Pocatello Film Society

06/24/2026

This Friday, June 26 @ 5:00 & 7:30 @ ISU Bengal Theater. $1 Tickets or free for ISU Students. Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., and Scarlett Johanssen highlight an all-star cast in this story about a top chef who loses his restaurant and starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family. “Flat-out terrific,” writes the Los Angeles Times, while Rolling Stone Magazine calls the movie “deliciously entertaining and irresistible.” Admission is $1 for the public or free for ISU students. This film continues the film society’s “20 Favorite Films Over the Last 20 Years” series.

06/24/2026

06/23/2026

A $1 admission day features the comedy "Chef" on Friday, June 26 at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Bengal Theater at ISU's Pond Student Union. Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., and Scarlett Johanssen highlight an all-star cast in this story about a top chef who loses his restaurant and starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family. "Flat-out terrific," writes the Los Angeles Times, while Rolling Stone Magazine calls the movie "deliciously entertaining and irresistible." Admission is $1 for the public or free for ISU students. This film continues the film society's "20 Favorite Films Over the Last 20 Years" series. For trailer and more information, go to www.isucinema.com/chef.

06/12/2026

The top vote getter at our trailer party in December, "Rebuilding" plays this Friday night, June 12, at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Bengal Theater at the ISU Pond Student Union. Winner of the National Board of Review's Top 10 Films of the Year, a Colorado cowboy navigates life after a wildfire destroys his ranch. Living in a FEMA trailer camp, he finds community with fellow victims and works to reconnect with his ex-wife and daughter who wants to follow in her father's footsteps. The Times UK writes, "It’s a definitive “we the people” movie filled with gorgeous vistas, landscapes, authentic people and a deeply moving sense of everything that’s best about the US at a time when it needs it most." (Rated PG) Admission is $3 for the public, $2 for ISU staff/faculty and free for ISU students with a Bengal ID. For trailer and more information, go to www.isucinema.com/rebuilding.

06/12/2026

This Friday June 12 @ 5 PM & 7:30 PM @ ISU’s Bengal Theater. $3 for the public, $2 for ISU Staff and free for ISU students.

06/10/2026

Acclaimed modern western, "Rebuilding" plays this Friday night at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Bengal Theater at the ISU Pond Student Union. Winner of the National Board of Review's Top 10 Films of the Year, a Colorado cowboy navigates life after a wildfire destroys his ranch. Living in a FEMA trailer camp, he finds community with fellow victims and works to reconnect with his ex-wife and daughter who wants to follow in her father's footsteps. The Times UK writes, "It’s a definitive “we the people” movie filled with gorgeous vistas, landscapes, authentic people and a deeply moving sense of everything that’s best about the US at a time when it needs it most." (Rated PG) Admission is $3 for the public, $2 for ISU staff/faculty and free for ISU students with a Bengal ID. For trailer and more information, go to www.isucinema.com/rebuilding.

06/05/2026

“The AI Doc or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” shows this Friday, June 5 at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Bengal Theater. From the Academy Award-winning filmmakers behind “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Navalny,” a father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity. What results is a hand-made, eye-opening documentary about the most powerful technology humanity has ever created and what’s at stake if we get it wrong. “A scary, dizzying and essential documentary,” writes Variety magazine, adding, “If you have any interest in artificial intelligence (which is to say: the future), you should go out and see it right now.” (Rated PG-13) Admission is $3 for the public, $2 for ISU staff/faculty and free for ISU students with a valid Bengal ID.

06/05/2026

With all the recent discussion surrounding data centers and AI influencing nearly all aspects of life, come explore the perils and promise of Artificial Intelligence this Friday night with "The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist" showing at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Bengal Theater in the ISU Pond Student Union. From the Academy Award-winning filmmakers behind "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and "Navalny," a father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity. What results is a hand-made, eye-opening documentary about the most powerful technology humanity has ever created and what's at stake if we get it wrong. "A scary, dizzying and essential documentary," writes Variety magazine, adding, "If you have any interest in artificial intelligence (which is to say: the future), you should go out and see it right now." (Rated PG-13) Admission is $3 for the public, $2 for ISU staff/faculty and free for ISU students with a valid Bengal ID. For trailer and more information, go to www.isucinema.com/aidoc.