2025 has been an extraordinary year for the horror genre. Between Ryan Coogler’s epic vampire fable Sinners, the timely techno-thriller Companion, the emotionally overwhelming legacy sequel 28 Years Later, the traumatizing trauma-core Bring Her Back, and the gleefully graphic body horror dramedy Together, horror fans have had a wealth of options to choose from. However, the standout of the year so far has undoubtedly been Zach Cregger’s mysterious ensemble nightmare Weapons—a film whose elusive marketing and word-of-mouth success recall the…

A few months ago we started tinkering with the idea of a season exploring David Bowie’s legacy through cinema.

When Parasite (2019) won Best Picture at the 2020 Academy Awards, it marked a significant shift in how the voting body viewed international films within the awards race. In the 20 years before Bong Joon-ho’s landmark win, only four non-English speaking films were nominated for Best Picture: Alfonso Cuaron’s semi-autobiographical Roma (2018); Michael Haneke’s elderly love story Amour (2012); Clint Eastwood’s Japanese WWII film Letters from Iwo Jima (2007); and Ang Lee’s wuxia romance Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). Since…

The story of horror in 2025 is a story of triumph. In 2025, horror made up 17% of North American ticket sales, up from 4% a decade ago. Similarly, the number of horror films going into production increased 21% between 2023 and 2024. The cause-and-effect there is obvious: More horror movies in theaters means more people are going to see horror movies, duh. At the same time, however, that increase in output was in response to an organic groundswell of…

Our End of Year Fundraiser

In July, AHC caught up with our inaugural programming fellows for Art House Theater Day to chat about the great work they've done this summer leading up to the nationwide event on Thursday, July 24th! Our fellows were Alan McKenzie and Zenzelé Clark!

The heroes in a half shell return for their wildest adventure yet across time itself!

Hva skjer når unge filmskapere bestemmer seg for å gjøre opprør mot alt som er trygt, korrekt og innarbeidet?

When Kino International closed its doors in May 2024 for a comprehensive renovation, the task of bringing a nationally listed 1960s landmark into the future fell to Daniel Diekmann and Helen Hart of Diekmann & Richter Architekten. The Berlin-based firm, which specializes in heritage buildings, spent two years planning the project and has overseen construction ever since.

Die Neustarts in den Neo Kinos ab 25.12.2025

Highest-grossing films ever:

Unsere Playlist für die letzten Tage im Jahr: Songs aus den ARTHAUS Christmas Classics und handverlesene Weihnachtslieder, die gut zu dieser feierlichen und melancholischen Zeit "zwischen den Jahren" passen.