Brian De Palma's twisty 1981 thriller gets the big screen treatment at The Beverly Theater, bringing John Travolta's turn as a sound effects technician who accidentally records evidence of a political assassination back to life on film. The movie unfolds like a puzzle box of paranoia and conspiracy, with De Palma's signature visual flourishes and a plot that tightens like a vice as our protagonist gets pulled deeper into a web he can't escape.

Watching this one in a theater setting adds something to the experience that a living room just can't replicate—the sound design, which is central to the entire plot, deserves to be heard through a proper system in a hushed room full of strangers. The Beverly's intimate 150-seat theater feels like the right kind of space for a film that thrives on tension and atmosphere, letting every crackle of static and distant scream land with the weight De Palma intended.

Fans of classic thrillers, De Palma's filmography, or just great 80s cinema will find plenty to appreciate here, whether it's your first viewing or your tenth.