Cicada Cinema

Cicada Cinema Cicada Cinema is a pop-up movie theater based in Bloomington, IN. Cicada Cinema is a collectively-run pop-up movie theater in Bloomington, IN.

Our mission is to provide high-quality screenings of underrepresented cinema- the old, the new, and the locally created. Volunteer run and community driven, Cicada Cinema aims to create an independent space for film and film lovers.

Dig out your leather biker gear, because for the second time this April, Alexander Skarsgård is here to dominate the Bac...
04/22/2026

Dig out your leather biker gear, because for the second time this April, Alexander Skarsgård is here to dominate the Back Door (on a screen, anyway) in Pillion, tonight at 8pm!

Wednesday, April 22
The Back Door (207 S. College Ave.)
Showtime: 8PM
$8 | 21+

A timid, passive man named Colin (Harry Melling) meets an incredibly handsome, elusive biker named Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) in PILLION. What starts as a casual alleyway hookup quickly evolves into a strict dom-sub arrangement: Colin cooks, cleans, and does everything Ray commands. As it evolves, Colin begins to question the depth of Ray’s commitment and the nature of their relationship. PILLION is the award-winning feature directorial debut of Harry Lighton, with incredible performances from Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård.

04/21/2026

A timid, passive man named Colin (Harry Melling) meets an incredibly handsome, ellusive biker named Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) in PILLION. What starts as a casual alleyway hookup quickly evolves into a strict dom-sub arrangement: Colin cooks, cleans, and does everything Ray commands. As it evolves, Colin begins to question the depth of Ray’s commitment and the nature of their relationship.

PILLION is the award-winning feature directorial debut of Harry Lighton, with incredible performances from Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård.

Wednesday, April 22
The Back Door (207 S. College Ave.)
Showtime: 8PM
🎟️$8 | 21+

See the unedited theatrical version of PILLION this Wednesday, 8pm, at the Back Door! You get to see more of Alexander S...
04/19/2026

See the unedited theatrical version of PILLION this Wednesday, 8pm, at the Back Door! You get to see more of Alexander Skarsgård! 🏍️⛓️

PILLION
Wednesday, April 22nd
at The Back Door (207 S College Ave)
$8 | 21+
Showtime: 8 pm

In his unorthodox q***r romance, first-time feature director Harry Lighton has fashioned something highly improbable: a film about a sadomasochistic relationship that is both transgressive and disarming. Harry Melling plays the mild Colin, whose gayness is happily accepted by his parents (Lesley Sharp and Douglas Hodge) and who is most extroverted when singing in a barbershop quartet. When this sweet-natured square catches the eye of strapping, leather-clad biker Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) at the local pub, he finds himself entering a submissive role—both domestic and erotic—for the inscrutable beauty who brings him both satisfaction and confusion, pain and pleasure. As their affair continues, Colin must decide what he wants and needs—and who he really is. Comic without ever descending into judgment of its characters, PILLION is a beguiling inquiry into the social and sexual performances of masculinity, featuring fearless work from Melling and Skarsgård.

Get your tickets now! Just follow the link in our bio 🎟

The wealthy finally get what they deserve tonight at $5 FIGHT CLUB! It’s only $5! What a deal!$5 FIGHT CLUBThursday, Apr...
04/16/2026

The wealthy finally get what they deserve tonight at $5 FIGHT CLUB! It’s only $5! What a deal!

$5 FIGHT CLUB
Thursday, April 16th
at The Orbit Room (107 N College)
$5 dollars | 18+
Showtime: 9pm

A legendary mullet teams up with an equally legendary Hong Kong action director to tell the timeless, very poetic tale of a rich as***le who hunts combat veterans for sport, and the baby girl himbo drifter man who wants to stop him! We’ve all been there!

See some classic Cajun-flavored combat, some nice snake action, and plenty of slow-mo shootouts!

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04/15/2026

SOCIETY is one of the ickiest, most original body horror shockers of all time. Teenager Bill Whitney has always felt like the odd one out in his wealthy, upper-class Beverly Hills family. But his sense of alienation takes a sinister turn when he hears an audio recording of his sister’s coming-out party, which seems to implicate his family in a bizarre, ritualistic o**y. Packing stomach-churning gore courtesy of Screaming Mad George (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4) and thought-provoking social commentary in equal measure, SOCIETY is a biting satire that culminates in the most gag-inducing “climax” in all of horror history.

Thursday, April 16
The Orbit Room (107 N. College Ave.)
Showtime: 7PM
🎟️ $8 | 18+

Cicada is thrilled to bring back this banger of a body horror classic directed by Brian Yuzna (Re-Animator; From Beyond; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids) which we originally screened wayyyyyy back in 2017!

🥂THURSDAY🥂 SOCIETY (1989) • 7pm at - Cicada Underground Bill is struggling to come to terms with his snobby family’s Be...
04/14/2026

🥂THURSDAY🥂 SOCIETY (1989) • 7pm at - Cicada Underground

Bill is struggling to come to terms with his snobby family’s Beverly Hills lifestyle. When he’s slipped a mysterious tape containing what sounds like his own family partaking in a blood o**y, he begins to question what’s really going on behind high society’s closed doors. Bill begins a wild ride from the bottom to the top as he finds himself embroiled in the goings-on of an elite, secret... SOCIETY!

Cicada is thrilled to bring back this banger of a body horror classic directed by Brian Yuzna (Re-Animator; From Beyond; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids) which we originally screened wayyyyyy back in 2017!

Thursday, April 16
The Orbit Room (107 N. College Ave.)
Showtime: 7PM
$8 | 18+

Cicada Cinema’s popular Underground and $5 Fight Club series’ return to the Orbit Room this Thursday with two stories of...
04/13/2026

Cicada Cinema’s popular Underground and $5 Fight Club series’ return to the Orbit Room this Thursday with two stories of why the wealthy maybe aren’t the best!! Maybe we should eat the rich before they eat us?

First, Cicada Underground presents…
SOCIETY (1989)
Thursday, April 16, 7pm
The Orbit Room
$8 | 18+

Bill is a disaffected youth struggling to come to terms with his rich and snobby family’s upper-crust Beverly Hills lifestyle. When his sister’s ex-boyfriend slips him a mysterious tape containing what sounds like Bill’s family partaking in a rapturous blood o**y, he begins to question what’s really going on behind the closed doors of his parent’s mansion. After giving the tape to his therapist, Bill begins a wild ride from the bottom to the top as he finds himself embroiled in the goings-on of an elite, secret... SOCIETY! Cicada is thrilled to bring back this banger of a body horror classic directed by Brian Yuzna (Re-Animator; From Beyond; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids) which we originally screened wayyyyyy back in 2017!

And then, the Muscles from Brussels returns to…
$5 FIGHT CLUB
Thursday, April 16, 9pm
The Orbit Room
$5 | 18+

This month we have the timeless, lyrical, mulleted tale of a rich as***le who hunts combat veterans for sport, and the down-on-his-luck drifter who sets out to stop him! Surely we can all relate! Come for the Cajun spin-kicks, explosions, and firearm fetishization.

Get your tickets now! 🎟 Check out that link in our bio.

He’s back! Come to $5 FIGHT CLUB next Thursday (April 16) 9pm at the Orbit Room to see a legendary mullet whoop some ass...
04/07/2026

He’s back! Come to $5 FIGHT CLUB next Thursday (April 16) 9pm at the Orbit Room to see a legendary mullet whoop some ass in The Big Easy!

$5 FIGHT CLUB
Thursday, April 16
The Orbit Room
107 N. College
18+ | 9pm

A rich as***le hunts combat veterans for sport, until a down-on-his-luck drifter named sets out to stop him! Surely we can all relate! This month’s pick is filled with Cajun spin-kicks, explosions, and firearm fetishization.

Get your tickets now! 🎟

👅THURSDAY 4/16 👅 SOCIETY (1989) - Cicada Underground is back with a... splat! Join us for this body horror classic that ...
04/03/2026

👅THURSDAY 4/16 👅 SOCIETY (1989) - Cicada Underground is back with a... splat! Join us for this body horror classic that skewers the upper class.

Thursday, April 16
The Orbit Room (107 N. College Ave.)
Showtime: 7PM
$8 | 18+

✒️poster design by friend of Cicada

Bill is a disaffected youth struggling to come to terms with his rich and snobby family’s upper-crust Beverly Hills lifestyle. When his sister’s ex-boyfriend slips him a mysterious tape containing what sounds like Bill’s family partaking in a rapturous blood o**y, he begins to question what’s really going on behind the closed doors of his parent’s mansion. After giving the tape to his therapist, Bill begins a wild ride from the bottom to the top as he finds himself embroiled in the goings-on of an elite, secret... SOCIETY!

Cicada is thrilled to bring back this banger of a body horror classic directed by Brian Yuzna (Re-Animator; From Beyond; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids) which we originally screened wayyyyyy back in 2017!

Can she survive THE MOMENT with her cultural legacy intact? Channeling both This is Spinal Tap (1984) and Spice World (1...
04/01/2026

Can she survive THE MOMENT with her cultural legacy intact?

Channeling both This is Spinal Tap (1984) and Spice World (1997), Charli XCX’s The Moment is a playful, hilarious, self-critical mockumentary about the iconic pop star and the price of fame. Co-starring Alexander Skarsgård and Hailey Gates, as well as numerous cameos, Charli XCX plays a version of herself as she embarks on a worldwide tour in support of the album brat, navigating studio pressure, corporate sponsorship, and fan expectations.

Wednesday, April 1
The Back Door (207 S. College Ave.)
Showtime: 8PM
🎟️$8 | 21+

APRIL @ CICADA CINEMA 🎟🌸Tickets available online now! Just follow the link in our bio.Wednesday, April 1: THE MOMENT(202...
04/01/2026

APRIL @ CICADA CINEMA 🎟🌸

Tickets available online now! Just follow the link in our bio.

Wednesday, April 1: THE MOMENT(2025) |
8pm

Thursday, April 16: Society (1989)
7pm

Thursday, April 16: $5 FIGHT CLUB
9pm

Wednesday, April 22: PILLION (2026)
8pm

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