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When a group of strangers at a dusty roadside diner come under attack by demonic forces, their only chance for survival lies with an archangel named Michael, who informs a pregnant waitress that her unborn child is humanity's last hope.

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl is about a young boy named Max who has an active imagination. He creates two imaginary friends, Sharkboy and Lavagirl. One day, Max discovers that his friends are real and they take him to their world to help save it. Together, they battle evil and learn important lessons about friendship and self-confidence.

Five high school students from different social groups report for Saturday detention. As they spend the day together, they open up to each other, revealing their secrets and fears. Despite their differences, they form unexpected friendships and challenge stereotypes. In the end, they write a motivating letter to their disciplinary principal, challenging his preconceived judgments and demonstrating their growth and realization that they are more than the labels society has placed on them.

American seminary student Michael Kovak travels to Italy to take an exorcism course. Disillusioned with his father, he decides to become a priest and abdicate his vows upon completion. However, after ordination, he writes a letter of resignation, citing a lack of faith. His superior convinces him to attend a class on exorcism in Rome. Michael reluctantly agrees and meets Father Lucas, a renowned exorcist. Skeptical at first, Michael witnesses supernatural events and eventually performs an exorcism on a possessed girl. After the girl's death, Father Lucas becomes possessed himself, leading Michael to perform another exorcism and regain his faith. He leaves Rome and becomes a priest.

Dr. Brogan receives Helena as a patient, who has fallen into a vegetative state after witnessing the horrendous murders of three of his companions. Brogan, will soon realize that Helena is not a normal patient, when the young woman begins to transmit painful and violent images of the events.

After 20 years of intergalactic war, humanity must make a final stand against the Ma'har invaders. Dispatched to the treacherous deserts of Gauda Prime, Lieutenant Sharp and his unit must find and destroy the enemy's central weapon, the dreaded Ma'har dream machine. The obstacles are daunting- giant mutated creatures and an army of zombified sand troopers stand between the unit and their objective. They must thwart a devious politician and her hideously disfigured mercenary, The Face. Political intrigue will prove as challenging as the monstrous faun of Gauda Prime but Sharp's team are humanity's only fighting chance against the deadly Ma'har armada.

Elisabeth Subrin’s masterful film is a shot-by-shot reenactment of an unreleased 1967 documentary portrait of SAIC student Shulamith Firestone, who, a few years later, would become a central figure in the rise of radical feminism. Through its meticulous staging, the film expresses in Subrin’s words, “the residues of the past,” and the resonance of issues around gender and class today. (Gene Siskel Film Center)