 9:15. There is no assigned seating...

Mickey 17 @ Village East by Angelika, 7:20 3/17

March 17, 2025

This week I’m seeing Mickey 17 at Village East by Angelika! I’ll be going to the Tuesday 7:20 showing, which should get out around 9:45. Angelika has...

Anora @ Angelika New York, 8:10 3/11

March 11, 2025

This week I am finally watching Anora, the film that recently swept the Oscars. I found a 35mm screening at the Angelika on half price Tuesday and I just...

Animated Oscar-Nominated Shorts @ IFC, 7:30 2/26

February 26, 2025

This week I’m going to (another) one of IFC’s screenings of Oscar-nominated shorts! I’ll be going Wednesday to the 7:30pm showing, which should finish around...

Oscar-Nominated Shorts @ IFC, 9:10 2/19

February 17, 2025

This week I’m going to one of the IFC’s screenings of Oscar-nominated shorts! I’ll be going Wednesday to the 9:10pm showing, which should finish before 11....

Lost Highway @ IFC, 6:55 2/10

February 10, 2025

DAVID LYNCH. IS DEAD! Let’s honor him by watching one of his many very weird movies. (I’ve been wanting to see one of his movies for weeks but there have...

The Brutalist @ Village East by Angelika, 6:10 2/4

February 3, 2025

This week I’m seeing The Brutalist at Village East by Angelika! The movie was only released 1.5 months ago but somehow it already feels like it’s “about...

Giants and Toys @ Metrograph, 8:00 1/23

January 21, 2025

This week I’ll be seeing Giants and Toys at the Metrograph! I’ll be going to the 8pm show on Thursday. The movie should finish by 9:45pm. There’s assigned...

Eyes Wide Shut Reminder

January 14, 2025

This is a reminder that this week’s screening is Eyes Wide Shut at the Metrograph at 6:40 on Wednesday! See my previous email for more details :) I have one...

Eyes Wide Shut @ Metrograph, 6:40 Wednesday 1/15

January 6, 2025

Next week I’ll be seeing Eyes Wide Shut at the Metrograph! I’ll be going to the 6:40 showing on Wednesday January 15. I’ve bought four tickets which people...

Ex Machina @ Film Forum, 8:30 Wednesday 1/8

January 6, 2025

WE’RE BACK I had some personal stuff going on which caused me to flee to my parents’ place in Arizona for a bit. I also stopped answering calls and texts....

HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS

December 2, 2024

We've seen a lot of Very Serious Movies recently. The Sacrifice, Soundtrack to a Coup D’etat, 2024 election coverage. This week, let’s see something else....

PSA: Metrograph Membership Discount

November 29, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving! And happy Black Friday ;) I am writing to inform everyone of a 50% discount on Metrograph annual memberships right now. I highly...

Soundtrack to a Coup D'etat @ Film Forum

November 18, 2024

This week I’m seeing Soundtrack to a Coup D’etat at the Film Forum! I’m going to the Tuesday 7pm screening. The film is 2.5 hours long so it should get out...

The Sacrifice @ Film Forum

November 11, 2024

This week I’m seeing Andrei Tarkovsky’s The Sacrifice at the Film Forum! I’ll be going to the 7:10 showing on Tuesday! Film Forum does not have assigned...

Election Night Watch Party

November 3, 2024

Hi everyone! On election night (Tuesday) I’m going to be watching results come in live! Feel free to come by if you’d like to join me :) I’ll be starting at...

Scary Movies Final Event

October 20, 2024

I am realizing I forgot to send a Scary Movies Week 3 email! We all had a great time at Nosferatu :) On short notice I will be in Mexico during the Scary...

There Will Be Blood @ Metrograph

October 14, 2024

This week I’m seeing There Will Be Blood at the Metrograph! I’m going to the 6:45 showing tomorrow (Tuesday). The movie is long, and should get out around...

Scary Movie Series Week Two

October 9, 2024

As a reminder, the second installment in my October scary movie series is happening this week! Friday we’ll be seeing The Blair Witch Project at my place at...

October Scary Movie Series!

October 1, 2024

It’s October! That means scary movies! This month I’m going to host a scary movie series at my apartment on my projector! The plan will be to screen one...

Margin Call @ Metrograph

September 30, 2024

This week I’m seeing Margin Call at the Metrograph! I’m going on Tuesday to the 9:30pm showing. The movie should finish by 11:30pm. Metrograph has assigned...

Girls Will Be Girls @ Film Forum

September 16, 2024

This week I’m seeing Girls Will Be Girls at the Film Forum! I’m going to the 8pm showing on Tuesday. The film is about two hours long so it should get out...

Paris, Texas @ IFC

September 9, 2024

This week I’m going to a screening of Paris, Texas at the IFC! I’ll be going to the 6:45 viewing on Tuesday, September 10. The movie is about 2.5 hours long...

Army of Shadows @ Film Forum

August 26, 2024

This week I’m seeing Army of Shadows at the Film Forum! I missed my shot to buy tickets to the 7pm Tuesday showing, so I’ll be going to the 7pm Wednesday...

Update: Suspiria Ticket Claimed

August 18, 2024

In my previous email I said I had an extra ticket to the sold out show that was first come first serve. That ticket was immediately claimed. I then managed...

SUSPIRIA @ Metrograph

August 18, 2024

We’re back! I was in Arizona for a while, then in Chicago for Lollapalooza, then had covid, presumably from Lollapalooza. But now we’re back in business and...

Correction: Roger Ebert is Dead

July 16, 2024

I have been informed that recent reviews on RogerEbert.com do not come from Roger Ebert himself, as he is dead. The review of Touch from there that I quoted...

Touch @ Cinema 123

July 16, 2024

It’s been a little while! Lots of stuff going on in my personal life right now so I haven’t been around to make a newsletter happen. But this week we’re...

Robot Dreams @ Film Forum (+ Bonus Content)

June 17, 2024

This Tuesday I’m seeing Robot Dreams at the Film Forum at 7:50! It should be out by 9:45. I’m also going to free outdoor screenings of Before Sunrise on...

After Hours @ IFC

June 3, 2024

This week I’m going to the 8pm Tuesday showing of After Hours at the IFC! It should be out by 9:45. My IFC membership has expired so I can no longer provide...

Level Five @ Metrograph

May 21, 2024

This week (in about an hour) I’m going to a members-only viewing of Level Five at the Metrograph! I’m going to the 8:15 showing and I don’t believe any of my...

EVIL DOES NOT EXIST @ Film Forum

May 13, 2024

This Week This week I’m seeing EVIL DOES NOT EXIST at the Film Forum. I’ll be going to the 7pm showing, so with the 106min runtime we should be out by 9! For...

WE GROWN NOW @ Film Forum (Wednesday)

April 29, 2024

This week I’m seeing WE GROWN NOW at the Film Forum. I can’t do a Tuesday screening this week so I’ll be going to the 8:15pm screening on Wednesday instead!...

Sweet Sixteen @ Film Forum

April 22, 2024

This week I’m seeing Sweet Sixteen at the Film Forum! The film has a 106 min runtime and I’m going to the 7:40 viewing! Film Forum does not have assigned...

Monkey Man @ Village East by Angelika

April 15, 2024

I've seen too many very upsetting movies recently. I'm feeling in the mood for something much easier to digest. Naturally, that means Monkey Man. Targeted at...

Burning @ The Metrograph

April 6, 2024

As I mentioned in my previous email, I'm away for a few days to see the eclipse in Burlington! So this week's screening will be on Wednesday instead of the...

Le Samouraï @ Film Forum

April 2, 2024

This week I'm seeing Le Samouraï at the Film Forum! I'll be going to the 8pm showing. Described as "the epitome of French cool" by Time Out and the closest...

Limbo @ Film Forum

March 26, 2024

Tonight I'm seeing Limbo at the Film Form at 8:40pm! I apologize for the EXTREMELY late notice - my partner Marty and I went to the Strand on Sunday and came...

PULSE @ Film Forum

March 18, 2024

Tomorrow I'm seeing PULSE at Film Forum! I have also officially decided that I've been there enough in the past month to warrant buying a membership :)...

Poor Things @ Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan

March 11, 2024

Tomorrow I'm seeing Poor Things at the Alamo Drafthouse in Lower Manhattan! I'll be leaving work a bit early to go to the 6pm showing since a friend is...

About Dry Grasses @ Film Forum

March 4, 2024

Tomorrow I'm seeing About Dry Grasses at the Film Forum at 7:15pm! It's a 3.5 hour film in Turkish that "brims with a bitingly melancholy Chekhovian...

Oscar Nominated Short Films @ IFC

February 26, 2024

Tomorrow (Tuesday February 27) I'm going to the IFC to see the Oscar-nominated animated short films for 2024! I'll be going to the 7:05 showing. You can buy...

Chamber Music @ Carnegie ft. Marty!

February 14, 2024

Next Tuesday I'm going to see my wonderful partner Marty play at Carnegie Hall! They're in Ensemble Connect, a two year fellowship program created in...

TÓTEM @ Film Forum

February 10, 2024

This week I'm seeing TÓTEM at the Film Forum! Shortlisted for the 2024 Academy Award® for Best International Feature Film, TÓTEM follows 7-year-old Sol...