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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 26/08/2026

Absolutely gutted about the back-to-back losses of Dolly Parton and now Tim Curry. Rocky Horror this Saturday is just going to hit a bit differently...tinged with sadness when Frank-N-Furter first comes onscreen. Farewell, legends.

Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 01/05/2026

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We're partnering with Sitwell's for a Mother's Day brunch & movie! Have a lovely 3 course meal next door then bring your MENU & A MOVIE pass over to the Esquire for your choice of Mom-themed movies: Grey Gardens, The Best of Betty Boop, or Steel Magnolias. Good both 5/9 & Mother's Day. #Cincinnati

Mother's Day brunch menu and Esquire movie ticket for either Grey Gardens, The Best of Betty Boop, or Steel Magnolias.

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 31/01/2026

Want a place to hang out before/after you see Iron Lung this weekend? Our next-door neighbor Sitwells is staying open until 10 tonight and is even offering a discount to our patrons if you show them your ticket (stub or ticket)! This is good for ALL our movies, so discuss over a cup of great coffee!

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 30/01/2026

Just heard that we also have (red) Grippos seasoning that you can add to your popcorn, if cinnamon isn't your jam. #Cincinnati #IronLung

Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 30/01/2026

So...you know that red popcorn we were promising? Get our Cinnamon popcorn for $6 at the concession stand. #IronLung #Cincinnati #LocallyOwned

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 30/01/2026

A great comedic light went out today. Just when we need more laughs in the world, we lose the great Catharine O'Hara. RIP.

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 25/01/2026

🚨WE ARE CLOSED!🚨 ❄️For the Safety of our Staff and Patrons- The ESQUIRE, MARIEMONT and KENWOOD THEATRES will be CLOSED today Sunday, January 25th 2026 due to road conditions. We plan on normal operating hours tomorrow but will update if things change! ❄️ Stay warm and Safe Cincinnati!❄️

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 19/01/2026

Feeling nostalgic for the Shire? Miss Mordor? Catch the Lord of the Rings trilogy in all of its extended version glory at the Esquire! Today we have Return of the King @ 2 & Fellowship @ 7:30. All 3 films play through the week so check esquiretheatre.com for times! #Cincinnati

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 01/01/2026

Also need to revisit Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility, Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, and Homer's The Odyssey. Are there any 2026 book-to-film adaptations you're looking forward to? #filmsky

Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 01/01/2026

My 2026 resolution is to read more books before their film adaptations come out later this year. On my list: Don Winslow's Crime 101, Leonie Swann's Three Bags Full (film name The Sheep Detectives), Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, & Peter Heller's The Dog Stars. youtu.be/pyZI5oM6hWk?...

The Sheep Detectives | Official Trailer

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 01/01/2026

Happy 2026! We start the year with two new movies, interestingly titled THE PLAGUE and RESURRECTION. Today's your last day to watch Wake Up Dead Man and Spongebob. Old school cool today @ 4 with the 1960 OCEAN'S 11, plus 200 Cigarettes (the movie, not a resolution), & Terror Train. #Cincinnati

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 29/12/2025

Apologies for not regularly posting these last few days. We have a lot going on that will warrant some big announcements soon, and they've been keeping me busy! Did you know you can see what movies are coming soon on our website? Check out www.esquiretheatre.com/explore-movies #Cincinnati

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 19/12/2025

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movies are just the best

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 19/12/2025

I'm woolly excited about this movie coming out next year and ewe should be too. If this baaariliant movie isn't on your radar, it very well should be. It is a shear delight and I really think folks will flock to theatres to see it. No bleating around the bush- best talking animal film since Babe.

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 19/12/2025

December is such great movie month! We have 3 new films that couldn't be more different but are all getting great reviews. Paul Feig's THE HOUSEMAID, the new SPONGEBOB movie that critics are saying is one of the best of the series, and the AVATAR film that brings the story full circle. #Cincinnati

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 18/12/2025

Last day for Five Night at Freddy's 2 & Wicked. Early shows of Avatar: Fire & Ash today. A Christmas Story plays today at 5. Conveyor Belt Books brings the sublime Phantom Thread @ 7:30. We open The Housemaid & Spongebob Search for Squarepants tomorrow. Song Sung Blue opens next week. #Cincinnati

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 15/12/2025

Still trying to process the devastating loss of Rob Reiner & Michele Singer Reiner. He forged his own path with memorable acting roles followed by films that remain eminently rewatchable decades later. Really wanted to have a retrospective series for fun, not in memorium. RIP, Rob & Michele.

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 15/12/2025

Events this week include: Today: KILLER RACCOONS! 2! DARK CHRISTMAS IN THE DARK w/ director Q & A @ 7:30 Tues: STARGATE w/ Secret Base @ 7:30 Wed: PUPPETMASTER w/ Wisenheimers @ 7:30 Thurs: PHANTOM THREAD w/ Conveyor Belt Books @ 7:30 Holiday Rewind films are Gremlins & Christmas Story! #Cincinnati

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 11/12/2025

The great news is we still have tickets available for the February shows. We love having indie directors reach out to us (or even their dads- IYKYK) for screening their films. This collaboration is what cinema and indie art house is about- and we will keep doing it! #Cincinnati

Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 11/12/2025

Although the first 3 days of Markiplier's #IronLung are sold out, we've added a midnight show on Jan 31 and there are still tickets available for the rest of the run Feb 1-5! www.esquiretheatre.com/movie/iron-l... We brought it because you asked. Keep asking for more films like this! #Cincinnati

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Iron Lung

An ocean of blood. The only hope left after The Quiet Rapture. In the rusting halls of crumbling space stations, the last remnants of humanity craft a submarine to explore the bleeding depths... and w...

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 11/12/2025

That’s our theater in the background! #cincinnati

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 09/12/2025

Let's hope some of these picks make it to the big screen and can join now lauded movies like Spotlight, Inglorious Basterds, Arrival, Looper, Whiplash, The Social Network, and more. screencrush.com/best-black-l...

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The Best Black List Movies Ever Made

These great unproduced scripts became great produced films.

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 09/12/2025

We're losing Jujutsu Kaisen this week & gaining Silent Night, Deadly Night (new soon-to-be slasher holiday classic remade from an old slasher holiday classic). Tickets are going fast (and I mean FAST) for IRON LUNG. Get your tix now at www.esquiretheatre.com/movie/iron-lung/ before they sell out.

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 08/12/2025

Tickets are going fast for Mark Fischbach's limited release of IRON LUNG. Get your tickets now at www.esquiretheatre.com/movie/iron-l... #Cincinnati #Markiplier #IronLung

One week engagement of Iron Lung movie by Mark Fischbach 1/20-2/5/26 at Esquire Theatre

Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 05/12/2025

Trying to wrap my head around the Netflix/WB deal.

Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 05/12/2025

Not only do we have killer raccoons on December 15 @ 7:30 in the film KILLER RACCOONS 2: DARK CHRISTMAS IN THE DARK, we'll have a Q & A hosted by the film's director Travis Irvine. The raccoon in the pic missed out on tix & didn't take it well. Don't be that raccoon. youtu.be/srY08a0Sjts?...

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 04/12/2025

It is such a gray day. Need something to lift your spirits? Can't go wrong with IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Need a laugh? We open British spoof FACKHAM HALL today. Jujutsu Kaisen fan? Get ready for season 3 with the Execution movie. FNAF 2 opens as well. WICKED & WAKE UP DEAD MAN stay on. #Cincinnati

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 02/12/2025

Part Robert Altman's Gosford Park, part Downton Abbey, part Monty Python, & part mayhem. I may have snorted while watching the red band trailer because I just rewatched Gosford Park over the weekend & recognized a plot point! Here's the green band for your viewing pleasure. youtu.be/g4aLyav45Sg?...

Fackham Hall | Official Green Band Trailer | Bleecker Street

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 02/12/2025

Last few days for Rebuilding & It Was Just An Accident. We're bringing Five Nights At Freddy's 2, Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution, and Fackham Hall. We continue Wake Up Dead Man & Wicked. It isn't the holidays without the classic It's a Wonderful Life, & FOUND FOOTAGE FEST is Friday @ 8:30! #Cincinnati

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 30/11/2025

Film written and directed by Tom Stoppard based on his own play, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead has one of the best tennis matches put to screen. RIP, Mr. Stoppard. youtu.be/u3xIs0aajN4?...

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) - Playing Questions Scene (2/11) | Movieclips

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 29/11/2025

Today is #SmallBusinessSaturday. Please consider supporting the local businesses on Ludlow in Gaslight Clifton. Many of us are locally owned and operated and don't receive any corporate support. I hear gift cards to area theaters are always a hit! Bonus cards with purchase make the deal even better!

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 29/11/2025

Every single one of our Esquire Rewind films today is amazing! We have trippy Neverending Story, "I have seen this film 400 times and never tire of it" Shawshank Redemption, and "I love it but can't explain the plot to others" Donny Darko (with Sparkle Motion!). Wake Up Dead Man's a hit! #Cincinnati

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 26/11/2025

We have a musical (Wicked), a revenge drama (It Was Just An Accident), a murder mystery (Dead Man), heists (Now You See Me), a romance (Sleepless In Seattle), & a Scorsese-directed rockumentary (The Last Waltz) onscreen today. Enjoy a drama with us today before drama with your family tomorrow!

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 26/11/2025

Now that is what I call a perfect evening.

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 24/11/2025

As we enter "Oh, $^@#" season for gifting, please consider shopping local. Ludlow Ave. is unique in Cincinnati for having a variety of stores, restaurants, theaters (little self promotion!), and more that can provide great gifts and gift cards all within a few blocks. #Cincinnati #LocalOnLudlowl

Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 24/11/2025

Last couple of days for Bugonia. We open WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY with an early show tomorrow at 7:20. You get a second Josh O'Connor film Friday with REBUILDING. Event House films include Shawshank Redemption, The Neverending Story, & Sleepless in Seattle. #Cincinnati

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 19/11/2025

We have cinematic whiplash going on today. Diane Keaton plays 2 diametrically opposite women in LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR (2 pm) & FIRST WIVES CLUB (5 pm), and we have the silliness of Wisenheimers' take on NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET @ 7:30 vs. Franco/Iranian thriller IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT. #Cincinnati

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 19/11/2025

Director Panahi shot this film in secret without the permission of the Iranian government, and we reap the benefits of his (and the casts') risk with a fearless film that is likely going to be shortlisted for the Oscars. Opens today at the Esquire. #Cincinnati

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 18/11/2025

It's cold & raining. All movies (except special THRILL KILLERS event tonight with Secret Base) are $5, all day. Now You See Me? $5. Diane Keaton films? $5. Nic Cage chewing scenery? $5. It's the perfect opportunity to catch Predator: Badlands for $5 before it leaves us later this week. #Cincinnati

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 17/11/2025

We may have lost Jay Kelly to Mariemont, but we're getting Cannes' Palme d'Or winner IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT instead. We lose Predator: Badlands (Kenwood will keep it!), Carpenter's Son, & King Ivory, so catch them now! #Cincinnati youtu.be/nF04v-ze2Yc?...

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT - Official Trailer - In Theaters October 15

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Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 17/11/2025

Glad one of us got Jay Kelly. We were hoping for it here, but the booking chessboard didn't show any available screens here in Clifton. #Cincinnati #SupportLocal

Esquire Theatre @esquiretheatre.com · 17/11/2025

Before #Wicked drops Thursday, we bring: Diane Keaton films Something's Gotta Give, First Wives Club, &👀 Goodbar. Tuesday: Secret Base & THE THRILL KILLERS @ 7:30 Wednesday: Wisenheimers & Nightmare on Elm St (1984) @ 7:30 Thursday: Wicked double feature @ 11 am, Conveyor Belt & RATCATCHER @ 7:30.