Our 11th annual three-month series recreating the matinees of yesteryear, with weekly serial episodes paired with a secret classic feature film, all on 16mm film.

This year’s serial was Mysterious Dr. Satan (1940, 15 episodes). A sinister genius is bent on building an army of invincible killer robots in a plan to seize the wealth and power of the nation. When the governor is assassinated, Bob Wayne dons the mask of The Copperhead to avenge his death – and stop Dr. Satan’s ruthless march to power! Legendary co-directors William Witney and John English deliver one of the finest serials ever made, packed with spectacular acrobatics, lethal gadgets, and film noir atmospherics.

“One of the all-time classics of the serial genre. ...Doctor Satan’s action scenes are unfailingly excellent, but its most memorable aspect is its ominous, occasionally nightmarish atmosphere...giving even routine fistfights a sinister and shadowy look...” - The Files of Jerry Blake

“One of Republic’s best serials, and one that set the pace for others that followed. ...[Features] some of the greatest stunt work in the fights to ever appear on the screen in any kind of film.” - The Great Movie Serials by Jim Harmon & Donald F. Glut

The feature films followed bi-weekly themes. Jan. 5 & 12: Weird Crimes (pre-Code pulp fever dreams). Jan. 19 & 25: War is Hell (award-winning films depicting the horrors of war). Feb. 1 & 9: Weimar Silent Masterpieces (landmark art films). Feb. 16 & 23: Song & Dance (1930s musical gems). Mar. 2 & 9: Super Disaster! (Earth-shattering cataclysms). Mar. 16: Special Ides of March show (a JFK conspiracy thriller). Mar. 23 & 30: Kaiju Attack! (giant monsters, incl. a rare widescreen print).